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AB68-SSA1,652,1714 71.03 (2) (d) 2. No joint return may be filed if either the husband or wife spouse
15at any time during the taxable year is a nonresident alien, unless an election is in
16effect for the taxable year under section 6013 (g) or (h) of the internal revenue code
17Internal Revenue Code.
AB68-SSA1,1258 18Section 1258 . 71.03 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,652,2519 71.03 (2) (d) 3. No joint return may be filed if the husband and wife spouses
20have different taxable years, except that if their taxable years begin on the same day
21and end on different days because of the death of either or both the joint return may
22be filed with respect to the taxable year of each unless the surviving spouse remarries
23before the close of his or her taxable year or unless the taxable year of either spouse
24is a fractional part of a year under section 443 (a) (1) of the internal revenue code
25Internal Revenue Code.
AB68-SSA1,1259
1Section 1259. 71.03 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,653,162 71.03 (2) (g) Joint return following separate return. Except as provided in par.
3(i), if an individual has filed a separate return for a taxable year for which a joint
4return could have been filed by the individual and the individual's spouse under par.
5(d) or (e) and the time prescribed by law for timely filing the return for that taxable
6year has expired, the individual and the individual's spouse may file a joint return
7for that taxable year. A joint return filed by the husband and wife spouses under this
8paragraph is their return for that taxable year, and all payments, credits, refunds
9or other repayments made or allowed with respect to the separate return of each
10spouse for that taxable year shall be taken into account in determining the extent
11to which the tax based upon the joint return has been paid. If a joint return is filed
12under this paragraph, any election, other than the election to file a separate return,
13made by either spouse in that spouse's separate return for that taxable year with
14respect to the treatment of any income, deduction or credit of that spouse may not
15be changed in the filing of the joint return if that election would have been irrevocable
16if the joint return had not been filed.
AB68-SSA1,1260 17Section 1260 . 71.03 (2) (m) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,653,2118 71.03 (2) (m) 2. If a husband and wife spouses change from a joint return to
19separate returns within the time prescribed in subd. 1., the tax paid on the joint
20return shall be allocated between them in proportion to the tax liability shown on
21each separate return.
AB68-SSA1,1261 22Section 1261 . 71.03 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,654,723 71.03 (4) (a) Natural persons whose total income is not in excess of $10,000 and
24consists entirely of wages subject to withholding for Wisconsin tax purposes and not
25more than $200 total of dividends, interest and other wages not subject to Wisconsin

1withholding, and who have elected the Wisconsin standard deduction and have not
2claimed either the credit for homestead property tax relief or deductions for expenses
3incurred in earning such income, shall, at their election, not be required to record on
4their income tax returns the amount of the tax imposed on their Wisconsin taxable
5income. Married persons shall be permitted this election only if the joint income of
6the husband and wife spouses does not exceed $10,000, if both report their incomes
7on the same joint income tax return form, and if both make this election.
AB68-SSA1,1262 8Section 1262. 71.05 (6) (a) 26. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,654,149 71.05 (6) (a) 26. a. To the extent that the receipt of such amounts by the owner
10or beneficiary of the account results in a penalty as provided in 26 USC 529 (c) (6),
11any amount that was not used for qualified higher education expenses, as that term
12is defined in 26 USC 529 (e) (3), and was contributed to the account after December
1331, 2013,
except that this subd. 26. a. applies only to amounts for which a subtraction
14was made under par. (b) 32.
AB68-SSA1,1263 15Section 1263 . 71.05 (6) (a) 28. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,654,1816 71.05 (6) (a) 28. Upon the termination of an account as described under s.
1716.643 or 224.55, any amount in the account that is returned to an account owner's
18estate.
AB68-SSA1,1264 19Section 1264 . 71.05 (6) (a) 30. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,654,2120 71.05 (6) (a) 30. For an account holder, as defined in s. 71.10 (10) (a) 1., or an
21account holder's estate:
AB68-SSA1,654,2222 a. Any amount distributed under s. 71.10 (10) (d) 2. or 3.
AB68-SSA1,655,223 b. Any amount withdrawn from the account created under s. 71.10 (10) (b) 1.
24for any reason other than payment or reimbursement of eligible costs, as defined in
25s. 71.10 (10) (a) 4., except that this subd. 30. b. does not apply to the transfer of funds

1to another account as described in s. 71.10 (10) (c) 4. or to the disbursement of funds
2pursuant to a filing for bankruptcy protection under 11 USC 101 et seq.
AB68-SSA1,1265 3Section 1265. 71.05 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is renumbered 71.05 (6) (b) 9.
4(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,655,215 71.05 (6) (b) 9. (intro.) On assets held more than one year and on all assets
6acquired from a decedent, 30 percent of the capital gain as computed under the
7internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code, not including capital gains for which
8the federal tax treatment is determined under section 406 of P.L. 99-514; not
9including amounts treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes
10because of the recapture of depreciation or any other reason; and not including
11amounts treated as capital gain for federal income tax purposes from the sale or
12exchange of a lottery prize. For purposes of this subdivision, the capital gains and
13capital losses for all assets shall be netted before application of the percentage. For
14taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, no subtraction may be made under
15this subdivision by an individual whose federal adjusted gross income in the taxable
16year exceeds the applicable threshold amount, except that an individual whose
17federal adjusted gross income, less 30 percent of the capital gains otherwise eligible
18for subtraction under this subdivision, is below the applicable threshold amount may
19make the subtraction reduced by the amount that the individual's federal adjusted
20gross income exceeds the applicable threshold amount. In this subdivision,
21“applicable threshold amount” means:
AB68-SSA1,1266 22Section 1266. 71.05 (6) (b) 9. a. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,655,2423 71.05 (6) (b) 9. a. For an estate, a trust, a single individual, or an individual who
24files as a head of household, $400,000.
AB68-SSA1,1267 25Section 1267. 71.05 (6) (b) 9. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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171.05 (6) (b) 9. b. For a married couple who files a joint return, $533,000.
AB68-SSA1,1268 2Section 1268. 71.05 (6) (b) 9. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,656,43 71.05 (6) (b) 9. c. For a married individual who files a separate return,
4$266,500.
AB68-SSA1,1269 5Section 1269. 71.05 (6) (b) 17. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1270 6Section 1270. 71.05 (6) (b) 18. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1271 7Section 1271 . 71.05 (6) (b) 19. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,656,138 71.05 (6) (b) 19. c. For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021, for a
9person who is a nonresident or a part-year resident of this state, modify the amount
10calculated under subd. 19. b. by multiplying the amount by a fraction the numerator
11of which is the person's net earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this
12state and the denominator of which is the person's total net earnings from a trade
13or business.
AB68-SSA1,1272 14Section 1272 . 71.05 (6) (b) 19. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,657,215 71.05 (6) (b) 19. cm. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, for
16a person who is a nonresident or a part-year resident of this state, modify the amount
17calculated under subd. 19. b. by multiplying the amount by a fraction the numerator
18of which is the person's wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from
19a trade or business that are taxable by this state and the denominator of which is the
20person's total wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade
21or business. In this subd. 19. cm., for married persons filing separately, “ wages,
22salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business" means the
23separate wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or
24business of each spouse, and for married persons filing jointly, “wages, salary, tips,
25unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business" means the total wages,

1salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business of both
2spouses.
AB68-SSA1,1273 3Section 1273 . 71.05 (6) (b) 19. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,657,64 71.05 (6) (b) 19. d. Reduce For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021,
5reduce
the amount calculated under subd. 19. b. or c. to the person's aggregate net
6earnings from a trade or business that are taxable by this state.
AB68-SSA1,1274 7Section 1274 . 71.05 (6) (b) 19. dm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,657,118 71.05 (6) (b) 19. dm. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020,
9reduce the amount calculated under subd. 19.b. or cm. to the person's aggregate
10wages, salary, tips, unearned income, and net earnings from a trade or business that
11are taxable by this state.
AB68-SSA1,1275 12Section 1275 . 71.05 (6) (b) 20. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1276 13Section 1276. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,657,2114 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses and
15mandatory student fees for a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's
16child and the claimant's dependent, as defined under section 152 of the Internal
17Revenue Code, to attend any university, college, technical college or a school
18approved under s. 440.52, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational
19school or public institution of higher education in Minnesota under the
20Minnesota-Wisconsin
a reciprocity agreement under s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47,
21calculated as follows:
AB68-SSA1,1277 22Section 1277. 71.05 (6) (b) 34. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,658,423 71.05 (6) (b) 34. Any amount of basic, special, and incentive pay income or
24compensation, as those terms are used in 37 USC chapters 3 and 5, received from the
25federal government by a person who is a member of a reserve component of the U.S.

1armed forces, after being called into active federal service under the provisions of 10
2USC 12302
(a) or, 10 USC 12304, or 10 USC 12304b, or into special state service
3authorized by the federal department of defense under 32 USC 502 (f), that is paid
4to the person for a period of time during which the person is on active duty.
AB68-SSA1,1278 5Section 1278. 71.05 (6) (b) 34m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,658,116 71.05 (6) (b) 34m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, any
7amount of pay, as described in s. 321.35, received from this state by a person who is
8a member of the Wisconsin national guard after being called into state active duty
9under s. 321.39 that is paid to the person for the period of time during which the
10person is on state active duty, to the extent that the income is not subtracted under
11subd. 34.
AB68-SSA1,1279 12Section 1279 . 71.05 (6) (b) 36. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1280 13Section 1280 . 71.05 (6) (b) 37. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1281 14Section 1281 . 71.05 (6) (b) 39. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1282 15Section 1282 . 71.05 (6) (b) 40. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1283 16Section 1283 . 71.05 (6) (b) 41. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1284 17Section 1284. 71.05 (6) (b) 43. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,658,2018 71.05 (6) (b) 43. d. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and
19before January 1, 2021,
up to $3,000 if the claimant has one qualified individual and
20up to $6,000 if the claimant has more than one qualified individual.
AB68-SSA1,1285 21Section 1285. 71.05 (6) (b) 49. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,659,222 71.05 (6) (b) 49. a. Subject to the definitions provided in subd. 49. b. to g. and
23the limitations specified in subd. 49. h. to j. for taxable years beginning after
24December 31, 2013, and subject to the limitation in subd. 49. k. for taxable years
25beginning after December 31, 2017, and subject to the limitation in subd. 49. m. for

1taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020,
tuition expenses that are paid by
2a claimant for tuition for a pupil to attend an eligible institution.
AB68-SSA1,1286 3Section 1286 . 71.05 (6) (b) 49. m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,659,84 71.05 (6) (b) 49. m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, no
5modification may be made under this subdivision unless the adjusted gross income
6of the claimant is less than $100,000 if the claimant is filing as single or head of
7household, $150,000 if the claimant is married and filing jointly, or $75,000 if the
8claimant is married and filing separately.
AB68-SSA1,1287 9Section 1287 . 71.05 (6) (b) 54. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,659,1410 71.05 (6) (b) 54. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, the
11amount of a national service educational award disbursed under 42 USC 12604
12during the taxable year for the benefit of an individual. No modification may be
13claimed under this subdivision for an amount that is subtracted under subd. 28. or
14deducted under 26 USC 221.
AB68-SSA1,1288 15Section 1288 . 71.05 (6) (b) 55. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,659,2316 71.05 (6) (b) 55. For each account an account holder, as defined in s. 71.10 (10)
17(a) 1., creates under s. 71.10 (10) (b) 1. and, subject to s. 71.10 (10) (d), the amount
18deposited, limited to $5,000, by the account holder into the account during the
19taxable year and any interest, dividends, and other gains that accrue in the account
20and are redeposited into it. If the account holder is married and files a joint return,
21the $5,000 limitation shall be increased to $10,000. The subtraction under this
22subdivision does not apply to the transfer of funds from another account as described
23in s. 71.10 (10) (c) 4.
AB68-SSA1,1289 24Section 1289. 71.05 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,660,7
171.05 (8) (a) The carry back of losses to reduce income of prior years may be
2permitted for 2 taxable years.
There shall be added any amount deducted as a federal
3net operating loss carry-back or carry-over and there shall be subtracted for the first
4taxable year for which the subtraction may be made any Wisconsin net operating loss
5carry-back or carry-forward allowable under par. (b) in an amount not in excess of
6the Wisconsin taxable income computed before the deduction of the Wisconsin net
7operating loss carry-back or carry-forward.
AB68-SSA1,1290 8Section 1290. 71.05 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 71.05 (8) (b) and
9amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,660,2410 71.05 (8) (b) Except as provided in s. 71.80 (25), a Wisconsin net operating loss
11may be carried back against Wisconsin taxable income of the previous 2 years and
12then
carried forward against Wisconsin taxable incomes of the next 20 taxable years,
13if the taxpayer was subject to taxation under this chapter in the taxable year in which
14the loss was incurred, to the extent not offset against other income of the year of loss
15and to the extent not offset against Wisconsin modified taxable income of the 2 years
16preceding the loss and
of any year between the loss year and the taxable year for
17which the loss carry-forward is claimed. In this paragraph, “Wisconsin modified
18taxable income" means Wisconsin taxable income with the following exceptions: a
19net operating loss deduction or offset for the loss year or any taxable year before or
20thereafter is not allowed, the deduction for long-term capital gains under subs. (6)
21(b) 9. and 9m., (25), and (25m) is not allowed, the amount deductible for losses from
22sales or exchanges of capital assets may not exceed the amount includable in income
23for gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets and “Wisconsin modified taxable
24income" may not be less than zero.
AB68-SSA1,1291 25Section 1291. 71.05 (8) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1292
1Section 1292. 71.05 (8) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1293 2Section 1293 . 71.05 (22) (a) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,661,43 71.05 (22) (a) (title) Election of deductions; husband and wife spousal
4deductions.
AB68-SSA1,1294 5Section 1294. 71.06 (1q) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,661,116 71.06 (1q) Fiduciaries, single individuals, and heads of households; after
72012
2013 to 2021. (intro.) The tax to be assessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable
8incomes of all fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or
9reserve funds, and single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at
10the following rates for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before
11January 1, 2022
:
AB68-SSA1,1295 12Section 1295. 71.06 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,661,1713 71.06 (1r) Fiduciaries, single individuals, and heads of households; after
142021.
The tax to be assessed, levied, and collected upon the taxable incomes of all
15fiduciaries, except fiduciaries of nuclear decommissioning trust or reserve funds, and
16single individuals and heads of households shall be computed at the following rates
17for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021:
AB68-SSA1,661,1818 (a) On all taxable income from $0 to $11,970, 3.54 percent.
AB68-SSA1,661,2019 (b) On all taxable income exceeding $11,970 but not exceeding $23,930, 4.65
20percent.
AB68-SSA1,661,2221 (c) On all taxable income exceeding $23,930 but not exceeding $150,000, 5.20
22percent.
AB68-SSA1,661,2423 (d) On all taxable income exceeding $150,000 but not exceeding $263,480, 6.27
24percent.
AB68-SSA1,661,2525 (e) On all taxable income exceeding $263,480, 7.65 percent.
AB68-SSA1,1296
1Section 1296. 71.06 (2) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,662,32 71.06 (2) (i) (intro.) For joint returns, for taxable years beginning after
3December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2022:
AB68-SSA1,1297 4Section 1297. 71.06 (2) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,662,65 71.06 (2) (j) (intro.) For married persons filing separately, for taxable years
6beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2022:
AB68-SSA1,1298 7Section 1298. 71.06 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,662,98 71.06 (2) (k) For joint returns, for taxable years beginning after
9December 31, 2021:
AB68-SSA1,662,1010 1. On all taxable income from $0 to $23,930, 3.54 percent.
AB68-SSA1,662,1211 2. On all taxable income exceeding $23,930 but not exceeding $47,880, 4.65
12percent.
AB68-SSA1,662,1413 3. On all taxable income exceeding $47,880 but not exceeding $300,000, 5.20
14percent.
AB68-SSA1,662,1615 4. On all taxable income exceeding $300,000 but not exceeding $526,960, 6.27
16percent.
AB68-SSA1,662,1717 5. On all taxable income exceeding $526,960, 7.65 percent.
AB68-SSA1,1299 18Section 1299. 71.06 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,662,2019 71.06 (2) (L) For married persons filing separately, for taxable years beginning
20after December 31, 2021:
AB68-SSA1,662,2121 1. On all taxable income from $0 to $11,970, 3.54 percent.
AB68-SSA1,662,2322 2. On all taxable income exceeding $11,970 but not exceeding $23,930, 4.65
23percent.
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