AB68: Bill Text

AB68,1394 Section 1394. 71.78 (4) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,900,13 71.78 (4) (m) The chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and employees of the corporation to the extent necessary to administer the development zone program economic development programs under subch. II of ch. 238.

AB68,1395 Section 1395. 71.78 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,900,19 71.78 (5) Agreement with department. Copies of returns and claims specified in sub. (1) and related schedules, exhibits, writings or audit reports shall not be furnished to the persons listed under sub. (4), except persons under sub. (4) (e), (k), (n), (o) and (q) or under an agreement between the department of revenue and another agency of government or the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB68,1396 Section 1396. 71.80 (25) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 71.80 (25) and amended to read:

AB68,901,2 71.80 (25) Net operating and business loss carry-forward and carry-back. No offset of Wisconsin income may be made under s. 71.05 (8) (b) 1., 71.26 (4) (a), or 71.45 (4) (a) unless the incurred loss was computed on a return that was filed within 4 years of the unextended due date for filing the original return for the taxable year in which the loss was incurred.

AB68,1397 Section 1397. 71.80 (25) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1398 Section 1398 . 71.83 (1) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,901,11 71.83 (1) (a) 8. `Joint return replacing separate returns.' If the amount shown as the tax by the husband and wife spouses on a joint return filed under s. 71.03 (2) (g) to (L) exceeds the sum of the amounts shown as the tax upon the separate return of each spouse and if any part of that excess is attributable to negligence or intentional disregard of this chapter, but without intent to defraud, at the time of the filing of that separate return, then 25 percent of the total amount of that excess shall be added to the tax.

AB68,1399 Section 1399 . 71.83 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,901,18 71.83 (1) (b) 5. `Joint return after separate returns.' If the amount shown as the tax by the husband and wife spouses on a joint return filed under s. 71.03 (2) (g) to (L) exceeds the sum of the amounts shown as the tax on the separate return of each spouse and if any part of that excess is attributable to fraud with intent to evade tax at the time of the filing of that separate return, then 50 percent of the total amount of that excess shall be added to the tax.

AB68,1400 Section 1400 . 71.83 (1) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,902,2 71.83 (1) (ch) First-time homebuyer savings account withdrawals. If an account holder, as defined under s. 71.10 (10) (a) 1., or an account holder's estate is required to add any amount to federal adjusted gross income under s. 71.05 (6) (a) 30., the account holder or the account holder's estate shall also pay an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount that is added to income under s. 71.05 (6) (a) 30. The department of revenue shall assess, levy, and collect the penalty under this paragraph as it assesses, levies, and collects taxes under this chapter.

AB68,1401 Section 1401. 71.98 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,902,6 71.98 (10) Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, sections 11012, 13206, 13221, 13301, 13304 (a), (b), and (d), 13531, and 13601 of P.L. 115-97.

AB68,1402 Section 1402. 71.98 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,902,10 71.98 (11) Qualified tuition programs. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, sections 221 (e) (1) and 529 of the federal Internal Revenue Code in effect for federal purposes, relating to qualified tuition programs.

AB68,1403 Section 1403. 73.03 (73) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,902,16 73.03 (73) (f) 1. Subject to subd. 2., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, the department shall make the pilot program described under par. (b) permanent and applicable to all eligible claimants of the earned income tax credit under s. 71.07 (9e) (aj) (ak), based on the specifications described under pars. (b) and (c) 2.

AB68,1404 Section 1404. 73.17 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,902,19 73.17 Medical marijuana registry program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68,902,20 (a) “Debilitating medical condition or treatment” means any of the following:

AB68,903,2 1. Cancer; glaucoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; a positive test for the presence of HIV, antigen or nonantigenic products of HIV, or an antibody to HIV; inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease; a hepatitis C virus infection; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; nail patella syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; post-traumatic stress disorder; or the treatment of these conditions.

AB68,903,6 2. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment of such a disease or condition that causes cachexia, severe pain, severe nausea, seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis.

AB68,903,7 (b) “Department” means the department of revenue.

AB68,903,8 (c) “Physician” means a person licensed under s. 448.04 (1) (a).

AB68,903,11 (d) “Qualifying patient” means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having or undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment but does not include a person under the age of 18 years

AB68,903,13 (e) “Tax exemption certificate” means a certificate to claim the exemption under s. 77.54 (71).

AB68,903,14 (f) “Usable marijuana" has the meaning given in s. 139.97 (13).

AB68,903,16 (g) “Written certification” means means a statement made by a person's physician if all of the following apply:

AB68,903,20 1. The statement indicates that, in the physician's professional opinion, the person has or is undergoing a debilitating medical condition or treatment and the potential benefits of the person's use of usable marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the person.

AB68,903,24 2. The statement indicates that the opinion described in subd. 1. was formed after a full assessment of the person's medical history and current medical condition that was conducted no more than 6 months prior to making the statement and that was made in the course of a bona fide physician-patient relationship

AB68,904,2 3. The statement is signed by the physician or is contained in the person's medical records.

AB68,904,4 4. The statement contains an expiration date that is no more than 48 months after issuance and the statement has not expired.

AB68,904,7 (2) Application. An adult who is claiming to be a qualifying patient may apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the department a signed application form containing or accompanied by all of the following:

AB68,904,8 (a) His or her name, address, and date of birth.

AB68,904,9 (b) A written certification.

AB68,904,11 (c) The name, address, and telephone number of the person's current physician, as listed in the written certification.

AB68,904,16 (3) Processing the application. The department shall verify the information contained in or accompanying an application submitted under sub. (2) and shall approve or deny the application within 30 days after receiving it. The department may deny an application submitted under sub. (2) only if the required information has not been provided or if false information has been provided.

AB68,904,24 (4) Issuing a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate. The department shall issue to the applicant a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate within 5 days after approving an application under sub. (3). Unless voided under sub. (5) (b) or revoked under rules issued by the department under sub. (7), a registry identification card and tax exemption certificate shall expire 4 years from the date of issuance. A tax exemption certificate shall contain the information determined by the department. A registry identification card shall contain all of the following:

AB68,904,25 (a) The name, address, and date of birth of the registrant.

AB68,905,1 (b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.

AB68,905,2 (c) A photograph of the registrant.

AB68,905,3 (d) Other information the department may require by rule.

AB68,905,8 (5) Additional information to be provided by registrant. (a) An adult registrant shall notify the department of any change in the registrant's name and address. An adult registrant who is a qualifying patient shall notify the department of any change in his or her physician or of any significant improvement in his or her health as it relates to his or her debilitating medical condition or treatment.

AB68,905,11 (b) If a registrant fails to notify the department within 10 days after any change for which notification is required under par. (a), his or her registry identification card and tax exemption certificate is void.

AB68,905,12 (6) Records. (a) The department shall maintain a list of all registrants.

AB68,905,15 (b) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (c), the department may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry identification card issued under this section.

AB68,905,19 (c) The department may disclose to state or local law enforcement agencies information from an application submitted by, or from a registry identification card issued to, a specific person under this section for the purpose of verifying that the person possesses a valid registry identification card.

AB68,905,20 (7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB68,1405 Section 1405. 74.09 (3) (gb) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,906,2 74.09 (3) (gb) 1. Include information from the school district where the property is located regarding the amount of any gross reduction in state aid to the district under ss. 115.7915 (4m), 118.60 (4d), and 121.08 (4) (b) in the previous year and the current year and the percentage change between those years, except that this paragraph does not apply in any year in which such a reduction does not occur.

AB68,906,4 2. In addition to the information provided under subd. 1., include the following insert in substantially similar form:

AB68,906,9 “The gross reduction in state aid to your school district in the .... (current year) is $ .... as a result of pupils enrolled in the .... (statewide choice program) (Racine choice program) (Milwaukee choice program) or as a result of payments to .... (a private school) under the special needs scholarship program. Your school district had the option to increase property taxes to replace this aid reduction.”

AB68,1406 Section 1406 . 75.69 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,906,14 75.69 (2) This section shall not apply to exchange of property under s. 59.69 (8), to withdrawal and sale of county forest lands, nor to the sale or exchange of lands to or between municipalities or federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands or to the state.

AB68,1407 Section 1407. 76.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,907,5 76.07 (3) Assessment. For the purpose of determining the full market value of the property of each company appearing on the assessment roll, the department may view and inspect the property of such the company and shall consider the reports filed in compliance with s. 76.04 and the reports and returns of the company filed in the office of any officer of this state, and other evidence or information bearing upon the full market value of the property of the company assessed. In case of For companies which that own or use property lying partly within and partly without the state, the department shall value and assess only the property within this state, using the methods under subs. (4g) and (4r). When the full market value of the property of a company within this state has been determined, the amount shall be entered upon the assessment roll opposite the name of the company and shall be the assessment of the entire property of such the company within this state for the levy of taxes thereon, subject to review and correction. The department shall thereupon give notice by certified mail to each company assessed of the amount of its assessment as entered upon such the roll.

AB68,1408 Section 1408. 76.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,908,2 76.08 (1) Notice of the assessments determined under s. 76.07 and of adjustments under s. 76.075 shall be given by certified mail to each company the property of which has been assessed, and the notice of assessment shall be mailed provided on or before the assessment date specified in s. 76.07 (1). Any company aggrieved by the assessment or adjustment of its property thus made may have its assessment or adjustment redetermined by the Dane County circuit court if, within 30 days after notice of assessment or adjustment is mailed provided to the company under s. 76.07 (3), an action for the redetermination is commenced by filing a summons and complaint with that court, and service of authenticated copies of the summons and complaint is made upon the department of revenue. No answer need be filed by the department and the allegations of the complaint in opposition to the assessment or adjustment shall be deemed denied. Upon the filing of the summons and complaint, the court shall set the matter for hearing without a jury. If the plaintiff fails to file the summons and complaint within 5 days of service upon the department, the department may file a copy thereof with the court in lieu of the original. The department may be named as the defendant in any such action and shall appear and be represented by its counsel in all proceedings connected with the action but, on the request of the secretary of revenue, the attorney general may participate with or serve in lieu of departmental counsel. In an action for redetermination of an adjustment, only the issues raised in the department's adjustment under s. 76.075 may be raised.

AB68,1409 Section 1409. 76.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,908,25 76.10 (1) Every company defined in s. 76.02 shall, on or before October 1 in each year, be entitled, on its own motion, to present evidence before the department relating to the state assessment made in the preceding year pursuant to s. 70.575. On written request, in writing, for such hearing or presentation, the department shall fix a time therefor within 60 days after such the application is filed, the same to be conducted in such manner as the department directs. Notice of such the hearing shall be mailed provided to any company requesting a hearing and shall be published in the official state paper. Within 30 days after the conclusion of such the hearing, the department shall enter an order either affirming the state assessment or ordering correction thereof as provided in sub. (2). A copy of such the order shall be sent by certified mail provided to the company or companies requesting such the hearing and to any interested party who has made an appearance in such the proceeding. The department may, on its own motion, correct such the state assessment. Any company having filed application for review of the state assessment pursuant to this section, or any other interested party participating in such the hearing, if aggrieved by the order entered by the department, may bring an action in the circuit court for Dane County within 30 days after the entry of such the order to have said order set aside and a redetermination made of the state assessment. In any such action or in any hearing before the department pursuant to this section, any interested party may appear and be heard. An interested party includes any division of government whose revenues would be affected by any adjustment of the state assessment.

AB68,1410 Section 1410. 76.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,909,16 76.13 (2) Every tax roll upon completion shall be delivered to the secretary of administration. The department shall notify, by certified mail, all companies listed on the tax roll of the amount of tax due, which shall be paid to the department. The payment dates provided for in sub. (2a) shall apply. The payment of one-fourth of the tax of any company may, if the company has brought an action in the Dane County circuit court under s. 76.08, be made without delinquent interest as provided in s. 76.14 any time prior to the date upon which the appeal becomes final, but any part of the tax ultimately required to be paid shall bear interest from the original due date to the date the appeal became final at the rate of 12 percent per year and at 1.5 percent per month thereafter until paid. The taxes extended against any company after the same become due, with interest, shall be a lien upon all the property of the company prior to all other liens, claims, and demands whatsoever, except as provided in ss. 292.31 (8) (i) and 292.81, which and the lien may be enforced in an action in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction against the property of the company within the state as an entirety.

AB68,1411 Section 1411. 76.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,910,4 76.15 (2) The power to reassess the property of any company defined in s. 76.02 and the general property of the state, and to redetermine the average rate of taxation, may be exercised under sub. (1) as often as may be necessary until the amount of taxes legally due from any such company for any year under ss. 76.01 to 76.26 has been finally and definitely determined. Whenever any sum or part thereof, levied upon any property subject to taxation under ss. 76.01 to 76.26 so set aside has been paid and not refunded, the payment so made shall be applied upon the reassessment upon the property, and the reassessment of taxes to that extent shall be deemed to be satisfied. When the tax roll on the reassessment is completed and delivered to the secretary of administration, the department shall immediately notify by certified mail each of the several companies taxed to pay the amount of the taxes extended on the tax roll within 30 days.

AB68,1412 Section 1412. 76.639 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,910,10 76.639 (1) (e) “Credit period” means the period of 6 10 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which a qualified development is placed in service. For purposes of this paragraph, if a qualified development consists of more than one building, the qualified development is placed in service in the taxable year in which the last building of the qualified development is placed in service.

AB68,1413 Section 1413. 76.639 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,910,21 76.639 (1) (g) “Qualified development” means a qualified low-income housing project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects in any year.

AB68,1414 Section 1414 . Chapter 77 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,911,9 CHAPTER 77 TAXATION OF FOREST CROPLANDS; REAL ESTATE TRANSFER FEES; SALES AND USE TAXES; COUNTY, Municipality, AND SPECIAL DISTRICT SALES AND USE TAXES; MANAGED FOREST LAND; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SURCHARGE; LOCAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX; LOCAL RENTAL CAR TAX; PREMIER RESORT AREA TAXES; STATE RENTAL VEHICLE FEE; DRY CLEANING FEES

AB68,1415 Section 1415 . 77.25 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,911,11 77.25 (8m) Between husband and wife spouses.

AB68,1416 Section 1416. 77.51 (1fm) of the statutes is renumbered 77.51 (1fm) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,911,18 77.51 (1fm) (intro.) “Candy" means a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweetener combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, or other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or pieces. “Candy" does not include a preparation that contains flour or that requires refrigeration. any of the following:

AB68,1417 Section 1417. 77.51 (1fm) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,911,20 77.51 (1fm) (a) A preparation that contains flour or that requires refrigeration.

AB68,1418 Section 1418. 77.51 (1fm) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,912,3 77.51 (1fm) (b) A preparation that has as its predominant ingredient dried or partially dried fruit along with one or more sweeteners, and which may also contain other additives including oils, natural flavorings, fiber, or preservatives. This paragraph does not apply to a preparation that includes chocolate, nuts, yogurt, or a preparation that has a confectionary coating or glazing on the dried or partially dried fruit. For purposes of this paragraph, “dried or partially dried fruit” does not include fruit that has been ground, crushed, grated, flaked, pureed, or jellied.

AB68,1419 Section 1419. 77.51 (11d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,912,8 77.51 (11d) For purposes of subs. (1ag), (1f), (3pf), (7j), and (9p), and (17g) and ss. 77.52 (20) and (21), 77.522, 77.54 (9g), (51), (52), and (60), and 77.59 (5r), “product" includes tangible personal property, and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and services.

AB68,1420 Section 1420. 77.51 (17g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,912,11 77.51 (17g) “Separate and optional fee” means a fee charged to receive a distinct and identifiable product if either of the following applies:

AB68,912,16 (a) The fee is in addition to fees that the seller charges for other distinct and identifiable products sold to the same buyer, the fee is separately set forth on the invoice given by the seller to the buyer, and the seller does not require the buyer to pay the fee if the buyer chooses not to receive the additional distinct and identifiable product for which the fee applies.

AB68,912,23 (b) The seller charges a single amount for multiple distinct and identifiable products and offers the buyer the option of paying a lower amount if the buyer chooses not to receive one or more of the distinct and identifiable products. For purposes of this paragraph, the separate and optional fee is the single amount the seller charges for the multiple distinct and identifiable products less the reduced amount the seller charges to the buyer because the buyer chooses not to receive one or more of the products.

AB68,1421 Section 1421. 77.52 (2) (a) 20. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,913,8 77.52 (2) (a) 20. The sale of landscaping and lawn maintenance services including landscape planning and counseling, lawn and garden services such as planting, mowing, spraying and fertilizing, and shrub and tree services. For purposes of this subdivision, landscaping and lawn maintenance services do not include planning and counseling services for the restoration, reclamation, or revitalization of prairie, savanna, or wetlands to improve biodiversity, the quality of land, soils, or water, or other ecosystem functions if the planning and counseling services are provided for a separate and optional fee from any other services.

AB68,1422 Section 1422. 77.52 (2) (ag) 39. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: