x. Video and Electronic Games Sold to Amusement Device Operators. Create s. Tax 11.52 (7) (e), to reflect the exemption for a video or electronic game sold to a person who provides a taxable service through an amusement device, as created by 2017 Wis. Act 59. 2. Description of existing policies relevant to the rule, new policies proposed to be included in the rule, and an analysis of policy alternatives:
Existing policies are as set forth in Chapter Tax 11. Additional language is needed to reflect the law changes described above. If the rules are not changed, they will not correctly and clearly reflect current law or current department policy. 3. Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule (including the statutory citation and language):
Section 77.65 (3), Stats., provides "[t]he department may promulgate rules to administer this section…" Section 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., provides “[e]ach agency may promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of any statute enforced or administered by the agency, if the agency considers it necessary to effectuate the purpose of the statute...” 4. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
The department estimates it will take approximately 100 hours to develop the rule.
5. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
Purchasers and sellers of the products described above.
6. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
There is no existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the rule.
7. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
No economic impact is anticipated.
Contact Person: Jen Chadwick (608) 266-8253
