AB937: Bill Text

AB937,9,16 a. The entity is certified by the fund under 12 CFR 1805.201 as meeting the eligibility requirements for a community development financial institution under 12 CFR 1805.200 and 1805.201 (b).

AB937,9,17 b. The entity is organized under the laws of this state.

AB937,9,18 c. The entity uses qualified investments for projects that are based in this state.

AB937,9,20 3. “Fund" means the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund established under 12 USC 4703 (a).

AB937,9,23 4. a. Subject to subd. 4. b., “qualified investment" means a deposit or loan that pays no interest to the person who made the deposit or loan if the deposit or loan has a value of at least $10,000 and is made for a period of at least 60 months.

AB937,9,25 b. A community development financial institution that receives an investment described under subd. 4. a. shall have complete control over the entire investment amount, including any interest earned on the investment, for the duration of the investment period, but the investment may be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the investment agreement between the community development financial institution and the investor that are not inconsistent with the requirements of this section.

AB937,10,13 (b) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, and before January 1, 2021, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43, up to the amount of the tax, for the taxable year in which the investment is made, an amount equal to 10 percent of the claimant's qualified investment in a community development financial institution, if the investment is at least $10,000, but not more than $150,000, or 12 percent of the claimant's qualified investment in a community development financial institution, if the investment is more than $150,000, but not more than $500,000.

AB937,10,21 (c) Limitations. 1. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests.

AB937,11,5 2. A person who makes an investment in a community development financial institution in a taxable year, withdraws the investment in that taxable year, and immediately reinvests the proceeds into another community development financial institution may claim only one credit under this subsection for that taxable year, based on the lesser of all such investments in that taxable year. Investments in a community development financial institution made before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], may not be withdrawn prior to the end of their contractual term and reinvested in a community development financial institution in order to claim a credit under this subsection.

AB937,11,12 3. A claimant who withdraws a qualified investment from a community development financial institution prior to the first day of the 61st month after the qualified investment was made and who does not immediately reinvest the proceeds of the qualified investment as a qualified investment in another community development financial institution shall add to the claimant's liability for taxes imposed under s. 71.43 one of the following percentages of the amount of the credits received under this subsection:

AB937,11,14 a. If the withdrawal occurs during the first year after the date on which the claimant made the qualified investment, 100 percent.

AB937,11,16 b. If the withdrawal occurs during the 2nd year after the date on which the claimant made the qualified investment, 75 percent.

AB937,11,18 c. If the withdrawal occurs during the 3rd year after the date on which the claimant made the qualified investment, 50 percent.

AB937,11,20 d. If the withdrawal occurs during the 4th year after the date on which the claimant made the qualified investment, 25 percent.

AB937,11,22 e. If the withdrawal occurs during the 5th year after the date on which the claimant made the qualified investment, 10 percent.

AB937,11,24 (d) Administration. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

AB937,11 Section 11. 71.49 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB937,12,2 71.49 (1) (dr) Steve Hilgenberg community development credit under s. 71.47 (5p).

AB937,12 Section 12. 76.634 of the statutes is created to read:

AB937,12,5 76.634 Steve Hilgenberg community development credit. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB937,12,7 (a) “Community development financial institution" means an entity that satisfies all of the following:

AB937,12,10 1. The entity is certified by the fund under 12 CFR 1805.201 as meeting the eligibility requirements for a community development financial institution under 12 CFR 1805.200 and 1805.201 (b).

AB937,12,11 2. The entity is organized under the laws of this state.

AB937,12,12 3. The entity uses qualified investments for projects that are based in this state.

AB937,12,14 (b) “Fund" means the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund established under 12 USC 4703 (a).

AB937,12,17 (c) 1. Subject to subd. 2., “qualified investment" means a deposit or loan that pays no interest to the person who made the deposit or loan if the deposit or loan has a value of at least $10,000 and is made for a period of at least 60 months.

AB937,12,24 2. A community development financial institution that receives an investment described under subd. 1. shall have complete control over the entire investment amount, including any interest earned on the investment, for the duration of the investment period, but the investment may be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the investment agreement between the community development financial institution and the investor that are not inconsistent with the requirements of this section.

AB937,13,8 (1m) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, and before January 1, 2021, an insurer may claim as a credit against the fees due under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67 for the taxable year in which the investment is made, an amount equal to 10 percent of the insurer's qualified investment in a community development financial institution, if the investment is at least $10,000, but not more than $150,000, or 12 percent of the insurer's qualified investment in a community development financial institution, if the investment is more than $150,000, but not more than $500,000.

AB937,13,14 (2) Carry-forward. If the credit under sub. (1) is not entirely offset against the fees under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67 otherwise due, the unused balance may be carried forward and credited against those fees for the following 15 years to the extent that it is not offset by those fees otherwise due in all the years between the year in which the expense was made and the year in which the carry-forward credit is claimed.

AB937,13,23 (3) Limitations. An insurer who makes an investment in a community development financial institution in a taxable year, withdraws the investment in that taxable year, and immediately reinvests the proceeds into another community development financial institution may claim only one credit under this section for that taxable year, based on the lesser of all such investments in that taxable year. Investments in a community development financial institution made before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], may not be withdrawn prior to the end of their contractual term and reinvested in a community development financial institution in order to claim a credit under this section.

AB937,14,6 (4) Repayment. An insurer who claims a credit under this section and who withdraws a qualified investment from a community development financial institution prior to the first day of the 61st month after the qualified investment was made and who does not immediately reinvest the proceeds of the qualified investment as a qualified investment in another community development financial institution shall add to the insurer's liability for fees imposed under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67 one of the following percentages of the amount of the credits received under this section:

AB937,14,8 (a) If the withdrawal occurs during the first year after the date on which the insurer made the qualified investment, 100 percent.

AB937,14,10 (b) If the withdrawal occurs during the 2nd year after the date on which the insurer made the qualified investment, 75 percent.

AB937,14,12 (c) If the withdrawal occurs during the 3rd year after the date on which the insurer made the qualified investment, 50 percent.

AB937,14,14 (d) If the withdrawal occurs during the 4th year after the date on which the insurer made the qualified investment, 25 percent.

AB937,14,16 (e) If the withdrawal occurs during the 5th year after the date on which the insurer made the qualified investment, 10 percent.

AB937,13 Section 13. 76.67 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB937,15,3 76.67 (2) If any domestic insurer is licensed to transact insurance business in another state, this state may not require similar insurers domiciled in that other state to pay taxes greater in the aggregate than the aggregate amount of taxes that a domestic insurer is required to pay to that other state for the same year less the credits under ss. 76.634, 76.635, 76.636, 76.637, 76.638, and 76.655, except that the amount imposed shall not be less than the total of the amounts due under ss. 76.65 (2) and 601.93 and, if the insurer is subject to s. 76.60, 0.375 percent of its gross premiums, as calculated under s. 76.62, less offsets allowed under s. 646.51 (7) or under ss. 76.634, 76.635, 76.636, 76.637, 76.638, 76.639, and 76.655 against that total, and except that the amount imposed shall not be less than the amount due under s. 601.93.

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