Chapter 71

71.28(6)(cn)1. 1. The corporation previously certified the person to claim a credit under par. (a) 3. for any taxable year beginning before January 1, 2015.

71.28(6)(cn)2. 2. The proposed project for which the person wishes to claim a credit under this paragraph for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2014, is located in the city of Green Bay.

71.28(6)(cn)3. 3. The proposed project described under subd. 2. is located on the same parcel as the project for which the person received certification under subd. 1. or on a parcel that is contiguous to the project for which the person received certification under subd. 1.

71.28(6)(cn)4. 4. The corporation determines that the person is eligible to claim the credit under section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code for the qualified rehabilitation expenses incurred for the project for which the person received certification under subd. 1.

71.28(6)(d) (d) The Wisconsin adjusted basis of the building shall be reduced by the amount of any credit awarded under this subsection. The Wisconsin adjusted basis of a partner’s interest in a partnership, of a member’s interest in a limited liability company or of stock in a tax-option corporation shall be adjusted to take into account adjustments made under this paragraph.

71.28(6)(e) (e) The provisions of sub. (4) (e), (f), (g) and (h), as they apply to the credit under that subsection, apply to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(6)(f) (f) A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit which may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. For a partnership or limited liability company that places property in service after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2009, the credit attributable to such property may be allocated, at the election of the partnership or limited liability company, to partners or members for a taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company that ends after June 29, 2008, and before January 1, 2010. Any partner or member who claims the credit as provided under this paragraph shall attach a copy of the agreement, if applicable, to the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this paragraph is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.

71.28(6)(g) (g)

71.28(6)(g)1. 1. If a person who claims the credit under this subsection elects to claim the credit based on claiming amounts for expenditures as the expenditures are paid, rather than when the rehabilitation work is completed, the person shall file an election form with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department.

71.28(6)(g)2. 2. Notwithstanding s. 71.77, the department may adjust or disallow the credit claimed under this subsection within 4 years after the date that the state historical society notifies the department that the expenditures for which the credit was claimed do not comply with the standards for certification promulgated under s. 44.02 (24). If the department adjusts or disallows, in whole or in part, a credit transferred under par. (h), only the person who originally transferred the credit to another person is liable to repay the adjusted or disallowed amount.

71.28(6)(h) (h) Any person, including a nonprofit entity described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, may sell or otherwise transfer the credit under par. (a) 2m. or 3., in whole or in part, to another person who is subject to the taxes imposed under s. 71.02, 71.23, or 71.43, if the person notifies the department of the transfer, and submits with the notification a copy of the transfer documents, and the department certifies ownership of the credit with each transfer. The transferor may file a claim for more than one taxable year on a form prescribed by the department to compute all years of the credit under par. (a) 2m. or 3., at the time of the transfer request. The transferee may first use the credit to offset tax in the taxable year of the transferor in which the transfer occurs, and may use the credit only to offset tax in taxable years otherwise allowed to be claimed and carried forward by the original claimant.

71.28(6)(i) (i) If a person who claims a credit under this subsection and a credit under section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code for the same qualified rehabilitation expenditures is required to repay any amount of the credit claimed under section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code, the person shall repay to the department a proportionate amount of the credit claimed under this subsection.

71.28(6n) (6n) Veteran employment credit.

71.28(6n)(a) (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

71.28(6n)(a)1. 1. “Claimant” means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

71.28(6n)(a)2. 2. “Disabled veteran” means a veteran who is verified by the department of veteran affairs to have a service-connected disability rating of at least 50 percent under 38 USC 1114 or 1134.

71.28(6n)(a)3. 3. “Full-time job” means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.

71.28(6n)(a)4. 4. “Part-time job” means a regular, nonseasonal part-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work fewer than 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays.

71.28(6n)(a)5. 5. “Veteran” means a person who is verified by the department of veteran affairs to have served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.

71.28(6n)(b) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the tax, an amount equal to any of the following:

71.28(6n)(b)1. 1. For each disabled veteran the claimant hires in the taxable year to work a full-time job at the claimant’s business in this state, $4,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired and $2,000 in each of the 3 taxable years following the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired.

71.28(6n)(b)2. 2. Subject to par. (c) 4., for each disabled veteran the claimant hires in the taxable year to work a part-time job at the claimant’s business in this state, $2,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired and $1,000 in each of the 3 taxable years following the taxable year in which the disabled veteran is hired.

71.28(6n)(c) (c) Limitations.

71.28(6n)(c)1. 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 hiring of disabled veterans, as described 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.

71.28(6n)(c)2. 2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection in any taxable year in which the disabled veteran voluntarily or involuntarily leaves his or her employment with the claimant.

71.28(6n)(c)3. 3. A claimant may claim a credit under this subsection only for hiring a disabled veteran who has received unemployment compensation benefits for at least one week prior to being hired by the claimant, who was receiving such benefits at the time that he or she was hired by the claimant, and who was eligible to receive such benefits at the time the benefits were paid.

71.28(6n)(c)4. 4. With regard to a credit claimed under par. (b) 2., the amount that the claimant may claim is determined as follows:

71.28(6n)(c)4.a. a. Divide the number of hours that the disabled veteran worked for the claimant during the taxable year by 2,080.

71.28(6n)(c)4.b. b. Multiply the amount of the credit under par. (b) 2., as appropriate, by the number determined under subd. 4. a.

71.28(6n)(d) (d) Administration.

71.28(6n)(d)1. 1. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(6n)(d)2. 2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 2013, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin after December 31, 2012.

71.28(8b) (8b) Low-income housing credit.

71.28(8b)(a) (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

71.28(8b)(a)1. 1. “Allocation certificate” means a statement issued by the authority certifying that a qualified development is eligible for a credit under this subsection and specifying the amount of the credit that the owners of the qualified development may claim.

71.28(8b)(a)2. 2. “Authority” means the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

71.28(8b)(a)3. 3. “Claimant” means a person who has an ownership interest in a qualified development and who files a claim under this subsection.

71.28(8b)(a)4. 4. “Compliance period” means the 15-year period beginning with the first taxable year of the credit period.

71.28(8b)(a)5. 5. “Credit period” means the period of 6 taxable years beginning with the taxable year in which a qualified development is placed in service. For purposes of this subdivision, 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.

71.28(8b)(a)6. 6. “Qualified basis” means the qualified basis determined under section 42 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

71.28(8b)(a)7. 7. “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) of the Internal Revenue Code, and located in this state.

71.28(8b)(b) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and in s. 234.45, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the tax, the amount allocated to the claimant by the authority under s. 234.45 for each taxable year within the credit period.

71.28(8b)(c) (c) Limitations.

71.28(8b)(c)1. 1. No person may claim the credit under par. (b) unless the claimant includes with the claimant’s return a copy of the allocation certificate issued to the qualified development.

71.28(8b)(c)2. 2. A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation may not claim the credit under this subsection. The partners of a partnership, members of a limited liability company, or shareholders in a tax-option corporation may claim the credit under this subsection based on eligible costs incurred by the partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation. The partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall calculate the amount of the credit that may be claimed by each partner, member, or shareholder and shall provide that information to the partner, member, or shareholder. For shareholders of a tax-option corporation, the credit may be allocated in proportion to the ownership interest of each shareholder. Credits computed by a partnership or limited liability company may be claimed in proportion to the ownership interests of the partners or members or allocated to partners or members as provided in a written agreement among the partners or members that is entered into no later than the last day of the taxable year of the partnership or limited liability company, for which the credit is claimed. Any partner or member who claims the credit as allocated by a written agreement shall provide a copy of the agreement with the tax return on which the credit is claimed. A person claiming the credit as provided under this subdivision is solely responsible for any tax liability arising from a dispute with the department of revenue related to claiming the credit.

71.28(8b)(d) (d) Recapture.

71.28(8b)(d)1. 1. As of the last day of any taxable year during the compliance period, if the amount of the qualified basis of a qualified development with respect to a claimant is less than the amount of the qualified basis as of the last day of the immediately preceding taxable year, the amount of the claimant’s tax liability under this subchapter shall be increased by the recapture amount determined by using the method under section 42 (j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

71.28(8b)(d)2. 2. In the event that the recapture of any credit is required in any taxable year, the taxpayer shall include the recaptured proportion of the credit on the return submitted for the taxable year in which the recapture event is identified.

71.28(8b)(e) (e) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(10) (10) Employee college savings account contribution credit.

71.28(10)(a) (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

71.28(10)(a)1. 1. “Claimant” means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

71.28(10)(a)1m. 1m. “College savings account” means a college savings account, as described in s. 224.50.

71.28(10)(a)2. 2. “Employee” has the meaning given in s. 71.63 (2).

71.28(10)(b) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, for each employee of the claimant, an amount equal to the amount the claimant paid into a college savings account owned by the employee in the taxable year in which the contribution is made.

71.28(10)(c) (c) Limitations.

71.28(10)(c)1. 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 the 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.

71.28(10)(c)2. 2. The maximum amount of the credit per employee that a claimant may claim under this subsection is an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant contributed to the employee’s college savings account, not to exceed a maximum credit of $800. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, the dollar amount in this subdivision shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2023, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year. The amount that is revised under this subdivision shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10. The department of revenue shall annually adjust the change in the dollar amount required under this subdivision and incorporate the change into the income tax forms and instructions.

71.28(10)(c)3. 3. A credit may be claimed under par. (b) only if, for federal income tax purposes, the compensation of the employee described in par. (b) is reported, or required to be reported, on a W-2 form issued by the claimant.

71.28(10)(d) (d) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28 History History: 1987 a. 312; 1987 a. 411 ss. 88, 130 to 139; 1987 a. 422; 1989 a. 31, 44, 56, 100, 336, 359; 1991 a. 39, 292; 1993 a. 16, 112, 232, 491; 1995 a. 2; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3399r to 3404c, 9116 (5); 1995 a. 209, 227; 1997 a. 27, 41, 237, 299; 1999 a. 5, 9; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 72, 99, 135, 255, 267, 326; 2005 a. 25, 74, 97, 361, 387, 452, 479, 483, 487; 2007 a. 20, 96, 97, 100; 2009 a. 2, 11, 28, 180, 185, 265, 267, 269, 276, 294, 295, 332, 401; 2011 a. 3, 15, 32, 67, 212, 213, 232, 237; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2013 a. 20, 54, 62, 116, 145, 165; 2013 a. 166 ss. 26, 77; 2015 a. 55, 186, 237; 2017 a. 58, 59, 176, 197; 2017 a. 364 ss. 16 to 18, 48; 2017 a. 365 s. 111; 2017 a. 366; 2019 a. 54, 167; 2021 a. 1, 58, 127; 2021 a. 238 s. 44; 2023 a. 12, 19, 138, 143, 148.

71.29 71.29 Payments of estimated taxes.

71.29(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

71.29(1)(a) (a) “Return” means a return that would show the tax properly due.

71.29(1)(b) (b) “Tax shown on the return” and “tax for the taxable year” mean the net taxes imposed under s. 71.23 (1) or (2) after reduction for credits against those taxes but before reduction for amounts paid as estimated tax under this section plus the surcharge imposed under s. 77.93 before reduction for amounts paid as estimated tax under this section for that surcharge.

71.29(1)(c) (c) “Virtually exempt entity” means any entity, other than a corporation, that is subject to a tax under this chapter on unrelated business taxable income as defined under section 512 of the internal revenue code.

71.29(2) (2) Who shall pay. Every corporation subject to tax under s. 71.23 (1) or (2) and every virtually exempt entity subject to tax under s. 71.125 or 71.23 (1) or (2) shall pay an estimated tax.

71.29(3) (3) Refund carry-forward. If a corporation or virtually exempt entity claims a refund on any tax return and, concurrent with or subsequent to filing the return upon which that refund is claimed, is required to pay an estimated tax, and at the time of paying that tax the refund has not been paid, the corporation or virtually exempt entity may deduct the amount of that refund from the first installment of estimated taxes and may deduct any excess from the succeeding installments.

71.29(3m) (3m) Refunds. The department of revenue may refund estimated taxes after the completion of the taxable year to which the estimated taxes relate if the refund is at least 10 percent of the taxes estimated for that taxable year and is at least $500. A refund under this subsection may be subject to s. 71.84 (2) (c).

71.29(4) (4) Prepayments. Any installment of the estimated tax under this section may be paid before the due date.

71.29(5) (5) Short year. Application of this section to taxable years of less than 12 full months shall be made under the department of revenue’s rules.

71.29 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also s. Tax 2.89, Wis. adm. code.

71.29(6) (6) Overpayments. If the amount of an installment payment of estimated tax exceeds the amount determined to be the correct amount of that payment, the overpayment shall be credited against the next unpaid installment.

71.29(7) (7) Exception to interest. No interest is required under s. 71.84 (2) (a) or (b) for a corporation or virtually exempt entity if any of the following conditions apply:

71.29(7)(a) (a) The tax shown on the return or, if no return is filed, the tax is less than $500.

71.29(7)(b) (b) The preceding taxable year was 12 months, the corporation or virtually exempt entity had no liability under s. 71.125 or 71.23 (1) or (2) for that year and, except for a corporation making an election under s. 71.365 (4m) (a), the corporation or virtually exempt entity has a Wisconsin net income of less than $250,000 for the current taxable year.

71.29(7)(c) (c) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, the taxpayer qualifies for a federal extension of time to file under 26 USC 7508A due to a presidentially declared disaster or terroristic or military action.

71.29(7)(d) (d) The taxpayer has underpaid the taxpayer’s estimated taxes due to the change in the percentage under s. 71.28 (5n) (b) 3. This paragraph applies only to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, and before January 1, 2016.

71.29(8) (8) Installment due dates. Taxpayers shall make estimated payments in 4 installments, on or before the 15th day of each of the following months:

71.29(8)(a) (a) The 4th month of the taxable year, except that a taxpayer whose taxable year begins in April shall pay the installment in the 3rd month of the taxable year.

71.29(8)(b) (b) The 6th month of the taxable year.

71.29(8)(c) (c) The 9th month of the taxable year.

71.29(8)(d) (d) The 12th month of the taxable year.

71.29(9) (9) Installment amounts; income of less than $250,000.

71.29(9)(a) (a) For corporations or virtually exempt entities that have Wisconsin net incomes of less than $250,000, except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the amount of each installment required under sub. (8) is 25 percent of the lower of the following amounts:

71.29(9)(a)1. 1. Ninety percent of the tax shown on the return for the taxable year or, if no return is filed, 90 percent of the tax for the taxable year.

71.29(9)(a)2. 2. The tax shown on the return for the preceding year.

71.29(9)(b) (b) Paragraph (a) 2. does not apply if the preceding taxable year was less than 12 months or if the corporation did not file a return for the preceding year.

71.29(9)(c) (c) If 22.5 percent for the first installment, 45 percent for the 2nd installment, 67.5 percent for the 3rd installment and 90 percent for the 4th installment of the tax for the taxable year computed by annualizing, under methods prescribed by the department of revenue, the corporation’s income, or the virtually exempt entity’s unrelated business taxable income, for the months in the taxable year ending before the installment’s due date is less than the installment required under par. (a), the corporation or virtually exempt entity may pay the amount under this paragraph rather than the amount under par. (a). For purposes of computing annualized income under this paragraph, the apportionment percentage computed under s. 71.25 (6) and (10) to (12) from the return filed for the previous taxable year may be used if that return was filed with the department of revenue on or before the due date of the installment for which the income is being annualized and if the apportionment percentage on that previous year’s return was greater than zero. For purposes of computing annualized income of corporations that are subject to a tax under this chapter on unrelated business taxable income, as defined under section 512 of the internal revenue code, and virtually exempt entities, the taxpayer’s income for the months in the taxable year ending before the date one month before the due date for the installment shall be used. Any corporation or virtually exempt entity that pays an amount calculated under this paragraph shall increase the next installment computed under par. (a) by an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid under this paragraph and the amount that would have been paid under par. (a).