Chapter 77

77.67(1)(b) (b) The seller registers under par. (a) no later than 365 days after the effective date of this state’s participation in the agreement under s. 77.65 (2) (a), as determined by the department.

77.67(1)(c) (c) The seller was not registered to collect and remit the taxes imposed under this subchapter and subch. V during the 365 consecutive days immediately before the effective date of this state’s participation in the agreement under s. 77.65 (2) (a), as determined by the department.

77.67(1)(d) (d) The seller has not received a notice of the commencement of an audit from the department or, if the seller has received a notice of the commencement of an audit from the department, the audit has been fully resolved, including any related administrative and judicial processes, at the time that the seller registers under par. (a).

77.67(1)(e) (e) The seller has not committed or been involved in a fraud or an intentional misrepresentation of a material fact.

77.67(1)(f) (f) The seller collects and remits the taxes imposed under this subchapter and subch. V on sales to purchasers in this state for at least 3 consecutive years after the date on which the seller’s collection obligation begins.

77.67(2) (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and subch. V that are due from the seller for purchases made by the seller.

77.67 History History: 2009 a. 2.

77.68 77.68 Qualified child sales and use tax rebate for 2018.

77.68(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

77.68(1)(a) (a) “Claimant” means an individual who is eligible under sub. (3) to claim a rebate under this section.

77.68(1)(b) (b) “Department” means the department of revenue.

77.68(1)(c) (c) “Full-year resident” means an individual who was a resident of this state for the entire year of 2017.

77.68(1)(d) (d) “Nonresident” means an individual who was not a resident of this state for any part of 2017.

77.68(1)(e) (e) “Part-year resident” means an individual who was a resident of this state for some part of 2017.

77.68(1)(f) (f) “Qualified child” means an individual to whom all of the following apply:

77.68(1)(f)1. 1. The individual is under 18 years of age for the entire year of 2017.

77.68(1)(f)2. 2. The individual is the claimant’s dependent, as defined under section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code.

77.68(1)(f)3. 3. The individual is a United States citizen.

77.68(1)(f)4. 4. The individual was a resident of this state on December 31, 2017.

77.68(2) (2) Claims.

77.68(2)(a) (a) Subject to the limitations and conditions under sub. (4), a claimant may claim, as an approximation of the nonbusiness Wisconsin sales or use tax paid in 2017 for raising children, a rebate equal to $100 for each qualified child of the claimant. An eligible claimant may claim the rebate by submitting an online application, as prescribed by the department. The department may request that the claimant verify the eligibility of the claimant or child by submitting to the department vital records information or any other information requested by the department. For purposes of this paragraph, the department of health services shall supply, without charge, vital records information to the department of revenue.

77.68(2)(b) (b) For each approved claim described under par. (a), the department shall certify the allowable amount of the claim to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2) (cc) by September 1, 2018.

77.68(3) (3) Eligibility.

77.68(3)(a) (a) An individual who is a full-year resident, nonresident, or part-year resident and who has a qualified child is eligible to receive a rebate under sub. (2) if the individual files a claim for the rebate with the department not later than June 30, 2018. The claim shall be filed by submitting an online application prescribed by the department. The department shall require a nonresident, or a part-year resident who was not a resident on December 31, 2017, to verify his or her nonbusiness Wisconsin sales or use taxes paid in 2017, and the verified amount must be at least $100 for each qualified child of the claimant to be eligible to receive a rebate under sub. (2).

77.68(3)(b) (b) A qualified child may be claimed for the rebate under sub. (2) by only one claimant.

77.68(4) (4) Limitations and conditions.

77.68(4)(a) (a) Section 71.80 (3) and (3m), as it applies to income tax refunds, applies to a sales and use tax rebate under this section.

77.68(4)(b) (b) The department may enforce the rebate under this section and may take any action, conduct any proceeding, and proceed as it is authorized with respect to taxes under ch. 71. The income tax provisions in ch. 71 relating to assessments, refunds, appeals, collection, interest, and penalties apply to the rebate under this section.

77.68(4)(c) (c) After a rebate has been issued under sub. (2) but before the check, share draft, or other draft has been cashed, the spouse of a married claimant may request a separate check, share draft, or other draft for 50 percent of the joint rebate.

77.68(4)(d) (d) If the department is unable to locate an eligible claimant who claimed a rebate under sub. (2) by December 31, 2018, or, notwithstanding s. 20.912 (1), (2), and (3), if an eligible claimant who is issued a check, share draft, or other draft does not cash the check, share draft, or other draft by December 31, 2018, the right to the rebate lapses.

77.68(4)(e) (e) If a claimant becomes deceased after he or she filed his or her claim for a rebate under sub. (2), the amount of the rebate for which the claimant is eligible shall be paid to the claimant’s estate.

77.68(5) (5) Sunset. Except as provided in sub. (4) (b), this section does not apply after December 31, 2018.

77.68 History History: 2017 a. 367; 2021 a. 238 s. 44.

subch. V of ch. 77 SUBCHAPTER V

COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, AND
SPECIAL DISTRICT SALES
AND USE TAXES

77.70 77.70 Adoption by county ordinance.

77.70(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), any county may impose county sales and use taxes under this subchapter by the adoption of an ordinance, stating its purpose and referring to this subchapter. The rate of the tax imposed under this subsection is 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. Except as provided in s. 66.0621 (3m), the county sales and use taxes imposed under this subsection may be imposed only for the purpose of directly reducing the property tax levy and only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. That ordinance shall be effective on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal. Except as provided under s. 77.60 (9), the department of revenue may not issue any assessment or act on any claim for a refund or any claim for an adjustment under s. 77.585 after the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the year in which the county has enacted a repeal ordinance under this subsection.

77.70(2) (2) 

77.70(2)(a) (a) In addition to the taxes imposed under sub. (1), a county in which a 1st class city is located may adopt an ordinance, by a two-thirds majority vote of all members elect of the county board, to impose sales and use taxes under this subchapter at the rate of 0.4 percent of the sales price or purchase price. An ordinance adopted under this subsection shall be effective on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 and the taxes shall be imposed only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. A certified copy of the ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. No county may impose a tax under this subsection unless the county makes an election to join the Wisconsin Retirement System for all new employees, pursuant to s. 40.21 (7) (a), and the county contributes the amount calculated under s. 59.875 (4) to its retirement system’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability from the taxes imposed under this subsection in 2025 and in each year thereafter until the first year in which the retirement system is determined by the retirement system’s actuary to be fully funded. After the retirement system is first fully funded, or December 31, 2050, whichever is earlier, the actuary shall determine all future required contributions from the county on the basis of standard actuarial practices, and the county shall repeal the ordinance imposing the tax. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal. Except as provided under s. 77.60 (9), the department of revenue may not issue any assessment or act on any claim for a refund or any claim for an adjustment under s. 77.585 after the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the year in which the county has enacted a repeal ordinance under this subsection.

77.70(2)(b) (b) Annually, after making the required payment to its retirement system’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability under par. (a), the county shall use the remaining revenues received under this subsection for any of the following:

77.70(2)(b)1m. 1m. Payments for its pension bond obligations.

77.70(2)(b)2m. 2m. Additional payments for its retirement system’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability.

77.70(2)(b)3m. 3m. Payments for its employer contribution to a retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937.

77.70(2)(c) (c) Annually, beginning in 2026, the county shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), containing detailed information on the county’s expenditures in the previous year from the revenues collected under this subsection.

77.70 History History: 1985 a. 41, 120; 1987 a. 27; 1991 a. 39; 2009 a. 2, 28; 2015 a. 197 s. 50; 2017 a. 17, 58; 2023 a. 12, 40.

77.70 Annotation This section [now sub. (1)] does not require a dollar-for-dollar offset to the property tax levy. Instead, it authorizes a county to impose a sales and use tax for the specific purpose of directly reducing the property tax levy, while leaving the means to accomplish that purpose up to the county. Because the county’s ordinance in this case did in fact directly reduce the property tax levy by funding projects that would otherwise have been paid for through additional debt obligations, the ordinance was permissible. Brown County v. Brown County Taxpayers Ass’n, 2022 WI 13, 400 Wis. 2d 781, 971 N.W.2d 491, 20-0940.

77.70 Annotation A county may not impose a tax under this section [now sub. (1)] upon admissions to amusements except as part of a general sales and use tax at the statutorily prescribed rate of one-half of one percent. 58 Atty. Gen. 212.

77.70 Annotation A county board may not control municipal use of county sales tax revenue. 60 Atty. Gen. 387.

77.70 Annotation Funds received from a county sales and use tax under this section [now sub. (1)] may be budgeted by the county board to reduce the amount of the county-wide property tax levy or to defray the cost of any item that can be funded by a county-wide property tax. OAG 1-98.

77.701 77.701 Adoption by municipal ordinance.

77.701(1) (1) A 1st class city may adopt an ordinance, by a two-thirds majority vote of all members elect of the common council, to impose a sales and use tax under this subchapter at the rate of 2.0 percent of the sales price or purchase price. An ordinance adopted under this section shall be effective on January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1, and the taxes shall be imposed only in their entirety as provided in this subchapter. A certified copy of the ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. No 1st class city may impose a tax under this section unless the city makes an election to join the Wisconsin Retirement System for all new employees, pursuant to s. 40.21 (7) (a), and the city contributes the amount calculated under s. 62.625 to its retirement system’s unfunded actuarial accrued liability in 2025 and in each year thereafter until the first year in which the retirement system is determined by the retirement system’s actuary to be fully funded. In addition, if the 1st class city has enacted an ordinance regarding the city’s retirement system that requires an actuary to periodically reset the actuarial contribution rate, the 1st class city may not impose a tax under this section unless the city repeals the ordinance and subsequently follows standard actuarial practices to determine contribution rates. After the retirement system is first fully funded, or until 30 years have elapsed since the effective date of the tax, whichever is earlier, the actuary shall determine all future required contributions from the city on the basis of standard actuarial practices, and the city shall repeal the ordinance imposing the tax. A certified copy of that ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31. A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal. Except as provided under s. 77.60 (9), the department of revenue may not issue any assessment or act on any claim for a refund or any claim for an adjustment under s. 77.585 after the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the year in which the city has enacted a repeal ordinance under this section.

77.701(2) (2) 

77.701(2)(a) (a) Annually, the city shall use no more than 90 percent of the amount of revenue generated under this section in the first full calendar year in which the tax is imposed to offset the actual costs of the required payment under sub. (1) and to offset the increase in participating city agency employer contribution costs from 2022 to the current year for the retirement system established under chapter 396, laws of 1937. For purposes of this paragraph, “city agency” means any board, commission, division, department, office, or agency of the city government, including its sewerage district created under s. 200.23, school board, auditorium board, fire and police departments, annuity and pension board, board of vocational and adult education, Wisconsin Center District, housing authority, Veolia Milwaukee with respect to employees who are participants in the retirement system of Milwaukee on June 22, 2023, and public school teachers’ annuity and retirement fund, by which an employee of the city or city agency is paid.

77.701(2)(b) (b) The city shall use an amount equal to the revenue derived from 10 percent of the amount of revenue generated under this section in the first full calendar year in which the tax is imposed to maintain a level of law enforcement and fire protective and emergency medical service that is equivalent to that provided in the 1st class city on April 1, 2023.

77.701(2)(c) (c) In any year in which the amount of the taxes collected under this section exceeds the amount of the taxes collected in the first full calendar year and the amounts necessary to make the payments under pars. (a) and (b), the city shall use the excess revenue to implement the requirements under s. 62.90 (5) (b) and the ongoing costs of the increased number of law enforcement officers and daily staffing level of the members of the paid fire department.

77.701(3) (3) Annually, beginning in 2026, the city shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), containing detailed information on the city’s expenditures in the previous year from the revenues collected under this section, including expenditures and staffing levels related to law enforcement, fire protection, and other public safety measures.

77.701 History History: 2023 a. 12.

77.706 77.706 Adoption by resolution; football stadium district. A local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, by resolution under s. 229.824 (15), may impose a sales tax and a use tax under this subchapter at a rate of 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. Those taxes may be imposed only in their entirety. The imposition of the taxes under this section shall be effective on the first January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 that begins at least 120 days after the certification of the approval of the resolution by the electors in the district’s jurisdiction under s. 229.824 (15).

77.706 History History: 1999 a. 167; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 2; 2023 a. 19.

77.707 77.707 Sunset. Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under s. 77.706 for any local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229 after the last day of the calendar quarter that is at least 120 days from the date on which the local professional football stadium district board makes all of the certifications to the department of revenue under s. 229.825 (3), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before the day after the last day of that calendar quarter and fees, interest and penalties that relate to those taxes.

77.707 History History: 1995 a. 56; 1999 a. 167; 2009 a. 2; 2019 a. 28; 2023 a. 40.

77.71 77.71 Imposition of county, municipality, and special district sales and use taxes. Whenever a sales and use tax ordinance is adopted under s. 77.70 or 77.701 or a special district resolution is adopted under s. 77.706, the following taxes are imposed:

77.71(1) (1) For the privilege of selling, licensing, leasing, or renting tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and for the privilege of selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services a sales tax is imposed upon retailers at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price from the sale, license, lease, or rental of tangible personal property and the items, property, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), except property taxed under sub. (4), sold, licensed, leased, or rented at retail in the county, municipality, or special district, or from selling, licensing, performing, or furnishing services described under s. 77.52 (2) in the county, municipality, or special district.

77.71(2) (2) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming in the county, municipality, or special district tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services if the tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service is subject to the state use tax under s. 77.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1), (3), (4), or (5) has been paid relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, good, or service that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection and except that for motor vehicles that are used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration, or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer the tax under this subsection is imposed not on the purchase price but on the amount under s. 77.53 (1m).

77.71(3) (3) An excise tax is imposed upon a contractor engaged in construction activities within the county or special district at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d) that are used in constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real property and that became a component part of real property in that county, municipality, or special district, except that if the contractor has paid the sales tax of a county, municipality, or special district in this state on that tangible personal property, item, property, or good, or has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same tangible personal property, item, property, or good, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

77.71(4) (4) An excise tax is imposed at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax of the purchase price upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.70, in a municipality that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.701, or in a special district that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.706, except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection. The lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft is not taxed under this subsection if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments.

77.71(5) (5) An excise tax is imposed on the purchase price for the lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft at the rates under s. 77.70 in the case of a county tax, at the rate under s. 77.701 in the case of a municipality tax, or at the rate under s. 77.706 in the case of a special district tax upon every person storing, using, or otherwise consuming in the county, municipality, or special district the motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1) had been paid relieves the purchaser of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the purchaser has paid a similar local tax in another state on the same lease or rental of such motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft, that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

77.71 History History: 1985 a. 41; 1987 a. 27; 1995 a. 27, 56; 1999 a. 167; 2007 a. 11; 2009 a. 2, 28; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 216; 2023 a. 12, 40.

77.72 77.72 General rule. For the purposes of this subchapter, all retail sales of tangible personal property, and items, property, and goods specified under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and taxable services are sourced as provided in s. 77.522.

77.72 History History: 1985 a. 41; 2001 a. 109; 2009 a. 2.

77.73 77.73 Jurisdiction to tax.

77.73(2) (2) Counties, municipalities, and special districts do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (2) in regard to items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), and tangible personal property, except snowmobiles, trailers, semitrailers, limited use off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (o), all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles, purchased in a sale that is consummated in another county, municipality, or special district in this state that does not have in effect an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter and later brought by the buyer into the county, municipality, or special district that has imposed a tax under s. 77.71 (2).

77.73(2m) (2m) Counties, municipalities, and special districts do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (5) with regard to the lease or rental of a motor vehicle, boat, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r), or aircraft if the lease or rental does not require recurring periodic payments and if the purchaser received the property in another county, municipality, or special district in this state and then brings the property into a county, municipality, or special district that imposes the tax under s. 77.71 (5).

77.73(3) (3) Counties, municipalities, and special districts have jurisdiction to impose the taxes under this subchapter on retailers who file, or who are required to file, an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who register, or who are required to register, under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m), regardless of whether such retailers are engaged in business in the county, municipality, or special district, as provided in s. 77.51 (13g). A retailer who files, or is required to file, an application under s. 77.52 (7) or who registers, or is required to register, under s. 77.53 (9) or (9m) shall collect, report, and remit to the department the taxes imposed under this subchapter for all counties, municipalities, or special districts that have an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter.

77.73 History History: 1985 a. 41; 1995 a. 56; 2009 a. 2, 28; 2011 a. 32, 208; 2015 a. 170, 216; 2023 a. 12.

77.74 77.74 Seller permits. An additional seller’s permit shall not be required of any retailer who has been issued a permit under subch. III.

77.75 77.75 Reports. Every person subject to county, municipality, or special district sales and use taxes shall, for each reporting period, record that person’s sales made in the county, municipality, or special district that has imposed those taxes separately from sales made elsewhere in this state and file a report as prescribed by the department of revenue.

77.75 History History: 1985 a. 41; 1995 a. 56; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 2, 28; 2011 a. 32; 2023 a. 12.

77.76 77.76 Administration.

77.76(1) (1) The department of revenue shall have full power to levy, enforce, and collect county, municipality, and special district sales and use taxes and may take any action, conduct any proceeding, impose interest and penalties, and in all respects proceed as it is authorized to proceed for the taxes imposed by subch. III. The department of transportation and the department of natural resources may administer the county, municipality, and special district sales and use taxes in regard to items under s. 77.61 (1).

77.76(2) (2) Judicial and administrative review of departmental determinations shall be as provided in subch. III for state sales and use taxes, and no county, municipality, or special district may intervene in any matter related to the levy, enforcement, and collection of the taxes under this subchapter.

77.76(3) (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (g) the department of revenue shall distribute 99.25 percent of the county taxes reported for each enacting county, minus the county portion of the retailers’ discounts, to the county and shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer, no later than 75 days following the last day of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. In this subsection, the “county portion of the retailers’ discount” is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers’ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross county sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and county sales and use taxes payable. The county taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments of the county taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of county sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (g) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Except as provided in s. 77.70 (2), a county may retain the amount it receives or it may distribute all or a portion of the amount it receives to the towns, villages, cities, and school districts in the county. After receiving notice from the department of revenue, a county shall reimburse the department for the amount by which any refunds, including interest, of the county’s sales and use taxes that the department pays or allows in a reporting period exceeds the amount of the county’s sales and use taxes otherwise payable to the county under this subsection for the same or subsequent reporting period. Any county receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6).

77.76(3m) (3m) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) the department, for the first 2 years of collection, shall distribute 97 percent of the taxes reported for each local professional baseball park district that has imposed taxes under this subchapter, minus the district portion of the retailers’ discounts, to the local professional baseball park district no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) the department, after the first 2 years of collection, shall distribute 98.5 percent of the taxes reported for each local professional baseball park district that has imposed taxes under this subchapter, minus the district portion of the retailers’ discount, to the local professional baseball park district no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. At the time of distribution the department shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer. In this subsection, the “district portion of the retailers’ discount” is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers’ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross local professional baseball park district sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and local professional baseball park district sales and use taxes payable. The local professional baseball park district taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments and all other adjustments of the local professional baseball park district taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of local professional baseball park district sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any local professional baseball park district receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6).

77.76(3p) (3p) Except as provided in sub. (5), from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (ge) the department of revenue shall distribute 98.5 percent of the taxes reported for each local professional football stadium district that has imposed taxes under this subchapter, minus the district portion of the retailers’ discount, to the local professional football stadium district no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. At the time of distribution the department of revenue shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer. In this subsection, the “district portion of the retailers’ discount” is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers’ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross local professional football stadium district sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and local professional football stadium district sales and use taxes payable. The local professional football stadium district taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments and all other adjustments of the local professional football stadium district taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of local professional football stadium district sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (ge) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any local professional football stadium district receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6).

77.76(3r) (3r) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gi), the department shall distribute 98.25 percent of the municipality taxes reported for each enacting municipality, minus the municipality portion of the retailers’ discounts, to the municipality and shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer, no later than 75 days following the last day of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. In this subsection, the “municipality portion of the retailers’ discount” is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers’ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross municipality sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and municipality sales and use taxes payable. The municipality taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments of the municipality taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of municipality sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gi) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any municipality receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6).

Effective date note NOTE: Sub. (3r) is amended by 2023 Wis. Act 41 eff. on the July 1 immediately following the date of the notice published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 77.76 (3s) (b) 1., to read:

Effective date text (3r) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gi), the department shall distribute 99.25 percent of the municipality taxes reported for each enacting municipality, minus the municipality portion of the retailers’ discounts, to the municipality and shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer, no later than 75 days following the last day of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. In this subsection, the “municipality portion of the retailers’ discount” is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers’ discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross municipality sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and municipality sales and use taxes payable. The municipality taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments of the municipality taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of municipality sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gi) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any municipality receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5) and (6).

77.76(3s) (3s) 

77.76(3s)(a) (a) Annually, the department shall deposit into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687 the amount in the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (k), except that the department may not deposit a cumulative amount under this paragraph that exceeds $67,500,000.