71.07(5r)(a)4.4. “Managing employee” means an individual who wholly or partially exercises operational or managerial control over, or who directly or indirectly conducts, the operation of the claimant’s business.
71.07(5r)(a)5.5. “Paid or incurred” includes any amount paid by the claimant to reimburse an individual for the tuition that the individual paid or incurred.
71.07(5r)(a)6.6. “Qualified postsecondary institution” means all of the following:
71.07(5r)(a)6.a.a. A University of Wisconsin System institution, a technical college system institution, or a regionally accredited 4-year nonprofit college or university having its regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state.
71.07(5r)(a)6.b.b. A school approved under s. 440.52, if the delivery of education occurs in this state.
71.07(5r)(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. 71.02 an amount equal to the following:
71.07(5r)(b)1.1. Twenty-five percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction and eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
71.07(5r)(b)2.2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832, and if the individual was eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
71.07(5r)(c)(c) Limitations.
71.07(5r)(c)1.1. No credit may be allowed under par. (b) unless the claimant certifies to the department of revenue that the claimant will not be reimbursed for any amount of tuition for which the claimant claims a credit under par. (b).
71.07(5r)(c)2.2. A claimant may not claim the credit under par. (b) for any tuition amounts that the individual described under par. (b) excluded under s. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. or under section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code.
71.07(5r)(c)3.3. A claimant may not claim the credit under par. (b) for any tuition amounts that the claimant paid or incurred for a family member of the claimant or for a family member of a managing employee unless all of the following apply:
71.07(5r)(c)3.a.a. The family member was employed an average of at least 20 hours per week as an employee of the claimant, or the claimant’s business, during the one-year period prior to commencing participation in the education program in connection with which the claimant claims a credit under par. (b).
71.07(5r)(c)3.b.b. The family member is enrolled in a course of instruction that is substantially related to the claimant’s business.
71.07(5r)(c)3m.3m. A claimant may not claim the credit under par. (b) for any tuition amounts that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual who is not a resident of this state.
71.07(5r)(c)4.4. The claimant shall claim the credit for the taxable year in which the individual graduates from a course of instruction in an amount equal to the total amount the claimant paid or incurred under par. (b) for all taxable years in which the claimant paid or incurred such amounts related to that individual.
71.07(5r)(c)5.5. 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 tuition 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 interest.
71.07(5r)(d)(d) Administration.
71.07(5r)(d)1.1. 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.
71.07(5r)(d)2.2. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 2014, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin after December 31, 2013.
71.07(5rm)(5rm)Water consumption credit.
71.07(5rm)(a)(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
71.07(5rm)(a)1.1. “Ccf” means 100 cubic feet.
71.07(5rm)(a)2.2. “Claimant” means a person who files a claim under this subsection, who is an industrial customer of a municipal water utility that is located in a federal renewal community zone in this state, and whose average annual water consumption from that utility for a 24-month period exceeds 1,000,000 Ccf.
71.07(5rm)(b)(b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2014, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of the tax, the amount determined as follows, except that the maximum amount that a claimant may claim in a taxable year under this subsection is $300,000:
71.07(5rm)(b)1.1. Subtract the claimant’s 2009 water usage costs from the claimant’s water usage costs for the taxable year.
71.07(5rm)(b)2.2. If the amount determined under subd. 1. is a positive number, multiply that amount by 0.50.
71.07(5rm)(c)(c) Limitations. 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.
71.07(5rm)(d)(d) Administration.