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71.28

71.28 Credits.

71.28(1)

(1) Community development finance credit.

71.28(1)(a)

(a) Any corporation which contributes an amount to the community development finance authority under s. 233.03, 1985 stats., or to the housing and economic development authority under s. 234.03 (32) and, in the same year, purchases common stock or partnership interests of the community development finance company issued under s. 233.05 (2), 1985 stats., or s. 234.95 (2) in an amount no greater than the contribution to the authority may credit against taxes otherwise due an amount equal to 75% of the purchase price of the stock or partnership interests. The credit received under this paragraph may not exceed 75% of the contribution to the community development finance authority.

71.28(1)(b)

(b) Any corporation receiving a credit under this subsection may carry forward to the next succeeding 15 taxable years the amount of the credit not offset against taxes for the year of purchase to the extent not offset by those taxes otherwise due in all intervening years between the year for which the credit was computed and the year for which the carry-forward is claimed.

71.28(1)(c)

(c) A claimant who has filed a timely claim under this subsection may file an amended claim with the department of revenue within 4 years of the last day prescribed by law for filing the original claim.

71.28(1dd)

(1dd) Development zones day care credit.

71.28(1dd)(a)

(a) In this subsection:

71.28(1dd)(a)1.

1. "Day care center benefits" means benefits provided at a child care facility that is licensed under s. 48.65 or 48.69 and that for compensation provides care for at least 6 children or benefits provided at a facility for persons who are physically or mentally incapable of caring for themselves.

71.28(1dd)(a)2.

2. "Employment-related day care expenses" means amounts paid or incurred by a claimant, during the 2-year period beginning with the day that the member of the targeted group begins work for the claimant, for providing or making day care center benefits available to a qualifying individual in order to enable a member of a targeted group to be employed by the claimant.

71.28(1dd)(a)4.

4. "Member of a targeted group" means a person under sub. (1dj) (am) 1.

71.28(1dd)(a)5.

5. "Qualifying individual" means a dependent of a member of a targeted group who is employed by a claimant and with respect to whom the member is entitled to a deduction under section 151 (c) of the internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes, a dependent of a member of a targeted group who is employed by a claimant if the dependent is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself or the spouse of a member of a targeted group who is employed by the claimant if the spouse is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself.

71.28(1dd)(b)

(b) Except as provided in s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which that person is certified under s. 560.765 (3) and begins business operations in a zone under s. 560.71 after July 29, 1995, entitled under s. 560.795 (3) (a) and begins business operations in a zone under s. 560.795 after July 29, 1995, or certified under s. 560.797 (4) (a), for each zone for which the person is certified or entitled a person may credit against taxes otherwise due under this subchapter employment-related day care expenses, up to $1,200 for each qualifying individual.

71.28(1dd)(c)

(c) Subsection (1di) (b), (c), (d) 1., (f) and (g), as it applies to the credit under sub. (1di), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dd)(d)

(d) Subsection (4) (g) and (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dd)(dm)

(dm) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return a statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of qualifying employment-related day care expenses.

71.28(1dd)(e)

(e) The credit under this subsection, as it applies to a person certified under s. 560.765 (3), applies to a corporation that conducts economic activity in a zone under s. 560.795 (1) and that is entitled to tax benefits under s. 560.795 (3), subject to the limits under s. 560.795 (2). A credit under this subsection may be credited using expenses incurred by a claimant on July 29, 1995.

71.28(1dd)(f)

(f) No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 1998, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter.

71.28(1de)

(1de) Development zones environmental remediation credit.

71.28(1de)(a)

(a) Except as provided in s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which a person is certified under s. 560.765 (3) and begins business operations in a zone under s. 560.71 after July 29, 1995, entitled under s. 560.795 (3) (a) and begins business operations in a zone under s. 560.795 after July 29, 1995, or certified under s. 560.797 (4) (a), for each zone for which the person is certified or entitled the person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this subchapter an amount equal to 7.5% of the amount that the person expends to remove or contain environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), in the zone or to restore soil or groundwater that is affected by environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), in the zone if the person fulfills all of the following requirements:

71.28(1de)(a)1.

1. Begins the work, other than planning and investigating, for which the credit is claimed after the area that includes the site where the work is done is designated a development zone under s. 560.71, a development opportunity zone under s. 560.795 or an enterprise development zone under s. 560.797 and after the claimant is certified under s. 560.765 (3), entitled under s. 560.795 (3) (a) or certified under s. 560.797 (4) (a).

71.28(1de)(b)

(b) Subsection (1di) (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g), as it applies to the credit under sub. (1di), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1de)(c)

71.28(1de)(d)

(d) The credit under this subsection, as it applies to a person certified under s. 560.765 (3), applies to a corporation that conducts economic activity in a zone under s. 560.795 (1) and that is entitled to tax benefits under s. 560.795 (3), subject to the limits under s. 560.795 (2). A credit under this subsection may be credited using expenses incurred by a claimant on July 29, 1995.

71.28(1de)(e)

(e) No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 1998, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter.

71.28(1di)

(1di) Development zones investment credit.

71.28(1di)(a)

(a) Except as provided in pars. (dm) and (f) and s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter 2.5% of the purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property, or 1.75% of the purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property that is expensed under section 179 of the internal revenue code for purposes of the taxes under this chapter, except that:

71.28(1di)(a)1.

1. The investment must be in property that is purchased after the person is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits and that is used for at least 50% of its use in the conduct of the person's business operations at a location in a development zone under subch. VI of ch. 560 or, if the property is mobile, the base of operations of the property for at least 50% of its use must be a location in a development zone.

71.28(1di)(a)2.

2. The credit under this subsection may be claimed only by the person who purchased the property the investment in which is the basis for the credit, except that only partners may claim the credit based on purchases by a partnership, only members may claim the credit based on purchases by a limited liability company and except that only shareholders may claim the credit based on purchases by a tax-option corporation.

71.28(1di)(a)3.

3. If the credit is claimed for used property, the claimant may not have used the property for business purposes at a location outside the development zone. If the credit is attributable to a partnership, limited liability company or tax-option corporation, that entity may not have used the property for business purposes at a location outside the development zone.

71.28(1di)(a)4.

4. No credit is allowed under this subsection for property which is the basis for a credit under sub. (1dL).

71.28(1di)(b)

(b)

71.28(1di)(b)2.

2. If the claimant is located on an Indian reservation, as defined in s. 560.86 (5), and is an American Indian, as defined in s. 560.86 (1), an Indian business, as defined in s. 560.86 (4), or a tribal enterprise, as defined in s. 71.07 (2di) (b) 2., and if the allowable amount of the credit under this subsection exceeds the taxes otherwise due under this chapter on or measured by the claimant's income, the amount of the credit not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft or other draft.

71.28(1di)(b)3.

3. Partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners or members. The corporation, partnership or limited liability company shall compute the amount of the credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners or members and shall provide that information to each of its shareholders, partners or members. Partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest and may offset it against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's or corporation's business operations in the development zone; except that partners, members, and shareholders in a development zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e) may offset the credit against the amount of the tax attributable to their income from all of the partnership's, company's, or corporation's business operations; and against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's or corporation's directly related business operations.

71.28(1di)(c)

(c) Except as provided in par. (b) 2., the carry-over provisions of sub. (4) (e) and (f) as they relate to the credit under that subsection relate to the credit under this subsection and apply as if the development zone continued to exist.

71.28(1di)(d)

(d) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return:

71.28(1di)(d)1.

1. A copy of a verification from the department of commerce that the claimant may claim tax benefits under s. 560.795 (3).

71.28(1di)(d)2.

2. A statement from the department of commerce verifying the purchase price of the investment and verifying that the investment fulfills the requirements under par. (a).

71.28(1di)(dm)

(dm) In calculating the credit under par. (a), a claimant shall reduce the purchase price of the property by a percentage equal to the percentage of use of the property during the taxable year the property is first placed into service that is for a purpose not specified under par. (a) 1.

71.28(1di)(e)

(e) The recapture provisions under section 47 (a) (5) of the internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1985, as they apply to the credit under section 46 of the internal revenue code, apply to the credit under this subsection, except that those provisions also apply if the property for which the credit is claimed is moved out of the development zone or, for mobile property, if the base of operations is moved out of the zone and except that the determination of whether or not property is 3-year property shall be made under section 168 of the internal revenue code.

71.28(1di)(f)

(f) If a person who is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits becomes ineligible for such tax benefits, that person may claim no credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits or succeeding taxable years and that person may carry over no unused credits from previous years to offset tax under this chapter for the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits or succeeding taxable years.

71.28(1di)(g)

(g) If a person who is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits ceases business operations in the development zone during any of the taxable years that that zone exists, that person may not carry over to any taxable year following the year during which operations cease any unused credits from the taxable year during which operations cease or from previous taxable years.

71.28(1di)(h)

(h) Subsection (4) (g) and (h) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1di)(i)

(i) The development zones credit under this subsection, as it applies to a person certified under s. 560.765 (3), applies to a corporation that conducts economic activity in a development opportunity zone under s. 560.795 (1) and that is entitled to tax benefits under s. 560.795 (3), subject to the limits under s. 560.795 (2). A development opportunity zone credit under this paragraph may be calculated using expenses incurred by a claimant beginning on the effective date under s. 560.795 (2) (a) of the development opportunity zone designation of the area in which the claimant conducts economic activity.

71.28(1di)(j)

(j) No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years that begin after December 31, 1997, and end before January 1, 2000. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 1998, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter.

71.28(1dj)

(1dj) Development zones jobs credit.

71.28(1dj)(am)

(am) Except as provided under par. (f) or s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter an amount calculated as follows:

71.28(1dj)(am)1.

1. Modify "member of a targeted group", as defined in section 51 (d) of the internal revenue code as amended to December 31, 1995, to include persons unemployed as a result of a business action subject to s. 109.07 (1m) and dislocated workers, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9), and to require a member of a targeted group to be a resident of this state.

71.28(1dj)(am)2.

2. Modify "designated local agency", as defined in section 51 (d) (15) of the internal revenue code, to include the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 for the area that includes the development zone in which the employee in respect to whom the credit under this subsection is claimed works, if the department of commerce approves the criteria used for certification, and the department of commerce.

71.28(1dj)(am)3.

3. Modify the rule for certification under section 51 (d) (16) (A) of the internal revenue code to allow certification within the period beginning with the first day of employment of the employee.

71.28(1dj)(am)4.

71.28(1dj)(am)4.a.

a. If certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits before January 1, 1992, modify "qualified wages" as defined in section 51 (b) of the internal revenue code to exclude wages paid before the claimant is certified for tax benefits and to exclude wages that are paid to employees for work at any location that is not in a development zone under subch. VI of ch. 560. For purposes of this subd. 4. a., mobile employees work at their base of operations and leased or rented employees work at the location where they perform services.

71.28(1dj)(am)4.b.

b. If certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits after December 31, 1991, modify "qualified wages" as defined in section 51 (b) of the internal revenue code to exclude wages paid before the claimant is certified for tax benefits and to exclude wages that are paid to employees for work at any location that is not in a development zone under subch. VI of ch. 560. For purposes of this subd. 4. b., mobile employees and leased or rented employees work at their base of operations.

71.28(1dj)(am)4c.

4c. Modify the rule for ineligible individuals under section 51 (i) (1) of the internal revenue code to allow credit for the wages of related individuals paid by an Indian business, as defined in s. 560.86 (4), or a tribal enterprise, as defined in s. 71.07 (2di) (b) 2., if the Indian business or tribal enterprise is located in a development zone designated under s. 560.71 (3) (c) 2.

71.28(1dj)(am)4e.

4e. Modify section 51 (c) (2) of the internal revenue code to specify that the rules for on-the-job training and work supplementation payments also apply to those kinds of payments funded by this state.

71.28(1dj)(am)4g.

4g. Delete section 51 (c) (4) of the internal revenue code.

71.28(1dj)(am)4h.

4h. Modify section 51 (a) of the internal revenue code so that the amount of the credit is 25% of the qualified first-year wages if the wages are paid to an applicant for a Wisconsin works employment position for service either in an unsubsidized position or in a trial job under s. 49.147 (3) and so that the amount of the credit is 20% of the qualified first-year wages if the wages are not paid to such an applicant.

71.28(1dj)(am)4i.

4i. Modify section 51 (b) (3) of the internal revenue code so that the amount of the qualified first-year wages that may be taken into account is $13,000.

71.28(1dj)(am)4m.

4m. Modify the rule on remuneration under section 51 (f) of the internal revenue code so that it does not apply to persons who are exempt from tax under this chapter.

71.28(1dj)(am)4t.

4t. If certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits before January 1, 1992, modify section 51 (i) (3) of the internal revenue code so that for leased or rented employees, except employees of a leasing agency certified for tax benefits who perform services directly for the agency in a development zone, the minimum employment periods apply to the time that they perform services in a development zone for a single lessee or renter, not to their employment by the leasing agency.

71.28(1dj)(am)5.

5. Calculate the credit under section 51 of the internal revenue code.

71.28(1dj)(am)6.

6. For persons for whom a credit may be claimed under subd. 5., modify "qualified wages" under section 51 (b) of the internal revenue code so that those wages are based on the wages attributable to service rendered during the one-year period beginning with the date one year after the date on which the individual begins work for the employer.

71.28(1dj)(am)7.

7. Modify section 51 of the internal revenue code as under subds. 1. to 4t.

71.28(1dj)(am)8.

8. Calculate the credit under section 51 of the internal revenue code based on qualified wages for the 2nd year as determined under subds. 6. and 7.

71.28(1dj)(am)8m.

8m. For each person, whether or not he or she is a member of a targeted group, who is determined by the department of commerce to be a resident of the development zone in which he or she is employed, calculate a credit equal to 10% of the wages earned by such person during the 1st and 2nd years of the person's employment in the development zone, up to a maximum credit of $600 per year.

71.28(1dj)(am)9.

9. Add the amounts under subds. 5., 8. and 8m.

71.28(1dj)(b)

(b) In computing the credit under this subsection, the wages of leased or rented employees may be claimed only by their employer, not by the person to whom they are rented or leased.

71.28(1dj)(c)

(c) The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations but the eligibility for, and the amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners or members. The corporation, partnership or limited liability company shall compute the amount of credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners or members and shall provide that information to each of its shareholders, partners or members. That credit may be claimed by partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations in proportion to their ownership interests.

71.28(1dj)(e)

(e) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return:

71.28(1dj)(e)1.

1. A copy of the claimant's certification for tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3).

71.28(1dj)(e)3.

71.28(1dj)(e)3.a.

a. If certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits before January 1, 1992, a statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of qualifying wages and verifying that the employees were hired for work only in a development zone or are mobile employees whose base of operations is in a development zone.

71.28(1dj)(e)3.b.

b. If certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits after December 31, 1991, a statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of qualifying wages and verifying that the employees were hired for work only in a development zone or are mobile employees or leased or rented employees whose base of operations is in a development zone.

71.28(1dj)(e)4.

4. A copy of any claims for the credit under section 51 of the internal revenue code that are based on wages that also are the basis for a claim under this subsection.

71.28(1dj)(f)

(f) The rules under sub. (1di) (f) and (g) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dj)(g)

(g) Subsection (4) (g) and (h) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dj)(h)

(h) The rules under sub. (1di) (b) and (c) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dj)(i)

71.28(1dj)(j)

(j) No credit may be claimed under this subsection for taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter. Credits under this subsection for taxable years that begin before January 1, 1998, may be carried forward to taxable years that begin on January 1, 1998, or thereafter.

71.28(1dL)

(1dL) Development zones location credit.

71.28(1dL)(a)

(a) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (ar), (bm) and (f) and s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this subchapter an amount equal to 2.5% of the amount expended by that person to acquire, construct, rehabilitate or repair real property in a development zone under subch. VI of ch. 560.

71.28(1dL)(ag)

(ag) If the credit under par. (a) is claimed for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel or repair property, the claimant must have begun the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone under s. 560.71 and the completed project must be placed in service after the claimant is certified for tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3). In this paragraph, "physical work" does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications or stabilizing the property to prevent deterioration.

71.28(1dL)(ar)

(ar) If the credit under par. (a) is claimed for an amount expended to acquire property, the property must have been acquired by the claimant after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone under s. 560.71 and the completed project must be placed in service after the claimant is certified for tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3) and the property must not have been previously owned by the claimant or a related person during the 2 years prior to the designation of the development zone under s. 560.71. No credit is allowed for an amount expended to acquire property until the property, either in its original state as acquired by the claimant or as subsequently constructed, rehabilitated, remodeled or repaired, is placed in service.

71.28(1dL)(aw)

(aw) In par. (ar), property is previously owned by a claimant or a related person if a claimant may not deduct a loss from a sale to, or exchange of property with, that related person under section 267 of the internal revenue code, except that section 267 (b) of the internal revenue code is modified so that any ownership percentage, rather than 50% ownership, makes a claimant subject to section 267 (a) (1) of the internal revenue code for purposes of this subsection.

71.28(1dL)(b)

(b) No credit is allowed under this subsection for property which is the basis for a credit under sub. (1di).

71.28(1dL)(bm)

(bm) In calculating the credit under par. (a) a claimant shall reduce the amount expended to acquire property by a percentage equal to the percentage of the area of the real property not used for the purposes for which the claimant is certified to claim tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3) and shall reduce the amount expended for other purposes by the amount expended on the part of the property not used for the purposes for which the claimant is certified to claim tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3).

71.28(1dL)(c)

(c) If the claimant is located on an Indian reservation, as defined in s. 560.86 (5), and is an American Indian, as defined in s. 560.86 (1), an Indian business, as defined in s. 560.86 (4), or a tribal enterprise, as defined in s. 71.07 (2di) (b) 2., and if the allowable amount of the credit under par. (a) exceeds the taxes otherwise due under this chapter on or measured by the claimant's income, the amount of the credit not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft or other draft.

71.28(1dL)(d)

(d) Except as provided in par. (c), the carry-over provisions of sub. (4) (e) and (f) as they relate to the credit under that subsection relate to the credit under this subsection and apply as if the development zone continued to exist.

71.28(1dL)(e)

(e) Partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners or members. The corporation, partnership or limited liability company shall compute the amount of credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners or members and provide that information to its shareholders, partners or members. Partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest and may offset it against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's or corporation's business operations in the development zone and against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's or corporation's directly related business operations.

71.28(1dL)(f)

(f) Subsection (1di) (d), (f) and (g) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dL)(g)

(g) Subsection (4) (g) and (h) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dL)(i)

71.28(1dL)(j)

71.28(1dm)

(1dm) Development zone capital investment credit.

71.28(1dm)(a)

(a) In this subsection:

71.28(1dm)(a)1.

1. "Certified" means entitled under s. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. to claim tax benefits or certified under s. 560.795 (5), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4).

71.28(1dm)(a)2.

2. "Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.

71.28(1dm)(a)3.

3. "Development zone" means a development opportunity zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e) and (f) or 560.798, or an airport development zone under s. 560.7995.

71.28(1dm)(a)4.

4. "Previously owned property" means real property that the claimant or a related person owned during the 2 years prior to the department of commerce designating the place where the property is located as a development zone and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that section 267 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified so that if the claimant owns any part of the property, rather than 50% ownership, the claimant is subject to section 267 (a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this subsection.

71.28(1dm)(b)

(b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and in s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the claimant is certified, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23 an amount that is equal to 3% of the following:

71.28(1dm)(b)1.

1. The purchase price of depreciable, tangible personal property.

71.28(1dm)(b)2.

2. The amount expended to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property in a development zone.

71.28(1dm)(c)

(c) A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal property is purchased after the claimant is certified and the personal property is used for at least 50% of its use in the claimant's business at a location in a development zone or, if the property is mobile, the property's base of operations for at least 50% of its use is at a location in a development zone.

71.28(1dm)(d)

(d) A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate, remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or destruction in preparation for the physical work, after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone, or if the completed project is placed in service after the claimant is certified. In this paragraph, "physical work" does not include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing, researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing the property to prevent deterioration.

71.28(1dm)(e)

(e) A claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after the place where the property is located was designated a development zone, or if the completed project is placed in service after the claimant is certified.

71.28(1dm)(f)

(f) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return:

71.28(1dm)(f)1.

1. A copy of a verification from the department of commerce that the claimant may claim tax benefits under s. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. or is certified under s. 560.795 (5), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4).

71.28(1dm)(f)2.

2. A statement from the department of commerce verifying the purchase price of the investment and verifying that the investment fulfills the requirements under par. (b).

71.28(1dm)(g)

(g) In calculating the credit under par. (b) a claimant shall reduce the amount expended to acquire property by a percentage equal to the percentage of the area of the real property not used for the purposes for which the claimant is certified and shall reduce the amount expended for other purposes by the amount expended on the part of the property not used for the purposes for which the claimant is certified.

71.28(1dm)(h)

(h) The carry-over provisions of sub. (4) (e) and (f) as they relate to the credit under sub. (4) relate to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dm)(hm)

(hm) A claimant may claim the credit under this subsection, including any credits carried over, against the amount of the tax otherwise due under this subchapter.

71.28(1dm)(i)

(i) Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners, or members. The corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall compute the amount of credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners, or members and provide that information to its shareholders, partners, or members. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's, or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest and may offset it against the tax attributable to their income from the partnership's, company's, or corporation's business operations in the development zone; except that partners, members, and shareholders in a development zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e) may offset the credit against the amount of the tax attributable to their income.

71.28(1dm)(j)

(j) If a person who is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. to claim tax benefits becomes ineligible for such tax benefits, or if a person's certification under s. 560.795 (5), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4) is revoked, that person may claim no credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits, the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked, or succeeding taxable years, and that person may carry over no unused credits from previous years to offset tax under this chapter for the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits, the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked, or succeeding taxable years.

71.28(1dm)(k)

(k) If a person who is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) (a) 4. to claim tax benefits or certified under s. 560.795 (5), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4) ceases business operations in the development zone during any of the taxable years that that zone exists, that person may not carry over to any taxable year following the year during which operations cease any unused credits from the taxable year during which operations cease or from previous taxable years.

71.28(1dm)(L)

(L) Subsection (4) (g) and (h) as it applies to the credit under sub. (4) applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1ds)

(1ds) Development zones sales tax credit.

71.28(1ds)(a)

(a) In this subsection:

71.28(1ds)(a)1.

1. "Development zone" means a zone designated under s. 560.71.

71.28(1ds)(a)2.

2. "Eligible property" means construction materials and supplies and other materials that are used to construct, rehabilitate, repair or remodel real property that is eligible for the credit under sub. (1dL) and investment credit property.

71.28(1ds)(a)3.

3. "Investment credit property" means depreciable, tangible personal property that is eligible for the credit under sub. (1di) and leased or rented depreciable, tangible personal property that would be eligible for the credit under sub. (1di) if it had been purchased.

71.28(1ds)(b)

(b) Except as provided in pars. (dm) and (e) and s. 73.03 (35), for any taxable year for which the person is certified under s. 560.765 (3) for tax benefits, any person may claim as a credit against taxes otherwise due under this chapter the taxes paid under subchs. III and V of ch. 77 on their purchases, leases and rentals of eligible property. Partnerships, limited liability companies and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their partners, members or shareholders. The partnership, limited liability company or corporation shall compute the amount of credit that may be claimed by each of its partners, members or shareholders and shall provide that information to its partners, members or shareholders. Partners, members of limited liability companies and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest.

71.28(1ds)(d)

(d) No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant submits with the claimant's return:

71.28(1ds)(d)1.

1. A copy of the claimant's certification for tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3).

71.28(1ds)(d)2.

2. A statement from the department of commerce verifying the amount of taxes paid under subchs. III and V of ch. 77 for eligible property by the claimant.

71.28(1ds)(dm)

(dm) In calculating the credit under par. (b) a claimant shall reduce the sales tax paid for building supplies and materials by the reduction under sub. (1dL) (bm) and shall reduce the sales tax paid for investment credit property by the percentage reduction under sub. (1di) (dm).

71.28(1ds)(e)

(e) The rules under sub. (1di) (f) and (g) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1ds)(f)

(f) Subsection (4) (g) and (h) as it applies to the credit under that subsection applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1ds)(h)

(h) The rules under sub. (1di) (b) and (c) as they apply to the credit under that subsection apply to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1ds)(i)

71.28(1ds)(j)

71.28(1dx)

(1dx) Development zones credit.

71.28(1dx)(a)

(a) Definitions. In this subsection:

71.28(1dx)(a)1.

1. "Brownfield" means an industrial or commercial facility the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by environmental contamination.

71.28(1dx)(a)2.

2. "Development zone" means a development zone under s. 560.70, a development opportunity zone under s. 560.795, an enterprise development zone under s. 560.797, an agricultural development zone under s. 560.798, or an airport development zone under s. 560.7995.

71.28(1dx)(a)3.

3. "Environmental remediation" means removal or containment of environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), and restoration of soil or groundwater that is affected by environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), in a brownfield if that removal, containment or restoration fulfills the requirement under sub. (1de) (a) 1. and investigation unless the investigation determines that remediation is required and that remediation is not undertaken.

71.28(1dx)(a)4.

4. "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, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.

71.28(1dx)(a)5.

5. "Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), or in a real work, real pay project position under s. 49.147 (3m), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under sub. (1dj) (am) 3. by a designated local agency, as defined in sub. (1dj) (am) 2.

71.28(1dx)(b)

(b) Credit. Except as provided in pars. (be) and (bg) and in s. 73.03 (35), and subject to s. 560.785, for any taxable year for which the person is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits or certified under s. 560.765 (3), 560.797 (4), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4), any person may claim as a credit against the taxes otherwise due under this chapter the following amounts:

71.28(1dx)(b)1.

1. Fifty percent of the amount expended for environmental remediation in a development zone.

71.28(1dx)(b)2.

2. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (b) by the number of full-time jobs created in a development zone and filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

71.28(1dx)(b)3.

3. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (c) by the number of full-time jobs created in a development zone and not filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

71.28(1dx)(b)4.

4. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (bm) by the number of full-time jobs retained, as provided in the rules under s. 560.785, excluding jobs for which a credit has been claimed under sub. (1dj), in an enterprise development zone under s. 560.797 and for which significant capital investment was made and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

71.28(1dx)(b)5.

5. The amount determined by multiplying the amount determined under s. 560.785 (1) (c) by the number of full-time jobs retained, as provided in the rules under s. 560.785, excluding jobs for which a credit has been claimed under sub. (1dj), in a development zone and not filled by a member of a targeted group and by then subtracting the subsidies paid under s. 49.147 (3) (a) or the subsidies and reimbursements paid under s. 49.147 (3m) (c) for those jobs.

71.28(1dx)(be)

(be) Offset. A claimant in a development zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e) may offset any credits claimed under this subsection, including any credits carried over, against the amount of the tax otherwise due under this subchapter attributable to all of the claimant's income and against the tax attributable to income from directly related business operations of the claimant.

71.28(1dx)(bg)

(bg) Other entities. For claimants in a development zone under s. 560.795 (1) (e), partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and amount of, that credit shall be determined on the basis of their economic activity, not that of their shareholders, partners, or members. The corporation, partnership, or company shall compute the amount of the credit that may be claimed by each of its shareholders, partners, or members and shall provide that information to each of its shareholders, partners, or members. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit based on the partnership's, company's, or corporation's activities in proportion to their ownership interest and may offset it against the tax attributable to their income.

71.28(1dx)(c)

(c) Credit precluded. If the certification of a person for tax benefits under s. 560.765 (3), 560.797 (4), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4) is revoked, or if the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits under s. 560.795 (3), that person may not claim credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years and that person may not carry over unused credits from previous years to offset tax under this chapter for the taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the person becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years.

71.28(1dx)(d)

(d) Carry-over precluded. If a person who is entitled under s. 560.795 (3) to claim tax benefits or certified under s. 560.765 (3), 560.797 (4), 560.798 (3), or 560.7995 (4) for tax benefits ceases business operations in the development zone during any of the taxable years that that zone exists, that person may not carry over to any taxable year following the year during which operations cease any unused credits from the taxable year during which operations cease or from previous taxable years.

71.28(1dx)(e)

(e) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection. Subsection (1dj) (c), as it applies to the credit under sub. (1dj), applies to the credit under this subsection. Claimants shall include with their returns a copy of their certification for tax benefits and a copy of the department of commerce's verification of their expenses.

71.28(1dy)

(1dy) Economic development tax credit.

71.28(1dy)(a)

(a) Definition. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection and is certified under s. 560.701 (2) and authorized to claim tax benefits under s. 560.703.

71.28(1dy)(b)

(b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations under this subsection and ss. 560.701 to 560.706, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of the tax, the amount authorized for the claimant under s. 560.703.

71.28(1dy)(c)

71.28(1dy)(c)1.

1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless the claimant includes with the claimant's return a copy of the claimant's certification under s. 560.701 (2) and a copy of the claimant's notice of eligibility to receive tax benefits under s. 560.703 (3).

71.28(1dy)(c)2.

2. 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 authorization to claim tax benefits under s. 560.703. 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(1dy)(d)

(d) Administration.

71.28(1dy)(d)1.

1. Except as provided in subd. 2., sub. (4) (e) and (f), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(1dy)(d)2.

2. If a claimant's certification is revoked under s. 560.705, or if a claimant becomes ineligible for tax benefits under s. 560.702, the claimant may not claim credits under this subsection for the taxable year that includes the day on which the certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the claimant becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years and the claimant may not carry over unused credits from previous years to offset the tax imposed under s. 71.23 for the taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked; the taxable year that includes the day on which the claimant becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or succeeding taxable years.

71.28(1dy)(d)3.

3. Subsection (4) (g) and (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(2)

(2) Farmland preservation credit. The farmland preservation credit under subch. IX may be claimed against taxes otherwise due subject to the provisions, requirements and conditions of that subchapter.

71.28(2m)

(2m) Farmland tax relief credit.

71.28(2m)(a)

(a) Definitions. In this subsection:

71.28(2m)(a)1.

1. "Claimant" means an owner, as defined in s. 91.01 (9), 2007 stats., of farmland domiciled in this state during the entire year for which a credit under this subsection is claimed, except as follows:

71.28(2m)(a)1.a.

a. When 2 or more individuals of a household are able to qualify individually as a claimant, they may determine between them who the claimant shall be. If they are unable to agree, the matter shall be referred to the secretary of revenue, whose decision is final.

71.28(2m)(a)1.b.

b. For partnerships, except publicly traded partnerships treated as corporations under s. 71.22 (1k), or limited liability companies, except limited liability companies treated as corporations under s. 71.22 (1k), "claimant" means each individual partner or member.

71.28(2m)(a)1.c.

c. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, the personal representative of an estate and the trustee of a trust shall be deemed owners of farmland. "Claimant" does not include the estate of a person who is a nonresident of this state on the person's date of death, a trust created by a nonresident person, a trust which receives Wisconsin real property from a nonresident person or a trust in which a nonresident settlor retains a beneficial interest.

71.28(2m)(a)1.d.

d. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, when land is subject to a land contract, the claimant shall be the vendee under the contract.

71.28(2m)(a)1.e.

e. For purposes of filing a claim under this subsection, when a guardian has been appointed in this state for a ward who owns the farmland, the claimant shall be the guardian on behalf of the ward.

71.28(2m)(a)1.f.

f. For a tax-option corporation, "claimant" means each individual shareholder.

71.28(2m)(a)2.

2. "Department" means the department of revenue.

71.28(2m)(a)3.

3. "Farmland" means 35 or more acres of real property, exclusive of improvements, in this state, in agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1), 2007 stats., and owned by the claimant or any member of the claimant's household during the taxable year for which a credit under this subsection is claimed if the farm of which the farmland is a part, during that year, produced not less than $6,000 in gross farm profits resulting from agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1), 2007 stats., or if the farm of which the farmland is a part, during that year and the 2 years immediately preceding that year, produced not less than $18,000 in such profits, or if at least 35 acres of the farmland, during all or part of that year, was enrolled in the conservation reserve program under 16 USC 3831 to 3836.

71.28(2m)(a)4.

4. "Gross farm profits" means gross receipts, excluding rent, from agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1), 2007 stats., including the fair market value at the time of disposition of payments in kind for placing land in federal programs or payments from the federal dairy termination program under 7 USC 1446 (d), less the cost or other basis of livestock or other items purchased for resale which are sold or otherwise disposed of during the taxable year.

71.28(2m)(a)5.

5. "Household" means an individual and his or her spouse and all minor dependents.

71.28(2m)(a)6.

6. "Property taxes accrued" means property taxes, exclusive of special assessments, delinquent interest and charges for service, levied on the farmland owned by the claimant or any member of the claimant's household in any calendar year under ch. 70, less the tax credit, if any, afforded in respect of the property by s. 79.10. "Property taxes accrued" shall not exceed $10,000. If farmland is owned by a tax-option corporation, a limited liability company or by 2 or more persons or entities as joint tenants, tenants in common or partners or is marital property or survivorship marital property and one or more such persons, entities or owners is not a member of the claimant's household, "property taxes accrued" is that part of property taxes levied on the farmland, reduced by the tax credit under s. 79.10, that reflects the ownership percentage of the claimant and the claimant's household. For purposes of this subdivision, property taxes are "levied" when the tax roll is delivered to the local treasurer for collection. If farmland is sold during the calendar year of the levy the "property taxes accrued" for the seller is the amount of the tax levy, reduced by the tax credit under s. 79.10, prorated to each in the closing agreement pertaining to the sale of the farmland, except that if the seller does not reimburse the buyer for any part of those property taxes there are no "property taxes accrued" for the seller, and the "property taxes accrued" for the buyer is the property taxes levied on the farmland, reduced by the tax credit under s. 79.10, minus, if the seller reimburses the buyer for part of the property taxes, the amount prorated to the seller in the closing agreement. With the claim for credit under this subsection, the seller shall submit a copy of the closing agreement and the buyer shall submit a copy of the closing agreement and a copy of the property tax bill.

71.28(2m)(b)

(b) Filing claims.

71.28(2m)(b)1.

1. `Eligibility and qualifications.'

71.28(2m)(b)1.a.

a. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 71.80 (3) and (3m), a claimant may claim as a credit against Wisconsin income taxes otherwise due, the amount derived under par. (c). If the allowable amount of claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant's income or if there are no Wisconsin income taxes due on the claimant's income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against income taxes shall be certified to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft or other draft paid from the appropriations under s. 20.835 (2) (ka) and (q).

71.28(2m)(b)1.b.

b. Every claimant under this subsection shall supply, at the request of the department, in support of the claim, a copy of the property tax bill relating to the farmland and certification by the claimant that all taxes owed by the claimant on the property for which the claim is made for the year before the year for which the claim is made have been paid.

71.28(2m)(b)2.

2. `Ineligible claims.' No credit may be allowed under this subsection:

71.28(2m)(b)2.a.

a. Unless a claim is filed with the department in conformity with the filing requirements in s. 71.24 (1), (1m) and (7).

71.28(2m)(b)2.b.

b. If the department determines that ownership of the farmland has been transferred to the claimant for the purpose of maximizing benefits under this subsection.

71.28(2m)(c)

71.28(2m)(c)1.

1. Any claimant may claim against taxes otherwise due under this chapter a percentage, as determined by the department under subd. 3., of the property taxes accrued in the taxable year to which the claim relates, up to a maximum claim of $1,500, except that the credit under this subsection plus the credit under subch. IX may not exceed 95% of the property taxes accrued on the farm.

71.28(2m)(c)2.

2. Any claimant may claim against taxes otherwise due under this chapter, on an income or franchise tax return that includes the levy date, an additional one-time credit of 4.2% of the property taxes accrued, that are levied in December 1989, up to a maximum of $420.

71.28(2m)(c)3.

3. The department shall annually adjust the percentage that is used to determine the amount of a claim under subd. 1. based on the estimated number of claims and the amount estimated to be expended from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (q), as determined under s. 79.13. The department shall incorporate the annually adjusted percentage into the income tax forms and instructions.

71.28(2m)(d)

(d) General provisions. Section 71.61 (1) to (4) as it applies to the credit under subch. IX applies to the credit under this subsection.

71.28(2m)(e)

(e) Sunset. No new claim may be filed under this subsection for a taxable year that begins after December 31, 2009.

71.28(3)

(3) Manufacturing sales tax credit.

71.28(3)(a)

(a) In this subsection:

71.28(3)(a)1.

1. "Manufacturing" has the meaning given in s. 77.54 (6m), 2007 stats.

71.28(3)(a)2.

2. "Sales and use tax under ch. 77 paid by the corporation" includes use taxes paid directly by the corporation and sales and use taxes paid by the corporation's supplier and passed on to the corporation whether separately stated on the invoice or included in the total price.

71.28(3)(b)

(b) The tax imposed upon or measured by corporation Wisconsin net income under s. 71.23 (1) or (2) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sales and use tax under ch. 77 paid by the corporation in such taxable year on fuel and electricity consumed in manufacturing tangible personal property in this state. Sharehol