The following federal laws, to the extent that they apply to the Internal Revenue Code, apply to this chapter:

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 71.98

  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)   Health savings accounts. Sections 106 (d), 220 (f) (5) (A), 223, and 408 (d) (9) of the Internal Revenue Code, all as amended to December 31, 2010, and relating to health savings accounts.
   (2)   Imputed income; employer payments to employees for medical care. Section 1004 (d) of Public Law 111-152, and section 105 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended to December 31, 2010, and related to amounts paid by an employer to an employee to reimburse the employee for costs paid by him or her for medical care for the employee’s adult child.
   (3)   Depreciation, depletion, and amortization. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and for purposes of computing depreciation and amortization, the Internal Revenue Code means the federal Internal Revenue Code in effect for federal purposes on January 1, 2014, except that sections 13201 (f), 13203, 13204, and 13205 of P.L. 115-97, section 2307 of division A of P.L. 116-136, and section 202 of division EE of P.L. 116-260 apply at the same time as for federal purposes. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, and for purposes of computing depletion, the Internal Revenue Code means the federal Internal Revenue Code in effect for federal purposes for the year in which the property is placed in service.
   (4)   Expensing of depreciable business assets. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, sections 179, 179A, 179B, 179C, 179D, and 179E of the Internal Revenue Code and related to expensing of depreciable business assets. For purposes of this subsection, the Internal Revenue Code means the federal Internal Revenue Code in effect for the year in which property is placed in service.
   (5)   Gain from small business stock. For stock acquired after December 31, 2013, section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended to December 31, 2012, related to the exclusion for gain from certain small business stock.
   (6)   Certain expenses of teachers. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, section 62 (a) (2) (D) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
   (7)   ABLE accounts. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, section 303 of Division Q of P.L. 114-113, related to state of residence changes that relate to qualified ABLE accounts.
   (8)   Charitable distributions from an individual retirement account. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, section 408 (d) (8) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to a tax-free qualified charitable distribution from an individual retirement account directly to a charitable organization.
   (9)   Rollover amounts, airline carrier bankruptcy. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, section 1106 of P.L. 112-95, as amended by P.L. 113-243 and section 307 of Division Q of P.L. 114-113, as it relates to the treatment of distributions to qualified airline employees that are rolled over into an individual retirement account, due to airline carrier bankruptcy. This provision does not apply to federal provisions relating to extensions of time to file amended federal returns. A qualified airline employee may file a claim for a refund to exclude income provided under this subsection pursuant to the time period specified in s. 71.75 (2) or no later than 180 days after April 5, 2018.