Wis. Admin. Code Department of Revenue Tax 11.95

Current through September 30, 2024

Section Tax 11.95 - Retailer's discount

(1) COMPUTATION.

(a) Effective for Wisconsin sales and use tax returns filed for periods ending on or after January 1, 1997, for timely reporting state, county and stadium sales or use tax collected on their retail sales, retailers may deduct 0.5% of the sales and use tax payable on retail sales, except as provided in pars. (am), (b), and (c).

(am) Effective for taxes payable on October 1, 2009 and thereafter, the retailer's discount that may be deducted on a sales and use tax return is limited to $1,000 per reporting period.

(b) If, for each reporting period required under s. 77.58(1), Stats., multiplying the sales and use tax payable on retail sales by 0.5% results in $10 or less, the retailer's discount is the lesser of $10 or the amount of the sales and use tax payable on retail sales.

(c) Certified service providers that receive compensation under s. 73.03(61) (h), Stats., for the taxes reported on a return are not entitled to the retailer's discount on that return.

(2) RETAILER'S DISCOUNT ALLOWED. The retailer's discount is allowed if the taxes are paid on or before the due date of the return, or on or before the expiration of any extension period if one has been granted.

(3) RETAILER'S DISCOUNT NOT ALLOWED. The retailer's discount is not allowed if any one of the following applies:

(a) The payment of sales and use tax is delinquent.

(b) The sales and use tax payable is as a result of a deficiency determination or filing an amended return after the due date of the return, or after the expiration of any extension period if one has been granted.

(c) The use tax payable is imposed pursuant to s. 77.53(2), Stats.

(d) The certified service provider that is filing the sales and use tax return is receiving compensation under s. 73.03(61) (h), Stats., with respect to the taxes reported on that return.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Revenue Tax 11.95

Cr. Register, February, 1978, No. 266, eff. 3-1-78; r. and recr. Register, September, 1984, No. 345, eff. 10-1-84; emerg. am. (1), eff. 3-24-86; am. (1) Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; am. (1), Register, March, 1991, No. 423, eff. 4-1-91; am. (1), Register, April, 1993, No. 448, eff. 5-1-93; r. and recr. Register, December, 1996, No. 492, eff. 1-1-97; EmR0924: emerg. am. (1) (a), cr. (1) (am), (c) and (3) (d), eff. 10-1-09; CR 09-090: am. (1) (a), cr. (1) (am), (c) and (3) (d) Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; CR 12-014: am. (1) (a) Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12.

Section Tax 11.95 interpretss. 77.61(4) (c), 77.76(3), (3m), and (3p), and 77.79, Stats.

(a) The amount of retailer's discount on or after January 1, 1983 until December 31, 1992 was 2% of the first $10,000 of sales and use tax payable during the retailer's tax year, 1% of the second $10,000 of sales and use tax payable and 0.5% of the sales and use tax payable in excess of $20,000 each year; (b) The requirement that county tax be remitted by dealers to the registering state agency was repealed effective May 1, 1988, pursuant to 1987 Wis. Act 141; (c) The amount of retailer's discount for returns filed for periods ending on or after January 1, 1993 and before January 1, 1997, was 0.5% of sales and use tax payable on retail sales, pursuant to 1991 Wis. Act 269; (d) The amount of retailer's discount in sub. (1) became effective for returns filed for periods ending on or after January 1, 1997, pursuant to 1995 Wis. Act 280; (e) The limitation of the retailer's discount to $1,000 per reporting period became effective for taxes payable on and after October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 28; and (f) The provision prohibiting the retailer's discount on those returns filed by a certified service provider who receives other compensation became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2.