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increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit

increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit

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Sponsor
Senators Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Felzkowski and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Armstrong, Born, Knodl, Melotik, Swearingen, Wittke, Zimmerman, Dittrich, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Subeck
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
S - Enacted into law
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increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit

increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit Status: S - Enacted into law

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Sen.

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 220

  2. 2026-04-09 Sen.

    Published 4-9-2026

  3. 2026-04-02 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  5. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  6. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Read a second time

  7. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  8. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 90, Noes 6

  10. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. 2026-01-20 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  12. 2026-01-14 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  13. 2026-01-14 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules

  14. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  15. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  16. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  17. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  18. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  21. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  22. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  25. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 8, Noes 0

  26. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2025-11-04 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  28. 2025-10-17 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. 2025-10-14 Sen.

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  30. 2025-10-02 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Feyen , Habush Sinykin , Felzkowski and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan , Armstrong , Born , Knodl , Melotik , Swearingen , Wittke , Zimmerman , Dittrich , B. Jacobson , Kreibich , Murphy , Mursau , Penterman , Piwowarczyk , Steffen and Subeck

  31. 2025-10-02 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  32. 2025-10-02 Sen.

    Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor

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increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit
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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 482
October 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Feyen
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Felzkowski
and
Wanggaard
, cosponsored by Representatives
Callahan
,
Armstrong
,
Born
,
Knodl
,
Melotik
,
Swearingen
,
Wittke
,
Zimmerman
,
Dittrich
,
B. Jacobson
,
Kreibich
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
Penterman
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Steffen
and
Subeck
. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
SB482,2,3
1
An Act

to repeal
71.28 (5b) (d) 1. and 71.47 (5b) (d) 1.;
to renumber and
2
amend
71.07 (4n) (d) and 71.28 (5) (b);
to amend
71.07 (2dm) (h), 71.07 (2dx)
3
(e) 1., 71.07 (2dy) (d) 1., 71.07 (3g) (c), 71.07 (3h) (d) 1., 71.07 (3n) (f), 71.07 (4k)
4
(e) 2. b., 71.07 (5b) (d) 1., 71.07 (5d) (d) 2., 71.07 (5g) (d) 1., 71.07 (5i) (d), 71.07
5
(5j) (d) 1., 71.07 (5k) (d), 71.07 (5n) (d) 1., 71.07 (5r) (d) 1., 71.07 (5rm) (d) 1.,
6
71.07 (6n) (d) 1., 71.07 (8b) (e), 71.07 (9m) (e), 71.07 (9r) (g), 71.07 (10) (d),
7
71.28 (1dm) (h), 71.28 (1dx) (e) 1., 71.28 (1dy) (d) 1., 71.28 (3g) (c), 71.28 (3h)
8
(d) 1., 71.28 (3n) (f), 71.28 (4) (f), 71.28 (4) (k) 2., 71.28 (5g) (d) 1., 71.28 (5i) (d),
9
71.28 (5j) (d) 1., 71.28 (5k) (d), 71.28 (5n) (d) 1., 71.28 (5r) (d) 1., 71.28 (5rm) (d)
10
1., 71.28 (6) (e), 71.28 (6n) (d) 1., 71.28 (8b) (e), 71.28 (10) (d), 71.47 (1dm) (h),
11
71.47 (1dx) (e) 1., 71.47 (1dy) (d) 1., 71.47 (3g) (c), 71.47 (3h) (d) 1., 71.47 (3n)
12
(f), 71.47 (4) (f), 71.47 (4) (k) 2., 71.47 (5g) (d) 1., 71.47 (5i) (d), 71.47 (5j) (d) 1.,
13
71.47 (5k) (d), 71.47 (5r) (d) 1., 71.47 (5rm) (d) 1., 71.47 (6) (e), 71.47 (6n) (d) 1.,
14
71.47 (8b) (e) and 71.47 (10) (d);
to create
71.07 (4n) (d) 2., 71.28 (5) (b) 2.,
1
71.28 (5b) (e), 71.28 (5b) (f), 71.28 (5b) (g), 71.28 (5b) (h), 71.47 (5b) (e), 71.47
2
(5b) (f), 71.47 (5b) (g) and 71.47 (5b) (h) of the statutes;
relating to:
increasing
3
the carryover period of the research income tax credit.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows claimants of the research income and franchise tax credit to carry over unused research credits for 50 years until they are used to offset tax liability in future years. Under current law, claimants may carry over unused research credits for the following 15 years after the credit is initially claimed. Under current law, the research credit is an income and franchise tax credit equal to a specified percentage of a person’s qualified research expenses that exceed 50 percent of the person’s average qualified research expenses for the three tax years immediately preceding the tax year for which the person claims the credit.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB482,1
4
Section

1
.
71.07 (2dm) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,2,6
5
71.07
(2dm)
(h) The carry-over provisions of s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) and (f) as they
6
relate to the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
relate to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,2
7
Section

2
.
71.07 (2dx) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,2,11
8
71.07
(2dx)
(e) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
9
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection. Claimants shall
10
include with their returns a copy of their certification for tax benefits and a copy of
11
the department of commerce’s verification of their expenses.
SB482,3
12
Section

3
.
71.07 (2dy) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,2,15
13
71.07
(2dy)
(d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) and (f), as
14
it applies to the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this
15
subsection.
SB482,4
1
Section

4
.
71.07 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,3,3
2
71.07
(3g)
(c) Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e), (f), (g), and (h), as it applies to the
3
credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under par. (a).
SB482,5
4
Section

5
.
71.07 (3h) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,3,6
5
71.07
(3h)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h) as it applies to the credit under
6
s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,6
7
Section

6
.
71.07 (3n) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,3,9
8
71.07
(3n)
(f) Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e), (f), (g), and (h), as it applies to the
9
credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,7
10
Section

7
.
71.07 (4k) (e) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,3,16
11
71.07
(4k)
(e) 2. b. The amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due and
12
not certified for payment under subd. 2. a. or 2. ad. may be carried forward and
13
credited against Wisconsin income taxes otherwise due for the following
15

50

14
taxable years to the extent not offset by these taxes otherwise due in all intervening
15
years between the year in which the expense was incurred and the year in which the
16
carry-forward credit is claimed.
SB482,8
17
Section

8
.
71.07 (4n) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (4n) (d) 1. and
18
amended to read:
SB482,3,20
19
71.07
(4n)
(d) 1. Section 71.28 (4) (b) to
(e), (g), and
(h), as it applies to the
20
credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credits under this subsection.
SB482,9
21
Section

9
.
71.07 (4n) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB482,3,23
22
71.07
(4n)
(d) 2. Section 71.28 (5b) (f), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28
23
(5b), applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,10
24
Section

10
.
71.07 (5b) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,2
1
71.07
(5b)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
2
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,11
3
Section

11
.
71.07 (5d) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,5
4
71.07
(5d)
(d) 2. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
5
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,12
6
Section

12
.
71.07 (5g) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,8
7
71.07
(5g)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
8
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,13
9
Section

13
.
71.07 (5i) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,11
10
71.07
(5i)
(d)
Administration.
Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to
11
the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,14
12
Section

14
.
71.07 (5j) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,14
13
71.07
(5j)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under
14
s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,15
15
Section

15
.
71.07 (5k) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,17
16
71.07
(5k)
(d)
Administration.
Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to
17
the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,16
18
Section

16
.
71.07 (5n) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,20
19
71.07
(5n)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
20
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,17
21
Section

17
.
71.07 (5r) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,4,23
22
71.07
(5r)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
23
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,18
24
Section

18
.
71.07 (5rm) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,2
1
71.07
(5rm)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
2
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,19
3
Section

19
.
71.07 (6n) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,5
4
71.07
(6n)
(d) 1. Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to the credit
5
under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,20
6
Section

20
.
71.07 (8b) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,8
7
71.07
(8b)
(e)
Administration.
Section 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e) to (h), as it applies to
8
the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, applies to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,21
9
Section

21
.
71.07 (9m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,11
10
71.07
(9m)
(e) The provisions of s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(e), (f), (g) and (h), as they
11
apply to the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, apply to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,22
12
Section

22
.
71.07 (9r) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB482,5,14
13
71.07
(9r)
(g) The provisions of s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
(f), (g) and (h), as they apply to
14
the credit under s. 71.28
(4)

(5b)
, apply to the credit under this subsection.
SB482,23
15
Section

23
.
71.07 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

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