Wisconsin Statutes Taxation (Ch. 70 to 79) § 77.982. Administration

(1) The department of revenue shall administer the tax under this subchapter and may take any action, conduct any proceeding and impose interest and penalties.

(2) Sections 77.51(1f), (3pf), (9p), (12m), (13),(14), (14g), (15a), (15b), and (17), 77.52(1b), (3), (5), (13), (14), and (18) to (23), 77.522, 77.523, 77.54(51) and (52), 77.58(1) to (5), (6m), and (7), 77.585, 77.59, 77.60, 77.61(2), (3m), (5), (6), (8), (9), (12) to (15), and (19m), and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes under subch. III, apply to the tax under this subchapter.Section 77.73, as it applies to the taxes under subch. V, applies to the tax under this subchapter.

(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.835(4)(gg), the department of revenue shall distribute 97.45 percent of the taxes collected under this subchapter for each district to that district and shall indicate to the district the taxes reported by each taxpayer in that district, no later than the end of the month following the end of the calendar quarter in which the amounts were collected. The taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments, and all other adjustments. Interest paid on refunds of the tax under this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835(4)(gg) at the rate under s. 77.60(1)(a). Those taxes shall first be used for the district's debt service on its bond obligations, as described in s. 77.98(4). After such obligations are retired, the district may use the taxes for any lawful purpose. Any district that receives a report along with a payment under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61(5) and (6).

(4) Persons who are subject to the tax under this subchapter shall register with the department of revenue. Any person who is required to register; including any person authorized to act on behalf of a corporation, partnership or other person who is required to register; who fails to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor.