Wisconsin Income Tax Deferral of Long-Term Capital Gain

Income Tax Deferral of Long-Term Capital Gain
2020 I-071 Wisconsin Schedule CG, Income Tax Deferral of Long-Term Capital Gain (fillable)
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Income Tax Deferral of
Long-Term Capital Gain

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2020

Enclose with Wisconsin Form 1 or 1NPR

Your name

Your social security number

Spouse’s name if filing a joint return

Spouse’s social security number

	 1	 Date asset sold that generated the long-term capital gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	1
	 2	 Description of asset sold

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	 3	 Amount of long-term capital gain on sale of the asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	3
	 4	 Date of investment in a qualified Wisconsin business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	4
	 4a	 Type of investment (check one) 	
			

Stock purchase	

Partnership interest	

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LLC membership

Other (explain)

	 5	 Fill in the name and FEIN of the qualified Wisconsin business
		 Entity Name
		FEIN
	 6	 Amount of long-term capital gain from line 3 invested in the qualified
		 Wisconsin business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	6

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	 7	 Amount of investment from line 6 being deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	7

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	 8	 Basis of investment in the qualified Wisconsin business
		 (Line 6 less the amount on line 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	8

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Instructions for Schedule CG

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Purpose of Schedule CG
Schedule CG must be completed by individuals who are not declaring income from a long-term capital gain on their 2020
Wisconsin income tax return (Schedule WD) because they have reinvested the capital gain.
Wisconsin law provides that the long-term capital gain may be deferred when the gain is reinvested in a qualified Wisconsin
business.

Who may claim the deferral of gain
The deferral of gain may be claimed by an individual, including an individual partner of a partnership, member of a limited
liability company, or shareholder of a tax-option (S) corporation.

Definitions
“Long-term capital gain” means the gain realized from the sale of any capital asset held more than one year that is treated
as a long-term gain under the Internal Revenue Code.
“Qualified Wisconsin business” means a business certified by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
or registered with the Department of Revenue. The WEDC was responsible for certifying businesses for 2011 through 2013.
The department’s registration program began in 2014. A business must register with the department in each year in which it
wants to be considered a qualified Wisconsin business. A business may register with the department if:

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•	 The business has at least 2 full-time employees and the amount of payroll compensation paid by the business in
Wisconsin is equal to at least 50 percent of the amount of all payroll paid by the business, and
•	 For purposes of the payroll qualification an employee of a professional employer organization, as defined in s. 202.21
(5), or a professional employer group, as defined in s. 202.21 (4), who is performing services for a client is considered
an employee solely of the client.
•	 The value of real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used by the business in Wisconsin is equal to at
least 50 percent of the value of all real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used by the business.

Procedures
An individual may subtract from federal adjusted gross income any amount of a long-term capital gain if the individual does
all of the following:
•	 Within 180 days after the sale of the asset that generated the gain, invests all of the long-term gain in a qualified
Wisconsin business.
	 Note A list of qualified Wisconsin businesses that have registered with the department is available at: https://www.
revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Report/qualified-businesses.aspx. As required by sec. 73.03(69)(d), Wis. Stats., the registered
businesses have provided information concerning property, payroll, and number of employees for purposes of
registering as a qualified Wisconsin business. This information has not been reviewed for purposes of determining
eligibility for the deferral under sec. 71.05(26), Wis. Stats.
•	 Attaches a completed Schedule CG to the individual’s Wisconsin income tax return for the taxable year in which the
deferral of gain is claimed.

Specific Instructions
Line 3 This is the amount of long-term capital gain that may be deferred if reinvested in a qualified Wisconsin business.
Individuals claim the deferral of gain when completing Wisconsin Schedule WD.
Line 4 The date on line 4 must be within 180 days of the date on line 1. If not within 180 days, you do not qualify for the
deferral of gain.
Line 5 Complete line  5 if the long-term gain was reinvested in a qualified Wisconsin business. Fill in the name of the
business and the federal employer identification number (FEIN) of the business.
Line 7 The basis of the investment is calculated by subtracting the deferred gain (line 7) from the amount of the investment
in the qualified Wisconsin business (line 6). The reduced basis will result in a larger gain (or smaller loss) for Wisconsin than
for federal purposes when the investment is sold or otherwise disposed of in the future.
Note If you invested the deferred gain in a qualified Wisconsin business, held the investment for 5 years, and certain
conditions are met, you may be able to exclude gain from the sale or disposition of the investment. The business must have
been certified by WEDC or registered with the department for the year of the investment and for two of the subsequent
four years. The gain that may be excluded does not include the amount of deferred gain. For further information, see
Schedule QI, Sale of Investment in a Qualified Wisconsin Business.

Attachments
A copy of Schedule CG must be enclosed with your Wisconsin income tax return.

Additional Information
For more information, you may:
•	 	E-mail your questions to: [email protected]
•	 	Call (608) 266-2772
(Telephone help is also available using TTY equipment. Call the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System at
711 or, if no answer, (800) 947-3529. These numbers are to be used only when calling with TTY equipment.)

Applicable Laws and Rules

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This document provides statements or interpretations of the following laws and regulations enacted as of July
1, 2020: Sections 71.05(26), and 73.03(69)(d), Wis. Stats.