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 Schedule
                                Business Development Credit
                BD              File with Wisconsin Form 1, 1NPR, 2, 3, 4, 4T, 5S, or 6
 Wisconsin Department                                                                                                 2024
   of Revenue                                   Read instructions before filling in this schedule
Name                                                                                                Identifying Number

Round Amounts to Nearest Dollar

1  Fill in the eligible amount of credit certified to you by the Wisconsin Economic
   Development Corporation (Include copy of certification/verification) ............                1                          .00
2  Business development credit passed through from other entities:
2a  Entity Name
   FEIN                                         Amount 2a                                        .00
2b  Entity Name
   FEIN                                         Amount 2b                                        .00
2c  Total pass through credits from additional schedule.  2c                                     .00

2d  Total credits (add lines 2a through 2c) .....................................                   2d                         .00
3  Add lines 1 and 2d. This is your business development credit ...................                   3                        .00
3a Fiduciaries - enter the amount of credit allocated to beneficiaries ................               3a                       .00
3b Fiduciaries - subtract line 3a from line 3 ....................................                    3b                       .00

                                Instructions for 2024 Schedule BD
Purpose of Schedule BD                                              Qualifications

Use  Schedule  BD  to  claim  the  refundable  business             • WEDC may certify a person to receive tax benefits if:
development credit, which is available to qualifying 
taxpayers  certified  by  the  Wisconsin  Economic                    1) the person is operating or intends to operate a
Development  Corporation  (WEDC).  For  information                   business in Wisconsin and,
regarding how to become certified, visit the WEDC website             2) The person applies and enters into a contract with
at inwisconsin.com or call 1-855-469-4249.                            WEDC.
Who is Eligible to Claim the Credit                                 • The certification may remain in effect for no more than
Any  individual,  estate,  trust,  partnership,  limited  liability   10 cumulative years.
company (LLC), corporation, or tax-exempt organization that         • The person makes a capital investment in the person's 
has been certified by the WEDC may be eligible for the credit.        business,  and  either  creates  new  full-time  jobs  or
Partnerships, LLCs treated as partnerships, and tax-                  retains  existing  full-time jobs, as  determined by
option (S) corporations cannot claim the credit, but the              WEDC.·
credit attributable to the entity’s business operations can         • The person does not decrease net employment in
pass through to the partners, members, or shareholders.               Wisconsin in the person's business below the net
Credit is Income                                                      employment in Wisconsin in the person's business
                                                                      during  the  year  before  the  person  is  certified,  as
The credit you compute on Schedule BD is income and                   determined by WEDC.
must be reported on your Wisconsin franchise or income 
                                                                    • WEDC may require a person to repay any tax benefits
tax return in the year computed.
                                                                      the person claims for a year in which the person
Caution:        If you recklessly or fraudulently claim a false       failed to employ an eligible employee required by an
credit, you may be ineligible to claim it for up to 10 years          agreement.
and you may owe a penalty. See pages 24 and 25 of 
Wisconsin Tax Bulletin #180 for further details.

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2024 Schedule BD                                                                                            Page 2 of 2

The credit is equal to the following as determined                 Line 3:  Add lines 1 and 2d. This is the total current year 
by the WEDC:                                                       business development credit. Enter the amount of credit 
                                                                   from line 3 on the appropriate line of Schedule CR. See 
1.  Up to 10% of the wages the claimant paid to an eligible        the following exceptions:
employee in the taxable year.
                                                                   •  If the claimant is a combined group member, enter the 
2.  Up to 5% of the wages the claimant paid to an eligible         amount of credit on Form 6, Part III, line 13 instead of 
employee in the taxable year if the eligible employee              Schedule CR.
is employed in an economically distressed area as 
determined by WEDC.                                                •  Tax-option (S) corporations, partnerships, and LLCs 
                                                                   treated as partnerships should prorate the amount of 
3.  Up to 50% of the claimant's training costs to undertake        credit on line 3 among the shareholders, partners, or 
activities to enhance an eligible employee's general               members based on their ownership interest. Show 
knowledge, employability, and flexibility in the                   the credit for each shareholder on Schedule 5K-1 
workplace; to develop skills unique to the claimant's              and for each partner or member on Schedule 3K-1. 
workplace or equipment; or to develop skills that will             Caution: A tax-option (S) corporation or partnership 
increase the quality of the claimant's product.                    that makes an election under sec. 71.07(3y)(c)1.b. 
4.  Up to 3% of personal property investment and up to             or 71.28(3y)(c)1.b., Wis. Stats.,  to claim the credit at 
5% of real property investment in a capital investment             the entity level, may not pass through the credit to its 
project that involves a total capital investment of at             shareholders or partners on Schedules 5K-1 or 3K-1.
least $250,000 or, if less than $250,000, involves a               •  Fiduciaries who file Form 2 must complete lines 3a 
capital investment equal to at least $10,000 per eligible          and 3b.
employee employed on the project.
                                                                   Line 3a:  Fiduciaries - prorate the credit from line 3 between 
5.  A percentage of the wages the claimant paid to an              the entity and its beneficiaries in proportion to the income 
eligible employee in the taxable year if the position              allocable to each. Show the beneficiaries' portion of the 
was created or retained in connection with the                     credit on line 3a. Show the credit for each beneficiary on 
claimant's location or retention of the claimant's                 Schedule 2K-1.
corporate headquarters in Wisconsin and the job duties 
associated with the eligible employee's position involve           Line 3b:  Fiduciaries - Subtract line 3a from line 3. This 
the performance of corporate headquarters functions.               is the estate's or trust's portion of the credit. Enter the 
                                                                   amount of credit from line 3b on the appropriate line of 
6.  Up to 15% of the amount invested in workforce housing,         Schedule CR.
and up to 15% of the amount invested in establishing 
an employee child care program for employees as                    Required Attachments to Returns

determined by WEDC.                                                You must include the following information with your 
Specific Instructions                                              Wisconsin franchise or income tax return:
Line 1:  Fill in the eligible amount of business development       •  Schedule BD

credit certified to you by the WEDC.                               •  A  copy  of  your  certification/verification  to  claim  tax 
Line  2:    If  applicable,  fill  in  the  entity  name,  Federal benefits issued by WEDC.
Employer Identification Number (FEIN), and the amount              Exception for shareholders, partners, members, and 
of business development credit passed through from tax-            beneficiaries:  If the credit is received from a tax-option 
option (S) corporations (from Schedule 5K-1), partnerships         (S) corporation, partnership, LLC treated as a partnership, 
and LLCs treated as partnerships (from Schedule 3K-1),             estate, or trust, include a copy of Schedule 5K-1, 3K-1, 
and estates and trusts (from Schedule 2K-1).                       or  2K-1  with  Schedule  BD  instead  of  the  certification/
                                                                   verification to claim tax benefits issued by WEDC.
        Applicable Laws and Rules                                  Additional Information
This document provides statements or interpretations of            For more information, you may:
the following provisions of Wisconsin Statutes in effect as 
of June 28, 2024: chs. 71, Wis. Stats. and chs. Tax 1, 2           •  E-mail your question to: DORFranchise@wisconsin.gov
and 3 Wis. Adm. Code.                                              •  Call  (608)  266-2772  [TTY:  Call  the  Wisconsin 
                                                                   Telecommunications Relay System at 711. If no answer, 
                                                                   dial 1-800-947-3529]
                                                                   •  Send a FAX to (608) 267-0834

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