2012 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
76. Taxation of public utilities and insurers.
76.645 Penalties.

76.645  Penalties.

76.645(1)(1)  Late payment. An insurer that fails to make quarterly payments under s. 76.64 of at least 25% of either the total tax paid for the previous calendar year or 80% of the actual tax for the current calendar year is liable, in addition to the amount due, for interest of 1.5% of the amount due and unpaid for each month or part of a month that the amount due, together with any interest, remains unpaid.

76.645(2) (2) Negligence. An insurer that fails to pay an amount due, or file a return required, under s. 76.64, and upon a showing by the department of revenue under s. 73.16 (4), is liable for the greater of the following amounts:

76.645(2)(a) (a) Five hundred dollars.

76.645(2)(b) (b) Five percent of the amount due for each month or fraction of a month during which the failure continues, but not more than 25% of the amount due.

76.645 History History: 1985 a. 29; 2011 a. 68.