“Claimant” means an owner, as defined in s. 91.01 (9), 2007 stats., of farmland, domiciled in this state during the entire taxable year to which the claim under this section relates, who files a claim under this section, except as follows: 1.
(1)#
When 2 or more individuals of a household are able to qualify individually as a claimant, they may determine between them who the claimant shall be. If they are unable to agree, the matter shall be referred to the secretary of revenue, whose decision is final.
(2)#
If any person in a household has claimed or will claim credit under subch. VIII, all persons from that household are ineligible to claim any credit under this section for the year to which the credit under subch. VIII pertains.
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For partnerships except publicly traded partnerships treated as corporations under s. 71.22 (1k), “claimant” means each individual partner.
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For limited liability companies, except limited liability companies treated as corporations under s. 71.22 (1k), “claimant” means each individual member.
(5)#
For purposes of filing a claim under this section, the personal representative of an estate and the trustee of a trust shall be considered owners of farmland. “Claimant” does not include the estate of a person who is a nonresident of this state on the person’s date of death, a trust created by a nonresident person, a trust which receives Wisconsin real property from a nonresident person or a trust in which a nonresident settlor retains a beneficial interest.
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For purposes of filing a claim under this section, when land is subject to a land contract, the claimant shall be the vendee under the contract.
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For purposes of filing a claim under this section, when a guardian has been appointed in this state for a ward who owns the farmland, the claimant shall be the guardian on behalf of the ward.
(8)#
For a tax-option corporation, “claimant” means each individual shareholder.