76.46 Powers of investigation.
(1) The department may, whenever in its opinion such action is necessary, examine or cause to be examined the books and records of any railroad company or car line company in order to verify the accuracy of the reports submitted to the department.
(2) If any railroad company defined in s. 76.02, or any car line company defined in s. 76.39, refuses or neglects to make any reports required under subch. I, or refuses or neglects to permit an examination of its books and records, accounts and papers, when requested so to do by the department, or refuses or neglects to appear before the department in obedience to its summons, it shall be estopped to question or impeach the action or determination of the department, or validity of any assessment made by the department.
(3) No such company shall be allowed in any action or proceeding to question the assessment and taxation of its property as determined by the department, unless it has made and filed with such department a full and complete report of the facts and information prescribed by law and called for by the department.
History: 1979 c. 102 s. 237.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 76 - Taxation of public utilities and insurers.
76.01 - Railroads and utilities, assessment.
76.025 - Miscellaneous provisions.
76.03 - Unit assessment and situs for taxation.
76.04 - Reports of companies; penalty.
76.05 - Refusal or neglect to report.
76.06 - General powers of investigation.
76.075 - Adjustments of assessments.
76.09 - Assessment of omitted property.
76.11 - Aggregate of all general property taxes.
76.125 - Net tax rate for commercial and manufacturing property.
76.126 - Average net rate of taxation.
76.14 - Remedies for nonpayment of taxes.
76.17 - Immaterial irregularities.
76.18 - Presumption of regularity.
76.23 - Exemption from other taxation.
76.24 - Distribution of revenue.
76.25 - Experts and employees.
76.28 - License fee for light, heat and power companies.
76.29 - License fee for selling electricity at wholesale.
76.30 - Confidentiality provisions.
76.31 - Determination of ad valorem tax receipts for hub facility exemptions.
76.46 - Powers of investigation.
76.48 - License fees, electric cooperatives.
76.54 - Motor carriers and urban transit companies; municipal taxation.
76.60 - Fire, travel, and marine insurers; license fees.
76.61 - Town mutual insurers; taxes, charges, dues and license fees.
76.62 - License fees; calculation of.
76.63 - Casualty insurance; license fees.
76.635 - Credit for investment in certified capital companies.
76.636 - Credit for certain development zone activities.
76.637 - Economic development credit.
76.638 - Early stage seed investment credit.
76.639 - Low-income housing credit.
76.64 - Quarterly installments.
76.65 - Life insurers; license fee.
76.655 - Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan assessments credit.
76.66 - Retaliatory taxation of nondomestic insurers.
76.67 - Reciprocal taxation of foreign insurers.
76.68 - License; issuance; collection of fees.