WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT CO - FORM 10-Q - EX-12.3 - RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES FOR WPL - May 5, 2016

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EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO FOR ALLIANT ENERGY - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex312.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR ALLIANT ENERGY - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex311.htm
EX-31.5 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO FOR WPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex315.htm
EX-12.2 - RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES FOR IPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex122.htm
EX-31.6 - CERTIFICATION OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO FOR WPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex316.htm
10-Q - 10-Q - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-q.htm
EX-3.1 - ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex31.htm
EX-12.1 - RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES FOR ALLIANT ENERGY - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex121.htm
EX-31.3 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO FOR IPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex313.htm
EX-32.2 - WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.1350 FOR IPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex322.htm
EX-31.4 - CERTIFICATION OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO FOR IPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex314.htm
EX-32.1 - WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.1350 FOR ALLIANT ENERGY - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex321.htm
EX-32.3 - WRITTEN STATEMENT OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.1350 FOR WPL - WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COlnt331201610-qex323.htm


Exhibit 12.3

WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
 
(dollars in millions)
EARNINGS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income

$47.0

 

$45.1

 

$177.6


$181.1


$179.1


$172.7


$163.5

Income taxes (a)
22.6

 
21.8

 
82.9

85.3

85.6

87.6

81.9

Income before income taxes
69.6

 
66.9

 
260.5

266.4

264.7

260.3

245.4

Fixed charges as defined
23.2

 
23.4

 
93.7

87.7

86.4

103.9

103.3

Adjustment for undistributed equity earnings
(6.7
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(4.5
)
(6.4
)
(8.3
)
(7.9
)
(6.4
)
Total earnings as defined

$86.1

 

$89.0

 

$349.7


$347.7


$342.8


$356.3


$342.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIXED CHARGES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense

$22.9

 

$23.1

 

$92.4


$86.4


$85.0


$80.2


$79.9

Estimated interest component of rent expense
0.3

 
0.3

 
1.3

1.3

1.4

23.7

23.4

Total fixed charges as defined

$23.2

 

$23.4

 

$93.7


$87.7


$86.4


$103.9


$103.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
3.71

 
3.80

 
3.73

3.96

3.97

3.43

3.31


(a) Includes net interest related to unrecognized tax benefits.

In the fourth quarter of 2015, WPL retrospectively applied a change in method of recording income taxes. Refer to Notes 1(c) and 1(q) of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 2015 for further details. Financial statement impacts in 2013, 2012 and 2011 were not material.