City/Village Tax Incremental Finance Manual
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is composing a TIF Manual addressing regular City/Village TIF Law (s. 66.1105) to help TIF users in both the public and private sectors. Users should consult this Manual to answer questions about TIF and to guide the use of TIF in their communities. The document will address rules for creating and amending TIDs, guidelines for Joint Review Boards, and many other topics in TIF use. The Manual will help users to:
- understand the concept of TIF
- DOR's role in the program
- navigate the creation and amendment process
- execute the duties of a Joint Review Board member
- get answers to questions about the overall impact of TIF on the community
The TIF Manual will only be available online. No print copies will be distributed.
To use the manual, select the topic you need from the list below. We recommend that you do not save or print copies of the material available here. Updates to this manual will be periodic and frequent in the beginning. To ensure that you have the latest information, return to this page for the most up-to-date copy of the section you need. If a section title is not a link (not blue and underlined), that means that section has not been completed yet. Everything that is ready to be released will be released here first, so check back often.
Chapter 1 -- General Background1.1 What is TIF? Chapter 2 -- Rules & Statutes2.1 TIF Creation Chapter 3 -- JRB Guide3.1 Membership |
Chapter 4 -- DOR Role4.1 Statutory Responsibilities Chapter 5 -- Effects on Taxpayers and Overlying Jurisdictions5.1 The "but for" test Chapter 6 -- Frequently Asked Questions6.1 |
Last updated January 18, 2006