DRAFT 2027 Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual

​​​​The DRAFT 2027 Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual (WPAM) is now available for public comment below.

Provide Comments by August 21, 2026

  • Review the changes
  • Send us any comments: scott.shields@wisconsin.gov
  • On August 12 at 9 a.m., DOR will conduct a public hearing. Plan on attending if you would like to provide an oral presentation.
Chapter
Update Summary​​
2 – Assessor Certification
Page 9: Add information for 2025 Act 240 and eligibility for non-citizens to receive an assessor certification
4 – The Assessment Cycle and Dates Governing Assessment
Page 4: Update for new Real Estate Transfer Return (RETR) system
Page 9: Add Municipal Assessment Report (MAR) form number
5 – Public Relations in the Assessment Office Complete chapter reorganization and update
6 – Statutory Revaluation and ReassessmentComplete chapter reorganization and update
7 – Assessment Roll and Parcel InformationPage 5: Add MAR form number
Page 6: Update for new RETR system
Pages 11, 26, 32: Update Managed Forest Law (MFL) & Forest Crop Law (FCL) references
8 – Data Collection and ReportingPage 5: Remove historical reference
Pages 6, 8, 15, 16: Update MFL & FCL references
Pages 6, 19: Update for new RETR system
Page 8, 19, 21, 24: Add MAR form number
9 – Real Property ValuationPage 25: Update for new RETR system
Page 37: Update information on effective tax rates
10 – Assessment / Sales Ratio AnalysisPages 2, 3, 12, 13: Update for new RETR system
Page 15: Update MFL & FCL references
Page 21: Clarification updates
12 – Residential Property ValuationPage 36: Update for new RETR system
14 – Appendix B Calculating Use-Value Guidelines for Agricultural Land AssessmentPages 2-7: Update use-value calculations
Page 10: Update FAC members
14 – Tax 18 Conservation ProgramsPages 4-5​, 7: Annual updates
15 – Undeveloped LandPage 11: Update MFL & FCL references
17 – ManufacturingPages 17-2, 17-3, 17-8, 17-14, 17-15, 17-25, 17-26: removes references to personal property and schedules no longer used
18 – Personal PropertyPages 1, 2, 9, 10, 12: Update MFL & FCL references
Pages 2, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22: Update for 2025 Act 117 and the recreational prefabricated structure exemption
19 – Property Tax ExemptionsPage 38: Update MFL & FCL references
21 – Legal Decisions and Attorney General OpinionsPage 78: Update for 2025 Act 117 and recreational prefabricated structure exemption
AppendixPages 24, 29: Update MFL & FCL references
GlossaryPages 3, 37: Update MFL & FCL references




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