Government Publications

Manufacturing Property Assessment

• Guide to Manufacturing Board of Assessor Appeals (12/22)


• Companies Classified as "Manufacturing" for State (DOR) Property Assessment – 2021 (Excel Format)


• Leasing Companies Locally Assessed (1/23)


• Wisconsin Manufacturing Property Assessment Guide (12/22)

Property Tax

• Computer Exemption Guidelines for Assessors and Property Owners (12/10)


• 70.75 Reassessment Guide (12/21)


• Agricultural
  • Agricultural Assessment Guide for Wisconsin Property Owners (1/23)
  
  
  • Tax 18 Agricultural Classification and Conservation Programs (1/23)
  
  
• Assessment and Tax Roll Instructions for Clerks – PA-502 (12/22)


• Board of Review Member Guide (1/23) – See the Board of Review FAQs


• Districts/Jurisdictions
  • Master List of Taxation Districts with Underlying Taxing Jurisdictions – September 2022
  
  
  • Municipal Codes (Alpha Order) – September 2022
  
  
  • Municipal Codes (Numeric Order) – September 2022
  
  
  • School Districts by Tax District – September 2022
  
  
  • Special Districts by Tax District – September 2022
  
  
  • Special Districts with Underlying Tax Districts – September 2022
  
  
• Municipal Permit Fee and Lottery and Gaming Credit for Manufactured/Mobile Homes Guide (12/22)


• Native American Property Taxation – Treaty of 1854 Update (12/22)


• Property Assessment Process Guide for Municipal Officials (1/23)


• Guide for Property Owners (1/23)


• Property Tax Refund Requests and the Chargeback Process (12/22)


• Municipal Tip Sheet (12/22)


• Wisconsin's Equalized Values (2009)


• Wisconsin Municipal Assessors List | (Excel version)

Real Estate Transfer

• Criteria for a Completed Real Estate Transfer Return (2/12)

Tax Incremental Financing

• Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) Manual

Tax Refund Interception Program (TRIP)

• Pub 218 - Refund Interception Guide for Counties and Municipalities (06/23)


• Pub 238 - Refund Interception Guide for State Agencies (06/23)

Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual (WPAM Vol. 1)

• WPAM Vol. 1 (2023) (works best with the current version of Adobe Reader)
  • Prior: 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011

Wisconsin Cost Manual (WPAM Vol. 2)

• WPAM Vol. 2 (Current 2022 Redacted Version)
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• WPAM Vol. 2 (Prior 2001 Version)
  • Prior modifiers: 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010 

WPAM Vol. 1/Vol. 2 printed versions - order online