2020 DOR Annual Assessor Meeting

​November 9, 2020

To: Certified Assessors, Assessor List, Municipal Clerks and Treasurers, County Clerks and Treasurers, Real Property Listers and Registers of Deeds


The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) posted the 2020 Annual Assessor Meeting materials to our website. View the items for informational purposes or for assessor certification credit.

  1. Information Purposes
    1. Three videos
      • Introduction, Overview and Equalization Update
      • Office of Technical and Assessment Services Update
      • Manufacturing and Utility Update

    2. Handouts – PowerPoint, 2021 Calendar and SLF Contacts

  2. View Material for Assessor Certification Credit
    To fulfill your certification requirement, you must view the Online Annual Assessor Meeting.
    1. To receive credit – you must view the online training materials and attain 100 percent on the quiz by February 1, 2021
      Details
      • Access the 2020 Online Annual Assessor Meeting (Quiz) – located in My DOR Government Account (MyDORGov) – see filing tips and authorization information below
      • After completed, you will receive an email with your quiz score and either of the following:
        • Pass (100 percent) – certificate of completion attached
        • Did not pass (< 100 percent) – list of incorrectly answered questions and a link to retake the quiz
      • Note: Your 2020 Annual Assessor Meeting training requirement is not complete until you receive DOR's email with your 100 percent quiz score and completion certificate

    2. Filing tips
      • You must complete the email authorization steps if this is the first time entering MyDORGov (see below) to access the quiz
      • You do not need a WAMS ID for the 2020 Assessor Meeting Quiz
      • The quiz must be error-free to submit
      • To submit the quiz, you must provide your certification number using the valid format, which is case sensitive – alpha characters must be upper case (ex: WIxxxxxCA); contact bapdor@wisconsin.gov if you do not have your number available
      • After submitting the quiz, print and/or save a copy to your computer for your records

    3. Assessor/assessment staff
      1. Visit the Governments web page
      2. Click "My DOR GOV Account"
      3. Complete the email authorization step, if necessary, using your email address from the eRETR (PAD) system
        • You may confirm you are using the correct email address by logging into eRETR (PAD) and clicking "Manage Users" to view your profile
        • If you need to update your email and you are:
          • Assessor – contact DOR's Equalization Bureau
          • Assessment staff – ask the assessor you are listed under to update your email in the "Manage Users" profile
      4. You will receive an email with a 'Login authorization' link to access MyDORGov
      5. Provide or review your contact information in the user profile, if necessary
      6. Once on the My DOR Government Account home page, select "Online Annual Assessor Meeting" to access the quiz

    4. Certified assessor but do not complete assessment work for a municipality or another assessor
      (i.e., you do not sign an assessment roll, provide a Municipal Assessment Report or sales information to DOR)
      1. Visit the Governments web page
      2. Click "My DOR GOV Account"
      3. Complete the email authorization step, if necessary
        • Enter your certification record email address and click "Login"
        • You will receive an email with a 'Login authorization' link to access MyDORGov
      4. Provide or review your contact information in the user profile, if necessary
      5. Once on the My DOR Government Account home page, select "Annual Assessor Meeting" to access the quiz

If you have questions, contact otas@wisconsin.gov.