Attention Assessors - PAD moving to My Tax Account on June 1, 2026

​May 18, 2026

To: Assessors

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), State and Local Finance Division, would like to remind you of the upcoming enhancements to the Provide Assessment Data (PAD) system. DOR is moving PAD into My Tax Account (MTA) on June 1, 2026.

No Longer Available

​Current PAD system – deactivated February 6, 2026

• ​System is no longer available to submit PAD 
  
• Your WAMS ID and password will not be used in the new PAD system

Available Friday, May 22

MTA registration opens

• Get registered – you must register in MTA to access PAD. Before registering, review these two resources:
  • Walkthrough video
  • Instructions
• After you register in MTA, you will immediately have access to the following functions
  • Search Wisconsin Property Data
    • Additional search filters
    • Enhanced sort and filter functionality
    • View sales with grantor/grantee contact information
    • Create download reports in .csv or .xml formats
    • Access a sale summary document
  • View Assessor Sales Reports (previously accessed through eRETR)

    Current and prior year:

    • Final assessment/sales ratio analysis
    • Final sales reports – summary of useable sales

Available June 1 – view PAD sales and submit data

It's time to get prepared so you are ready to submit 2026 PAD sales.

• Register – if you haven't previously – you must register in MTA to access PAD. Before registering, review these two resources:
  • Walkthrough video
  • Instructions
• Once registered, make sure to view the system

This is a great time for you to get familiar with the system, so you are all set when you start submitting PAD for your assigned municipalities.

1. Review PAD functionality:
   • View and submit PAD data
   • Search sales on assigned municipalities
   • County
   • Municipality
   • Receipt number (new feature)
   • County document number
   • Conveyance date
• Sort search results – using column headings
• Filter search results – by key word (new feature)
• Submit PAD or Re-submit PAD
• Assessors can re-submit PAD throughout the PAD submission period (new feature)
2. Review instructions
   • Full instructions will be available on our Assessors web page on June 1
3. Verify electronic submission requirements
   • Final schema – if you utilize electronic downloads to submit data, ensure your software vendor is using this schema
   • Note: There has been no updates since the March 3, 2026, preliminary schema

Upcoming Training Webinar

• Register now – June 24, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
• Webinar recording will be available, approximately one week after the webinar, at: www.revenue.wi.gov/training

Review Resources

• DOR will provide additional training and resources on our website – resource links will be on the Assessor page when available
• Stay informed – sign up for assessor email updates on our Subscribe to DOR E-News page

Questions?

Contact us at otas@wisconsin.gov.