2026 Provide Assessment Data (PAD) System is open in My Tax Account (MTA)

​​​June 1, 2026

To: Statutory Assessors and Public Assessors

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue's (DOR) Provide Assessment Data (PAD)​ application is now available. You may submit 2026 assessment information for 2026 sales in My Tax Account (MTA).

2026 PAD Changes

  • NEW – PAD is available in MTA today, June 1, 2026
  • Access MTA early to become familiar with its features and functionality

Register in MTA

  • Get registered – you must register in MTA to access PAD
  • Before registering, review these two resources:

    • N​ote: After ​​you make updates to your assessor certification information in the ACD-100 form in MyDORGov, you must wait one business day to see the updated information in MTA.

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Accessing your municipalities

  • Review instructions – full instructions will be available on our Assessor web page following the June 24 webinar
  • PAD sales search
    • Visit our Assessor web page
    • Select PAD System login under "Online Services"
      • Search by – county, municipality, receipt number, county document number, or conveyance date
        • Note: Only the municipalities assigned to you will appear when searching
      • To increase functionality – you can sort, filter, submit and re-submit PAD sales throughout the PAD submission period
  • Verify electronic submission requirements
    • Final schema – if you utilize e-file transfers to submit data, ensure your software vendor is using the current schema
    • If you or your software provider have questions regarding e-file transfers – contact otas@wisconsin.gov

    • Note: There have been ​no changes to the schema since March 3, 2026

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Submit PAD data

  • Assessors are required to provide complete assessment data to DOR, under state law (sec. 73.03(5), Wis. Stats.)
  • Validate all sales first
    • Determine if the sale is an arm's-length transaction through field inspections, interviews, or questionnaires. Base your determination on arm's-length criteria in the Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual (WPAM) (p. 10-12).
    • Review foreclosure related sales carefully – sales by financial institutions may be arm's-length transactions
    • Use the correct reject codes when rejecting a sale. Reject codes are separated into two categories:
      • Non-arm's length (codes 11-59)
      • Ratio reject (codes 71-79)
      • Codes ending in "9" – use only when no other reject code reason fits the criteria for rejecting the sale. In these cases, you must include a rejection reason in the comment field.
    • Use comment fields to provide unique information about the sale (ex: frac sand)
  • Provide assessment data
    • For 2026 sales – provide the January 1, 2026 assessment, after adjournment of the 2026 Board of Review (BOR)
    • Provide the total assessment for all parcels included in the sale
  • Verify and provide property attributes
    • Inspect the sale parcels at the time of sale to verify the property attributes
    • Record the status of the attribute data at the time of sale
    Note: Required attribute data for sales should follow the minimum requirements from the WPAM
  • Split parcels
    • Sales with split parcels are always rejected for ratio purposes using ratio reject code 71, but may be arm's-length transactions
    • Sales conveyed in 2026 will not have separate 2026 assessments for the parcels
  • Reminder – PAD does not provide a complete list of sales
    • Sales that are automatically rejected based on information provided on the RETR are not included (ex: gifted property, exempt from fee, partial interest sales)
    • Use the MTA registered Search Wisconsin Property Data from your Summary screen to review or download a complete list of sales within a municipality
      ​Access RETRs by:​
      • ​​County and municipality
      • Property address
      • Receipt number
      • County document number
      • Multi-factor search
  • Contact your Equalization Bureau District Office if a sale is:
    • Recorded in the wrong municipality
    • Not in the PAD system because it was automatically rejected and is discovered to be useable

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

Upcoming Training Webinar

  • Register now – June 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm
  • Webinar recording will be available, approximately one week after the webinar, on our Training web page

Timeline for 2026 Sales and PAD Information

  • June 2026 – PAD system available to enter sales and assessment data for 2026 sales
  • March 2027 – PAD​ system submission deadline for 2026 sales

 ​Note: Dates apply ​when submitting individual sales information and electronic files to DOR.


Questions?

Contact the district office in your area.

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