May 2019 Personal Property Aid Distribution

May 6, 2019

To: Municipal Clerks and Treasurers, County Clerks and Treasurers, Special Districts


The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) distributed Personal Property Aid payments today, Monday, May 6, to local governments.

May 2019 Personal Property Aid Distribution

Payment reports are available on our website under Personal Property aid:

  • Counties
  • Municipalities
  • Municipal tax incremental districts
  • School districts
  • Special districts
  • Technical colleges

Form PA-550: Personal Property Value Report – Filing Reminder for Municipalities Only

  • Every municipal clerk must electronically file (e-file) Form PA-550, reporting the 2017 locally assessed machinery, tools, and patterns (Code 2) values to DOR
  • Go to our Governments web page to e-file Form PA-550 through My DOR Government Account
  • Due date – June 3, 2019
  • These values were previously reported to each municipality on Schedule C of the Statement of Personal Property (Form PA-003)
  • Why e-file timely? The reported values will be used to calculate the 2020 personal property aid payments for all Wisconsin local governments under sec. 79.096, Wis. Stats.

If you have questions, contact us at lgs@wisconsin.gov.


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