2020 Video Service Provider Aid Estimates – Available Online

October 1, 2019

To: Municipal Clerks and Treasurers, County Clerks and Treasurers


The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) would like to inform you that an estimate of your 2020 video service provider aid is available on our website. This aid is based on the amounts reported to DOR on Form SL-310: Video Service Provider Report.


General Information

  • Video service provider aid is distributed to each municipality imposing the video service (cable) provider fee under sec. 66.0420(7), Wis. Stats.
  • The aid equals 0.5 percent of the gross receipts used to calculate the actual 2018 fee revenues received by the municipality (sec. 79.097(1)(a), Wis. Stats.)
  • The state will distribute this aid to each municipality on or before July 27, 2020 (sec. 79.097(3)(b), Wis. Stats.)
  • Starting on January 1, 2020, the video service fee (percentage) imposed by a municipality must equal the percentage applied on December 31, 2018 less 0.5 percent (sec. 66.0420(7)(b)2m., Wis. Stats.)

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