Wisconsin Department of Revenue 2025 Guide for Property Owners

Frequently Asked Questions

Real Property Listing Information

• Real Property Lister Functions in La Crosse County (PDF)
• How to Read Your Property Tax Bill (PDF)
• Current and Prior Years Mill Rates (PDF)

   

  Links

  • Wisconsin Department of Revenue
  • Wisconsin Real Property Listers Association
  • Land Records Portal and Parcel Search

   

  Summary Of Duties

  • Review and process documents dealing with land ownership ensuring the public record is clear
  • Maintain parcel numbers and assign new parcel numbers for all land splits
  • Update ownership and mailing address for all properties
  • Provide brief legal descriptions for all parcels as shown on the latest recorded documents
  • Maintain school district and special purpose district codes for all tax parcels
  • Prepare work rolls for assessors
  • Enter valuation changes assigned by assessor into the system
  • Prepare assessment notices and assessment rolls for Board of Review
  • Print tax bills and a variety of tax reports
  • Provide basic tax forms as prescribed by the Department of Revenue
  • Submit the “Statement of Assessment”, beginning work rolls, and final assessment rolls to the Department of Revenue
  • Serve as a coordinator between the County, State, and Local Municipalities for assessment and taxation purposes
  • Assist the public and other departments with locating property information

   

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