74.23 January settlement.
(1) Settlement. On or before January 15, the treasurer of each taxation district, except the treasurer of a city authorized to act under s. 74.87, shall settle for all collections received through the last day of the preceding month as follows:
(a) Special assessments, special charges and special taxes. The taxation district treasurer shall:
1. Pay to the county treasurer all collections of special assessments or special charges levied under ch. 88.
2. Pay to the proper treasurer all collections of special assessments, special charges and special taxes, except that occupational taxes under ss. 70.40 to 70.421 and forest cropland and managed forest land taxes under ch. 77 shall be settled for under s. 74.25 (1) (a) 1. to 8.
3. Retain all collections of special assessments, special charges and special taxes due to the taxation district.
4. Retain all collections of omitted property taxes under s. 70.44, except those subject to sharing under subd. 5.
5. Pay to each taxing jurisdiction within the district its proportionate share of the taxes and interest under s. 70.995 (12) (a) and the taxes under s. 74.315.
(b) General property taxes. After making the distribution under par. (a), the taxation district treasurer shall pay to each taxing jurisdiction within the district its proportionate share of general property taxes, except that the treasurer shall pay the state's proportionate share to the county. As part of that distribution, the taxation district treasurer shall retain for the taxation district and for each tax incremental district within the taxation district and each environmental remediation tax incremental district created by the taxation district its proportionate share of general property taxes. The taxation district treasurer shall also distribute to the county the proportionate share of general property taxes for each environmental remediation tax incremental district created by the county.
(2) Approval of payment not required. The taxation district treasurer shall make payments required under sub. (1) whether or not the governing body of the taxation district has approved those payments. Following a payment required under sub. (1), the taxation district treasurer shall prepare and transmit a voucher for that payment to the governing body of the taxation district.
History: 1987 a. 378; 1989 a. 104; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 418; 2009 a. 171; 2015 a. 191, 216.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 74 - Property tax collection.
74.03 - Delivery of tax rolls.
74.05 - Correction of tax roll information.
74.07 - Treasurers responsible for collection.
74.09 - Property tax bill and related information.
74.10 - Agreements on payments.
74.11 - Dates for payment of taxes, special assessments and special charges.
74.12 - Multiple installments payment option.
74.13 - Taxes paid in advance of levy.
74.15 - Payment of real property taxes by grantor and grantee.
74.21 - Notification of payment of taxes from escrowed funds.
74.27 - March settlement between counties and the state.
74.30 - Settlement in certain taxation districts.
74.31 - Failure to settle timely.
74.33 - Sharing and charging back of taxes due to palpable errors.
74.35 - Recovery of unlawful taxes.
74.37 - Claim on excessive assessment.
74.39 - Court-ordered reassessment.
74.41 - Charging back refunded or rescinded taxes; sharing certain collected taxes.
74.42 - Charge back of personal property taxes; subsequent distributions.
74.43 - Return of unpaid taxes, special assessments and special charges.
74.45 - Certificate of delinquent taxes; endorsement of treasurer's bond.
74.47 - Interest and penalty on delinquent amounts.
74.485 - Charge for converting agricultural land.
74.49 - Payment of delinquent taxes in installments.
74.51 - Discharge of delinquent taxes.
74.53 - Personal liability for delinquent taxes and other costs.
74.55 - Action to collect delinquent personal property taxes.
74.57 - Issuance of tax certificate.
74.59 - Notice of issuance of tax certificate.
74.61 - Correction of description on tax certificate.
74.63 - Retention of tax certificate and other information.
74.635 - Sale of tax certificate revenues.
74.65 - Lands acquired by state.
74.67 - Effect on taxes of revision of taxing jurisdiction boundary.
74.73 - Rights of occupant or tenant who pays taxes.
74.75 - Vacancies in office; how taxes collected.
74.77 - Effect on lien of payment of taxes by lienholder.
74.79 - Lienholder may contest tax.