Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 74 - Property tax collection.
74.43 - Return of unpaid taxes, special assessments and special charges.

74.43 Return of unpaid taxes, special assessments and special charges.
(1) Delivery of tax roll. Except as provided in s. 74.12, on or before February 20, the taxation district treasurer, except the treasurer of a city authorized to act under s. 74.87, shall transfer the tax roll to the county treasurer. The tax roll transferred to the county treasurer shall meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Contain all information required under s. 70.65 (2) (a) to (d) and (f).
(b) Conform with the format required by the department of revenue under s. 70.09 (3).
(c) Reflect all payments received by the taxation district treasurer.
(2) Correction of property description. If the county treasurer discovers any error or inadequacy in the description of any property in the tax roll, he or she may correct the description in the tax roll at any time prior to issuance of the tax certificate under s. 74.57. If the county treasurer corrects a description of property, he or she shall keep a record identifying the place where each correction is made, briefly describing the correction and specifying the date when the correction was made.
(3) County treasurer to accept unpaid taxes. If the roll is delivered under sub. (1), the county treasurer shall accept all unpaid real property taxes, special assessments, special charges and special taxes contained in the tax roll.
History: 1987 a. 378; 1991 a. 39.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 74 - Property tax collection.

74.01 - Definitions.

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.

74.125 - Public depositories.

74.13 - Taxes paid in advance of levy.

74.15 - Payment of real property taxes by grantor and grantee.

74.19 - Tax receipts.

74.21 - Notification of payment of taxes from escrowed funds.

74.23 - January settlement.

74.25 - February settlement.

74.27 - March settlement between counties and the state.

74.29 - August settlement.

74.30 - Settlement in certain taxation districts.

74.31 - Failure to settle timely.

74.315 - Omitted property.

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.

74.69 - Timely payment.

74.71 - Treasurer's receipts.

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.

74.81 - Procedure in authorized city.

74.83 - Agreements.

74.87 - Payments in authorized cities.