Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The undersigned, chairperson of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, on behalf of the town, being authorized by a resolution adopted
* by the town board of the town on ________ ___, 20__, joins in the appeal of the [town or village or city] of ________ to the tax appeals commission, dated ________ ___, 20__, from the assessment and determination of the relative value of the taxable property in the several assessment districts of ________ County, made by the Department of Revenue pursuant to
s. 70.57, Wis. stats., [continue as follows if the town is asserting grounds for the appeal not included in the original], and in addition to the relief demanded in the declaration on the appeal applies, for the purpose of obtaining a further review and redetermination of the valuation, [continue as in the form given under
s. 70.64 (3), Wis. stats.].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Add verification.]
[Signature of town chairperson]
Notes: Four copies of appeals of any local governmental unit are required to be filed with the Tax Appeals Commission and a like copy of each mailed by certified mail to the Department of Revenue, to the county clerk, to the clerk of each town, city, and village within the county, and to any attorney authorized to appear.
[Form of Approval] I approve the within bond, both as to the form thereof and the sufficiency of the sureties.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town chairperson]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
The supervisors of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, hereby ordain as follows:
That the treasurer of the town is exempted from giving the bond specified in
s. 70.67 (2), Wis. stats.
That the town hereby obligates itself to pay, in case the town treasurer fails so to do, all state and county taxes that the treasurer is required to pay to the county treasurer.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certify that the foregoing is a true, correct and complete copy of an ordinance adopted by the town board of the Town of ________ on ________ ___, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk]
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To ________ ________ and to ________ ________, assessor:
Whereas, the following described parcels of land situated in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin: [insert description of parcel or parcels affected] belonging to ________ ________, have been [erroneously assessed together or erroneously described or assessed to the wrong person] on the tax roll of the town for the year 20__:
You are hereby notified to appear at the office of the clerk of the Town of ________ on ________ ___, 20__, at ____ o'clock __.m., to correct the assessment roll.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town clerk or treasurer]
[Choose one of the following alternatives.]
(Alternative A) Whereas, [the tax or the assessment
or a part of the tax or a part of the assessment, to wit: designate the part] for the year 20__ upon the real estate described below has been set aside or determined to be illegal or void; and
(Alternative B) Whereas, the collection of [the tax or the assessment or a part of the tax or a part of the assessment, to wit: designate the part] for the year 20__ upon the property described below has been prevented [by the judgment of the circuit court for ________ County, Wisconsin, entered on ________ ___, 20__; and or by the action of the county board of ________ County, Wisconsin, taken on ________ ___, 20__; and]
(Alternative C) Whereas, the treasurer of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has been prevented by injunction from [collecting or returning as delinquent] [the taxes or the assessment or a part of the tax or a part of the assessment, to wit: designate the part] upon the property described below for the year 20__ in consequence of irregularity or error [in the proceedings in the assessment of the real estate or in the levy of the tax or the proceedings for its collection or otherwise specifying the ground, as in
s. 70.74, Wis. stats., or from any other cause, assigning it], the injunction having been dissolved on ________ ___, 20__; and
Whereas, the real estate was properly [taxable or assessable], and there remains uncollected $____ of the [tax or assessment] thus [set aside or determined to be illegal or void or the collection whereof was prevented by the judgment of the court or by the action of the county board or by injunction], and the same cannot properly be collected by inclusion of the land in the tax certificate next issued under
s. 74.57, Wis. stats., on which the [tax or assessment] was levied;
The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, orders and determines that the [tax or assessment] of $________ is hereby reassessed and relevied upon the real estate described below as an additional tax for the year 20__.
The real estate referred to in this order is described as: [insert legal description].
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
To: The State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue
In the matter of the petition for reassessment of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
________ County.
________ ________, ________ ________, and ________ ________, [so continue] being first duly sworn, depose and say:
That they are the owners of taxable property in the Town of ________, ________ County, the aggregate assessed valuation of which is not less than 5% of the assessed valuation of all the property in the Town of ________, according to the assessment in the town for the year 20__.
That they are generally familiar with the valuation and assessment of property in the Town of ________.
That the assessment of real and personal property in the Town of ________ for the year 20__ has not been made at the true value of the property as the law requires, and that the assessment of real and personal property is grossly unequal as between different taxpayers and classes of property.
That certain taxable property in the town has been assessed at approximately its full value while other taxable property has been assessed at not to exceed ________ percent of its true value.
That annexed to this petition and made a part hereof is a list of different properties in the town with the true and assessed valuation of each description set opposite the same, showing gross inequality in the valuation of the properties.
That the assessment has not been made in substantial compliance with law, and that the interests of the public will be promoted by a reassessment of all the taxable property in the town.
Petitioners therefore pray for a preliminary hearing for that purpose as provided by
s. 70.75 (1), Wis. stats.
[Signatures of petitioners]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature of officer and title]
Note: See
s. 70.75 (1m), Wis. stats., relating to repetitive petitions.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
In the matter of the petition for reassessment of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin.
Whereas, the owners of at least 5% of the taxable property, according to the assessed value thereof, in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, have made complaint to the Department of Revenue that the assessment of real and personal property therein for the year 20__ has not been made in substantial compliance with law, and that the interests of the public will be promoted by a reassessment of such property, and have enumerated sufficient apparent irregularities and inequalities in the assessment of different persons and classes of property in the town to require an investigation thereof;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that a hearing upon the matter of the complaint and application will be held before the Department of Revenue at the office of the clerk of the town on ________ ___, 20__, at ___ o'clock ___.m., at which time and place all persons interested in the matter will be given an opportunity to be heard and the petition for reassessment determined.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
Department of Revenue
By: [Signature of secretary]
I, ________ ________, of ________, Wisconsin, having been appointed by the Department of Revenue to act as assessor to make a reassessment of the taxable property in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of Wisconsin, and that I will faithfully perform the duties imposed upon me in respect to such reassessment, to the best of my ability. So help me God.
[Signature]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature and title of officer]
Note: Municipal financial reporting forms are available from the State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue, Madison, Wisconsin. Electronic copies may be downloaded from the Department of Revenue website at the address set forth below:
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
To the clerk of [name of the applicable taxation district]:
The undersigned, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certifies as follows:
1.
The State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue has certified to the Town of ________ that ________ ________ [name of landowner] has failed to complete a forestry practice [or practices] during the period of time required under an applicable management plan adopted under
s. 77.82 (3), Wis. stats.
2.
The certificate of the Department of Revenue directs the Town of ________ to impose a noncompliance assessment of $________ against ________ ________ [name of landowner], and a copy of the certificate was mailed by the Department of Revenue to ________ ________ [name of landowner] in accordance with
s. 77.876 (4), Wis. stats., on ________ ___, 20__.
3. The assessment was not paid on or before August 31, 20__ [
the last day of the August following the mailing of the certificate].
4. A true and correct copy of the certificate of the Department of Revenue is attached.
Pursuant to
s. 77.876 (4), Wis. stats., you are directed to enter the delinquent assessment in the amount of $________, together with interest at the rate of 12% per year from ________ ___, 20__, being the last day of the month following the date the certificate was mailed to ________ ________ [name of landowner] on the property tax roll as a special charge.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of clerk of town]
Note: Although not specifically required by
s. 77.876, Wis. stats., mail a copy of this certificate to the delinquent landowner.
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