Waushara County has approximately 30,000 tax parcels. Each parcel is considered an account for bookkeeping purposes. Delinquent tax notices are being sent out continuously. Statistics on the following pages reflect that effort in this area has paid off by decreasing the amount of outstanding taxes over the last five years. In spite of the levy raising each year, the amount of delinquency has decreased.
More time is spent in handling accounts in bankruptcy.
This problem is increasing every year. Lottery credits were distributed to every tax parcel for the 1997 Tax Roll. This eliminated the need for pre-certification. The County Treasurer settles with each Town, Village and City in the County for their respective Tax Roll in February of each year. The County Treasurer makes final settlement of each Tax Roll in August each year.