WI Stat § 74.30 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 74 - Property tax collection.|74.30 - Settlement in certain taxation districts.

74.30  Settlement in certain taxation districts. The treasurer of a taxation district which has enacted an ordinance under s. 74.12 shall settle under this section. (1)  February settlement. On or before February 20, the taxation district treasurer shall do all of the following:(a) Pay to the county treasurer all collections of special assessments or special charges levied under ch. 88.(b) 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 pars. (e) to (h). (c) Retain all collections of special assessments, special charges and special taxes due to the taxation district, 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 pars. (e) to (h). (d) Retain all collections of omitted property taxes under s. 70.44, except those subject to sharing under par. (dm). (dm) 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. (e) Pay to the secretary of administration all collections of occupational taxes on mink farms, 30 percent of collections of occupational taxes on iron ore concentrates, and 10 percent of collections of occupational taxes on coal docks.(f) Pay to the county treasurer 20 percent of collections of occupational taxes on coal docks, 20 percent of collections of the taxes imposed under ss. 77.04 and 77.84 (2) (a), (am), and (bp), and 20 percent of collections of payments for lands under s. 77.84 (2) (b) and (bm). (g) Retain for the taxation district all collections of occupational taxes on grain storage and petroleum and petroleum products and 70 percent of collections of occupational taxes on iron ore concentrates and coal docks.(h) Retain for the taxation district 80 percent of collections of the taxes imposed under ss. 77.04 and 77.84 (2) (a) and (am). (i) Except as provided in par. (k), pay in full to each taxing jurisdiction within the district all personal property taxes included in the tax roll which have not previously been paid to, or retained by, each taxing jurisdiction, except that the treasurer shall pay the state's proportionate share to the county. As part of that distribution, the taxation district treasurer shall allocate to each tax incremental district within the taxation district and each environmental remediation tax incremental district created by the taxation district its proportionate share of personal property taxes. The taxation district treasurer shall also distribute to the county the proportionate share of personal property taxes for each environmental remediation tax incremental district created by the county.(j) Pay to each taxing jurisdiction within the district its proportionate share of real 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 real property taxes. The taxation district treasurer shall also distribute to the county the proportionate share of real property taxes for each environmental remediation tax incremental district created by the county.(k) Pay to each taxing jurisdiction within the district its proportionate share of taxes on improvements on leased land, except that the treasurer shall pay the state's proportionate share to the county. As part of that distribution, the taxation district treasurer shall allocate to each tax incremental district within the taxation district its proportionate share of taxes on improvements on leased land. (1m)  March settlement between counties and the state. On or before March 15, the county treasurer shall send to the secretary of administration the state's proportionate shares of taxes under sub. (1) (i) and (j). (2)  Subsequent settlements. On or before the 15th day of each month following the month in which an installment payment of real property taxes is required by the ordinance, the taxation district treasurer shall do all of the following:(a) Pay to the proper treasurer all collections of delinquent special assessments, special charges and special taxes not previously settled for, as directed by sub. (1) (a) to (h).(b) Pay to each taxing jurisdiction within the district its proportionate share of real property taxes collected, except that the taxation district treasurer shall pay the state's proportionate share to the county, and the county treasurer shall settle for that share under s. 74.29. 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 real property taxes. The taxation district treasurer shall also distribute to the county the proportionate share of real property taxes for each environmental remediation tax incremental district created by the county.(c) Pay to each taxing jurisdiction within the district its proportionate share of taxes on improvements on leased land, except that the treasurer shall pay the state's proportionate share to the county. As part of that distribution, the taxation district treasurer shall allocate to each tax incremental district within the taxation district its proportionate share of taxes on improvements on leased land. (3)  Approval of payment not required. The taxation district treasurer shall make payments required under subs. (1) and (2) whether or not the governing body of the taxation district has approved those payments. Following a payment required under subs. (1) and (2), 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; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 408; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33, 228; 2005 a. 241, 418; 2007 a. 97; 2009 a. 171; 2013 a. 54, 81; 2013 a. 151 s. 28; 2015 a. 191, 216, 358.