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Wis. Stat. § 74.23 (2026)
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74.23(1)(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:
74.23(1)(a)(a) Special assessments, special charges and special taxes. The taxation district treasurer shall:
74.23(1)(a)1.1. Pay to the county treasurer all collections of special assessments or special charges levied under ch. 88.
74.23(1)(a)2.2. 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.
74.23(1)(a)3.3. Retain all collections of special assessments, special charges and special taxes due to the taxation district.
74.23(1)(a)4.4. Retain all collections of omitted property taxes under s. 70.44, except those subject to sharing under subd. 5.
74.23(1)(a)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.
74.23(1)(b)(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.
74.23(2)(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.
74.23 HistoryHistory: 1987 a. 378; 1989 a. 104; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 418; 2009 a. 171; 2015 a. 191, 216.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1926–2006 · leading case: Jackson Cnty. v. State Dep't of Nat. Resources, 2006 WI 96 (Wis. 2006).
Jackson Cnty. v. State Dep't of Nat. Resources, 2006 WI 96 (Wis. 2006). “See Wis. Stat. §§ 74.23 , 74.24, 74.27, 74.30.”
Town of Bell v. Bayfield Cnty., 239 N.W. 503 (Wis. 1931). “, which provides for collection by the county treasurer of taxes on the delinquent tax list returned by the town treasurer, and that “if such delinquent taxes, exclusive of the penalty provided by section 74.23, exceed the sum then due the county for unpaid county taxes, such…”
Smith v. Grimshaw, 207 N.W. 700 (Wis. 1926). “ll belong to the county and be collected, with the interest and charges thereon, for its use; and all actions and proceedings commenced and pending for the collection of any personal property tax shall be thereafter prosecuted and judgments therein be collected by the county…”
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