April 30, 2024
To: Municipal Clerks, County Treasurers and Real Property Listers
Cc: Municipal Treasurers and County Clerks
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), State and Local Finance Division posted Form PA-521C: 2024 Statement of Assessment (SOA) on our website.
Form Information
- Due date – June 10, 2024, or after your Board of Review (BOR)
- You do not have to inform us if your BOR is held after June 10, 2024
- E-file – through MyDORGov or by file transfer
- Assessed values:
- SOA is a summary of each district's assessed value
- Provide an assessed value for each district, even if it has no tax levy
- SOA also includes parcel counts and acreage of exempt real property. View updated Managed Forest Land (MFL) and Private Forest Crop (PFC) rates.
Filing Methods
My DOR Government Account
Accessing the form
- Access MyDORGov from our Governments web page
- Complete email authorization – enter your email address and click the provided link sent via email
- When entering the system for the first time each year – you must provide your contact information
- Form PA-521C – SOA should be listed on the "form filing" page; if not, follow the "Review your access" steps below
Review your access
- On the MyDORGov home screen, click "user information"
- If you are the municipal clerk, verify your office is listed on the left under "Your Office Summary" panel
- If it is not listed, click "Request Office" and submit an officeholder request to DOR
- Review any additional offices and/or accesses and make updates where necessary
File transfer
- Text file layout – must follow the current alignment specifications and updated format
- Use correct district codes – DOR cannot process files with incorrect district codes
- Include – assessor name and accurate phone number
- Do not include – manufacturing values in your file
- Confirmation – receipt number is confirmation your file was sent to DOR; if we are unable to process it, we will contact you
Why is accurate and timely filing important?
- DOR uses SOA values to certify school district, technical college and special district equalized values; this process begins September 1
- If we do not receive a completed SOA by September 1, we will estimate the assessment data based on the prior year SOA values
Questions?
Contact us at lgs@wisconsin.gov.