January 22, 2020

To: County Treasurers, Real Property Listers, Municipal Clerks and Treasurers, Assessors and Certified Assessors

The 2020 Use-Value Conversion Charge, 2020 Benevolent Retirement Homes for the Aged Exemption, and Municipal Assessors List reports are available on the Wisconsin Department of Revenue website.

2020 Use-Value Charge for Converting Agricultural Land, sec. 74.485, Wis. Stats.

• Use-Value Conversion Charges
• Conversion charges apply to agricultural use changes that occurred during 2019 and appear on the January 1, 2020 assessment roll
• Additional use-value resources available:
  • Use-Value Conversion Charge Guidelines
  • Use-Value Guidelines for Agricultural Assessment

2020 Benevolent Retirement Homes for the Aged Exemption

• Benevolent Retirement Homes for the Aged - 130% calculation report – use to determine if a property qualifies for an exemption
• For more information on this exemption, review Chapter 20 of the Wisconsin Property Assessment Manual

2020 Municipal Assessors List

• Municipal Assessors List – provides the names and contact information for the statutory assessors or contracted assessment firms for each Wisconsin municipality
• List is updated periodically throughout the year
• If there are changes needed, contact the Equalization Bureau District Office for that municipality's area

Contact us with questions at bapdor@wisconsin.gov.