Property Tax Assistance Information

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For additional questions on property tax assistance, please contact:

Homestead tax credit

Income based property tax credit program for homeowner and renters
Reduces the property tax burden through a direct payment to low and moderate income Wisconsin residents
Amount of the benefit varies, depending on total household income and property tax liability
Renters count part of their rent as property taxes

For more information, contact:

Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Homestead Credit Unit

PO Box 8906

Madison, WI 53708 8906

(608) 266 8641

Property tax deferral loan program

Provides loans to qualifying elderly homeowners to help pay for property taxes
Principal and interest are repaid when you transfer ownership of your home or move from your home
Loan becomes a lien against your property
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) operates this program

For more information, contact:

Property Tax Deferral Loan Program, WHEDA

PO Box 1728, Madison, WI 53701-1728

(800) 755-7835

Assistance for the elderly

Voluntary Income Tax Assistance information (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) information is located on DOR’s website
VITA is listed by county. These sites are designed to work on income taxes. The program also assists individuals who qualify for homestead credit or the earned income credit that helps with property taxes.

Property tax exemption for veterans

State of Wisconsin does not offer a property tax exemption for veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs administers the Wisconsin Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit program under state law (sec. 71.07(6e), Wis. Stats.)
Property tax credit provides a refundable property tax credit to eligible Wisconsin veterans and eligible surviving spouses
To be eligible for the property tax credit, the law requires that the veteran was a Wisconsin resident at the time of entry into active service or was a resident of this state for any consecutive five-year period after entry into active service.

For more information, contact:

Department of Veterans Affairs

30 West Mifflin Street, PO Box 7843

Madison, WI 53707-7843

(608) 266-1311

Fax: (608) 267-0403

Janesville, WI