70.65 Tax roll.
(1) Clerk to prepare. Annually the clerk of the taxation district shall prepare a tax roll. The clerk shall begin preparation of the tax roll at a time sufficient to permit timely delivery of the tax roll under s. 74.03.
(2) Content. The tax roll shall do all of the following:
(a) As shown on the assessment roll:
1. Identify all the real property within the taxation district and, with respect to each description of real property, the name and address of the owner and the assessed value.
2. Identify the name and address of the owners of all taxable personal property within the taxation district and the assessed value of each owner's taxable personal property.
(b) With respect to each description of real property and each owner of taxable personal property:
1. Show the total amount of taxes levied against the property by all taxing jurisdictions to which the property is subject.
2. Show all other taxes, assessments and charges against the property which are authorized by law to be collected as are taxes levied against property.
(c) Set forth the taxes, assessments and charges against property in the tax roll in a manner sufficiently organized and apportioned to permit collection and settlement of the taxes, assessments and charges under ch. 74.
(d) Show the total amount of taxes, assessments and charges to be collected against property within the taxation district.
(e) Direct the treasurer of the taxation district and the county treasurer to collect, under s. 74.07, the amount of taxes, assessments and charges under par. (d).
(f) Set forth any other information required by law or determined necessary by the department of revenue.
(3) Certification of correctness. The clerk of the taxation district shall certify, on the tax roll, that the information contained in the tax roll is accurate, to the clerk's best knowledge.
(4) Form. The format of the tax roll shall be prescribed by the department of revenue under s. 70.09 (3).
(5) Delivery. The clerk of the taxation district shall transfer the tax roll under s. 74.03.
History: 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 300, 532; 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 27, 378.
A municipality is entitled to rely on the address provided on the transfer tax return until it is provided with information reasonably calculated to inform of a new address. Pocius v. Kenosha County, 231 Wis. 2d 596, 605 N.W.2d 915 (Ct. App. 1999), 98-3176.