Tax Payments

TAX PAYMENT OPTIONS

FIRST INSTALLMENT OR FULL PAYMENT PROPERTY TAXES MAY BE PAID WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

• By Mail: %Treasurer, City of Dodgeville, 100 E. Fountain Street, Dodgeville, WI  53533
• City Hall Drop Box:  Blue drop box in front of City Hall at 100 E. Fountain Street 
• Pay Online:  Visit Our Community Portal. 
  • Convenience fees may apply.  
  • Login in as a guest or sign in with your online utility account to make payment

Receipts . . . We will  ONLY send receipts to those who include a business-sized, self-addressed stamped envelope with their payment.  If you have multiple parcels please provide a larger envelope to accommodate for the larger size mailing.  Payment status and receipts are available at the Iowa County Land Records website.

PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT DEADLINES

• At least the first installment must be paid to the City of Dodgeville by January 31st each year.  The First installment includes one-half of your property taxes and 100% of any special charges minus any credits.
• The second installment is due by July 31st of each year and is payable to the Iowa County Treasurer.

Escrow Payments: Property owners who have an escrow account with a bank or mortgage company will still receive the tax notice, but it is up to the owner to confirm with the escrow company how taxes will be paid.  The tax payer is ulitimately responsible that payment is made to the City on time.  If you receive an escrow check directly, make sure to endorse the back of the check.   Note: If your mortgage escrow check is larger than the amount of your tax bill you will be issued a refund check.  Refunds will be issued within 30 days of payment.

TAX REMINDERS

•  DO NOT include any other payments with your tax payment.  Please write a separate check for your pet license and utility bill. Tax payments are placed into a separate bank account from other payments. If you include more than your property tax payment the check will be refused and you will be required to issue a new check.
• Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the obligation to pay real estate taxes.
• Please write your parcel or bill number on your check and include the payment stub from your tax bill, especially for multiple properties.
• If the total tax due per parcel is $100 or less the full amount is due by January 31st.  (s74.11(7) or 74.12 & 74.5 Wis. Stats.)

 LOTTERY CREDIT

Who Qualifies for the WI Lottery & Gaming Credit?  To qualify for the Lottery & Gaming Credit, you must be a WI resident, own a dwelling and use it as your primary residence as of the Jan. 1st certification date of the year the property taxes are levied.  If an owner is temporarily absent, typically for a period no longer than six months (ex: hospital, vacation, incarcerated), the primary residence is the home where the owner returns.  Principal dwelling means any dwelling the owner of the dwelling uses as his/her primary residence.  A property owner may claim only one primary residence.  You cannot claim the Lottery & Gaming Credit on a business property, rental units, vacant land, garages or other property that is not the owner’s primary residence.

If you are eligible for the credit as of the January 1 certificate date, but your property tax bill does not show the credit, contact the City Clerk Treasurer to complete the application.