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LOTTERY & GAMING CREDIT

The Lottery & Gaming Credit provides direct property tax relief to qualifying taxpayers in the form of a credit on their property tax bills. For taxpayers who pay their taxes in installments, the entire credit is applied on the first installment.

Who qualifies

You may claim a lottery credit if, on January 1, you were an owner of the property and used the property as your primary residence. Your “primary residence” is where you live most of the time. When you are temporarily away, it is the home you ordinarily return to. You can have only one primary residence! Rental or other properties DO NOT qualify for a lottery credit. This is a very general explanation of who qualifies, if there are any questions, please contact your local municipal treasurer, or the County Treasurer’s Office.

How to Apply

Manitowoc County’s last pre-certification mailing was done in 1999, and is in effect through the current taxes. If you have built, or purchased a new home, you will need to sign a form for the credit to appear on your tax bill in December of each year.

If you live in the City of Manitowoc, or the City of Two Rivers, you will want to contact your local municipal treasurer to sign up for the credit. If you live anywhere else in the county, you would contact the Manitowoc County Treasurer’s office.

Changes/Removals

If when you receive your current tax bill in December, you find that you should have received a lottery credit, and one does not appear, contact your local municipal treasurer, as soon as possible. You will need to sign a late claim form, and the amount due for your taxes will then be adjusted. This needs to be done by January 31st every year. If, on the other hand, you received a credit on your tax bill, and one should not have appeared, you need to contact your local municipal treasurer to have it removed. The tax amount will also be adjusted.

If you no longer own the property, or no longer use the property as your primary residence, you must contact the County Treasurer (or the City of Manitowoc, or City of Two Rivers treasurer) within 30 days to have the credit removed. The State of Wisconsin will be auditing lottery credit claims, and if a parcel does not qualify, the credit and a penalty will need to be paid back to the State, or it will appear as a delinquent special assessment on the following year’s tax bill.

Manitowoc County 2007 Lottery Credit Amounts by School District

SCHOOL DISTRICT	LOTTERY CREDIT AMOUNT
BRILLION - #0658	92.09
CHILTON - #1085	95.71
DENMARK - #1407	84.65
HOWARDS GROVE - #2605	91.03
KEWAUNEE - #2814	87.63
KIEL - #2828	83.50
MANITOWOC - #3290	75.65
MISHICOT - #3661	80.38
REEDSVILLE - #4760	83.36
SHEBOYGAN - #5271	102.05
TWO RIVERS - #5824	97.91
VALDERS - #5866	96.58

Highest School District – Sheboygan - $102.05

Lowest School District – Manitowoc - $75.65

Average Lottery Credit for County - $89.21