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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 you have 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. See the following link to complete a 2011 Lottery and Gaming Credit Application

If you live in the City of Manitowoc or the City of Two Rivers, you will need to contact your local municipal treasurer to apply for the credit. If you live anywhere else in the county, you need to 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 on your bill, contact your local municipal treasurer as soon as possible. You will need to sign a late claim form. 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. See the following link to complete the Late Lottery and Gaming Credit Claim Form

Manitowoc County 2011 Lottery Credit Amounts by School District

SCHOOL DISTRICT	LOTTERY CREDIT AMOUNT
BRILLION - #0658	89.70
CHILTON - #1085	98.85
DENMARK - #1407	91.41
HOWARDS GROVE - #2605	91.63
KEWAUNEE - #2814	84.96
KIEL - #2828	87.19
MANITOWOC - #3290	74.86
MISHICOT - #3661	81.48
REEDSVILLE - #4760	125.00
SHEBOYGAN - #5271	105.29
TWO RIVERS - #5824	89.22
VALDERS - #5866	91.43

Highest School District – Reedsville-$125.00

Lowest School District – Manitowoc - $74.86

Average Lottery Credit for County - $92.59

Manitowoc County 2011 First Dollar Credit Amounts by School District

SCHOOL DISTRICT	FIRST DOLLAR CREDIT AMOUNTS
BRILLION - #0658	67.77
CHILTON - #1085	74.69
DENMARK - #1407	69.07
HOWARDS GROVE - #2605	69.23
KEWAUNEE - #2814	64.19
KIEL - #2828	65.88
MANITOWOC - #3290	56.56
MISHICOT - #3661	61.56
REEDSVILLE - #4760	94.44
SHEBOYGAN - #5271	79.55
TWO RIVERS - #5824	67.41
VALDERS - #5866	69.08

Highest School District – Reedsville-$94.44

Lowest School District – Manitowoc - $56.56

Average First Dollar Credit for County - $69.95