Town of Rutland Property Tax and Dog Licensing Tax Information



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Property Tax Information
The following information from Treasurer Kim Sime
was sent with the 2009 real estate tax bills.

KIM SIME, TREASURER TOWN OF RUTLAND
1192 Starr School Road, Stoughton, WI 53589
Phone (608) 873-8781 FAX (608) 873-8781

View Dane County Data base
http://accessdane.co.dane.wi.us/ (all taxes shown)

Email Treasurer: (Emails from the town website www.town.rutland.wi.us are transferred to my personal email account.)

Enclosed is/are your 2009 real estate and/or personal property tax statement/s. If real estate was sold in 2009, it is your responsibility to forward these statements to the new owner. It is very important that you verify receipt of statements for all parcels. If any are missing, please contact me to indicate what parcel numbers are missing and the name of the property owner appearing on the tax statement.

LOTTERY CREDIT-It is the Taxpayer's responsibility to verify that credit has been granted if you are entitled to it for the parcel. January 31, 2010 is the last date a late lottery credit form can be filed for your 2009 tax bill. We are NOT able to go back and recover this lottery credit if you fail to file a form by January 31, 2010. The lottery credit is available for your primary residence if you resided there on January 1 of 2009. Please examine the tax bill for the parcel with your primary residence to determine if the lottery credit was granted. If you did not receive the lottery credit, please contact me immediately by phone or email to make arrangements to complete and sign the form. This form needs to get to the County by January 31, 2010 to receive the credit.

Payment of Taxes

The due date for first installment is January 31, 2010. Make checks payable to the TOWN OF RUTLAND and mail to Kim Sime, Town of Rutland, 1192 Starr School Road, Stoughton, WI 53589. PAYMENT BY MAIL IS ENCOURAGED. You may pay any portion you wish in December to claim the payment on your 2009 income tax return. PAYMENT WILL BE CREDITED ACCORDING TO THE POSTMARK ON ENVELOPE-NOT DATE ON THE CHECK. For a receipt, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. If there is a refund, I will hold your envelope and receipt until the refund check is processed in January or February. No refund will be issued if less than $2.00. If there is a second installment due, the Dane County Treasurer will bill you and it is payable directly to Dane County by July 31, 2010.

PAYMENTS IN PERSON-Payments may be made at the Rutland Town Hall on Saturday, December 26, 2009 (9-Noon). The next collection will be Saturday, January 30, 2010 (9-Noon). I will also take payments at my home by appointment.

I will not be available on January 31, 2010 to take payment in person.

To Avoid Delay in Payments:
Keep address of Treasurer current with your financial institution

Make sure your check is written out properly and signed

Mail early enough to arrive well before the deadline

ESCROW OVERPAYMENTS-If you have escrow funds, please advise your financial institution of taxes due. State law requires that all tax bills be sent directly to the taxpayer. PAYMENTS WILL BE CREDITED ACCORDING TO THE POSTMARK ON ENVELOPE-NOT DATE ON THE CHECK. If possible, have the check issued for the exact amount due. If the check is issued for the amount in your escrow account and an overpayment occurs, we will issue refund checks once in January and again in February. If you would like a receipt from your escrow payment, you must request that and provide a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Otherwise, no receipts are sent from escrow payments. Refunds will be sent to taxpayer/owner, unless other arrangements are made.

If you plan on taking a Wisconsin Farmland Preservation Credit, copies of paid Property tax statements must be attached (It will be returned to you by the state unless both the top and bottom of tax bill are enclosed). It is important to send the stamped, self-addressed envelope when paying your taxes since tax receipts are necessary to file.

Please keep your mailing address current with Dane County since they process the tax bills. If your address needs correction now or in the future, call 266-4251 or send the parcel numbers with the correct information to Dane County Land Regulation & Records Dept., Tax Description, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 116, CityCounty Building, Madison, WI 53703-3342. Name changes for ownership are processed through the Register of Deed's office.

PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES-Personal property taxes are payable in full to the Town of Rutland Treasurer by January 31, 2010. Any unpaid balances will be subject to 1% interest penalty per month and any portion of a month counts as one month.