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Assessor's Office
Requests for new property tax exemptions for 2025 are due March 1, 2025.
Real Property assessed values are updated every year in mid-April.
Starting January 1, 2024, personal property is exempt from taxation in Wisconsin. This is a result of 2023 Wisconsin Act 12 (pdf).
Owners of personal property do not need to submit a 2024 personal property return form to the City of Milwaukee.
Exempt personal property will not have a 2024 assessment or 2024 property tax bill.
More detailed information can be found in this informational document from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (pdf).
The annual deadline to appeal real property assessments is the third Monday in May.
Tax exemption requests are due by March 1 for the year the exemption is sought. Biennial exemption reports are due by March 31 of every even numbered year.
Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit - DOR
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City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Room 507, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM