DATE: May 9, 2019
FROM: Heather L Gehrt, Wood County Treasurer
May 13 – 17 Lottery and Gaming Credit Awareness Week
The Wood County Treasurer’s Office, in conjunction with the Wisconsin County Treasurer’s Association and supported by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, is dedicating the week of May 13 – 17 as Lottery and Gaming Credit Awareness Week.
The lottery and gaming credit is a reduction on your real estate tax bill. To qualify for the lottery and gaming credit, the property owner must be a Wisconsin resident and must use the dwelling as their primary residence as of the certification date of January 1st. If temporarily absent, typically for a period no longer than 6 months (hospital, vacation, etc.), it is the home to which the property owner returns. A property owner may claim only one primary residence [sec. 79.10 (1) (dm), (9) (bm), Wis. Stats.]. Rental properties are not eligible for the lottery credit and gaming credit and should have it removed.
Heather L Gehrt, County Treasurer, is recommending that all eligible property owners review their 2018 real estate tax bill to verify they received their lottery and gaming credit. Last year the average lottery and gaming credit in Wood County was approximately $160. The exact amount is based upon the school district in which your home is located.
If you are eligible to apply for a late 2018 lottery and gaming credit with the WI Department of Revenue, go to:
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DORForms/18lc-300f.pdf
Complete and follow the instructions on form LC-300 and mail to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Bureau 6-97, PO Box 8971, Madison, WI 53708-8971
To apply for a 2019 lottery and gaming credit with the Wood County Treasurer, go to:
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DORForms/19lc-100f.pdf
If eligible, complete and follow the instructions on form LC-100 and mail to the Wood County Treasurer, PO Box 8095, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095.
To remove lottery and gaming credit with the Wood County Treasurer, go to:
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DORForms/lc-400f.pdf
For more information and assistance, please contact the Wood County Treasurer’s Office at (715) 421-8484.