2007 Property Tax Information
2007 Tax Rate
The 2007 tax rate is $20.01 per $1,000. The taxing jurisdictions breakdown as follows:
| 2006 | 2007 | Difference |
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| State | .175 | .174 | down 0.001 |
| County | 3.792 | 3.743 | down 0.049 |
| School | 8.966 | 9.535 | up 1.820 |
| MATC | 1.211 | 1.226 | up 0.015 |
| City | 6.721 | 6.804 | up 0.083 |
| State Credit | -1.337 | -1.469 | up -1.469 |
| Net Tax Rate: | $19.528 | $20.013 | up 0.485 |
| 2006 | 2007 | Difference |
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| Lottery Credit | $104.10 | $94.20 | down $9.90 |
The overall 2007 tax rate is up $0.49 per thousand of assessed value compared to the $5.94 decease in 2006 revaluation year.
Paying Your Taxes by the End of the Year . . .
TO AVOID WAITING IN LINES, PLEASE CONSIDER MAILING: If you want to claim your 2007 real estate taxes on your 2007 Income Tax, and you are mailing your payment, the postmark must be December 31, 2007.
DROP OFF AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING: The City Clerk’s Office will be closed Monday, December 24 in the afternoon, and all day Tuesday, December 25, and Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
Therefore, If you want to bring your payment into the office, we will accept your year-end payment in the Treasurer’s Office on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
IF YOU WANT A RECEIPT: If you mail in your payment or use the drop box and you want a receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
The deadline for the first installment of your taxes is January 31, 2008, payable to the City of Fort Atkinson.
The second installment of your taxes is due by July 31, 2008, payable to the Jefferson County Treasurer.
You Can Place Your Payments in the "After Hours Drop Box"
There is a slot built into the Municipal Building on the North Water Street side. It is next to the double glass doors.
You can use the "After Hours Drop Box" for your water bill, pet license, recreation fees and/or tax bill payments.
[If your tax payment check is dated December 31, 2007, and is in the Drop Box before 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2007, your payment will be posted to December 31, 2007].
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