1. Quick Start

    2. Start the Search

Chapter 2  Search Form

        1. Form Rules

        2. Form Field Explanations

        3. Search Button

Chapter 3  Search Results

 Quick Start

1. Select how you would like to view the information by checking one of the three check boxes at the top of the form. Property Description, Property Tax & Assessment, or All Information.

2. Enter the information you wish to use for your search in any of the fields listed. It is required that you enter data into at least one field. Then click the "Search" Button. The "Reset" button will clear all the fields in the form.

3. The search results page is loaded.

4. At the top and bottom of the results page there are links that can be used to page through the search results.

5. When you have found a record that you would like to view just click on the Owner’s Name. Depending on which check box was selected in step 1, the Property Description, Property Tax & Assessment, or All Information for the parcel will be displayed.

6. To view other information, click on the links at the top or bottom of the page.

7. You may view information from another tax year by selecting the year from the dropdown menu at the top of the Property Description, Property Tax & Assessment or the All Information.

Start the Search

1. Open your Internet browser. (Best if viewed with Internet Explorer 5 or Netscape 4.6 or newer browsers. Links to the upgrade sites of both browsers are located on the Trempealeau County Home Page)

2. Go to Trempealeau County’s Home Page at www.tremplocounty.com/ or from within the Trempealeau County government Center at 192.168.0.33.

3. Select the Property Tax Search link or button

4. Read through the user agreement.

5. If you agree, select "I Agree". This will open the search form.

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Page Navigation

As you move from page to page the links along the top and bottom of the pages change. Following is a list of all the links and their functions.

The Search results page may return more than one page of records in those cases links are provided to allow you to navigate to the next or previous page, a page within a group of ten pages, or to the next or previous set of ten pages.

The top of a results page looks like the Diagram 1.2.

a) How many matching records were found

b) The page you are currently viewing and the number of result pages returned.

c) Links to the next and previous pages are also shown.

(c.)   Page 1   Page 2  

The bottom of a results page may look like the Diagram 1.3.

d) Links to the next and previous pages.

e) Link to the Previous ten pages.

f) Direct links to ten nearby pages.

g) Links to the next set of ten pages.

(d.)   Page 10  Page 12  

Chapter 2 - Search Form

Form Rules 

1. It is required that you enter data into at least one field. 2. It is not required that you fill in all the fields, in fact your search will be more successful if you use fewer fields. 3. Do not use double quotes " in you search. 4. Single quotes ‘ are allowed in the Owner’s First & Last Name and Address fields. All other fields do not allow single quotes. 

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Field Terminology

· Select the type of information you would like to view by clicking in the appropriate check box at the top of the form.

Ø All Information will show the property description, assessment & tax information. 

Ø Property Description shows the property location & legal descriptions.

Ø Property Tax & Assessments shows just the assessment & tax information 
                            * Note that due to the amount of data needed the All Information Page will take longer
                             to load than the other two selections. 

Computer Number: this is also called the Tax Parcel Number.
It consists of three sections you may enter numbers into any one or all of these fields. The search looks only for exact matches on the computer number fields. The first field can contain from 1 to 3 digits, the second field 1 to 5 digits and the third field 1 to 4 digits (###-#####-####). Note that the majority of the third numbers are 0, if you do not know the exact computer number try leaving the third field blank this will return all parcels that match the first two fields.

  Try this again but enter the number 291 in the first field, 270 in the second field and 0 in the third field. Click Search. This will return a parcel owned by Trempealeau County.   Owner's Name: Enter part or all of the owner's first and or last name.
If your search on an exact name doesn't produce the results you seek, try entering only the last name and the first initial of the first name. Unlike the computer number, the search looks for all names that start with the data you entered into the name fields. Entering the letter J into the last name and the letter D into the first name field will return all land owner's whose first name starts with D (Dan, Dave, Dean...) and last name starts with J (Jacobs, Jansen, Johnson, Julson...).

Mailing Address: This is the mailing address of the owner, not necessarily the location of the property. The search looks for all addresses that contain the information you entered into this field. 

If you know Joe Johnson lives on Pine Street but you do not know the house number:
Enter Joe in the first name field.
Enter Johnson in the last name field.
Enter Pine in the address field.

The results will contain all Joe Johnsons who live on Pine Street, Pine Avenue, White Pine Coulee, Pineapple Ct. or any other street address name with the word Pine in it. 

The City, State and Postal Code: Use the same rules as the Owner Name fields. Use only two digit state codes. Use only the 5 digit Postal code do not include extensions. 

Parcel#: This is a geo-coded parcel number soon to be required by the state of Wisconsin. At this time not all parcels have been assigned this number. If you would like to see an example of the number, clear all other fields and enter the number 61 into the Parcel# field. This will return all parcels in Trempealeau County that have been assigned a Parcel Number. 

Municipality: This is a drop down menu listing all the Cities, Townships & Villages in Trempealeau County. Open the menu by left clicking on the down arrow with your mouse. Then click on the selection you wish to use. See Diagram 2.3.

Section: This field represents the section where the property is located. Only numbers are allowed here. 

Town: This drop down menu represents the town where the property is located. This is not the same as the Municipality Township fields. All Towns in Trempealeau County are located in the North. The only values allowed here are the numbers 18 through 24. 

Range: This drop down menu contains all possible ranges in Trempealeau County. All are located West of the Prime Meridian. The only values allowed here are the numbers 7 through 10. 

Tax Year: Use this drop down menu to select the year or range of years you wish to search on. See Diagram 2.4

Property Address: The lower section of the form contains the fields that describe the address of the property. 

1. House Number 

2. Prefix ( N, S, E, W, NE, SE, NW, SW…) 

3. Street Name 

4. Type: (St, Rd, Ave, Ct, Pl…) 

5. Suffix ( N, S, E, W, NE, SE, NW, SW…) 

This may be the most difficult way to search depending upon how the data was first entered. Variations in the Type (Road vs. Rd, Av vs. Ave, etc…) or having the street name, type and or suffix all listed under the Street Name field like "Main St. NE" would make searching more difficult. 

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Search Button: Click on the "Search Button" after you have entered the information for you search into the form.

Reset Button: Click this button to clear all the form fields.   

Once you have entered the information into the form and click on the Search Button, the Search Results Page is loaded. 

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Chapter 3 - Search Results

  After you have submitted your form the Search Results Page is loaded. This page shows the first ten records that match your search criteria. If the search produced more than ten records, links that will allow you to page through the results will be shown on the page (See Page Navigation in Chapter 1). The results will be listed as in Diagram 3.1. When you want to view a record: Click on the Owners Name and one of the three informational pages will open. Which one depends upon which Search Type you selected using the check boxes on the Search Form. Click on the  TOTAL 2001 TAXES FOR ...  link to open the Tax Total page. This page searches for all records that match the Last Name and Mailing Address of the owner. It will then calculate the taxes owed, amount paid, and amount due. This page is not 100% accurate, if your property is not all under the same last name or mailing address those records will be missed.

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Chapter 4 - Property Description Page  

The Property Description page lists the following:   

1. Owner’s Names and Mailing address 

2. Computer Number 

3. Geo-coded Parcel Number

4. School District

5. Acres 

6. Section

7.  Town 

8. Range 

9. Legal Descriptions 

10.  Volume and Page of Document in the Register of Deeds Office  

To view another year’s record select the year from the "View another Year for Parcel…" drop down menu. When selected the page will automatically load.   

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Chapter 5 - Tax & Assessment Page 

  The following information is listed on the Tax & Assessment page:  

  Property Assessment

1. Acres 
2. Land Value
3. Improvements 
4. Total 
5. Assessment Ratio 
6. Fair Market Value  

  Property Taxes Owed 

            1. Net Property Taxes
            2. Special Assessments 
            3. Special Charges
            4. Other Charges
            5. Woodland Tax 
            6. Private Forest Land 
            7. Managed Forest Land

 

Total Taxes   Payments/Credits 

            1. Tax Payments
            2. Lottery Credits 
            3. Interest Payments             
            4. Total Payments   

Formulas 

            1. Tax Balance Owed = (Total Taxes - Tax Payments - Lottery Credit) 
            2. Interest Due on Tax Balance = (balance*.01 number of months delinquent) 
            3. Total Due = (Tax Balance + Interest Due)

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Chapter 6 - All Information Page 

All information about the property, property tax, assessed values & property descriptions, are listed.   Note: Due to the number of calculations and the amount of information listed on the page it will take longer to load than the Property Description Page or the Property Tax and Assessment Page. 

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Chapter 7 - Tax Summary Page  

This page shows a summary of taxes owed and paid on a specific parcel going back ten years from the current tax year.

· To open the Property Tax Summary Page select the "Tax Summary" link on the green menu bar or select the "Tax Payment Summary" option from the "Select Another Year for…" drop down menu on the Property, Tax & Assessment, or All Information Pages.

· The Property Tax Summary page shows the previous owners, amount of taxes and interest owed and paid, as well as current taxes due. 

· If at the time tax invoices were sent out, there were prior unpaid taxes, a second link to the Property Tax History page appears on the Tax & Assessment & All Information pages. This link will only appear on the Property Tax & Assessment page and the All Information page for the previous two to three tax years.

· The Property Tax Summary Page will be searching through many thousands of records, so depending on your Internet connection it may take several minutes to download. Be aware that if the Internet connection is slow or the server is very busy you may not be able to access this information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Blue = Postponed Payment *Red = Payment Due

Tax Year	Owner's Name	Taxes Owed	Taxes Paid	Taxes Due	Interest Paid	Interest Due	Total Paid	Total Due*
2000	SMITH, JOHN L. & MARY	2,049.00	1,024.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,024.50	1,024.50
1999	SMITH, JOHN L.	1,960.29	1,960.29	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,960.29	0.00
1998	SMITH, JOHN L.	1,816.61	1,816.61	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,816.61	0.00
1997	SMITH, JOHN L.	1,663.71	1,663.71	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,663.71	0.00
1996	SMITH, JOHN L.	1,538.37	1,538.37	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,538.37	0.00
1995	SMITH, JOHN L.	1,861.98	1,861.98	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,861.98	0.00
1994	SMITH, JOHN L.	1,754.81	1,754.81	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,754.81	0.00
1993	SMEDLAP, JOE	1,673.50	1,673.50	0.00	16.74	0.00	1,690.24	0.00

Grand Total Due: $ 0.00

If the Total Due is shown in blue the amount owed has been postponed until August 01, if it is Red then the taxes are delinquent. The total due for that specific parcel is also shown at the bottom of the page.

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 Chapter 8 - Total Tax for Current Year Page

This page searches for all records that match the Last Name and Mailing Address of the owner. It will then calculate the taxes owed, amount paid, and amount due. This page is not 100% accurate, if your property is not all under the same last name or mailing address those records will be missed.

An accurate knowledge of your properties is necessary in order to use this function correctly. Due to limitations in the tax program it is possible that some of your property may not be included in the list and properties not belonging to you are. In these cases your final total will be wrong. This will occur if your mailing address or last name is listed differently on some of your property records or if another person has the same last name and address as you. Even one character difference in your last name or address will drop that property from the list so please check carefully.

For missing properties additional searches will be necessary to find the total due.

For properties not belonging to you subtract the property tax amounts from the final totals at the bottom of the page.

Due to these limitations, any totals received from the offices of the Trempealeau County Treasurer and Tax Lister always take precedence over any information listed on this page. 

The following diagram shows the information listed on this page. You may view the details on a property by clicking on its parcel number.

Chapter 9 - Error Messages

You may occasionally encounter the following error messages while using the Property Tax Search. 

Connection Errors: These errors occur when you are unable to connect to the database on the web server. If this happens wait several minutes and try again. If you continue to receive this message the web server may be experiencing technical problems, try again later in the day. This message will also occur if you used double quotes " "  in any fields. 

No matching records were found: This error occurs when the search finds no property tax records that match the criteria you entered in the search form. Click the back button or use the link to return to the search form. Then try using less information in your search. Use just part of a name or just the owner's name with no address, etc. This will broaden the search giving your more results to choose from. This message will also occur if you used double quotes " "  in any fields

Entry of search criteria in at least one field is required: You failed to enter any values in the search form. Click the back button or use the link to return to the search form and enter your  search criteria.

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