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VILLAGE ASSESSOR

VILLAGE ASSESSOR
Greenville contracts assessment services with  Accurate Appraisal, LLC of Menasha, WI (www.AccurateAssessor.com). 

To maintain fair and equitable assessments, the Village of Greenville has implemented a Full-Value Assessment process, meaning all assessments will be brought to market value each year. This ensures all property owners are paying their appropriate share of property taxes.

The assessment value is just one of many variables used to determine property tax rates. A change in your property’s assessed value does not necessarily indicate an increase or decrease in the amount of property taxes you will pay.  However, it does reflect the most recent market value of your property and helps to ensure all property owners are paying their appropriate share of taxes to support local school, technical college, county and municipal government services in our community.

If You Have Questions Regarding Your Property Assessment
Accurate Appraisal, LLC, the village’s assessment contractor, will conduct Open Book sessions to assist the taxpayers in understanding their assessments. 

Online appointment scheduling is available.  If you wish to meet with one of the appraisers, please log on to www.accurateassessor.com and click the online APPOINTMENTS link on top of the screen, then choose your location (Greenville), choose your Open Book date and time, then enter your personal information.  If you do not have Internet access, please call Accurate Appraisal at 1-800-770-3927 to schedule an appointment.  If you cannot make the arranged appointment times and you wish to discuss your assessment with us, you can call our office or e-mail us at question@accurateassessor.com.  For additional assessment information please visit our Website; www.accurateassessor.com. 

 If, after the Open Book session, you wish to object to the assessment, contact the Village Clerk, Wendy Helgeson 920-757-5151 to file a “Form of Objection” and to schedule an appointment before the local Board of Review.  You will need to file a written or oral intent to object with the Municipal Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the Board of Review. 

The Board of Review will be meeting at the Greenville Fire Station. Appearances at the Board of Review are by prior appointment only.  The Board of Review functions like a court in that it is required to evaluate evidence based on facts.  You must provide factual information showing your property is incorrectly assessed.

For more information on market valuation assessments, watch the following short presentation:

The Assessor’s office is responsible for the valuation, using the assessment process, of all real and personal property located within the Village of Greenville for property tax purposes.  The assessment process consists of the three basic procedures of discovery, listing, and valuation.  Often the assessment process is thought of only in terms of valuation, but an assessment cannot even begin until it is known that certain assessable property exists (discovery) and that property data is collected and recorded (listing).  Therefore, discovery and listing forms the foundation upon which all assessed values must rest.


It is the Assessor’s responsibility to ensure fair and equitable assessments throughout the Village.  However, the Assessor does not set the tax rate nor raise or collect taxes to cover municipal budgets.

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue provides an excellent Guide for Property Owners that covers the property assessment function.  This guide can be found online at:  https://www.revenue.wi.gov/DOR%20Publications/pb060.pdf

Impact on Taxes
The Village's total tax levy will remain constrained to levy limits imposed by the State.  Though the assessed value of your property affects your share of taxes, the actual amount you pay is determined by the tax levy needs of the schools, village, county, technical college, and state. All of these taxing bodies decide their budget needs based on services to be provided to the community. Therefore until the tax levy needs for all the taxing bodies are determined, the effect on your taxes cannot immediately be established.

Property Improvements
For assessing purposes improvements refer to building improvements (permanent structures) on the land. Land and buildings are assessed separately and then added together to determine the property’s total assessment.

REVALUATION NOTICE  
The Assessor has certain statutory authority to enter land as described in Sections 943.13 and 943.15, Wisconsin Statutes.
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The ability to enter land is subject to several qualifications a limitations, as described within the foregoing statutes. Copies of the applicable statutes can be obtained at public depositories throughout the State of Wisconsin, and from the State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau website (www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/stats.html) or a copy may be obtained from the municipal clerk upon payment of applicable copying charges.

Understanding Property Taxes and Assessments

The following documents provided from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (WDOR) offers answers to many property owners questions regarding property taxes and assessments in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin DOR: Guide for Property Owners

Wisconsin DOR: Agricultural Assessment Guide for WI Property Owners

Real Property Assessment Objection Form