Transfer Return

Fees

A transfer form and fee or exemption number is required for all conveyances except when exemptions 1, 2r, 4, and 11 apply.
A submission of a completed electronic real estate transfer return and collection of the fee shall be a prerequisite for acceptance of the conveyance for recording.
No paper forms are accepted. The Electronic Real Estate Transfer Return (eRETR) is completed on line through the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
The eRETR Receipt and all land conveyance documents must be presented to the Register of Deeds office TOGETHER to be recorded
The current fee rate is .30 PER $100 or $3.00 per $1,000 of value rounded off to the next higher hundred.
Deeds in fulfillment of a land contract dated prior to 12/17.71 are exempt from a fee.
Deeds in fulfillment of a Land Contract dated 12/17/71 to 8/31/81 inclusive are computed at $.10 per $100 or $1.00 per $1,000 of value.
Conveyances dated 9/1/81 or thereafter are computed at $.30 per $100 or $3.00 per $1,000 of value.