PATCH REPORT: Caledonia's Biggest Delinquent Taxpayers of 2016

CALEDONIA - There are many reasons why people owe back taxes to the State of Wisconsin, but for everyone who owes more than $5,000, the state publishes their names in a list for the public to see.

Research by Patch.com has found - as of earlier this year - that Caledonia Village residents and businesses owed the state a grand total of $1.4 million. As a comparison, that's equivalent to just under one-third the police department's annual budget.

Here is the State of Wisconsin's list of the largest delinquent taxpayers in Caledonia - we list every one over $5,000:

1. $555,363.10 PETRO MART LLC
2. $368,266.47 HINTZ, EARL
3. $80,152.45 BREMER, MATT
4. $68,829.88 BAUMANN, ROBERT
5. $49,963.50 "WOJTYRA, JOSHUA
6. JOSHUA W WOJTYRA"
7. $41,937.02 "LOPEZ, ISMAEL C, EL TIANGUIS"
8. $40,955.43 HEINZELMANN, PETER
9. $27,680.90 WILLMS, JENNIFER
10. $27,478.63 "DEAD END SALOON LLC, DEAD END SALOON"
11. $16,924.90 "STAEGE, GLENN, AA WELDING SUPPLY STAEGES"
12. $16,530.59 HOLTYN, NANCY
13. $15,027.43 DENNIS, ERICA
14. $14,897.93 SEPE, PATRICK
15. $12,480.21 HOEGSTED, MATTHEW
16. $12,480.21 HOEGSTED, CRYSTAL
17. $12,062.54 ROGERS, MERRITT
18. $11,594.91 HALL, GEORGE
19. $11,594.91 HALL, DONNA
20. $11,337.49 HOLTYN, JAMES
21. $11,062.43 HENRY, CRAIG
22. $8,807.78 LANGHUS, TROY
23. $7,680.24 TENNANT, CHRISTOPHER
24. $5,151.77 NATIONAL PETROLEUM, INC.

ABOUT THE LIST

2009 Wisconsin Act 28 added a posting requirement for revoked sellers. Effective October 1, 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue is required by section 73.03(64), Wis. Stats., to post information about delinquent taxpayers on the Internet if they have had a sellers permit revoked and have an outstanding delinquent balance.

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The department will not post the accounts of taxpayers who have:

• entered into a valid payment plan,
• submitted a complete Petition for Compromise, or
• filed for bankruptcy.
• In addition, revoked sellers who have been out of business for at least one (1) year shall be removed from the revoked sellers Internet page

If your name or the name of your business appears on the Internet posting, the department strongly encourages you to:

• Contact either the revenue agent assigned to your case (listed on the Notice of Pending Internet Posting) or the department’s Compliance Bureau at (608) 266-7879 to arrange for payment.
• Pay the amount owed either by utilizing the payment coupon attached to the Notice of Pending Internet Posting or send your payment directly to the Compliance Bureau at the address listed below.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Delinquent Tax Assistance
PO Box 8901
Madison, WI 53708-8901
Phone: (608) 266-7879
Fax: (608) 261-8978
Email: DORDelinquentTaxIS&ECompl@revenue.wi.gov