Local Government Education

You are purchasing the 2023 Board of Review First Meeting Training Video and a 2026 Board of Review Handbook. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has approved watching this entire video training along with completing the NEW 2026 BOR Exam to meet the 2026 BOR training requirement. The First Meeting Training video demonstrates how to conduct a First Two-Hour Meeting. This training includes scenarios about a property owner's request for a waiver of hearing notice, a property owner's request for Sworn Written Testimony, and a property owner's request for a BOR Hearing Waiver to District Court.

You are purchasing the 2024 Board of Review Specific Situation Video and a 2026 Board of Review Handbook. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has approved watching this entire video training along with completing the NEW 2026 BOR Exam to meet the 2026 BOR training requirement. To complete the 2026 BOR training you must view all of the following scenarios: 1. Examining the Assessment Roll, AND 2. BOR Chair Duties, AND 3. Hiring The Assessor, AND 4. BOR Meeting and Notice Requirements

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has approved watching this entire video training along with completing the NEW 2026 BOR Exam to meet the 2026 BOR training requirement. On taxpayer appeals, the Board of Review takes testimony, receives evidence, and makes a decision similar to judges. This video course shows a hearing appealing the valuation of a residence. You will see how to call a case, swear in witnesses, and hear testimony where the taxpayer is prepared, such that an appeal is granted. Overall, you learn how to conduct a fair and legal hearing and make a decision.

You are purchasing the 2026 BOR Handbook. The BOR Handbook is your resource guide for all of the required components of administering the annual Board of Review. Materials include: sample notices & agendas, sample ordinances and policies, BOR- The Basics Checklist, BOR Scripts, Objection Form and related DOR forms, and the Findings of Facts, Determinations and Decision Form. Also included are relevant BOR statutes and a glossary of BOR terms. The 2026 BOR Handbook contains the required BOR Exam and answer key.

Your purchase includes the 2026 Commercial Property Objection Hearings video and a copy of the 2026 BOR Handbook. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has approved this video, along with completion of the 2026 BOR exam (located in the handbook) to meet the annual BOR training requirement. This video covers two Commercial Property Objection Hearings. Objections from commercial properties often examine different valuation methods and this video addresses the various valuation methods that may be used. In one of the hearings, the commercial objector prevails through credible evidence and testimony to support their opinion of value.

Your purchase includes the 2026 Unprepared Taxpayer Hearing & Waiver of BOR Hearing Request and a copy of the 2026 BOR Handbook. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has approved this video, along with completion of the 2026 BOR exam (located in the handbook) to meet the annual BOR training requirement. This video has two scenarios contained within it. The first replaces the previous Unprepared Taxpayer Video and addresses the use of an alternate member of the Board of Review for the hearing. This scenario most closely reflects a real-life BOR hearing situation. The second scenario included covers the process and considerations for a Waiver of a BOR Hearing Request.