Property taxes may be paid in several ways, including online (Note: phone and email are required), by mail, or in person at one of our tax payment locations.
Property taxes may be paid in several ways, including online (Note: phone and email are required), by mail, or in person at one of our tax payment locations.
No! Beware of any call you receive encouraging you to pay your taxes over the telephone. The Broward County Tax Collector will never call a taxpayer to solicit over-the-phone payments of current and/or delinquent taxes. Tax payments cannot be made over the phone.
Florida Statute 215.322(5) authorizes governments to surcharge individuals who use a credit or debit card to pay their taxes an amount sufficient to pay the service fees charged by financial services companies for such services. Broward County resolution establishes the convenience fee schedule: Credit or debit card payments have a 2.55% fee ($2.55 minimum charge).
If you do not receive a tax bill you can print your tax bill online or call 954-357-4TAX (4829).
There is an installment plan for current taxes, and an installment plan for prepayment of next year’s taxes. It is the responsibility of taxpayers participating in each of these programs to ensure taxes are paid according to the schedule. The Broward County Tax Collector does not send monthly invoices or billing statements.
The Broward County Property Appraiser may not have been notified of the sale, or the sale may have taken place after the tax roll was prepared (usually by July 1). Call the Property Appraiser’s Office at 954-357-6830, and/or complete the Property Appraiser’s Ownership/Address Change Card found on their website, www.bcpa.net.
Consult your bankruptcy attorney for advice on your particular situation. In many cases, as long as you still own the property and do not surrender it to the Trustee or the Court, you remain responsible for the taxes.
Property taxes are associated with the property, not the property owner, and tax bills are not mailed until around November 1. As the new owner, you did not actually “pay” taxes at closing. You may have received a prorated credit for taxes from the previous owner, making you fully responsible for the entire amount. Review your closing documents or contact the institution that handled your closing to clarify any questions you have about this.
The amount of taxes you owe is determined by two things: the assessed value of the property, and the tax rate. The Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office assesses the value of your property and applies eligible tax exemptions that can lower the taxable value of your property. The tax rate is determined by the entities that have taxing authority over the community in which your property is located. This would include the Broward County Commission, the Broward School Board, your municipality, a hospital district, multi-county districts such as the South Florida Water Management District, and others. The tax rate for each of these entities is expressed as dollars per thousand and multiplied by the assessed value. The sum of these amounts is the tax you owe.
The first notice you receive about your tax bill is the TRIM (Truth In Millage) Notice that is sent by the Property Appraiser’s Office to inform you of proposed taxes. The TRIM notice contains the place and time where the various taxing authorities will meet to set the tax rate, but it is not a bill. The tax bill is sent after each taxing authority sets their tax rate. Each taxing authority is required to hold two public hearings before they set that rate, at which they welcome responsible comments from taxpayers.