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Property Tax Information
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The four percent (November)discount period for 2008 property tax payments has been extended through December 5, 2008. Payments received on or before this date will be granted the four percent (November) discount.
General Information
Payment for current year's property taxes may be in the form of Cash, Check, or Money Order payable to:
Broward County Revenue Collector.
Delinquent Property Taxes must be paid by Cashier's Check. Postmarks are not honored on Delinquent Property Taxes.
Please click here for further Delinquent Property Tax information.
Please be advised cash payments totaling more than $10,000 requires proper identification and the completion of IRS Form 8300.
You may also pay your current year's taxes online using an E-Check, or you may use Master Card, Visa, Discover Card, or American Express Cards. Check cards with a Master Card or Visa logo will also be accepted. In order to provide this service, there is a convenience fee charge added based upon the amount of the transaction. There is no fee for E-Checks. Broward County does not profit from the receipt of this convenience fee.
Discover Card is accepted at the locations below when making your current year's payment in person at the counter. When paying by Discover Card in person, a processing fee will apply. To determine the processing fees on your property taxes, please click here, or on the fee schedule located below.
Please note: Delinquent Property Taxes may not be paid online.
Wire transfers will be accepted for payment of Delinquent and Current Taxes. To complete a wire transfer, please contact us via email at revenue@broward.org.
Schedule for Discover Card in-house processing fee.
You can make payments at the following location:
Revenue Collection Division
Government Center Annex
115 South Andrews Avenue, Suite A 100
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Mon - Fri 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
To use our automated tax information service, please call (954)765-4423. This system can access property tax information using the property identification number (XXXXX-XX-XXXXX). It can also be used to fax tax information to you. The Revenue Collection Division makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate information possible. No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data herein, its use, or its interpretation. The amounts due are NOT certified and therefore are subject to change.
To use our online Tax Record Search, click here.
To make a Current Year Property Tax Payment via Telephone, please call:
1-800-601-1069 (Credit Cards Only)
To contact our offices please call: (954) 831-4000 or e-mail us.
Current Tax Information
To view Current Tax Frequently Asked Questions, click here
Ad valorem and non-ad valorem taxes on real property are collected on an annual basis beginning on November 1st for the tax year (January through December). These taxes are collected by law, Florida Statute Chapter 197 and the State of Florida Department of Revenue Rules and Regulations. The Property Appraiser establishes the value of the property and establishes exemptions. Therefore, the Property Appraiser's Office should be contacted for questions concerning assessed valuations, exemptions, legal descriptions, and corrections to the owner's name and address.
The Board of County Commissioners, together with other taxing bodies, sets the millage rates. Using these values, and allowing for any exemptions, the tax roll is prepared by the Property Appraiser and then certified to the Broward County Revenue Collector, who prints and mails the tax notice to the owner's last record of address as it appears on the certified tax roll. (The owner of record is the owner as of January 1st of the tax year).
It is the responsibility of each taxpayer to see that their taxes are paid, and that they do indeed receive a tax bill. Therefore, failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the responsibility for payment, nor does it constitute cause for cancellation of penalty and/or cost charges if the bill becomes delinquent.
Section 197.122 Florida Statutes charges all property owners with the following three responsibilities: (1) the knowledge that taxes are due and payable annually; (2) the duty of ascertaining the amount of current or delinquent taxes, and (3) the payment of such taxes before the date of delinquency. Therefore, if for whatever reason, the property owner fails to receive a tax bill, it is the property owner’s responsibility to inquire as to the amount as well as pay the tax before the date of delinquency.
Tax Bills are mailed out by November 1st of each year with the following discounts for early payment:
4% if paid in November
3% if paid in December
2% if paid in January
1% if paid in February
Property owners without mortgages, or those who do not make use of an escrow arrangement, may pay their ad valorem and non-ad valorem taxes in person at the Broward County Governmental Center 115 South Andrews Avenue, (Ground Floor) Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, or at the South Regional Courthouse, 3550 Hollywood Blvd. Room 185, Hollywood, from November 1st to March 31st. Tax payments may be mailed in by using the envelope enclosed with the tax bill. You may also pay your taxes here by using our online application.
Receipts for payments received by mail will not be returned unless a self- addressed stamped envelope is included with your payment.
Deferral of Homestead Taxes
The Revenue Collection Division is required to print the notice of the taxpayer’s right to homestead tax deferral on the back of the envelope used to mail the tax notice. Persons entitled to claim homestead deferral must make application to the Revenue Collection Division by January 31st if they wish to receive the deferral for the previous year. (Florida Statutes 197.254).
Persons who apply for homestead tax deferral must be entitled to claim homestead tax exemption. The amount of homestead taxes that may be deferred is based on household income from the prior year and/or age. The deferred taxes and interest constitute a prior lien on the homestead (Florida Statutes 197.252). Under certain conditions, such as a change in ownership, the total amount of deferred taxes and interest for all previous years become due and payable.
Installment Plan Option
To view Installment Taxes Frequently Asked Questions, click here
Florida Law requires that your estimated taxes must be more than $100.00 per tax notice in order to participate in the Installment Payment Plan. If your estimated taxes are $100.00 or less you do not qualify for this plan. To participate in the installment payment plan, the taxpayer must submit an application to the Revenue Collection Division before May 1 and make the first payment no later than June 30. The Department of Revenue allows a 30 day extension period for the first installment payment to be made, however there is a 5% penalty cost and loss of discount with this option.
Once you have elected to participate in the installment payment plan by timely paying the first payment you are required to continue participation for the tax year. If you elect to discontinue participation, you will not be entitled to receive the discounts provided by law. Installment payments that become delinquent shall be paid with the next installment payment. Discounts will not be allowed on delinquent payments. Annual renewal is automatic as long as the June Payment is made each year.
It should also be noted that if a property owner has an escrow account with a mortgage company, they should NOT be paying by installments, as mortgage companies are obligated to pay taxes in November to obtain the maximum discount for their accounts.
Download/Fill-in An Installment Application (.pdf) 48 kb
Delinquent Tax Information
Taxes become delinquent April 1st of each year, at which time 3% interest and an advertising fee is added to the bill.
To view Delinquent Tax Frequently Asked Questions, click here.
For additional information on commercial, residential, and mobile home Personal Property taxes, please call 954-831-4000
If you cannot find the information you are looking for above, please e-mail your question to us.
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