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Current taxes are payable in full when due. Section 197.222 Florida Statutes, allow an alternative plan for prepayment of property taxes in quarterly installments. A taxpayer who elects to prepay taxes shall make payments based upon an estimated tax equal to the actual taxes levied upon the subject property in the prior year. To enroll in installment payments, you must sign up for this payment plan by April 30th to be eligible to participate in the program for the NEXT tax year.
No. Only current taxes can be placed on the Installment Payment Plan.
Florida Law requires that your estimated taxes for the year in which you are applying be more than $ 100.00 per tax notice in order to participate in the Installment Payment Plan.
The property owner must complete an Installment Payment Plan application in order to participate in the Plan. The property owner must complete all items on the Application (property identification number and legal description of property), as it appears on the Current Tax Notice. The property owner must sign and date the application and return it to the Broward County Tax Collector at, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Room A-100, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1895.
Applications can also be faxed to 954-357-5483 or emailed to revenue@browardtax.org.
To obtain an Installment Payment Plan Application call 954-357-4TAX (4829) to request an application by mail. Installment Payment Plan applications can be found under the “Forms” page on this website or click here.
The property owner should decide which payment method is best for their individual situation.
No. After submission of an initial application, additional annual applications are not required, assuming there has been continuous annual participation
All Applications for participation in the Installment Payment Plan must be returned to Broward County Records, Taxes & Treasury Division prior to May 1 of each year.
Yes. One application for each property is required.
A property owner who elects to pay taxes by the installment method will be making payments based upon the taxes assessed upon the property in the preceding year. Payments would be made quarterly, starting in June and continuing every three months thereafter for four quarters.
Installment bills are mailed quarterly, starting in June and continuing every three months thereafter for four quarters. Therefore,
A property owner who submitted an Application and did not receive the first Installment bill by June 15th should contact Broward County’s Call Center at (954) 831-4000 to obtain the amount due or to request a bill.
A property owner who was enrolled in the Installment Payment Plan in the prior year and did not receive the first Installment bill by June 15th should contact Broward County’s Call Center at (954) 831-4000 to obtain the amount due or to request a bill.
Discounts are estimated per quarter. A six percent (6%) discount is offered on the first installment if the payment is made not later than June 30th. A 4.5 % discount is offered on the second installment if the payment is made not later than September 30. A three percent (3%) discount is offered on the third installment if the payment is made not later than December 31. There is no discount offered on the fourth installment which must be made not later than March 31.
No, the gross amount indicated on the bill is the previous year tax amount; therefore, the gross amount is not acceptable as full payment for the current year taxes.
If you are on the Installment Payment Plan it is your responsibility to notify the United States Postal Service to forward your mail if you are not going to be at your primary residence at the time of mailing. Ownership, exemptions or address changes are processed through the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office. You may contact the Property Appraiser’s Office by visiting their website at www.bcpa.net or calling (954) 357-6830 during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.).
If you received a bill, you had previously requested to be enrolled in the Installment Payment Plan. The first and second (June and September) Installment bills reflect information as recorded by the Property Appraisers Office during the preceding tax year. If you no longer own the property do not make the first payment. The account will be automatically removed from the Installment tax roll. Note: subsequent participation will require reapplication.
Disregard the bill (do not pay). If first payment (due by June 30th) is not made, the account will be automatically removed from the Installment tax roll. Note: subsequent participation will require reapplication.
Once a taxpayer elects to participate by timely paying the first payment, he or she is required to continue participation for the tax year in which the payment was first made and is not entitled to the discounts offered for non-installment payments (i.e. four percent if paid by November 30).
Taxes are assessed on the property, not on the property owner. The person responsible for paying taxes, the amount due from each party and other payment issues should be resolved at time of closing.
Taxes are assessed on the property, not on the property owner. The property owner should inform the lending agent of all payments made. The parties involved should then resolve payment issues.
Per Florida Statute 197.222(2), if a property owner fails to timely make an installment payment (after the first payment), the property owner is required to pay with his/her next installment payment an amount equal to the current installment amount plus any installment amount due but unpaid. The installment amounts which were not paid timely are considered delinquent. Delinquent payments shall be made without any allowance for discounts. Any amounts which remain unpaid as of the date of delinquency established for regular tax payments under F.S. 197.333 shall be subject to all the provisions of law applicable to delinquent taxes.
The first two installments (June & Sept) are based on the previous year tax assessments. The last two installments (December & March) are based on the current year value which reflects any changes made to your taxes by the Property Appraiser Office.
The Property Appraiser may not have been notified of the sale, or the sale took place after the tax roll was prepared. The Property Appraiser prepares the roll usually by July 1st. Therefore, any sale occurring after that date may not reflect the new owner’s information. We suggest that you complete the Property Appraiser’s Ownership/Address Change Card found on their website at (www.bcpa.net).You may also contact them at (954) 357-6830. However, if you’re on the installment plan your address change information will not be updated until your third installment bill comes out in (December).
The on-line payment system for installment bills is available June 1st. (Note: phone number and email are required)
Payments made on-line will be posted to your account immediately.
Payments must be mailed to the Broward County Tax Collector, 115 South Andrews Avenue, Room A-100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
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