How to Pay Your Tax Bill:
Additional information regarding payment of your tax bill is printed on the reverse side of the tax bill.
- Electronic check payment (No Fee)
Pay your current taxes online. Your payment will be automatically deducted from your banking account. Delinquent taxes may not be paid via electronic check.
Click here to pay using an electronic check (e-check)
- Payment by Credit Card (fee)
Pay your current and delinquent taxes online.
Fees are listed here.
Click here to pay using a Credit Card
- Payment by check
Make check payable to Broward County Tax Collector and return it in the envelope provided with the payment coupon. ALL checks must be payable in U.S. dollars. This is strictly enforced. Personal checks are not accepted for payment of delinquent taxes - Cashier's check or Money Orders only.
Note: if you use an online bank check from your bank, there will be a delay in processing your payment.
Mail to: Broward County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 29009
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302-9009
Should your check not clear for any reason, your payment will be canceled and you will be charged a return fee.
Payments sent without the payment coupon will cause a delay in processing.
- Pay in person at any one of the 77 Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank Branches in Broward County
Cash or checks only. Must have a tax bill coupon. Maximum three transactions per person. This service is available November 1 through March 31 only.
- Installment Method (No Fee)
You may pay next year's taxes by installements. You must file an application with the Tax Collector's Office before May 1, 2011.
- Partial Payment (Fee)
Pay your current taxes in up to five payments; each of the first four payments must be at least $100 & must include a $10 processing fee. The fifth payment must be a payment in full. It must also include a $10 processing fee and must be made by March 31 to avoid delinquency. There will be no discount allowed. No partial payments can be made after March 31.
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 1 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 1 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 1 of each year with the following discounts for early payment:
4 percent if paid in November
3 percent if paid in December
2 percent if paid in January
1 percent 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 S. Andrews Ave., A-100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. 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 per tax notice in order to participate in the Installment Payment Plan. If your estimated taxes are $100 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 percent 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.
View Installment Application (PDF 48 KB)
Delinquent Tax Information
Taxes become delinquent April 1 of each year, at which time 3 percent 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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