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Escambia Tax Collector Now Offering Payment Plans
March 5, 2017
Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford is encouraging taxpayers to take advantage of the Tax Payment Installment Plan. By utilizing this plan, taxpayers make four quarterly payments instead of one lump sum payment.
Each quarterly bill will receive a different discount for early payment as prescribed by Florida Statutes. The quarterly payments are due by the last day of June, September, December and March. The Installment Payment Plan application deadline for 2017 property taxes is April 30, 2017.
Online enrollment is easy. Property owners can access BillExpress, search for their property tax record, hit the “Apply for the 2017 Installment Payment Plan” button, and follow the rest of the application instructions. Property owners also can download a application here and mail it in, or pick up a printed application at any office location.
Lunsford said, “The installment program not only helps ease the financial burden on taxpayers by allowing them to spread out the payments, it also provides a discount for making payments on time.”
Find more information on the installment plan here.
In addition, help is available for those taxpayers who have not yet paid their 2016 taxes. Partial payments are now being accepted for current year taxes. If a property owner decides to make partial payments, the following information applies:
· Property owner must submit an application (found on the back of the tax bill or available at the tax collector’s office) with initial partial payment.
· Partial payments are accepted for current year taxes only between November 1 and March 31.
· No discount allowed for partial payments.
· A $10 processing fee deducted from each partial payment.
· Partial payments are not accepted after March 31, and any remaining balance as of April 1 is delinquent and subject to all applicable penalties and fees.
To check the status of your taxes or to pay online, visit our web site at EscambiaTaxCollector.com. Taxpayers are encouraged to contact the tax collector’s office by phone at (850) 438-6500, ext. 3252 or email ectc@EscambiaTaxCollector.com with any questions.
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5 Responses to “Escambia Tax Collector Now Offering Payment Plans”
Installment option has been available for a long time.The partial plan is new.
Congrats Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector and staff for helping ease the one time lump sum burden.
Four chances to forget. I’ve lived where one pays taxes winter & summer and the winter is less to help some with heating costs. Still, there is comfort in paying once a year.
Very good news! I have neighbors that will benefit from these new offerings. Holley was asked for years to offer partial and installment payment plans. I hope too many people didn’t go hungry or lose there house waiting on these property tax plans though. Shame it took this long considering other counties offer this already…
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I’ve been asking for years for this. Thank you again.