Escambia County Property Tax Bills Are In The Mail

November 2, 2019

Escambia County property tax bills are in the mail.

The collection of the 2019 real estate and tangible personal property taxes started November 1, according to Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford. This year’s rolls include 178,580 accounts totaling over $303 million. Bills were delivered to the post office on October 31 for mailing.

Chapter 197.162, Florida Statutes provides discounts for early payments as follows:

  • November payments are discounted four percent
  • December payments are discounted three percent
  • January payments are discounted two percent
  • February payments are discounted one percent
  • March payments receive no discount, and the gross amount is due by close of business on March 31, 2019. Any payment made April 1 and after is considered delinquent and will be assessed a penalty.

When mailed, discounts are determined by postmark of payment. When a discount period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the discount period will be extended to the next business day for walk-in customers only.

Many options are available:

  • online payment center at EscambiaTaxCollector.com
  • in person at any of our four convenient tax collector offices
  • 24 — hour drop box
  • mail
  • phone — call (850) 438-6500, ext. 3252

In addition, help is available for those taxpayers who may need to make partial payments. 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, online at EscambiaTaxCollector.com 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 is 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.

Lunsford also encourages 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 2020 property taxes is April 30, 2020.

Property owners can apply online at EscambiaTaxCollector.com.

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.

Tax revenue is generated for the various taxing authorities and is approximated as follows:

  • Escambia County Board of County Commissioners — $143 million
  • District School Board — $124 million
  • City of Pensacola — $20 million
  • Sheriff MSTU — $9 million
  • Library MSTU — $6.6 million
  • Northwest Florida Water Management — $615,000
  • Downtown Improvement Board — $568,000
  • Town of Century — $37,000

Additionally, MSBU collections include:

  • County fire protection — $18.1 million
  • City Stormwater — $2.7 million
  • Other MSBUs — $2.5 million

If you do not receive your tax bill by November 10, call the tax collector at (850) 438-6500, ext. 3252.

Comments

5 Responses to “Escambia County Property Tax Bills Are In The Mail”

  1. Doanie and Ashby on November 5th, 2019 1:03 am

    Check your tax bill carefully. My mother’s fire bill doubled to over $250. Apparently, the appraisers decided her shed was a second dwelling and charged her twice for fire protection. Now we are waiting for a second assessment to get the fire protection back down to $125. Double check yours and save $125.

  2. JOHN on November 2nd, 2019 1:39 pm

    If people have to pay 1 dollar in property taxes Then they would complain it’s too much.

  3. Anne on November 2nd, 2019 10:49 am

    Y’all that are fussing about taxes here in Escambia County & Florida should try living in some other places where the taxes are really taxing.

    Friends “Up Nawth” pay much heavier taxes than we do here and for much less property, home and lifestyle.

  4. sam on November 2nd, 2019 9:26 am

    Happy Holidays, our yearly punch in the gut right at the holidays is here.

  5. mike on November 2nd, 2019 6:31 am

    oh man, time to help pay those Mercedes Benz and fancy house payments again. :)

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