Property Tax Collection Begins Monday. Here’s How To Get A Discount, Or Even A Payment Plan

November 1, 2021

Collection of 2021 property taxes begins Monday, there’s a way to get a discount on what you owe or even a payment plan.

According to Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford, this year’s tax rolls include 180,749 accounts totaling over $344 million. And the bills are in the mail.

There is a discount for early payments — as much as 4% for paying in November. The discount goes down by 1% each month until March with no discount. The balance is due March 31, 2022, and anything after that is late with a penalty added.

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 online payments or walk-in customers.

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.

Payment options include:

Comments

7 Responses to “Property Tax Collection Begins Monday. Here’s How To Get A Discount, Or Even A Payment Plan”

  1. NobodyInParticular on November 5th, 2021 8:36 am

    If you dont pay your extortion fee, for the property you ALREADY OWN, men with guns will show up and throw you out of your home.

  2. Gimme on November 2nd, 2021 12:14 pm

    Pay your taxes….. There is a LOT of folks in this county on FREE stuff paid for by property owners….

  3. Alex on November 1st, 2021 10:52 pm

    I agree with what sam said. You really want to get upset, try paying City property tax when you have a mayor that does nothing.

  4. Anne on November 1st, 2021 4:34 pm

    Was downtown today so went thru drive-up for Tax Collector Office.
    Had the Yellow Envelope and check inside gave to person inside.
    5 minutes later on our way all paid and had receipt for Property Taxes.

    UN-Happy about that Escambia Children’s Trust TAX.
    Hope we get a chance to Vote it OUT and SOON.

  5. Howie on November 1st, 2021 10:40 am

    E-check is the route I choose and before Nov. 30th.

    If you can’t afford to pay your property taxes, well it’s the same routine year after year. One must plan ahead and save their money for their taxes if you don’t have the income for taxes. Same with homeowner’s insurance.

    My daughter pays her County Property Taxes using the quarterly payment plan option that is offered. Check online and fill out the application in the first quarter of 2022.

  6. cdpjr on November 1st, 2021 8:29 am

    2008 thru 2013 property value(taxes) went down slightly and slowly.
    2014 thru 2018 they went up slightly each year… THEN
    2019 large increase but 2020 and 2021 had very large in creases both years due to influx of out of state people moving here and paying more than what property is worth and new construction for Navy Federal expansion.
    This is all “NEW MONEY” for the county and we need to know what our county leaders are doing with this “EXTRA” money.
    Call or email your county representatives and get answers.

  7. sam on November 1st, 2021 6:03 am

    the amount we pay in comparison to what we receive in return seems unfair. it always goes up, never down.

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