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The Tax Man Cometh: Property Tax Bills Arriving In The Mail
November 2, 2009
Escambia County’s tax bills started hitting mailboxes across the county Saturday; the office of Tax Collector Janet Holley delivered bills to the post office Friday on 155,000 parcels totaling $259 million.
By the calendar, the official collection of the 2009 real estate and tangible personal property taxes started Sunday. There is a four percent discount for early payment through November 30.
Other discount periods are as follows: December – three percent; January – two percent; February – one percent; and the gross amount is due in March 2010. Taxes become delinquent April 1 and are assessed a three percent 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.
Tax revenue is generated for the various taxing authorities and is approximated as follows: District School Board, $124.6 million; Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, $110 million; City of Pensacola, $16.2 million; Sheriff, $7.1 million; Northwest Florida Water Management, $660,000; Downtown Improvement Board, $387,000; and Town of Century, $26,875. Additionally, MSBU collections totaling $12.5 million include: County fire protection, $9.5 million; City Stormwater, $2.1 million; and various others, $773,000.
You may check the status of your taxes and pay on the website at www.escambiataxcollector.com. While paying online may be the most convenient, other options are available, such as payment by mail, by phone, or in person. If you do not receive your tax bill by November 10, please call the tax collector’s office at 438‑6500, ext. 252 (TTY for the hearing impaired call 472‑0031). After hours automated payment by telephone is available by calling (800) 601‑1055.
With the closure earlier this year of the tax collector office in Century, the closest in-person payment location for North Escambia residents is at 470 South Highway 29 in Cantonment (the old Winn Dixie shopping center).
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