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Tax Collector's Office customers can use Master Card, Discover, and American Express. Visa is also accepted at the Tax Collector's Office, but may not be accepted by all online services affiliated with the Tax Collector's Office.

Note: No convenience fee is charged for regular online and mail-in vehicle registration renewals. Also, convenience fees are not charged for online local business tax receipt renewal transactions. New online specialty tag orders, non-scheduled online tag changes and walk-in credit card transactions are not regular online transactions and in such cases a convenience fee is charged. Presently, convenience fees are also charged for all property tax payments and walk-in local business tax payments. When a convenience fee is charged, the customer agrees, prior to finalizing their transaction, to pay a convenience fee to process the specified payment.

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Cash, Checks and Money Orders

Checks or money orders are made payable to Joe G. Tedder, Tax Collector.

Checks must be in U.S. funds and drawn on U.S. banks. (Note: Tax redemption payments must be made by cash, cashier's check, certified check or money order.)


Do not send cash through the mail.

Cash payments should only be made during a walk-in transaction at a Tax Collector's Office location.

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E-Checks

Tax Collector's Office customers can use Automation Technologies, a third party vendor, to facilitate e-check payments for selected payment transactions. No convenience fee is charged for regular online vehicle registration renewals. Also, convenience fees are not charged for online local business tax receipt renewal transactions.

Note: New online specialty tag orders and non-scheduled online tag changes are not regular online transactions and in such cases a convenience fee is charged. Presently, convenience fees are also charged for property tax payments. When a convenience fee is charged for the use of Automation Technologies' service, the customer agrees to pay a $1.50 convenience fee per transaction. E-check payments are made from a regular checking account only (cashiers checks, money market checks and credit card checks, etc., are not accepted). The routing/account number must be obtained from a regular check and not from a deposit slip. A $5.00 service fee will be added to all returned E-checks.

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Mailing Information

Mail Vehicle Transaction Payments and Correspondence to:
Do not send cash through the mail.
P.O. Box 1779, Bartow, Florida 33831-1779

Mail Property Tax Payments and Correspondence to:
Do not send cash through the mail.
P.O. Box 1189, Bartow, Florida 33831-1189

Mail Local Business Tax Receipt Payments and Correspondence to:

Do not send cash through the mail.
P.O. Box 2016, Bartow, Florida 33831-2016

Mail Tourist Development Tax Payments and Correspondence to:

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P.O. Box 2016, Bartow, Florida 33831-2016

For Regular Correspondence Send to:
P.O. Box 1189, Bartow, Florida 33831-1189

For Overnight Payments and Correspondence Send to:

Do not send cash through the mail.
430 E. Main Street, Bartow, Florida 33830 (Tel. 863-534-4700)

Note: Payments may also be made in person at the appropriate Tax Collector's Office locations.

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Drop Box Information

Checks or completed credit card slips that are enclosed in envelopes, along with customer payment coupons for property taxes, county local business taxes, tourist development taxes and/or vehicle registration renewals may be placed in drop boxes located inside the Tax Collector's Service Centers and designated Tag Agency.

City of Bartow Utilities - customers may place their utility payments and coupons, enclosed in envelopes, in the drop box located inside the Tax Collector's Bartow Service Center.

Attention: Cash should not be placed in drop boxes.

Note: Drop boxes can only be accessed during business hours.

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