RELEASE DATE: October 26, 2026
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Property owners across Polk County can expect to receive their tax bills in the mail soon. However, the 2026 Property Tax Notice is already available through the Tax Collector’s site, at www.PolkTaxes.com! By paying early during the month of November, property owners can take advantage of a 4% discount on what’s owed.
These tax bills will not be affected by the outcome of the November election regarding Amendment 3. If passed, Amendment 3 will apply to a future tax year. The 2026 Property Tax Notice is the bill for the 2026 tax year.
Tax Collector Joe Tedder encourages taxpayers to access their bills and make payments online, and to take advantage of the discounts offered for paying early. The discount for payments made in November is 4%, December is 3%, January is 2%, and February is 1%. Taxes are due in March, delinquent on April 1.
“I urge everyone who can to pay early, because discounts apply to those early payments,” Tax Collector Tedder said. “These discounts like the 4% in November can mean big savings for people. We hope it helps,” he continued.
“It’s also important to know,” Tedder added, “Florida law says taxpayers have the responsibility to pay what they owe even if their bill gets lost in the mail and doesn’t make it to their mailbox. So, please reach us if you need to have your bill resent, by mid-November, or go online to our website and look up your bill that way.”
Anyone who does not have access to find their bill(s) online and has not received theirs by mail by November 12 should call (863) 534-4700.
Property owners who are set up with an installment plan, however, will not receive their tax bills until late November when they are notified that their third-quarter payment is due.
If paying:
ONLINE – Visit https://www.polktaxes.com/services/onlinepayments/ and ‘Click Here’ at the link to make Real Estate & Tangible Personal Property Tax Payments.
BY MAIL – Please use the return envelope provided with the tax bill and include the lower portion of the notice with your payment.
IN PERSON – Payments are accepted at the Tax Collector’s Bartow Service Center, located at 430 E. Main Street; Davenport Service Center at 2000 Deer Creek Commerce Lane; Lake Alfred Service Center at 200 Government Center Boulevard; at the Lake Wales Service Center at 658 Highway 60 W, and Lakeland Service Center at 916 N. Massachusetts Avenue.
Congratulations to Lakeland High School’s Ivana Torres! Her piece “Blossoms And Birdsong” will be featured on the envelope of the 2026 Property Tax Notice.
Taxpayers will notice the design on the back of the envelope, by Lakeland High School student artist Ivana Torres. This is part of the Polk County Tax Collector’s Kids TAX Art program! This comes at no cost to taxpayers, as there is no additional printing cost. A scholarship prize for the student was graciously donated by program sponsor Southern Homes of Polk County.
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