BARTOW, Fla. – Polk County property owners should be aware they will soon receive a 2023 Property Tax Notice in the mail! The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC), Joe G. Tedder, expects property owners will receive the bills within the next few days. Up to 1% of …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office to Offer Saturday Hours for Road Tests October 28
LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) is pleased to announce Saturday hours will be available for those in need of a road test on October 28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at its Lake Alfred service center location. Customers should note …
Deadline for Polk Businesses to Pay County Local Business Tax (BTR) Nears
BARTOW, Fla. — The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC), Joe G. Tedder, reminds business owners that the deadline to renew their County Local Business Tax Receipt (BTR) is Monday, October 2, 2023. Any business that does not renew its BTR by the deadline will face late …
Tax Collector Warns Homeowners of ‘PACE’ Home Service Loan Offers
BARTOW, Fla. — The Tax Collector for Polk County, Joe G. Tedder, is urging homeowners to beware and to proceed with caution when approached with ‘PACE’ agreements to pay for energy-efficient and storm-hardening features on their property tax bills! Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, offers a loan program to …
Kids Tag Art Program Raises Over $2 Million for Elementary Arts Education in Florida
BARTOW, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County, Joe. G. Tedder, is proud to announce a new milestone reached in fundraising for elementary school art programs in the 2022-2023 school year! Kids Tag Art (KTA), a 501(c)(3) program founded in Polk County, has exceeded $2 Million …
Kids Tag Art Awards of Distinction Announced
LAKELAND, Fla. – Talented art students from across Polk County were honored and celebrated at the 17th Kids Tag Art (KTA) Awards of Distinction (AoD) ceremony in Lakeland on Thursday night. The Kids Tag Art (KTA) program, created in Polk County, now spans 15 counties across Florida. It inspires young …
Property Tax Deadline Means Long Lines at Tax Collector Service Centers
RELEASE DATE: Friday, March 17, 2023 Joe G. Tedder, Tax Collector for Polk County, advises taxpayers who have not paid their 2022 property taxes, to consider mailing in their property tax payments or paying online at www.polktaxes.com. Friday, March 31 is not only the end of the month, but it …
Kids Tag Art Goes On Sale To The Public March 7
Release Date – Tuesday, March 7, 2023: Now in its seventeenth (17) year, the Kids Tag Art (KTA) program, originated through the Tax Collector’s Office of Polk County, Florida, continues to inspire fifth graders throughout the county in innovative thinking and creative problem solving, all while designing their own specialty …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Recommends Avoiding the Lines by Using Florida MV Express Kiosks Located at Publix
RELEASE DATE: Thursday, January 26, 2023 The Tax Collector’s five service centers throughout Polk County will be experiencing longer than normal customer wait times during the months of February and March. Several factors contribute to the longer wait times. In the past, Federal income tax refunds would arrive during this …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed Monday For MLK Day
RELEASE DATE: Thursday, January 12, 2023 On Monday, January 16, 2023 the Polk County Tax Collector’s service centers throughout Polk County will be closed for business in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day. MLK day is also the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service. …