POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025, in observance of Good Friday. This includes all service center locations in Bartow, Davenport, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, and Lakeland. The Tax Collector’s regular business hours will resume on …
Tax Collector Launches Project to Preserve Historic Lakeland Building
Impacts will be felt throughout Polk County. Repairs to the Lakeland Service Center will significantly reduce the number of customers it can see daily during this necessary building maintenance. The Tax Collector is calling on customers to visit other locations or take advantage of online, phone, or mail services. LAKELAND, …
ON SALE NOW: Tax Collector Encourages Kids Tag Art License Plate Sales in Support of Elementary Teachers
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Put some color on your bumper! Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder is happy to announce this year’s Kids Tag Art (KTA) is now on sale at www.KidsTagArt.com. Tedder encourages people to purchase these special [vanity] plates as a fundraiser for elementary art teachers. When a person …
Student Artist Overcomes Low Vision To Be Honored for Kids Tag Art
LAKELAND, Fla. – One student’s low vision is causing a community to see life like never before. Sailor Gammons, 11, is set to be celebrated as one of the Tax Collector’s Award of Distinction (AoD) recipients for the Kids Tag Art (KTA) license plate he designed in class at Babson …
Kids Tag Art Awards Event Will Recognize Fifth Grade License Plate Artists
LAKELAND, Fla. – Students in Polk County are learning about local government through art, while also raising money for their teachers! These talented fifth graders will be honored and celebrated at the 19th annual Kids Tag Art (KTA) Awards of Distinction (AoD) ceremony on Tuesday evening, March 4. The Kids …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed to Customers for Presidents’ Day
BARTOW, Fla. – All five of the Polk County Tax Collector’s service centers and call center will be closed to customers on Monday, February 17, 2025. On this Presidents’ Day, Tax Collector staff will be off-site in a valuable training session. All Tax Collector locations will resume their regular business …
Congratulations! The Tax Collector’s Annual Customer Service Survey SWEEPSTAKES Winner’s Name is Drawn
The Polk County Tax Collector’s annual Customer Service Survey Sweepstakes winner has been chosen. The prize, a Publix gift card, goes to a local Lakeland family. Congratulations to Mercedes! The names of all customers who completed the survey were entered into a random drawing, from which Mercedes’ family was selected. …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed for MLK Jr. Day
BARTOW, Fla. – All Polk County Tax Collector’s Office locations will be closed in observance of the holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 20, 2025. All Tax Collector locations will resume regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Tuesday, January 21. The Tax Collector’s private …
Polk County Tax Collector Announces Holiday Closings
BARTOW, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) will be closed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 23, 24, and 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Regular office hours will resume on Thursday, December 26. TCPC’s holiday hours will mirror Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving
BARTOW, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County’s (TCPC) offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular hours will resume on Monday, December 2. Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! …