RELEASE DATE: MARCH 7, 2025 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 …
Student Artist Overcomes Low Vision To Be Honored for Kids Tag Art
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 4, 2025 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 …
Kids Tag Art Awards Event Will Recognize Fifth Grade License Plate Artists
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 3, 2025 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 …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed to Customers for Presidents’ Day
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 13. 2025 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 …
Congratulations! The Tax Collector’s Annual Customer Service Survey SWEEPSTAKES Winner’s Name is Drawn
FEBRUARY 10, 2025 LAKELAND, Fla. – 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, …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed for MLK Jr. Day
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 16, 2025 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 …
Polk County Tax Collector Announces Holiday Closings
RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 17, 2024 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 …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2024 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 …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed Monday in Observance of Veterans Day
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. — The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) will be closed on Monday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., will resume Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The Tax Collector for Polk County, …
Tax Collector’s Office Partners With Express Auto Tags of Winter Haven to Fill the Need for Registration & Title Services
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2024 WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Citizens in need of vehicle registration and title services no longer need to leave the Winter Haven area for these essential services, thanks to a partnership between the Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) and Express Auto Tags …