RELEASE DATE: MARCH 19, 2025 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, …
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 …
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 …
Polk County Property Owners Should Expect to Receive Tax Bills By Mail Soon
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – Property owners in Polk County should soon receive a 2024 Property Tax Notice by mail. However, property owners can go online to www.PolkTaxes.com and access a copy of their tax bill(s) even before they receive them by mail! Click here to search …
Tax Collector’s Staff Prepares for Surge in Driver License Renewals This Fall
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 Polk County Tax Collector’s Office expects a huge increase in lobby traffic for driver license and ID renewals Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder offers time-saving alternatives to in-person services Many customers can renew online through the MyDMV Portal at mydmvportal.flhsmv.gov without ever having to …
Property Tax Deadline Means Long Lines at Tax Collector Service Centers
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 14, 2024 POLK COUNTY, Fla. –Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder urges people to avoid long lines that typically form inside the Polk County service centers at the end of March when property taxes come due, by utilizing the various payment options that do not require an in-person …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office to Hold More Saturday Hours for Road Tests
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 10, 2024 LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) is excited to give even more customers the chance to take Saturday road tests soon! These Saturday hours will be available exclusively to Polk County residents from 8 a.m. to 1 …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office to Close for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2023 BARTOW, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County’s (TCPC) offices will be closed this Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday! Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 27. Additionally, TCPC’s tag office partners Winter Haven Legion Tag Agency …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office to Offer Saturday Hours for Road Tests October 28
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2023 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 …