PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT OPTIONS
(Information about Convenience Fees)

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General Information
There are many convenient ways to pay your taxes - by electronic check, either through our web site, or your on-line banking system, by credit card, on-line or over a touch tone phone, by mail or in person.  Click on any link below to learn more about each type.
 
bullet E-CHECK (No convenience fee)
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ELECTRONIC/ON-LINE BANKING

bullet CREDIT CARD (2.5% convenience fee added)
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MAIL

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IN THE OFFICE

 
NOTE:  The 4% discount period ends on November 30, 2007. 
bulletAll electronic payments must be made by midnight, EST, on November 30th to be eligible for the 4% discount.  This includes payments made on-line or over the phone by credit card or on-line by electronic check. 
bulletPayments by electronic/on-line banking must be processed early enough to allow the funds to transfer to our account by November 30th.  Payments initiated through your account typically do not "settle" into our account for 2-5 days.  Settlement into our account must occur by November 30th to receive the 4% discount.
bulletPayments by mail must be postmarked by November 30th.
   
   
   
   
   

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E-CHECK (electronic check) - no convenience fee added:
Your payment can be electronically transferred from your checking account.  You will need the property account number (from the upper left corner of your bill or this website) and one of your checks. 

PAY BY INTERNET

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ELECTRONIC/ON-LINE BANKING:
If you use an on-line banking system, you can pay your tax bill as you do other bills. Please include the property account number (from the upper left corner of your bill or this website).  The payee name should appear on your bank’s listing as “Sarasota Tax Collect Ford-Coates”.

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CREDIT CARD (2.5% Convenience Fee added):
Your payment can be made with Discover, Master Card, Visa or American Express.  Please note that the electronic processing company charges a 2.5% convenience fee.

PAY BY INTERNET PAY BY PHONE toll free (U.S. & Canada) 1-877-729-2001

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MAIL:
Send the bottom portion of your tax bill with your check or money order to:

Sarasota County Tax Collector
Barbara Ford-Coates
101 S. Washington Blvd.
Sarasota, FL  34236-6940

Payment must be in U.S. Funds and made payable to Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates.  Please do not postdate your checks -all checks will be processed as soon as they are received.

In accordance with recent banking regulations, eligible checks may be converted to an electronic transaction.  If you do not want your payment converted, you must include a written request with your tax payment.

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IN THE OFFICE:
You can pay at any one of three full service locations You can pay by Cash, Check, Debit card ($1.50 fee is added by our processor) or Discover card (2.5% fee is added by our processor).  PLEASE NOTE due to the credit card company regulations, DISCOVER IS THE ONLY CREDIT CARD THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED IN THE OFFICE .  Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted ONLY on the Internet or Phone.

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