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DISCOUNT PERIOD ENDS ON A HOLIDAY OR WEEKEND?
If a discount period ends on a holiday or weekend, the discount will be accepted ONLY for payments made in person on the next business day.  This includes payments made at any of our office locations or drop boxes.  All electronic payments must be made by the last day of the month.  This includes online payments, ebank/electronic bill payments or payments wired to our bank account.  Payments mailed must be postmarked by the last day of the month.

E-CHECK (electronic check) - no convenience fee added:
Your payment can be electronically transferred from your checking account.  You will need one of your checks for the bank routing number and your bank account number in order to complete the transaction.  Only accounts at U.S. banks can be used.  In addition, checks from home equity accounts or credit card checks cannot be used.  Businesses that have ACH transactions blocked on their accounts must authorize their bank to allow this transaction.

PAY BY INTERNET

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ELECTRONIC / ONLINE BANKING:
If you use online banking , 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”. Payments by electronic/online banking must be processed early enough to allow the funds to transfer to our account by the end of the month for that month's discount.  Payments initiated through your account typically do not "settle" into our account for 2-5 days.  For example, settlement into our account must occur by November 30th to receive the 4% discount.

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CREDIT CARD (2.45% Convenience Fee added):
Your payment can be made with Discover, Master Card, Visa or American Express if you pay by internet or by phone.  You can also use a credit card to pay in person, except for Visa.  Due to Visa regulations we are not able to accept Visa at any of our service centers.   Please note that the payment processing company charges a 2.45% fee.  The Tax Collector does not receive any part of that fee.

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In accordance with recent banking regulations, eligible checks will 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 our Service Centers.  You can pay by cash, check, debit card ($1.50 fee is added by our processor), MasterCard, American Express or Discover card (2.45% fee is added by our payment processor).  PLEASE NOTE due to Visa regulations, we cannot accept Visa in the office.  At our limited service locations in North Port we cannot accept all types of payments.  Please check each service center location for payment options.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIRING FUNDS:
You can wire funds directly from your bank account to our bank account.  Typically the funds will be transferred the same day, however, please confirm your banks policies and procedures regarding wire transfers.  All wire transfer fees are the responsibility of the sender.  Click here for wiring instructions.