Reminder: Sarasota Co. Property Tax Deadline Nearing

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL – News from Sarasota County:

If you have not yet paid your 2016 property taxes, don’t let the Friday, March 31 deadline pass or you will face an additional charge.

Sarasota County Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates is urging taxpayers to take advantage of the various easy payment options available by March 31.

Visit www.SarasotaTaxCollector.com for more information.

The penalty for missing the deadline is no small matter and could even lead to the loss of a person’s property. For delinquent real estate property taxes, taxpayers must add 3 percent to their payment after March 31.

For example, a typical $1,500 tax bill would jump to $1,545 on April 1. Accounts unpaid as of May 1 are charged an additional advertising fee and are advertised in a local newspaper. If the taxes remain unpaid, the amount due will increase substantially on June 1.

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