Property tax payments due Nov. 30 in Sarasota County

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Variety of options available, Tax Collector Ford-Coates notes

This is the Mid-County Tax Collector’s Office on Sawyer Loop Road in Sarasota. Image courtesy Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates

Saturday, Nov. 30, is the deadline for the 4% discount for property tax payments, the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office has announced, but “customers have plenty of time to pay using a variety of payment options,” a news release says.

“Offices are closed November 28th and 29th for Thanksgiving, and the last week of November is a very busy time in our offices, so customers should plan ahead,” said Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates in the release.

“To better serve our customers who like to hand deliver their payment,” she added, “the annual property tax drive-through service” will be offered Monday, Dec. 2; payments delivered in person will secure the 4% discount, as well, Ford-Coates noted in the release.

While the Mid-County Office, located at 6100 Sawyer Loop Road in Sarasota, has a drive-through lane for all payments, she continued, in downtown Sarasota at the Terrace Building and in Venice at the R.L. Anderson Administration Building, customers also may pay their taxes without leaving their vehicles.

“Customers should bring their entire tax bill and check already written for the November amount due,” Ford-Coates pointed out in the release. “The top portion of the bill will be stamped paid and returned.”

To receive the 4% discount, other payment options are as follows:

  • Online— www.SarasotaTaxCollector.com by 11:59 pm EST Saturday, Nov. 30; payment by eCheck involves no fee. A paid receipt can be printed immediately.
  • Mail— envelope postmarked by Saturday, Nov. 30, sent to 101 S. Washington Blvd., Sarasota FL 34236, with check payable to Sarasota County Tax Collector.
  • Drive-Through— Dec. 2from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at these locations: downtown Sarasota at the Terrace Building, which stands at 101 S. Washington Blvd.; Mid-County Office, in the drive-through lane, at 6100 Sawyer Loop Road; in Venice at the Anderson Administration Building, located at 4000 S. Tamiami Trail.
  • Drop box— checks only must be deposited by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in a 24-hour drop box at the following locations: downtown Sarasota at the Terrace Building entrance on Adams Lane; at the main entrance of the Mid-County office; at the main entrance of the Anderson Administration Center in Venice (facing U.S. 41); and at North Port City Hall in the bypass lane of the utility payment drive-through.
  • In person — appointments are highly recommended; they may be scheduled at www.SarasotaTaxCollector.com.

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