Tax notices are mailed every year on or before November 1st. These are due by March 31st the following year. If you pay your taxes early you are entitled to a discount of 4% during the month of November, 3% December, 2% January and 1% in February. Taxes become delinquent on April 1; if taxes are not paid a tax certificate will be sold on June 1.

If you do not receive a tax notice you can view and pay your tax notice online by clicking here.

Tax notices are mailed every year based on the address provided by the Property Appraiser on the certified tax roll provided to our office in October. Our office will not have updated address or owner changes made between mid-September and November. If you have updated your address or you are a new owner and did not receive a tax notice, you can view your tax notice online by clicking here.

Address changes are the responsibility of the Highlands County Property Appraiser and must be submitted to their office directly.  They can be reached on their website at www.hcpao.org or contact them by phone at (863) 402-6659.  

The Property Appraiser provides weekly address updates to the Tax Collector.  To ensure your address has been updated for tax billing purposes, please review your tax record online approximately 30 days after submitting your request to the Property Appraiser's office.

The Highlands County Tax Collector's office does not accept partial payments on property taxes. You may apply to make quarterly installment payments on your property taxes. For more information, please visit our installment payment plan page by clicking here.

The Property Appraiser's Office establishes the assessed value of a property and the Board of County Commissioners and other levying bodies set the millage rates. Using these figures, the Property Appraiser prepares the tax roll.

For any questions regarding your assessment, please contact the Property Appraiser's office at (863) 402-6659.

The Property Appraiser may not have been notified of the sale, or the sale took place after the tax roll was prepared. The Property Appraiser prepares the tax roll on or about July 1st. Therefore, any sale occurring after that day may not reflect the new owner's information.

Address changes are the responsibility of the Highlands County Property Appraiser and must be submitted to their office directly.  They can be reached on their website at www.hcpao.org or contact them by phone at (863) 402-6659.  

The Property Appraiser provides weekly address updates to the Tax Collector.  To ensure your address has been updated for tax billing purposes, please review your tax record online approximately 30 days after submitting your request to the Property Appraiser's office.