RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – Business owners in Polk County have until Tuesday, October 1, 2024, to renew their annual Business Tax Receipt (BTR) before becoming delinquent and owing late fees. Anyone with a business located in or operating in Polk County must renew by paying a …
Tax Collector’s KIDS TAG ART check to School Board helps fund classroom art supplies
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – The Tax Collector for Polk County, Joe G. Tedder, will present a check to the school board on Tuesday night, September 3, on behalf of the Polk County Kids Tag Art (KTA) program. Tedder is pleased and honored to present the funding …
NEW Digits Will Be Added to Driver License/ID Cards Issued and Renewed On and After July 31
AUGUST 8, 2024 TALLAHASEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has announced a change to all driver license and identification cards issued and renewed on and after July 31, 2024. There will be at least four randomly generated numbers assigned to driver licenses and …
Tax Collector Announces Closure of American Legion’s Winter Haven Tag Agency
RELEASE DATE: JULY 19, 2024 WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – In partnership with the American Legion Post 8, the Tax Collector for Polk County announces the permanent closure of the Winter Haven Tag Agency after serving the citizens of Winter Haven for nearly 70 years. The American Legion has decided to …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Close an Extra Day to Honor Independence Day 2024
RELEASE DATE: JULY 1, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. — The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) will be closed on Thursday and Friday, July 4 and 5, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. TCPC’s regular office hours will resume Monday, July 8. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has …
Polk County Tax Collector Encourages Organ Donation This April
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 22, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – The gift of organ donation is invaluable for families like the Joyners. Mattie Joyner is one Polk County high school senior with a bright future; she will attend Florida Gulf Coast University to study history next fall to become a college professor …
Property Tax Deadline Means Long Lines at Tax Collector Service Centers
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 14, 2024 POLK COUNTY, Fla. –Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder urges people to avoid long lines that typically form inside the Polk County service centers at the end of March when property taxes come due, by utilizing the various payment options that do not require an in-person …
Kids Tag Art is now on sale!
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 8, 2024 POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Members of the public now have the chance to buy a license plate specially-designed by a fifth-grade art student! As part of the 2023-2024 Polk County Kids Tag Art (KTA) program, people can shop for the special vanity plates at www.KidsTagArt.com; …
New Partnership Gives Polk County More Options for Road Tests
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2024 LAKELAND, Fla. – An exciting new partnership between the Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County (TCPC) and the Orange Osceola Safety Institute (OOSI) will allow more options for people to take a road test in hopes of securing their driver’s license! “We want …
Polk County Tax Collector’s Office Will Be Closed in Observance of MLK Jr. Day
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 11, 2024 BARTOW, Fla. – The Office of the Tax Collector for Polk County’s (TCPC) five service center locations and call center will be closed to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day on Monday, January 15, 2024. TCPC’s tag office partner The Legion Auto Tag Agency …