BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Property taxes must be paid by March 31, 2021 to avoid delinquency interest, fees and penalties. Broward County’s Tax Collector’s Office will again offer the Tax Express Drop-Off service for property tax payments on Wednesday, March 31 from 10AM to 4PM outside the west entrance of the County’s Main Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave., in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This service allows taxpayers to avoid long lines inside the Main Governmental Center.
The west entrance of Broward County’s Main Governmental Center can be accessed from the parking lot on Brickell Avenue. There will be signs to the Tax Express Drop-Off table, where County staff wearing official shirts and badges, will be on hand to collect tax payments by check only, along with your current tax bill. Other payment methods can be found at Broward.org/RecordsTaxesTreasury.
To submit tax payments using the Tax Express Drop-Off service on March 31:
- Payments must be made by check only (personal or certified), no cash or credit card payments can be made at the Tax Express Drop-Off. All checks must be in US funds, issued by a US bank account.
- Payments must be for current 2020 tax bills only. No delinquent tax payments can be accepted.
- You must have your 2020 current tax bill with you. Your bill will be stamped and returned to you as proof of your payment receipt.
- Only full payment of the March amount due will be accepted. No partial payments can be accepted.
- Broward County staff will be following COVID-19 guidelines, including the use of face masks. Customers are to follow COVID-19 precautionary measures found at Broward.org/Coronavirus.
Taxpayers without their tax bill, making payments by credit/debit card or cash, or making partial tax payments cannot use the Tax Express Drop-Off service.
For the fastest and most convenient way to pay your tax bill, visit broward.county-taxes.com to make an online payment of your 2020 tax bill by eCheck, credit or debit card. Payments by eCheck are free; payments by credit or debit card are charged an online convenience fee.
County tax payments can also be made at any Wells Fargo Bank in Broward County with a copy of your tax bill.
For more information, call 954-831-4000, email revenue@broward.org or visit Broward County’s Records, Taxes and Treasury website at Broward.org/RecordsTaxesTreasury.
About Broward County’s Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
Records, Taxes and Treasury (RTT) serves as the County’s tax collector, provides treasury services, and is the statutory repository for the Official Records of the County. The Division, part of the Finance and Administrative Services Department, collects residential and commercial property taxes, local business taxes, tourist development taxes, and other taxes on behalf of various authorities. The Division also records documents into the County’s official Land Records, ensures compliance with Florida law relating to the preparation, accessibility, retention, and disposal of public records, provides Clerk to the Board functions including official County Commission minutes, agendas, and depository for county ordinances, resolutions, and the administrative code. RTT serves as an agent for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to register and title vehicles, mobile homes, and vessels, and issue disabled parking permits, provides passport application services, and serves as an agent for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to issue hunting and fishing licenses.
March 4, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Stotz
Records, Taxes and Treasury Division
954-357-7264
cstotz@broward.org