Frequently Asked Questions
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Pay Online
The best option is to pay online at taxcollector.com! You may pay by electronic debit of your checking account (also known as e-check, which must be in U.S. funds) or by credit card or debit card. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
If you use a bank internet bill-paying service, include the correct property identification number with each payment. Your payment must be scheduled to be received in our office by the last day of the discount period. Bill-pay services do not directly pay your taxes; they mail our office a paper check, which may not be received by the deadline. Payments received after the discount period will be returned. Our office is not responsible for payments not received when using an online bill-paying service.
Line of credit checks, credit card cash-advance checks or checks drawn on an ACH-blocked checking account are not accepted.
Pay By Mail
To remit by mail, make your check payable to Ken Burton, Jr., Tax Collector, and send to:
Manatee County Tax Collector
PO Box 25300
Bradenton FL 34206-5300
Send overnight mail to:
Manatee County Tax Collector
819 301 Blvd W
Bradenton FL 34205
Pay In Person
Appointments are required for all in person transactions.
For in-person payments, we accept cash, check, cashier's check, money order, debit card (subject to your bank's daily card limit), credit card or certified funds. A processing fee applies if you pay by debit card or credit card. For debit cards, the fee is $2.75. For credit cards, the fee is 2.75% with a minimum of $2.75. Our office does not retain any portion of this fee.
Checks submitted in payment of any transaction must be in U.S. funds and must include full name, street address (no PO Box), home and work telephone number with area code, driver license number, and driver license state of issuance. Starter checks are not acceptable. Credit of payment is subject to check clearance. If your check is returned, it may be re-presented electronically. By submitting payment by check, you are authorizing service charges and processing fees, as permitted by Florida Statute 832, to be debited from the same account by paper draft or electronically, at the option of the tax collector.
Delinquent Taxes
All delinquent taxes must be paid in the form of cash, cashier's check, treasurer's check, money order, debit card, credit card or certified funds or credit card (if paying online only).
Yes. Tax deeds, good faith payments, deferred taxes, and other special-status delinquent accounts cannot be paid online.
June: 1st Quarter only (with discount)
July: 1st Quarter only (no discount)
August: No payments allowed.
September: Quarter 2 only.
October: No payments allowed unless tax roll is opened in October for early collection (prior to Nov 1st). It the tax roll is opened in October, then the details under "November" apply.
November: May pay Quarter 3 and 4 early
If 2nd quarter unpaid, may choose the above option but must also pay Quarter 2
Cannot pay only Quarter 2 at this time
Cannot pay only Quarter 3 at this time
December: Quarter 3:
May pay Quarters 3 and 4
If Quarter 2 is unpaid, may choose from the above two options but must also pay Quarter 2
Cannot pay only Quarter 2 at this time
January: May pay Quarter 4 early
If Quarter 2 and/or Quarter 3 is unpaid, may choose the above option but must also pay Quarters 2 and 3
February: May pay Quarter 4 early
If Quarter 2 and/or Quarter 3 unpaid, may choose the above option but must also pay Quarters 2 and 3
March: Quarter 4
If quarter 2 and/or Quarter 3 unpaid, must pay them at this time
Cannot pay only Quarters 2 and/or 3 at this time
April: Must pay all Quarters
May: Must pay all Quarters
All mailed-in and dropped-off property tax payments are processed within five business days from the day the processing department receives the payment/check. Please take into consideration transit and delivery time of three to five days from our branches to our processing department.
For payment of current taxes by mail, we honor the postmark. Payments not postmarked by the mail carrier service by the last day of the discount period will be returned. For self-metered mail, we must receive payment by a date consistent with standard delivery time. For discount period due dates, see our property tax discount periods page.
For payment of delinquent taxes by any method (i.e., mail, website, or in person), we must receive payment by the last business day of the month in which payment is made. We do not honor the postmark for delinquent taxes.
Any business or individual may print any tax payment receipt from our property tax website, or the cancelled check can serve as the receipt. We do not mail receipts for dropped-off or mailed payments, even if provided with a postage-paid return envelope. The date the payment is received will be reflected in the system.
Manatee County property tax information is available to you on our property tax website. You can pay your property taxes, print receipts, print duplicate bills, and view property tax history. To ensure the accuracy of the information provided, our office does not quote property tax payoffs or confirm the payment status by telephone.
Did you Pay Taxes for the Wrong Property?
This Customer Information Publication has been developed to assist you with the process for collecting reimbursement on an erroneous payment of property taxes.
Erroneous Payment – Florida Statute 197.182
“When a payment has been made by a taxpayer to the tax collector, if, within 18 months after the date of the erroneous payment (or within 12 months if taxes are delinquent) and before any transfer of the assessed property to a third party for consideration, the party seeking a refund makes demand for reimbursement of the erroneous payment upon the owner of the property on which the taxes were erroneously paid and reimbursement of the erroneous payment is not received within 45 days after such demand. The demand for reimbursement shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and a copy thereof shall be sent to the tax collector.”
Erroneous Payment Instructions
Make sure the erroneous payment occurred within the past 18 months (or 12 months if delinquent). The DR-462 form must be dated within that time period and you must allow time for the 45 day period required in the demand letter.
Check the Property Appraisers system (www.manateepao.gov) for the most current owner of record and mailing address. If the property has changed owners since the erroneous payment, a refund cannot be requested.
A letter must be sent to the property owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, requesting reimbursement for the erroneous payment within 45-days. You must advise the property owner that if they fail to reimburse you within the 45-days, that the erroneous payment will be reversed and that the taxes will then be delinquent and subject to interest and the eventual sale of a tax certificate. The letter must include a copy of the original receipt and should be mailed to the most current address of record on the appraisers system (see #2 above). You must retain a copy of the letter you are mailing.
If the 45-day period expires without reimbursement from the property owner, you must deliver to the tax collector the following:
A copy of the letter that was mailed to the property owner
The green certified mail receipt
Original paid tax receipt and proof that property has not been sold to a third party
A completed DR-462 form (Application for Refund of Ad Valorem Taxes), which is page 2 of this document or can be obtained from the Department of Revenue website at https://floridarevenue.com/property/Documents/dr462.pdf. You must wait 45-days before applying for the refund.
Send all documents to: Ken Burton Jr., Manatee County Tax Collector
Attention: QA Department
819 – 301 Blvd W
Bradenton, FL 34205
The Property Appraiser's is the entity that assesses the property's value, applies exemptions, and update any information such as ownership or mailing addresses, while the Tax Collector is responsible for mailing out the bills and collecting payments.
For inquiries regarding tax assessments, return filing, and exemptions contact the Manatee County Property Appraiser's Office.