Tax Collector

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Motor Vehicle News

Missing Your Online Vehicle Registration Renewal?
If it has been at least 20 days since the online renewal of your Miami-Dade County’s vehicle registration was completed, please contact the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles at (850) 617-2000 to see if the registration may have been returned. If the registration was not returned and has been lost in transit, a replacement registration/decal can be issued at no additional cost.

You can obtain your no-fee replacement decal and/or registration at the Tax Collector’s Auto Tag Public Service Office. If you cannot come to our office and it has been 20 days since the online transaction, you can email the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to request a no-fee replacement decal and/or registration. For more information, click on this link.

Motor Vehicle Fee Increase
Save time and money! For your added convenience, you now have the option to renew your vehicle, vessel or mobile home for 2 years. When you choose the two-year renewal, you will receive the registration with an additional year added to the expiration date. This option is available online and in person at any Tax Collector’s Office or Private Branch Auto Tag Agency.

Property Tax News

December 3% Discount for 2011 Tax Payments
The December 3% discount will be extended for walk-in customers to Tuesday, January 3,2012. December 31^st falls on a Saturday, the county-observed holiday is Monday, December 26, 2011, and by statute we are required to extend it to the following business day. Therefore, we will honor the 3% discount for all walk-in customers visiting our public service offices on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. This does not apply to e-checking, credit card, or mailed payments.

Notice of Proposed Taxes
The Miami-Dade Property Appraiser mailed 2011 TRIM notices to all property owners on August 24, 2011.

2011 Tax Notices
2011 Tax Bills/Notices will be mailed on October 28^th for collection of property taxes for calendar year 2011. If you do not receive your tax notice by the second week of November, please contact our office at 305-270-4916 or e-mail proptax@miamidade.gov for a duplicate tax bill.

VAB Petitioners Required to Pay 75% of Tax Payment Prior to April 1, 2012
Effective July 1, 2011, property owners who file a Value Adjustment Board (VAB) appeal must pay at least 75% of the assessed Ad Valorem taxes (taxes based on the assessed value of the property) and all of the Non-Ad Valorem Assessments which are for services such as Solid Waste and Fire.

Denial of Exemptions and Classifications
Property owners appealing the denial of an exemption, agricultural, educational, charitable classifications, or based on the property not being substantially complete, are required to make a good faith payment of Ad Valorem taxes and all Non-Ad Valorem taxes.

Paying Your Taxes Is As Easy As 1-2-3

1. Pay Online (E-Checking/Credit Card)
Visit www.miamidade.gov/proptax
(Accounts with delinquent taxes, confidential or bankrupt status cannot be paid on-line)

• Click on "Search by address, owner, or folio number”
• Once the property tax information appears you will see a button marked “Pay Now"
• If you are paying by E-Checking, Click “Pay By Check”
  • Regular checking account must be used
  • There is no convenience fee
• If you are paying by Credit Card, Click “Pay By Credit Card”
  • Visa, Mastercard & Discover are accepted
  • A convenience fee of 2.35% of the tax amount will be added to the transaction
• Credit card payments may only be paid on-line

2. Pay by Mail

• Make check or money order payable to the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector, in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. Do not send cash
• Write your folio number on the check, detach and return the lower portion of your tax notice and send it with your payment in the envelope provided
• The postmark will determine the appropriate discount and your cancelled check will serve as your receipt

3. Pay in Person

• Visit our Downtown Miami office (140 W. Flagler St., 1^st Floor)
• Bring the entire tax notice to ensure proper validation of your payment
• Payment is accepted by cash, check, or money order
  • In cases where customers are paying $10,000 or more in cash or money order, a social security card and a valid ID are required (i.e., a passport, U.S. issued driver's license)
• Credit card payments are not accepted in person