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BRANCH OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE / FAX
Bartow / Main Office    255 N Wilson Avenue Bartow, FL 33830 Phone: (863) 534-4777
     Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM  Fax:     (863) 534-4753
Lake Alfred Office - Now open    200 Government Center Boulevard, Lake Alfred, FL 33850 Phone: (863) 401-2424
     Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Fax:     (863) 401-2428
Lakeland Office 930 E Parker Street, Suite 272 Lakeland, FL 33801 Phone: (863) 802-6150
     Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM  Fax:     (863) 802-6163


CATEGORY / DEPARTMENT NAME PHONE
ADA/ACCESSIBILITY    
  ADA Coordinator 863-534-4765
 
Data Request    
  Taxroll Oversight 863-534-4765
 
Deed/Ownership (FAQ)    
Deed Department Deed Dept. 863-534-4777
 
Exemptions (FAQ) / Homestead Compliance Investigations    
Exemptions Department Exemption Dept. 863-534-4777
Exemption Fraud Investigator HX Compliance 863-534-4785
 
GIS/Mapping (FAQ)    
Mapping Department Mapping Dept. 863-534-4777
 
Real Estate Assessments (FAQ)    
Director Todd Mudge 863-534-4751
Assistant Director Karen Price 863-534-5732
Residential Appraisal Manager Wayne Cote 863-802-6154
Agriculture Department Agriculture Deptartment 863-534-4777
Land Department Land Deptartment 863-534-4777
 
Tangible Personal Property (FAQ)    
Utilities, Phosphate Karen Price 863-534-5732
Petroleum, Convenience Stores Amanda Cawood 863-534-5721
Grocery Stores, Hospitals, Medical, Sand Mine, Block & Ready Mix Plants Lisa Radlein 863-534-5747
Cellular, Billboards, Hotels, Apartments, ALF's, Wired Telecommunications Tangible Personal Property Department 863-534-5778
Leasing, Citrus Processing Shary Smith 863-534-5778
Restaurants, Banks Cornesia Thurston 863-534-5755
 
Tax Roll Contacts (FAQ)    
CAMA / Tax Roll Oversight Srini Kommineni 863-534-4765
eTRIM Help (DOR) Wyatt Peters 850-617-8921
eTRIM Help (DOR) Dametria Hayward 850-617-8922
eTRIM Help (PCPA)   Diana Aguirre 863-534-4752
Special Districts Paige Simms 863-534-4759
Website Issues Help Desk 863-534-4765
 
Website Technical Assistance / Suggestions    
  Help Desk 863-534-4765

Taxing Authority / TRIM Notice Contact Information


Click here for a complete list of TRIM Notice Taxing Authorities and Non-Ad Valorem Assessing Authorities.


Permit Agencies in Polk County Florida


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Important Dates

Truth in Millage
Web site date
Friday, August 9, 2024

Mail out date
Friday, August 16, 2024

File a petition deadline
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Missed the 2024 VAB deadline of September 10, 2024, and can show good cause? File a GOOD CAUSE PETITION.
File For Exemption
2025 filing deadline
Monday, March 3rd, 2025

You may file in person, via mail, email, or online.
Office Locations
Tangible Personal Property
TPP Tax Return Deadline
4/1/2024

Extension Request Period
3/18/2024 - 4/1/2024

Combine / Split Requests
Deadline for the 2025 Tax Roll
7/1/2025

Office Closings
Christmas
12/23/2024 - 12/25/2024

New Year's Day
12/31/2024 - 1/1/2025

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/20/2025

Good Friday
4/18/2025

Memorial Day
5/26/2025

Independence Day
7/4/2025

Labor Day
9/1/2025

Veteran's Day
11/11/2025

Thanksgiving
11/27/2025 - 11/28/2025