Highlands County Tax Collector

10/02/2026

Worth the reminder because your vote counts! 🇺🇸

09/29/2026

The new design will be in circulation beginning tomorrow, September 30th.

Beginning tomorrow, newly designed Florida driver licenses and identification cards will begin rolling out at service centers across the state!

The new credential remains one of the most secure over the counter identification options available today and proudly pays homage to Florida’s history with design features, including:

-An image of Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fortress in the continental United States, located in St. Augustine;
-The Florida orange is cleverly integrated as the “o” in “Florida”;
-On the back, a tribute to Florida’s Space Coast showing the Discovery Space Shuttle; and
-A Florida alligator incorporated into the REAL ID star in the top right corner of call cards.

Florida residents are not required to replace their existing driver license or identification card. All valid credentials will remain in circulation and be phased out over time.

Visit flhsmv.gov/newDL to find out more information about our next driver license!

09/29/2026

Make your voice count! October 5th is the registration deadline for the General Election! 🇺🇸

09/02/2026

Our office will be closed on Monday, September 7th, for Labor Day. We will resume our normal schedule of 8:00-5:00 on Tuesday, September 8th.

Online services are available for:

⭐Property Tax Inquiries/Payments
⭐Vehicle/Vessel Registration Renewals
⭐Hunting and Fishing Licenses
⭐Driver's License Renewal/Replacement/Status Check
⭐Appointment Scheduling

https://www.hctaxcollector.com/online-payment-services/

08/20/2026

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝!

Truth in Millage or TRIM notices have been mailed out by the Property Appraiser's office. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥. It is a notice of the proposed property taxes and provides property owners with information about the taxing authorities, proposed tax rates, and proposed tax amounts before the taxing authorities hold their public hearings and finalize the budgets and millage rates.

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: The TRIM notice does not include the non-ad valorem assessments such as fire and garbage. The tax bills mailed out late October 2026 by our office will include both ad valorem and non-ad valorem amounts due.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐡𝐜𝐩𝐚𝐨.𝐨𝐫𝐠/) 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.

07/22/2026

Due to the proximity of the Caladium Festival, our Lake Placid office will be closed on Friday, July 24th. However, both our Sebring and Avon Park offices will remain open during normal business hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

07/17/2026

July 20th deadline to register or change parties! Make it count! 🇺🇸

06/22/2026

05/20/2026

Our office will be closed on Monday, May 25th, in Observance of Memorial Day. Online services will be available on our website during the office closure.

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