One Percent Discount Ends February 29

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, reminds everyone that the one percent discount on the payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Saturday, February 29. To receive the one percent discount, payments must be: made online by midnight, CST, February 29, at EscambiaTaxCollector.com; mailed with a February postmark; or left by midnight,…

Two Percent Discount Ends January 31

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, reminds everyone that the two percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Friday, January 31. To receive the two percent discount, payments must be: made online by midnight, CST, Friday, January 31, at com; mailed with a January postmark; or left by midnight,…

Tax Collector Offices Closed January 20

The Escambia County Tax Collector’s office will be closed Monday, January 20, 2020 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Citizens are encouraged to visit our virtual office at EscambiaTaxCollector.com to conduct most tax collector business 24 hours a day. Our Express Lane service allows customers to renew their registration for their vehicle, boat or…

Three Percent Discount Ends December 31

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, reminds everyone that the three percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Tuesday, December 31. To receive the three percent discount, payments must be: made online by midnight, CST, December 31, at EscambiaTaxCollector.com; mailed with a December postmark; left by midnight, December 31,…

Property Tax Payment Installment Plan Available

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, encourages taxpayers to take advantage of the Tax Payment Installment Plan and pay next year’s real estate or tangible personal property taxes quarterly. By utilizing this plan, taxpayers may elect to prepay their next year’s taxes by making four quarterly payments instead of one lump sum payment. Each quarterly…

Four Percent Discount Ends November 30

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, reminds everyone that the four percent discount on payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends Saturday, November 30. To receive the four percent discount, payments must be: mailed with a November postmark; left by midnight, November 30, in a 24-hour drop box available at all locations;…

Tax Collector Gives $670,491 to Escambia County

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, announces his office presented a check for $670,491.31 in unspent revenue to the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for fiscal year 2018 – 2019. Since taking office, Lunsford has delivered to the BOCC checks totaling $1,718,851.65. “I am proud of our staff and their continued commitment to…

Collection of 2019 Property Taxes Begins November 1

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, announced the collection of the 2019 real estate and tangible personal property taxes begins November 1. This year’s rolls include 178,580 accounts totaling over $303 million. Bills will be delivered to the post office on October 31 for mailing. Chapter 197.162, Florida Statutes provides discounts for early payments as follows:…

Can You Imagine a World Without Hunger?

Help Us “End Hunger One Helping at a Time” The employees of Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, are teaming up with Manna and sponsoring a food drive from October 7 through November 15, 2019 to help Manna provide healthy food to area residents. The most needed items are: Canned fruit in 100 percent juice…

We’ve Got Your Number – Do They?

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector reminds residents who have recently received a new license plate to ensure their new license plate information is updated with any organization that may have their license plate information. This can be an electronic tolling account (such as SunPass), a school (such as the University of West Florida or…

Real ID Enforcement Begins October 1, 2020

Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford reminds travelers that beginning October 1, 2020, every traveler must present a Real ID-compliant driver license or identification card, or another acceptable form of identification, to fly within the United States. As of October 1, 2020, individuals who are unable to produce a Real ID-compliant credential or other acceptable…

Four Escambia County Tax Collector Employees Graduate from Certified Public Manager Program

The Escambia County Tax Collector’s Office is pleased to announce the graduation of four employees from Florida’s Certified Public Manager program. The graduates are among hundreds of individuals statewide who completed the program. The four CPM graduates are: Lisa Scruggs, Director of Human Resources Marie Bumgarner, Assistant Manager Melissa Hogan, Assistant Manager Candice Lewis, Senior…

Kids Tag Art Winners Recognized

Escambia County Tax Collector Chief of Staff Richard Stone and Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recognized the 2019 Kids Tag Art winners at the Escambia County School Board meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Kids Tag Art is a countywide art design contest and fundraising project exclusively for Escambia County schools. “This year’s students have…

Online Specialty Plate Ordering Now Available

Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, proudly announces the launch of a new service that allows for online ordering of specialty license plates. “We are excited to be the first tax collector’s office in the state to offer this service to our citizens,” Lunsford said. “Online ordering allows a person an easy and convenient way…