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Property Tax
Deadline Extended
The Department of Revenue
is giving Floridians more than
two extra weeks to pay their
property taxes as the state deals
with the effects of the COVID-19
virus. According to an order
from Executive Director Jim
Zingale, “The date for citizens
and businesses to pay property
taxes in all Florida Counties is
extended from March 31 to April 15,
2020.” Those payments submitted
electronically or postmarked by
that April 15 date will be considered
timely payments. The order also
applies to “property tax returns
filed by a railroad, railroad terminal,
private car and freight line and
equipment company property.”
The deadline for those entities was
originally April 1 but is also being
moved to April 15. That April 15
date coincides with the period K-12
schools will be closed in the state.
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