Installment Payment Plan Options

Section §197.222, Florida Statutes allows a taxpayer to prepay property taxes quarterly by an installment payment method.

To Qualify

• Taxes on each account for the applicable tax year must be more than $100.00.

To Enroll

• Complete and submit the application below to the Hendry County Tax Collector, PO Box 1780, LaBelle, FL 33975 no no later than April 30th for the applicable tax year.

To Confirm Enrollment

• The first installment notice will be mailed by June 1 for the applicable tax year. Contact our office if you have not received your notice by June 15.
• Participation in the plan is confirmed when the first installment payment is received and applied by the appropriate date.
• Once the first installment payment is made, you must remain on the payment plan for the current tax year.
• Payments must be made quarterly when tax notices are mailed out by our office in June, September, December and March.
• Tax Payers who have enrolled in the Installment Payment Plan do not need to re-apply for subsequent years and will automatically be re-enrolled.

To Cancel Participation

• If the June installment is not paid the account will automatically be removed from the Installment Plan. Your current year tax notice will be mailed by November 1st.
• The first installment payment must be made by July 31. Failure to make the first installment payment will automatically cancel the participant from the plan, and the taxpayer will be required to pay the taxes due, in full by March 31.
• Submit a written request to the Hendry County Tax Collector’s office to opt out of the Installment Payment Plan.
• In most cases, paying by the installment method provides discounts similar to the 4% discount in November, however, it is not equivalent to and may change dependent on qualified exemptions and values.

Plan Payment Schedule

• 1st Installment: ¼ of the prior year’s taxes discounted 6%. Payment due by June 30 to receive discount. Payments made after June 30 and before July 31st will receive no discount.
• 2nd Installment: ¼ of the prior year’s taxes discounted 4.5%. Payment due by September 30.
• 3rd Installment: Current tax liability less the 1st and 2nd installment payments divided by 2, discounted 3%. Payment due by December 31.
• 4th Installment: Current tax liability less the 1st, 2nd and 3rd installment payments, no discount allowed. Payment due by March 31.

Any changes to ownership, value, or exemption(s), will be reflected in the final two bills.

Installment Application Information

The application may be submitted beginning November 1 for the following tax year through April 30 of the tax year you wish to participate in installments and must be submitted to our office no later than April 30th.

For Installment Payment Plan Application 

Our office will send out the first installment tax notice in June of the applying year. If you do not receive a tax notice by June 15th, please contact our office immediately at 863-675-5280 or by email at HCTC@HendryTaxCollector.org.