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Volusia CountyRevenue Division
Welcome Citizen’s Academy Class of
2013
We Are Special! 64 counties in Florida have elected Tax Collectors 3 counties (Volusia, Broward, & Miami-Dade) have
appointed officials (Revenue Director) Since Volusia County is a Charter Government, tax
collection falls under the Revenue Division in the Financial & Administrative Services Department
Results in efficiencies by sharing resources such as personnel, accounting, legal, & information technology & economies of scale in purchasing
Duties of Revenue Division Agent for:
Florida Department of Revenue Billing, collection & administration of property taxes
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Vehicle, vessel, & mobile home registrations, & title
work Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Issuance of fishing & hunting permits
Cashier for other county revenues such as building and development fees, water bills, Votran passes, etc.
Taxes Tourist & Convention Development Tax
6% Tax (3% & 3%) on short term rental of living accommodations (6 months or less).
Business Tax (formerly Occupational Licenses) A tax for doing business in Volusia County (most common rates $22 &
$30). Public Service Tax
A tax on electricity & metered or bottled gas in unincorporated Volusia County only (10% of gross sales).
Communication Service Tax A tax on communications services collected by DOR & sent to the
County (5.22%). Property Tax
Real Property: Land, buildings, & improvements to land. Tangible Personal Property: Equipment & items used in a business
such as furniture, tools, computers, etc. Centrally Assessed Property: Railroad tracks or fixed assets owned or
leased by a railroad company.
Property Tax The elected Property Appraiser, Morgan
Gilreath, determines the appraised value of properties in Volusia County, the exemptions due to property owners, and the owner name & mailing address for each piece of property.
The Volusia County Council, and other Taxing Authorities set the millage rates.
The Revenue Office bills & collects the property taxes based on the information provided to us by the Property Appraiser and Taxing Authorities.
Taxing Authorities We collect for 31 Taxing Authorities
17 Municipal 4 County (General Fund, Library, Volusia Forever &
ECHO) 4 Special Taxing Districts (Municipal Service, Fire,
Mosquito Control, & Ponce Inlet Port Authority) 3 Hospital (Halifax, Southeast Volusia, & West Volusia) 2 State (St Johns River Water Management & Florida
Inland Navigation) School Board
We distribute current collections weekly through May, and delinquents, BTRs, and interest monthly
Property Tax Timeline Tax Bills are mailed November 1st.
4% discount if paid in November. 3% discount in December 2% discount in January 1% discount in February
Payments not postmarked by March 31st are delinquent.
A penalty for late payment is added to unpaid accounts on April 1st.
Delinquent Tax Collection Collection efforts
Tangible Taxes: Warrants issued for the levy and seizure of
the property.
Real Property Taxes: Tax Lien Certificates are sold at an online
auction & earn up to 18% simple annual interest. If interested, go to bidvolusia.com.
Tax Deed Auction proceedings can begin if Tax Lien isn’t redeemed after 2 years
Tag & Title We process over 460,000 vehicle & vessel
renewals & 110,000 title transfers annually. Can renew online at https://www.volusia.county-
taxes.com/tcb/app/renew/renewals. Registrations expire at midnight on your
birthday, not at the end of your birth month. 120 specialty plates are currently available for
environmental & other causes, organizations, military, professional sports teams & universities for an extra $15 - $25.
Tag & Title Handicapped Parking Permits - Volusia
County has approximately 44,000 holders of blue permanent disabled parking permits. Now they must be recertified every 4 years.
Mobile Homes – We sell approx. 26,000 annual decals to mobile/manufactured homes registered in rental parks or retirement communities.
Tag & Title Toll By Plate - This new all electronic toll system
located on the Florida Turnpike captures images of the license plate and bills the customer. If you fail to pay your toll bill a Registration Stop will be placed on your vehicle registration and you will not be able to renew until you pay the tolling authority.
A little over 3,000 hunting & fishing licenses are sold annually.
Web Cams - Check at volusia.org to see if any of the 4 Volusia County Tag, Title & Tax Offices are busy before you get there.
Revenue Office Locations & Hours
Tag & Tax Office LocationsOpen 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday
Thomas C. Kelly Admin. Center123 W. Indiana Ave., Room 103
DeLand
Orange City Admin. SW Center2744 Enterprise RoadOrange City
Daytona Beach Admin. Center
250 N. Beach St., Room 101
Daytona Beach
New Smyrna Beach111 Canal St.New Smyrna Beach
Private Tag Office LocationsOpen 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday - Friday & 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday
Auto Tag Management Group
927 Beville Rd., Suite 12
South Daytona
Auto Tag Management Group
2772-A Elkcam Blvd.
Deltona
Our Accomplishments Conversion to new web based revenue
collection software in October 2009 has allowed us to realize a tremendous number of efficiencies, and do more with fewer staff.
Public website is much more user friendly and informative.
http://www.volusia.org/revenue/ Also handle the domestic partnership registry
‘’ Til We Meet
Again ….