The Indian River County Tax Collector Office is responsible for all collecting property taxes, business taxes, motor vehicle and hunting taxes. They are also responsible for assessing late fees, addressing delinquencies and tax sales. If you own property or doe business in Indian River County, you will have to pay taxes to the Indian River County Tax Collector Office at least on a yearly basis. You can opt to make these payments in installments, usually on a quarterly or bi-yearly basis. Any missed or late payments will be assessed a late fee. Continued delinquency will result in your property first having a lien placed upon it by the Indian River County Tax Collector Office. Ignoring this lien will ultimately lead to the property being seized and auctioned to satisfy these debts.

If you own a vehicle, hunt or operate a business, you will be unable to renew your license until all taxes due are paid. There will also likely be a late penal assessed, but it will not exceed 7% of the total sum due. If you are able, paying early will avoid any of these issues. Will you will not get a discount for doing so, you will be able to rest assured that your property will not be seized nor will you have to pay any penalties.

To make a property tax payment, you may go in person, mail a check or pay online. The Indian River County Tax Collector Office allows for you to go online and see the amount of taxes owed as well as when they are due. You may online pay online using their secure methods. You will receive a receipt that will contain confirmation that the payment was accepted. Keep this receipt in your records by saving a copy on your computer. You should also print a copy for personal records as well as when filing federal and state taxes at the end of the year.

Nobody enjoys paying state taxes, but they do allow for your community to continue to thrive. Taxes pay for schools to stay open, traffic lights to operate and public parks to stay clean and maintained. Even if you feel that you don't have anything vested into your community, chances are that you will find yourself in need of one of these services one day.