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Old 10-27-2020, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by FG111 View Post
At least in Sumter County, starting today on 10/26/2020, you will be able to view and pay your 2020 tax bill and if paid in full by November 30, a 4% discount is applied.

Currently Chase is offering 80,000 Bonus Points ($1,000 towards travel) w/ $4,000 spent on purchases in the first 3 months of account opening for the Chase Sapphire PreferredĀ® Card. Annual fee is $95. Excellent credit is required. The typical $8000 tax bill would incur a $200 credit card convenience fee charged by the county. Many other credit cards are posting similar deals, check slickdealsdotnet. ( $300 cost for $1000 travel credits. )

For those of us who are without an escrow account, would paying your taxes with a credit card make sense?
I would never pay an annual fee for a CC, way to many great CC offerings for free and at low APR.

Why would you pay a $200 CC service fee when you can go in your cart to the tax office and pay by check with no fee.