Beware : Paying property tax online Sumter Co.

[JBarracks]

Just received my Tax Assessment for 2014. It says you can pay online at Randy Mask - Sumter County Tax Collector (http://www.sumtertaxcollector.com). BEWARE: There is a $96.35 convenience fee to pay online. NICE.......

[rhood]

I paid online using my checking account and the fee was $1.50. (Buck and a half). A stamp is $.49. If you use your credit card the fee is high.

[tommy steam]

Squeezeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that extra buck!

[rubicon]

Just received my Tax Assessment for 2014. It says you can pay online at Randy Mask - Sumter County Tax Collector (http://www.sumtertaxcollector.com). BEWARE: There is a $96.35 convenience fee to pay online. NICE.......

Where does the $96.35 come from?

[golf2140]

It's explained on your tax bill. A fee will be charged but the tax collector does not receive any of that money. Don't use a credi card.,

[theorem painter]

The fee is the credit card processing charge that the tax collector incurs. They can run anywhere from 1.5% to 3.5% of the transaction depending on what processor they use.

[Bogie Shooter]

Squeezeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that extra buck!

That does not appear to be true.

[JBarracks]

Yes, it was the credit card fee. Last year I paid online and it was only $1.50. I didn't use a credit card last year and wasn't going to use one this year. It must have taken me to the credit card screen for some reason. Oh well, I paid by snail mail this year.
Please pardon me for the confusion.

[cmj1210]

Set it up as a bill pay through your bank this way it eliminates their fee. This is how we do it & never a problem.

[skip0358]

Paid online thru Bank $1.50 fee big deal. Last year used a new airline credit card. They charged me $25.00 fee but I got 2 free airline tickets from Air Tran for my required purchase. So use your head when paying online. JMO

[rjm1cc]

This will be true for any tax payment made by a credit card-you will pay a large fee. Same is true of any other purchase, you just do not see the fee but the merchant does.

[llaran]

You can pay at the drive up at the Dome building, also the sheriff's annex - a letter box inside the door.