Randy Mask mail..anybody else grimace when it shows up?

[boxcarwilly]

At least homestead exemption was accepted. Actually taxes far less than what we paid in New England so i complainith not. :$:

[Topspinmo]

Yes, 3K for my sardine can 50 ft by 90 ft lot. Who said Florida don’t have high taxes? Not to mention 6% on every thing I buy.

[Number 10 GI]

Yes, 3K for my sardine can 50 ft by 90 ft lot. Who said Florida don’t have high taxes? Not to mention 6% on every thing I buy.

That's better than in Tennessee where we were living, city/county taxes sound about the same and there is a 9.75% tax on goods and services.

[Garywt]

At least homestead exemption was accepted. Actually taxes far less than what we paid in New England so i complainith not. :$:

Who is Randy Mask?

I am in Marion County, got the tax bill the other day, took a quick glance at it but I don’t pay it so not worried. I know my bank already has the money.

[Stu from NYC]

Lack of state income tax is a big plus

[EdFNJ]

Mine dropped about $60 from last year and it is still around $8000 less than in NJ so I'm good with it. :) That plus my SS raise in Jan will finally make me financially secure. :D

[Taltarzac725]

I put our payment in the mail but it has not been processed yet. How long does it take them to cash the check?

[retiredguy123]

I put our payment in the mail but it has not been processed yet. How long does it take them to cash the check?
Echeck is the best way to pay. No security risk, and you get an instant receipt.

[asianthree]

I put our payment in the mail but it has not been processed yet. How long does it take them to cash the check?

Depends on the mail:ohdear: However We have more than one property, and mail at the same time, different envelopes. Not one check hits my bank of the same day when mailing at the same time. They batch deposits, if I mail around the 15th it’s usually up to 10 days before check hits my bank. But if I mail on the 25 or later, they deposit daily, so check has hit my account in 2 days. Now if you do a drive by with them, check usually hits my bank in 24hours

[Ash Marwah]

Taxes can be lower if we didn’t have to pay for Developer’s new roads in south Sumter County. A new State Law limiting Impact Fee increase to 12.5 percent this year makes the 25 percent increase in our Sumter Couty Ad volarem taxes since 2019 almost permanent.

[Blackbird45]

I lived in New Jersey for about 5 years, I think that says it all.

What I did find surprising was a charge just short of $100 to pay it on my credit card.

[Luggage]

If you really want to compare your tax burden, then it's strictly on a basis of how much are you paying in total . I challenge anybody to really total up your taxes in Florida compared to almost any other state except maybe Alaska where they actually give you back money. The true value of government can be simply taken at the per capita cost. Just take our population and divide it into the state budget. In other words what does our state spend compared to other states per person living here? Now I'm not saying that the teacher should make more or we pay our workers less than others. I am simply stating a fact at the State of Florida spends less than others

[egmcaninch]

At least homestead exemption was accepted. Actually taxes far less than what we paid in New England so i complainith not. :$:

They are almost twice what we paid in Nashville, TN. However, Randy's office is responsive & patient when I have tax questions or even want to vent a bit.

[alan157]

At least homestead exemption was accepted. Actually taxes far less than what we paid in New England so i complainith not. :$:

The Villages homes have infrastructure bonds which are paid through the tax bill so not all the costs on the bill are from the county. For those of you in district 9, the bonds were just refinanced and the lower rate reduced the bond portion of the tax bill by around 33% a savings of hundreds for the year for those still having bond balances. The refinance is allowed after 10 years from the date the bonds were issued.

[BlackHarley]

No reoccurring annual bull shirt car tax! Whoooohoooo! Cars, truck and toys saves me close to $1,200 alone.

[Babubhat]

It’s 20 percent of up north taxes. No complaints

[Bridget Staunton]

It’s still your money

[golfing eagles]

Taxes can be lower if we didn’t have to pay for Developer’s new roads in south Sumter County. A new State Law limiting Impact Fee increase to 12.5 percent this year makes the 25 percent increase in our Sumter Couty Ad volarem taxes since 2019 almost permanent.

Wow, I'm surprised to find out those new roads are solely for use by "the developer", I thought anyone could use them
You can protest by not using any of those new roads:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[noslices1]

Yes, 3K for my sardine can 50 ft by 90 ft lot. Who said Florida don’t have high taxes? Not to mention 6% on every thing I buy.

Does your tax Bill also include your “Bond” payment? How much without that?

[jimkerr]

Tax’s are cheap here. I don’t panic when I see that envelope. I know the funds are sitting in escrow ready for my bank to disperse them.

[Dantes]

I hear New York is a beautiful place to live thinking about moving there

[nick demis]

Yes, 3K for my sardine can 50 ft by 90 ft lot. Who said Florida don’t have high taxes? Not to mention 6% on every thing I buy.

You could always sell and move to Massachusetts.

[golfing eagles]

I hear New York is a beautiful place to live thinking about moving there

Go for it!

Taxes much lower there:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Let's see, home in central NY, assessment $315,000 tax $17,000/yr
TV Florida, assessment $434,000, tax $4,200/yr
8% sales tax in NY
Travel to NYC? $22 to cross the Verrazano Narrows bridge

But upstate is beautiful, in the summer, which lasts from June 28th to July 5th:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[CFrance]

Go for it!

Taxes much lower there:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Let's see, home in central NY, assessment $315,000 tax $17,000/yr
TV Florida, assessment $434,000, tax $4,200/yr
8% sales tax in NY
Travel to NYC? $22 to cross the Verrazano Narrows bridge

But upstate is beautiful, in the summer, which lasts from June 28th to July 5th:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
That's longer than Michigan's summer.

[G.R.I.T.S.]

That's better than in Tennessee where we were living, city/county taxes sound about the same and there is a 9.75% tax on goods and services.

Amen! You must be from around Nashville. It was crazy 17 years ago!

[airstreamingypsy]

Wow, I'm surprised to find out those new roads are solely for use by "the developer", I thought anyone could use them
You can protest by not using any of those new roads:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I'm surprised you think that people who don't live in The Villages, will get their money's worth by driving around all the new roads they are paying to build.

[Car400]

I'm surprised you think that people who don't live in The Villages, will get their money's worth by driving around all the new roads they are paying to build.

Along with the new roads comes houses and people. Then businesses, restaurants, entertainment and most importantly, employment opportunities. Most benefit from that.

[Singerlady]

Illinois just as bad!

[Altavia]

Along with the new roads comes houses and people. Then businesses, restaurants, entertainment and most importantly, employment opportunities. Most benefit from that.

And $1.5 billion a year in new homes adding to the tax base.

That's why taxes have not gone up and are now going down.

[golfing eagles]

I'm surprised you think that people who don't live in The Villages, will get their money's worth by driving around all the new roads they are paying to build.

How about the rebuild of CR 470?

How about the $billion+ increase in tax base?
How about all the new jobs?
How about more shopping and restaurant choices?
How about a new UF research/teaching hospital?

I'm surprised YOU think they WON'T get their "money's worth"

[Neils]

They are almost twice what we paid in Nashville, TN. However, Randy's office is responsive & patient when I have tax questions or even want to vent a bit.

Agree !!! Ours is about double compared to Brentwood TN rates

[boatorgolf]

Sigh of relief when I open and it is about normal😁

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I'm surprised you think that people who don't live in The Villages, will get their money's worth by driving around all the new roads they are paying to build.

And how much has your property value gone up , and how many more businesses , doctors , whatever will be on those roads and as one post said, are you including your bond when you complain about taxes if so , there are new roads leading out of here where you won’t have to pay it

[Altavia]

How about the rebuild of CR 470?

How about the $billion+ increase in tax base?
How about all the new jobs?
How about more shopping and restaurant choices?
How about a new UF research/teaching hospital?

I'm surprised YOU think they WON'T get their "money's worth"

And the new K-12 Charter School complex with housing for families built with no tax funds.

[Gettingoutofdodge]

I just sold my house on Staten Island, moving to TV and waiting for the buyer to get Mortgage commitment. My attorney told me the property transfer tax went up in NYC and NYS. I will be giving the city over $8000 and the State approximately $4000. That’s 12 grand just to transfer the property to a new owner. My Real Estate taxes are close to $7000 and sales tax is 8.875 percent. Florida is going to be tax heaven.

[PugMom]

Yes, 3K for my sardine can 50 ft by 90 ft lot. Who said Florida don’t have high taxes? Not to mention 6% on every thing I buy.

we had a 2bed 1 & 1/12 bath cape in Ct that was almost $11,000. per year. add to that car tax, plus gas-tax. Fl is paradise :coolsmiley:

[Ken D.]

Who is Randy Mask?

I am in Marion County, got the tax bill the other day, took a quick glance at it but I don’t pay it so not worried. I know my bank already has the money.
Who do you think is paying your tax bill? Your tax escrow goes up when taxes increase.

[Vikingjunior]

I texted my cousin in Nassau County, NY a copy of my Florida property tax bill. LOL.

[Pballer]

When you pay your teachers crap you can afford to have low property taxes.

[golfing eagles]

When you pay your teachers crap you can afford to have low property taxes.

Yes, because as we all know, the tax bill consists of 99.99% teacher's salaries and 0.01% everything else:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[kkingston57]

No complaints. Taxes are 40% below old home taxes and are capped as to how much they can go up.

[DAVES]

Yes, 3K for my sardine can 50 ft by 90 ft lot. Who said Florida don’t have high taxes? Not to mention 6% on every thing I buy.

As far as taxes, no one wants to pay yet everyone wants services. Perhaps, to make you feel better, we fled New York in part due to taxes. The taxes on our 1200 sq foot home on a 50x100 lot were 10,000. We also had a 6% state tax. Sales tax was 7.25%. Electricity was close to twice what it is here. I think Florida oranges were/are cheaper in New York

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence till you get there and find there are weeds there too.

[DAVES]

When you pay your teachers crap you can afford to have low property taxes.

What a lot of nonsense. Far as teacher's pay, every time the subject comes up, the benefit package? It is the tax payers who pay for that and it is tax free income for the teachers.

Don't blame others. For people who do not enjoy teaching they should have done something else. Like any union job it encourages mediocrity. Great teachers are told they make the others look bad

[DAVES]

I just sold my house on Staten Island, moving to TV and waiting for the buyer to get Mortgage commitment. My attorney told me the property transfer tax went up in NYC and NYS. I will be giving the city over $8000 and the State approximately $4000. That’s 12 grand just to transfer the property to a new owner. My Real Estate taxes are close to $7000 and sales tax is 8.875 percent. Florida is going to be tax heaven.

They are gonna getcha before you run. Good news your auto insurance will drop close to half. Your electricity about half. State tax will go from 6% to ZERO. No New York City tax.
Minus, NY Pizza is better. New York deli is better. New York bakeries are better. So be sure to bring New York bagles and corned beef

[pablo cruze]

I don't understand the grimace comment then...
Sumter Co Taxes lower than Lake or Marion
millage rates went down this year.
Schools need money to pay the teachers. Although us tax payers should have input to the content that is presented to the children. NO BLMBS!! NO CRTBS!! NO REVISED HISTORY!

[Garywt]

Who do you think is paying your tax bill? Your tax escrow goes up when taxes increase.

I think I said it in my comment, the bank already has the money for it because I have given it to them. Last year it went down $25 so if it goes up a little, no big deal. Don’t sweat the small stuff.

[patfla06]

We pay a lot less than we did in Tampa (Hillsborough County).

[davem4616]

death and taxes...ya can't escape either one

when all is said and done, and I add EVERYTHING up, our experience has been that it's pretty much a wash to live anywhere that offers decent hospitals, good school systems and low crime....and things to do

taxes might be less here...but I now drive 3 days to visit family vs. 20 minutes....

[Stu from NYC]

The problem is when Randy shows up with the sherriff.

[Pballer]

What a lot of nonsense. Far as teacher's pay, every time the subject comes up, the benefit package? It is the tax payers who pay for that and it is tax free income for the teachers.

Don't blame others. For people who do not enjoy teaching they should have done something else. Like any union job it encourages mediocrity. Great teachers are told they make the others look bad

That must be why Florida has a teacher shortage in the thousands - because the pay and benefits are so great.

[JSR22]

That must be why Florida has a teacher shortage in the thousands - because the pay and benefits are so great.

Exactly they are so underpaid it is ridiculous.

[Bogie Shooter]

I don't understand the grimace comment then...
Sumter Co Taxes lower than Lake or Marion
millage rates went down this year.
Schools need money to pay the teachers. Although us tax payers should have input to the content that is presented to the children. NO BLMBS!! NO CRTBS!! NO REVISED HISTORY!

Don’t you vote for school board members?

[JMintzer]

That must be why Florida has a teacher shortage in the thousands - because the pay and benefits are so great.

There are teacher shortages everywhere. Not just in FL...

[frose]

not so much the taxes, it's the other misc. stuff that costs so much.......maintenance fee 375$.. what's that about...so many hiiden goodies here..

[JMintzer]

Exactly they are so underpaid it is ridiculous.

"The average Public School Teacher salary in Florida is $56,729 as of October 29, 2021, but the range typically falls between $49,525 and $65,490."

Which is more than my daughter makes in Arlington, VA...

According to her, the main problem is "job dissatisfaction", not low pay...

[retiredguy123]

Note that the many of the Lake County tax bills were not mailed out until a few days ago. Apparently, this was a mistake.

[Bogie Shooter]

not so much the taxes, it's the other misc. stuff that costs so much.......maintenance fee 375$.. what's that about...so many hiiden goodies here..

Look on the District web site to find out what the $375 is.
Some things you have to do yourself!

[Fredster]

Randy Mask….Emailed me my tax bill, and when I looked at it, I didn’t grimace,
I smiled and happily sent E-check within an hour!
Then again I’m from suburban Chicago, and I see
that some people here haven’t really experienced
high taxes.