You can google it and print out the form online, fill it out, and take it to the county tax collector's office. There are detailed instructions on the Florida Department of Revenue website, if you need help.

Th will send refund fo overpayment
 

Y will send you refund for difference no need to do anything may take a couple of weeks but you will get overpayment refunded to you same way it was paid.

Maybe, but I would apply for the refund because it will go to the state office that provides oversight over the county.

Go directly to tax office in Sumter by the police station. The girls are very helpful.

Call the county. Better yet is it that big a deal? Your paid up through next March!

He called them, but they didn't call back. He is only paid up through next March if they properly apply the discount for early payment, and apply the remainder amount to future taxes.

Stop payment on the check. Do it first thing tomorrow morning. Easy. After you know the stop worked, you can pay the right amount, but not before the stop is effected.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: Think maybe someone is trying to pull a Craigslist scam? :icon_wink:

I'm not sure why I'm bothering ... but here goes. First, I said "like" making a payment on the wrong account. I wasn't trying to provide an exhaustive list of reasons. The point is that a general error like paying the wrong discount period will be refunded (if more than $10) automatically by the TC office without the form.
FS 197.182 (1)(a)6.(c) reads:
(c) Overpayments in the amount of $10 or less may be retained by the tax collector unless a written claim for a refund is received from the taxpayer. Overpayments of more than $10 resulting from taxpayer error, if identified within the 4-year period of limitation, shall be automatically refunded to the taxpayer (emphasis added). Such refunds do not require approval from the department.

Statutes & Constitution
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Online Sunshine.

In addition to statutes, there are rules promulgated by the Department of Revenue that provides more procedural detail that tax collectors must abide by. Before retiring, I led a statewide task force of tax collectors and the Department of Revenue and we rewrote and updated the entire 197 chapter which pertains to tax collectors. I also led the task force that then updated the rules and regulations. Although I retired 5 years ago, I still remember some of it.

If you stop payment on the check you will likely incur a charge from your bank AND a charge for a returned check by the tax collector. It is totally not necessary and will cause extra work for everyone involved. Trust me we had thousands and thousands of people who paid the wrong discount period in the county I worked in. You don't have anything to worry about.

Hopefully you're reading the rest of the thread. You DO NOT need to fill out a form for the refund.

Some people need to read more carefully OR pay more attention to what they read.....

On post #37, the OP stated that THE CHECK HAS ALREADY CLEARED !!

Tax refund
 

I unknowingly did the same thing last year. They sent me a refund without my asking just a couple of weeks later.

Call or stop by the tax collector office
Why are asking on this site??

Mail a letter about it and also mention about no return calls.

It will be refunded!
 

Just be patient. The office will see the overpayment and will send you the check. It will take a few weeks. It happened to me once.

I did it last year. They sent me a check

Well. At least no one asked for a link as proof of over payment!

We unknowingly overpaid last year, and it was automatically refunded in about a month

So, what did you do and what was the outcome??
Inquiring minds want to know.

Hmm thought one of the purposes of this site is to get help with problems.

We paid our taxes yesterday with e check no problems if you read your statement properly the Website online even gives you the amount due Nov 30.