Payment Information
Frequently Asked Questions about eChecks
Current Taxes 
Payments accepted in our offices by Cash, Check, Debit Card, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Money Order or Cashier's Check.
Pay Current Taxes Online
The Credit Card and eCheck options are available online for current taxes.
When paying with a check:
- Payment must be made in United States Funds.
- Make checks payable to: Ray Valdes, Seminole County Tax Collector.
- Pay the amount shown in the block, on the bottom portion, for the MONTH you are making payment.
- Use the correct date (postdated checks will be returned).
- Sign the check (if paying by mail).
- Use the return envelope enclosed with your tax notice to return the bottom portion of the tax notice with your check.
- The upper portion of your tax notice and your cancelled check or computer printout shall serve as your receipt.
- Checks should include your Parcel or Tax Bill Number.
- Send payments to: Ray Valdes, Seminole County Tax Collector, P.O. Box 630, Sanford, FL 32772-0630.
Delinquent Taxes
Certain unpaid delinquent taxes may be paid by Cash, Debit Card, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Money Order or Cashier's Check.
Pay Delinquent Taxes by Mail:
- Cashier's Check
- Money Order
Pay Delinquent Taxes Online
Credit Cards are accepted for delinquent taxes NOT involved in a Tax Deed Application. (All credit card transactions incur a third-party processing fee* of 2.45% of the tax amount paid)
Pay Delinquent Taxes In Office:
Certified Funds (Funds that are guaranteed by the issuing financial institution.):
- Cash
- Cashier's Check
- Money Order
- Debit Cards (all debit card transactions incur a $1.50 third-party processing fee.*)
- Credit Cards are accepted for delinquent taxes NOT involved in a Tax Deed Application. (All credit card transactions incur a third-party processing fee* of 2.45% of the tax amount paid)
Business Tax Receipts
Payments accepted in our offices by Cash, Check, Debit Card, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Money Order or Cashier's Check.
The Credit Card and eCheck options are available online for renewal of certain Business Tax Receipts.
Renew Business Tax Receipts Online
Tag, Title and Vehicle/Vessel Registration
Payments accepted in our offices by Cash, Check, Debit Card, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Money Order or Cashier's Check.
Debit Card Users
A processing fee* of $1.50 must be added to your total transaction amount. This fee is paid directly to our card processing agent.
Credit Card Users
A processing fee * of 2.45% (minimum of $1.00) will be applied to all transactions (excluding online registration renewal). This fee is added by our payment service provider to secure all transactions.
Auto Registration Renewal
(Discover and eCheck not accepted for online registration renewal)
eCheck Users
The eCheck payment process is not available as a payment option for redemption of parcels sold at the Tax Certificate Sale. Credit card payments may still be processed online.
- eCheck is an electronic funds transfer that withdraws money, for the payment amount, directly from the taxpayer's bank account. An eCheck will only be accepted if drawn on a United States (U.S.) bank account and payable in U.S. dollars.
- eCheck Frequently Asked Questions
A processing fee* of 50¢ will be applied to all transactions (excluding online registration renewal). This fee is added by our payment service provider to secure all transactions.
* No part of this fee is imposed or retained by the office of the Seminole County Tax Collector.
Checks must be in U.S. Funds and drawn on U.S. banks. Checks, money orders, or cashier's checks are to be made payable to :
Ray Valdes, Tax Collector
Do not send cash through the mail. Cash payments should only be made over the counter at one of the Tax Collector's Office locations.
Mail payments to:
Ray Valdes
Seminole County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 630
Sanford, FL 32772-0630
Overnight Deliveries can be mailed to:
For Tax Payments:
Ray Valdes
Seminole County Tax Collector
1101 E. First Street
Room 1200
Sanford, FL 32771
For Tag and Title Payments:
Ray Valdes
Seminole County Tax Collector
1101 E. First Street
Room 1233
Sanford, FL 32771
Payments may also be made in person at any of our Tax Collector office locations.