Real Estate Taxes
Real Estate Taxes in the Town of Florence
Researching Taxes in the Town of Florence
Making Tax Payments
Paying Taxes with Cash
Explore the various payment options available for settling your real estate tax obligations with the Town of Florence, and information to contact the Florence County Treasurer for the second installment.
For a more detailed explanation of the various options for making real estate tax payments, please visit our Making Tax Payments page.
For a more detailed explanation of the various options for making real estate tax payments, please visit our Making Tax Payments page.
For your convenience, the Town of Florence accepts cash payments; to ensure a smooth transaction, please bring the exact amount owed as the office maintains a minimum cash on hand.
If a property owner paying real estate taxes in cash in small bills or coins, the Treasurer may request them to visit a bank and obtain larger bills, a money order or cashier's check payable to the Town of Florence. This is to ensure the safety of both the property owner and the Treasurer. The type of bills to be used for payment will be at the discretion of the Treasurer. Please note, any costs associated with obtaining a money order or cashier's check will be the responsibility of the tax payer.
It is important to follow this instruction in order to complete the tax payment process smoothly and efficiently. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
If you would like to read the complete policy the Town of Florence Board has adopted on cash payments, you can click the file below:
If a property owner paying real estate taxes in cash in small bills or coins, the Treasurer may request them to visit a bank and obtain larger bills, a money order or cashier's check payable to the Town of Florence. This is to ensure the safety of both the property owner and the Treasurer. The type of bills to be used for payment will be at the discretion of the Treasurer. Please note, any costs associated with obtaining a money order or cashier's check will be the responsibility of the tax payer.
It is important to follow this instruction in order to complete the tax payment process smoothly and efficiently. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
If you would like to read the complete policy the Town of Florence Board has adopted on cash payments, you can click the file below:
Tax bills are promptly sent out as soon as they are released, usually within the first or second week of December every year. They are also conveniently accessible online, typically within a week of being mailed out. They can be found on the Florence County Treasurer's Website by clicking on the link below: Florence County Treasurer GCS Website
Tax Bill Information
Tax Bills
Delinquent Utility Bills
Town of Florence Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Bills were mailed on December 6, 2024.
Tax Bills are mailed out as soon as they are available--usually the first or second week of December each year. Tax bills are available online about a week after they are mailed out. You can find the amount due on the Florence County Treasurer's website at http://gcs.florencewisconsin.com/GCSWebPortal/search.aspx
Real Estate Tax Bills:
You can find more details on the Making Real Estate Tax Payments page of this website.
Payments in the full amount will be accepted up by the Town up to and including January 31. If you choose to pay under the 2-payment plan, the first installment is due to the Town of Florence by January 31. The second installment is payable to the Florence County Treasurer at the Florence County Courthouse, P.O. Box 410, Florence, WI 54121 by July 31. Any real estate payments made after January 31 should go directly to the Florence County Treasurer. If you have an escrow account, it is your responsibility to see that your mortgage company receives the tax bill.
Payments in the full amount will be accepted up by the Town up to and including January 31. If you choose to pay under the 2-payment plan, the first installment is due to the Town of Florence by January 31. The second installment is payable to the Florence County Treasurer at the Florence County Courthouse, P.O. Box 410, Florence, WI 54121 by July 31. Any real estate payments made after January 31 should go directly to the Florence County Treasurer. If you have an escrow account, it is your responsibility to see that your mortgage company receives the tax bill.
Providing for Collection of Delinquent Utility Bills
Ordinance Number 10-25-99
The Board finds that failure to make payments to the Commission for Utility Service results in an unfair burden on Persons who do in fact pay for Utility Service. In order to ease this burden, the Board desires to confer upon the Commission the broadest powers permitted by law to collect for unpaid Utility Service. Pursuant to section 66.069(1)(bg) of the Statutes, the Board desires to authorize the commission, among other remedies, to be able to use section 66.069(1)(b) of the Statutes to collect arrearages and further finds that pursuant to may 23, 1983 Ordinance Providing For Delinquent Utility Bills to Become A Lien Against the Real Estate Served, the Town is in compliance with section 66.069(1)(bg)2 of the Statues.
If any person fails to make payments for any Utility Service, the Commission may: Commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recover from the Person the amount of unpaid Utility Service together with the attorney's fees incurred in collection as well as other costs and expenses as allowed by law; or In it's discretion, elect that the unpaid Utility Service be collected and taxed and become a lien on property in the manner provided by Section 66.069(1)(b) and (bn) of the Statutes; or Use any other collection method or remedy that is or may become available under law To view the complete ordinance, click on the file below:
If any person fails to make payments for any Utility Service, the Commission may: Commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recover from the Person the amount of unpaid Utility Service together with the attorney's fees incurred in collection as well as other costs and expenses as allowed by law; or In it's discretion, elect that the unpaid Utility Service be collected and taxed and become a lien on property in the manner provided by Section 66.069(1)(b) and (bn) of the Statutes; or Use any other collection method or remedy that is or may become available under law To view the complete ordinance, click on the file below:
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