Pursuant to Section 193.122 Florida Statutes, Bill Furst, Property Appraiser of Sarasota County, hereby gives notice that the 2018 Real Property and Tangible Personal Property Assessment Rolls for Sarasota County were certified to the Tax Collector on the 28th day of September, 2018 for the collection of taxes.

Are you a homeowner who qualifies for a tax savings benefit? Florida residents who purchase, occupy and make their Sarasota County home their permanent residence by January 1, 2019 may be eligible for a homestead exemption. Deadline to apply is March 1.

File for homestead online today

The 2018 Notice of Proposed Property Taxes and Proposed or Adopted Non-Ad Valorem Assessments (TRIM Notices) were mailed on August 17th.

Please review your TRIM Notice as soon as you receive it to ensure all the information is correct. Be aware that there is a deadline to file a Value Adjustment Board petition.

Included with the notice will be our 2018 Supplement newsletter which contains information about property valuation and exemptions affecting taxpayers in Sarasota County.

As always, the Property Appraiser's office is ready to answer any of your value or exemption questions. Please remember that our office does not set the millage rates, adopt budgets or collect taxes. If your questions concern any of those issues, please contact the taxing authority listed in the notice. Their meeting dates, locations and times are printed on the back side of the form.