Figure out what happened before you decide what to file.
Received a tangible tax bill, collection notice, estimated assessment, or unexpected account balance? Start with the issue. We explain the moving parts and help identify whether a DR-405, prior-year filing, business-status update, or supporting asset records may be part of the next step.
Independent informational site. Not a Florida government office, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, or collection company.
One tax problem can involve several different offices and records.
The Property Appraiser handles the assessment and filing record. The Tax Collector bills and collects the tax. A delinquent account can also involve a collection contractor. Before assuming the bill is simply “wrong,” review how the assessment was created and what was filed for the tax year involved.
Check the filing history
Was a DR-405 filed for the year at issue? Was it timely? Was the return accepted and supported by an asset schedule?
Check the assessment
Identify the assessed value, whether it appears estimated, and whether the account received the tangible personal property exemption.
Match the next step
The correct next step may be filing, providing records, updating business status, communicating with the Property Appraiser, or addressing the tax bill separately.
Go directly to the issue that matches your notice.
Delinquent tangible tax
Understand the account, tax years, assessment history, and what filing records should be reviewed.
Open guide →Estimated assessment
Learn why a no-return or incomplete-return situation can lead to an estimate and what records may matter.
Open guide →DR-405 filing help
Review what the Florida tangible personal property return reports, when it is due, and what information it generally requires.
Open guide →Closed business
See what to gather when the business has closed, assets were sold or removed, but a tangible account still exists.
Open guide →Gather the records that explain the account.
A useful review usually starts with the tax year, the notice, the assessed value, and the filing history.
- Tax bill, collection notice, or warrant notice
- TRIM / proposed property tax notice
- Prior DR-405 returns and asset schedules
- Business closure, sale, or move information
- Asset purchase, disposal, and original-cost records
Tell us what happened.
Use the form to describe the issue and the tax year involved. You can explain whether a return was filed, whether the business is still open, and what type of notice you received.
Form inquiries are handled by an independent filing assistance provider for the purpose of responding to your request. No tax savings, exemption approval, valuation change, penalty relief, or collection result is guaranteed.