TAXING AUTHORITIES

The assessed value of real estate and tangible personal property is established by the Property Appraiser. However, taxes are levied by the taxing authorities. A Taxing Authority is a unit of government that determines tax rates and levies taxes. The Florida Constitution directly authorizes taxing authorities to levy ad valorem taxes. Listed below are the taxing authorities in Hillsborough County, along with applicable telephone numbers.

COUNTY
Countywide Levies by Board of County Commissioners General Revenue
(813) 272-5890

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School Board Operating
(813) 272-4064

MUNICIPAL
Tampa
(813) 274-8111

Temple Terrace
(813) 989-7103

Plant City
(813) 659-4200

County * MSTU (unincorporated)
(813) 272-5890

County Library (Tampa & unincorporated) (813) 272-5890

*MSTU (Municipal Service Taxing Units)

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Non-Countywide Levies by SW Florida Water Management District
(SWFWMD) General District
(352) 796-7211

Alafia River Basin
(A) - (352) 796-7211

Hillsborough River Basin (H) - (352) 796-7211

NW Hillsborough Basin
(N) - (352) 796-7211

INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Transit Authority
(Tampa, Temple Terrace & unincorporated)
(813) 623-5835

Tampa Port Authority
(813) 905-5132

Children's Board
(813) 229-2884

Tampa Palms - (813) 977-3933

VOTER DEBT APPROVED
Environmentally Sensitive Lands
(813) 272-5890

School Debt Service
(813) 272-4064

Non-Countywide Levies by Parks & Recreations Bond (unincorporated)
(813) 272-5890