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Polk County FL Supplemental Fees

A Supplemental Fee, as defined by Polk County, is a fee added to the Business Tax (BTax) Account after the renewal period and after the BTax has been paid. The Fee is added for the changing, or addition, of a Business Class Code. Any of the information to include the business code can be changed without additional fees added, that is until the account has been paid.

Supplemental Fee Cost

  • The amount of the fee is dictated by the Base Code Cost.

  • If more than 1 code is the base, than the highest valued code is used for calculations

  • The Fee is dependent on if the new code is the same, lesser, or greater in value than the base

Business Class Codes

  • Class A

    • Base Cost: $31.50

  • Class B

    • Base Cost: $57.75

  • Class B+

    • Base Cost: $57.75

    • Requires a license and documentation of that license

  • Class C

    • Base Cost: $315.00

Addition of Same Current Code

This is the same class being added. Adding an A to an A, B/B+ to a B/B+, C to a C

Examples or details listed below are based on Business Tax Year 2019/2020 costs.

  • When a supplement business/class code is added and is the same rate, the cost is 20% of the annual cost of the business/class code.

    • Class A > 31.50 * .20 = 6.30

    • Class B/B+ > 57.75 * .20 = 11.55

    • Class C > 315 * .20 = 63.00

Addition of Different Code (Lesser Value)

Examples or details listed below are based on Business Tax Year 2019/2020 costs.

  • When a supplement business/class code is added and is a lesser rate, the cost is 20% of the annual cost of the business/class code of the existing business/class code.

    • Existing Class B adds Class A > 57.75 * .20 = 11.55

    • Existing Class C adds Class B or Class A > 315 * .20 = 63.00

Addition of Different Code (Higher Value)

Examples or details listed below are based on Business Tax Year 2019/2020 costs.

  • When a supplement business/class code is added and the additional business/class code is a higher rate, the cost is 20% of original business/class code plus the difference between the lower and higher cost of the business/class codes.

    • Original Class A and adds Class B:

      • 31.50 * .20 = 6.30 + difference between A and B = 57.75 - 31.50 = 26.25 > TOTAL COST 32.55

    • Original Class A and adds Class C:

      • 31.50 * .20 = 6.30 + difference between A and C = 315.00 - 31.50 = 283.50 > TOTAL COST 289.80

    • Original Class B and adds Class C:

      • 57.75 * .20 = 11.55 + difference between B and C = 315.00 - 57.75 = 257.25 > TOTAL COST 268.80

Removal of a Code

  • This is not normal business practice due to no logical reason for its practice. No charge would be incurred and customer would be suggested to wait until renewal period.