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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
While it is legal under federal law, some states prohibit the practice ...... California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Texas all make credit card surcharges like this illegal.
And, it's a wee bit interesting that Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are all pretty much states with Republican legislatures and governors.
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Shaking my head in astonishment....Really?!!?
Where do you get your information just make it up?
Texas:
NOTE: A convenience fee will be automatically calculated and charged for the use of this service.
Cities and municipalities are prohibited by law, from absorbing the costs of providing this convenience.
California:
Effective March 12, 2017, services fees for credit and debit card Secured Property Tax payments will increase. This increase is primarily driven by the online third party payment processor for Secured Property Tax credit card and debit card payments. Specifically, the fee for credit cards will increase from $5.95 plus 2.10% of the payment amount to 2.25% of the payment amount. The fee for debit cards will increase from $3.95 per payment to 2.25% of the payment amount.
Colorado:
YOU MAY ALSO PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES ONLINE WITH EITHER A CREDIT CARD OR E-CHECK PAYMENT. CREDIT CARD AND E-CHECK PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FOR CURRENT TAXES ONLY. THE SITE WILL DIRECT YOU THROUGH A STEP BY STEP PROCESS. PLEASE NOTE, THE BANK WILL CHARGE A $1.00 FEE FOR E-CHECK PAYMENT PER TRANSACTION OR 2.75% OF TOTAL FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. WHEN PAYING ONLINE, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU CHOOSE THE "PAY WITHOUT REGISTERING" OPTION.
Connecticut:
Debit Card: Use your debit card to make payments directly from your checking account. A fixed fee of $2.95 will be added to the amount of your payment.
Credit Card: Use your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover card. A new lower fee of 2.5% of your tax payment will be added to the amount you are charging.
Florida:
Credit card payments can be made by Visa, Mastercard and Discover. A non-refundable convenience fee of 2.21 percent of the tax amount will be applied to each credit card transaction.
E-check payments can also be paid online. Funds must be available for immediate withdrawal for e-checking from a regular checking account. There is no convenience fee when paying by e-check. A service fee of at least $25 up to a maximum of 5 percent of the amount of the taxes will be charged for any e-check payment returned by the bank. If your payment was canceled, you will be unable to submit your payment through e-checking. Instead, you must submit your payment by mail or in person at the Tax Collector's office.
Kansas:
Each vendor does charge a convenience fee for processing the payment transaction.The fee is not charged by the Kansas Department of Revenue.The convenience fee is assessed to cover operating costs and the costs associated with servicing thousands of transactions. Convenience fees may vary between vendors.
Maine:
Now you can pay your property taxes from the comfort of your home or office by using our online payment service. Credit cards accepted: MasterCard, Discover, American Express or Visa. A per transaction convenience fee of 2.5% will be charged by the payment processing company for this service.
Massachusetts:
If you use a credit card or pin less debit card, there is a non-refundable service fee of 2.5% of the total payment, with a $1 minimum. This fee is paid to the card processor and not kept by the City
Oklahoma:
We can accept payment of taxes by credit card but it must be over the Internet (not our rule.) While there is a convenience fee for this service, Oklahoma County does not receive any of this fee. If you wish to search for property or pay your taxes online you may use the Oklahoma County Property Search