Welcome to the Collier County Value Adjustment Board
The 2025 Tax Year

  

VAB Session 2025 New Legislation To Impact Petitioners

House Bill 7031 (2025) – The Florida Senate

Florida Department of Revenue - Tax Law Library (TLL)

 

The DEADLINE for filing a petition for the 2025 VAB session with the Collier County VAB is September 12, 2025 at 5 p.m in office or 11:59 p.m., if filing online. 

If you wish to file late, you must provide a good cause statement and any related documentation to explain why you are filing late.  Your good cause will be considered by the VAB attorney.  The VAB attorney will determine whether to accept or reject your petition.  You will be notified within 5 days of the VAB attorney's decision.

We have 3 ways to file.  You can file online, by mail or in person. 

Petitions can be filed by mail or in person at Value Adjustment Board, 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 401, Naples, FL  34112, using the Department of Revenue approved petition form(s).

To download a fillable petition form, please CLICK HERE  Frequently used forms are: DR-486 and DR-486PORT

There is a non-refundable filing fee of $50 for most petition types to the Value Adjustment Board.  However, Transfer of Homestead Assesment (Portability) petitions are $15 per petition.

Note: a non-refundable 4% card processing fee (e.g., $2 on a $50 petition) is assessed by the processing company and applies to each petition.  ALL FEES PAID ARE FINAL.

Please make checks payable to:  Collier County Clerk of Courts

If filing in person you may pay by:

  • Cash
  • Check or money order
  • Credit or debit card (AMEX, MC or Visa)

If filing online you may pay by:

  • Credit or debit card (AMEX, MC or Visa)
  • Mailing a check or money order
  • Bringing a check, money order or cash to the VAB address above

If filing by mail you may pay by:

  • Check or money order (enclose your completed petition with payment)

Your petition is not considered filed until the appropriate filing fee has been received by the VAB Clerk.


When you are ready to begin filing online, click on  “Begin Filing a Petition Now” .