Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez said Monday that his office has started accepting bitcoin payments for property taxes, online and in person. Before the funds reach the county, every transaction is converted into dollars.
Fernandez announced the change in a statement on the Tax Collector’s website, describing it as another option for property owners that does not put public funds into the asset. During online checkout, payers can choose a cryptocurrency option, or they can request it at the counter. They then connect a supported exchange account or digital wallet and authorize the payment.
The office said a third-party system converts bitcoin into U.S. dollars at the time of payment, meaning the office never holds, invests in or manages cryptocurrency. It said it still receives the full dollar amount owed and records transactions in its standard payment reports, with no county workers maintaining digital wallets.
“Government must keep up with the times and the needs of the people we serve,” Fernandez said. “By accepting Bitcoin as a payment option, we are giving property owners another way to pay their taxes, whether online or in person, while continuing to offer the traditional payment methods they already know and trust.”
He added that the office is “embracing new technology without compromising our responsibility to protect taxpayer dollars.” Whether a person pays with bitcoin or a conventional method, he said, “our office receives the full amount owed in U.S. dollars.”
The office did not identify the payment processor or say whether bitcoin payments come with a convenience fee. The office’s payment-methods page shows that card and mobile-wallet payments already incur a nonrefundable 2.50% fee online, with a $2.50 minimum. Traditional options—including checks, cards, cash and fee-free eChecks—remain available. The announcement applies to property taxes, and using the option is voluntary.
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A 4% discount is still on the clock
The change came during Florida’s property tax collection season. Miami-Dade opened the 2026 tax roll on Oct. 30 and is urging property owners to pay by Nov. 30 to receive a 4% early-payment discount under Florida law. The discount drops to 3% in December, 2% in January and 1% in February; the full amount is due in March. Unpaid bills generally become delinquent April 1.
Under the office’s current rules, the discount is determined by the date a payment is submitted online or in person. Fernandez has been promoting a “Save the Max” campaign tied to that schedule, noting that an eligible $5,000 tax bill would save $200 if paid in November. Payments can be made at the office’s 13 locations, through T-Connect mobile units or online around the clock at mdctaxcollector.gov.
Miami’s long courtship of bitcoin payments
The move completes a process the county began years ago. In 2021, Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins proposed a resolution to study whether residents could pay county taxes and fees with bitcoin. That came after Miami Mayor Francis Suarez advocated allowing residents to pay city taxes and fees in bitcoin and explored paying city workers in the cryptocurrency. The city of Miami also launched MiamiCoin, a token tied to the Stacks protocol, as part of that campaign.
Fernandez, elected in November 2024, had previously served on Miami-Dade’s Cryptocurrency Task Force, according to his official biography.
The office described Miami-Dade as one of the first government agencies in the country to accept these payments. Colorado has accepted cryptocurrency for state taxes since 2022, converting it into dollars through a third party, and Utah later introduced a similar option for individual income taxes. Detroit announced in 2024 that it would begin accepting cryptocurrency for city taxes and fees in mid-2025, with payments also settled in dollars.
Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers revived a 2026 bill to establish a state Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve after a 2025 effort was withdrawn. The Senate measure, CS/SB 1038, died in an appropriations committee in March and did not become law.
For now, Miami-Dade offers a more limited option: residents can pay property taxes with bitcoin, but the county keeps none of the cryptocurrency.
This post, Miami-Dade County Now Accepts Bitcoin for Property Taxes, first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and was written by Micah Zimmerman.
Source: bitcoinmagazine.com. Adapted by NBTC.
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