Page 9 - Jupiter Ocean Mile - July '23

Jupiter Ocean Mile, Page 9
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: Where Do New PBC
Happy Independence
Day! Recently, my office Homesteaders Come From?
announced the award of
six college scholarships of When a new Palm Beach County resident files for a
$1,500 each to outstanding homestead exemption, my office collects information
high school seniors in Palm about their previous home site to ensure that there is
Beach County. no homestead fraud. That information also offers an
• Kia Ghods – Graduating interesting look into what states our new neighbors used
from Florida Atlantic to call home.
High School, attending Over the course of 2022, we had 27,357 new residents
Princeton University file for homestead exemptions that came from outside of
• Maya Lopez – Graduating from Atlantic Community Palm Beach County, compared to 31,431 the previous
High School, attending the University of Florida 2023 Scholarship Awardees: Top left to right: E’Rinze year. The vast majority of new homesteaders in 2022
• E’Rinze Murphy – Graduating from Glades Central Murphy, Inari Larios, Jayden James. Bottom left to right: were from other parts of Florida, accounting for about
High School, attending Florida Southern College Kia Ghods, Maya Lopez, Zavion Gillyard 73 percent of filed applications.
• Inari Larios – Graduating from Royal Palm Beach
Community High School, attending Florida Atlantic 2023 Tax Roll Update
University
• Jayden James – Graduating from Palm Beach Lakes July is an important month as my office submits the 2023
High School, attending Oakwood University preliminary tax roll to Florida’s Department of Revenue
• Zavion Gillyard – Graduating from Glades Central (DOR) and the local taxing authorities. Values are based on
High School, attending Morehouse College the status of market as of Jan. 1.
In addition to receiving a scholarship award, each was According to my office’s estimates delivered at the end
offered an opportunity to participate in a paid summer of May, Palm Beach County-wide taxable property values
internship in my office. It’s really a joy to reward these have increased 13.36 percent from 2022 to 2023. The overall
incredible students. They have demonstrated excellence increase in value is similar to what we saw last year. It is
in academic ability, persistence, leadership, and driven by continued demand for properties of all types and
service to others. Congratulations to each of them and near record new construction.
congratulations to the entire Class of 2023. Highlights include:
The scholarship program is very special to my office. • Market Value – $481,467,712,919
Since 1994, the property appraiser’s office has awarded • Taxable Value – $288,752,577,607
$170,000 in college scholarships, completely funded by • Net New Construction – $4,311,391,070
employee donations. • Percent Increase (taxable value) – 13.36 percent
In this month’s newsletter: an update on the 2023 tax • Real Property Parcels – 652,953
roll process, some interesting stats regarding our new • Total Tangible Personal Property Accounts – 58,709
residents, and the status of applications for exemptions Once the tax roll receives approval from Florida’s DOR,
and classification. my office will notify all property owners of both their home
Have a happy and safe Independence Day. value and proposed tax rate in the Notice of Proposed
Respectfully, Property Taxes mailed mid-August. While state law requires
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, my office to value property based on the status of the market,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser your tax rate is set by taxing authorities who answer to you.
Their public meetings are listed in your notice.
Application Status For

Exemptions, Portability,
Agricultural Classifications

Have you submitted an application for an exemption,
portability or agricultural classification? My office
is processing these applications and will begin status
Jupiter Beach Specialists notifications. If denied, you have the right to file a petition
for adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board (VAB)
through the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller.
solD solD They can be reached at (561) 355-6289.
Property Tax Exemptions And Portability
If you submitted an application on or before March
1 and your application was denied, a Notice of Denial
will be mailed on June 28. The deadline to file a petition
with the VAB for an exemption is 5 p.m. on July 28. The
deadline to file a petition for the denial of a portability
benefit is 5 p.m. on Sept. 12. For questions about
exemptions or portability, contact Exemption Services
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mailed out on June 28. If your agricultural classification
solD REDUCED application is denied, the deadline to file a petition with the
VAB is 5 p.m. on July 28. For agricultural classification
questions, contact the Agriculture Department at (561)
355-4577 or MyFarm@pbcgov.org.

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