Page 6 - Jupiter West - February '23

Page 6, Jupiter West
Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Specialty Vs. Personalized development tax (TDT), otherwise known as “bed tax.” This
This month, I thought I money is collected by my office and distributed to the county
would share a few “fun facts” License Plates and invested in beach restoration, infrastructure, marketing
about our office that I find for the county and more. For a full breakdown of TDT
quite interesting: Have you ever thought about adding a little personality to expenditures, visit discover.pbcgov.org/touristdevelopment/
• In December, our Client your vehicle? Specialty and personalized license plates allow Pages/default.aspx.
Care and Research Center you to add that little something extra that your vehicle might Anyone who rents or provides accommodations to visitors
answered 18,840 phone calls. be missing; however, there are some important differences: in Palm Beach County for six months or less is required to have
• The top five states from Specialty License Plate a Tourist Development Tax Account and collect 6 percent
where newly licensed Florida With over 100 plates from which to choose, these plates of the total taxable rental receipts from the visitor. TDT must
drivers previously resided raise funds for a variety of organizations throughout Florida be reported monthly even if $0.00 revenue is collected.
are New York, New Jersey, California, Pennsylvania and and since the program began, millions of dollars have been I frequently receive questions about TDT, and I thought I
Massachusetts. raised. These specialty plates include an additional fee would share a few with you:
• Each month, we electronically distribute more than 40,000 that is passed on to the sponsoring organization and varies I want to list my property online (Airbnb, VRBO, or
satisfaction surveys to clients who visit our service centers in depending on the plate. Like standard plates, specialty plates other platform), do I need a Tourist Development Tax
person or contact our office by phone. can be renewed for either one or two years and are replaced (TDT) Account?
• For this current property tax season, 65 percent of property every 10 years. There are nearly two million specialty license Yes, if you are renting your property for six months or less,
owners paid their property taxes during the month of November. plates currently issued in the State of Florida. you need to set up a TDT account, in addition to a business tax
• The cat, pictured poking its head out of the milk can in our Personalized Plate receipt for short-term rental. Both can be obtained by visiting
installment payment plan advertisement, is my very own kitty, If you want to add additional customization to your www.pbctax.com.
Ms. Bader. vehicle you might be interested in a personalized plate. For I need to create a TDT account, where do I start?
Regards, an additional fee, you can request a five to seven character First, visit www.pbctax.com/tdt-support-center and review
Anne M. Gannon, plate depending on the type of plate being personalized. our “How to Guides” for step-by-step instructions on how to
Constitutional Tax Collector, Keep in mind that requested personalizations are subject to create a TDT account.
Serving Palm Beach County approval and availability. These plates can only be renewed For any questions about tourist development tax, please
annually, and are replaced every five years. visit, www.pbctax.com/contact-us/tourist-development-tax.

‘Tis The Season – The Tourist Noteworthy Dates
Season That Is Feb. 1 – Tourist Development

Taxes Due
It is that time of year when everyone is fleeing the frigid Feb. 20 – President’s Day –
temperatures and descending on our oasis in the sunshine. Office Closed
Restaurants are busier and traffic is heavier. In 2022 in Feb. 28 – Deadline for Property
Palm Beach County, we collected $80,513,227.59 in tourist Tax 1 Percent Discount

Town Of Jupiter News

By Jim Kuretski, Mayor, completed no later than Nov. 2, 2024, at which time half of
Town of Jupiter the new bridge will be placed into service for one vehicular
The Town Council has lane in each direction. FDOT has provided its bridge
continued to collaboratively contractor with significant construction schedule acceleration
work with our town manager, financial incentives that should result in the shortest possible
town staff and others to bridge out of service duration period.
… And The Survey Says … pursue implementation of Brightline Railroad Corridor Improvements Plus
various capital improvement Quiet Zone Designations – As part of Brightline’s project to
Delivering on our commitment to provide exceptional projects within our Town. extend service to Orlando, all railroad crossing intersections
customer service, my staff and I remain dedicated to maximizing The following provides in Jupiter have been improved. The Town has begun the
the efficiency of each transaction. Your feedback is very a status update for some process of applying for Quiet Zone designations at all railroad
important to us, and that is why we send out surveys to clients key projects: crossing intersections. Target date for Quiet Zones is mid-2023.
who have interacted with our office via phone or in-person at Town Hall – Construction of a new Town Hall is now Pedestrian safety fencing is planned to be installed in targeted
one of our service centers. We are encouraged by the recent underway. This new 42,000-square-foot building is being built areas where residents have historically crossed the FEC railway
results, which indicate that we are delivering on our promise adjacent to the current, 40-plus-year old Town Hall, which corridor between the roadway crossing intersections. This must
of exceptional service. will be demolished to make room for a new Town Green area. occur to protect residents and save lives, as Brightline is a high-
Our most recent quarterly client satisfaction surveys show Target occupancy date is early 2024. This new facility will be speed passenger rail service with its trains reaching speeds of
that more than 50 percent of our clients rate our service fully paid for by use of existing funding sources and without up to 110 mph through portions of Jupiter.
“exceptional” and another 31 percent rate our service as incurring any new bond debt. Memorial Brick Programs Plus Police Officer Memorial
“very good.” That means, more than 80 percent of our U.S. 1 Bridge Replacement – This is a $135 million – The Town will be launching a memorial brick program for
clients tell us that they had a positive experience with our federally funded project. Pre-Detour Phase construction our Veteran’s Memorial in March 2023. This program will
office. This puts our results significantly higher than the 62 began on Nov. 18, 2021. Intersection improvements have allow residents to purchase memorial bricks for loved ones
percent national average for government offices similar to ours. been made along the detour route to be used during bridge who served in the United States Armed Forces and/or police
We are thrilled that our results are trending higher, and we will construction. The Detour Phase will begin on March 13, departments. The first batch of memorial bricks should be
continue to strive for “exceptional” with every transaction. at which time the contractor will begin demolition of the installed by Veterans Day 2023. The Town will also install a
Thank you to the thousands of clients for their time and effort existing bridge structure. The Detour Phase should be new memorial site to honor Jupiter police officers in late 2023.
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