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       Tax Talk




      Dear Friends:                                         When  submitting  your                         bank, my staff will reach out to you with instructions on
         If you recall, earlier this                     electronic  payment,  please                      resubmitting your payment.
      year I mentioned that my cat,                      make  sure  all  your  banking                       Keep in mind that payments cannot be made by phone
      Bader, was featured in our                         information is correct.                           and all discount and delinquency deadlines apply.
      Installment  Payment  Plan                         Payments  can  be  rejected  by
      (IPP) advertisement. Well,                         your  bank  due  to  an  invalid/
      with the new tax season comes                      incorrect  routing/account
      a new IPP ad and being the                         number(s), and your payment
      fair “cat mom” that I am, this                     will not be processed and must be resubmitted in the form
      year’s ad had to feature my                        of a personal check, cashier’s check or money order. Once
      other cat, Biden. Yes, that’s                      you receive notification from our office that payment was
      her grasping the tree! Don’t                       unsuccessful, you will receive directions to resubmit the
      worry, she was never                               payment, either by mailing it to our office or dropping it
      really stuck in the tree                           off at any of our service center locations drop boxes.
      thanks to the wizardry                                If you receive notice from your bank that your payment
      of our graphic artist. The                         was dishonored, please hold off contacting our office as
      ad is featured in our 2023                         we must wait for notification from your bank before you
      property taxes brochure                            can resubmit your payment. Once we are notified by your
      which is included with
      your property tax bill
      that  was  mailed  to
      property owners in early
      November.
         Enrollment for next
      year’s budget-friendly IPP is now open through April 30 and once
      enrolled, beginning next year, you will pay your real estate and/
      or tangible property taxes in four quarterly payments. That’s how
      I pay my property tax! Visit www.pbctax.com/ipp for eligibility
      requirements and to enroll online.
         As we close out 2023, I want to wish you a healthy, happy
      holiday season and a very Happy New Year!
                                        Anne M. Gannon,
                                Constitutional Tax Collector,
                                Serving Palm Beach County

      Funds For You?

         Did  you  know  there
      could be thousands of dollars
      waiting  for  you? Yes,  you
      read that right – some clients
      overpay on their transactions,
      and once this happens, we
      issue a refund for the amount
      overpaid. If the refund is returned to us as undeliverable, we
      will continue to attempt to issue the refund. Once we have
      explored all refund options, we then post a list of unclaimed
      funds on our website, hoping that clients can reclaim the
      money due to them. We hold onto these funds for one year,
      and if the funds remain unclaimed, we forward those funds
      to the appropriate state of the last known address.
         Currently, there is more than $500,000 in unclaimed funds
      available. So, I encourage you to check if your name is on
      the list, you never know what might be waiting for you! Visit
      Palm Beach County Unclaimed Funds and State of Florida
      Unclaimed Funds.

      Pay It Online                                          Need More Storage?

         Tax bills were mailed out last month, and my staff is
      working to process payments quickly. If you haven’t paid   WE CAN HELP!
      your taxes yet, I suggest using our convenient online payment
      process by visiting www.pbctax.com.
         There are two quick, easy and convenient ways to pay online:
         • Credit/Debit Card: We accept American Express, Visa,
      Mastercard and Discover. A 2.4 percent convenience fee applies
      if you are paying by credit card. This fee is collected by our
      payment processor, and is not retained by our office.
         • eCheck: Using eCheck is free. If you pay online using                             WINE STORAGE Now Available!
      your bank’s routing number and account number, there is no
      convenience fee. Your email transaction notice will serve as
      your receipt.                                                                                        Ask About Our
         Visit www.pbctax.com and click the Payment Options button
      on our homepage to see a complete “How To Guide” for making
      an online property tax payment. Or you can click here for more                       MOVE-IN SPECIALS!
      information: https://www.pbctax.com/payment-options/.
         If you missed November’s 4 percent discount for your                                       * Certain restrictions apply. Mention or present this offer.
      property tax payment, you can take advantage of the 3 percent
      discount by paying your property
      taxes by the Jan. 2, 2024 deadline.                           State-of-the-art                 Climate-controlled                  Secure
      The discount drops to 2 percent in
      January and 1 percent in February.                            facility                         storage units                       car storage
      There is no discount if you wait and
      pay your taxes in March.

      Returned Check … Now What?                             Store.  Pack.  Move.                             50 Frederick Small Road

         This tax season, many of you may choose to pay online   And More!                                         Jupiter, FL 33458
      with the convenient eCheck system. There is no convenience
      fee to use eCheck, which requires you to enter your bank’s   CompassSelfStorage.com                      (561) 556-2191
      routing number and account number. You may also choose
      to make your payment with a personal check.
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