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Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Pay It Online
If you recall, earlier this
year I mentioned that my cat, Tax bills were mailed out last month, and my staff is working
Bader, was featured in our to process payments quickly. If you haven’t paid your taxes
Installment Payment Plan yet, I suggest using our convenient online payment process by
(IPP) advertisement. Well, visiting www.pbctax.com.
with the new tax season comes There are two quick, easy and convenient ways to pay online:
a new IPP ad and being the • Credit/Debit Card: We accept American Express, Visa,
fair “cat mom” that I am, this Mastercard and Discover. A 2.4 percent convenience fee applies
year’s ad had to feature my if you are paying by credit card. This fee is collected by our
other cat, Biden. Yes, that’s payment processor, and is not retained by our office.
her grasping the tree! Don’t • eCheck: Using eCheck is free. If you pay online using
worry, she was never your bank’s routing number and account number, there is no
really stuck in the tree convenience fee. Your email transaction notice will serve as
thanks to the wizardry of your receipt.
our graphic artist. The ad Visit www.pbctax.com and click the Payment Options button
is featured in our 2023 an online property tax payment. Or you can click here for more It’s The Law!
on our homepage to see a complete “How To Guide” for making
property taxes brochure
which is included with information: https://www.pbctax.com/payment-options/.
your property tax If you missed November’s 4 percent discount for your Did You Know That, In
bill that was mailed property tax payment, you can take
to property owners in advantage of the 3 percent discount by Florida…
early November. paying your property taxes by the Jan.
Enrollment for next year’s budget-friendly IPP is now 2, 2024 deadline. The discount drops By Adam S. Gumson,
open through April 30 and once enrolled, beginning next year, to 2 percent in January and 1 percent Esq.
you will pay your real estate and/or tangible property taxes in February. There is no discount if Subjec t matte r
in four quarterly payments. That’s how I pay my property you wait and pay your taxes in March. jurisdiction refers to
tax! Visit www.pbctax.com/ipp for eligibility requirements the court’s power to
and to enroll online. Returned Check … Now What? handle the type of matter
As we close out 2023, I want to wish you a healthy, happy (whereas personal
holiday season and a very Happy New Year! This tax season, many of you may choose to pay online with jurisdiction refers to
Anne M. Gannon, the convenient eCheck system. There is no convenience fee to whether or not the court
Constitutional Tax Collector, use eCheck, which requires you to enter your bank’s routing has the power over the
Serving Palm Beach County number and account number. You may also choose to make particular party). For
your payment with a personal check. instance, you can’t sue
Funds For You? When submitting your electronic payment, please make someone in Alaska for something that happened in
sure all your banking information is Florida unless the person in Alaska has some minimum
Did you know there could correct. Payments can be rejected by contact with Florida.
be thousands of dollars waiting your bank due to an invalid/incorrect A personal representative must be a Florida
for you? Yes, you read that routing/account number(s), and your resident, or, if out of state, the intended personal
right – some clients overpay payment will not be processed and representative must be a family member, spouse of
on their transactions, and once must be resubmitted in the form of a family member, legally adopted child, or parent of
this happens, we issue a refund a personal check, cashier’s check the decedent. The named person must have no felony
for the amount overpaid. If the refund is returned to us as or money order. Once you receive convictions, be 18 years or older and be mentally and
undeliverable, we will continue to attempt to issue the refund. notification from our office that payment was unsuccessful, physically able to perform their duties. Always name
Once we have explored all refund options, we then post a list you will receive directions to resubmit the payment, either by a successor personal representative and meet with an
of unclaimed funds on our website, hoping that clients can mailing it to our office or dropping it off at any of our service attorney to discuss the pros and cons of naming co-
reclaim the money due to them. We hold onto these funds center locations drop boxes. personal representatives.
for one year, and if the funds remain unclaimed, we forward If you receive notice from your bank that your payment was In a probate administration, if a fiduciary bond
those funds to the appropriate state of the last known address. dishonored, please hold off contacting our office as we must is not waived by the decedent’s will, or the court, the
Currently, there is more than $500,000 in unclaimed funds wait for notification from your bank before you can resubmit personal representative will be required to obtain a
available. So, I encourage you to check if your name is on your payment. Once we are notified by your bank, my staff will bond and file it with the court.
the list, you never know what might be waiting for you! Visit reach out to you with instructions on resubmitting your payment. A petition can be filed by any interested person
Palm Beach County Unclaimed Funds and State of Florida Keep in mind that payments cannot be made by phone and requesting that the bond be waived.
Unclaimed Funds. all discount and delinquency deadlines apply. A deed cannot waive the homestead rights of a
spouse unless it contains specific language in which
the spouse consents to waiving his/her rights.
Trés Jupiter Law Center is a private neighborhood law
firm located in the RiverPlace Professional Center,
1003 W. Indiantown Road, Suite 210, Jupiter, Fla.,
(561) 744-4600, jupiterlawcenter.com. The firm
chic gifts integrity and compassion in the areas of estate and
provides peace of mind by solving problems with
business planning; probate, guardianship and trust
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