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Palm Beach County
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Returned Check … Property Appraiser’s Office

Now What?

This tax season, many Dear Taxpayer: Homestead Exemption Receipt
of you may choose to pay Farewell, 2023! The end
online with the convenient of the year is the perfect Cards Mailed Late December
eCheck system. There is no opportunity to reflect on the
convenience fee to use eCheck, past and share our goals for On the last business day
which requires you to enter the future. in the month of December,
your bank’s routing number Property values in Palm the property appraiser’s
and account number. You may Beach County continued their office mails a pink and white
also choose to make your payment with a personal check. upward trend this year. Market homestead exemption receipt
When submitting your electronic payment, please make real property values grew card to every property owner
sure all your banking information is correct. Payments can be 20.6 perecent from 2022, and in Palm Beach County with a
rejected by your bank due to an invalid/incorrect routing/account taxable property values rose 14 homestead exemption. If there
number(s), and your payment will not be processed and must percent. Just like last year, Westlake showed the largest percentage are no changes to the use and/
be resubmitted in the form of a personal check, cashier’s check of taxable value increase from 2022 to 2023, with Glenridge and or ownership of the property, simply keep the card as your
or money order. Once you receive notification from our office Cloud Lake rounding out the top three municipalities. Overall, receipt that you have been automatically renewed for another
that payment was unsuccessful, you will receive directions the market value of all Palm Beach County property is more than year. However, if there is a change to ownership due to a
to resubmit the payment, either by mailing it to our office or $486 billion. sale, marriage, divorce, death, or change in property use, call
dropping it off at any of our service center locations drop boxes. My staff are gathering information for 2024 as we prepare to our office at (561) 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@
If you receive notice from your bank that your payment was value property based on the status of the market as of Jan. 1. I want pbcgov.org.
dishonored, please hold off contacting our office as we must wait to thank my staff for their continued diligence and commitment A homestead exemption reduces the assessed value of
for notification from your bank before you can resubmit your to accuracy and excellence. I am proud of every single one of your property, thereby reducing the amount of property tax
payment. Once we are notified by your bank, my staff will reach the 220 qualified public servants in my office, as we retain more you pay by an average of $500. Homestead exemption also
out to you with instructions on resubmitting your payment. credentialed appraisal experts than any other jurisdiction in the qualifies you for the 3 percent Save our Homes (SOH) cap.
Keep in mind that payments cannot be made by phone and United States. We determine the taxable value of more than If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption, it’s
all discount and delinquency deadlines apply. 650,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 tangible personal property easy to e-file online. You may also file by mail (PDF) or in
accounts in the county. person at one of our five service centers. The deadline to file
As we look forward to 2024, my office is also preparing to a homestead exemption application is March 1 of the year
improve the service we offer to you on our website. Our website after you buy your home and you may file any time after
address is changing to pbcpao.gov, and the next time you visit you take ownership of the property and become a permanent
us, things might look a little different. We hope you find our new resident of Florida. To qualify, you and/or your spouse must
site easier to use, more powerful, and more informative. not be receiving a residency-based exemption on any other
Throughout these changes and the improvements ahead, our property in Florida or in another state.
mission is constant: to value property, administer exemptions, and
maintain ownership records fairly, equitably, and in accordance Holiday Office Closures
with Florida law for all of Palm Beach County.
Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property appraiser. The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
I wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday season. (including our five service centers) will be closed:
Respectfully, Monday, Dec. 25
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Tuesday, Dec. 26
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Monday, Jan. 1, 2024

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