Page 14 - The Islander - December '23

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Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Pay It Online routing number and account
If you recall, earlier this number. You may also choose
year I mentioned that my cat, Tax bills were mailed out last month, and my staff to make your payment with a
Bader, was featured in our is working to process payments quickly. If you haven’t personal check.
Installment Payment Plan paid your taxes yet, I suggest using our convenient online When submitting your
(IPP) advertisement. Well, payment process by visiting www.pbctax.com. electronic payment, please
with the new tax season There are two quick, easy and convenient ways to pay make sure all your banking
comes a new IPP ad and online: information is correct. Payments
being the fair “cat mom” • Credit/Debit Card: We accept American Express, Visa, can be rejected by your bank due to an invalid/incorrect
that I am, this year’s ad Mastercard and Discover. A 2.4 percent convenience fee routing/account number(s), and your payment will not be
had to feature my other applies if you are paying by credit card. This fee is collected processed and must be resubmitted in the form of a personal
cat, Biden. Yes, that’s her by our payment processor, and is not retained by our office. check, cashier’s check or money order. Once you receive
grasping the tree! • eCheck: Using eCheck is free. If you pay online using notification from our office that payment was unsuccessful,
Don’t worry, she was your bank’s routing number and account number, there is no you will receive directions to resubmit the payment, either by
never really stuck in convenience fee. Your email transaction notice will serve as mailing it to our office or dropping it off at any of our service
the tree thanks to your receipt. center locations drop boxes.
the wizardry of our Visit www.pbctax.com and click the Payment Options If you receive notice from your bank that your payment was
graphic artist. The button on our homepage to see a complete “How To Guide” dishonored, please hold off contacting our office as we must wait
ad is featured in our for making an online property tax payment. Or you can for notification from your bank before you can resubmit your
2023 property taxes click here for more information: https://www.pbctax.com/ payment. Once we are notified by your bank, my staff will reach
brochure which is payment-options/. out to you with instructions on resubmitting your payment.
included with your If you missed November’s Keep in mind that payments cannot be made by phone and
property tax bill 4 percent discount for your all discount and delinquency deadlines apply.
that was mailed to property tax payment, you
property owners in can take advantage of the 3
early November. percent discount by paying
Enrollment for next year’s budget-friendly IPP is now your property taxes by the
open through April 30 and once enrolled, beginning next year, Jan. 2, 2024 deadline. The
you will pay your real estate and/or tangible property taxes discount drops to 2 percent in January and 1 percent in
in four quarterly payments. That’s how I pay my property February. There is no discount if you wait and pay your taxes
tax! Visit www.pbctax.com/ipp for eligibility requirements in March.
and to enroll online.
As we close out 2023, I want to wish you a healthy, happy Returned Check …
holiday season and a very Happy New Year!
Anne M. Gannon, Now What?
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County This tax season, many of you may choose to pay online
with the convenient eCheck system. There is no convenience
Funds For You? fee to use eCheck, which requires you to enter your bank’s

Did you know there
could be thousands of Commissioner’s Update
dollars waiting for you?
Yes, you read that right
– some clients overpay
on their transactions, and
once this happens, we Honoring And Supporting
issue a refund for the
amount overpaid. If the
refund is returned to us as undeliverable, we will continue Our Veterans
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 By Commissioner Maria Marino
due to them. We hold onto these funds for one year, and
if the funds remain unclaimed, we forward those funds Each November, we The County
to the appropriate state of the last known address. observe Veterans Day to De pa rt m e nt
Currently, there is more than $500,000 in unclaimed honor Americans who have of Housing
funds available. So, I encourage you to check if your name served in the U.S. Armed and Economic
is on the list, you never know what might be waiting for Forces. As fellow citizens, Development
you! Visit Palm Beach County Unclaimed Funds and State we must remember to makes state and
of Florida Unclaimed Funds. express our gratitude to federal financing available to private and nonprofit
veterans, who have been developers who construct affordable housing with preference
Southern Exposure Technologies willing to step in harm’s for veterans. Additionally, the County Commission has
Computer Install/Setup/Repair way to protect us, and the urged our federal legislative delegation to prioritize housing,
financial and credit counseling programs for veterans.
freedoms we hold dear.
(561) 315-0144 November also has become Earlier this year, the commission established a Veteran
getsetgo.annie@gmail.com the month during which we observe National Hunger and Services Advisory Board to assess the needs of veterans
* DSL, Broadband,Wireless Install Homeless Awareness Week. in the county and to help facilitate coordination between
* Networking, Troubleshooting Sadly, veteran homelessness spans age groups from agencies and organizations whose mission is to assist
* Instruction those who served in the Korean War and Vietnam era to veterans and their families. The members of the advisory
* Hardware/Software Installation the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. There are currently board are veterans and others experienced in the areas of
* Virus/Spyware/Adware Fix more than 67,000 homeless veterans in the United States, mental health and substance abuse, financial assistance,
* Cleanup/Maintenance/Backup
* Business Consult/Startup/Move and roughly 2,500 homeless veterans in Florida. Service housing, employment, mobility and a representative of
* Website Design/Maintenance men and women returning home, many with disabilities, the Veterans Administration Medical Center. The Veteran
Call S.E.T. to install your “new computer, printer mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder, struggle Services Advisory Board will report to the commission on
and wireless network”! transitioning back into civilian life. needs and gaps in services. Through their input and guidance,
GET S.E.T. GO! Palm Beach County Veterans Services, (561) 355-4761, the county will take steps to seek additional resources and
REASONABLE HOURLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY RATES assists and counsels former and current members of the help maximize assistance to veterans.
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FOR AS LOW AS $50.00 AN HOUR, Armed Forces to apply for benefits, including housing, The emergency helpline for veterans in Palm Beach
WITH A MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS A MONTH, disability compensation, education, employment, financial County is 2-1-1. The following link will take you to a
OR 2 HOURS A WEEK, OR ON AN AS-NEEDED
BASIS RATE OF $75.00 P/HOUR. assistance, health care, and other resources. The county comprehensive list of telephone numbers for veterans seeking
START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH SECURE BACKUPS, works with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the assistance, https://bit.ly/guideforveterans.
QUALITY MAINTENANCE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND Department of Housing and Urban Development through If you know a veteran who is struggling, please share
PERSONABLE ON-SITE SUPPORT! the Rapid Rehousing and Supportive Housing programs, this information with them or have them contact me at (561)
(561) 315-0144
CALL S.E.T. TODAY FOR YOUR COMPUTER NEEDS! but the need remains for additional affordable housing and 355-2201 and I will connect them with service providers
support services. who can help.