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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: If you had the agricultural land classification on your was under $25,000 and you received notice from this office
Happy New Year! property in 2023, the application will automatically renew that your requirement to file has been waived.
With a new year before for 2024, so there is no need to file an application. If the Florida allows an exemption up to $25,000 in value
us, my office has a renewed property had a change of ownership in 2023, the new owner for tangible personal property assets used by a business.
sense of purpose as we work would have to reapply for the classification in 2024. All However, you must file an initial Tangible Personal Property
to constantly improve our 5,034 properties with the agricultural classification in 2023 Tax Return to receive the exemption. Thereafter, you need
services. will be reviewed and monitored for changes of ownership. not file an annual return unless the value of your tangible
Our new website To qualify for a new agricultural land classification, personal property exceeds $25,000 on Jan. 1.
at pbcpao.gov, launched the qualifying agricultural use must be on site as of Jan. 1. Save time, paper, and postage by filing online. If you do
this month, offers easier Applications should be submitted by March 1. You will be need a paper form, you can download it using our forms link
reporting, better searching, notified of the status of your application for the agricultural on our website. If you have any questions about reporting
and clearer navigation. classification by mail on or before July 1. personal property, tangible e-filing, or the $25,000 tangible
Everything that we’ve always offered is still there, but now For more information, call our office at (561) 355-4577 exemption, please call our office at (561) 355-2896 or email
with an improved interface and access to information. It is or email myfarm@pbcpao.gov. us at patangible@pbcgov.org.
more engaging and more useful. I look forward to receiving
feedback from you and to continuing to improve this site. Business Tangible Office Closed
While on the topic of continual improvement, every
department in my office has created a list of goals for the Personal Property All Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Offices
new year. Our focus for 2024 includes providing stronger will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1 and on Monday, Jan. 15
GIS modeling, widening opportunities for staff development, Business tangible assets such as furniture and equipment in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
proactively managing risks, and incorporating new valued at more than $25,000 are subject to ad valorem
technology tools. My staff develop these goals every year, taxes. All businesses are required to file a Tangible Personal
driving our progress as an office. I am proud to have one of Property Tax Return (Form DR 405) annually by April 1,
the finest professional staffs in the industry. unless the value of your tangible personal property last year
You may see some of my stellar staff at the South Florida
Fair, as we will once again be able to take homestead
exemption applications on site. More on that is below, as are Palm Beach County Surgeon
reminders about filing for an Agricultural Land Classification
and Business Tangible Personal Property Tax Return for 2024.
Wishing you a prosperous and wonderful year. Committed To Lung Cancer
Respectfully,
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Education And Prevention
We Value What You Value
According to the currently, or have previously, averaged a pack a day of
2024 South Florida Fair American Cancer cigarette smoking for 20 years.
Eby specializes in minimally invasive robotic
Society, lung cancer

The Palm Beach is the leading cause of techniques for the treatment of diseases that occur in the
County Property cancer deaths in the chest. He also treats multiple complex thoracic conditions,
Appraiser’s Office United States among both including benign and malignant lung diseases.
will have a table at men and women. Often Eby recently joined the TGH Cancer Institute team as
the South Florida Fair asymptomatic, it can part of the hospital’s initiative to serve more patients on
from Jan. 12 to 28. go undiagnosed for an Florida’s east coast. TGH has been creating a framework
We will be located in extended period. When of state-of-the-art services for patients in the Palm Beach
Expo West and will be symptoms do appear, County and Treasure Coast areas, with the expertise and
taking new homestead exemption applications and answering it’s usually because the innovation of an academic health system.
questions throughout the fair. cancer has spread, and An Idaho native, Eby completed medical school at
there’s less chance for the New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., and
Reduce Tax With THE survival. This makes early screenings critical in detecting his general surgery training at the University of Miami.
He was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha national medical
and treating the country’s deadliest cancer.
Homestead Exemption Dr. Marcus Eby, a board certified thoracic surgeon with honor society and finished his fellowship training in
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) Cancer Institute in Palm cardiothoracic surgery at Rush University Medical Center
If you are a permanent Florida resident, you may be Beach County, treats lung cancer and is a staunch advocate in Chicago, which is nationally known for its high volume
eligible for a homestead exemption, which can generally save of lung cancer screenings for early detection. “Finding and minimally invasive approaches to treat abnormal
you an estimated $750 to $1,000 in property taxes each year. cancer before it spreads saves lives,” said Eby. changes in body functions due to thoracic diseases.
(Did you receive your pink homestead exemption receipt Unlike breast and colon cancers, public awareness around TGH Cancer Institute is nationally recognized by U.S.
card in the mail? If so, no need to refile. Simply keep the card lung cancer and the need for regular lung cancer screenings News & World Report and the Commission on Cancer, and
as your receipt that you have been automatically renewed for is not as robust. Eby does his part, offering comprehensive is home to the country’s top cancer specialists, surgeons
another year.) lectures about lung health to community groups. and research scientists. TGH specialists collaborate with
A $25,000 exemption is applied to the first $50,000 of your Eby noted that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, experienced oncologists and surgeons across Palm Beach
property’s assessed value if your property is your permanent which establishes guidelines for cancer screenings, recently County to deliver personalized medicine and game-
residence and you owned the property as of Jan. 1. This dropped the recommended age for annual lung cancer changing treatments fueled by academic research.
exemption applies to all taxes, including school district taxes. screenings to 50. The screening involves a simple CT TGH Cancer Institute has multiple locations across
An additional exemption of up to $25,000 will be applied if scan ordered by a primary care physician. Most insurance Palm Beach County. Eby sees patients in West Palm Beach
your property’s assessed value is between at least $50,000 plans cover screenings for adults over the age of 50 who and Jupiter, and can be reached by calling (561) 659-6543.
and $75,000. This exemption is not applied to school district Paid Advertisement
taxes. In addition, a homestead exemption limits any increase
to your assessed value to a maximum of 3 percent each year
or the amount of the change in the Consumer Price Index,
whichever is lower.
Three ways to apply:
• E-file – www.pbcgov.org/papa
• Visit one of our five service centers to file in person.
• Complete the application online, print it out, and mail
it to our office. Why should a financial
All homestead exemption applications must be submitted
by March 1. Once you qualify, we will renew your homestead review be at the top
exemption annually as long as you continue to qualify for
the exemption. of your list?
Visit pbcpao.gov to e-file and for information on other
available exemptions for seniors, families, veterans, and There may be opportunities for your investments
more. to be working harder for you. Let’s work together
to make sure your financial strategy is optimized.
All About Agricultural Contact us today for a complimentary review.

Land Classification Sally S Stahl, AAMS™
Financial Advisor
Properties with bona fide agricultural (good faith
commercial) activity may qualify for the agricultural land 1851 W Indiantown Rd Ste 106
Jupiter, FL 33458
classification. The taxable value of the land is based on the 561-748-7600
annual net income per acre attributable to the land from the Sally.Stahl@edwardjones.com
agricultural operation.