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loCal government from page 33 To be eligible for a scholarship
award, a student must be a resident of
Return (DR-405) to receive the exemption, unless you Palm Beach County, have a minimum
have received notification from our office that you are of 3.0 GPA and plan to attend an
exempt from filing. Thereafter, you need not file an annual accredited higher-education institution
return unless the value of your tangible personal property (college or community college).
exceeds $25,000 on Jan. 1. In addition to receiving a
The filing deadline is April 1, 2024. Failure to file will scholarship, each recipient will be
result in the loss of the exemption and the assessment offered an opportunity for a paid
of penalties per Florida Statutes, Sections 193.072 and summer internship in the property
193.073. appraiser’s office.
Save time, paper, and postage by e-filing. If you Since 1994, the Palm Beach County
need a paper form, you can download the DR-405 on Property Appraiser’s Office has awarded
our website. If you have any questions about reporting $170,000 in college scholarships. The
personal property, tangible e-filing, or the $25,000 program is particularly special to the
tangible exemption, please call our office at (561) 355- property appraiser’s office because the
2896 or email mytpp@pbcpao.gov. scholarships are completely funded by
employee donations.
Property Appraiser’s Office For more information, call (561) Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks (second from left) with the
355-3230 or visit https://pbcpao.gov/
PAO’s Scholarship Committee (back row) and four of the 2023 scholarship awardees
Annual Scholarship scholarship-awards.htm. (from left to right): E’Rinze Murphy, Inari Larios, Jayden James and Kia Ghods
Awards Program

The 31st Annual Palm Beach County Property
Appraiser’s Scholarship Program is now accepting
applications. Six college scholarships of $1,500 each will
be awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to
attend a higher education institution full time, regardless
of interest or major. The deadline to apply is March 31.
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