Page 7 - Jupiter Spotlight- June '24

Jupiter Spotlight, Page 7
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Dear Taxpayer: Hurricane Season Begins
The summer months are
a busy time for my office. June kicks off hurricane season, which runs through
Before June 1, my office Nov. 30. There are provisions in Florida law that pertain
submits the estimated to your property tax assessment if your home has suffered
taxable property values catastrophic damage by a hurricane.
for 2024 to cities and If your home suffers hurricane damage, our office will
other authorities who levy work with you through the assessment process. We review
taxes because they need insurance claims, photographs, repair estimates and invoices,
them to begin developing and any other documentation that would detail damage. For
their budgets. The taxing more information, visit our website or contact (561) 355-
authorities review the 3230 or PAHurricaneDamage@pbcgov.org.
property values in their jurisdictions and decide on a As you plan for the season ahead, Palm Beach County
proposed tax rate. Emergency Management offers essential tips on hurricane
On July 1, my office submits a preliminary tax roll to preparedness in their Hurricane Planning Guide.
Florida’s Department of Revenue (DOR), the agency that Impact The Palm Beaches from page 6
oversees the operations of all property appraisers in the E-Filing For Homestead Exemption And
state. The DOR performs a rigorous review and evaluates Portability To learn more about the Impact the Palm Beaches grant
the tax roll for accuracy. recipients, visit ImpactPalmBeaches.org.
On Aug. 22, my office will mail the Truth in Millage, or With our homestead exemption e-file, you can e-file the same Impact members contribute $1,100 annually, which
TRIM Notice, to all property owners. This notice of proposed day you close on a new home, even without the deed. You can includes a $100 administrative fee, and each member’s $1,000
taxes details the assessed and taxable values of your property, even e-file for portability if moving within the state of Florida. donation is pooled together to fund multiple $100,000 grants.
as well as the tax rates submitted by taxing authorities. A homestead exemption can reduce the assessed value The full amount of membership is tax-deductible. After this
As always, I welcome your comments and questions of your property, thereby reducing the amount of property awards celebration, Impact the Palm Beaches will have given
regarding your property value and exemption amounts. tax you pay. In addition, a homestead exemption limits any away nearly $2 million in transformative grants to nonprofits
Florida law requires my office to value property based on increase to your assessed value to a maximum of 3 percent in our community. Impact grants fund the following service
the status of the market as of Jan. 1. We use state-of-the-art each year or the amount of the change in the Consumer areas: arts and culture, education, environment and animal
technology to continuously process property data from local Price Index, whichever is lower. Portability transfers all or a welfare, health and wellness, and family.
and industry sources and from field inspections performed significant portion of your cap savings, up to $500,000, from Impact 100 is a worldwide organization with more than 60
by our highly trained appraisal experts. a home with a homestead exemption to a new home within chapters and steadily growing. Their motto is “One Woman,
Now is a good time to check the mailing address the state of Florida that qualifies for a homestead exemption. One Meeting, One Vote.” It is designed for women who
associated with your property at pbcpao.gov. Simply Our Exemption Services Department administers all want to find an efficient and collaborative means of creating
search your property and confirm that your mailing address exemptions and portability applications and is available transformational change in their community. Women can
is correct. If it needs an update, just visit our E Address to answer your questions. Contact them at myexemption@ become as involved as they wish in the process.
Change Form. pbcpao.gov or (561) 355-2866. The Town of Palm Beach United Way is the fiscal agent
In this month’s newsletter there is a reminder that of Impact the Palm Beaches.
hurricane season is upon us and a memo to those residents Office Closed In Honor Of Juneteenth For more information about Impact the Palm Beaches and
who have not yet applied for a homestead exemption on their how to become a member, visit ImpactPalmBeaches.org.
permanent residence in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
Enjoy reading and stay safe. (including all of our service centers) will be closed in honor
Respectfully, of Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19. Juneteenth National
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS, Independence Day commemorates the emancipation of
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser enslaved African Americans in the United States.

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