Page 6 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - October '24

Page 6, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Dear Taxpayer, In addition to the Civilian Disability Exemptions
Welcome fall! countywide exemption, some Full or partial exemptions are available for individuals with
The end of the 2024 tax municipalities offer additional the following disabilities:
year is fast approaching! This tax savings. • Quadriplegic
month, my office will certify Boynton Beach – $25,000 • Paraplegic
the ad valorem tax roll to Delray Beach – $25,000 • Hemiplegic
the Palm Beach County Tax Greenacres – $5,000 • Legally blind
Collector’s Office. The Tax Haverhill – $50,000 • Total and permanent disability, requires wheelchair for
Collector will mail the 2024 Juno Beach – $50,000 mobility
tax bills on Nov. 1. Jupiter – $50,000 • Total and permanent disability, does not require wheelchair
It is also petition season. Jupiter Inlet Colony – $50,000 for mobility
Hearings are beginning for Lake Park – $10,000 Some of these exemptions have income limitations.
property owners who filed a petition because they disagree Lake Worth Beach – $25,000 Visit our website at pbcpao.gov for more information on these
with their property assessment or denied exemption. They are Lantana – $25,000 exemptions or to download and print forms. You can always call
led by the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Loxahatchee Groves – us at (561) 355-2866 or email us at myexemption@pbcpao.gov.
Comptroller’s Value Adjustment Board (VAB). On average, $50,000
the number of petitions filed in Palm Beach County is low, North Palm Beach – $25,000 Did You Know? We Call To
typically less than 1 percent of the total parcels in the county. Palm Beach Gardens –
As we move into the final months of the year, I’d like $25,000 Verify Sales Data
to remind all property owners to review their homestead Palm Springs – $25,000
exemption status to determine whether they might qualify Royal Palm Beach – $5,000 Our work entails setting the market value for each
for additional property tax saving benefits. There are several South Palm Beach – $25,000 property, and so property sales data is an important tool to
other exemptions such as those for seniors, the disabled, Tequesta – $25,000 show where the market is in Palm Beach County. Before
and members of the armed forces. You can research them Wellington – $50,000 we use sales data, we first make sure that the details of each
all at pbcpao.gov. West Palm Beach – $25,000 sale reflect the market. Only sales that meet the definition
Also in this month’s newsletter, a note on sales verification, The city of Boynton Beach of market value are used in developing estimates of market
an important process that helps inform our valuations. also offers a Super Senior exemption for those who meet the value for similar properties.
I hope you find this information useful and your autumn qualifications of the limited income senior citizen exemption To verify sales information, our appraisers regularly contact
enjoyable. and who have: the market participants (sellers, buyers, brokers, attorneys,
Respectfully, • Maintained the ownership and have been a permanent etc.) involved with real estate sales. We try to obtain details
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS, residence of the property for at least 25 years. regarding property sales from someone directly involved with
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser • A property with a market value of less than $250,000 at the each transaction. We then use this data to determine which sales
time of application. represent market value and will be used in the development of
Widow/Widower Exemption property appraisals.
Florida grants a $5,000 exemption to widows and widowers. Answering our questions about property sales gives our
You will be asked to submit a copy of the deceased spouse’s office reliable data from which we can then create appraisals
death certificate. If the surviving spouse remarries, they are no that are fair, equitable, and reflect the market.
longer eligible to receive the additional exemption.
Living Quarters Of Parents Or Grandparents Exemption Offices Open On Columbus Day
(Also Known At The Granny Flat Exemption)
Homesteaded property owners who add living quarters for a The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
parent or grandparent can apply to have all or part of the value (including all of our Service Centers) will be open on
of this new construction deducted from the assessment. Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 14.

Members of the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s
Office at the International Association of Assessing Officers
(IAAO) Annual Conference; Property Appraiser Dorothy
Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS is on the far right and IAAO
President Rebecca Malmquist, CAE is in the center.
Additional Exemptions

Property owners may be eligible for additional
exemptions. In order to qualify for the following additional
exemptions, you must have a homestead exemption on
your property.
Limited Income Senior Exemption
A $25,000 exemption is available to those 65 or
older with an adjusted gross income below $36,614, not
including tax-exempt bond interest or non-taxable social
security income. You will be asked to provide a copy of
your Federal 1040 Tax Form or your Social Security 1099
Form. The county’s senior exemption does not apply to
other taxing authorities, such as the school district and
other municipalities.

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