Page 23 - Abacoa Community News - November '24

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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
Dear Taxpayer,
My office has certified
the 2024 Real Property and
Tangible Personal Property
Assessment Rolls for Palm
Beach County to the tax
collector.
Property tax bills should
arrive in mailboxes soon.
The Palm Beach County
Tax Collector’s Office is
responsible for printing and
mailing them on or before November 1.
As for my office, we’re already hard at work preparing for
next year’s valuations.
This is a great time of year to consider securing your property
against fraud. The Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court
and Comptroller offers a free property fraud alert service. More
about that is in this month’s newsletter.
As we celebrate Veterans Day this month, I also wanted taxes to the percent of their disability.
to highlight exemptions available to veterans and active-duty Veterans Disability Exemption
military. We honor the service and sacrifice of those in our armed Veterans with a total and permanent disability that was service
forces and their commitment to protecting our country. connected may be eligible for an exemption from ad valorem
I hope this Thanksgiving finds you with much to be thankful taxes. Veterans with a service-connected disability of 10 percent
for. As always, I am thankful to be your property appraiser. or more may be eligible for an additional $5,000 exemption.
Respectfully, Veterans with a non-service-connected disability may be eligible
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS, for an additional $5,000 exemption.
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Surviving Spouse of a Military Veteran Exemption
The surviving spouse of a deceased veteran who qualified
Military Exemptions And Discounts for a total and permanent disabled veteran exemption is
exempt from ad valorem taxes. The surviving spouse of a
These are available to those who qualify for a homestead deceased veteran who died in the line of duty is exempt from
exemption and who have been honorably discharged. ad valorem taxes. The surviving spouse of a military veteran
Veterans 65 Or Older Combat Related Disability Discount who died from service-connected causes while on active duty
Disabled veterans, age 65 or older, who are partially or totally is exempt from ad valorem taxes.
and permanently disabled, have a disability that was combat- Active-Duty Military Exemption
related, and have been honorably discharged upon separation An exemption is available for service members of any
from military service may be eligible for a discount to ad valorem branch of the U.S. Military, U.S. Coast Guard and Florida
National Guard who were deployed during the preceding
calendar year on active duty outside the continental United
States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of various military
operations listed in the Florida Statute 193.173 (2).
The amount of the exemption is equal to the taxable value of
the homestead of the service member on January 1 of the year the
exemption is sought, multiplied by the number of days that the
service member was on a qualified deployment in the preceding
calendar year and divided by the number of days in that year. We
will do the math for you.
More information is available at pbcpao.gov. You can always
call us at (561) 355-2866 or email us at myexemption@pbcpao.
gov with questions.
Protect Your Property With
Fraud Alert
Scammers commit property fraud by filing fake deeds,
making it appear as if they own homes that are not actually theirs.
Then, they trick people into giving them money to rent or buy
those homes.
The property fraud alert from the Clerk of the Circuit Court
and Comptroller is a free service to help you protect your property
from fraud by monitoring the documents being recorded in the
official records of the clerk’s office.
Register to receive free email alerts when a document
such as a deed or mortgage is recorded using your name, your
business’s name, or your address. This early notification can
save time when stopping scams.
Sign up at mypalmbeachclerk.com.
Holiday Food Drive
This month kicks off the Palm Beach County Property
Appraiser’s Office’s annual Holiday Food Drive. The special
food-raising campaign is in its 25th year.
Last year, 4,609 pounds of food were collected from staff
and donated to Extended Hands Community Outreach and The
Glades Initiative.
The Property Appraiser’s Office encourages and supports
employee community service throughout Palm Beach County.
Our employees are dedicated to giving back to the community
that we serve.
Our office’s 2023 donation; from left to right, Chief Appraiser
Cecil Jackson, RES, AAS; staff from Extended Hands; Public
Services Manager Virginia Leonard, CFE; Public Services
Department Specialist Clarice Bethel-Laing; Public Services
Department Customer Service Representative II Robert
Castillo (kneeling); Public Services Department Customer
Service Representative II Sade Neuforth; Extended Hands
Community Outreach Executive Director Coeliah Bryson;
Director of Information Technology Richard Hernandez,
CGCIO, AAS, ITIL, CFE
Holiday Office Closures
The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
(including all of our Service Centers) will be closed:
Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day
Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
Friday, Nov. 29, Floating Holiday