Page 4 - The Shores of Jupiter - November '24

Page 4, The Shores
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Dear Taxpayer, Military Exemptions And The property fraud alert from the Clerk of the Circuit
My office has certified Court and Comptroller is a free service to help you protect
the 2024 Real Property and Discounts your property from fraud by monitoring the documents being
Tangible Personal Property recorded in the official records of the clerk’s office.
Assessment Rolls for Palm These are available to those who qualify for a homestead Register to receive free email alerts when a document
Beach County to the tax exemption and who have been honorably discharged. such as a deed or mortgage is recorded using your name, your
collector. Veterans 65 Or Older Combat Related Disability Discount business’s name, or your address. This early notification can
Property tax bills should Disabled veterans, age 65 or older, who are partially save time when stopping scams.
arrive in mailboxes soon. or totally and permanently disabled, have a disability that Sign up at mypalmbeachclerk.com.
The Palm Beach County was combat-related, and have been honorably discharged
Tax Collector’s Office is upon separation from military service may be eligible for a Holiday Food Drive
responsible for printing and discount to ad valorem taxes to the percent of their disability.
mailing them on or before November 1. Veterans Disability Exemption This month kicks off the Palm Beach County Property
As for my office, we’re already hard at work preparing Veterans with a total and permanent disability that Appraiser’s Office’s annual Holiday Food Drive. The special
for next year’s valuations. was service connected may be eligible for an exemption food-raising campaign is in its 25th year.
This is a great time of year to consider securing your from ad valorem taxes. Veterans with a service-connected Last year, 4,609 pounds of food were collected from staff
property against fraud. The Palm Beach County Clerk of disability of 10 percent or more may be eligible for an and donated to Extended Hands Community Outreach and
the Circuit Court and Comptroller offers a free property additional $5,000 exemption. Veterans with a non-service- The Glades Initiative.
fraud alert service. More about that is in this month’s connected disability may be eligible for an additional The Property Appraiser’s Office encourages and supports
newsletter. $5,000 exemption. employee community service throughout Palm Beach County.
As we celebrate Veterans Day this month, I also wanted Surviving Spouse of a Military Veteran Exemption Our employees are dedicated to giving back to the community
to highlight exemptions available to veterans and active- The surviving spouse of a deceased veteran who that we serve.
duty military. We honor the service and sacrifice of those qualified for a total and permanent disabled veteran
in our armed forces and their commitment to protecting exemption is exempt from ad valorem taxes. The
our country. surviving spouse of a deceased veteran who died in
I hope this Thanksgiving finds you with much to be the line of duty is exempt from ad valorem taxes. The
thankful for. As always, I am thankful to be your property surviving spouse of a military veteran who died from
appraiser. service-connected causes while on active duty is exempt
Respectfully, from ad valorem taxes.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS, Active-Duty Military Exemption
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser An exemption is available for service members of any
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
Southern Exposure Technologies States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of various military
Computer Install/Setup/Repair operations listed in the Florida Statute 193.173 (2).
The amount of the exemption is equal to the taxable
(561) 315-0144 value of the homestead of the service member on January
getsetgo.annie@gmail.com 1 of the year the exemption is sought, multiplied by the Our office’s 2023 donation; from left to right, Chief Appraiser
number of days that the service member was on a qualified Cecil Jackson, RES, AAS; staff from Extended Hands; Public
* DSL, Broadband,Wireless Install
* Networking, Troubleshooting deployment in the preceding calendar year and divided Services Manager Virginia Leonard, CFE; Public Services
* Instruction by the number of days in that year. We will do the math Department Specialist Clarice Bethel-Laing; Public Services
* Hardware/Software Installation for you. Department Customer Service Representative II Robert
* Virus/Spyware/Adware Fix More information is available at pbcpao.gov. You Castillo (kneeling); Public Services Department Customer
* Cleanup/Maintenance/Backup
* Business Consult/Startup/Move can always call us at (561) 355-2866 or email us at Service Representative II Sade Neuforth; Extended Hands
* Website Design/Maintenance myexemption@pbcpao.gov with questions. Community Outreach Executive Director Coeliah Bryson;
Call S.E.T. to install your “new computer, printer Director of Information Technology Richard Hernandez,
and wireless network”! Protect Your Property With CGCIO, AAS, ITIL, CFE
GET S.E.T. GO!
REASONABLE HOURLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY RATES Fraud Alert Holiday Office Closures
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FOR AS LOW AS $50.00 AN HOUR, The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
WITH A MINIMUM OF 6 HOURS A MONTH, Scammers commit property fraud by filing fake deeds, (including all of our Service Centers) will be closed:
OR 2 HOURS A WEEK, OR ON AN AS-NEEDED
BASIS RATE OF $75.00 P/HOUR. making it appear as if they own homes that are not actually Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day
START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH SECURE BACKUPS, theirs. Then, they trick people into giving them money to Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day
QUALITY MAINTENANCE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND rent or buy those homes. Friday, Nov. 29, Floating Holiday
PERSONABLE ON-SITE SUPPORT!
(561) 315-0144
CALL S.E.T. TODAY FOR YOUR COMPUTER NEEDS!
CAMPBELL AND KARLIK, P.A.

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