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Palm Beach County Attention:

Property Appraiser PGA Residents Of

Dear Taxpayer: qualify, we will renew your homestead exemption Mellowing Years
Happy New Year! annually as long as you continue to qualify for the
With a new year before exemption. A single phone number may help you to
us, my office has a renewed Visit pbcpao.gov to e-file and for information on other live confidently and gracefully in your own
sense of purpose as we work available exemptions for seniors, families, veterans, and home.
to constantly improve our more. Now there is a volunteer senior ambassador
services. Every department within PGA community who is well-schooled
in my office has created All About Agricultural Land in resources available to help with problems
a list of goals to achieve of elders. The Alpert family and Children’s
Services has been helping seniors do just that
over the year. Our focus for Classification for many years.
2025 includes improving • You have questions? We may have answers.
consistency across the Properties with bona fide agricultural (good faith • You don’t know where to go? We can guide
office, building an environment that makes staff and commercial) activity may qualify for the agricultural land you.
visitors from all backgrounds feel welcome, and fostering classification. The taxable value of the land is based on • You don’t know what you need? We’re
innovation to improve efficiency. the annual net income per acre attributable to the land well-versed in that problem.
My staff develop these goals every year, driving our from the agricultural operation. • Do you know a neighbor who needs help?
progress as an office. I am proud to have one of the finest All 5,029 properties with the agricultural classification Don’t wait. Call now. Dorothy Weiss, 624-
professional staffs in the industry. in 2024 will be reviewed and monitored for changes of 4035. Let’s keep connected with each other as
You may see some of my stellar staff at the South ownership. If you had the land classification on your a community. All you need is the desire to live
Florida Fair, as we will once again be able to take property in 2024, and the use has not changed, there is comfortably in your own home.
homestead exemption applications on site. More on that no need to reapply. However, if a property had a change
is below, as are reminders about filing for an Agricultural of ownership or use in 2024, the owner would have to
Land Classification and Business Tangible Personal reapply for the classification in 2025.
Property Tax Return for 2025. To qualify for a new agricultural land classification, the
Wishing you a prosperous and wonderful year. qualifying agricultural use must be on site as of January 1, Reminder From
Respectfully, 2025. Applications should be submitted by March 3, 2025.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS You will be notified of the status of your application for Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser the agricultural classification by mail on or before July 1.
For more information, call our office at (561) 355-4577 Police Department
2025 South Florida Fair or email myfarm@pbcpao.gov.

The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office Business Tangible Personal Adopt These Habits To
will have a table in Expo West at the South Florida Fair Prevent Vehicle Burglaries
from January 17 to February 2. Staff will be will taking Property
new homestead exemption applications and answering • Please lock your vehicle doors every time
questions from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and Martin Business tangible assets such as furniture, fixtures, and – even for a quick stop or at home.
Luther King, Jr. Day, and from 12 to 8 p.m. weekdays. equipment are subject to ad valorem taxes. All businesses
are required to file a Tangible Personal Property Tax • Never leave items of any kind inside your
Return (Form DR 405) annually by April 1, unless the vehicle. Hiding items doesn’t work!
value of your tangible personal property last year was
under $25,000 and you received notice from this office • At a minimum, if you must leave items,
that your requirement to file has been waived. Businesses place them in your trunk.
that have not previously filed an initial return or the value
exceeds $25,000 will receive a notice from our office of • Cell phone/iPod power cords, GPS
the requirement to file a return. holders and other key sets act as neon signs.
Florida allows an exemption up to $25,000 in value • Park in well-lit areas, stay alert and call
for tangible personal property assets used by a business.
However, you must file an initial tangible personal in any suspicious activities to the police
property tax return to receive the exemption. Thereafter, department nonemergency number: 799-4445.
you need not file an annual return unless the value of your
tangible personal property exceeds $25,000 on January 1.
Once an initial paper return has been filed, you may
save time, paper, and postage by filing online. If you do
need a paper form, you can download it using our Forms
link. If you have any questions about reporting personal
Reduce Tax With the property, tangible e-filing, or the $25,000 tangible
exemption, please call our office at (561) 355-2896 or
Homestead Exemption email us at patangible@pbcpao.gov.

If you are a permanent Florida resident, you may be Office Closed
eligible for a homestead exemption, which can generally
save you an estimated $750 to $1,000 in property taxes All Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Offices
each year. will be closed on Wednesday, January 1 and on Monday, Advertise,
(Did you receive your pink homestead exemption January 20 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
receipt card in the mail? If so, no need to refile. Simply in the Paper!
keep the card as your receipt that you have been
automatically renewed for another year.) Check out our website!
A $25,000 exemption is applied to the first $50,000
of your property’s assessed value if your property is your
permanent residence and you owned the property as of www.seabreezepublications.com
January 1. This exemption applies to all taxes, including
school district taxes. An additional exemption will be or call 746-3244
applied if your property’s assessed value is between at
least $50,000 and $75,000. The second exemption will
be up to $25,000 plus an adjustment for inflation, per the
passage of Amendment 5 last November. This exemption
is not applied to school district taxes. In addition, a
homestead exemption limits any increase to your assessed
value to a maximum of 3 percent each year or the amount
of the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is Captain’s was established in 1980 servicing
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Three ways to apply: owned and managed company.
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All homestead exemption applications for tax year 561-798-2180 or 800-634-7890
2025 must be submitted by March 3, 2025. Once you www.captainsairport.com