Page 10 - Boca Exposure - September '19

Page 10, Boca Exposure
Property Matters

Dear Friends, Hosts achievement in communications excellence, among
I want to remind you • Must obtain a TDT and BTR before renting property state public relations professionals. The Public Relations
that two important payments on a short-term basis. Society of America Sunshine District recognized the
are due Sept. 30 – the • Must file a monthly tax return and remit all taxes agency at its annual awards ceremony in July.
second payment of our 2019 electronically to the Tax Collector’s Office. The Tax Collector’s Office earned a Radiance Award
installment payment plan For TDT support, visit www.pbctax.com/tdt or call for its 2019 Tax Planner & Services Guide. This award
and local business tax receipt our TDT Hotline at (561) 355-3547. recognized the many design and readability improvements
renewals. Both may be paid made to this popular publication.
securely online at www. Tax Collector’s Office Shines The agency took home a second Radiance Award for
pbctax.com. Tax Talk with Anne Gannon. The monthly newsletter
Speaking of online At Radiance Awards educates clients about tax collector services, important
security … my agency is tax deadlines and other agency news. The Tax Collector’s
committed to helping you avoid Internet fraud, scams, The Tax Collector’s Office was recently honored Office has earned multiple local, state and national awards
phishing and cybercrime. Quickly find out if a website is with two 2019 Radiance Awards, the highest possible this year for communications and marketing excellence.
authentic using this free online tool: whois.icann.org. The
website disinfoportal.org tracks false information circulating
on the Web. Browsing social media? Easily verify if a Twitter The Mersey Beatles, Four Lads From
account is a real person or a bot with Botcheck.me.
Finally, our offices are closed Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor
Best regards, Liverpool, At Mizner Park Oct. 5
Day. I hope you enjoy the long holiday weekend.
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector The Mersey Beatles, a Liverpool-born and bred
Property And Business Beatles tribute band – the house band for over a decade
at Liverpool’s world-famous Cavern Club, where the
Owners: Important Tax original Beatles started out – will perform at the Mizner
Park Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. In
Payments Due celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles iconic
Abbey Road, the band will play the entire album, followed
Are you a Palm Beach County property owner by a set of Beatles’ greatest hits.
participating in our 2019 installment payment plan? The The Mersey Beatles are no ordinary tribute band. The lads
second quarterly payment is due Sept. 30. View and pay grew up as childhood and schoolmate friends, just like The
your installment bill at www.pbctax.com. Beatles. They are the official Beatles tribute band representing
Sept. 30 is also the last day for Palm Beach County the City of Liverpool, and from 2002 to 2012 they were the
business owners to renew their local business tax receipt resident tribute band at The Cavern Club, the nightclub in
without a penalty. There is usually no need to visit an office. Liverpool, England, where The Beatles perfected their act
Simply pay local business tax online at www.pbctax.com. before launching a global rock music revolution in the 1960s.
A reminder … any business selling merchandise or Julia Baird, John Lennon’s sister and the director of (Left to right) The Mersey Beatles: Brian Ambrose (Ringo),
services must have a local business tax receipt and pay the Cavern Club, will be in attendance selling and signing Steven Holland (Paul), Julia Baird, Mark Bloor (John),
business taxes. This includes one-person and home-based copies of her book, Imagine This: Growing Up with My and Craig McGowan (George).
businesses. A new application and fee is required for Brother John Lennon, at the general merchandise table
changes in location, ownership or business name. Failure before, during and after the show. “The Mersey Beatles Tickets to The Mersey Beatles range in price from
to pay your local business tax may lead to civil actions and have been playing the Cavern Club for over 15 years and $39 to $55 (VIP) and are on sale now. VIP tickets
penalties of up to $250. Don’t let this happen to you! are one of the best you will see!” Baird said recently. include premium seating, The Mersey Beatles free CD
Since 1999, the band has played sell-out shows in download, and a Meet and Greet with Julia Baird and
New Short-Term Rental more than 20 countries, recreating The Beatles’ most the band. Tickets can be purchased online at http://
Requirements popular hits. The show spans the Fab Four’s entire miznerparkculturalcenter.com or by phone at (844)
catalogue with four costume changes and authentic
672-2849. The Mizner Park Cultural Center is located
Liverpool accents, wit, and charm. The Mersey Beatles at 201 Plaza Real in Boca.
Palm Beach County’s tourism industry provides recreate The Beatles’ sound and image with amazing For more information about The Mersey Beatles
billions of dollars in visitor spending and creates accuracy, using replica Hofner, Rickenbacker, and visit http://www.themerseybeatles.com/.
thousands of local jobs. Tourist Development Tax (TDT), Gretsch guitars and VOX and Ludwig gear.
also called “bed tax,” strengthens the local economy by
supporting the county’s tourism industry.
Anyone who offers accommodations for short-term
rental (six months or less) in Palm Beach County must
collect and remit 13 percent in total taxes from renters.
Of these taxes, TDT is 6 percent. It is an add-on tax and
paid by the renter in addition to state sales tax.
Palm Beach County’s amended tourist development
ordinance provides new requirements for online hosting
platforms and hosts offering short-term rentals. The
requirements include:
Online Hosting Platforms
• Must provide all hosts with information on local
requirements regulating short-term rentals.
• Must also verify each property has a valid TDT
account and local Business Tax Receipt (BTR) before
the property is advertised (use our online TDT Registry
at www.pbctax.com/tdt to verify accounts).
• Must return TDT collected to the host for remittance
to the Tax Collector’s Office.

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