Page 6 - Abacoa Community News - October '19

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Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayers: Applying for a homestead exemption could save you Beach Gardens, Village of Palm Springs, Town of Jupiter
Welcome fall! money. A $25,000 exemption is applied to the first $50,000 $5,000 – Village of Royal Palm Beach
The end of the 2019 tax of your property’s assessed value if your property is your Widow/Widower Exemption
year is fast approaching and permanent residence and you owned the property on Jan. 1 Florida grants an additional $500 exemption to
October is a busy month in of the tax year. An additional exemption of up to $25,000 widows and widowers. You may submit a copy of the
my office as we certify the will be applied if your property’s assessed value is between deceased spouse’s death certificate. If the surviving
ad valorem tax roll to the at least $50,000 and $75,000. (The deadline to apply for spouse remarries, he/she is no longer eligible to receive
Tax Collector’s Office. a homestead exemption is March 1 of each tax year.) the additional exemption.
Also, during this time, This month we will review some of the additional Living Quarters Of Parents Or Grandparents
petition hearings will begin exemptions available: the limited income senior citizen, Exemption (Also Known As The Granny Flat Exemption)
led by the Value Adjustment widow/widower, granny flat, and civilian disability An assessment reduction may be granted to qualified
Board for property owners exemptions. residential property owners who build an addition to their
who filed a petition because they disagree with their I hope you will find this information beneficial. house to accommodate their parents or grandparents, age
property assessment or denied exemption, etc. On Respectfully, 62 or older.
average, the number of petitions filed in Palm Beach Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Civilian Disability Exemption
County is low, typically less than 1 percent of the total Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Full or partial exemptions are available for individuals
parcels in the county. with the following disabilities:
As we move into the final months of 2019, I’d like Additional Exemptions • Quadriplegic
to remind all property owners to review their homestead • Paraplegic
exemption status to determine whether they might qualify A property owner may be eligible for additional • Hemiplegic
for additional property tax saving benefits. If you do exemptions. In order to qualify for the following • Legally Blind
not have a homestead exemption on your property, we additional exemptions, you must have a homestead • Total and Permanent Disability, Confined to Wheelchair
encourage you to apply online or visit one of our five exemption on your property. • Total and Permanent Disability, Not Confined to
service centers in the county. Limited Income Senior Citizen Exemption Wheelchair
To qualify you must be 65 or older and your adjusted Some of these exemptions have income limitations.
gross income must meet a maximum level that is adjusted For more information on these exemptions or to
annually by Florida’s Department of Revenue. The download and print forms, visit https://www.pbcgov.org/
income limitation amount is available from my office in papa/departments/exemption.htm. You can always call us at
mid-January of each year. The current income limit is (561) 355-2866 or email us at myexemption@pbcgov.org.
$30,174. This does not include tax-exempt bond interest
or nontaxable Social Security income. You will be asked Community Outreach Events
to provide a copy of your Federal 1040 Tax Form or your
Social Security 1099 Form. Visit us at one of our public community outreach
The additional benefit for qualified seniors applies events this fall. We will be taking homestead exemption
only to taxes levied by the following authorities. The applications, answering questions about property
county’s senior exemption does not apply to other valuations and more.
taxing authorities, such as the school district and other For a listing of public events, go to our website www.
municipalities. pbcgov.org/PAPA and under Tools select Calendar
$50,000 – Town of Haverhill, Town of Loxahatchee of Events. For details, contact Mike Pratt, director of
Groves, Village of Wellington Education Services and Community Outreach at (561)
$25,000 – Palm Beach County, City of Boynton Beach, 355-4021 or email mpratt@pbcgov.org.
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