Page 8 - Jupiter Spotlight - October '19

Page 8, Jupiter Spotlight
Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayers: and widowers. You may submit a copy of the deceased • Total and Permanent Disability, Not Confined to Wheelchair
Welcome fall! spouse’s death certificate. If the surviving spouse remarries, Some of these exemptions have income limitations.
The end of the 2019 tax he/she is no longer eligible to receive the additional For more information on these exemptions or to download
year is fast approaching and exemption. and print forms, visit https://www.pbcgov.org/papa/
October is a busy month in Living Quarters Of Parents Or Grandparents Exemption departments/exemption.htm. You can always call us at (561)
my office as we certify the (Also Known As The Granny Flat Exemption) 355-2866 or email us at myexemption@pbcgov.org.
ad valorem tax roll to the Tax An assessment reduction may be granted to qualified
Collector’s Office. residential property owners who build an addition to their Community Outreach Events
Also, during this time, house to accommodate their parents or grandparents, age 62
petition hearings will begin or older. Visit us at one of our public community outreach
led by the Value Adjustment Civilian Disability Exemption events this fall. We will be taking homestead exemption
Board for property owners Full or partial exemptions are available for individuals applications, answering questions about property valuations
who filed a petition because they disagree with their property with the following disabilities: and more.
assessment or denied exemption, etc. On average, the number • Quadriplegic For a listing of public events, go to our website www.
of petitions filed in Palm Beach County is low, typically less • Paraplegic pbcgov.org/PAPA and under Tools select Calendar of
than 1 percent of the total parcels in the county. • Hemiplegic Events. For details, contact Mike Pratt, director of Education
As we move into the final months of 2019, I’d like to • Legally Blind Services and Community Outreach at (561) 355-4021 or
remind all property owners to review their homestead • Total and Permanent Disability, Confined to Wheelchair email mpratt@pbcgov.org.
exemption status to determine whether they might qualify for
additional property tax saving benefits. If you do not have a
homestead exemption on your property, we encourage you Ernesto Screening Services
to apply online or visit one of our five service centers in the
county.
Applying for a homestead exemption could save you
money. A $25,000 exemption is applied to the first $50,000
of your property’s assessed value if your property is your Patio Enclosures
permanent residence and you owned the property on Jan. 1 Pool Enclosures
of the tax year. An additional exemption of up to $25,000
will be applied if your property’s assessed value is between Insulated Roofs
at least $50,000 and $75,000. (The deadline to apply for a Aluminum Roofs
homestead exemption is March 1 of each tax year.)
This month we will review some of the additional Sun Rooms
exemptions available: the limited income senior citizen,
widow/widower, granny flat, and civilian disability
exemptions. Free Estimates Family owned and
I hope you will find this information beneficial.
Respectfully, 561-745-4955 operated since 1990
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser 772-418-6790
Additional Exemptions Jupiter, Fl We’re local!

A property owner may be eligible for additional exemptions.
In order to qualify for the following additional exemptions,
you must have a homestead exemption on your property.
Limited Income Senior Citizen Exemption
To qualify you must be 65 or older and your adjusted
gross income must meet a maximum level that is adjusted
annually by Florida’s Department of Revenue. The income
limitation amount is available from my office in mid-January
of each year. The current income limit is $30,174. This does
not include tax-exempt bond interest or nontaxable Social
Security income. You will be asked to provide a copy of your
Federal 1040 Tax Form or your Social Security 1099 Form.
The additional benefit for qualified seniors applies only to
taxes levied by the following authorities. The county’s senior
exemption does not apply to other taxing authorities, such as
the school district and other municipalities.
$50,000 – Town of Haverhill, Town of Loxahatchee
Groves, Village of Wellington
$25,000 – Palm Beach County, City of Boynton Beach,
City of Lake Worth Beach, Town of Lantana, City of Palm
Beach Gardens, Village of Palm Springs, Town of Jupiter
$5,000 – Village of Royal Palm Beach
Widow/Widower Exemption
Florida grants an additional $500 exemption to widows

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