Page 15 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - October '19

Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens, Page 15
Property Appraiser’s Office

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

Pet Matters

For The Love Of Animals and giving homeless companion animals their best future… no
This is what Furry Friends is all about…rescuing, rehabilitating,
by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends Adoption, matter how long it takes to find it. We have many wonderful
Clinic & Ranch dogs and cats at our Jupiter Adoption Center and Palm City
Ranch. We invite you to come visit us! Our website is www.
“For the Love of Animals” features furryfriendsadoption.org.
real stories happening at Furry Friends in Furry Friends depends on the generous support from donors
Jupiter. We are The Humane Society of like you. Without Furry Friends, the future of the many animals
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta and the only no- The first collections to reach Oxbridge Academy contributes we save would be uncertain. Thank you for donating and helping
kill shelter open to the public in northern the Bahamas after Dorian to the Furry Friends’ Drive us continue our animal saving mission.
Palm Beach County. We’ve been rescuing, Ways to donate (tax ID #59-2111273):
rehabilitating, and re-homing the homeless 1. Mail a check made payable to Furry Friends to 401 Maplewood
animals in our community for more than 30 Drive, Ste. 8, Jupiter, FL 33458.
years. Our not for profit 501c3 organization Progress 2. Visit www.furryfriendsadoption.org
consists of our Jupiter based Adoption Center, Veterinary Clinic with our new 3. Call us with your credit card information at 561.747.5311 ext. 1
(open to the public), Thrift Boutique, and Palm City Ranch. building. “Your donation creates the possibilities to make miracles
Please help happen for our Furry Friends”
Utter heartbreak. Like you, that’s what those of us at Furry us get to the
Friends were feeling as Hurricane Dorian ravaged the northern finish line
Bahamas on September 1. How were our long-time rescue partners by donating
and the animals in their care faring in Grand Bahama and Great today!
Abaco?
As the terrible news slowly unfolded, our hearts grieved while
our hands took action. Like many in the community, Furry Friends
helped by collecting life-saving supplies, many of which were the Furry Friends’ new Adoption Center & Veterinary Clinic,
first to reach those in the most battered areas. located at 100 Capital Street in the Jupiter Commerce Park, will
What an honor it is for Furry Friends to be a member of such be completed in October 2019. If you would like to be a part of
a giving community, and one that goes “all out” in our neighbors’ our new beginning, please contact us. Like each nail, block, & tile,
time of greatest need. The outpouring of help reminds us all that every donation, no matter how small, will help make our dream
humankind is good. come true… All for the Love of Animals.
As our new Adoption Center and Veterinary Clinic nears Please visit www.furryfriendsadoption.org or call 561.747.5311
completion in the Jupiter Commerce Park, we are excited about ext. 1 for more information. Ask for Pat Deshong, President, or
fostering the spirit that we’ve been a part of through the trials of Curry Krasulak, Director of Development.
Dorian. We’ll continue to save more lives of needy dogs and cats,
regardless of their origin, while providing top notch veterinary care
to the public. Additionally, our home will promote the essence of
togetherness for family and friends to gather and celebrate life’s
biggest moments. In short, it will not only be an animal shelter
and veterinary clinic… it will be a community destination that we
are excited to share with you.
To learn more and to help us get to our construction finish line,
donate at www.furryfriendsadoption.org.
When considering adding a furry family member to your family,
please visit our Palm City Ranch at 4841 S.W. Zarrella Street. All
of our adoptable dogs and cats are here while our Jupiter location
is finished. There is no better feeling than when you save a life!
Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all for the
LOVE of animals!

Patricia Deshong, President
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