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County Property Appraiser will be application for the agricultural classification by mail, on
taking new homestead exemption or before July 1.
applications for the 2020 tax year at For more information, call our office at (561) 355-4577
this year’s South Florida Fair from or email us at myfarm@pbcgov.org.
Jan. 17 through Feb. 2. Our office will
Dear Taxpayers: have a booth set up inside the Expo West Building on the Business Tangible Personal
Happy New Year! South Florida Fairgrounds.
I am excited about 2020, the analogies to “perfect vision” are In order to qualify for the homestead exemption, Property
many and the office is working hard to make sure that 2020 is our you must hold title to the property as of Jan. 1 and be a
best year yet. We are always exploring new ways to improve our permanent resident of the State of Florida as of Jan. 1. Florida allows an exemption up to $25,000 in value for
public service to you, such as increasing the number of community In addition, please bring the following items that apply tangible personal property assets used by a business. You
outreach dates and locations across the county. These monthly to you: must file an initial Tangible Personal Property Tax Return
events allow you the opportunity to interact with our staff and even • Social Security Number of all property owners who (DR-405) to receive the exemption. Thereafter you need
file for Homestead Exemption. To see a current list of locations, are applying and their spouse not file an annual return unless the value of your tangible
visit our website at www.pbcgov.org/PAPA for details. • A valid Florida driver’s license or identification personal property exceeds $25,000 on Jan. 1. Tangible
We are also working within the office on valuation efficiencies, • A valid Florida vehicle registration or Florida voter’s personal property used in a business includes furniture,
using technology that enables us to verify property values are fair registration (Voting address must match homestead fixtures, machinery, tools, equipment, appliances, signs,
and equitable. For the past several years, the county’s property address.) leasehold improvements, supplies, leased equipment and
inventory has been steadily increasing and we are keeping pace, We’ll also have experts on hand to answer questions any other assets used by the business.
accounting for every parcel while working smarter and faster. about mapping, additional exemptions and property The filing deadline is April 1. Failure to file will result
Many of the ideas come from our appraisers themselves – they valuations, and to show you how to navigate the Property in the loss of the exemption and assessment of penalties
drive new processes that improve operations of the office. We Appraiser’s Public Access (PAPA) website, www.pbcgov. per Florida Statutes, Sections 193.072 and 193.073.
have one of the finest professional staffs in the industry, highly com/papa. Save time, paper, and postage by filing online using
educated and experienced – this is what we value as we look the e-file link on our website www.pbcgov.com/papa. If
forward to a successful 2020. Agricultural Land you do need a paper form (DR-405) you can download
This month, I am happy to announce my office, once again, it from our website using the forms link. If you have any
will be taking homestead exemption applications at the upcoming Classification questions about reporting personal property, tangible
South Florida Fair. Also included this month are reminders e-filing or the $25,000 tangible exemption, please call
about filing for an Agricultural Land Classification and Business If you had the Agricultural Land Classification on our office at (561) 355-2896 or email us at patangible@
Tangible Personal Property Tax return for 2020. Wishing you a your property in 2019, the application will automatically pbcgov.org.
prosperous and wonderful year. renew for 2020, so there is no need to file an application.
Respectfully, All 5,209 properties with the agricultural classification Office Closed
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, in 2019 will be reviewed in 2020. Agricultural land
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser classification is given to properties that qualify as a bona In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Palm Beach
2020 South Florida Fair – fide commercial agricultural use of the land. The taxable County Property Appraiser’s Office (including all of our
value of the land is based on the annual net income
Service Centers) will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20.
The Property Appraiser’s per acre attributable to the land from the agricultural
operation.
Office To Accept Homestead To qualify for a new Agricultural Land Classification,
you must submit the application by March 1. The
Exemption Applications application is available at www.pbcgov.com/papa. A late CCCC
application may be filed if the applicant demonstrates
If you already have a homestead exemption on your extenuating circumstances that precluded a timely filed
property, you do not need to reapply. The Palm Beach application. You will be notified of the status of your

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