Page 4 - The Shores of Jupiter - March '20

Page 4, The Shores
Tax Talk

Dear Friends, Prepare Your Teen For The These donations are special because every dollar
Since 2006 one of my raised and every item donated comes directly from our
top priorities has been to Driver’s Seat employees. I am extremely grateful to our generous
modernize this agency and employees who always step up whenever they see a
enhance the level of service Securing an appointment for your teen to take their need in the community. Please visit www.pbctax.com/
we provide. I am excited to driving test can go a long way in reducing their pretest community to learn more about tax collector office
share that clients can now stress. Schedule an appointment 90 days in advance at www. employees’ charitable giving.
use their mobile device pbctax.com. Our service centers (with the exception of the
or contactless credit/debit Downtown West Palm Beach Service Center) administer Important Dates And
card to make a secure driving tests Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30
payment in our offices. p.m. Road tests are suspended in inclement weather. Deadlines
March is always a busy Before taking the test, we recommend your teen download
month at our service centers. Clients should expect longer our free “In the Driver’s Seat” app. March 17 Election Day
wait times due to the last-minute rush to pay property For additional tips to help your teen prepare for the driving March 31 Last day to pay 2019 property taxes
taxes ahead of the March 31 deadline. Avoid the lines by test, visit www.pbctax.com/teendriver. March 31 Fourth and final 2019 installment plan
paying online at www.pbctax.com and use eCheck, it’s payment due
free! Remember, property taxes become delinquent April Ask Anne: Avoiding Phone April 1 Unpaid 2019 property taxes are delinquent
1 and cannot be paid online. March also brings a surge April 1 Census Day
of young people coming in to get their driver’s license Scams Oct. 1 REAL ID deadline
during Spring Break. Born in May? Your registration
Finally, don’t forget to vote in the upcoming elections. Question: Anne, I have an elderly mother who has been expires at midnight on your
Twenty municipal elections will be held in conjunction receiving calls from scammers pretending they’re from a birthday. Avoid the last-minute
with the Presidential Preference Primary March 17. government agency. Do you have any advice to help protect rush. Renew your registration at
Warm regards, our seniors from scammers? www.pbctax.com.
Anne M. Gannon, Beverly, West Palm Beach
Constitutional Tax Collector, Anne: Hello, Beverly! Unfortunately, phone scams are Important 2020 Election Dates
Serving Palm Beach County far too common. Scammers will try to scare or trick you into
giving them your personal information and money. My best And Deadlines
Agency Offers More Secure, advice is to always remember banks and government agencies 2020 Presidential Preference Primary And Uniform
do not call you and ask for your personal information over the
Convenient Payment Methods phone. Also, you should know that government agencies will Municipal Elections
never require payment by cash, gift card, prepaid debit card March 17
We are pleased to announce our offices are now or a money transfer app. If you receive a questionable phone Election Day
accepting contactless payment methods such as Apple Pay call, simply hang up and report it to www.ftc.gov/complaint.
and Samsung Pay. Contactless credit/debit cards – cards 2020 Primary Election
that do not need to be inserted or swiped at the payment Employees Donate Over July 20
terminal – are also accepted. Deadline to register or change party
Contactless payments are made possible by near field $32,000 To Nonprofits In 2019 Aug. 18
communication (NFC). This technology allows two Election Day
devices, such as a smartphone and a payment terminal, Giving back to the community benefits us all, and in 2019,
to talk to each other when they are in close proximity. I am proud to report our agency employees helped nonprofits 2020 General Election
The data used in an NFC transaction is encrypted and improve the lives of families and homeless children in Palm Oct. 5
dynamic. This makes it one of the most secure forms of Beach County and beyond. Employees raised $32,276 Deadline to register or change party
payment available today. to support Families First of Palm Beach County, Living Nov. 3
The software upgrade brings another benefit, a Hungry and the Salvation Army. Donations to the Salvation Election Day
reduction in convenience fees charged by the credit/debit Army helped fund relief efforts in the Bahamas following For more information, please visit the Palm Beach County
card vendor from 2.5 to 2.4 percent. Convenience fees Hurricane Dorian. Supervisor of Elections website at www.pbcelections.org.
are collected by the credit card vendor and not retained
by our office.
Thursday, March 19th

Last month I was honored to receive the Bunny Steinman
Award from the Democratic Club of Greater Boynton.
Steinman was a pillar of the Florida Democratic Party and
left a legacy of selfless service to the community.

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