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Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayers: income, as defined in s.62 of the United States Internal community planning efforts, including where to build new
Happy Spring! Revenue Code, of all members of a household. roads, hospitals and schools.
At the office, we continue If you file a tax return, this is the amount reported on IRS • Census data is also used to determine the need for
to work on the 2020 tax roll Form 1040, line 7. If you do not file a tax return, adjusted additional social services, including community development
and make preparations for gross income includes but is not limited to wages, salaries, block grants and other grant programs essential to many
the release of the estimated tips, taxable interest, ordinary dividends, capital gain communities.
taxable property values (for distributions, taxable IRA distributions, taxable pension and • Every 10 years, the census data affects your voice in
2020) to the Palm Beach annuities, unemployment compensation, and taxable Social Congress by determining how many seats each state will
County taxing authorities. Security benefits. have in the U.S. House of Representatives.
These preliminary For questions, please contact Exemptions Services at For more information, go to 2020census.gov.
estimates (which are (561) 355-2866 or myexemption@pbcgov.org.
officially released at the Short-Term Rental Of A
end of May of each year) assist the county, its municipalities Palm Beach County Census
and other taxing authorities in projecting their budgets and Homesteaded Property
tax rates and also provide a benchmark as to what revenue 2020
they can expect to receive from property taxes in the coming You may rent your homesteaded property for 30 days or
year. Stay tuned. By April 1, every home less per calendar year and maintain a homestead exemption.
A reminder about renewal applications for the Limited in Palm Beach County will Rental for more than 30 days for two consecutive years or
Income Senior Citizen exemption (persons age 65 and receive an invitation by mail for more than six months constitutes abandonment of a
older) – this renewal form must be returned (postmarked) to to participate in the 2020 homestead exemption.
my office no later than May 1. Qualifications and statutory Census. If you live in the Exempt property rented after Jan. 1 of any year does not
requirements are listed in this month’s newsletter. United States, you are required affect the homestead exemption for that particular year. If
Also, in this month’s article, what you need to know about by law to complete the 2020 the property is rented on Jan. 1 of the following year or the
the Palm Beach County Census 2020 – April 1 and why it’s Census. You will have three terms of the lease are six months or more the exemption will
important to participate and say, “I count!” options for responding – be denied.
In addition, as “snowbird” season is coming to a online, by phone or by mail. Property owners are required to notify the Property
close, property owners who benefit from the homestead Your participation in the 2020 Census matters: Appraiser’s Office when their property no longer qualifies
exemption and are considering renting all or a portion of their • An accurate count of Palm Beach County in the 2020 for exemption. Failure to do so could result in a Homestead
homesteaded property, should review important information census is vitally important to the county’s future. Every year, Tax Lien with substantial penalty and interest. Be aware of
on short-term rentals on a homesteaded property. more than $675 billion in federal funds is awarded to states the law before deciding to rent your property. (Florida Statute
I hope you find this information beneficial. Enjoy reading. and communities based on census data. That is more than 196.061 and 196.011 (9) (a)).
Respectfully, $4 trillion over a 10-year period. For more information, go to our website: www.pbcgov.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, • Census data guide local decision-makers in important org/PAPA or contact Exemption Services at (561) 355-2866.
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Senior Exemption Renewal Of Adjusted Household
Income For Persons Age 65 And Older
Earlier this year, my office mailed out renewal
applications for those senior citizens who qualified for the
additional exemption for persons age 65 and older. The
renewal form must be returned (postmarked) to the Palm
Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office, 1st Floor, 301
N. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401, no later than
May 1.
In order to qualify for an additional homestead exemption
of up to $50,000 for persons age 65 or older, the “household
income” (cumulative “adjusted gross income”) of all persons
living in the home cannot exceed $30,721. This exemption
applies only to the property taxes levied by the taxing
authorities granting the exemption for 2020.
Section 196.075, F.S. – Additional Homestead Exemption
For Persons 65 And Older
(a) “Household” means a person or group of persons
living together in a room or group of rooms as a housing
unit, but the term does not include persons boarding in or
renting a portion of the dwelling.
(b) “Household income” means the adjusted gross

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