Page 4 - Jupiter Spotlight - July '20

Page 4, Jupiter Spotlight
Property Appraiser’s Office

Taxpayers: 2020 Tax Roll Update Appraiser for tax year 2020 and your application was
Happy Independence denied, a Notice of Denial will be mailed out to you on
Day! July is an important month as my office submits the July 1.
As my office monitors 2020 preliminary tax roll to Florida’s Department of You have 30 days to file a petition with the Value
the evolving impact of Revenue (DOR) and the local taxing authorities. The Adjustment Board (VAB) to appeal the denial of your
COVID-19, we continue to preliminary tax roll is a systematic listing of information exemption. The deadline to file a petition is 5 p.m., July 31.
implement ongoing measures pertaining to the market valuation of all real property The deadline to file a petition for the denial of a
to ensure the health and within Palm Beach County, for purposes of ad valorem portability benefit is 5 p.m., Sept. 14.
safety of our staff, while taxation. These values assist taxing authorities in If you submitted an application for an Agricultural
also maintaining the highest preparation for their upcoming budgets and setting their Classification, you will be notified of the status of your
level of safe service to the proposed millage (tax) rates. application for the agricultural classification by regular
taxpayers of Palm Beach This year is unprecedented for our county as we mail. These notifications will be mailed out on July 1.
County. continue to manage the COVID-19 crisis. If your Agricultural Classification application is
We are following CDC guidelines and are open to the Florida law requires my office to value property based denied, you have 30 days to file a petition with the VAB.
public, however we still encourage you to contact us via phone: on the status of the real estate market and the property, The deadline to file a petition is 5 p.m. July 31.
(561) 355-3230, email: PAO@pbcgov.org or utilize our online as of Jan. 1. Any adjustments that were due to market For questions, call Exemption Services (including
services at our website: www.pbcgov.org/PAPA. Be sure to conditions caused by the crisis will be reflected in the portability) at (561) 355-2866, Agriculture Department
follow us on social media for the most up-to-date information. 2021 assessments. at (561) 355-4577, or the VAB at (561) 355-6289.
Recently, my office held its 27th annual College Scholarship Palm Beach County-wide taxable property values have
Awards ceremony virtually, and presented six outstanding increased 5.51 percent from 2019 to 2020. Palm Beach County Property
high school seniors (from Palm Beach County) with college Highlights Include:
scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each. •Market Value - $287,827,011,358 Appraiser’s Office Names
In addition to receiving a scholarship award, each recipient •Taxable Value - $209,512,748,976
has been offered a paid summer internship in my office. •Net New Construction - $3,034,964,145 2020 Scholarship Recipients
These six high-achieving, exceptional students demonstrated •Percent Increase (taxable value) – 5.51 percent
excellence in academic ability, persistence, leadership, and •Total Parcel Count – 645,022 • Gema Cervantes of Glades Central High School,
service to others. •Total Tangible Personal Property Accounts – 59,399 will be attending Florida Atlantic University.
Since 1994, the PAO has awarded more than $140,000 in Once the tax roll receives approval from Florida’s • Sebastian Fernandez of A.W. Dreyfoos School of
college scholarships. The event is particularly special to the DOR (usually in late July), my office will prepare the the Arts, will be attending Dartmouth College.
PAO, because the money raised for the scholarships is 100 Notices of Proposed Property Taxes and Non Ad Valorem • Fabio Louis of Glades Central High School, will be
percent funded by our staff who participate in, “Friday Dress Assessments for Palm Beach County residents, which are attending the University of South Florida.
Casual Day,” a volunteer donation program. mailed in mid-August. • Beatrice Mattison-Santos of Palm Beach Gardens
Also in this month’s newsletter, an update on the 2020 tax High School, will be attending Palm Beach State College.
roll process and the status of applications for property tax Status Of Applications For • Charlene Mbaeri of A.W. Dreyfoos School of the
exemptions, portability and agricultural classifications. I hope Arts, will be attending Case Western Reserve University.
you find this information beneficial and wish you a safe and Property Tax Exemptions, • Jaylen Sanders of the American Heritage School,
happy Independence Day. will be attending the University of Miami.
We Value What You Value. Portability And Agricultural
Respectfully, Classifications Offices Closed Due To Holiday
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser If you submitted an application on or before March The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
1 for a Property Tax Exemption or Portability for including our five service centers, will be closed on
Palm Beach County to the Palm Beach County Property
Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.
It’s The Law!

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Esq.
A guardian i s Experience counts, ideas matter, and independence means a public servant is not swayed by the biggest
appointed by the court pocketbook. That is the Karen Marcus record.
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behalf of a child or other for fiscal responsibility. Flagship items would not have happened without Karen taking an active role. Scripps
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common ones are: 1) via a valid will (a legal document resulting in 28,000 acres preserved in North County, including the Hatcher Property, Cypress Creek, and
created to express how a person desires his/her property to the vital Loxahatchee River watershed.
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