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In addition to receiving a scholarship 2020 Tax Roll Update
award, each recipient has been offered
a paid summer internship in my office. July is an important month as my office submits the
These six high-achieving, exceptional 2020 preliminary tax roll to Florida’s Department of
students demonstrated excellence in Revenue (DOR) and the local taxing authorities. The
Taxpayers: academic ability, persistence, leadership, and service to others. preliminary tax roll is a systematic listing of information
Happy Independence Day! Since 1994, the PAO has awarded more than $140,000 in pertaining to the market valuation of all real property
As my office monitors the evolving impact of COVID-19, college scholarships. The event is particularly special to the within Palm Beach County, for purposes of ad valorem
we continue to implement ongoing measures to ensure the PAO, because the money raised for the scholarships is 100 taxation. These values assist taxing authorities in
health and safety of our staff, while also maintaining the highest percent funded by our staff who participate in, “Friday Dress preparation for their upcoming budgets and setting their
level of safe service to the taxpayers of Palm Beach County. Casual Day,” a volunteer donation program. proposed millage (tax) rates.
We are following CDC guidelines and are open to the Also in this month’s newsletter, an update on the 2020 tax This year is unprecedented for our county as we
public, however we still encourage you to contact us via phone: roll process and the status of applications for property tax continue to manage the COVID-19 crisis.
(561) 355-3230, email: PAO@pbcgov.org or utilize our online exemptions, portability and agricultural classifications. I hope Florida law requires my office to value property based
services at our website: www.pbcgov.org/PAPA. Be sure to you find this information beneficial and wish you a safe and on the status of the real estate market and the property,
follow us on social media for the most up-to-date information. happy Independence Day. as of Jan. 1. Any adjustments that were due to market
Recently, my office held its 27th annual College Scholarship We Value What You Value. conditions caused by the crisis will be reflected in the
Awards ceremony virtually, and presented six outstanding Respectfully, 2021 assessments.
high school seniors (from Palm Beach County) with college Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Palm Beach County-wide taxable property values have
scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each. Palm Beach County Property Appraiser increased 5.51 percent from 2019 to 2020.
Highlights Include:
•Market Value - $287,827,011,358
•Taxable Value - $209,512,748,976
Endless indulgence. •Percent Increase (taxable value) – 5.51 percent
•Net New Construction - $3,034,964,145
•Total Parcel Count – 645,022
•Total Tangible Personal Property Accounts – 59,399
Every day. Once the tax roll receives approval from Florida’s
DOR (usually in late July), my office will prepare the
Notices of Proposed Property Taxes and Non Ad Valorem
Assessments for Palm Beach County residents, which are
mailed in mid-August.
Status Of Applications For

Property Tax Exemptions,
Portability And Agricultural

Classifications

If you submitted an application on or before March
1 for a Property Tax Exemption or Portability for
Palm Beach County to the Palm Beach County Property
Appraiser for tax year 2020 and your application was
denied, a Notice of Denial will be mailed out to you on
July 1.
You have 30 days to file a petition with the Value
Adjustment Board (VAB) to appeal the denial of your
exemption. The deadline to file a petition is 5 p.m., July 31.
The deadline to file a petition for the denial of a
portability benefit is 5 p.m., Sept. 14.
If you submitted an application for an Agricultural
Classification, you will be notified of the status of your
application for the agricultural classification by regular
mail. These notifications will be mailed out on July 1.
If your Agricultural Classification application is
denied, you have 30 days to file a petition with the VAB.
The deadline to file a petition is 5 p.m. July 31.
For questions, call Exemption Services (including
portability) at (561) 355-2866, Agriculture Department
at (561) 355-4577, or the VAB at (561) 355-6289.

Palm Beach County Property
You’ve eased into the dessert phase of life. The saving-the-best-for-now stage of life. Appraiser’s Office Names
So, go ahead and delight in an all-inclusive, no responsibilities kind of life at the
exceptional Levin Palace. You’ll find more fabulous food, more fun with friends, 2020 Scholarship Recipients
more time for family, more freedom and a more fantastic future!
• Gema Cervantes of Glades Central High School,
Live royally, with white-glove service and world-class amenities. will be attending Florida Atlantic University.
• Sebastian Fernandez of A.W. Dreyfoos School of
the Arts, will be attending Dartmouth College.
Kosher and non-kosher gourmet dining • Free room service and happy hour daily
• Fabio Louis of Glades Central High School, will be
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Exciting social calendar • Complimentary transportation • Beatrice Mattison-Santos of Palm Beach Gardens
High School, will be attending Palm Beach State College.
• Charlene Mbaeri of A.W. Dreyfoos School of the
Luxury designer apartments available now for lease. Arts, will be attending Case Western Reserve University.
For more information please call: 561.220.0652 • Jaylen Sanders of the American Heritage School,
will be attending the University of Miami.
Offices Closed Due To Holiday

The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
including our five service centers, will be closed on
Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.

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