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Page 10, PGA C.A.N.!                                                January 2021                                                                                                                                                   January 2021


      Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office



      Dear Taxpayers:                                   The South Florida Fair                             Business Tangible Personal
         Happy  New Year! The
      past year certainly brought                          The  Palm Beach                                 Property
      with it many challenges as                        County Property
      we acted to keep our staff safe                   Appraiser’s Office                                    Business tangible assets such as furniture and
      while providing all of you                        will have a display at                             equipment valued at more than $25,000 are subject to
      with essential services. Our                      the South Florida Fair                             ad valorem taxes. All businesses are required to file a
      first role as public servants                     from  Jan.  15  to  31.                            Tangible Personal Property Tax Return (Form DR 405)
      is to provide you with access                     However, we will not be taking new homestead exemption   annually by April 1, unless the value of your tangible
      to valuable information and                       applications on site.                              personal property last year was under $25,000 and you
      exemptions – 2020 gave us                                                                            received notice from this office that your requirement to
      a great opportunity to do that                    All About Agricultural Land                        file has been waived.
      in new and creative ways.                                                                               Florida allows an exemption up to $25,000 in value
         This year, I look forward to continuing to build on  Classification                               for tangible personal property assets used by a business.
      our progress of leveraging technology to both increase                                               However, you must file an initial  Tangible Personal
      our efficiency and improve service. Nearly three-quarters      Properties with bona                  Property Tax Return to receive the exemption. Thereafter,
      of homestead exemptions were filed online last year, a   fide agricultural (good faith               you need not file an annual return unless the value of your
      convenient and safe alternative to filling out paper forms.   commercial) activity may               tangible personal property exceeds $25,000 on Jan 1.
         E-filing is also available for a business Tangible Personal   qualify for the agricultural land
      Property Tax Return (DR-405). Our online form enables   classification. The taxable value
      businesses to upload a spreadsheet of assets and easily edit   of the land is based on the annual
      assets from past returns.                         net income per acre attributable
         In this month’s article, there’s a reminder that the deadline   to the land from the agricultural
      to submit homestead exemption applications is March 1.   operation.
      Also included in this month’s newsletter are reminders about      If you had the agricultural
      filing for an Agricultural Land Classification and Business   land classification on your            FPL’s Rivera Beach power plant. FPL is the largest single
      Tangible Personal Property Tax Return for 2021.   property in 2020, the application                  payer of tangible personal property tax in Palm Beach
         Wishing you a prosperous and wonderful year.   will automatically renew for                       County.
                                           Respectfully,   2021, so there is no need to
                                Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,  file an application. All 5,271                      Save time, paper, and postage by filing online. If you
                     Palm Beach County Property Appraiser  properties with the agricultural                do need a paper form, you can download it using our forms
                                 We Value What You Value  classification in 2020 will be                   link. If you have any questions about reporting personal
                                                        reviewed this year.                                property,  tangible  e-filing,  or  the  $25,000  tangible
      Reduce Tax With The                                 the qualifying agricultural use must be on site as of Jan. 1.   exemption, please call our office at (561) 355-2896 or
                                                           To qualify for a new agricultural land classification,
                                                                                                           email us at patangible@pbcgov.org.
      Homestead Exemption                               Applications should be submitted by March 1. You will be
                                                        notified of the status of your application for the agricultural   Office Closed
         If you are a permanent Florida resident, you may be   classification by mail on or before July 1.
      eligible for a homestead exemption, which can save you      For more information, call our office at (561) 355-4577 or      In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Palm
      generally $750 to $1,000 in property taxes each year.  email myfarm@pbcgov.org.                      Beach County Property Appraiser’s Offices will be closed
         A $25,000 exemption is applied to the first $50,000 of your                                       on Monday, Jan. 18.
      property’s assessed value if your property is your permanent
      residence and you owned the property as of Jan. 1. This
      exemption applies to all taxes, including school district taxes.
      An additional exemption of up to $25,000 will be applied if
      your property’s assessed value is between at least $50,000
      and $75,000. This exemption is not applied to school district
      taxes. In addition, a homestead exemption limits any increase
      to your assessed value to a maximum of 3 percent each year
      or the amount of the change in the Consumer Price Index,
      whichever is lower.
         Three ways to apply:
         • E-file at pbcgov.org/PAPA.
         • Visit one of our five service centers to file in person.                                                GetLucky
         • Complete the application online, print it out, and mail
      it to our office.
         All homestead exemption applications must be submitted                                                             in Love
      by March 1. Once you qualify, we will renew your homestead
      exemption annually as long as you continue to qualify for
      the exemption.
         Visit pbcgov.org/PAPA to e-file and for information on
      other available exemptions for seniors, families, veterans,
      and more.





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