Page 11 - Jupiter Spotlight - April '21

Jupiter Spotlight, Page 11
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: owners who benefit from the homestead exemption and are Beach County and staffed by qualified professionals. They
Happy spring! considering renting all or a portion of their homesteaded administer the homestead exemption, additional property
My office continues to property should review the important information below on tax exemptions, mailing address and ownership changes,
work on the 2021 tax roll short-term rentals on a homesteaded property. portability applications, and more.
and make preparations for I hope you find this information beneficial and interesting. 2020 customer service by the numbers:
the release of the estimated Respectfully, • Phone calls: 67,102
2021 taxable property values Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, • Counter visits: 26,450
to the Palm Beach County Palm Beach County Property Appraiser • E-Files: 15,690
taxing authorities. We Value What You Value • Total new homestead exemptions: 29,449
These preliminary • Portability applications: 5,616
estimates (which are
officially released at the end Renewal Of Limited Income Senior Citizen
of May of each year) assist the county, its municipalities, Exemption
and other taxing authorities in projecting their budgets Earlier this year, my office mailed out renewal
and tax rates and also provide a benchmark as to what applications for those who qualified for the additional
revenue they can expect to receive from property taxes exemption for persons age 65 and older. The renewal form
in the coming year. must be returned (postmarked) to the Palm Beach County
The preliminary tax roll will reflect the impacts of Property Appraiser’s Office, 1st Floor, 301 N. Olive Ave.,
COVID-19 across Palm Beach County’s property market. West Palm Beach, FL 33401, no later than May 1.
While markets were slow in the early days of the pandemic, This is an additional homestead exemption of up to
the second half of the year saw record sales in both counts and $50,000 for Palm Beach County residents who:
prices. These sales will be factored into the 2021 valuations. • Are aged 65 years and older;
Stay tuned. The Boca Raton Inlet, as seen from the Pictometry tool at • Own a property that has a homestead exemption; and
A reminder about the limited income senior citizen pbcgov.org/PAPA • Have a cumulative adjusted household gross income
exemption: Unlike the homestead exemption, this requires (excluding tax-exempt bond interest or non-taxable social
annual renewal. Your renewal form must be returned Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s security income) of all persons living in the home of
(postmarked) to my office no later than May 1, 2021. Office Service Centers $31,100 or less for 2021.
Qualifications and statutory requirements are listed in this While a vast array of services and information are available This exemption applies only to the property taxes levied
month’s newsletter. online 24/7 at pbcgov.org/PAPA, my office maintains five by the taxing authorities granting the exemption for 2021. For
Also, as “Snowbird Season” comes to a close, property service centers, conveniently located throughout Palm a list of those taxing authorities, visit pbcgov.org/PAPA.
Section 196.075, F.S. – Additional Homestead
Exemption for Persons 65 and Older.
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(b) “Household Income” means the adjusted gross
income, as defined in s.62 of the United States Internal
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If you file a tax return, this is the amount reported on IRS
Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Available Form 1040, line 7. If you do not file a tax return, adjusted gross
income includes, but is not limited to wages, salaries, tips, taxable
Joanne Green, D.D.S. interest, ordinary dividends, capital gain distributions, taxable
IRA distributions, taxable pension and annuities, unemployment
compensation, and taxable Social Security benefits.
10887 N. Military Trail, Suite 6 For questions, please contact Exemptions Services at
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (561) 355-2866 or myexemption@pbcgov.org.
(561) 622-2815 • www.joannegreendds.com Short-Term Rental Of A Homesteaded
Property
Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry - Cum Laude You may rent your homesteaded property for 30 days or
Hospital of the University of Penn - General Practice Residency Training less per calendar year and maintain a homestead exemption.
Harvard Dental School - Former Instructor Rental for more than 30 days for two consecutive years or
Boston Brigham and Women’s Dental Group - Staff Dentist for more than six months constitutes abandonment of a
homestead exemption.
Exempt property rented after January 1 of any year does
not affect the homestead exemption for that particular year.
If the property is rented on January 1 of the following year or
the terms of the lease are six months or more, the exemption
will be denied. Property owners are required to notify the
Property Appraiser’s Office when their property no longer
qualifies for exemption. Failure to do so could result in a
homestead tax lien with substantial penalty and interest.
Be aware of the law before deciding to rent your property.
(Florida Statute 196.061 and 196.011 (9) (a)). For more
information, visit pbcgov.org/PAPA or contact Exemption
Services at (561) 355-2866.

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