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Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Join us on Instagram and Twitter @TAXPBC,
Hard to believe that we on Facebook @PBCTAX and on YouTube @
are already halfway through TaxCollectorPBC. We actively share relevant and
2021 and the dog days of timely information about our services, reminders about
summer are upon us. People deadlines, and useful tips to best serve our clients.
are starting to venture back We also use our social media to highlight the vibrant
out as more and more of us and diverse communities of Palm Beach County that we
are getting our COVID-19 serve – from the Atlantic coastline to Lake Okeechobee,
vaccination and the CDC has and even the occasional #ThrowbackThursday image
issued relaxed guidelines. Our from our local historical archives.
office is cautiously optimistic Like our Facebook page for a chance to win one of
that we will soon be able three TCO Prize Packs! Head over to Facebook.com/
to reignite our community PBCTAX and click the button below our logo to “Like”
outreach programs with in- vaccinated, I am hopeful that we can soon restart our our page. Like our Facebook page between now and
person events. I am pleased in-person community engagements. midnight on July 25, and you will be entered into a
that we recently hired two In fact, we proudly participated in our first event of the random drawing to win a TCO Prize Pack which includes
new community engagement year on June 5 in the City of Lake Worth Beach. The annual copies of our new 2021 Hurricane Guide, Tax Planner
ambassadors and they are Palm Beach Pride event was a great way for our team to & Services Guide, and a portable, rechargeable phone
very eager to attend meetings share information and educate clients about the services charger that you can use in the event you lose power
and events and provide we provide. Practicing COVID-19 safety protocols and during a storm, plus a few other goodies! Winners will be
information on the services social distancing, it was a pleasure meeting and talking to selected at random and will be notified on our Facebook
we offer. members of the community at this annual event. We are page.
I’ve been spending my looking forward to participating in more upcoming events! Follow us on our social media channels to learn more
summertime tending to my If your community or association has an upcoming about how we are #ServingYou, the residents of Palm
native plant garden. It is one event where our Community Engagement Ambassadors Beach County. See you online!
of the many outdoor things I like to do, in addition to biking. might participate, please email ClientAdvocate@pbctax.
So, I encourage you to take some time and enjoy all that Palm com with the details and we will be in touch. We look Summer Drive
Beach County has to offer in the great outdoors. forward to seeing you soon!
Enjoy, We are certainly in full swing of summer as we
Anne M. Gannon, Like Us On Facebook And Win! celebrate our country’s 245th birthday on July 4. And
Constitutional Tax Collector, after a long year of isolation and staying safe and healthy,
Serving Palm Beach County Tweets, posts and stories: there are many ways to maybe it’s time to get out and take advantage of all that
connect with the Palm Beach County Tax Collector Palm Beach County has to offer. Maybe take a summer
Community Outreach online, and we want to connect with you! drive along the coast and enjoy a peaceful summertime
sunrise. Perhaps you pack up the car and the family and
It’s no surprise that during the past year in response head over to Lion Country Safari and see what the animals
to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to curtail our are up to during the lazy days of summer.
community outreach activities. When possible, we’ve Did you know that Palm Beach County has more than 85
engaged with the community via video or conference parks with a range of fun outdoor activities, from canoeing
calls, but we have missed being out in the community to walking trails? I urge you to visit www.discover.pbcgov.
and meeting with our Palm Beach County neighbors. org for a list of great things to do in our parks.
With more and more individuals receiving one of the Beyond the parks, the recreation available on our
COVID-19 vaccines and ensuring our staff is fully waterways from Lake Okeechobee to the Atlantic Ocean
is second to none. And don’t forget Florida’s mini lobster
season is on July 28 and 29. You can go online to www.
pbctax.com to purchase your Florida fishing license.

Important Dates And
Deadlines

July 1 Tourist Development
Tax Due
Local Business Tax
Collections Begin
July 4 Independence Day
July 5 Tax Collector
Offices Closed – Fourth of July Holiday
July 28 and 29
Lobster Mini Season