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Tax Talk

Dear Friends: have opted to not return to those jobs, which also often come New And Teen Drivers
August is here and back with unpredictable schedules, unreliable pay, and do not offer
to school season is next! benefits or health insurance. What if there was an alternative? If a family member is learning
Nationwide, many parents, Our office has several Client Service Specialist (CSS) positions to drive and preparing for their
especially mothers, took time now available. The role offers paid training, steady, predictable first Florida driver’s license, we
off or left their careers to stay hours Monday through Friday, medical and dental insurance have some resources and tips
home with children during plans, and enrollment in the Florida Retirement System (FRS). for you! First, visit www.pbctax.
the pandemic. For those If service is in your DNA, you enjoy helping people and want a com/teen-driver/ to prepare your
considering a return to the career that makes a difference in your community, please visit teen for everything that comes
workforce, please consider www.pbctax.com/culture-and-careers to learn more about our with the responsibility of having their own driver’s license. Then
working for our agency. We current opportunities. We would love to hear from you! look over the family calendar and map out appropriate timelines
have several positions open for your teen to prepare to obtain a learner license. Appointments
now, which offer stability, weekends off and paid holidays Annual Report – Fiscal Year can be booked up to 90 days in advance by visiting www.pbctax.
throughout the year. com/appointments. You are encouraged to book appointments
I’m proud to highlight data from our Annual Report, which 2019/20 early to get your desired date and time.
details how your tax dollars are hard at work in our community
by providing services for you, your family, and your neighbors. The 2019/20 fiscal year began as usual, but halfway through, Westlake In View
I hope you enjoy this “Tax Talk,” and the rest of your summer. the COVID-19 pandemic made dramatic changes in how we
Sincerely, provide essential services to our clients. We did not waver in our I am excited to report that we are making remarkable
Anne M. Gannon, commitment to serving you, and that is reflected in the Annual progress at our new Westlake Service Center. Visit www.
Constitutional Tax Collector, Report for the 2019/20 fiscal year, which is now available online pbctax.com and scroll to the middle of the page for a brief
Serving Palm Beach County at www.pbctax.com/. video so you can see the progress for yourself! With a
We experienced a hefty increase in our call center call projected opening date in early 2022, we look forward
Back To School = Back To volume and visits to our pbctax.com website were up 42 to serving you there soon.
percent. As a result of this increased usage, we doubled-down
Work? and redesigned our website in a responsive style, so clients Important Dates And Deadlines
can access all the features whether browsing from a mobile,
Late summer is always tablet or desktop device. July 1 To Sept. 30 Local business receipt tax due
a busy time with students The Annual Report also illustrates how more than $4.1 billion Aug. 1 Tourist development tax due
heading back to school. in property tax revenues were disbursed to the individual taxing Aug. 6 Lobster season begins
This year, parents are authorities throughout the county. Aug. 10 School year begins
breathing a collective sigh From schools, healthcare, and Aug. 26 Women’s Equality Day
of relief across Palm Beach special improvement districts, to Sept. 6 Labor Day – offices closed
County as children return fire services and libraries, your
to in-person schooling. An unfortunate reality, as many studies property tax dollars are hard
have revealed over the past year, is that the homeschooling and at work countywide making
childcare responsibilities disproportionately fell on mothers, with Palm Beach County a wonderful
many electing to leave their careers altogether. Economists have community we all call home. If
revealed that while 3.7 million men lost or left their jobs during you prefer to have a printed copy
the pandemic, 4.5 million women have lost theirs. of the Annual Report, please email
The hospitality, retail, restaurant, and travel sectors had many our office at clientadvocate@
businesses closed during the pandemic and are now slowly pbctax.com and we will send a
reopening and rehiring as the economy revs up. Many people copy right out to you.

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