Page 11 - Jupiter West - August '21

Jupiter West, Page 11
Tax Talk

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

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