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Tax Talk

Dear Friends, Question: My elderly parent no longer needs their car.
We are thrilled Tax We plan to sell it, but what should we do with the license
Talk readership continues plate?
to grow, and if you are Answer: Properly surrendering your plate will protect
joining us here for the first you from any future possible fraud or misuse of the
time – welcome! Please plate, as it is associated with your parent’s name and
know that we value our address. Include a written request to surrender with the
readers and look forward name, address and phone number associated with the
to sharing important news registration, and drop it in a drop box at one of our six
and valuable information Service Centers (Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5
with you each month. p.m.) or send it by mail to PBC Tax Collector, P.O. Box
With the arrival of 3715, West Palm Beach, FL 33402.
September, we are preparing for the end of the annual Question: I am going away to college in the fall and
Business Tax Receipt (BTR) renewal period, which runs centers. If you have 60 hours of college credit and want to do not want to continue paying for auto insurance while
July 1 through Sept. 30. I urge local business owners join an award-winning team as a client service specialist, my car sits in my parents’ driveway. What should I do?
to renew their receipt online at www.pbctax.com/local- please apply by close of business on Monday, Aug. 30, Answer: If the decal on the license plate is unexpired,
business-tax if they haven’t already done so. It is fast and to be considered for the invitational event. surrender the plate first and then cancel your insurance.
easy to do! Our recruiting team will reach out to invite qualified This will prevent your driving privilege from being
Our office is also gearing up for the 2021/22 tax season candidates to the event and provide details at that time. suspended. You can drop the plate off at one of our
as we prepare to mail out over 615,000 property tax bills Apply online: Client Service Specialist – Constitutional convenient drop boxes or mail it in with a written request
on Nov. 1. Needless to say, it is our largest mailing of the Tax Collector (pbctax.com). to cancel and recycle the plate (see above for the address).
year, and our team is ready to deliver! Question: What should I do with an old plate that I
I hope you enjoy the remaining days of summer and Important Dates And found in my garage?
that you and your family remain safe and healthy. Answer: The proper way to dispose of a plate is to
Sincerely, Deadlines surrender it, as outlined above.
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector, July 1 to Sept. 30 Local business tax due And The Award Goes To…
Serving Palm Beach County Sept. 6 Tax collector offices closed – Labor Day
I have heard from many clients that our Tax Planner
Is Service In Your DNA? Ask Anne: Surrendering and Services Guide is their favorite publication from
our office. I am thrilled to share that our 2021 edition
In last month’s Tax Talk, I asked service-minded License Plates of the guide was recently named a 2021 APEX Award
individuals who are seeking meaningful work to Winner in Publications Excellence in the “One-of-a-Kind
consider a career with our agency. We heard from many Did you know that license Publication” category. With nearly 1,200 entries in the
enthusiastic applicants, and, we have several more plates are the property of competition, each is judged on excellence in graphic
client service specialist (CSS) positions available at all Florida, and are assigned design, editorial content, and the success of the entry
locations, including our Client Care and Research Center, to you, not the vehicle? If in achieving overall communications effectiveness,
and our soon-to-be opened office in the city of Westlake. you are selling, trading in by a panel of Apex judges. The guide is available in
We will be inviting select CSS applicants for an or otherwise changing vehicles, it is your responsibility to convenient, digital flipbook format at www.pbctax.com,
opportunity to participate in qualifications testing and make sure your plate is removed and handled properly. Read or email us at ClientAdvocate@pbctax.com to request a
an in-person interview with members of our management on for the answers to common questions concerning license printed copy.
team – all in the same day! The invitational hiring event plates, and please visit www.pbctax.com/frequently-asked-
will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11 at one of our service questions for additional information.

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