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Tax Talk

Dear Friends, handled properly. Read on for the answers to common
We are thrilled Tax Talk questions concerning license plates, and please visit www.
readership continues to grow, pbctax.com/frequently-asked-questions for additional
and if you are joining us here information.
for the first time – welcome! Question: My elderly parent no longer needs their car.
Please know that we value We plan to sell it, but what should we do with the license
our readers and look forward plate?
to sharing important news Answer: Properly surrendering your plate will protect
and valuable information you from any future possible fraud or misuse of the
with you each month. plate, as it is associated with your parent’s name and
With the arrival of address. Include a written request to surrender with the
September, we are preparing name, address and phone number associated with the
for the end of the annual Business Tax Receipt (BTR) registration, and drop it in a drop box at one of our six
renewal period, which runs July 1 through Sept. 30. I urge will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11 at one of our service Service Centers (Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5
local business owners to renew their receipt online at www. centers. If you have 60 hours of college credit and want to p.m.) or send it by mail to PBC Tax Collector, P.O. Box
pbctax.com/local-business-tax if they haven’t already done join an award-winning team as a client service specialist, 3715, West Palm Beach, FL 33402.
so. It is fast and easy to do! please apply by close of business on Monday, Aug. 30, to Question: I am going away to college in the fall and
Our office is also gearing up for the 2021/22 tax season be considered for the invitational event. do not want to continue paying for auto insurance while
as we prepare to mail out over 615,000 property tax bills Our recruiting team will reach out to invite qualified my car sits in my parents’ driveway. What should I do?
on Nov. 1. Needless to say, it is our largest mailing of the candidates to the event and provide details at that time. Answer: If the decal on the license plate is unexpired,
year, and our team is ready to deliver! Apply online: Client Service Specialist – Constitutional surrender the plate first and then cancel your insurance.
I hope you enjoy the remaining days of summer and that Tax Collector (pbctax.com). This will prevent your driving privilege from being
you and your family remain safe and healthy. suspended. You can drop the plate off at one of our
Sincerely, Important Dates And convenient drop boxes or mail it in with a written request
Anne M. Gannon, to cancel and recycle the plate (see above for the address).
Constitutional Tax Collector, Deadlines Question: What should I do with an old plate that I
Serving Palm Beach County found in my garage?
July 1 to Sept. 30 Local business tax due Answer: The proper way to dispose of a plate is to
Is Service In Your DNA? Sept. 6 Tax collector offices closed – Labor Day surrender it, as outlined above.

In last month’s Tax Talk, I asked service-minded Ask Anne: Surrendering And The Award Goes To…
individuals who are seeking meaningful work to consider
a career with our agency. We heard from many enthusiastic License Plates I have heard from many clients that our Tax Planner
applicants, and, we have several more client service and Services Guide is their favorite publication from
specialist (CSS) positions available at all locations, Did you know that our office. I am thrilled to share that our 2021 edition
including our Client Care and Research Center, and our license plates are the of the guide was recently named a 2021 APEX Award
soon-to-be opened office in the city of Westlake. property of Florida, and Winner in Publications Excellence in the “One-of-a-
We will be inviting select CSS applicants for an are assigned to you, not the Kind Publication” category. With nearly 1,200 entries in
opportunity to participate in qualifications testing and vehicle? If you are selling, the competition, each is judged on excellence in graphic
an in-person interview with members of our management trading in or otherwise changing vehicles, it is your
team – all in the same day! The invitational hiring event responsibility to make sure your plate is removed and Local Government on page 18
Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends Due to his condition, Charlie would no longer be able to Featured Adoptables
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, August 2021 perform what was needed of him as a service dog, so he was
forced into early retirement. Since the owner was in need of Boo Boo
“For the Love of Animals” a fully capable service dog, we decided to take in Charlie and Baby Boo Boo came to
features real stories happening get him the help he deserved. Furry Friends after her owner
at Furry Friends in Jupiter. We We were able to get a generous donor to sponsor Charlie’s passed away suddenly. She
are The Humane Society of hip replacement. Charlie was an excellent patient and responded is very sweet and has been
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta and the well to the surgery. He was well taken care of by one of our in a home her entire life,14
only no-kill shelter open to the employees as their foster dog while he recovered from surgery. years! Boo Boo is shy and
public in northern Palm Beach In an attempt to get Charlie a fulltime forever home, we took reserved but very loving.
County. We’ve been rescuing, to social media with a video plea for adopters. She loves this specific pillow
rehabilitating, and re-homing It worked! A veteran, with a family of her own, saw Charlie as well as a good nook to
the homeless animals in our on facebook and knew in her heart that she was the person for hide. Boo Boo would make
community for more than 30 Charlie. You see, they had met Charlie once before at our facility a fantastic companion to
years. Our not for profit 501c3 years ago, and once they saw his video, immediately contacted anyone looking to add a
organization consists of our us. Only one problem, the family lives in the Northeast! feline friend to their lives!
Jupiter based Adoption Center, Again, thanks to our amazing supporters, we were able to Come visit her at our Ranch
Veterinary Clinic (open to the have Charlie transported to the Northeast where he will live a in Palm City!
public), Thrift Boutique, and life of full time companionship. Although it will take quite a
Palm City Ranch. bit more time for Charlie to fully recover, he can swim in the Waylon
lake, walk in the brisk Northern air and spend lazy days cuddled My name is Waylon and
up on the couch with his new family. I am 3 years old. I am a
Charlie, a friendly 5 ½-year-old Belgian Malinois mix was very fun and active fellow.
once heavily depended on as a service dog to a war veteran. I LOVE to go for walks
The veteran, concerned that Charlie looked to be in pain, took and will make an excellent
him in to Furry Friends to have him checked out. Our team of walking partner; 10,000
Veterinarians diagnosed him with hip dysplasia, and would steps is easy breezy for me!
unfortunately need a total right hip replacement. I am best suited for a home
with older children as I have
loads of energy and I can be
shy at first introduction. My
friends say I would make
an excellent boating dog as
well. I am crate and house trained and I would love an active
human of my own to go on adventures with and of course
watch some Netflix. Ideally I prefer a human who works from
home - isn’t that the norm these days?

Charlie, enjoying his new home up North.

The new owners, both Marines, are certain that everything
happens when it is supposed to happen. To them it is no
coincidence that Charlie arrived to them shortly after the
incidents in Kabul. Once again, Charlie will be there to comfort
two more American Heros.
Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all for
the LOVE of animals!

Patricia Deshong, President
Service dog Charlie, before hip dysplasia diagnosis. Paid Advertisement