Page 8 - Jupiter Ocean Mile - October '21

Page 8, Jupiter Ocean Mile
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Taxpayers: Additional Exemptions Widow/Widower Exemption
Welcome fall! Florida grants an additional $500 exemption to widows
The end of the 2021 tax year A property owner may be eligible for additional and widowers. You will be asked to submit a copy of
is fast approaching! October is exemptions. In order to qualify for the following additional the deceased spouse’s death certificate. If the surviving
a busy month in my office as exemptions, you must have a homestead exemption on spouse remarries, they are no longer eligible to receive the
we certify the ad valorem tax your property. additional exemption.
roll to the Palm Beach County Limited Income Senior Exemption Living Quarters Of Parents Or Grandparents Exemption
Tax Collector’s Office. The To qualify, you must be 65 or older and your adjusted (also known at the Granny Flat Exemption)
Tax Collector will mail the gross income must meet a maximum level that is adjusted Homesteaded property owners who add living quarters for
2021 tax bills on Nov. 1. annually by Florida’s Department of Revenue. The income a parent or grandparent can apply to have all or part of the
This month, petition limitation amount is available from my office in mid-January value of this new construction deducted from the assessment.
hearings will begin for of each year. The current income limit is $31,100. This does Civilian Disability Exemptions
property owners who filed a petition because they disagree not include tax-exempt bond interest or nontaxable social Full or partial exemptions are available for individuals
with their property assessment or denied exemption. They are security income. You will be asked to provide a copy of your with the following disabilities:
led by the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Federal 1040 tax form or your Social Security 1099 form. •Quadriplegic
Comptroller’s Value Adjustment Board (VAB). On average, the The additional benefit for qualified seniors applies only • Paraplegic
number of petitions filed in Palm Beach County is low, typically to taxes levied by the following authorities. The county’s • Hemiplegic
less than 1 percent of the total parcels in the county. senior exemption does not apply to other taxing authorities, • Legally Blind
As we move into the final months of the year, I’d like such as the school district and other municipalities. • Total and Permanent Disability, Confined to Wheelchair
to remind all property owners to review their homestead $50,000 • Total and Permanent Disability, Not Confined to
exemption status to determine whether they might qualify Town of Haverhill Wheelchair
for additional property tax saving benefits. There are several Town of Loxahatchee Groves Some of these exemptions have income limitations.
other exemptions such as those for seniors, the disabled, and Village of Wellington Visit our website for more information on these
members of the armed forces. $25,000 exemptions or to download and print forms. You can always
I hope you find this information helpful. Palm Beach County call us at (561) 355-2866 or email us at myexemption@
Respectfully, City of Boynton Beach pbcgov.org.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, City of Lake Worth Beach
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Town of Lantana Office Closed Due To Holiday
City of Palm Beach Gardens
Dysgraphia Village of Palm Springs The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
Town of Jupiter
(including all of our service centers) will be closed on
Explained $5,000 Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 11. We will resume normal
Village of Royal Palm Beach
business hours on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 a.m.

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