Page 4 - Jupiter Spotlight - October '21

Page 4, Jupiter Spotlight
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

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

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