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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

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

Office Closed Due To Holiday

The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
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program starting in Fall 2022. Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 11. We will resume normal
business hours on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 a.m.

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