Page 9 - Abacoa Community News - November '21

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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: Veterans 65 Or Older Combat Related Disability Discount
My office has certified This exemption is for disabled veterans, age 65 or older,
the 2021 Real Property and who are partially or totally and permanently disabled, have a
Tangible Personal Property disability that was combat-related and have been honorably
Assessment Rolls for Palm discharged upon separation from military service.
Beach County to the tax Veterans Disability Exemption
collector. And, we are already Veterans with a 100 percent total and permanent
hard at work planning for next disability that was service-connected may be eligible for
year’s valuations. total exemption of property taxes. Veterans with a service-
The tax roll has been sent connected disability of 10 percent or more but not 100
to the Palm Beach County percent may be eligible for an additional $5,000 exemption. Holiday Food Drive
Tax Collector’s Office, who Veterans with a non-service-connected disability may be
is responsible for eligible for an additional $500 exemption. This month kicks
printing and mailing Veteran’s Surviving Spouse Exemption off the Palm Beach
property tax bills on This exemption is for the surviving spouse of a deceased County Property
or before November veteran who qualified for a disabled veteran exemption, or Appraiser’s Office’s
1. They should arrive the surviving spouse of a military veteran who died in the annual Holiday
in mailboxes soon. line of duty. Food Drive. The
As we celebrate Active Duty Military Exemption special food-raising
Veterans Day this This applies to service members of any branch of the campaign is in its
month, we honor the U.S. Military, U.S. Coast Guard and Florida National Guard 22nd year.
service and sacrifice who were deployed during the preceding calendar year on Last year, nearly a
of those in our Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or ton of food and more than $3,500 was collected and donated
armed forces and (right) signs the certified 2021 Real Hawaii in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, which to Extended Hands Community Outreach and The Glades
their commitment Property and Tangible Personal began Oct. 7, 2001, or Operation New Dawn, which began Initiative.
to protecting our Property Assessment Rolls with Dino Sept. 1, 2010. The Property Appraiser’s Office encourages and supports
country. I wanted Maniotis, tax roll coordinator The amount of the exemption is equal to the taxable value employee community service throughout Palm Beach
t o hi ghl i ght of the homestead of the service member on January 1 of the County. Our employees are dedicated to giving back to the
exemptions available to veterans and active duty military. year the exemption is sought, multiplied by the number of community that we serve.
I hope this Thanksgiving finds you with much to be days that the service member was on a qualified deployment
thankful for. As always, I am thankful to be your property in the preceding calendar year and divided by the number of Holiday Office Closures
appraiser. days in that year. We will do the math for you.
Respectfully, You can always call us at (561) 355-2866 or email us at The Palm Beach County
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, myexemption@pbcgov.org for more information, or find Property Appraiser’s Office
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser more online. (including our five service centers)
We Value What You Value will be closed on the following days
Update Your Address Online in the month of November:
Military Exemptions And An address change is available on your individual Thursday, Nov. 11

– Veterans Day
Discounts property’s page. First, look up your real property or tangible Thursday, Nov. 25
personal property in the Search box on our website. Then – Thanksgiving Day
These are available to those who qualify for a homestead click Change of Address underneath the map image. Simply Friday, Nov. 26
exemption and who have been honorably discharged. follow the steps on the form. It’s that easy! – Floating Holiday
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