Page 18 - Boca ViewPointe - February '22

Page 18, Viewpointe February 2022
Tax Talk

Dear Friends, hearing format. Joseph Abruzzo, clerk of the Circuit Charitable Giving
Well, the new year has Court and Comptroller’s Office serves as the clerk of the
gotten off to a challenging VAB; processing all petitions, scheduling hearings and In our December newsletter, we talked about the
start here in the Tax maintaining all records. generosity and giving spirit of our employees. This
Collector’s Office as we Each August, Palm Beach County’s taxpayers are holiday season, they “knocked our socks off” in a holiday
are managing through the notified of their property’s assessed and market value
latest COVID-19 surge. by the Property Appraiser’s Office. At that time, the
Like many other offices and property owner can file a petition with the VAB if they
businesses, this latest surge feel the assessment, classification or exemption status
has resulted in numerous for their property is incorrect. Regardless of the outcome
staff being out in order to or pending status of the petition, the required portion of
rest and get healthy. My the property taxes are due by April 1 to the tax collector
staff is working diligently to process the influx of work to avoid penalties, as per Florida Statute 194.014. This
we are receiving as a result of being in the middle of new resource sheet will assist clients who have had their
tax season. Rest assured, that our focus is to process VAB petition administratively granted during this time.
the volumes of work as quickly as possible and that our An overview of the petition process is available on the
staff is safe and healthy. I, along with our entire team, clerk’s website at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com including
greatly appreciate your patience as we work through these an online portal for filing. Tax Talk on page 19
challenges.
Notwithstanding these challenges, I am thrilled
that in February, our new service center in the city of IMPERIAL AT BOCA POINTE
Westlake, will open for business! This new state-of-the-
art, 23,735-square-foot service center will replace the
current facility in Royal Palm Beach and serve the western
communities of our county. I look forward to welcoming Under Contract
clients to this new location!
Sincerely,
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County

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