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Page 8, PGA C.A.N.!                                                 February 2022                                                                                                                                                 February 2022
      Tax Talk




      Dear Friends,                                     New Resource Available                             Charitable Giving
         Well, the new year has
      gotten off to a challenging                       For VAB Petitioners
      start  here  in  the  Tax
      Collector’s  Office  as  we                          The Tax Collector’s Office is committed to working
      are managing through the                          with our partner agencies to best serve the residents of
      latest  COVID-19  surge.                          Palm Beach County. We’ve teamed up with the office of
      Like many other offices and                       Dorothy Jacks, property appraiser, on a fact sheet called
      businesses, this latest surge                     “What  to  Expect After Your Value Adjustment  Board
      has resulted in numerous                          (VAB) Petition is Administratively Granted,” which will
      staff being out in order to                       be provided to clients involved with the petition process.
      rest and get healthy. My                             The Value Adjustment Board is an independent entity
      staff is working diligently to process the influx of work   which  includes  elected  officials  and  citizen  members
      we are receiving as a result of being in the middle of   who approve special magistrates to preside in a public
      tax  season.  Rest  assured,  that  our  focus  is  to  process   hearing  format.  Joseph Abruzzo,  clerk  of  the  Circuit      In our December newsletter, we talked about the generosity
      the volumes of work as quickly as possible and that our   Court and Comptroller’s Office serves as the clerk of the   and giving spirit of our employees. This holiday season, they
      staff is safe and healthy. I, along with our entire team,   VAB; processing all petitions, scheduling hearings and   “knocked our socks off” in a holiday sock drive for one of our
      greatly appreciate your patience as we work through these   maintaining all records.                 charity partners, Living Hungry. Employees were challenged
      challenges.                                                                                          to donate 1,000 pairs of socks to the local charity that partners
         Notwithstanding  these challenges,  I am  thrilled                                                with the school district to deliver supplies to those who need it
      that in February, our new service center in the city of                                              most – homeless students right here in the Palm Beach County
      Westlake, will open for business! This new state-of-the-                                             community.
      art,  23,735-square-foot  service  center  will  replace  the                                           Employees doubled that goal and donated 2,087 pairs
      current facility in Royal Palm Beach and serve the western                                           of socks! Socks are one of the most-requested items; one
      communities of our county. I look forward to welcoming                                               fresh pair of clean and new socks adds dignity to an already
      clients to this new location!                                                                        challenging circumstance of being homeless while a full-time
                                             Sincerely,                                                    student. The majority of our donation will go to elementary
                                       Anne M. Gannon,                                                     students. See more on our community involvement at: https://
                             Constitutional Tax Collector,      Each August,  Palm  Beach  County’s  taxpayers  are   www.pbctax.com/about-us/community-involvement/.
                              Serving Palm Beach County  notified  of  their  property’s  assessed  and  market  value
                                                        by  the  Property Appraiser’s  Office. At  that  time,  the   Important Dates
      Making An Appointment Is                          property owner can file a petition with the VAB if they   And Deadlines
                                                        feel the assessment, classification or exemption status for
      Easy As 1, 2, 3                                   their property is incorrect. Regardless of the outcome or
                                                        pending status of the petition, the required portion of the   Feb. 1  Tourist Development
         The tax collector offers many services such as driver’s   property taxes are due by April 1 to the tax collector to         Tax (TDT) due
      license,  motor  vehicle,  vessel,  property  tax,  tourist   avoid penalties, as per Florida Statute 194.014. This new   Feb. 21  Presidents’ Day
      development tax, business tax, and more. There is a good   resource sheet will assist clients who have had their VAB         observed – offices
      chance that at some point you will need to visit one of our   petition administratively granted during this time.   closed
      six service centers within the next year for one or more of      An overview of the petition process is available on the   Feb. 28  Last day to receive 1
      the services listed above. We want to make this process   clerk’s website at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com including         percent discount on
      as client friendly as possible by breaking it down to three   an online portal for filing.                  your property tax
      easy steps:

















         1. Browse the types of service that we offer to determine
      what appointment you need.
         2. Check our latest guidelines on how appointments work
      to prepare for your visit to one of our locations.
         3. Make your appointment by selecting the service you
      need along with the location, date, and time.
         Reminder: Our appointment system can only schedule
      appointments up to 60 days in advance. If no appointments
      are available for the requested transaction, please continue
      to check back periodically for appointments to become
      available. Are you ready to schedule your appointment? Visit
      www.pbctax.com/appointments to make your appointment!
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