Page 6 - The Shores of Jupiter - December '22

Page 6, The Shores
Tax Talk

Dear Friends: New Kiosk Open For Business counties are committed to providing essential services to
As the end of 2022 nears, their residents, and it was an honor and a privilege for us to
I want to take this time to If you live in West Palm Beach I have be in a position to give back to them and provide a sense of
wish you a happy holiday exciting news for you! Renewing your comfort and healing this holiday season.
season and a wonderful vehicle registration just became more
new year. I am honored to convenient with our latest MV express Are Unclaimed Funds Waiting
be your constitutional tax kiosk now available in the Publix Super
collector and I join the 320 Market at Village Commons located For You?
tax collector employees in at 831 Village Boulevard in West Palm
saying that we are privileged Beach. With five locations in Publix Super Did you know there could be
to provide you with service Markets throughout Palm Beach County, thousands of dollars waiting for
throughout the year. Whether our self-serve, ATM-style machines allow you? Yes, you read that right – some
you visit us in person at one of our six service centers, or you to skip the line and renew your motor clients overpay their transactions,
transact with us online or through the mail, our mission vehicle registration and print your decal and once this happens, we issue a
continues to provide you with unparalleled service that on the spot in minutes. refund for the amount overpaid. If
inspires trust. We stand ready to meet your needs in 2023 and Thousands of our county residents have the refund goes undelivered, we will continue to attempt to
are committed to delivering exceptional service whenever used these kiosks and I am pleased to hear issue the refund. Once we have explored all refund options,
you need us. how accessible and we post a list of unclaimed funds online hoping that clients
And don’t forget, if convenient these can reclaim the money due to them. We hold onto these for
you missed November’s 4 kiosks are. I invite one year, and if the funds remain unclaimed, we forward
percent discount for your you to try the kiosk those funds to the appropriate state of last known address.
property tax payment, you next time you Visit Palm Beach County Unclaimed Funds and State of
can take advantage of the renew your motor Florida Unclaimed Funds to find out if there is money waiting
3 percent discount if you vehicle registration for you, but before you start looking to see if you have unclaimed
pay your property taxes in – it’s the fastest funds, we have a few tips to help you search the document.
December. Visit us at www.pbctax.com to use our convenient option we offer! If If you are looking at the document on a desktop, press the
online payment process. you don’t live in West Palm Beach, visit www.pbctax.com/ keys Ctrl + f (Command + f for Mac users) and it will open
On behalf of the entire tax collector team, have a safe and kiosks to find the location nearest you. a search bar in the document where you can search your name.
happy holiday season and a healthy New Year! Different web browsers will bring the search bar up in various
Sincerely, Hurricane Ian Help locations. In Firefox, the search bar is in the bottom left corner.
Anne M. Gannon, In Google Chrome, it is in the top right corner and if you are
Constitutional Tax Collector, The true spirit of the searching in Safari, the search bar will be in the top right.
Serving Palm Beach County holiday season is about Happy searching!
giving and spending
time with loved ones. Noteworthy Dates
Is Your Child Smart? Unfortunately, with Dec. 1 - Tourist Development Taxes Due
the recent destruction
of Hurricane Ian, this Through March 31 - 2022 Property Tax Payments Due
By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., holiday season will Dec. 18 to 26 - Hanukkah
School Psychologist be much different for Dec. 25 - Christmas
Most children are many than in years past. Dec. 26 and 27 - Winter Holiday – Offices Closed
smart and a child can be Fourteen of our tax collector colleagues in Lee and Charlotte Dec. 31 - Deadline for Property Tax 3 percent Discount*
intelligent in multiple counties lost their homes and had their lives changed forever Dec. 31 - Deadline to make IPP Installment Payment No. 3*
ways. The Palm Beach by Hurricane Ian. When my employees and I learned of Dec. 31 - New Year’s Eve
and Martin Schools this news, we immediately wanted to help. So, we held a * Florida Statute extends discount/payment deadlines falling
offer gifted classes for special “Pizza-Palooza” event where employees purchased on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday to the next business day.
children who meet the tickets for a pizza lunch, with all the proceeds going to Payment(s) must be received in our office by 5 p.m. or online
IQ requirement for being those impacted by the hurricane. Our colleagues in these by 11:59 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.
“gifted.” The eligibility
requirements are defined
by the state of Florida and followed by local schools. Your 6490 Winding Lake Dr.
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meet the criteria specified in a school district plan for Call for any Real Estate
increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in Your Shores Specialist questions or needs
programs for students who are gifted.
You may seek private IQ testing or request it from your
child’s school. According to the Palm Beach County School
District gifted web page, they universally screen second-
grade students for gifted with the cognitive abilities test. This
is a group-administered assessment that estimates students’
learned reasoning and problem solving abilities through a
battery of verbal and nonverbal test items. They offer full- Peripheral
time gifted classes starting in kindergarten. You can learn
more at: palmbeachschools.org/students_parents/ese/gifted. Neuropathy?
In the Martin Schools they offer two elementary choices.
First, the full-time model has gifted students together in
classes for the entire school day in grades three through FREE Consultation
five. Second, the enrichment model works as a “pull-out”
program from the regular classroom for one day per week
for students who are excelling in grades kindergarten for Acupuncture
through five. Martin Schools have a gifted handbook
available at Martinschools.org/page/gifted.
Children who meet the gifted criteria receive a special
educational plan to meet their individual academic and
social needs. The plan is implemented by teachers with a
gifted teaching certification endorsement. Gifted classes
allow for project based learning and enrichment beyond 561-745-1002
the typical Florida standards.
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ages 5.5 through college for gifted, dyslexia, ADHD, THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS THE RIGHT TO Road, Jupiter, FL 33458
REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER
depression, anxiety, and other processing disorders. Visit SERVICE, EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT WHICH IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND
WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED
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