Page 14 - PGA Community News - March '23

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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: Business Tangible Personal appliances, signs, leasehold improvements, supplies,
One powerful aspect of leased equipment, and any other assets used by the
the homestead exemption Property business.
is that it caps the annual The filing deadline is April 3. Failure to file will result
valuation of your home. In Florida allows an exemption up to $25,000 in value in the loss of the exemption and the assessment of penalties
addition to a reduction in the for tangible personal property assets used by a business. per Florida Statutes, Sections 193.072 and 193.073.
taxable assessment of your You must file an initial Tangible Personal Property Tax Save time, paper, and postage by filing online using
home, the Save Our Homes Return (DR-405) to receive the exemption, unless you the E-file link on our website pbcgov.org/papa. If you
Cap limits any increase have received notification from our office that you are need a paper form (DR-405) you can download it from
to the assessed value of a exempt from filing. Thereafter, you need not file an annual our website on the Forms page. If you have any questions
homestead exempt property return unless the value of your tangible personal property about reporting personal property, tangible E-filing, or
to a maximum of 3 percent exceeds $25,000 on Jan. 1. the $25,000 tangible exemption, please call our office at
each year or the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Tangible personal property used in a business (561) 355-2896 or email mytpp@pbcgov.org.
whichever is lower. includes furniture, fixtures, machinery, tools, equipment,
For 2023, the maximum increase will be 3 percent, as the
change in CPI increased 6.5 percent from December 2021
to December 2022. This increase in CPI reflects continued Property Appraiser’s Office Annual Scholarship Awards Program
inflation over the past year across dozens of consumer
categories including shelter, food, transportation, and energy. The 30th Annual Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s For more information, call (561) 355-3230 or visit
While the change in the CPI follows many markets, Scholarship program is now accepting applications. Six pbcgov.org/papa/scholarship-awards.htm.
Florida law requires my office to value property based on college scholarships of $1,500 each will
the status of the real estate market. My office will determine be awarded to graduating high school
a total market value for every home as of Jan. 1, taking into seniors who plan to attend a higher
consideration the price fluctuations reflected in the sales of education institution full-time, regardless
residential properties. But if your property is homesteaded, of interest or major. The deadline to apply
the taxable assessed value will not increase more than 3 is March 31, 2023.
percent. To be eligible for a scholarship award,
If you already have a homestead exemption on your a student must be a resident of Palm
property, you do NOT need to reapply. There are several Beach County, have a minimum of 3.0
additional property tax exemptions, including one for GPA, and plan to attend an accredited
widows/widowers that increased this year from $500 to higher-education institution (college or
$5,000. For more information on that or any property community college).
tax exemption, visit pbcgov.org/PAPA or call Exemption In addition to receiving a scholarship,
Services at (561) 355-2866. each recipient will be offered an
In this month’s newsletter, a reminder to all business opportunity for a paid summer internship
owners in Palm Beach County about filing for a Tangible in the Property Appraiser’s Office.
Personal Property Tax Return for 2023 and my office’s annual Since 1994, the Palm Beach County
college scholarship application process is now open. Enjoy Property Appraiser’s Office has
reading and enjoy your spring. awarded more than $160,000 in college
Respectfully, scholarships. The program is particularly
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, special to the Property Appraiser’s Office Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks (far right) with five of the
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser because the scholarships are completely 2022 scholarship awardees; from left to right: Ben-Gina Fantaisie, Diksha Gupta,
funded by employee donations. Kazi Amin, Jelianys Ramos-Burgos, and Tasnia Tabassum
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