Senior Citizen Exemption
The Property Appraiser's Office is pleased to provide you with this Senior Citizen Exemption form.
To qualify, you must be 65 or older and your adjusted gross income must meet a maximum level that is adjusted annually by Florida's Department of Revenue. The income limitation amount is available from our office in mid-January of each year. The current income limit is about $26,000. This does not include tax-exempt bond interest or non-taxable social security income. You will be asked to provide a copy of your Federal 1040 Tax Form or your Social Security 1099 Form.
The deadline to file is March 1. When you complete the form, please mail it to Property Appraiser's Office, 301 N. Olive Ave., 1st Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
For more information, call us at (561) 355-2866.
The additional benefit for qualified seniors applies only to taxes levied by the following authorities. The county's senior exemption does not apply to other taxing authorities, such as the school district and municipalities.
$50,000
Town of Haverhill
Town of Loxahatchee Groves
Village of Wellington
$25,000
Palm Beach County
City of Boynton Beach
City of Lake Worth
Town of Lantana
City of Palm Beach Gardens
Village of Palm Springs
$5,000
Village of Royal Palm Beach
