PCPA Website ADA Compliance

The Polk County Property Appraiser's Office has implemented the WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility standard for all of its websites and website content. The major categories of disability that WCAG addresses are visual, hearing, motor and cognitive.

If you need access to information or documents not currently available on our website, please contact the Property Appraiser Help Desk at (863) 534-4765. The PCPA will provide the information through alternative means.

The following tools were used to test our websites and web content.

Websites	Tools
https://www.polkpa.org https://map.polkpa.org https://exemptions.polkpa.org https://tangible.polkpa.org	Accessibility Engine (AXE) by Deque Color Contrast Checker Screen Readers (See Below)

Website Documents/Content	Tools
PDF Documents	Acrobat Pro Accessibility Checker CommonLook PDF
Word Documents	Microsoft Accessibility Checker
Excel Documents	Microsoft Accessibility Checker
HTML Help Files	Accessibility Engine (AXE) by Deque
Reports - HTML Version	Accessibility Engine (AXE) by Deque
Note: PDF Versions of Reports are not ADA compliant, therefore each report has an HTML alternative.

Screen Readers
Acrobat Reader Read Out Loud Text-to-Speech ChromeVox Screen Reader Jaws Screen Reader by Freedom Scientific Microsoft Narrator Screen Reader NVDA Screen Reader by NVAccess Screen reader keyboard shortcuts at Deque University

Browser Accessibility Information

WebAIM recommends the following Browser/ Screen Reader pairings:

Many popular browsers contain built-in accessibility tools.

Important Dates

Truth in Millage

Web site date
Friday, August 13, 2021

Mail out date
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

File a petition deadline
Monday, September 13, 2021

Missed the 2020 VAB deadline of September 11, 2020 and can show good cause? File a GOOD CAUSE PETITION.

File For Exemption

Late File for 2021
Pre-file for 2022

You may file via mail, email, or online.

Tangible Personal Property

TPP Tax Return Deadline
4/1/2021

Extension Request Period
3/18/2021 - 4/1/2021

Office Closings

Memorial Day
5/31/2021

Independence Day
7/5/2021

Labor Day
9/6/2021

Veteran's Day
11/11/2021

Thanksgiving
11/25/2021 - 11/26/2021

Christmas
12/23/2021 - 12/24/2021

New Year's Day
1/1/2022

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/17/2022