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
Monday, August 12, 2019

Mail out date
Friday, August 16, 2019

File a petition deadline
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Missed the deadline and can show good cause? File a GOOD CAUSE PETITION.

File For Exemption

File for 2020

2019 late filing deadline
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

You may file in person or online.

Tangible Personal Property

TPP Tax Return Deadline
4/1/2019

Extension Request Period
3/18/2019 - 4/1/2019

Office Closings

Veteran's Day
11/11/2019

Thanksgiving
11/28/2019 - 11/29/2019

Christmas
12/24/2019 - 12/25/2019

New Year's Day
1/1/2020

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/20/2020

Presidents' Day
2/17/2020

Good Friday
4/10/2020

Memorial Day
5/25/2020

Independence Day
7/4/2020

Labor Day
9/7/2020