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
Thursday, August 13, 2020

Mail out date
Monday, August 17, 2020

File a petition deadline
Friday, September 11, 2020

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

File For Exemption

2021 filing deadline
Monday, March 1st, 2021

You may file via mail, email, or online.

Tangible Personal Property

TPP Tax Return Deadline
4/1/2020

Extension Request Period
3/18/2020 - 4/1/2020

Office Closings

Veteran's Day
11/11/2020

Thanksgiving
11/26/2020 - 11/27/2020

Christmas
12/24/2020 - 12/25/2020

New Year's Day
1/1/2021

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/18/2021

Presidents' Day
2/15/2021

Good Friday
4/2/2021

Memorial Day
5/31/2021

Independence Day
7/5/2021

Labor Day
9/6/2021