69U-140.020. Semiannual Assessment

(1) Each state licensed international banking agency shall pay to OFR a semiannual assessment fee for the six-month period beginning thirty days before each payment date. Each assessment shall be postmarked on or before January 31 and July 31 of each year. The amount of the semiannual assessment to be paid by each agency is computed as follows:

If the agencies’ total assets are:

	But Not	This Amount	Plus	Of Excess
Over	Over	(Base Assessment)	(Assessment Rate)	Over
Million	Million			Million
$0	$35	$0	0.000065	0
35	100	2,275	0.000052	35
100	500	5,655	0.000040	100
500	1,000	21,495	0.000028	500
1,000	2,500	35,335	0.000016	1,000
2,500	5,000	59,655	0.000004	2,500
5,000	7,500	69,655	0.000002	5,000
7,500	10,000	74,655	0.0000008	7,500
10,000	. . . .	76,655	0.0000004	10,000

(2) Each semiannual assessment is based on the total assets (including amounts due the agency from other offices or branches of the international banking corporation of which the agency is a part of or from entities related to that international banking corporation) as shown in the agency’s “Report of Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Agencies of Foreign Banks” most recently preceding the payment date. Each agency subject to the jurisdiction of OFR on January 1 or June 30 of each year is subject to the full assessment for the next six-month period without proration for any reason.

(3) Regardless of the rates above, the semiannual assessment must equal at least $1,000.

(4) The agency officer who is responsible for the calculation of the semiannual assessment must sign, date, and indicate his/her title when submitting to OFR.

(5) OFR shall levy a late payment penalty of $100.00 per day for each day that a semiannual assessment is past due, unless the late payment penalty is excused per Section 655.047, F.S. (2013). For intentional late filing of a semiannual assessment, OFR shall levy a late payment penalty of $1,000.00 per day for each day that a semiannual assessment is past due.

Rulemaking Authority 655.012(2), 633.12, 663.13 FS. Law Implemented 663.12 FS. History–New 8-21-83, Amended 11-15-85, Formerly 3C-15.13, Amended 10-1-87, 5-17-90, Formerly 3C-15.013, 3C-140.020, Amended 1-2-14.