The purpose of the amendment to Rule 12D-16.002, F.A.C., is to add an information page to Forms DR-486 (Petition to the Value Adjustment Board – Request for Hearing) and DR-486PORT (Petition to the Value Adjustment Board – Transfer of Homestead ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Property Tax Oversight Program

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

12D-16.002Index to Forms

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment to Rule 12D-16.002, F.A.C., is to add an information page to Forms DR-486 (Petition to the Value Adjustment Board – Request for Hearing) and DR-486PORT (Petition to the Value Adjustment Board – Transfer of Homestead Assessment Difference, Request for Hearing). The effect of this rule amendment will be that this information page will provide useful reference material to the taxpayer for the value adjustment board (VAB) hearing process.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject of this workshop is the inclusion of page three, “Information for the Taxpayer,” for the VAB proceedings to the petition forms. Rule text is on the Department’s website at http://www.floridarevenue.com/rules.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 194.011(5), 194.034(1), 195.027(1), 213.06(1) F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 194.011, 194.015, 194.032, 194.034, 194.035, 195.022 F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: November 14, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

PLACE: Conference Room 1220, Building 2, Capital Circle Office Complex, 2450 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida. The public can also participate in this workshop through our teleconference system using instructions that will be included with the agenda for this workshop. The Department will post the agenda and supporting information for the workshop on the Department’s website at http://www.floridarevenue.com/rules.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mike Cotton at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mike Cotton, Property Tax Oversight Program, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 3000, Tallahassee, Florida 32315-3000, at [e-mail] or [phone].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.