Adoption of the proposed Property Tax Oversight Program rules listed below. Notices of Proposed Rule were published for these rules in the April 6, 2012 (Vol. 38, No. 14, pp. 1384-1407), edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly (FAW). ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Property Tax Oversight Program

The Department of Revenue announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: August 21, 2012, during a regular meeting of the Governor and Cabinet, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, the Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Please refer to the Cabinet Agenda posted to the Department’s Internet site: http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/rules/ prior to attending the meeting.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Adoption of the proposed Property Tax Oversight Program rules listed below. Notices of Proposed Rule were published for these rules in the April 6, 2012 (Vol. 38, No. 14, pp. 1384-1407), edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly (F.A.W.). Subsequently, the Department held a public hearing on May 1, 2012, at which the public offered comments and suggestions. After considering these comments, the Department published Notices of Change in the F.A.W.’s on May 18, 2012; May 25, 2012; June 1, 2012; and June 8, 2012 for several of these rules. The Department had previously held rule development workshops on July 19 and 20, 2011, at which the public offered comments and suggestions. The July workshops were noticed in the July 1, 2011 (Vol. 37, No. 26, pp. 1785-1792), edition of the F.A.W.

The rules that will be heard at the August 21, 2012 public hearing include: Rule 12D-1.009, F.A.C. (Mapping Requirements); Rule 12D-1.010, F.A.C. (Reconciliation of Interim Tax Rolls – Form of Notification); Rule 12D-2.001, F.A.C. (Definitions); Rule 12D-5.004, F.A.C. (Applicability of Other Factors to Classification of Agricultural Lands); Rule 12D-5.014 F.A.C. (Conservation Easement, Environmentally Endangered or Outdoor Recreational or Park Property Assessed Under Section 193.501, F.S.); Rule 12D-7.0055, F.A.C. (Exemption for Deployed Service Members); Rule 12D-7.006, F.A.C. (Exemption for Totally and Permanently Disabled Persons); Rule 12D-7.013, F.A.C. (Homestead Exemptions-Abandonment); Rule 12D-7.0142, F.A.C. (Additional Homestead Exemption Pursuant to Section 196.031(1)(b), Florida Statutes); Rule 12D-7.0143, F.A.C. (Additional Homestead Exemption Up To $50,000 for Persons 65 and Older Whose Household Income Does Not Exceed $20,000 Per Year); Rule 12D-7.019, F.A.C. (Tangible Personal Property Exemption); Rule 12D-7.020, F.A.C. (Real Property Dedicated in Perpetuity for Conservation); Rule 12D-8.0061, F.A.C. (Assessments; Homestead Property Assessments at Just Value); Rule 12D-8.00659, F.A.C. (Notice of Change of Ownership or Control of Non-Homestead Property); Rule 12D-8.022, F.A.C. (Reporting of Fiscal Data by Fiscally Constrained Counties to the Department of Revenue); Rule 12D-9.015, F.A.C. (Petition; Form and Filing Fee); Rule 12D-9.036, F.A.C. (Procedures for Petitions on Denials of Tax Deferrals); Rule 12D-16.001, F.A.C. (Administration of Forms); Rule 12D-16.002, F.A.C. (Index to Forms); Rule 12D-17.004, F.A.C. (Taxing Authority’s Certification of Compliance; Notification by Department); Rule 12D-17.005, F.A.C. (Taxing Authorities in Violation of Section 200.065, Florida Statutes); Rule 12D-17.006, F.A.C. (Notification of Noncompliance; Withholding and Escrow of State Revenue Sharing Funds); and Rule 12D-18.012, F.A.C. (Tax Collector Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll Reports).

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Janice Forrester, Senior Revenue Administrator, Property Tax Oversight Program, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 3000, Tallahassee, Florida 32315-3000, [phone], [e-mail].

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: Janice Forrester, [phone] or [e-mail]. 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).