The Department of Environmental Protection Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Sales Tax Program, as provided in Section 212.08(7)(ccc), F.S., established by Section 9, Chapter 2008-227, L.O.F., expired July 1, 2010. Section 1, Chapter 2011-3, L.O....

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Sales and Use Tax

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
12A-1.0142: Refund of Tax Paid on Purchases of Equipment, Machinery, and Other Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies
12A-1.097: Public Use Forms
12A-1.107: Enterprise Zone and Florida Neighborhood Revitalization Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department of Environmental Protection Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Sales Tax Program, as provided in Section 212.08(7)(ccc), F.S., established by Section 9, Chapter 2008-227, L.O.F., expired July 1, 2010. Section 1, Chapter 2011-3, L.O.F., removes the obsolete statutory section from the Florida Statutes. The purpose of the proposed repeal of Rule 12A-1.0142, F.A.C. (Refund of Tax Paid on Purchases of Equipment, Machinery, and Other Materials for Renewable Energy Technologies), is to remove obsolete provisions regarding the Department’s administration of the Program.
Currently, the use of the sales and use tax returns is limited to a single calendar year. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.097, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to consolidate and simplify instructions for sales and use tax returns and to remove the limitation of the use of the tax return to a single calendar year. The proposed amendments update Form DR-1, Florida Business Tax Application, and reorganize the application and instructions to simplify the registration process for Florida’s taxes administered by the Department and to obtain information from taxpayers that will allow the Department to provide information regarding Florida’s tax laws to those taxpayers impacted by the law.
Prior to posting forms and other documents on the Department’s website, taxpayers were able to obtain forms and documents by fax using the Department’s Fax on Demand System. With forms and documents readily available on the website, the Fax on Demand System has been discontinued.
The purpose of the proposed rule amendments to Rule 12A-1.107, F.A.C. (Enterprise Zone and Florida Neighborhood Revitalization Programs), is to remove obsolete provisions regarding the Fax on Demand System.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject of the rule workshop is: (1) the proposed removal of obsolete provisions regarding the Department’s administration of the Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Sales Tax Program; (2) the proposed removal of provisions regarding the obsolete Fax on Demand System; and (3) the changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of sales and use tax.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 201.11, 202.17(3)(a), 202.22(6), 202.26(3), 212.0515(7), 212.07(1)(b), 212.08(5)(b)4., (g)6., (h)6., (n)4., (o)4., (7), (15)(e), 212.11(5)(b), 212.12(1)(b)2., 212.17(6), 212.18(2), (3), 213.06(1), 376.70(6)(b), 376.75(9)(b), 403.718(3)(b), 403.7185(3)(b), 443.171(2), (7) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 92.525(1)(b), (3), 95.091, 119.071(5), 125.0104, 125.0108, 201.01, 201.08(1)(a), 201.133, 201.17(1)-(5), 202.11(2), (3), (6), (16), (24), 202.17, 202.22(3)-(6), 202.28(1), 203.01, 212.02, 212.03, 212.0305, 212.031, 212.04, 212.05, 212.0501, 212.0515, 212.054, 212.055, 212.06, 212.0606, 212.07(1), (8), (9), 212.08, 212.084(3), 212.085, 212.09, 212.096, 212.11(1), (4), (5), 212.12(1), (2), (9), (13), 212.13, 212.14(4), (5), 212.15(2), 212.17, 212.18(2), (3), 213.235, 213.255, 213.29, 213.37, 215.26, 219.07, 288.1083, 288.1258, 376.70, 376.75, 377.801-.806, 403.717, 403.718, 403.7185, 443.036, 443.121(1), (3), 443.131, 443.1315, 443.1316, 443.171(2), (7) FS.
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: August 16, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: 2450 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Building One, Room 1220, Tallahassee, Florida
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: Tammy Miller 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: Janet Young, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

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