The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-4.003, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to Form DR-225 (Documentary Stamp Tax Return for Registered Taxpayers’ Unrecorded Documents), used by the Department in the ...

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Miscellaneous Tax

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12B-4.003: Public Use Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-4.003, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to Form DR-225 (Documentary Stamp Tax Return for Registered Taxpayers’ Unrecorded Documents), used by the Department in the administration of documentary stamp tax.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments to Rule 12B-4.003, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), adopt, by reference, changes to Form DR-225 (Documentary Stamp Tax Return for Registered Taxpayers’ Unrecorded Documents).
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 201.11, 213.06(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 201.01, 201.02(1), 201.022, 201.031(1), 201.07, 201.08(1)(a), 201.133 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 118, Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street, 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: Larry Green 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 IS: Tim Phillips, Revenue Program Administrator I, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

12B-4.003 Public Use Forms.

(1)(a) The following public-use forms and instructions are employed by the Department of Revenue in its administration of the documentary stamp tax, and are hereby incorporated in this rule by reference.

(b) Copies of these forms are available, without cost, by one or more of the following methods: 1) downloading the form from the Department's Internet site at www.myflorida.com/dor/forms; or, 2) calling the Department at [phone], Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Time; or, 3) visiting any local Department of Revenue Service Center; or, 4) writing the Florida Department of Revenue, Distribution Center, 168A Blountstown Highway, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may call the Department’s TDD at [phone] or [phone].

Form Number       Title                                                                                                                                Effective Date

(2) DR-225             Documentary Stamp Tax Return for Registered Taxpayers’

                               Unrecorded Documents (R. 01/10 11/07)                                                                  ____ 01/08

(3) through (4) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 201.11, 213.06(1) FS. Law Implemented 201.01, 201.02(1), 201.022, 201.031(1), 201.07, 201.08(1)(a), 201.133 FS. History–Revised 8-18-73, Formerly 12A-4.03, Amended 9-26-77, 12-11-78, Formerly 12B-4.03, Amended 12-5-89, 2-16-93, 10-20-93, 12-30-97, 5-4-03, 6-28-05, 1-1-08, 4-14-09,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Tim Phillips, Revenue Program Administrator I, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone [phone]
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governor Charlie Crist and members of the Florida Cabinet, Attorney General Bill McCollum, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, and Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson, as agency head of the Department of Revenue
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 25, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: A Notice of Proposed Rule Development was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on July 10, 2009 (Vol. 35, No. 27, p. 3282). No comments were received by the Department.