12B-4.013: Conveyances Subject to Tax
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of amendments to Rule 12B-4.013, F.A.C. (Conveyances Subject to Tax), is to remove subsections (7), (8), and (10) from Rule 12B-4.013, F.A.C., in compliance with the ruling of the Florida Supreme Court in Crescent Miami Center, LLC v. Department of Revenue SC03-2063, 2005 WL 1176053, 30 Fla. L. Weekly S366 (Fla. May 19, 2005). These rule subsections currently provide that: (1) conveyances of realty to corporations and partnerships in exchange for an ownership interest are subject to the documentary stamp tax; and (2) conveyances of realty by a corporation as payment in lieu of cash dividends or transferred in corporate dissolutions or corporate liquidations are subject to the documentary stamp tax. The effect of the removal of subsections (7), (8), and (10) of this rule is to ensure that the Departments rules conforms to existing statutes and this case law.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject area addressed is the removal of provisions regarding the application of documentary stamp tax rendered obsolete with the court's decision rendered in Crescent Miami Center, LLC.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 201.11, 213.06(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 201.01, 201.02 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 16, 2006, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 118, Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida
NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in any rulemaking proceeding before Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution is asked to advise the Department at least 48 hours before such proceeding by contacting Larry Green at (850)922-4830. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may contact the Department by using the Florida Relay Service, which can be reached at (800)955-8770 (Voice) and (800)955-8771 (TDD).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Joe Parramore, Revenue Program Administrator I, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-4709
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
12B-4.013 Conveyances Subject to Tax.
(1) through (6) No change.
(7) Corporation: A conveyance of realty to a corporation in exchange for shares of its capital stock, or as a contribution to the capital of a corporation, is subject to tax. There is a presumption that the consideration is equal to the fair market value of the real property interest being transferred.
(8) Corporation Dividends, Dissolution, Liquidation: A conveyance of real property by a corporation to its stockholders in lieu of a cash or stock dividend, or for the surrender or retirement of the corporate stock, is taxable. There is the presumption that the consideration is equal to the fair market value of the real property interest being transferred.
(7)(9) No change.
(10) Partnerships: A conveyance of real property by a partner in exchange for an interest in a partnership, or where the value of the partners interest in the partnership is increased by the conveyance, is taxable. There is the presumption that the consideration is equal to the fair market value of the real property interest being transferred. This presumption for consideration is also applicable for transfers of real property from a partnership to a partner, except as otherwise provided in Section 201.02(5), F.S.
(11) through (32) renumbered (8) through (29) No change.
Specific Authority 201.11, 213.06(1) FS. Law Implemented 201.01, 201.02 FS. HistoryRevised 8-18-73, Formerly 12A-4.13, Amended 12-11-74, 2-21-77, 5-23-77, 12-26-77, 7-3-79, 9-16-79, 11-29-79, 3-27-80, 12-23-80, 12-30-82, Formerly 12B-4.13, Amended 12-5-89, 6-4-90, 2-13-91, 2-16-93, 10-18-94, 12-30-97, 7-28-98, 1-4-01, 5-4-03, ________.
