Summary
The proposed amendments to Rule 12A-19.010, F.A.C. (Registration): (1) eliminate provisions regarding the communications services tax on substitute communications systems pursuant to Sections 1-11, Chapter 2005-187, L.O.F.; and (2) amend the definition of taxable “communications services” to clarify that the definition includes services provided using voice-over-Internet-protocol, as provided in Section 14, Chapter 2005-187, L.O.F.
The proposed amendments to Rule 12A-19.020, F.A.C. (Tax Due at Time of Sale; Tax Returns and Regulations), and to Rule 12A-19.060, F.A.C. (Sales for the Purpose of Resale), eliminate provisions regarding the communications services tax on substitute communications systems pursuant to Sections 1-11, Chapter 2005-187, L.O.F.
The proposed amendments to Rule 12A-19.100, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms): (1) provide which version of Form DR-700016, Florida Communications Services Tax Return, is to be used to report communications services tax on services billed during specified months; (2) adopt, by reference, revisions to Form DR-700016, Communications Services Tax Return; and (3) update information on how to obtain forms from the Department.