Purpose


The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rules 12B-5.030, 12B-5.040, 12B-5.050, 12B-5.060, 12B-5.070, 12B-5.080, 12B-5.110, 12B-5.300, and 12B-5.400, F.A.C., is to implement statutory changes made by Chapter 2017-36, L.O.F., which removed certain application and annual renewal license fees. In addition, proposed amendments to Rules 12B-5.030, 12B-5.040, 12B-5.050, 12B-5.060, 12B-5.070, 12B-5.080, and 12B-5.110, update contact information for the Department. Rules 12B-5.050 and 12B-5.070, F.A.C., require all terminal suppliers to submit the Terminal Supplier Fuel Tax Return electronically by electronic data interchange. The Department is implementing an extensible markup language (XML) system as a means to allow terminal suppliers to submit the report electronically. The purpose of the additional proposed amendments to Rules 12B-5.050 and 12B-5.070, F.A.C, is to incorporate the Department’s XML remittance system. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12B-5.120, F.A.C., is to incorporate statutory elimination of the $5.00 registration fee required of persons that submit a Florida Business Tax Application (Form DR-1), as provided in Section 29 of Chapter 2017-36, L.O.F. The purpose of the amendments to Rule 12B-5.150, F.A.C., is to adopt, by reference, changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of the tax on motor fuels, diesel fuels, aviation fuels, pollutants, and natural gas fuel. These changes include removal of references to the $30 application and annual renewal motor fuel tax license fees, the removal of a $2 motor fuel tax refund processing fee, and the removal of the $5 application and annual renewal license fee required of applicants for a retailer of natural gas license, as eliminated by Chapter 2017-36, L.O.F.