Summary
The proposed revisions to Rule 12A-15.001 strike a reference to the sales tax bracket system and adds a reference to Form DR-15DSS, which provides the discretionary sales surtax rates for all Florida counties and is updated annually. Rule 12A-15.002 is proposed for repeal as the 2021 legislature replaced the sales tax bracket system with a rounding algorithm. The proposed revisions to Rule 12A-15.003 remove obsolete language related to mail order sales and the collection of discretionary sales surtax; add language to include the sale of tangible personal property sold through a marketplace or by remote sale; replace the term mail order sales with remote sales; and is consistent with emergency rule 12AER21-15. The proposed revision to Rule 12A-15.008 replaces the term mail order sales with the term remote sales and is consistent with emergency rule 12AER21-16. Revisions to Rule 12A-15.012 address 2021 legislative changes to the provisions restricting dealers from absorbing part of or all sales tax in addition to the removal of obsolete language. The proposed revision to Rule 12A-15.014 replaces the commercial rental tax rate with a statutory cross reference, which will allow the rule to remain current when the tax rate is reduced when the balance of the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund exceeds the amount specified in section 13 of Chapter 2021-2, Laws of Florida.