Summary


The proposed amendments: (1) provide the additions that taxpayers are required to make for the amount of the federal deduction claimed under I.R.C. section 179 that exceeds $128,000, the amount of special 50 percent bonus depreciation, and the amount of deferral of cancellation of indebtedness; (2) provide the subtractions that are available in each of seven tax years beginning with the year an addition is made under Section 220.13(1)(e), F.S.; (3) require taxpayers to maintain a schedule reflecting all adjustments made under Section 220.13(1)(e), F.S.; (4) provide that these adjustments do not affect the basis of the property; (5) require taxpayers who filed their Florida corporate income tax returns in a manner other than provided in Chapter 2009-18, L.O.F., to amend their Florida tax return; (6) provide that penalty and interest that are a direct result of the changes in Chapter 2009-18, L.O.F., will be compromised or waived when an amended Florida corporate income tax return is filed; (7) provide when the subtractions under Section 220.13(1)(e), F.S., are not to be included in a taxpayer’s Florida corporate income tax return; and (8) provide when the deductions allowed under section 179, I.R.C., and for special 50 percent bonus depreciation are not required to be included in a taxpayer’s Florida corporate income tax return.