Purpose


The purpose of this rule amendment is to incorporate statutory changes enacted in Chapter 2018-118, L.O.F. Based on 2018 amendments to s. 196.24, Florida Statutes, the amendment to instructions on Form DR-501, Original Application for Homestead and Related Tax Exemptions, removes the former statutory requirement that a disabled veteran and spouse must have been married at least five years. The amendments to Form DR-420FC, Distribution to Fiscally Constrained Counties Application, implement s. 218.135, F.S., by adding to the application estimates of value reductions for distributions to offset tax losses from reductions in value of certain equipment in citrus fruit packing and processing plants resulting from Hurricane Irma or citrus greening. The rule text is on the Department’s website at http://floridarevenue.com/rules.