Purpose


Sections 21, 34, and 41, Chapter 2023-17, L.O.F., provide for a corporate income tax credit and insurance premium tax credit for contributions to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation under the Live Local Program. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-29.001, F.A.C. (Scope), is to provide this rule chapter sets forth the rules to be used in administration of the Live Local Program. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rules 12-29.002, F.A.C. (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Participation; Allocation; Carryforward; Transfer; Rescindment), and 12-29.005, F.A.C. (The New Worlds Reading Initiative; Participation; Allocation; Carryforward; Transfer; Rescindment), is to reflect the order of the insurance premium tax credits to be received when receiving credits from the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program and the Live Local Program or the New Worlds Reading Initiative and the Live Local Program. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-29.003, F.A.C., is to adopt, by reference, the new application forms created to administer the Live Local Program Tax Credit Program. The purpose of the creation of new Rule 12-29.006, F.A.C. (Live Local Program; Participation; Allocation; Carryforward; Transfer; Rescindment), is to provide the requirements to administer the Live Local Program including eligibility criteria for qualified businesses to participate in the Program, the application process for applying for a credit allocation, requirements for contributions to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation under the Live Local Program before receiving a tax credits, procedures for receiving credits against corporate income tax and insurance premium tax, and procedures to carryforward any unused tax credits for a period not to exceed ten years, to transfer any unused tax credits to another entity, and to rescind any unused tax credits.