Summary


Beginning January 1, 2023, the proposed amendments to Rule 12-24.002, F.A.C. (Definitions), and to Rule 12-24.003, F.A.C. (Requirements to File or to Pay Taxes by Electronic Means), incorporate the reduced electronic filing threshold of $5,000 for those taxes for which a taxpayer is currently required to remit payments by electronic means or to file returns and remit payments by electronic means. The proposed amendments also require taxpayers who meet the electronic filing threshold of $5,000 beginning January 1, 2023, for documentary stamp tax, insurance premium taxes, fees, regulatory assessments, excise taxes, and surcharges, and pollutant taxes to file tax returns and pay taxes by electronic means. In addition, the proposed amendments remove reference to the emergency excise tax and the water treatment upgrade fees that are no longer imposed.