Summary


The proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.0188, F.A.C., remove obsolete provisions previously used to administer the enterprise zone jobs and property tax credits against corporate income tax, change the title to Community Contribution Tax Credit to reflect the rule updates, and reflect the renaming of the Department of Economic Opportunity to the Florida Department of Commerce. The proposed creation of Rule 12C-1.01991, F.A.C. (Credit for Manufacturing of Human Breast Milk Derived Human Milk Fortifiers), incorporates the provisions of s. 220.1991, F.S, created by s. 33 of Ch. 2023-157, L.O.F., providing how to apply for the tax credit, the documentation required to evidence the purchase of qualifying equipment, how to carry forward any unused tax credit for up to five taxable years, and how to transfer any unused credit to another member of same affiliated group of corporations. The proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.0198, F.A.C., incorporate the changes to section 220.198, F.S., by s. 4, Ch. 2023-81, L.O.F., renaming the tax credit to the Experimental Learning Tax Credit Program and allowing tax credits for qualified apprentice and preapprentice during calendar years 2022-2025. The proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.051, F.A.C. (Forms), repeal obsolete forms previously used to administer the enterprise zone jobs credit and property tax corporate income tax credits, and adopt updates to Florida corporate income/franchise tax returns and instructions to reflect law changes allowing for reporting tax credits under the Live Local Program (ss. 21 and 41, Ch. 2023-17, L.O.F.), the Qualified Railroad Reconstruction or Replacement Expenditures (s. 32, Ch. 2022-97, L.O.F.), and for equipment used in Manufacturing of Human Breast Milk Derived Human Milk Fortifiers (s. 33, Ch. 2023-157, L.O.F.), and remove reference to the obsolete Florida Renewable Energy Production Credit on the form to notify the Department of the transfer of tax credits.