Summary


The proposed amendments to Rule 12-29.002 (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Participation; Allocation; Carryforward; Rescindment): (1) remove the limitation on the corporate income tax and insurance premium tax credits that were limited to 75% of the tax due after the required deductions; (2) provide that the five-year carryforward period is applicable to all credits approved under the Program for carryforward on or after July 1, 2011, and to all unused carryforward credits that were eligible to be carried forward as of July 1, 2011; (3) remove the limitation that prevented taxpayers who had previously rescinded a tax credit authorized under the Program from obtaining approval to rescind an outstanding tax credit; and (4) remove obsolete provisions. The proposed amendments to Rule 12-29.003, F.A.C. (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Applications), adopt, by reference, changes to forms used in the administration of the Program to incorporate the changes made by Chapters 2011-76 and 2011-123, L.O.F.