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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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12. Department of Revenue |
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D12. Departmental |
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12-24. Payment Of Taxes And Submission Of Returns By Electronic Means; Taxpayer Recordkeeping And Retention Requirements |
1(1) Any taxpayer subject to the following taxes, surtaxes, surcharges, and fees who has paid that tax, surtax, surcharge, or fee in the prior state fiscal year in an amount of $5,000 or more must pay the taxes, surtaxes, surcharges, or fees due during the succeeding calendar year by electronic means:
53(a) 54Fuel taxes reported on Form DR-182 (Florida Air Carrier Fuel Tax Return);
66(b) Miami-Dade Lake Belt mitigation fee;
72(c) Severance taxes and surcharges on gas and sulfur production, oil production, and solid mineral severance.
88(2) The following taxpayers must pay taxes, surtaxes, surcharges, and fees and file tax returns by electronic means during the succeeding calendar year when the 113taxpayer:
114(a) 115Has paid any one of the following taxes, surtaxes, surcharges, or fees in the prior state fiscal year in an amount of $5,000 or more:
1411. Communications services tax;
1452. Corporate income/franchise tax;
1493. Documentary stamp tax (other than remittances subject to Section 159213.13, F.S.161);
1624. Gross receipts tax on natural gas, manufactured gas, or electricity;
1735. Insurance premium taxes, fees, regulatory assessments, excise taxes, and surcharges required to be remitted to the Department.
1916. Pollutant taxes imposed under Section 197376.75, F.S., 199and under Chapter 206, Part IV, F.S.;
2067. Sales and use tax, discretionary sales surtaxes, any tourist development tax, tourist impact tax, or convention development tax administered by the Department, rental car surcharge, and solid waste fees in the aggregate amount of $5,000 or more for all business locations.
2498. Prepaid wireless E911 fees in the aggregate amount of $5,000 or more for all business locations.
267(b) Files a consolidated sales and use tax return (Forms DR-15CON and DR-7).
280(c) Files a consolidated prepaid wireless E911 fee return.
289(d) Files tax returns to report information for tracking movements of petroleum products on Form DR-309631 (Terminal Supplier Fuel Tax Return), Form DR-309632 (Wholesaler/Importer Fuel Tax Return), or Form DR-309635 (Blender/Retailer of Alternative Fuel Tax Return).
325(e) Filed an Employer’s Quarterly Report (Form RT-6, incorporated by reference in Rule 33873B-10.037, 339F.A.C.), including a Correction to Employer’s Quarterly or Annual Domestic Report (Form RT-8A, incorporated by reference in Rule 35773B-10.037, 358F.A.C.), for ten (10) or more employees in any calendar quarter during the preceding state fiscal year.
375(3) The following dealers must timely file Florida sales and use tax returns and remit sales tax and discretionary sales surtax to the Department by electronic means.
402(a) A marketplace provider that is a dealer under Chapter 212, F.S.
414(b) A person who is required to collect and remit sales tax on remote sales.
429(4) The following taxpayers must file tax returns by electronic means:
440(a) Taxpayers who report information for tracking movements of petroleum products are required to file Form DR-309636 (Terminal Operator Information Return), Form DR-309637 (Petroleum Carrier Information Return), and Form DR-309638 (Exporter Fuel Tax Return) by electronic means with the Department.
480(b) Any corporation with assets of $10 million or more and that files at least 250 federal tax returns annually with the Internal Revenue Service is required to file its federal income tax returns and its Florida corporate income tax returns using the Internal Revenue Service e-File program. Any corporation that paid $5,000 or more in corporate income/emergency excise tax in the prior fiscal year must file its Florida corporate income/franchise tax return using the Internal Revenue Service e-File program.
561(5) Any tax collector, as defined in Rule 56912-24.002, 570F.A.C., who has paid the following taxes, surtaxes, fees, and interest earned in an aggregate amount of $5,000 during the prior state fiscal year, must pay the taxes, surtaxes, fees, and interest earned, and file tax returns for those revenues, due during the succeeding calendar year by electronic means:
620(a) Interest earned on investment of funds under Section 629219.075, F.S.;
631(b) Motor vehicle warranty fees; and,
637(c) Sales tax and discretionary sales surtaxes.
644(6)(a) All taxpayers required to pay taxes or fees and/or file tax returns by electronic means must participate for the entire calendar year. Taxpayers must continue to participate in subsequent calendar years until such time that the taxpayer no longer meets the electronic filing and reporting requirements of this rule for an entire state fiscal year.
700(b) The Department will notify taxpayers who initially meet the requirements to participate on the basis of prior state fiscal year tax payments at their last address of record. Once notified of this requirement, the taxpayer must transmit by electronic means all payments and/or returns for that tax type as provided in this rule.
754Rulemaking Authority 756202.26(3)(a), 757206.485(1), 758213.06(1), 759213.755(8), 760(9), 761220.21(2), 762(3), 763443.1317, 764443.163(1) FS. 766Law Implemented 768202.30, 769206.485, 770212.11(4)(f), 771213.755, 772220.21(2), 773(3), 774443.163 FS. 776History–New 12-19-89, Amended 1-8-91, 11-17-93, 4-30-02, 10-5-03, 6-1-09, 6-28-10, 2-17-15, 11-12-20, 5-23-22, 1-1-23.
