The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.004, F.A.C. (Sales Tax Brackets), is to update the information on how to obtain copies of tax rate tables from the Department. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.038, F.A.C. (...  

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Sales and Use Tax

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12A-1.004: Sales Tax Brackets
12A-1.038: Consumer's Certificate of Exemption; Exemption Certificates
12A-1.039: Sales for Resale
12A-1.060: Registration
12A-1.061: Rentals, Leases, and Licenses to Use Transient Accommodations
12A-1.0911: Self-Accrual Authorization; Direct Remittance on Behalf of Independent Distributors
12A-1.097: Public Use Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.004, F.A.C. (Sales Tax Brackets), is to update the information on how to obtain copies of tax rate tables from the Department.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.038, F.A.C. (Consumer’s Certificate of Exemption; Exemption Certificates), and Rule 12A-1.039, F.A.C. (Sales for Resale), is to clarify that a transaction authorization number used by dealers to document tax-exempt sales or sales made for the purposes of resale may be obtained prior to or at the time of sale.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to subsection (3), Registration of Transient Accommodations, of Rule 12A-1.060, F.A.C. (Registration), and subsection (7), Registration, of Rule 12A-1.061, F.A.C. (Rentals, Leases, and Licenses to Use Transient Accommodations), is to add the requirement for the taxpayer to provide a federal identification number, social security number, or taxpayer identification number; and to provide that the Department uses the social security numbers as unique identifiers for the administration of Florida’s taxes, and that they are held confidential by the Department.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.0911, F.A.C. (Self-Accrual Authorization; Direct Remittance on Behalf of Independent Distributors), is to remove unnecessary provisions regarding the revocation of a sales and use direct pay permit. Administrative rules regarding the revocation of a license, which includes a direct pay permit, have been established by the Administration Commission in Rule Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. All agencies must comply with these rules.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12A-1.097, F.A.C. (Public Use Forms), is to: (1) adopt, by reference, changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of sales and use tax for the enterprise zone jobs credit, the special estimation of taxes for boat, motor vehicle, or aircraft dealers, and the verification of customers authorized to purchase for resale; and (2) remove forms previously used for the reporting of sales tax collected by tax collectors and for the reporting regarding interest earned on the investment of funds by county officers that are now reported and remitted by electronic means to the Department.
Specifically, Form DR-15ZC (Application for Florida Enterprise Zone Jobs Credit for Sales Tax) and the instructions on Form DR-15ZCN are being revised to simplify the application and the instructions and provide necessary technical changes.
Form DR-300400 (Boat, Motor Vehicle, or Aircraft Dealer Application for Special Estimation of Taxes), used by the Department in the administration of the estimated sales tax provisions of Section 212.11(1)(d), F.S., is revised to reorganize and simplify the instructions for boat, motor vehicle, and aircraft dealers to submit an application to report estimated tax under that statutory provision. No procedural changes are being implemented with these revisions.
Form DR-600013 (Request for Verification that Customers are Authorized to Purchase for Resale) is revised to provide that a diskette or compact disk (CD) containing specified records must be submitted to verify which customers of a business are authorized to purchase for resale. The Department is no longer able to receive information for verification purposes on cartridge tapes. Revisions are also made to clarify the instructions regarding the verification process.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject of this workshop is the revisions to these forms used by the Department in the administration of sales and use tax.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 201.11, 202.17(3)(a), 202.22(6), 202.26(3), 212.0515(7), 212.07(1)(b), 212.08(5)(b)4., (7), 212.11(5)(b), 212.12(1)(b)2., (11), 212.17(6), 212.18(2), (3), 212.183, 213.06(1), 376.70(6)(b), 376.75(9)(b), 403.718(3)(b), 403.7185(3)(b), 443.171(2), (7) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 92.525(1)(b), (3), 95.091, 125.0104, 125.0108, 201.01, 201.08(1)(a), 201.133, 201.17(1)-(5), 202.11(2), (3), (6), (16), (24), 202.17, 202.22(3)-(6), 202.28(1), 203.01, 212.02, 212.03, 212.0305, 212.031, 212.04, 212.05, 212.0501, 212.0515, 212.053(10), 212.054, 212.055, 212.0596(1), (2), 212.0598, 212.06, 212.0601, 212.0606, 212.07(1), (8), (9), 212.08, 212.084(3), 212.085, 212.09, 212.096, 212.11(1), (2), (4), (5), 212.12(1), (2), (5), (6), (7), (9), (11), (12), (13), 212.13, 212.14(4), (5), 212.16(1), (2), 212.17, 212.18(2), (3), 212.183, 212.21(2), 213.053(10), 213.235, 213.29, 213.37, 213.756, 219.07, 288.1258, 376.70, 376.75, 403.717, 403.718, 403.7185, 443.036, 443.121(1), (3), 443.131, 443.1315, 443.1316, 443.171(2), (7) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: January 15, 2009, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 118, Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Larry Green at (850)922-4830. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Janet L. Young, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-9407

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT’S INTERNET SITE AT: myflorida.com/dor/rules.