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Notice: 20546848

Notice of Emergency Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Division:

Sales and Use Tax

Overview

RULE:

12AER18-04

Sales of Clothing and School Supplies; Sales Tax Holiday During the Period August 3 through August 5, 2018

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE:

Section 54 of Chapter 2018-118, Laws of Florida, authorizes the Department of Revenue to promulgate emergency rules to implement the provisions of the law specifying a period during which the sale of certain clothing and school supplies are exempt from sales and use tax. The law provides that conditions necessary for an emergency rule have been met. The promulgation of this emergency rule ensures that the public is notified in the most expedient and appropriate manner regarding the exemption during the period August 3, 2018, through August 5, 2018, for sales of clothing, wallets, or bags having a selling price of $60 or less per item and for sales of school supplies having a selling price of $15 or less per item. The exemption does not apply to sales within a theme park or entertainment complex, as defined in Section 509.013(9), F.S., or within a public lodging establishment, as defined in Section 509.013(4), F.S., or within an airport, as defined in Section 330.27(2), F.S. The rule defines “clothing,” “school supplies,” “theme park or entertainment complex,” “public lodging establishment,” “airport” and “mail order sales.” The rule describes the items that are included in the exemption and explains how various transactions are to be handled for purposes of the exemption, including sales of sets of both exempt and taxable items, items normally sold as a unit, mail order sales, shipping and handling charges, layaway sales, rain checks, exchanges, coupons, rebates, and discounts, repairs and alterations, gift certificates, rentals of clothing, and merchant’s license fees. The rule provides procedures for qualified businesses to opt out of participation in the holiday, as allowed by the law creating the holiday.  The rule provides a list of items and their taxable status during the exemption period for clothing and school supplies.

REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES:

The Legislature expressly authorized the promulgation of an emergency rule to administer the provisions of Section 54 of Chapter 2018-118, Laws of Florida, which specify a period during which the sales of certain clothing and school supplies are exempt from sales and use tax. Additionally, an emergency rule is the most expedient and appropriate means of notifying dealers and taxpayers of the provisions of Section 54 of Chapter 2018-118, Laws of Florida.

SUMMARY:

Emergency Rule 12AER18-04 notifies the general public and retailers of the exemption during the period August 3, 2018 through August 5, 2018, for sales of clothing, wallets, or bags having a selling price of $60 or less per item and for sales of school supplies having a selling price of $15 or less per item.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

Tammy Miller, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)717-6309.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/15/2018 Vol. 44/117

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=12AER18-04&PDate=6/15/2018&Section=4

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