Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
The Communications Services Tax Working Group announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 18, 2013, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. If needed, an additional meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 28, 2013, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
PLACE: These meetings will be held by telephone conference call. This corrected notice is being published to provide the meeting room at the Department of Revenue for those who wish to participate in the telephone conference call at the Department of Revenue. To participate in the call, dial the following toll-free telephone number: (888) 670-3525. At the prompt, enter the following participate passcode: 4243978017#. If you have difficulty accessing the conference call, please call (850) 617-8324 or send an e-mail to CSTWorkingGroup@dor.state.fl.us. Members of the public may also participate in the telephone conference call at the Department of Revenue in Room 1220, Building One, 2450 Shumard Oak Blvd, Tallahassee, Florida. A previous notice of these meetings was published in the January 3, 2013, edition of the Florida Administrative Register. For more information about how to participate in the telephone conference call or to submit information to the Working Group for consideration at the meeting, please contact: Andrea Moreland, Legislative and Cabinet Services Director, 2450 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Building One, Tallahassee, Florida, (850) 617-8324, CSTWorkingGroup@dor.state.fl.us, morelana@dor.state.fl.us.
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Section 12 of Chapter 2012-70, Laws of Florida, creates a Communications Services Tax Working Group. The purpose of the working group is to study and report on tax issues related to the sale of communications services. A report of the working group is due to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1, 2013. The Working Group will be discussing and finalizing its report to policymakers. Information about the Working Group may be accessed on the Department of Revenue’s website at: http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/cst_workgroup/.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Andrea Moreland, Director of Legislative and Cabinet Services, (850) 617-8324 or morelana@dor.state.fl.us. The agenda will be published on the Department of Revenue’s website at: http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/cst_workgroup/ and also http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/opengovt/meetings.html.
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: Andrea Moreland, (850) 617-8324. 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).
For more information, you may contact: Andrea Moreland, Director of Legislative and Cabinet Services, (850) 617-8324, morelana@dor.state.fl.us.