Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Rule No.: RULE TITLE
12-29.001: Scope
12-29.002: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Participation; Allocation; Carryforward; Rescindment
12-29.003: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Applications
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of establishing Rule Chapter 12-29, F.A.C. (Multitax Credits), is to establish a rule chapter to set forth rules to be used in the administration of tax credit programs that authorize eligible taxpayers to receive tax credits against more than one tax imposed under Florida law. This rule chapter will establish rules for administering the tax credits for contributions made to nonprofit scholarship funding organizations under Section 1002.395, F.S., Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, as amended by Chapter 2010-24, L.O.F. Emergency Rule 12ER10-04, effective July 21, 2010, currently establishes the procedures for administration of tax credits authorized under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program allows taxpayers to receive a credit allocation for contributions made to nonprofit scholarship funding organizations. The referenced law expands the tax credits against corporate income tax and insurance premium tax, transferring Section 220.187, F.S., to new Section 1002.395, F.S., creating Sections 211.0251, 212.1831, 220.1875, and 561.1211, F.S., and amending Section 624.51055, F.S.
Beginning July 1, 2010, taxpayers were allowed to apply for a credit allocation for contributions to a nonprofit scholarship funding organization for a tax credit against excise taxes on liquor, wine, and malt beverages administered by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Beginning January 1, 2011, certain taxpayers are allowed to apply for a credit allocation to be taken as a tax credit against sales and use tax, and taxpayers who pay the tax on oil and gas production in Florida are allowed to apply for a credit allocation to be taken as a tax credit.
When in effect, proposed Rule Chapter 12-29, F.A.C., Multitax Credits, establishes the procedures and applications governing the approval of tax credit allocations and rescindments, the approval for carryforward tax credits to a subsequent tax year, and the procedures to be followed by taxpayers when claiming tax credits on tax returns.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject of the workshop is the proposed procedures governing the approval of tax credit allocations and rescindments, the approval for carryforward tax credits to a subsequent tax year, and the proposed procedures to be followed by taxpayers when claiming tax credits authorized by the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, as amended by Chapter 2010-24, L.O.F.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 213.06(1), 1002.395(13) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 92.525(1)(b), 211.0251, 212.1831, 213.37, 220.1875, 561.1211, 624.51055, 1002.395(1)-(3), (13) 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: October 11, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: Room 1220, 2450 Shumard Oak Blvd., 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: Sarah Wachman at (850)410-2651. 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: Robert DuCasse, Revenue Program Administrator, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-4700

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

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