Florida 2024 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1001 Introduced / Bill

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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to taxation; amending s. 206.9931, 2 
F.S.; removing a registration fee for certain parties; 3 
amending s. 212.05 F.S.; specifying the application of 4 
an exemption for sales taxes for certain purchasers of 5 
boats and aircrafts; amending s. 212.031 , F.S.; 6 
authorizing specified entities to exclude certain 7 
charges from a specified tax; requiring such exclusion 8 
be approved in a specified manner and begin on a 9 
specified date; requiring the county and school boards 10 
to notify the Department of Revenue of such exclusion 11 
by a specified date; amending s. 212.054, F.S.; 12 
specifying that certain purchases are considered to be 13 
a single item; specifying how to determine what county 14 
certain sales occurred within; amending s. 213.21 15 
F.S.; authorizing the department to consider specified 16 
requests under certain circumstances; providing a 17 
limitation; providing applicability; amending s. 18 
213.67 F.S.; authorizing certain parties to include 19 
additional specified amounts in a garnishment levy 20 
notice; revising methods for del ivery of levy notices; 21 
amending s. 220.222, F.S.; revising the amount of 22 
taxes that must be paid to be considered in compliance 23 
with a specified statute; authorizing the Department 24 
of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; providing for 25     
 
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future expiration of suc h authorization; providing an 26 
effective date. 27 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 206.9931, Florida 31 
Statutes, is amended to read: 32 
 206.9931  Administrative provisions. — 33 
 (1)  Any person producing in, importing into, or causing to 34 
be imported into this state taxable pollutants for sale, use, or 35 
otherwise and who is not registered or licensed pursuant to 36 
other parts of this chapter is hereby required to register and 37 
become licensed for the p urposes of this part. Such person shall 38 
register as either a producer or importer of pollutants and 39 
shall be subject to all applicable registration and licensing 40 
provisions of this chapter, as if fully set out in this part and 41 
made expressly applicable to the taxes imposed herein, 42 
including, but not limited to, ss. 206.02 -206.025, 206.03, 43 
206.04, and 206.05. For the purposes of this section, 44 
registrations required exclusively for this part shall be made 45 
within 90 days of July 1, 1986, for existing businesse s, or 46 
before prior to the first production or importation of 47 
pollutants for businesses created after July 1, 1986. The fee 48 
for registration shall be $30. Failure to timely register is a 49 
misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 50     
 
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775.082 or s. 775.083. 51 
 Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 52 
212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 53 
 212.05  Sales, storage, use tax. —It is hereby declared to 54 
be the legislative intent that every person is exercising a 55 
taxable privilege who engages in the business of selling 56 
tangible personal property at retail in this state, including 57 
the business of making or facilitating remote sales; who rents 58 
or furnishes any of the things or services taxable under this 59 
chapter; or who stores for use or consumption in this state any 60 
item or article of tangible personal property as defined herein 61 
and who leases or rents such property within the state. 62 
 (1)  For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is levied on 63 
each taxable transaction or incident, whi ch tax is due and 64 
payable as follows: 65 
 (a)1.a.  At the rate of 6 percent of the sales price of 66 
each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at 67 
retail in this state, computed on each taxable sale for the 68 
purpose of remitting the amount of ta x due the state, and 69 
including each and every retail sale. 70 
 b.  Each occasional or isolated sale of an aircraft, boat, 71 
mobile home, or motor vehicle of a class or type which is 72 
required to be registered, licensed, titled, or documented in 73 
this state or by the United States Government shall be subject 74 
to tax at the rate provided in this paragraph. The department 75     
 
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shall by rule adopt any nationally recognized publication for 76 
valuation of used motor vehicles as the reference price list for 77 
any used motor vehicl e which is required to be licensed pursuant 78 
to s. 320.08(1), (2), (3)(a), (b), (c), or (e), or (9). If any 79 
party to an occasional or isolated sale of such a vehicle 80 
reports to the tax collector a sales price which is less than 80 81 
percent of the average loa n price for the specified model and 82 
year of such vehicle as listed in the most recent reference 83 
price list, the tax levied under this paragraph shall be 84 
computed by the department on such average loan price unless the 85 
parties to the sale have provided to t he tax collector an 86 
affidavit signed by each party, or other substantial proof, 87 
stating the actual sales price. Any party to such sale who 88 
reports a sales price less than the actual sales price is guilty 89 
of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in 90 
s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. The department shall collect or 91 
attempt to collect from such party any delinquent sales taxes. 92 
In addition, such party shall pay any tax due and any penalty 93 
and interest assessed plus a penalty equal to twice the amoun t 94 
of the additional tax owed. Notwithstanding any other provision 95 
of law, the Department of Revenue may waive or compromise any 96 
penalty imposed pursuant to this subparagraph. 97 
 2.  This paragraph does not apply to the sale of a boat or 98 
aircraft by or throug h a registered dealer under this chapter to 99 
a purchaser who, at the time of taking delivery, is a 100     
 
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nonresident of this state, does not make his or her permanent 101 
place of abode in this state, and is not engaged in carrying on 102 
in this state any employment, tr ade, business, or profession in 103 
which the boat or aircraft will be used in this state, or is a 104 
corporation none of the officers or directors of which is a 105 
resident of, or makes his or her permanent place of abode in, 106 
this state, or is a noncorporate entity that has no individual 107 
vested with authority to participate in the management, 108 
direction, or control of the entity's affairs who is a resident 109 
of, or makes his or her permanent abode in, this state. For 110 
purposes of this exemption, either a registered deal er acting on 111 
his or her own behalf as seller, a registered dealer acting as 112 
broker on behalf of a seller, or a registered dealer acting as 113 
broker on behalf of the nonresident purchaser may be deemed to 114 
be the selling dealer. This exemption is shall not be allowed 115 
unless: 116 
 a.  The nonresident purchaser removes a qualifying boat, as 117 
described in sub-subparagraph f., from this the state within 90 118 
days after the date of purchase or extension, or the nonresident 119 
purchaser removes a nonqualifying boat or an aircr aft from this 120 
state within 10 days after the date of purchase or, when the 121 
boat or aircraft is repaired or altered, within 20 days after 122 
completion of the repairs or alterations; or if the aircraft 123 
will be registered in a foreign jurisdiction and: 124 
 (I)  Application for the aircraft's registration is 125     
 
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properly filed with a civil airworthiness authority of a foreign 126 
jurisdiction within 10 days after the date of purchase; 127 
 (II)  The nonresident purchaser removes the aircraft from 128 
this the state to a foreign jur isdiction within 10 days after 129 
the date the aircraft is registered by the applicable foreign 130 
airworthiness authority; and 131 
 (III)  The aircraft is operated in this the state solely to 132 
remove it from this the state to a foreign jurisdiction. 133 
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For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term "foreign 135 
jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction outside of the United 136 
States or any of its territories; 137 
 b.  The nonresident purchaser, within 90 days after from 138 
the date of departure, provides the department with written 139 
proof that the nonresident purchaser licensed, registered, 140 
titled, or documented the boat or aircraft outside this the 141 
state. If such written proof is unavailable, within 90 days the 142 
nonresident purchaser must shall provide proof that the 143 
nonresident purchaser applied for such license, title, 144 
registration, or documentation. The nonresident purchaser shall 145 
forward to the department proof of title, license, registration, 146 
or documentation upon receipt; 147 
 c.  The nonresident purchaser, within 30 days after 148 
removing the boat or aircraft from this state Florida, furnishes 149 
the department with proof of removal in the form of receipts for 150     
 
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fuel, dockage, slippage, tie -down, or hangaring from outside of 151 
Florida. The information so provided must clearly and 152 
specifically identify the boat or aircraft; 153 
 d.  The selling dealer, within 30 days after the date of 154 
sale, provides to the department a copy of the sales invoice, 155 
closing statement, bills of sale, and the original affidavit 156 
signed by the nonresident purchaser affirming attesting that the 157 
nonresident purchaser qualifies for exemption from sales tax 158 
pursuant to this subparagraph and attesting that the nonresident 159 
purchaser will provide the documentation required to 160 
substantiate the exemption claimed under he or she has read the 161 
provisions of this subparagraph section; 162 
 e.  The seller makes a copy of the affidavit a part of his 163 
or her record for as long as required by s. 213.35; and 164 
 f.  Unless the nonresident purchaser of a boat of 5 net 165 
tons of admeasurement or larger intends to remove the boat from 166 
this state within 10 days after the date of purchase or when the 167 
boat is repaired or altered, within 20 days after completion of 168 
the repairs or alterations, the nonresident purchaser applies to 169 
the selling dealer for a decal which authorizes 90 days after 170 
the date of purchase for removal of the boat. The nonresident 171 
purchaser of a qualifying boat may apply to the selling dealer 172 
within 60 days after the date of purchase for an extension decal 173 
that authorizes the boat to remain in this state for an 174 
additional 90 days, but not more than a total of 180 days, 175     
 
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before the nonresident purchaser is required to pay the tax 176 
imposed by this chapter. Th e department is authorized to issue 177 
decals in advance to dealers. The number of decals issued in 178 
advance to a dealer shall be consistent with the volume of the 179 
dealer's past sales of boats which qualify under this sub -180 
subparagraph. The selling dealer or hi s or her agent shall mark 181 
and affix the decals to qualifying boats in the manner 182 
prescribed by the department, before delivery of the boat. 183 
 (I)  The department is hereby authorized to charge dealers 184 
a fee sufficient to recover the costs of decals issued, except 185 
the extension decal shall cost $425. 186 
 (II)  The proceeds from the sale of decals will be 187 
deposited into the administrative trust fund. 188 
 (III)  Decals shall display information to identify the 189 
boat as a qualifying boat under this sub -subparagraph, 190 
including, but not limited to, the decal's date of expiration. 191 
 (IV)  The department is authorized to require dealers who 192 
purchase decals to file reports with the department and may 193 
prescribe all necessary records by rule. All such records are 194 
subject to inspection by the department. 195 
 (V)  Any dealer or his or her agent who issues a decal 196 
falsely, fails to affix a decal, mismarks the expiration date of 197 
a decal, or fails to properly account for decals will be 198 
considered prima facie to have committed a fraudule nt act to 199 
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mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable 201 
for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a 202 
misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 77 5.082 or s. 203 
775.083. 204 
 (VI)  Any nonresident purchaser of a boat who removes a 205 
decal before permanently removing the boat from this the state, 206 
or defaces, changes, modifies, or alters a decal in a manner 207 
affecting its expiration date before its expiration, or who 208 
causes or allows the same to be done by another, will be 209 
considered prima facie to have committed a fraudulent act to 210 
evade the tax and will be liable for payment of the tax plus a 211 
mandatory penalty of 200 percent of the tax, and shall be liable 212 
for fine and punishment as provided by law for a conviction of a 213 
misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 214 
775.083. 215 
 (VII)  The department is authorized to adopt rules 216 
necessary to administer and enforce this subparagraph and to 217 
publish the necessary forms and instructions. 218 
 (VIII)  The department is hereby authorized to adopt 219 
emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4) to administer and 220 
enforce the provisions of this subparagraph. 221 
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If the nonresident purchaser fails to remove the qualifyin g boat 223 
from this state within the maximum 180 days after purchase or a 224 
nonqualifying boat or an aircraft from this state within 10 days 225     
 
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after purchase or, when the boat or aircraft is repaired or 226 
altered, within 20 days after completion of such repairs or 227 
alterations, or permits the boat or aircraft to return to this 228 
state within 6 months after from the date of departure, except 229 
as provided in s. 212.08(7)(fff), or if the nonresident 230 
purchaser fails to furnish the department with any of the 231 
documentation required by this subparagraph within the 232 
prescribed time period, the nonresident purchaser is shall be 233 
liable for use tax on the cost price of the boat or aircraft 234 
and, in addition thereto, payment of a penalty to the Department 235 
of Revenue equal to the tax p ayable. This penalty shall be in 236 
lieu of the penalty imposed by s. 212.12(2). The maximum 180 -day 237 
period following the sale of a qualifying boat tax -exempt to a 238 
nonresident may not be tolled for any reason. 239 
 Section 3.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) an d paragraph 240 
(a) of subsection (3) of section 212.054, Florida Statutes, are 241 
amended to read: 242 
 212.054  Discretionary sales surtax; limitations, 243 
administration, and collection. — 244 
 (2) 245 
 (b)  However: 246 
 1.  The sales amount above $5,000 on any item of tangible 247 
personal property shall not be subject to the surtax. However, 248 
charges for prepaid calling arrangements, as defined in s. 249 
212.05(1)(e)1.a., shall be subject to the surtax. For purposes 250     
 
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of administering the $5,000 limitation on an item of tangible 251 
personal property:, 252 
 a. If two or more taxable items of tangible personal 253 
property are sold to the same purchaser at the same time and, 254 
under generally accepted business practice or industry standards 255 
or usage, are normally sold in bulk or are items that, when 256 
assembled, comprise a working unit or part of a working unit, 257 
such items must be considered a single item for purposes of the 258 
$5,000 limitation when supported by a charge ticket, sales slip, 259 
invoice, or other tangible evidence of a single sale or rental. 260 
 b.  The sale of a boat and the corresponding boat trailer, 261 
which is identified as a motor vehicle as defined in s. 262 
320.01(1), shall be taxed as a single item when sold to the same 263 
purchaser, at the same time, and located on the same invoice. 264 
 2.  In the case of utility services billed on or after the 265 
effective date of any such surtax, the entire amount of the 266 
charge for utility services shall be subject to the surtax. In 267 
the case of utility services billed after the last day the 268 
surtax is in effect, the entire amount of the charge on said 269 
items shall not be subject to the surtax. "Utility service," as 270 
used in this section, does not include any communications 271 
services as defined in chapter 202. 272 
 3.  In the case of written contracts which are signed prior 273 
to the effective date of any such surtax for the construction of 274 
improvements to real property or for remodeling of existing 275     
 
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structures, the surtax shall be paid by the contractor 276 
responsible for the performance of the contract. However, the 277 
contractor may apply for one refund of any such surtax paid on 278 
materials necessary for the completion of the contract. Any 279 
application for refund shall be made no later than 15 months 280 
following initial imposition of the surtax in that county. The 281 
application for refund shall b e in the manner prescribed by the 282 
department by rule. A complete application shall include proof 283 
of the written contract and of payment of the surtax. The 284 
application shall contain a sworn statement, signed by the 285 
applicant or its representative, attesting to the validity of 286 
the application. The department shall, within 30 days after 287 
approval of a complete application, certify to the county 288 
information necessary for issuance of a refund to the applicant. 289 
Counties are hereby authorized to issue refunds for t his purpose 290 
and shall set aside from the proceeds of the surtax a sum 291 
sufficient to pay any refund lawfully due. Any person who 292 
fraudulently obtains or attempts to obtain a refund pursuant to 293 
this subparagraph, in addition to being liable for repayment of 294 
any refund fraudulently obtained plus a mandatory penalty of 100 295 
percent of the refund, is guilty of a felony of the third 296 
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 297 
775.084. 298 
 4.  In the case of any vessel, railroad, or motor vehicle 299 
common carrier entitled to partial exemption from tax imposed 300     
 
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under this chapter pursuant to s. 212.08(4), (8), or (9), the 301 
basis for imposition of surtax shall be the same as provided in 302 
s. 212.08 and the ratio shall be applied each month to total 303 
purchases in this state of property qualified for proration 304 
which is delivered or sold in the taxing county to establish the 305 
portion used and consumed in intracounty movement and subject to 306 
surtax. 307 
 (3)  For the purpose of this section, a transaction shall 308 
be deemed to have occurred in a county imposing the surtax when: 309 
 (a)1.  The sale includes an item of tangible personal 310 
property, a service, or tangible personal property representing 311 
a service, and the item of tangible personal property, the 312 
service, or the tangible personal property representing the 313 
service is delivered within the county. If there is no 314 
reasonable evidence of delivery of a service, the sale of a 315 
service is deemed to occur in the county in which the purchaser 316 
accepts the bill of sale. 317 
 2.  The sale of any motor vehicle or mobile home of a class 318 
or type which is required to be registered in this state or in 319 
any other state shall be deemed to have occurred only in the 320 
county identified as the residence address of the purchaser on 321 
the registration or title document for such property. 322 
 3.  The sale of property under sub -subparagraph (2)(b)1.b. 323 
shall be deemed to occur in the county where the purchaser 324 
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for such property. 326 
 Section 4.  Subsection (10) is added to section 212.031, 327 
Florida Statutes, to read: 328 
 212.031  Tax on rental or license fee for use of real 329 
property.— 330 
 (10)  Notwithstanding s. 212.054, a county or school board 331 
imposing a discretionary sales surtax under s. 212.055 may 332 
exclude the total rent or license fee charged under this section 333 
from any or all discretionary sales surtaxes levied by such 334 
county or school board. 335 
 (a)  The exclusion must be approved by a majority vote of 336 
the members of the county commission or school bo ard currently 337 
imposing the discretionary sales surtax. The exclusion is not 338 
required to be approved by referendum. 339 
 (b)  The exclusion shall be initiated on January 1 of the 340 
year following approval. The county or school board must notify 341 
the department by September 1 for the exclusion to take effect 342 
on the following January 1. 343 
 Section 5.  Subsection (11) is added to section 213.21, 344 
Florida Statutes, to read: 345 
 213.21  Informal conferences; compromises. — 346 
 (11)(a)  The department may consider a request to s ettle or 347 
compromise any tax, interest, penalty, or other liability under 348 
this section after the time to challenge an assessment or a 349 
denial of a refund under s. 72.011 has expired if the taxpayer 350     
 
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demonstrates that the failure to initiate a timely challenge was 351 
due to: 352 
 1.  The death or life -threatening injury or illness of: 353 
 a.  The taxpayer; 354 
 b.  An immediate family member of the taxpayer; or 355 
 c.  The responsible party that controlled, managed, or 356 
directed the affected business entity; 357 
 2.  An act of war or terrorism; or 358 
 3.  A natural disaster, fire, or other catastrophic loss. 359 
 (b)  The department may not consider a request received 360 
more than 180 days after the time for filing a contest under s. 361 
72.011 has expired. 362 
 (c)  Any decision by the department reg arding a taxpayer's 363 
request to compromise or settle a liability under this 364 
subsection is not subject to review under chapter 120. 365 
 Section 6.  Subsections (1), (3), and (6) of section 366 
213.67, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 367 
 213.67  Garnishment. — 368 
 (1)  If a person is delinquent in the payment of any taxes, 369 
penalties, and interest, costs, surcharges, and fees owed to the 370 
department, the executive director or his or her designee may 371 
give notice of the amount of such delinquency by regular, 372 
certified, or registered mail, by personal service, or by 373 
electronic means, including, but not limited to, facsimile 374 
transmissions, electronic data interchange, or use of the 375     
 
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Internet, to all persons having in their possession or under 376 
their control any credits or p ersonal property, exclusive of 377 
wages, belonging to the delinquent taxpayer, or owing any debts 378 
to such delinquent taxpayer at the time of receipt by them of 379 
such notice. Thereafter, any person who has been notified may 380 
not transfer or make any other dispos ition of such credits, 381 
other personal property, or debts until the executive director 382 
or his or her designee consents to a transfer or disposition or 383 
until 60 days after the receipt of such notice. However, the 384 
credits, other personal property, or debts th at exceed the 385 
delinquent amount stipulated in the notice are not subject to 386 
this section, wherever held, if the taxpayer does not have a 387 
prior history of tax delinquencies. If during the effective 388 
period of the notice to withhold, any person so notified ma kes 389 
any transfer or disposition of the property or debts required to 390 
be withheld under this section, he or she is liable to the state 391 
for any indebtedness owed to the department by the person with 392 
respect to whose obligation the notice was given to the ext ent 393 
of the value of the property or the amount of the debts thus 394 
transferred or paid if, solely by reason of such transfer or 395 
disposition, the state is unable to recover the indebtedness of 396 
the person with respect to whose obligation the notice was 397 
given. If the delinquent taxpayer contests the intended levy in 398 
circuit court or under chapter 120, the notice under this 399 
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contest. Any financial institution receiving such notice 401 
maintains will maintain a right of setoff for any transaction 402 
involving a debit card occurring on or before the date of 403 
receipt of such notice. 404 
 (3)  During the last 30 days of the 60 -day period set forth 405 
in subsection (1), the executive director or his or her designee 406 
may levy upon such credits, other personal property, or debts. 407 
The levy must be accomplished by delivery of a notice of levy by 408 
certified or registered mail, by personal service, or by 409 
electronic means, including, but not limited to, facsimile 410 
transmission or an el ectronic data exchange process using a web 411 
interface. Upon receipt of the notice of levy, which the person 412 
possessing the credits, other personal property, or debts shall 413 
transfer them to the department or pay to the department the 414 
amount owed to the delin quent taxpayer. 415 
 (6)(a)  Levy may be made under subsection (3) upon credits, 416 
other personal property, or debt of any person with respect to 417 
any unpaid tax, penalties, and interest, costs, surcharges, and 418 
fees authorized by law only after the executive dire ctor or his 419 
or her designee has notified such person in writing of the 420 
intention to make such levy. 421 
 (b)  No less than 30 days before the day of the levy, the 422 
notice of intent to levy required under paragraph (a) must shall 423 
be given in person or sent by ce rtified or registered mail to 424 
the person's last known address. 425     
 
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 (c)  The notice required in paragraph (a) must include a 426 
brief statement that sets forth in simple and nontechnical 427 
terms: 428 
 1.  The provisions of this section relating to levy and 429 
sale of property; 430 
 2.  The procedures applicable to the levy under this 431 
section; 432 
 3.  The administrative and judicial appeals available to 433 
the taxpayer with respect to such levy and sale, and the 434 
procedures relating to such appeals; and 435 
 4.  Any The alternatives, if any, available to taxpayers 436 
which could prevent levy on the property. 437 
 Section 7.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 438 
220.222, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 439 
 220.222  Returns; time and place for filing. — 440 
 (2) 441 
 (c)1.  For purposes of this subsection, a taxpayer is not 442 
in compliance with s. 220.32 if the taxpayer underpays the 443 
required payment by more than the greater of $6,000 $2,000 or 30 444 
percent of the tax shown on the return when filed. 445 
 2.  For the purpose of determining compliance with s. 446 
220.32 as referenced in subparagraph 1., the tax shown on the 447 
return when filed must include the amount of the allowable 448 
credits taken on the return pursuant to s. 220.1875, s. 449 
220.1876, s. 220.1877, or s. 220.1878. 450     
 
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 Section 8.  The Department of Revenue is authorized, and 451 
all conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules pursuant 452 
to s. 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, for the purpose of 453 
implementing this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of 454 
law, emergency rules ad opted pursuant to this subsection are 455 
effective for 6 months after adoption and may be renewed during 456 
the pendency of procedures to adopt permanent rules addressing 457 
the subject of the emergency rules. This section expires July 1, 458 
2025. 459 
 Section 9.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 460