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220.02  Legislative intent.

220.03  Definitions.

220.02  Legislative intent.--

(1)  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this code to impose a tax upon all corporations, organizations, associations, and other artificial entities which derive from this state or from any other jurisdiction permanent and inherent attributes not inherent in or available to natural persons, such as perpetual life, transferable ownership represented by shares or certificates, and limited liability for all owners. It is intended that any limited liability company that is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and formed under chapter 608 or qualified to do business in this state as a foreign limited liability company not be subject to the tax imposed by this code. It is the intent of the Legislature to subject such corporations and other entities to taxation hereunder for the privilege of conducting business, deriving income, or existing within this state. This code is not intended to tax, and shall not be construed so as to tax, any natural person who engages in a trade, business, or profession in this state under his or her own or any fictitious name, whether individually as a proprietorship or in partnership with others, or as a member or a manager of a limited liability company classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; any estate of a decedent or incompetent; or any testamentary trust. However, a corporation or other taxable entity which is or which becomes partners with one or more natural persons shall not, merely by reason of being a partner, exclude from its net income subject to tax its respective share of partnership net income. This statement of intent shall be given preeminent consideration in any construction or interpretation of this code in order to avoid any conflict between this code and the mandate in s. 5, Art. VII of the State Constitution that no income tax be levied upon natural persons who are residents and citizens of this state.

(2)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the tax levied by this code be construed to be an excise or privilege tax measured by net income and that such tax not be deemed or construed to be a property tax or a tax on property or a tax measured by the value of property for any purpose.

(3)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the income tax imposed by this code utilize, to the greatest extent possible, concepts of law which have been developed in connection with the income tax laws of the United States, in order to:

(a)  Minimize the expenses of the Department of Revenue and difficulties in administering this code;

(b)  Minimize the costs and difficulties of taxpayer compliance; and

(c)  Maximize, for both revenue and statistical purposes, the sharing of information between the state and the Federal Government.

(4)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the tax imposed by this code be prospective in effect only. Consistent with this intention and the intent expressed in subsection (3), it is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that:

(a)  "Income," for purposes of this code, including gains from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property, be deemed to be created for Florida income tax purposes at such time as such income is realized for federal income tax purposes;

(b)  No accretion of value, no accrual of gain, and no acquisition of a right to receive or accrue income which has occurred or been generated prior to November 2, 1971, be deemed to be "property," or an interest in property, for any purpose under this code; and

(c)  All income realized for federal income tax purposes after November 2, 1971, be subject to taxation in full by this state and be taxed in the manner and to the extent provided in this code.

(5)  It is the intent of the Legislature that, if there is included in any taxpayer's net income subject to tax under this code any item or items of income which are determined to be improperly so included because of a conflict with any federal statute, the Constitution of the United States, or the State Constitution, all such items of income be excluded from the net incomes of all taxpayers subject to tax under this code, but all other provisions of this chapter, and their application, not be invalidated or in any way impaired by such required exclusion of an item or items of income.

(6)  The Legislature finds and declares the encouragement of the development, production, and utilization of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels to be in the best interest of the citizens of this state. It is the intent of the Legislature that the gasohol development tax incentive credit provided by s. 220.18 be applicable to those new or expanded businesses engaged in the distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels or in the manufacture of equipment for the processing or distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels.

(7)(a)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the enterprise zone jobs credit provided by s. 220.181 be applicable only to those businesses located in an enterprise zone. It is further the intent of the Legislature to provide an incentive for the increased provision of employment opportunities leading to the improvement of the quality of life of those employed and the positive expansion of the economy of the state as well as the economy of present enterprise zones.

(b)  Any person charged with any criminal offense arising from a civil disorder associated with an emergency, as defined in s. 220.03(1)(i), and found guilty, whether or not adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence is suspended, deferred, or withheld, is not eligible to make application for, receive, or in any other manner enjoy the benefits or any form of assistance available under chapter 80-247, Laws of Florida.

(c)  The provisions of this subsection shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(8)(a)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the enterprise zone property tax credit provided by s. 220.182 be applicable only to those new or expanded businesses located in enterprise zones which make a positive expansionary contribution to the economy of this state and to the economy of their local communities in terms of new jobs for residents of enterprise zones and improvements to real and personal property located in enterprise zones.

(b)  Any person charged with any criminal offense arising from a civil disorder associated with an emergency, as defined in s. 220.03(1)(i), and found guilty, whether or not adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence is suspended, deferred, or withheld, is not eligible to make application for, receive, or in any other manner enjoy the benefits or any form of assistance available under chapter 80-248, Laws of Florida.

(c)  The provisions of this subsection shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(9)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the export finance corporation investment credit provided in s. 220.188 be applicable to those corporations, banks, and savings associations which purchase qualified investments in export finance corporations organized under part V of chapter 288.

¹(10)  It is the intent of the Legislature that credits against either the corporate income tax or the franchise tax be applied in the following order: those enumerated in s. 220.68, those enumerated in s. 220.18, those enumerated in s. 631.828, those enumerated in s. 220.191, those enumerated in s. 220.181, those enumerated in s. 220.183, those enumerated in s. 220.182, those enumerated in s. 220.1895, those enumerated in s. 221.02, those enumerated in s. 220.184, those enumerated in s. 220.186, those enumerated in s. 220.188, those enumerated in s. 220.1845, those enumerated in s. 220.19, and those enumerated in s. 220.185.

(11)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature that, except as otherwise provided under the Internal Revenue Code, for the purposes of this chapter, the term "qualified subchapter S subsidiary," as that term is defined in s. 1361(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall not be treated as a separate corporation or entity from the S corporation parent to which the subsidiary's assets, liabilities, income, deductions, and credits are attributed under s. 1361(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 1, ch. 72-278; s. 5, ch. 80-77; ss. 1, 5, 6, ch. 80-247; ss. 1, 9, 10, ch. 80-248; s. 2, ch. 82-119; s. 3, ch. 82-177; s. 5, ch. 82-232; s. 59, ch. 83-3; s. 11, ch. 83-297; ss. 18, 19, ch. 83-310; s. 10, ch. 83-334; s. 36, ch. 84-356; s. 16, ch. 87-99; s. 15, ch. 88-201; s. 22, ch. 88-388; s. 8, ch. 89-167; s. 48, ch. 94-136; s. 1517, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 97-50; s. 1, ch. 98-61; s. 2, ch. 98-100; s. 7, ch. 98-101; s. 11, ch. 98-132; s. 2, ch. 98-189; s. 1, ch. 98-293; s. 22, ch. 98-342; s. 94, ch. 99-2; ss. 16, 17, ch. 99-378.

¹Note.--Section 17, ch. 99-378, amended subsection (10), as amended by s. 11, ch. 98-132, effective July 1, 2000, to read:

(10)  It is the intent of the Legislature that credits against either the corporate income tax or the franchise tax be applied in the following order: those enumerated in s. 220.18, those enumerated in s. 631.828, those enumerated in s. 220.191, those enumerated in s. 220.181, those enumerated in s. 220.183, those enumerated in s. 220.182, those enumerated in s. 220.1895, those enumerated in s. 221.02, those enumerated in s. 220.184, those enumerated in s. 220.186, those enumerated in s. 220.188, those enumerated in s. 220.1845, those enumerated in s. 220.19, and those enumerated in s. 220.185.

220.03  Definitions.--

(1)  SPECIFIC TERMS.--When used in this code, and when not otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)  "Ad valorem taxes paid" means 96 percent of property taxes levied for operating purposes and does not include interest, penalties, or discounts foregone. In addition, the term "ad valorem taxes paid," for purposes of the credit in s. 220.182, means the ad valorem tax paid on new or additional real or personal property acquired to establish a new business or facilitate a business expansion, including pollution and waste control facilities, or any part thereof, and including one or more buildings or other structures, machinery, fixtures, and equipment. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(b)  "Affiliated group of corporations" means two or more corporations which constitute an affiliated group of corporations as defined in s. 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c)  "Business" or "business firm" means any business entity authorized to do business in this state as defined in paragraph (e), and any bank or savings and loan association as defined in s. 220.62, subject to the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(d)  "Community contribution" means the grant by a business firm of any of the following items:

1.  Cash or other liquid assets.

2.  Real property.

3.  Goods or inventory.

4.  Other physical resources as identified by the department.

The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(e)  "Corporation" includes all domestic corporations; foreign corporations qualified to do business in this state or actually doing business in this state; joint-stock companies; limited liability companies, under chapter 608; common-law declarations of trust, under chapter 609; corporations not for profit, under chapter 617; agricultural cooperative marketing associations, under chapter 618; professional service corporations, under chapter 621; foreign unincorporated associations, under chapter 622; private school corporations, under chapter 623; foreign corporations not for profit which are carrying on their activities in this state; and all other organizations, associations, legal entities, and artificial persons which are created by or pursuant to the statutes of this state, the United States, or any other state, territory, possession, or jurisdiction. The term "corporation" does not include proprietorships, even if using a fictitious name; partnerships of any type, as such; limited liability companies that are taxable as partnerships for federal income tax purposes; state or public fairs or expositions, under chapter 616; estates of decedents or incompetents; testamentary trusts; or private trusts.

(f)  "Department" means the Department of Revenue of this state.

(g)  "Director" means the executive director of the Department of Revenue and, when there has been an appropriate delegation of authority, the executive director's delegate.

(h)  "Earned," "accrued," "paid," or "incurred" shall be construed according to the method of accounting upon the basis of which a taxpayer's income is computed under this code.

(i)  "Emergency," as used in s. 220.02 and in paragraph (u) of this subsection, means occurrence of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property proclaimed pursuant to s. 14.022 or declared pursuant to s. 252.36. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(j)  "Enterprise zone" means an area in the state designated pursuant to s. 290.0065. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(k)1.  "Expansion of an existing business," for the purposes of the gasohol development tax incentive credit, refers to capital investment in a productive business operation, not defined as a new business, which results in a net increase in the amount of real or tangible personal property owned by it or, in the case of government-owned real property, leased by it, for the purpose of engaging in the distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels or in the manufacture of equipment for the processing and distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels.

2.  "Expansion of an existing business," for the purposes of the enterprise zone property tax credit, means any business entity authorized to do business in this state as defined in paragraph (e), and any bank or savings and loan association as defined in s. 220.62, subject to the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter, located in an enterprise zone, which expands by or through additions to real and personal property and which establishes five or more new jobs to employ five or more additional full-time employees at such location. The provisions of this subparagraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(l)  "Fiscal year" means an accounting period of 12 months or less ending on the last day of any month other than December or, in the case of a taxpayer with an annual accounting period of 52-53 weeks under s. 441(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, the period determined under that subsection.

(m)  "Includes" or "including," when used in a definition contained in this code, shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise within the meaning of the term defined.

¹(n)  "Internal Revenue Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect on January 1, 1999, except as provided in subsection (3).

(o)  "Local government" means any county or incorporated municipality in the state. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(p)1.  "New business," for the purposes of the gasohol development tax incentive credit, means a productive business operation, which heretofore did not exist in this state, engaged in the distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels or in the manufacture of equipment for the processing and distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels.

2.  "New business," for the purposes of the enterprise zone property tax credit, means any business entity authorized to do business in this state as defined in paragraph (e), or any bank or savings and loan association as defined in s. 220.62, subject to the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter, first beginning operations on a site located in an enterprise zone and clearly separate from any other commercial or industrial operations owned by the same entity, bank, or savings and loan association and which establishes five or more new jobs to employ five or more additional full-time employees at such location. The provisions of this subparagraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(q)  "New employee," for the purposes of the enterprise zone jobs credit, means a person residing in an enterprise zone, a qualified Job Training Partnership Act classroom training participant, or a WAGES Program participant employed at a business located in an enterprise zone who begins employment in the operations of the business after July 1, 1995, and who has not been previously employed within the preceding 12 months by the business or a successor business claiming the credit pursuant to s. 220.181. A person shall be deemed to be employed by such a business if the person performs duties in connection with the operations of the business on a full-time basis, provided she or he is performing such duties for an average of at least 36 hours per week each month, or a part-time basis, provided she or he is performing such duties for an average of at least 20 hours per week each month throughout the year. The person must be performing such duties at a business site located in an enterprise zone. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(r)  "Nonbusiness income" means rents and royalties from real or tangible personal property, capital gains, interest, dividends, and patent and copyright royalties, to the extent that they do not arise from transactions and activities in the regular course of the taxpayer's trade or business. The term "nonbusiness income" does not include income from tangible and intangible property if the acquisition, management, and disposition of the property constitute integral parts of the taxpayer's regular trade or business operations, or any amounts which could be included in apportionable income without violating the due process clause of the United States Constitution. For purposes of this definition, "income" means gross receipts less all expenses directly or indirectly attributable thereto. Functionally related dividends are presumed to be business income.

(s)  "Partnership" includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated organization through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on, including a limited partnership; and the term "partner" includes a member having a capital or a profits interest in a partnership.

(t)  "Project" means any activity undertaken by an eligible sponsor, as defined in s. 220.183(4)(c), which is designed to construct, improve, or substantially rehabilitate housing or commercial, industrial, or public resources and facilities or to improve entrepreneurial and job-development opportunities for low-income persons. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(u)  "Rebuilding of an existing business" means replacement or restoration of real or tangible property destroyed or damaged in an emergency, as defined in paragraph (i), after July 1, 1995, in an enterprise zone, by a business entity authorized to do business in this state as defined in paragraph (e), or a bank or savings and loan association as defined in s. 220.62, subject to the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter, located in the enterprise zone. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(v)  "Regulations" includes rules promulgated, and forms prescribed, by the department.

(w)  "Returns" includes declarations of estimated tax required under this code.

(x)  "Secretary" means the secretary of the ²Department of Commerce. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

(y)  "State," when applied to a jurisdiction other than Florida, means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and any foreign country, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing.

(z)  "Taxable year" means the calendar or fiscal year upon the basis of which net income is computed under this code, including, in the case of a return made for a fractional part of a year, the period for which such return is made.

(aa)  "Taxpayer" means any corporation subject to the tax imposed by this code, and includes all corporations for which a consolidated return is filed under s. 220.131. However, "taxpayer" does not include a corporation having no individuals (including individuals employed by an affiliate) receiving compensation in this state as defined in s. 220.15 when the only property owned or leased by said corporation (including an affiliate) in this state is located at the premises of a printer with which it has contracted for printing, if such property consists of the final printed product, property which becomes a part of the final printed product, or property from which the printed product is produced.

(bb)  "Functionally related dividends" include the following types of dividends:

1.  Those received from a subsidiary of which the voting stock is more than 50 percent owned or controlled by the taxpayer or members of its affiliated group and which is engaged in the same general line of business.

2.  Those received from any corporation which is either a significant source of supply for the taxpayer or its affiliated group or a significant purchaser of the output of the taxpayer or its affiliated group, or which sells a significant part of its output or obtains a significant part of its raw materials or input from the taxpayer or its affiliated group. "Significant" means an amount of 15 percent or more.

3.  Those resulting from the investment of working capital or some other purpose in furtherance of the taxpayer or its affiliated group.

However, dividends not otherwise subject to tax under this chapter are excluded.

(cc)  "Child care facility startup costs" means expenditures for substantial renovation, equipment, including playground equipment and kitchen appliances and cooking equipment, real property, including land and improvements, and for reduction of debt, made in connection with a child care facility as defined by s. 402.302, or any facility providing daily care to children who are mildly ill, which is located in this state on the taxpayer's premises and used by the employees of the taxpayer.

(dd)  "Fiscal year," for purposes of s. 220.188, means the most recently ended fiscal year of an export finance corporation pursuant to ³s. 288.758. This paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 1999.

(ee)  "Export finance corporation" means a corporation organized pursuant to ⁴part V of chapter 288. This paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 1999.

(ff)  "Qualified investment" means the value in dollars of stock in an export finance corporation purchased solely for cash from said export finance corporation. This paragraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 1999.

(gg)  "Operation of a child care facility" means operation of a child care facility as defined by s. 402.302, or any facility providing daily care to children who are mildly ill, which is located in this state within 5 miles of at least one place of business of the taxpayer and which is used by the employees of the taxpayer.

(hh)  "Citrus processing company" means a corporation which, during the 60-month period ending on December 31, 1997, had derived more than 50 percent of its total gross receipts from the processing of citrus products and the manufacture of juices.

(2)  DEFINITIONAL RULES.--When used in this code and neither otherwise distinctly expressed nor manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof:

(a)  The word "corporation" or "taxpayer" shall be deemed to include the words "and its successors and assigns" as if these words, or words of similar import, were expressed;

(b)  Any term used in any section of this code with respect to the application of, or in connection with, the provisions of any other section of this code shall have the same meaning as in such other section; and

¹(c)  Any term used in this code shall have the same meaning as when used in a comparable context in the Internal Revenue Code and other statutes of the United States relating to federal income taxes, as such code and statutes are in effect on January 1, 1999. However, if subsection (3) is implemented, the meaning of any term shall be taken at the time the term is applied under this code.

(3)  FUTURE FEDERAL AMENDMENTS.--On or after January 1, 1972, when expressly authorized by law, any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code shall be given effect under this code in such manner and for such periods as are prescribed in the Internal Revenue Code, to the same extent as if such amendment had been adopted by the Legislature of this state. However, any such amendment shall have effect under this code only to the extent that the amended provision of the Internal Revenue Code shall be taken into account in the computation of net income subject to tax hereunder.

(4)  It is the intent of the Legislature that all amendments to the Internal Revenue Code be given effect under the Florida Income Tax Code in such manner and for such periods as are prescribed in the Internal Revenue Code, to the same extent as if such amendments had been adopted by the Legislature of the state.

(5)(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, each amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect on January 1, 1980, which was enacted by the Congress of the United States after January 1, 1980, and before January 1, 1982, and which had an effective date prior to January 1, 1982, shall be given effect under this code retroactive to the effective date of such amendment unless the taxpayer makes the election provided for in paragraph (b) or in paragraph (c).

(b)  Unless a taxpayer makes the election under paragraph (c), she or he may make an election, in the manner prescribed by the department, by August 26, 1982, or a taxpayer filing an initial return may make an election upon filing the first return for tax due under this chapter, whichever is later, to report and pay the tax levied by this chapter as if all such amendments described in paragraph (a) became effective on January 1, 1982. If such an election is made, all such amendments shall have no application to such taxpayer for periods prior to January 1, 1982, and all transactions and events occurring between January 1, 1980, and January 1, 1982, and the continuing tax ramifications of such events and transactions shall be governed by the law in effect on January 1, 1980.

(c)  A taxpayer may make an election, in the manner prescribed by the department, by August 26, 1982, or a taxpayer filing an initial return may make an election upon filing the first return for the tax due under this chapter, whichever is later, to report and pay the tax levied by this chapter as if:

1.  The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect on January 1, 1980, is in effect indefinitely thereafter; and

2.  Solely for the purpose of computing depreciation deductions, the provisions of chapter 220, Florida Statutes, 1980 Supplement, are in effect indefinitely thereafter.

For the purposes of taxation of taxpayers who make the election provided for in this paragraph, the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect on January 1, 1980, shall include, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1982, the provisions of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, Subtitle C of Title XI of Pub. L. No. 96-499 and the amendments to those provisions codified in the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in paragraph (1)(n). Taxpayers may one time only revoke an election made pursuant to this paragraph, in accordance with rules formulated by the department. Such revocation shall be prospective in nature, and all transactions and events occurring during the period during which the election provided for in this paragraph is in effect and the continuing tax ramifications of such events and transactions shall be governed by the provisions of this paragraph.

(d)  Any taxpayer who has not made the election pursuant to paragraph (c) shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 221, and the provisions of that chapter shall be retroactively effective to the effective date of s. 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, unless the taxpayer has made the election pursuant to paragraph (b), in which event the provisions of chapter 221 shall apply retroactively to January 1, 1982.

(e)  Paragraphs (b) and (c) and any election made pursuant to such paragraphs shall expire and be void for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1987, except any depreciation method elected and applied to assets placed in service prior to January 1, 1987.

(f)  Any taxpayer who made an election pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) for any prior taxable year shall recompute tax for all prior years for which such election was effective by determining the tax for all such taxable years as if the election had not been made, except for differences attributable to depreciation methods. The aggregate of the changes in the tax liabilities resulting from such recomputation shall be treated as an addition to tax or credit against tax, as the case may be, ratably over the five succeeding taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986. Any ratable portion of a credit against tax which cannot be utilized in any taxable year may be carried over to subsequent taxable years until fully utilized.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; ss. 2, 3, ch. 72-278; s. 1, ch. 73-321; s. 1, ch. 74-324; s. 2, ch. 75-293; s. 1, ch. 76-173; s. 1, ch. 77-402; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-58; s. 1, ch. 79-35; s. 1, ch. 80-15; s. 6, ch. 80-77; s. 2, ch. 80-199; ss. 2, 6, ch. 80-247; ss. 2, 10, ch. 80-248; s. 21, ch. 81-167; s. 126, ch. 81-259; s. 3, ch. 82-119; s. 4, ch. 82-177; ss. 1, 8, ch. 82-232; ss. 1, 9, ch. 82-385; ss. 4, 8, ch. 82-399; s. 19, ch. 83-55; s. 12, ch. 83-297; s. 11, ch. 83-334; s. 2, ch. 83-349; s. 37, ch. 84-356; ss. 4, 11, 13, 18, ch. 84-549; s. 3, ch. 85-118; s. 54, ch. 85-342; s. 12, ch. 86-121; s. 12, ch. 87-99; s. 14, ch. 87-102; s. 16, ch. 88-119; ss. 16, 29, ch. 88-201; s. 50, ch. 89-356; s. 37, ch. 90-132; s. 13, ch. 90-203; s. 1, ch. 91-19; s. 1, ch. 92-10; s. 3, ch. 92-207; s. 1, ch. 93-172; s. 7, ch. 93-233; s. 1, ch. 94-86; s. 49, ch. 94-136; s. 1518, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 95-397; s. 1, ch. 96-250; s. 21, ch. 96-320; s. 35, ch. 96-397; s. 15, ch. 97-287; s. 21, ch. 98-57; s. 1, ch. 98-100; s. 9, ch. 98-101; s. 2, ch. 98-293; s. 21, ch. 98-342; s. 28, ch. 99-208.

¹Note.--Section 28(2), ch. 99-208, provides that "[t]his section shall take effect [May 26, 1999], and the amendments to s. 220.03(1)(n) and (2)(c), Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, shall operate retroactively to January 1, 1999."

²Note.--Section 20.17, which created the Department of Commerce, was repealed effective December 31, 1996, by s. 3, ch. 96-320.

³Note.--Repealed by s. 60, ch. 93-187.

⁴Note.--Substituted by the editors for a reference to part VI to conform to the redesignation of parts due to the repeal of sections making up former part IV of chapter 288 by s. 2, ch. 93-205.

220.11  Tax imposed.

220.12  "Net income" defined.

220.13  "Adjusted federal income" defined.

220.131  Adjusted federal income; affiliated groups.

220.14  Exemption.

220.15  Apportionment of adjusted federal income.

220.1501  Rulemaking authority to implement s. 220.15(2)(c), (4)(c), and (8).

220.151  Apportionment; methods for special industries.

220.152  Apportionment; other methods.

220.16  Allocation of nonbusiness income.

220.18  Gasohol development tax incentive credit.

220.181  Enterprise zone jobs credit.

220.182  Enterprise zone property tax credit.

220.183  Community contribution tax credit.

220.184  Hazardous waste facility tax credit.

220.1845  Contaminated site rehabilitation tax credit.

220.185  State housing tax credit.

220.186  Credit for Florida alternative minimum tax.

220.188  Export finance corporation investment credit.

220.1895  Rural Job Tax Credit and Urban High-Crime Area Job Tax Credit.

220.19  Child care tax credits.

220.191  Capital investment tax credit.

220.11  Tax imposed.--

(1)  A tax measured by net income is hereby imposed on every taxpayer for each taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 1972, and for each taxable year which begins before and ends after January 1, 1972, for the privilege of conducting business, earning or receiving income in this state, or being a resident or citizen of this state. Such tax shall be in addition to all other occupation, excise, privilege, and property taxes imposed by this state or by any political subdivision thereof, including any municipality or other district, jurisdiction, or authority of this state.

(2)  The tax imposed by this section shall be an amount equal to 51/2 percent of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.

(3)  The tax imposed by this section, for taxpayers determining taxable income under s. 220.13(2)(k), shall be an amount equal to 3.3 percent of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.

(4)  In the case of a taxpayer to which s. 55 of the Internal Revenue Code is applied for the taxable year, the amount of tax determined under this section shall be the greater of the tax determined under subsection (2) without the application of s. 55 of the Internal Revenue Code or the tax determined under subsection (3).

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 21, ch. 84-549; s. 13, ch. 87-99; s. 17, ch. 88-119; s. 101, ch. 91-112.

220.12  "Net income" defined.--For purposes of this code, a taxpayer's net income for a taxable year shall be its adjusted federal income, or that share of its adjusted federal income for such year which is apportioned to this state under s. 220.15, plus nonbusiness income allocated to this state pursuant to s. 220.16, less the exemption allowed by s. 220.14.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 23, ch. 83-349; s. 4, ch. 85-118; s. 14, ch. 90-203; s. 92, ch. 91-112; s. 36, ch. 96-397; s. 3, ch. 98-293.

220.13  "Adjusted federal income" defined.--

(1)  The term "adjusted federal income" means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable income as defined in subsection (2), or such taxable income of more than one taxpayer as provided in s. 220.131, for the taxable year, adjusted as follows:

(a)  Additions.--There shall be added to such taxable income:

1.  The amount of any tax upon or measured by income, excluding taxes based on gross receipts or revenues, paid or accrued as a liability to the District of Columbia or any state of the United States which is deductible from gross income in the computation of taxable income for the taxable year.

2.  The amount of interest which is excluded from taxable income under s. 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or any other federal law, less the associated expenses disallowed in the computation of taxable income under s. 265 of the Internal Revenue Code or any other law, excluding 60 percent of any amounts included in alternative minimum taxable income, as defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the taxpayer pays tax under s. 220.11(3).

3.  In the case of a regulated investment company or real estate investment trust, an amount equal to the excess of the net long-term capital gain for the taxable year over the amount of the capital gain dividends attributable to the taxable year.

4.  That portion of the wages or salaries paid or incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.181. The provisions of this subparagraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

5.  That portion of the ad valorem school taxes paid or incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.182. The provisions of this subparagraph shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

6.  The amount of emergency excise tax paid or accrued as a liability to this state under chapter 221 which tax is deductible from gross income in the computation of taxable income for the taxable year.

7.  That portion of assessments to fund a guaranty association incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year.

8.  In the case of a nonprofit corporation which holds a pari-mutuel permit and which is exempt from federal income tax as a farmers' cooperative, an amount equal to the excess of the gross income attributable to the pari-mutuel operations over the attributable expenses for the taxable year.

9.  The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under s. 220.1895.

10.  Up to nine percent of the eligible basis of any designated project which is equal to the credit allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.185.

(b)  Subtractions.--

1.  There shall be subtracted from such taxable income:

a.  The net operating loss deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes under s. 172 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year,

b.  The net capital loss allowable for federal income tax purposes under s. 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year,

c.  The excess charitable contribution deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes under s. 170(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year, and

d.  The excess contributions deductions allowable for federal income tax purposes under s. 404 of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year.

However, a net operating loss and a capital loss shall never be carried back as a deduction to a prior taxable year, but all deductions attributable to such losses shall be deemed net operating loss carryovers and capital loss carryovers, respectively, and treated in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same time periods as are prescribed for such carryovers in ss. 172 and 1212, respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code.

2.  There shall be subtracted from such taxable income any amount to the extent included therein the following:

a.  Dividends treated as received from sources without the United States, as determined under s. 862 of the Internal Revenue Code.

b.  All amounts included in taxable income under s. 78 or s. 951 of the Internal Revenue Code.

However, as to any amount subtracted under this subparagraph, there shall be added to such taxable income all expenses deducted on the taxpayer's return for the taxable year which are attributable, directly or indirectly, to such subtracted amount. Further, no amount shall be subtracted with respect to dividends paid or deemed paid by a Domestic International Sales Corporation.

3.  In computing "adjusted federal income" for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1976, there shall be allowed as a deduction the amount of wages and salaries paid or incurred within this state for the taxable year for which no deduction is allowed pursuant to s. 280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to credit for employment of certain new employees).

4.  There shall be subtracted from such taxable income any amount of nonbusiness income included therein.

5.  There shall be subtracted any amount of taxes of foreign countries allowable as credits for taxable years beginning on or after September 1, 1985, under s. 901 of the Internal Revenue Code to any corporation which derived less than 20 percent of its gross income or loss for its taxable year ended in 1984 from sources within the United States, as described in s. 861(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, not including credits allowed under ss. 902 and 960 of the Internal Revenue Code, withholding taxes on dividends within the meaning of sub-subparagraph 2.a., and withholding taxes on royalties, interest, technical service fees, and capital gains.

6.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, except with respect to amounts subtracted pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 3., any increment of any apportionment factor which is directly related to an increment of gross receipts or income which is deducted, subtracted, or otherwise excluded in determining adjusted federal income shall be excluded from both the numerator and denominator of such apportionment factor. Further, all valuations made for apportionment factor purposes shall be made on a basis consistent with the taxpayer's method of accounting for federal income tax purposes.

(c)  Installment sales occurring after October 19, 1980.--

1.  In the case of any disposition made after October 19, 1980, the income from an installment sale shall be taken into account for the purposes of this code in the same manner that such income is taken into account for federal income tax purposes.

2.  Any taxpayer who regularly sells or otherwise disposes of personal property on the installment plan and reports the income therefrom on the installment method for federal income tax purposes under s. 453(a) of the Internal Revenue Code shall report such income in the same manner under this code.

(d)  Nonallowable deductions.--A deduction for net operating losses, net capital losses, or excess contributions deductions under ss. 170(d)(2), 172, 1212, and 404 of the Internal Revenue Code which has been allowed in a prior taxable year for Florida tax purposes shall not be allowed for Florida tax purposes, notwithstanding the fact that such deduction has not been fully utilized for federal tax purposes.

(2)  For purposes of this section, a taxpayer's taxable income for the taxable year means taxable income as defined in s. 63 of the Internal Revenue Code and properly reportable for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, but subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (1)(b) with respect to the deductions provided by ss. 172 (relating to net operating losses), 170(d)(2) (relating to excess charitable contributions), 404(a)(1)(D) (relating to excess pension trust contributions), 404(a)(3)(A) and (B) (to the extent relating to excess stock bonus and profit-sharing trust contributions), and 1212 (relating to capital losses) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that, subject to the same limitations, the term:

(a)  "Taxable income," in the case of a life insurance company subject to the tax imposed by s. 801 of the Internal Revenue Code, means life insurance company taxable income; however, for purposes of this code, the total of any amounts subject to tax under s. 815(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code pursuant to s. 801(c) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not exceed, cumulatively, the total of any amounts determined under s. 815(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, from January 1, 1972, to December 31, 1983;

(b)  "Taxable income," in the case of an insurance company subject to the tax imposed by s. 831(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, means taxable investment income;

(c)  "Taxable income," in the case of an insurance company subject to the tax imposed by s. 831(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, means insurance company taxable income;

(d)  "Taxable income," in the case of a regulated investment company subject to the tax imposed by s. 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, means investment company taxable income;

(e)  "Taxable income," in the case of a real estate investment trust subject to the tax imposed by s. 857 of the Internal Revenue Code, means the income subject to tax, computed as provided in s. 857 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(f)  "Taxable income," in the case of a corporation which is a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated income tax return for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes, means taxable income of such corporation for federal income tax purposes as if such corporation had filed a separate federal income tax return for the taxable year and each preceding taxable year for which it was a member of an affiliated group, unless a consolidated return for the taxpayer and others is required or elected under s. 220.131;

(g)  "Taxable income," in the case of a cooperative corporation or association, means the taxable income of such organization determined in accordance with the provisions of ss. 1381 through 1388 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(h)  "Taxable income," in the case of an organization which is exempt from the federal income tax by reason of s. 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, means its unrelated business taxable income as determined under s. 512 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(i)  "Taxable income," in the case of a corporation for which there is in effect for the taxable year an election under s. 1362(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, means the amounts subject to tax under s. 1374 or s. 1375 of the Internal Revenue Code for each taxable year;

(j)  "Taxable income," in the case of a limited liability company, other than a limited liability company classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, as defined in and organized pursuant to chapter 608 or qualified to do business in this state as a foreign limited liability company or other than a similar limited liability company classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and created as an artificial entity pursuant to the statutes of the United States or any other state, territory, possession, or jurisdiction, if such limited liability company or similar entity is taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, means taxable income determined as if such limited liability company were required to file or had filed a federal corporate income tax return under the Internal Revenue Code;

(k)  "Taxable income," in the case of a taxpayer liable for the alternative minimum tax as defined in s. 55 of the Internal Revenue Code, means the alternative minimum taxable income as defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, less the exemption amount computed under s. 55(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. A taxpayer is not liable for the alternative minimum tax unless the taxpayer's federal tax return, or related federal consolidated tax return, if included in a consolidated return for federal tax purposes, reflect a liability on the return filed for the alternative minimum tax as defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(l)  "Taxable income," in the case of a taxpayer whose taxable income is not otherwise defined in this subsection, means the sum of amounts to which a tax rate specified in s. 11 of the Internal Revenue Code plus the amount to which a tax rate specified in s. 1201(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code are applied for federal income tax purposes.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; ss. 4, 7, ch. 72-278; s. 1, ch. 73-321; s. 6, ch. 74-324; s. 1, ch. 78-230; ss. 4, 6, ch. 80-247; ss. 8, 10, ch. 80-248; s. 5, ch. 82-177; s. 2, ch. 82-232; s. 2, ch. 82-385; s. 5, ch. 82-399; s. 2, ch. 82-410; s. 60, ch. 83-3; s. 13, ch. 83-297; s. 3, ch. 83-349; s. 17, ch. 84-282; s. 38, ch. 84-356; ss. 5, 7, 24, ch. 84-549; s. 17, ch. 86-121; s. 14, ch. 87-99; s. 15, ch. 90-203; s. 18, ch. 93-233; s. 50, ch. 94-136; s. 70, ch. 94-353; s. 4, ch. 97-50; s. 10, ch. 98-101; s. 18, ch. 99-378.

220.131  Adjusted federal income; affiliated groups.--

(1)  Notwithstanding any prior election made with respect to consolidated returns, and subject to subsection (5), for taxable years beginning on or after September 1, 1984, any corporation subject to tax under this code which corporation is the parent company of an affiliated group of corporations may elect, not later than the due date for filing its return for the taxable year, including any extensions thereof, to consolidate its taxable income with that of all other members of the group, regardless of whether such member is subject to tax under this code, and to return such consolidated taxable income hereunder, in which case all such other members must consent thereto in such manner as the department may by rule prescribe, provided:

(a)  Each member of the group consents to such filing by specific written authorization at the time the consolidated return is filed;

(b)  The affiliated group so filing under this code has filed a consolidated return for federal income tax purposes for the same taxable year; and

(c)  The affiliated group so filing under this code is composed of the identical component members as those which have consolidated their taxable incomes in such federal return.

(2)  Subject to subsection (5), the director may require a consolidated return for those members of an affiliated group of corporations which are subject to tax and which would be eligible to elect to consolidate their incomes under subsection (1), if the filing of separate returns for such corporations would improperly reflect the taxable incomes of such corporations or of such group.

(3)  The filing of a consolidated return for any taxable year shall require the filing of consolidated returns for all subsequent taxable years so long as the filing taxpayers remain members of the affiliated group or, in the case of a group having component members not subject to tax under this code, so long as a consolidated return is filed by such group for federal income tax purposes, unless the director consents to the filing of separate returns.

(4)  The computation of consolidated taxable income for the members of an affiliated group of corporations subject to tax hereunder shall be made in the same manner and under the same procedures, including all intercompany adjustments and eliminations, as are required for consolidating the incomes of affiliated corporations for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes in accordance with s. 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the amount shown as consolidated taxable income shall be the amount subject to tax under this code.

(5)  Each taxpayer shall apportion adjusted federal income under s. 220.15 as a member of an affiliated group which files a consolidated return under this section on the basis of apportionment factors described in s. 220.15. For the purposes of this subsection, each special industry member included in an affiliated group filing a consolidated return hereunder, which member would otherwise be permitted to use a special method of apportionment under s. 220.151, shall construct the numerator of its sales, property, and payroll factors, respectively, by multiplying the denominator of each such factor by the premiums or revenue miles factor ratio otherwise applicable pursuant to s. 220.151 in the manner prescribed by the department by rule.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 4, ch. 83-349; s. 6, ch. 84-549; s. 11, ch. 86-121; s. 90, ch. 91-112; s. 38, ch. 96-397.

220.14  Exemption.--

(1)  In computing a taxpayer's liability for tax under this code, there shall be exempt from the tax $5,000 of net income as defined in s. 220.12 or such lesser amount as will, without increasing the taxpayer's federal income tax liability, provide the state with an amount under this code which is equal to the maximum federal income tax credit which may be available from time to time under federal law.

(2)  In the case of a taxable year for a period of less than 12 months, the exemption allowed by this section shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days in such year to 365.

(3)  Only one exemption shall be allowed to taxpayers filing a consolidated return under this code.

(4)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, not more than one exemption under this section may be allowed to the Florida members of a controlled group of corporations, as defined in s. 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1970, filing separate returns under this code. The exemption described in this section shall be divided equally among such Florida members of the group, unless all of such members consent, at such time and in such manner as the department shall by regulation prescribe, to an apportionment plan providing for an unequal allocation of such exemption.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 6, ch. 83-349; s. 3, ch. 84-549.

220.15  Apportionment of adjusted federal income.--

(1)  Except as provided in ss. 220.151 and 220.152, adjusted federal income as defined in s. 220.13 shall be apportioned to this state by taxpayers doing business within and without this state by multiplying it by an apportionment fraction composed of a sales factor representing 50 percent of the fraction, a property factor representing 25 percent of the fraction, and a payroll factor representing 25 percent of the fraction. If any factor described in subsection (2), subsection (4), or subsection (5) has a denominator that is zero or is determined by the department to be insignificant, the relative weights of the other factors in the denominator of the apportionment fraction shall be as follows:

(a)  If the denominators for any two factors are zero or are insignificant, the weighted percentage for the remaining factor shall be 100 percent.

(b)  If the denominator for the sales factor is zero or is insignificant, the weighted percentage for the property and payroll factors shall change from 25 percent to 50 percent, respectively.

(c)  If the denominator for either the property or payroll factor is zero or is insignificant, the weighted percentage for the other shall be 331/3 percent, and the weighted percentage for the sales factor shall be 662/3 percent.

(2)  The property factor is a fraction the numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used in this state during the taxable year or period and the denominator of which is the average value of such property owned or rented and used everywhere.

(a)  Real and tangible personal property owned by the taxpayer shall be valued at original cost. Real and tangible personal property rented by the taxpayer shall be valued at 8 times the net annual rental rate paid by the taxpayer less any annual rental rate received from subrentals.

(b)  The average value of real and tangible personal property shall be determined by averaging the value at the beginning and the end of the taxable year or period, unless the department determines that an averaging of monthly values during the taxable year or period is reasonably required to reflect properly the average value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property.

(c)  The property factor fraction shall not include any real or tangible personal property located in this state with respect to which it is certified to the Department of Revenue that such property is dedicated exclusively to research and development activities performed pursuant to sponsored research contracts conducted in conjunction with and through a university that is a member of the State University System or a nonpublic university that is chartered in Florida and conducts graduate programs at the professional or doctoral level. The Board of Regents must certify the contracts for members of the State University System, and the president of the university must certify the contracts for a nonpublic university. As used in this paragraph, "sponsored research contract" means an agreement executed by parties that include at least the university and the taxpayer. Funding for sponsored research contracts may be provided from public or private sources.

(3)  The property factor used by a financial organization shall also include intangible personal property, except goodwill, which is owned and used in the business, valued at its tax basis for federal income tax purposes. Intangible personal property shall be in this state if it consists of any of the following:

(a)  Coin or currency located in this state;

(b)  Assets in the nature of loans, including balances due from depository institutions, repurchase agreements, federal funds sold, and bankers acceptances, which assets are located in this state; installment obligations on loans for which the customer initially applied at an office located in this state; or loans secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, or other liens upon real or tangible personal property located in this state;

(c)  A portion of a participation loan if the office that enters into the participation is located in this state;

(d)  Credit card receivables from customers who reside or who are commercially domiciled in this state;

(e)  Investments in securities that generate business income if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in the state, unless such securities have acquired a discrete business situs elsewhere;

(f)  Securities used to maintain reserves against deposits to meet federal or state deposit requirements, based on the ratio that total deposits in this state bear to total deposits everywhere;

(g)  Securities held by a state treasurer or other public official or pledged to secure public funds or trust funds deposited with the taxpayer if the office at which the secured deposits are maintained is in this state;

(h)  Leases of tangible personal property to another if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in the state, unless the taxpayer establishes that the location of the leased tangible personal property is in another state or states for the entire taxable year and the taxpayer is taxable in such other state or states;

(i)  Installment sale agreements originally executed by a taxpayer or its agent to sell real or tangible personal property located in this state; or

(j)  Any other intangible personal property located in this state which is used to generate business income.

(4)  The payroll factor is a fraction the numerator of which is the total amount paid in this state during the taxable year or period by the taxpayer for compensation and the denominator of which is the total compensation paid everywhere during the taxable year or period.

(a)  As used in this subsection, the term "compensation" means wages, salaries, commissions, and any other form of remuneration paid to employees for personal services.

(b)  Compensation is paid in this state if:

1.  The employee's service is performed entirely within the state; or

2.  The employee's service is performed both within and without the state, but the service performed without the state is incidental to the employee's service within the state; or

3.  Some of the employee's service is performed in the state, and

a.  The base of operations or, if there is no base of operations, the place from which the service is directed or controlled is in the state, or

b.  The base of operations or the place from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed and the employee's residence is in this state.

(c)  The payroll factor fraction shall not include any compensation paid to any employee located in this state when it is certified to the Department of Revenue that such compensation was paid to employees dedicated exclusively to research and development activities performed pursuant to sponsored research contracts conducted in conjunction with and through a university that is a member of the State University System or a nonpublic university that is chartered in Florida and conducts graduate programs at the professional or doctoral level. The Board of Regents must certify the contracts for members of the State University System, and the president of the university must certify the contracts for a nonpublic university. As used in this paragraph, "sponsored research contract" means an agreement executed by parties that include at least the university and the taxpayer. Funding for sponsored research contracts may be provided from public or private sources.

(5)  The sales factor is a fraction the numerator of which is the total sales of the taxpayer in this state during the taxable year or period and the denominator of which is the total sales of the taxpayer everywhere during the taxable year or period.

(a)  As used in this subsection, the term "sales" means all gross receipts of the taxpayer except interest, dividends, rents, royalties, and gross receipts from the sale, exchange, maturity, redemption, or other disposition of securities. However:

1.  Rental income is included in the term if a significant portion of the taxpayer's business consists of leasing or renting real or tangible personal property; and

2.  Royalty income is included in the term if a significant portion of the taxpayer's business consists of dealing in or with the production, exploration, or development of minerals.

(b)1.  Sales of tangible personal property occur in this state if the property is delivered or shipped to a purchaser within this state, regardless of the f.o.b. point, other conditions of the sale, or ultimate destination of the property, unless shipment is made via a common or contract carrier.

2.  When citrus fruit is delivered by a cooperative for a grower-member, by a grower-member to a cooperative, or by a grower-participant to a Florida processor, the sales factor for the growers for such citrus fruit delivered to such processor shall be the same as the sales factor for the most recent taxable year of that processor. That sales factor, expressed only as a percentage and not in terms of the dollar volume of sales, so as to protect the confidentiality of the sales of the processor, shall be furnished on the request of such a grower promptly after it has been determined for that taxable year.

3.  Reimbursement of expenses under an agency contract between a cooperative, a grower-member of a cooperative, or a grower and a processor is not a sale within this state.

(c)  Sales of a financial organization, including, but not limited to, banking and savings institutions, investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and brokerage companies, occur in this state if derived from:

1.  Fees, commissions, or other compensation for financial services rendered within this state;

2.  Gross profits from trading in stocks, bonds, or other securities managed within this state;

3.  Interest received within this state, other than interest from loans secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, or other liens upon real or tangible personal property located without this state, and dividends received within this state;

4.  Interest charged to customers at places of business maintained within this state for carrying debit balances of margin accounts, without deduction of any costs incurred in carrying such accounts;

5.  Interest, fees, commissions, or other charges or gains from loans secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, or other liens upon real or tangible personal property located in this state or from installment sale agreements originally executed by a taxpayer or the taxpayer's agent to sell real or tangible personal property located in this state;

6.  Rents from real or tangible personal property located in this state; or

7.  Any other gross income, including other interest, resulting from the operation as a financial organization within this state.

In computing the amounts under this paragraph, any amount received by a member of an affiliated group (determined under s. 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, but without reference to whether any such corporation is an "includable corporation" under s. 1504(b) of the Internal Revenue Code) from another member of such group shall be included only to the extent such amount exceeds expenses of the recipient directly related thereto.

(6)  The term "financial organization," as used in this section, includes any bank, trust company, savings bank, industrial bank, land bank, safe-deposit company, private banker, savings and loan association, credit union, cooperative bank, small loan company, sales finance company, or investment company.

(7)  The term "everywhere," as used in the computation of apportionment factor denominators under this section, means "in all states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and any foreign country, or any political subdivision of the foregoing."

(8)  No research and development activities certified as being conducted within this state in conjunction with and through a university that is a member of the State University System or a nonpublic university that is chartered in Florida and conducts graduate programs at the professional or doctoral level shall cause any corporation to become subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter if the corporation would otherwise not be subject to the tax levied under this chapter. The property and payroll eliminated from the apportionment formula pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (2)(c) and (4)(c) shall be eliminated only for the duration of the contractual period specified in the contracts for the conduct of the sponsored research. The reduction in tax due as a result of the property and payroll eliminated from the apportionment formula pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (2)(c) and (4)(c) shall not exceed the amount paid to the university for the conduct of the sponsored research. No sponsored research contracts in existence prior to July 1, 1998, shall be eligible to participate in the provisions of paragraphs (2)(c) and (4)(c).

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 5, ch. 72-278; s. 3, ch. 75-293; s. 7, ch. 83-349; s. 13, ch. 86-121; s. 57, ch. 89-356; s. 91, ch. 91-112; s. 1186, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 98-325.

220.1501  Rulemaking authority to implement s. 220.15(2)(c), (4)(c), and (8).--The Department of Revenue has authority to adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to implement s. 220.15(2)(c), (4)(c), and (8), as created by chapter 98-325, Laws of Florida. The Board of Regents and the president of each participating nonpublic university shall monitor the various sponsored research contracts and make a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate by February 1, 2000, which shall provide any necessary information which indicates if the provisions of chapter 98-325 have been successful in attracting additional sponsored research contracts.

History.--s. 2, ch. 98-325.

220.151  Apportionment; methods for special industries.--

(1)(a)  Except as provided in paragraph (b), the tax base of an insurance company for a taxable year or period shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying such base by a fraction the numerator of which is the direct premiums written for insurance upon properties and risks in this state and the denominator of which is the direct premiums written for insurance upon properties and risks everywhere. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "direct premiums written" means the total amount of direct premiums written, assessments, and annuity considerations, as reported for the taxable year or period on the annual statement filed by the company with the commissioner of insurance in the form approved by the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners or such other form as may be prescribed in lieu thereof.

(b)  If the principal source of premiums written by an insurance company consists of premiums for reinsurance accepted by it, the tax base of such company shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying such base by a fraction the numerator of which is the sum of:

1.  Direct premiums written for insurance upon properties and risks in this state, plus

2.  Premiums written for reinsurance, accepted in respect to properties and risks in this state,

and the denominator of which is the sum of direct premiums written for insurance upon properties and risks everywhere plus premiums written for reinsurance accepted in respect to properties and risks everywhere. For purposes of this paragraph, premiums written for reinsurance accepted in respect to properties and risks in this state, whether or not otherwise determinable, shall be determined on the basis of the proportion which premiums written for reinsurance accepted from companies resident in or having a regional home office in the state bears to premiums written for reinsurance accepted from all sources.

(2)  The tax base for a taxpayer furnishing transportation services, for the purpose of computing a tax on those activities, shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying such base by a fraction the numerator of which is the revenue miles of the taxpayer in this state and the denominator of which is the revenue miles of the taxpayer everywhere.

(a)  For transportation other than by pipeline, a revenue mile is the transportation of one passenger or 1 net ton of freight the distance of 1 mile for a consideration. When a taxpayer is engaged in the transportation of both passengers and freight, the fraction shall be determined by means of an average of the passenger revenue mile fraction and the freight revenue mile fraction, weighted to reflect the taxpayer's relative railway operating income from total passenger and total freight service as reported to the ¹Interstate Commerce Commission, in the case of transportation by railroad, or weighted to reflect the taxpayer's relative gross receipts from passenger and freight transportation, in case of transportation other than by railroad.

(b)  For transportation by pipeline, a revenue mile is the transportation by pipeline of 1 barrel of oil, 1,000 cubic feet of gas, or any specified quantity of any other substance the distance of 1 mile for a consideration.

(c)  For purposes of paragraph (a), in computing the revenue miles of any taxpayer engaged in furnishing air or sea transportation services, the "revenue miles in this state" shall include all miles traversed within the area bounded on the west by the meridian of longitude 87°30' west from Greenwich, bounded on the north by the northern land border of this state or the parallel of latitude 31° north from the equator, bounded on the east by the meridian of longitude 80° west from Greenwich, and bounded on the south by the parallel of latitude 23°30' north from the equator as the case may be. The "revenue miles in this state" shall also include all miles traversed between points in this state, even though the route of travel is not wholly over the land mass of the state. The department may prescribe standard mileage tables for the purpose of determining revenue miles in the state under this paragraph, rather than requiring taxpayers to compute from their records the actual number of miles traversed within such boundaries or points from time to time.

(d)  For purposes of this subsection, the term "taxpayer furnishing transportation services" includes taxpayers engaged exclusively in interstate commerce.

(3)  For any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, a citrus processing company may, if required to apportion its taxable net income pursuant to the three-factor apportionment method set forth in s. 220.15(1), elect to have such apportionment determined for that taxable year solely by use of the sales factor, as set forth in s. 220.15(5). The election shall be made by the filing of a return for the taxable year utilizing this method.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 63, ch. 73-333; s. 10, ch. 86-121; s. 84, ch. 91-112; s. 29, ch. 99-208.

¹Note.--Abolished by s. 101, Pub. L. No. 104-88.

Note.--Former s. 214.72.

220.152  Apportionment; other methods.--If the apportionment methods of ss. 220.15 and 220.151 do not fairly represent the extent of a taxpayer's tax base attributable to this state, the taxpayer may petition for, or the department may require, in respect to all or any part of the taxpayer's tax base, if reasonable:

(1)  Separate accounting;

(2)  The exclusion of any one or more factors;

(3)  The inclusion of one or more additional factors which will fairly represent the taxpayer's tax base attributable to this state; or

(4)  The employment of any other method which will produce an equitable apportionment.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 85, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.73.

220.16  Allocation of nonbusiness income.--Nonbusiness income shall be allocated as follows:

(1)(a)  Net rents and royalties from real property located in this state are allocable to this state.

(b)  Net rents and royalties from tangible personal property are allocable to this state:

1.  If, and to the extent that, the property is utilized in this state; or

2.  In their entirety, if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state and the taxpayer is not organized under the laws of, or taxable in, the state in which the property is utilized.

(c)  The extent of utilization of tangible personal property in a state is determined by multiplying the rents and royalties by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of the physical location of the property in the state during the rental or royalty period in the income year and the denominator of which is the number of days of the physical location of the property everywhere during all rental or royalty periods in the income year. If the physical location of the property during the rental or royalty period is unknown or unascertainable by the taxpayer, the tangible personal property is deemed to be utilized in the state in which the property was located at the time the rental or royalty payor obtained possession of the property.

(2)(a)  Capital gains and losses from sales of real property located in this state are allocable to this state.

(b)  Capital gains and losses from sales of tangible personal property are allocable to this state if:

1.  The property had a situs in this state at the time of the sale; or

2.  The taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state, and the taxpayer is not taxable in the state in which the property had a situs.

(c)  Capital gains and losses from sales of intangible personal property are allocable to this state if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state.

(3)  Interest and dividends are allocable to this state if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state.

(4)(a)  Patent and copyright royalties are allocable to this state:

1.  If, and to the extent that, the patent or copyright is utilized by the payor in this state; or

2.  If, and to the extent that, the patent or copyright is utilized by the payor in a state in which the taxpayer is not taxable and the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state.

(b)  A patent is utilized in a state to the extent that it is employed in production, fabrication, manufacturing, or other processing in the state or to the extent that a patented product is produced in the state. If the basis of receipts from patent royalties does not permit allocation to states or if the accounting procedures do not reflect states of utilization, the patent is utilized in the state in which the taxpayer's commercial domicile is located.

(c)  A copyright is utilized in a state to the extent that printing or other publication originates in the state. If the basis of receipts from copyright royalties does not permit allocation to states or if the accounting procedures do not reflect states of utilization, the copyright is utilized in the state in which the taxpayer's commercial domicile is located.

History.--s. 8, ch. 83-349.

220.18  Gasohol development tax incentive credit.--

(1)  There shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter to any new or expanded business engaged in the distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuels or in the manufacture in this state of equipment for the processing and distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuel. In the case of a new business engaged solely in distillation or manufacturing of distillation equipment, the credit shall be computed annually as the full amount of the ad valorem taxes paid on the real or tangible personal property acquired for such distillation or manufacture. When an existing business is expanded to facilitate the distillation or the manufacture of equipment for the processing and distillation of ethyl alcohol for use in motor fuel, the credit shall be computed annually as the amount of additional ad valorem tax paid in this state resulting from assessments on additional real or tangible personal property acquired to facilitate such expansion, but not including any land or business thereon qualifying for or receiving preferential assessment or tax treatment or other tax credits in accordance with any state law.

(2)  The credit shall be available to a new business for a period not to exceed the year in which ad valorem taxes are first levied against it and the 7 years immediately thereafter. The credit shall be available to an expanded existing business for a period not to exceed the year in which ad valorem taxes are first levied on additional real or tangible personal property acquired to facilitate the expansion and the 7 years immediately thereafter.

(3)  The credit shall be available to new or expanded businesses first subject to Florida ad valorem taxes between January 1, 1981, and January 1, 1988.

(4)  To be eligible for a gasohol development tax incentive credit, an expanded business shall file a notice of expansion with the property appraiser of the county in which the business property is located. The notice shall be filed no later than April 1 of the year in which the additional real or tangible personal property acquired to facilitate such an expansion is first subject to assessment. The notice shall be made on a form prescribed by the department and shall include separate descriptions of:

(a)  Real and tangible personal property owned or leased by the business prior to expansion.

(b)  Net additional real and tangible personal property acquired to facilitate the expansion.

(5)  When filing for a gasohol development tax incentive credit as a new business, a new business shall include a copy of its receipt indicating payment of ad valorem taxes for the current year.

(6)  When filing for a gasohol development tax incentive credit as an expanded business, an expanded business shall include copies of its receipts indicating payment of ad valorem taxes for the current year for prior existing property and for expansion-related property.

(7)  The receipts described in subsections (5) and (6) shall indicate the assessed value of the property, taxes paid, a brief description of the property, and an indication, if applicable, that the property was separately assessed as expansion-related property.

(8)  The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this act.

(9)  It shall be the responsibility of the taxpayer to affirmatively demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that he or she meets the requirements of this act.

History.--s. 7, ch. 80-77; s. 1187, ch. 95-147.

220.181  Enterprise zone jobs credit.--

(1)(a)  Beginning July 1, 1995, there shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter to any business located in an enterprise zone which employs one or more new employees. The credit shall be computed as follows:

1.  Ten percent of the actual monthly wages paid in this state to each new employee whose wages do not exceed $1,500 a month. If no less than 20 percent of the employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone, excluding temporary and part-time employees, the credit shall be computed as 15 percent of the actual monthly wages paid in this state to each new employee, for a period of up to 12 consecutive months;

2.  Five percent of the first $1,500 of actual monthly wages paid in this state for each new employee whose wages exceed $1,500 a month; or

3.  Fifteen percent of the first $1,500 of actual monthly wages paid in this state for each new employee who is a WAGES Program participant pursuant to chapter 414.

(b)  This credit applies only with respect to wages subject to unemployment tax and does not apply for any new employee who is employed for any period less than 3 full months.

(c)  If this credit is not fully used in any one year, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(10).

(2)  When filing for an enterprise zone jobs credit, a business must file under oath with the governing body or enterprise zone development agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the business is located, as applicable, a statement which includes:

(a)  For each new employee for whom this credit is claimed, the employee's name and place of residence during the taxable year, including the identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the new employee resides if the new employee is a person residing in an enterprise zone, and, if applicable, documentation that the employee is a qualified Job Training Partnership Act classroom training participant or a WAGES Program participant.

(b)  If applicable, the name and address of each permanent employee of the business, including, for each employee who is a resident of an enterprise zone, the identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the employee resides.

(c)  The name and address of the business.

(d)  The identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the eligible business is located.

(e)  The salary or hourly wages paid to each new employee claimed.

(f)  Whether the business is a small business as defined by s. 288.703(1).

(3)  Within 10 working days after receipt of an application, the governing body or enterprise zone development agency shall review the application to determine if it contains all the information required pursuant to subsection (2) and meets the criteria set out in this section. The governing body or agency shall certify all applications that contain the information required pursuant to subsection (2) and meet the criteria set out in this section as eligible to receive a credit. If applicable, the governing body or agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone, excluding temporary and part-time employees. The certification shall be in writing, and a copy of the certification shall be transmitted to the executive director of the Department of Revenue. The business shall be responsible for forwarding a certified application to the department.

(4)  It shall be the responsibility of the taxpayer to affirmatively demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that it meets the requirements of this act.

(5)  For the purpose of this section, the term "month" means either a calendar month or the time period from any day of any month to the corresponding day of the next succeeding month or, if there is no corresponding day in the next succeeding month, the last day of the succeeding month.

(6)  No business which files an amended return for a taxable year shall be allowed any amount of credit or credit carryforward pursuant to this section in excess of the amount claimed by such business on its original return for the taxable year. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to increases in the amount of credit claimed under this section on an amended return due to the use of any credit amount previously carried forward for the taxable year on the original return or any eligible prior year under paragraph (1)(c).

(7)  Any business which has claimed this credit shall not be allowed any credit under the provision of s. 212.096 for any new employee beginning employment after July 1, 1995. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when a corporation converts to an S corporation for purposes of compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; however, no corporation shall be allowed the benefit of this credit and the credit under s. 212.096 either for the same new employee or for the same taxable year. In addition, such a corporation shall not be allowed any credit under s. 212.096 until it has filed notice of its intent to change its status for tax purposes and until its final return under this chapter for the taxable year prior to such change has been filed.

(8)(a)  Any person who fraudulently claims this credit is liable for repayment of the credit, plus a mandatory penalty in the amount of 200 percent of the credit, plus interest at the rate provided in s. 220.807, and commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b)  Any person who makes an underpayment of tax as a result of a grossly overstated claim for this credit is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this paragraph, a grossly overstated claim means a claim in an amount in excess of 100 percent of the amount of credit allowable under this section.

(9)  The provisions of this section, except paragraph (1)(c) and subsection (8), shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005, and no business shall be allowed to begin claiming such enterprise zone jobs credit after that date; however, the expiration of this section shall not affect the operation of any credit for which a business has qualified under this section prior to June 30, 2005, or any carryforward of unused credit amounts as provided in paragraph (1)(c).

History.--ss. 3, 6, ch. 80-247; s. 22, ch. 81-167; s. 4, ch. 82-119; s. 20, ch. 83-55; s. 39, ch. 84-356; s. 35, ch. 85-80; s. 56, ch. 86-152; s. 97, ch. 87-6; ss. 17, 30, ch. 88-201; s. 93, ch. 91-112; s. 27, ch. 92-320; s. 51, ch. 94-136; s. 18, ch. 96-320; s. 22, ch. 98-57.

220.182  Enterprise zone property tax credit.--

(1)(a)  Beginning July 1, 1995, there shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter to any business which establishes a new business as defined in s. 220.03(1)(p)2., expands an existing business as defined in s. 220.03(1)(k)2., or rebuilds an existing business as defined in s. 220.03(1)(u) in this state. The credit shall be computed annually as ad valorem taxes paid in this state, in the case of a new business; the additional ad valorem tax paid in this state resulting from assessments on additional real or tangible personal property acquired to facilitate the expansion of an existing business; or the ad valorem taxes paid in this state resulting from assessments on property replaced or restored, in the case of a rebuilt business, including pollution and waste control facilities, or any part thereof, and including one or more buildings or other structures, machinery, fixtures, and equipment.

(b)  If the credit granted pursuant to this section is not fully used in any one year, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year under this section after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(10). The amount of credit taken under this section in any one year, however, shall not exceed $25,000, or, if no less than 20 percent of the employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone, excluding temporary employees, the amount shall not exceed $50,000.

(2)  To be eligible to receive an expanded enterprise zone property tax credit of up to $50,000, the business must provide a statement, under oath, on the form prescribed by the department for claiming the credit authorized by this section, that no less than 20 percent of its employees, excluding temporary and part-time employees, are residents of an enterprise zone. It shall be a condition precedent to the granting of each annual tax credit that such employment requirements be fulfilled throughout each year during the 5-year period of the credit. The statement shall set forth the name and place of residence of each permanent employee on the last day of business of the tax year for which the credit is claimed or, if the employee is no longer employed or eligible for the credit on that date, the last calendar day of the last full calendar month the employee was employed or eligible for the credit at the relevant site.

(3)  The credit shall be available to a new business for a period not to exceed the year in which ad valorem taxes are first levied against the business and the 4 years immediately thereafter. The credit shall be available to an expanded existing business for a period not to exceed the year in which ad valorem taxes are first levied on additional real or tangible personal property acquired to facilitate the expansion or rebuilding and the 4 years immediately thereafter. No business shall be entitled to claim the credit authorized by this section, except any amount attributable to the carryover of a previously earned credit, for more than 5 consecutive years.

(4)  To be eligible for an enterprise zone property tax credit, a new, expanded, or rebuilt business shall file a notice with the property appraiser of the county in which the business property is located or to be located. The notice shall be filed no later than April 1 of the year in which new or additional real or tangible personal property acquired to facilitate such new, expanded, or rebuilt facility is first subject to assessment. The notice shall be made on a form prescribed by the department and shall include separate descriptions of:

(a)  Real and tangible personal property owned or leased by the business prior to expansion, if any.

(b)  Net new or additional real and tangible personal property acquired to facilitate the new, expanded, or rebuilt facility.

(5)  When filing for an enterprise zone property tax credit as a new business, a business shall include a copy of its receipt indicating payment of ad valorem taxes for the current year.

(6)  When filing for an enterprise zone property tax credit as an expanded or rebuilt business, a business shall include copies of its receipts indicating payment of ad valorem taxes for the current year for prior existing property and for expansion-related or rebuilt property.

(7)  The receipts described in subsections (5) and (6) shall indicate the assessed value of the property, the property taxes paid, a brief description of the property, and an indication, if applicable, that the property was separately assessed as expansion-related or rebuilt property.

(8)  The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act.

(9)  It shall be the responsibility of the taxpayer to affirmatively demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that he or she meets the requirements of this act.

(10)  When filing for an enterprise zone property tax credit as an expansion of an existing business or as a new business, it shall be a condition precedent to the granting of each annual tax credit that there have been, throughout each year during the 5-year period, no fewer than five more employees than in the year preceding the initial granting of the credit.

(11)  To apply for an enterprise zone property tax credit, a new, expanded, or rebuilt business must file under oath with the governing body or enterprise zone development agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the business is located, as applicable, an application prescribed by the department for claiming the credit authorized by this section. Within 10 working days after receipt of an application, the governing body or enterprise zone development agency shall review the application to determine if it contains all the information required pursuant to this section and meets the criteria set out in this section. The governing body or agency shall certify all applications that contain the information required pursuant to this section and meet the criteria set out in this section as eligible to receive a credit. If applicable, the governing body or agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone, excluding temporary and part-time employees. The certification shall be in writing, and a copy of the certification shall be transmitted to the executive director of the Department of Revenue. The business shall be responsible for forwarding all certified applications to the department.

(12)  When filing for an enterprise zone property tax credit, a business shall include the identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the business is located.

(13)  When filing for an enterprise zone property tax credit, a business shall indicate whether the business is a small business as defined by s. 288.703(1).

(14)  The provisions of this section shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005, and no business shall be allowed to begin claiming such enterprise zone property tax credit after that date; however, the expiration of this section shall not affect the operation of any credit for which a business has qualified under this section prior to June 30, 2005, or any carryforward of unused credit amounts as provided in paragraph (1)(b).

History.--ss. 3, 10, ch. 80-248; s. 23, ch. 81-167; s. 5, ch. 82-119; s. 21, ch. 83-55; s. 88, ch. 83-217; s. 40, ch. 84-356; s. 36, ch. 85-80; s. 18, ch. 88-201; s. 52, ch. 94-136; s. 1519, ch. 95-147; s. 26, ch. 98-200.

220.183  Community contribution tax credit.--

(1)  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.--The Legislature finds that:

(a)  There exist in the counties and municipalities conditions of blight evidenced by extensive deterioration of public and private facilities, abandonment of sound structures, and high unemployment which conditions impede the conservation and development of healthy, safe, and economically viable communities.

(b)  Deterioration of housing and industrial, commercial, and public facilities contributes to the decline of neighborhoods and communities and leads to the loss of their historic character and the sense of community which this inspires; reduces the value of property comprising the tax base of local communities; discourages private investment; and requires a disproportionate expenditure of public funds for the social services, unemployment benefits, and police protection required to combat the social and economic problems found in slum communities.

(c)  In order to ultimately restore social and economic viability to enterprise zones, it is necessary to renovate or construct new housing, water and sewer infrastructure, and transportation facilities and to specifically provide mechanisms to attract and encourage private economic activity.

(d)  The various local governments and other redevelopment organizations now undertaking physical revitalization projects are limited by tightly constrained budgets and inadequate resources.

(e)  In order to significantly improve revitalization efforts by local governments and community development organizations and to retain as much of the historic character of our communities as possible, it is necessary to provide additional resources, and the participation of private enterprise in revitalization efforts is an effective means for accomplishing that goal.

(2)  POLICY AND PURPOSE.--It is the policy of this state to encourage the participation of private corporations in revitalization projects undertaken by public redevelopment organizations. The purpose of this section is to provide an incentive for such participation by granting partial state income tax credits to corporations that contribute resources to public redevelopment organizations for the revitalization of enterprise zones for the benefit of low-income and moderate-income persons or to preserve existing historically significant properties within enterprise zones to the greatest extent possible. The Legislature thus declares this a public purpose for which public money may be borrowed, expended, loaned, and granted.

(3)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TAX CREDITS; LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CREDITS AND PROGRAM SPENDING.--

(a)  Beginning July 1, 1995, there shall be allowed a credit of 50 percent of a community contribution against any tax due for a taxable year under this chapter.

(b)  No business firm shall receive more than $200,000 in annual tax credits for all approved community contributions made in any one year.

(c)  The total amount of tax credit which may be granted for all programs approved under this section and s. 624.5105 is $10 million annually.

(d)  All proposals for the granting of the tax credit shall require the prior approval of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.

(e)  If the credit granted pursuant to this section is not fully used in any one year because of insufficient tax liability on the part of the business firm, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year under this section after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(10).

(f)  A taxpayer who files a Florida consolidated return as a member of an affiliated group pursuant to s. 220.131(1) may be allowed the credit on a consolidated return basis.

(g)  A taxpayer who is eligible to receive the credit provided for in s. 624.5105 is not eligible to receive the credit provided by this section.

(4)  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.--

(a)  All community contributions by a business firm shall be in the form specified in s. 220.03(1)(d).

(b)  All community contributions must be reserved exclusively for use in projects as defined in s. 220.03(1)(t).

(c)  The project must be undertaken by an "eligible sponsor," defined here as:

1.  A community action program;

2.  A community development corporation;

3.  A neighborhood housing services corporation;

4.  A local housing authority, created pursuant to chapter 421;

5.  A community redevelopment agency, created pursuant to s. 163.356;

6.  The Florida Industrial Development Corporation;

7.  An historic preservation district agency or organization;

8.  A private industry council;

9.  A direct-support organization as provided in s. 240.551;

10.  An enterprise zone development agency created pursuant to s. 290.0057; or

11.  Such other agency as the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may, from time to time, designate by rule.

In no event shall a contributing business firm have a financial interest in the eligible sponsor.

(d)  The project shall be located in an area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to s. 290.0065. Any project designed to construct or rehabilitate low-income housing is exempt from the area requirement of this paragraph.

(5)  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.--

(a)  Any eligible sponsor wishing to participate in this program must submit a proposal to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development which sets forth the sponsor, the project, the area in which the project is located, and such supporting information as may be prescribed by rule. The proposal shall also contain a resolution from the local governmental unit in which it is located certifying that the project is consistent with local plans and regulations.

(b)  Any business wishing to participate in this program must submit an application for tax credit to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, which application sets forth the sponsor; the project; and the type, value, and purpose of the contribution. The sponsor shall verify the terms of the application and indicate its willingness to receive the contribution, which verification indicate its willingness to receive the contribution, which verification shall be in writing and shall accompany the application for tax credit.

(c)  The business firm must submit a separate application for tax credit for each individual contribution which it proposes to contribute to each individual project.

(6)  ADMINISTRATION.--

(a)  The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this section, including rules for the approval or disapproval of proposals by business firms.

(b)  The decision of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall be in writing, and, if approved, the proposal shall state the maximum credit allowable to the business firm. A copy of the decision shall be transmitted to the executive director of the Department of Revenue, who shall apply such credit to the tax liability of the business firm.

(c)  The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall periodically monitor all projects in a manner consistent with available resources to ensure that resources are utilized in accordance with this section; however, each project shall be reviewed no less often than once every 2 years.

(d)  The Department of Revenue has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this section.

(7)  EXPIRATION.--The provisions of this section, except paragraph (3)(e), shall expire and be void on June 30, 2005.

History.--ss. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, ch. 80-249; s. 24, ch. 81-167; s. 127, ch. 81-259; s. 6, ch. 82-119; s. 41, ch. 84-356; s. 19, ch. 88-201; s. 1, ch. 89-352; s. 56, ch. 89-356; s. 4, ch. 90-130; s. 123, ch. 91-112; s. 53, ch. 94-136; s. 22, ch. 96-320; s. 27, ch. 98-200; s. 1, ch. 98-219; s. 1, ch. 99-265.

220.184  Hazardous waste facility tax credit.--

(1)  A credit against the tax imposed by this chapter shall be allowed to the owner of any commercial hazardous waste facility who incurs expenses for hydrologic, geologic, or soil site evaluations and permit fees required by the Department of Environmental Protection, which credit shall be equal to the amount of such expenses incurred.

(2)  A credit against the tax imposed by this chapter shall be allowed to the owner of any commercial hazardous waste recycling facility permitted by the state, which credit shall be an amount equal to 5 percent of the cost of the stationary facility equipment placed in service during the taxable year and used for the recycling of hazardous wastes.

(3)  If any credit granted pursuant to this section is not fully used in the first year for which it becomes available, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year under this section after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(10).

History.--s. 18, ch. 83-310; s. 20, ch. 88-201; s. 57, ch. 94-356.

220.1845  Contaminated site rehabilitation tax credit.--

(1)  AUTHORIZATION FOR TAX CREDIT; LIMITATIONS.--

(a)  A credit in the amount of 35 percent of the costs of voluntary cleanup activity that is integral to site rehabilitation at the following sites is allowed against any tax due for a taxable year under this chapter:

1.  A drycleaning-solvent-contaminated site eligible for state-funded site rehabilitation under s. 376.3078(3);

2.  A drycleaning-solvent-contaminated site at which cleanup is undertaken by the real property owner pursuant to s. 376.3078(11), if the real property owner is not also, and has never been, the owner or operator of the drycleaning facility where the contamination exists; or

3.  A brownfield site in a designated brownfield area under s. 376.80.

(b)  A taxpayer, or multiple taxpayers working jointly to clean up a single site, may not receive more than $250,000 per year in tax credits for each site voluntarily rehabilitated. Multiple taxpayers shall receive tax credits in the same proportion as their contribution to payment of cleanup costs. Subject to the same conditions and limitations as provided in this section, a municipality or county which voluntarily rehabilitates a site may receive not more than $250,000 per year in tax credits which it can subsequently transfer subject to the provisions in paragraph (h).

(c)  If the credit granted under this section is not fully used in any one year because of insufficient tax liability on the part of the corporation, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for that year exceeds the credit for which the corporation is eligible in that year under this section after applying the other credits and unused carryovers in the order provided by s. 220.02(10).

(d)  A taxpayer that files a consolidated return in this state as a member of an affiliated group under s. 220.131(1) may be allowed the credit on a consolidated return basis up to the amount of tax imposed upon and paid by the taxpayer that incurred the rehabilitation costs.

(e)  A taxpayer that receives credit under s. 199.1055 is ineligible to receive credit under this section in a given tax year.

(f)  A taxpayer that receives state-funded site rehabilitation under s. 376.3078(3) for rehabilitation of a drycleaning-solvent-contaminated site is ineligible to receive credit under this section for costs incurred by the taxpayer in conjunction with the rehabilitation of that site during the same time period that state-administered site rehabilitation was underway.

(g)  The total amount of the tax credits which may be granted under this section and s. 199.1055 is $2 million annually.

(h)1.  Tax credits that may be available under this section to an entity eligible under s. 376.30781 may be transferred after a merger or acquisition to the surviving or acquiring entity and used in the same manner and with the same limitations.

2.  The entity or its surviving or acquiring entity as described in subparagraph 1., may transfer any unused credit in whole or in units of no less than 25 percent of the remaining credit. The entity acquiring such credit may use it in the same manner and with the same limitation as described in this section. Such transferred credits may not be transferred again although they may succeed to a surviving or acquiring entity subject to the same conditions and limitations as described in this section.

3.  In the event the credit provided for under this section is reduced either as a result of a determination by the Department of Environmental Protection or an examination or audit by the Department of Revenue, such tax deficiency shall be recovered from the first entity, or the surviving or acquiring entity, to have claimed such credit up to the amount of credit taken. Any subsequent deficiencies shall be assessed against any entity acquiring and claiming such credit, or in the case of multiple succeeding entities in the order of credit succession.

(i)  In order to encourage completion of site rehabilitation at contaminated sites being voluntarily cleaned up and eligible for a tax credit under this section, the taxpayer may claim an additional 10 percent of the total cleanup costs, not to exceed $50,000, in the final year of cleanup as evidenced by the Department of Environmental Protection issuing a "No Further Action" order for that site.

(2)  FILING REQUIREMENTS.--Any corporation that wishes to obtain credit under this section must submit with its return a tax credit certificate approving partial tax credits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection under s. 376.30781.

(3)  ADMINISTRATION; AUDIT AUTHORITY; TAX CREDIT FORFEITURE.--

(a)  The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to prescribe any necessary forms required to claim a tax credit under this section and to provide the administrative guidelines and procedures required to administer this section.

(b)  In addition to its existing audit and investigation authority relating to chapter 199 and this chapter, the Department of Revenue may perform any additional financial and technical audits and investigations, including examining the accounts, books, or records of the tax credit applicant, which are necessary to verify the site rehabilitation costs included in a tax credit return and to ensure compliance with this section. The Department of Environmental Protection shall provide technical assistance, when requested by the Department of Revenue, on any technical audits performed pursuant to this section.

(c)  It is grounds for forfeiture of previously claimed and received tax credits if the Department of Revenue determines, as a result of either an audit or information received from the Department of Environmental Protection, that a taxpayer received tax credits pursuant to this section to which the taxpayer was not entitled. In the case of fraud, the taxpayer shall be prohibited from claiming any future tax credits under this section or s. 199.1055.

1.  The taxpayer is responsible for returning forfeited tax credits to the Department of Revenue, and such funds shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund of the state.

2.  The taxpayer shall file with the Department of Revenue an amended tax return or such other report as the Department of Revenue prescribes by rule and shall pay any required tax within 60 days after the taxpayer receives notification from the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to s. 376.30781 that previously approved tax credits have been revoked or modified, if uncontested, or within 60 days after a final order is issued following proceedings involving a contested revocation or modification order.

3.  A notice of deficiency may be issued by the Department of Revenue at any time within 5 years after the date the taxpayer receives notification from the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to s. 376.30781 that previously approved tax credits have been revoked or modified. If a taxpayer fails to notify the Department of Revenue of any change in its tax credit claimed, a notice of deficiency may be issued at any time. In either case, the amount of any proposed assessment set forth in such notice of deficiency shall be limited to the amount of any deficiency resulting under this section from the recomputation of the taxpayer's tax for the taxable year.

4.  Any taxpayer that fails to report and timely pay any tax due as a result of the forfeiture of its tax credit is in violation of this section and is subject to applicable penalty and interest.

History.--s. 3, ch. 98-189.

220.185  State housing tax credit.--

(1)  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.--The Legislature finds that:

(a)  There exist within the urban areas of the state conditions of blight evidenced by extensive deterioration of public and private facilities, abandonment of sound structures, and high unemployment, and these conditions impede the conservation and development of healthy, safe, and economically viable communities.

(b)  Deterioration of housing and industrial, commercial, and public facilities contributes to the decline of neighborhoods and communities and leads to the loss of their historic character and the sense of community which this inspires; reduces the value of property comprising the tax base of local communities; discourages private investment; and requires a disproportionate expenditure of public funds for the social services, unemployment benefits, and police protection required to combat the social and economic problems found in urban communities.

(c)  In order to ultimately restore social and economic viability to urban areas, it is necessary to renovate or construct new infrastructure and housing, including housing specifically targeted for the elderly, and to specifically provide mechanisms to attract and encourage private economic activity.

(d)  The various local governments and other redevelopment organizations now undertaking physical revitalization projects and new housing developments in urban areas are limited by tightly constrained budgets and inadequate resources.

(e)  In order to significantly improve revitalization efforts by local governments and community development organizations and to retain as much of the historic character of our communities as possible, it is necessary to provide additional resources, and the participation of private enterprise in revitalization efforts is an effective means for accomplishing that goal.

(2)  POLICY AND PURPOSE.--It is the policy of this state to encourage the participation of private corporations in revitalization projects within urban areas. The purpose of this section is to provide an incentive for such participation by granting state corporate income tax credits to qualified low-income housing projects, including housing specifically designed for the elderly, and associated mixed-use projects. The Legislature thus declares this a public purpose for which public money may be borrowed, expended, loaned, and granted.

(3)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

(a)  "Credit period" means the period of 5 years beginning with the year the project is completed.

(b)  "Eligible basis" means a project's adjusted basis of the housing portion of the qualified project as of the close of the first taxable year of the credit period.

(c)  "Adjusted basis" means the owner's adjusted basis in the project, calculated in a manner consistent with the calculation of basis under the Internal Revenue Code, taking into account the adjusted basis of property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation used in common areas or provided as comparable amenities to the entire project.

(d)  "Designated project" means a qualified project designated pursuant to s. 420.5093 to receive the tax credit under this section.

(e)  "Qualified project" means a project located in an urban infill area, at least 50 percent of which, on a cost basis, consists of a qualified low-income project within the meaning of s. 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, including such projects designed specifically for the elderly but excluding any income restrictions imposed pursuant to s. 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code upon residents of the project unless such restrictions are otherwise established by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation pursuant to s. 420.5093, and the remainder of which constitutes commercial or single-family residential development consistent with and serving to complement the qualified low-income project.

(f)  "Urban infill area" means an area designated for urban infill as defined by s. 163.3164 or as defined through a statewide urban infill study solicited and approved by the Board of Directors of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.

(4)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT STATE HOUSING TAX CREDITS; LIMITATION.--

(a)  There shall be allowed a credit of up to 9 percent, but no more than necessary to make the project feasible, of the eligible basis of any designated project for each year of the credit period against any tax due for a taxable year under this chapter.

(b)  The total amount of tax credits allocated for all projects shall not exceed the amount appropriated for the State Housing Tax Credit Program in the General Appropriations Act. The total tax credits allocated is defined as the total credits pledged over a 5-year period for all projects.

(c)  The tax credit shall be allocated among designated projects by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation as provided in s. 420.5093.

(d)  Each designated project must comply with the applicable provisions of s. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the multifamily residential rental housing element of the project, including specifically the provisions of s. 42(h)(6).

(e)  A tax credit shall be allocated to a designated project and shall not be subject to transfer by the recipient unless the transferee is also an owner of the designated project.

History.--s. 19, ch. 99-378.

220.186  Credit for Florida alternative minimum tax.--

(1)  A taxpayer required to determine taxable income pursuant to s. 220.13(2)(k) shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter in any subsequent taxable years.

(2)  The credit pursuant to this section shall be the amount of the excess, if any, of the tax paid based upon taxable income determined pursuant to s. 220.13(2)(k) over the amount of tax which would have been due based upon taxable income without application of s. 220.13(2)(k), before application of this credit.

(3)  The amount of credit allowable in any subsequent taxable years shall not exceed the excess, if any, of the amount of tax computed under this chapter without application of s. 220.13(2)(k) over the amount of tax computed with application of s. 220.13(2)(k), whether or not such paragraph is required to compute taxable income for the year.

History.--s. 15, ch. 87-99; s. 16, ch. 90-203.

¹220.188  Export finance corporation investment credit.--

(1)  There shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter to corporations, banks, and savings associations that make qualified investments in export finance corporations on or before June 30, 1992. The credit shall be computed as 20 percent of the qualified investment initially made by a taxpayer during the taxable year.

(2)  The amount allowed as a credit under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of the tax imposed on a corporation, bank, or savings association for the taxable year under this chapter. In addition, no corporation, bank, or savings association shall be allowed more than $500,000 in annual credits and credit carryforwards, as provided in subsection (4), for all taxable years.

(3)  The total amount of credit allowed under this section shall not exceed $5 million for all taxpayers in all taxable years. Based on the information submitted by the export finance corporation, pursuant to ²s. 288.753, in the order received by the department, the department shall notify the export finance corporation within 60 days of receipt whether the limitation in this subsection has been exceeded.

(4)  If the credit granted pursuant to this section is not fully used in any one year, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 7 years. The credit carryforward may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter exceeds the credit for such year after applying the other credits and unused credit amounts in the order provided in s. 220.02(10).

(5)  When filing for a credit or a credit carryforward pursuant to this section in the taxable year following the purchase of a qualified investment and the 9 years thereafter, a taxpayer shall include with his or her return:

(a)  A copy of an annual certification from the export finance corporation in which a qualified investment has been made which indicates the amount of the qualified investment made and held by the taxpayer in said export finance corporation on December 31 of each taxable year.

(b)  A copy of the certificate issued by the Department of Banking and Finance pursuant to ²s. 288.753(3)(a) to the export finance corporation in which a taxpayer has made a qualified investment which indicates that said export finance corporation has complied with the provisions of part V of chapter 288 for the most recently ended fiscal year.

(6)  In the event a taxpayer disposes of a qualified investment in an export finance corporation within 10 years after the date in which the taxpayer acquired such qualified investment, in a transaction which gives rise to gain or loss under the Internal Revenue Code, then the tax imposed under this chapter for the taxable year in which said disposition occurs shall be increased by an amount equal to the amount allowed as a credit under this section in the year of the disposition and all prior years for the qualified investment in said export finance corporation, and any unused credit or credit carryforward amount for a qualified investment in said export finance corporation under this section shall be void.

(7)  In the event any export finance corporation fails for any two consecutive periodic examinations, pursuant to ²s. 288.753, to comply with the provisions of ²s. 288.746 during the 10 fiscal years immediately following the incorporation of said export development corporation pursuant to ²s. 288.744, then the tax imposed under this chapter on taxpayers who made qualified investments in said export development corporation shall be increased in the first taxable year which ends after the end of said second fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount allowed as a credit under this section for said taxable year and all prior taxable years for qualified investments in said export finance corporation, and any unused credit or credit carryforward amount for a qualified investment in said export finance corporation under this section shall be void.

(8)  In the event any export finance corporation dissolves pursuant to the provisions of ²s. 288.755 during the 10 fiscal years immediately following the incorporation of said export finance corporation pursuant to ²s. 288.744, then the tax imposed under this chapter on taxpayers who made qualified investments in said export finance corporation shall be increased in the first taxable year which ends after the date said export finance corporation dissolves by an amount equal to the amount allowed as a credit under this section, including any amount used as a result of credit carryforward, for said taxable year and all prior taxable years for qualified investments in said export finance corporation, and any unused credit or credit carryforward amount for a qualified investment in said export development corporation under this section shall be void. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an export finance corporation which dissolves as a result of bankruptcy pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code.

(9)  In the event any export finance corporation violates the provisions of ²s. 288.747 or ²s. 288.751, during the 10 fiscal years immediately following the incorporation of said export finance corporation pursuant to ²s. 288.744, then the tax imposed under this chapter on all taxpayers who made qualified investments in said export finance corporation shall be increased in the first taxable year which ends after said fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount allowed as a credit under this section for said taxable year and all prior taxable years for qualified investments in said export finance corporation.

History.--s. 21, ch. 88-201; s. 1188, ch. 95-147; s. 40, ch. 96-397.

¹Note.--Expired June 30, 1999, pursuant to s. 21, ch. 88-201.

²Note.--Repealed by s. 60, ch. 93-187.

220.1895  Rural Job Tax Credit and Urban High-Crime Area Job Tax Credit.--There shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter amounts approved by the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development pursuant to the Rural Job Tax Credit Program in s. 212.098 and the Urban High-Crime Area Job Tax Credit Program in s. 212.097. A corporation that uses its credit against the tax imposed by this chapter may not take the credit against the tax imposed by chapter 212. If any credit granted under this section is not fully used in the first year for which it becomes available, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for such year exceeds the credit for such year under this section after applying the other credits and unused credit carryovers in the order provided in s. 220.02(10). The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall conduct a review of the Urban High-Crime Area Job Tax Credit and the Rural Job Tax Credit Program and submit its report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1, 2000.

History.--s. 5, ch. 97-50.

220.19  Child care tax credits.--

(1)  AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT TAX CREDITS; LIMITATIONS.--

(a)1.  A credit of 50 percent of the startup costs of child care facilities operated by a corporation for its employees is allowed against any tax due for a taxable year under this chapter. A credit against such tax is also allowed for the operation of a child care facility by a corporation for its employees, which credit is in the amount of $50 per month for each child enrolled in the facility.

2.  A credit is allowed against any tax due for a taxable year under this chapter for any taxpayer that makes payments directly to a child care facility as defined by s. 402.302 which is licensed in accordance with s. 402.305, or to any facility providing daily care to children who are mildly ill, which payments are made in the name of and for the benefit of an employee of the taxpayer in this state whose child attends the child care facility during the employee's working hours. The credit shall be an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such child care payments.

(b)  A corporation may not receive more than $50,000 in annual tax credits for all approved child care costs that the corporation incurs in any one year.

(c)  The total amount of tax credits which may be granted for all programs approved under this section and s. 624.5107 is $2 million annually.

(d)  An application for tax credit under this section must be approved by the executive director of the department.

(e)  If the credit granted under this section is not fully used in any one year because of insufficient tax liability on the part of the corporation, the unused amount may be carried forward for a period not to exceed 5 years. The carryover credit may be used in a subsequent year when the tax imposed by this chapter for that year exceeds the credit for which the corporation is eligible in that year under this section after applying the other credits and unused carryovers in the order provided by s. 220.02(10).

(f)  If a corporation receives a credit for child care facility startup costs, and the facility fails to operate for at least 5 years, a pro rata share of the credit must be repaid, in accordance with the formula: A = C x (1 - (N/60)), where:

1.  "A" is the amount in dollars of the required repayment.

2.  "C" is the total credits taken by the corporation for child care facility startup costs.

3.  "N" is the number of months the facility was in operation.

This repayment requirement is inapplicable if the corporation goes out of business or can demonstrate to the department that its employees no longer want to have a child care facility.

(g)  A taxpayer that files a consolidated return in this state as a member of an affiliated group under s. 220.131(1) may be allowed the credit on a consolidated return basis.

(h)  A taxpayer that is eligible to receive credit under s. 624.5107 is ineligible to receive credit under this section.

(2)  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.--

(a)  A child care facility with respect to which a corporation claims a child care tax credit must be a child care facility as defined by s. 402.302 and must be licensed in accordance with s. 402.305, or must be a facility providing daily care to children who are mildly ill.

(b)  The services of a child care facility for which a corporation claims a child care tax credit under subparagraph (1)(a)1. must be available to all employees of the corporation, or must be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and must be used by employees of the taxpayer.

(c)  Two or more corporations may join together to start and to operate a child care facility according to the provisions of this section. If two or more corporations choose to jointly operate a child care facility, or cause a not-for-profit corporation to operate the child care facility, the corporations must file a joint application or the not-for-profit corporation may file the application with the department, pursuant to subsection (3), setting forth their proposal. The participating corporations may proportion the annual child care costs credits in any manner they choose as appropriate, but no jointly operated corporate child care facility established under this section may receive more than $50,000 in annual tax credits for all approved child care costs that the participating corporations incur in any one year.

(d)  Child care payments for which a corporation claims a credit under subparagraph (1)(a)2. shall not exceed the amount charged by the child care facility to other children of like age and abilities of persons not employed by the corporation.

(3)  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.--Any corporation that wishes to participate in this program must submit to the department an application for tax credit which sets forth the proposal for establishing a child care facility for the use of its employees or for payment of the cost of child care for its employees. This application must state the anticipated startup costs and the number of children to be enrolled, in the case of credit claimed under subparagraph (1)(a)1., or the number of children for whom child care costs will be paid, in the case of credit claimed under subparagraph (1)(a)2.

(4)  ADMINISTRATION.--

(a)  The Department of Revenue may adopt all rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to administer this section, including rules for the approval or disapproval of proposals submitted by corporations and rules to provide for cooperative arrangements between for-profit and not-for-profit corporations.

(b)  The executive director's decision to approve or disapprove a proposal must be in writing, and, if the proposal is approved, the decision must state the maximum credit allowable to the corporation.

(c)  All approvals for the granting of the tax credit require prior verification by the Department of Children and Family Services or local licensing agency that the corporation meets the licensure requirements as defined in s. 402.302 and is currently licensed in accordance with s. 402.305, or is a facility providing daily care to children who are mildly ill.

(d)  Verification of the child care provider as an approved facility must be in writing and must be attached to the credit application form submitted to the Department of Revenue.

(5)  EXPIRATION.--This section expires on June 30, 2008, except that paragraph (1)(e), which relates to carryover credits, and paragraph (1)(f), which relates to repaying tax credits in specified circumstances, do not expire on that date.

(6)  MEANING OF CORPORATION.--As used in this section, the term "corporation" includes all general partnerships, limited partnerships, unincorporated businesses, and all other business entities which are owned or controlled by the parent corporation.

History.--s. 4, ch. 98-293.

220.191  Capital investment tax credit.--

(1)  DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section:

(a)  "Commencement of operations" means the beginning of active operations by a qualifying business of the principal function for which a qualifying project was constructed.

(b)  "Cumulative capital investment" means the total capital investment in land, buildings, and equipment made in connection with a qualifying project during the period from the beginning of construction of the project to the commencement of operations.

(c)  "Eligible capital costs" means all expenses incurred by a qualifying business in connection with the acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping of a qualifying project during the period from the beginning of construction of the project to the commencement of operations, including, but not limited to:

1.  The costs of acquiring, constructing, installing, equipping, and financing a qualifying project, including all obligations incurred for labor and obligations to contractors, subcontractors, builders, and materialmen.

2.  The costs of acquiring land or rights to land and any cost incidental thereto, including recording fees.

3.  The costs of architectural and engineering services, including test borings, surveys, estimates, plans and specifications, preliminary investigations, environmental mitigation, and supervision of construction, as well as the performance of all duties required by or consequent to the acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping of a qualifying project.

4.  The costs associated with the installation of fixtures and equipment; surveys, including archaeological and environmental surveys; site tests and inspections; subsurface site work and excavation; removal of structures, roadways, and other surface obstructions; filling, grading, paving, and provisions for drainage, storm water retention, and installation of utilities, including water, sewer, sewage treatment, gas, electricity, communications, and similar facilities; and offsite construction of utility extensions to the boundaries of the property.

Eligible capital costs shall not include the cost of any property previously owned or leased by the qualifying business.

(d)  "Income generated by or arising out of the qualifying project" means the qualifying project's annual taxable income as determined by generally accepted accounting principles and under s. 220.13.

(e)  "Jobs" means full-time equivalent positions, as such term is consistent with terms used by the Department of Labor and Employment Security and the United States Department of Labor for purposes of unemployment tax administration and employment estimation, resulting directly from a project in this state. Such term does not include temporary construction jobs involved in the construction of the project facility.

(f)  "Office" means the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development.

(g)  "Qualifying business" means a business which establishes a qualifying project in this state and which is certified by the office to receive tax credits pursuant to this section.

(h)  "Qualifying project" means a new or expanding facility in this state which creates at least 100 new jobs in this state and is in one of the high-impact sectors identified by Enterprise Florida, Inc., and certified by the office pursuant to s. 288.108(6), including, but not limited to, aviation, aerospace, automotive, and silicon technology industries.

(2)  An annual credit against the tax imposed by this chapter shall be granted to any qualifying business in an amount equal to 5 percent of the eligible capital costs generated by a qualifying project, for a period not to exceed 20 years beginning with the commencement of operations of the project. The tax credit shall be granted against only the corporate income tax liability or the premium tax liability generated by or arising out of the qualifying project, and the sum of all tax credits provided pursuant to this section shall not exceed 100 percent of the eligible capital costs of the project. In no event may any credit granted under this section be carried forward or backward by any qualifying business with respect to a subsequent or prior year. The annual tax credit granted under this section shall not exceed the following percentages of the annual corporate income tax liability or the premium tax liability generated by or arising out of a qualifying project:

(a)  One hundred percent for a qualifying project which results in a cumulative capital investment of at least $100 million.

(b)  Seventy-five percent for a qualifying project which results in a cumulative capital investment of at least $50 million but less than $100 million.

(c)  Fifty percent for a qualifying project which results in a cumulative capital investment of at least $25 million but less than $50 million.

A qualifying project which results in a cumulative capital investment of less than $25 million is not eligible for the capital investment tax credit. An insurance company claiming a credit against premium tax liability under this program shall not be required to pay any additional retaliatory tax levied pursuant to s. 624.5091 as a result of claiming such credit. Because credits under this section are available to an insurance company, s. 624.5091 does not limit such credit in any manner.

(3)  Prior to receiving tax credits pursuant to this section, a qualifying business must achieve and maintain the minimum employment goals beginning with the commencement of operations at a qualifying project and continuing each year thereafter during which tax credits are available pursuant to this section.

(4)  The office, upon a recommendation by Enterprise Florida, Inc., shall first certify a business as eligible to receive tax credits pursuant to this section prior to the commencement of operations of a qualifying project, and such certification shall be transmitted to the Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of the certification, the Department of Revenue shall enter into a written agreement with the qualifying business specifying, at a minimum, the method by which income generated by or arising out of the qualifying project will be determined.

(5)  The office, in consultation with Enterprise Florida, Inc., is authorized to develop the necessary guidelines and application materials for the certification process described in subsection (4).

(6)  It shall be the responsibility of the qualifying business to affirmatively demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Revenue that such business meets the job creation and capital investment requirements of this section.

(7)  The Department of Revenue may specify by rule the methods by which a project's pro forma annual taxable income is determined.

History.--s. 2, ch. 98-61; s. 64, ch. 99-251.

220.21  Returns and records; regulations.

220.211  Penalties; incomplete return.

220.22  Returns; filing requirement.

220.221  Returns; signing and verification.

220.222  Returns; time and place for filing.

220.23  Federal returns.

220.24  Declaration of estimated tax.

220.241  Declaration; time for filing.

220.242  Declaration as return.

220.21  Returns and records; regulations.--

(1)  Every taxpayer liable for the tax imposed by this code shall keep such records, render such statements, make such returns and notices, and comply with such rules and regulations, as the department may from time to time prescribe. The director may require any taxpayer or class of taxpayers, by notice or by regulation, to make such returns and notices, render such statements, and keep such records as the director deems necessary to determine whether such taxpayer or taxpayers are liable for tax under this code.

(2)  A taxpayer may choose to file a return required by this code in a form initiated through a telephonic or electronic data interchange using an advanced encrypted transmission by means of the Internet or other suitable transmission. The department shall prescribe by rule the format and instructions necessary for such filing to ensure a full collection of taxes due. The acceptable method of transfer, the method, form, and content of the electronic data interchange, and the means, if any, by which the taxpayer will be provided with an acknowledgment shall be prescribed by the department.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 30, ch. 99-208.

220.211  Penalties; incomplete return.--

(1)  In the case where an incomplete return is made, notwithstanding that no tax is finally determined to be due for the taxable year, there shall be added to the amount of tax, penalty, and interest otherwise due a penalty in the amount of $300 or 10 percent of the tax finally determined to be due, whichever is greater; however, such penalty shall not exceed $10,000. The department may settle or compromise such penalties pursuant to s. 213.21.

(2)  An "incomplete return" is, for the purposes of this code, a return which is lacking such uniformity, completeness, and arrangement that physical handling, verification, or review of the return may not be readily accomplished.

History.--s. 14, ch. 84-549; s. 28, ch. 92-320.

220.22  Returns; filing requirement.--

(1)  A return with respect to the tax imposed by this code shall be made by every taxpayer for each taxable year in which such taxpayer either is liable for tax under this code or is required to make a federal income tax return, regardless of whether such taxpayer is liable for tax under this code.

(2)  Every Florida partnership having any partner subject to tax under this code, shall make an information return setting forth:

(a)  All items of income, gain, loss, and deduction;

(b)  The names and addresses of all partners subject to tax hereunder who would be entitled to share in the net income of the partnership if distributed;

(c)  The amount and proportion of the distributive share of each partner-taxpayer; and

(d)  Such other pertinent information as the department may by form or regulation prescribe.

(3)  Whenever a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or assignee, by order of law or otherwise, has possession of or holds title to all or substantially all of the property or business of a taxpayer, whether or not such property or business is being operated, such receiver, trustee, or assignee shall make the returns and notices required of such taxpayer.

(4)  For the year in which an election is made pursuant to s. 1361(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the qualified subchapter S subsidiary shall file an informational return with the department, which return shall be restricted to information identifying the subsidiary, the electing S corporation parent, and the effective date of the election.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 3, ch. 98-100; s. 8, ch. 98-101.

220.221  Returns; signing and verification.--

(1)  A return or notice required of a taxpayer shall be signed by an officer duly authorized so to act or, in the case of a return or notice made by a fiduciary under s. 220.22(3), by the fiduciary. The fact that an officer or fiduciary has signed a return or notice shall be prima facie evidence that the individual was authorized to sign such document on behalf of the taxpayer.

(2)  A return or notice for a partnership shall be signed by any one of the general partners, and the fact that a partner has signed a return or notice shall be prima facie evidence that such partner was authorized to sign such document on behalf of the partnership.

(3)  Each return or notice required to be filed under this code shall be verified by a declaration that it is made under the penalties of perjury, and if prepared by someone other than the taxpayer the return shall also contain a declaration by the preparer that it was prepared on the basis of all information of which the preparer had knowledge.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 31, ch. 99-208.

220.222  Returns; time and place for filing.--

(1)  Returns required by this code shall be filed with the office of the department in Leon County or at such other place as the department may by regulation prescribe. All returns required for a DISC (Domestic International Sales Corporation) under paragraph 6011(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be filed on or before the 1st day of the 10th month following the close of the taxable year; all partnership information returns shall be filed on or before the 1st day of the 5th month following the close of the taxable year; and all other returns shall be filed on or before the 1st day of the 4th month following the close of the taxable year or the 15th day following the due date, without extension, for the filing of the related federal return for the taxable year, unless under subsection (2) one or more extensions of time, not to exceed 6 months in the aggregate, for any such filing is granted.

(2)(a)  When a taxpayer has been granted an extension or extensions of time within which to file its federal income tax return for any taxable year, and if the requirements of s. 220.32 are met, the filing of a request for such extension or extensions with the department shall automatically extend the due date of the return required under this code until 15 days after the expiration of the federal extension or until the expiration of 6 months from the original due date, whichever first occurs.

(b)  The department may grant an extension or extensions of time for the filing of any return required under this code upon receiving a prior request therefor if good cause for an extension is shown. However, the aggregate extensions of time under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not exceed 6 months. No extension granted under this paragraph shall be valid unless the taxpayer complies with the requirements of s. 220.32.

(c)  For purposes of this subsection, a taxpayer is not in compliance with the requirements of s. 220.32 if the taxpayer underpays the required payment by more than the greater of $2,000 or 30 percent of the tax shown on the return when filed.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 6, ch. 72-278; s. 3, ch. 74-324; s. 2, ch. 79-326; s. 17, ch. 87-99; s. 27, ch. 98-342; s. 32, ch. 99-208.

220.23  Federal returns.--

(1)  Any taxpayer required to make a return for a taxable year under this code may, at any time that a deficiency could be assessed or a refund claimed under this code in respect of any item reported or properly reportable on such return or any amendment thereof, be required to furnish to the department a true and correct copy of any return which may pertain to such item and which was filed by such taxpayer under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2)  In the event the taxable income, any item of income or deduction, or the income tax liability reported in a federal income tax return of any taxpayer for any taxable year is adjusted by amendment of such return or as a result of any other recomputation or redetermination of federal taxable income or loss, if such adjustment would affect any item or items entering into the computation of such taxpayer's net income subject to tax for any taxable year under this code, the following special rules shall apply:

(a)  The taxpayer shall notify the department of such adjustment by filing either an amended return or such other report as the department may by regulation prescribe, which return or report:

1.  Shall show the taxpayer's name, address, and employer identification number; the adjustments; the taxpayer's revised net income subject to tax and revised tax liability under this code; and such other information as the department may by regulation prescribe;

2.  Shall be signed by a person required to sign the original return or by a duly authorized representative; and

3.  Shall be filed not later than 60 days after such adjustment has been agreed to or finally determined for federal income tax purposes, or after any federal income tax deficiency or refund, abatement, or credit resulting therefrom has been assessed, paid, or collected, whichever shall first occur.

(b)  If the amended return or other report filed with the department concedes the accuracy of a federal change or correction, any deficiency in tax under this code resulting therefrom shall be deemed assessed on the date of filing such amended return or report, and such assessment shall be timely, notwithstanding any other provision contained in part VIII of this chapter.

(c)  In any case where notification of an adjustment is required under paragraph (a), then notwithstanding any other provision contained in s. 95.091(3):

1.  A notice of deficiency may be issued at any time within 5 years after the date such notification is given; or

2.  If a taxpayer either fails to notify the department or fails to report a change or correction which is treated in the same manner as if it were a deficiency for federal income tax purposes, a notice of deficiency may be issued at any time;

3.  In either case, the amount of any proposed assessment set forth in such notice shall be limited to the amount of any deficiency resulting under this code from recomputation of the taxpayer's income for the taxable year after giving effect only to the item or items reflected in the adjustment.

(d)  In any case when notification of an adjustment is required by paragraph (a), a claim for refund may be filed within 2 years after the date on which such notification was due, regardless of whether such notice was given, notwithstanding any other provision contained in s. 220.727. However, the amount recoverable pursuant to such a claim shall be limited to the amount of any overpayment resulting under this code from recomputation of the taxpayer's income for the taxable year after giving effect only to the item or items reflected in the adjustment required to be reported.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 57, ch. 87-6; s. 94, ch. 91-112.

220.24  Declaration of estimated tax.--

(1)  Every taxpayer shall make a declaration of estimated tax for the taxable year, in such form as the department shall prescribe, if the amount payable as estimated tax can reasonably be expected to be more than $2,500. The term "estimated tax" shall mean the amount which the taxpayer estimates to be his or her tax under this code for the taxable year or, in the case of a taxable year of less than 12 months, an amount of tax determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department.

(2)  A taxpayer may amend a declaration, under regulations prescribed by the department.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 1189, ch. 95-147.

220.241  Declaration; time for filing.--A declaration of estimated tax under this code shall be filed on or before the 1st day of the 5th month of each taxable year, except that if the minimum tax requirement of s. 220.24(1) is first met:

(1)  After the 3rd month and before the 6th month of the taxable year, the declaration shall be filed on or before the 1st day of the 7th month;

(2)  After the 5th month and before the 9th month of the taxable year, the declaration shall be filed on or before the 1st day of the 10th month; or

(3)  After the 8th month and before the 12th month of the taxable year, the declaration shall be filed for the taxable year on or before the 1st day of the succeeding taxable year.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984.

220.242  Declaration as return.--All the provisions of this part and of s. 213.053, relating to confidentiality, shall be applicable with respect to declarations of estimated tax unless manifestly inconsistent therewith, and such declarations shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). However, the declaration required of a preparer other than the taxpayer under s. 220.221(3) shall not be required with respect to declarations of estimated tax.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 3, ch. 80-222; s. 18, ch. 83-215; s. 35, ch. 88-119; s. 54, ch. 90-360; s. 72, ch. 96-406.

220.31  Payments; due date.

220.32  Payments of tentative tax.

220.33  Payments of estimated tax.

220.34  Special rules relating to estimated tax.

220.31  Payments; due date.--

(1)  Every taxpayer required to file a return under this code or a notification under s. 220.23(2) shall, without assessment, notice, or demand, pay any tax due thereon to the department at the place fixed for filing, including payment to such depository institutions throughout the state as the department may by regulation designate, on or before the date fixed for filing such return, determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return, or notification, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the department.

(2)  Except as to estimated tax payments under s. 220.33, the payment required under this section shall be the balance of tax remaining due after giving effect to the following:

(a)  Any amount of tentative tax or estimated tax paid by a taxpayer for a taxable year pursuant to s. 220.32 or s. 220.33 shall be deemed to have been paid on account of the tax imposed by this code for such taxable year; and

(b)  Any amount of a tax overpayment which is credited against the taxpayer's liability for the taxable year under s. 220.721 shall be deemed to have been paid on account of the tax imposed by this code for such taxable year.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 95, ch. 91-112.

220.32  Payments of tentative tax.--

(1)  In connection with any extension of the time for filing a return under s. 220.222(2), the taxpayer shall file a tentative tax return and pay, on or before the date prescribed by law for the filing of such return, determined without regard to any extensions of time for such filing, an amount estimated to be the balance of its proper tax for the taxable year after giving effect to any estimated tax payments under s. 220.33 and any tax credit under s. 220.721.

(2)  The department shall by regulation prescribe the manner and form for filing tentative returns.

(3)  Interest on any amount of tax due and unpaid during the period of any extension shall be payable as provided in s. 220.809. The taxpayer shall also be liable for a penalty in an amount determined at the rate of 12 percent per year upon the amount of any underpayment of the tax due.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 14, ch. 83-297; s. 96, ch. 91-112.

220.33  Payments of estimated tax.--A taxpayer required to file a declaration of estimated tax pursuant to s. 220.24 shall pay such estimated tax as follows:

(1)  If the declaration is required to be filed on or before the first day of the fifth month of the taxable year, the estimated tax shall be paid in four equal installments. The first installment shall be paid at the time of the required filing of the declaration; the second and third installments shall be paid on or before the 1st day of the 7th and 10th months of the taxable year, respectively; and the fourth installment shall be paid on or before the 1st day of the next taxable year.

(2)  If the declaration is required to be filed on or before the first day of the seventh month of the taxable year, the estimated tax shall be paid in three equal installments. The first installment shall be paid at the time of required filing of the declaration; the second installment shall be paid on or before the 1st day of the 10th month of the taxable year; and the third installment shall be paid on or before the 1st day of the next taxable year.

(3)  If the declaration is required to be filed on or before the 1st day of the 10th month of the taxable year, the estimated tax shall be paid in two equal installments: at the time of required filing of the declaration for such taxable year and on or before the 1st day of the next taxable year, respectively.

(4)  If the declaration is required to be filed on or before the first day of the succeeding taxable year, the estimated tax shall be paid in full at the time of such required filing.

(5)  If the declaration is filed after the time prescribed in s. 220.241 due to the grant of an extension of time for filing, subsections (1) through (4) of this section shall not apply, and there shall be paid at the time of such filing all installments of estimated tax which would have been payable on or before such time if the declaration had been filed within the time prescribed in s. 220.241 and without regard to the extension, and the remaining installments shall be paid at the time at which, and in the amounts in which, they would have been payable if the declaration had been so filed.

(6)  If an amended declaration is filed, the remaining installments, if any, shall be ratably increased or decreased, as the case may be, to reflect the increase or decrease in the estimated tax occasioned by such amendment.

(7)  The application of this section to taxable years of less than 12 months shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984.

220.34  Special rules relating to estimated tax.--

(1)  Any amount paid as estimated tax shall be deemed assessed upon the due date for the taxpayer's return for the taxable year, determined without regard to any extensions of time for filing such return.

(2)  No interest or penalty shall be due or paid with respect to a failure to pay estimated taxes except the following:

(a)  Except as provided in paragraph (d), the taxpayer shall be liable for interest at the rate of 12 percent per year and for a penalty in an amount determined at the rate of 12 percent per year upon the amount of any underpayment of estimated tax determined under this subsection.

(b)  For purposes of this subsection, the amount of any underpayment of estimated tax shall be the excess of:

1.  The amount of the installment which would be required to be paid if the estimated tax were equal to 90 percent of the tax shown on the return for the taxable year or, if no return were filed, 90 percent of the tax for such year, over

2.  The amount, if any, of the installment paid on or before the last date prescribed for payment.

(c)  The period of the underpayment for which interest and penalties apply shall commence on the date the installment was required to be paid, determined without regard to any extensions of time, and shall terminate on the earlier of the following dates:

1.  The first day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year; or

2.  With respect to any portion of the underpayment, the date on which such portion is paid.

For purposes of this paragraph, a payment of estimated tax on any installment date shall be considered a payment of any previous underpayment only to the extent such payment exceeds the amount of the installment determined under subparagraph (b)1. for such installment date.

(d)  No penalty or interest for underpayment of any installment of estimated tax may be imposed if the total amount of all such payments made on or before the last date prescribed for the payment of such installment equals or exceeds the amount which would have been required to be paid on or before such date if the estimated tax were the lesser amount of:

1.  An amount equal to the tax computed at the rates applicable to the taxable year, but otherwise on the basis of the facts shown on the return for, and the law applicable to, the preceding taxable year; or

2.  An amount equal to 90 percent of the tax finally due for the taxable year.

(e)  For purposes of paragraphs (b) and (d), the term "tax" means the excess of the tax imposed by this code over all amounts properly credited against such tax for the taxable year.

(f)  The application of this subsection to taxable years of less than 12 months shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department.

(3)  The department may provide by regulation for a credit against estimated taxes for any taxable year of any amount determined by the taxpayer or by the department to be an overpayment of the tax imposed by this code for a preceding taxable year.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 15, ch. 83-297; s. 16, ch. 86-152; s. 35, ch. 96-397.

220.41  Taxable year.

220.42  Methods of accounting.

220.43  Reference to federal determinations.

220.44  Adjustments.

220.41  Taxable year.--

(1)  For purposes of the tax imposed by this code and the returns required to be filed, the taxable year of a taxpayer shall be the same as the taxable year of such taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

(2)  If the taxable year of a taxpayer is changed for federal income tax purposes, the taxable year of such taxpayer for purposes of this code shall be similarly changed.

(3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), if the department terminates the taxable year of a taxpayer under the provisions of s. 220.719 relating to jeopardy assessments, the tax shall be computed for the period determined by such action.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 97, ch. 91-112.

220.42  Methods of accounting.--

(1)  For purposes of this code, a taxpayer's method of accounting shall be the same as such taxpayer's method of accounting for federal income tax purposes, except as provided in subsection (3). If no method of accounting has been regularly used by a taxpayer, net income for purposes of this code shall be computed by such method as in the opinion of the department fairly reflects income.

(2)  If a taxpayer's method of accounting is changed for federal income tax purposes, the taxpayer's method of accounting for purposes of this code shall be similarly changed.

(3)  Any taxpayer which has elected for federal income tax purposes to report any portion of its income on the completed contract method of accounting under Treasury Regulation 1.451-3(b)(2) may elect to return the income so reported on the percentage of completion method of accounting under Treasury Regulation 1.451-3(b)(1), provided the taxpayer regularly maintains its books of account and reports to its shareholders on the percentage of completion method. The election provided by this subsection shall be allowed only if it is made, in such manner as the department may prescribe, not later than the due date, including any extensions thereof, for filing a return for the taxpayer's first taxable year under this code in which a portion of its income is returned on the completed contract method of accounting for federal tax purposes. An election made pursuant to this subsection shall apply to all subsequent taxable years of the taxpayers unless the department consents in writing to its revocation.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984; s. 9, ch. 72-278.

220.43  Reference to federal determinations.--

(1)  To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this code or forms or regulations prescribed by the department, each taxpayer making a return under this code shall take into account the items of income, deduction, and exclusion on such return in the same manner and amounts as reflected in such taxpayer's federal income tax return for the same taxable year.

(2)  A final determination under the Internal Revenue Code adjusting any item or items of income, deduction, or exclusion for any taxable year shall be prima facie correct for purposes of this code to the extent such item or items enter into the determination of net income under this code.

(3)  If there has been implementing legislation under s. 220.03(3), and to the extent required in regulations prescribed by the department, any taxpayer making a return under this code may be required to indicate the item or items of income, deduction, and exclusion which would enter into the determination of income if this code were amended to incorporate the Internal Revenue Code as amended and in effect for such taxable year.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984.

220.44  Adjustments.--If it appears to the director that any agreement, understanding, or arrangement exists between any taxpayers, or between any taxpayer and any other person, which causes any taxpayer's net income subject to tax to be reflected improperly or inaccurately, the director may adjust any item or items of income, deduction, or exclusion, or any factor taken into account in apportioning income to this state, to the extent necessary clearly to reflect the net income of such taxpayer.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984.

220.51  Promulgation of rules and regulations.

220.52  Arrangement and captions.

220.54  Administration of law.

220.51  Promulgation of rules and regulations.--In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120, the department is authorized to make, promulgate, and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations, and to prescribe such forms relating to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code, as it may deem appropriate, including:

(1)  Rules for initial implementation of this code and for taxpayers' transitional taxable years commencing before and ending after January 1, 1972;

(2)  Rules or regulations to clarify whether certain groups, organizations, or associations formed under the laws of this state or any other state, country, or jurisdiction shall be deemed "taxpayers" for the purposes of this code, in accordance with the legislative declarations of intent in s. 220.02; and

(3)  Regulations relating to consolidated reporting for affiliated groups of corporations, in order to provide for an equitable and just administration of this code with respect to multicorporate taxpayers.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984.

220.52  Arrangement and captions.--No inference, implication, or presumption of legislative construction shall be drawn or made by reason of the location or grouping of any particular sections or provisions of this code, nor shall any caption be given any legal effect.

History.--s. 1, ch. 71-984.

220.54  Administration of law.--The cost of preparing and distributing printed documents, reports, forms, and paraphernalia for the collection of the tax imposed by this code and the inspection and enforcement duties required in connection therewith shall be borne by this state through a general revenue appropriation to the department.

History.--s. 2, ch. 74-324.

220.62  Definitions.

220.63  Franchise tax imposed on banks and savings associations.

220.64  Other provisions applicable to franchise tax.

220.65  Discharge of tax liability.

220.68  Credit against tax.

220.62  Definitions.--For purposes of this part:

(1)  The term "bank" means a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 of the United States, 12 U.S.C. ss. 1841-1849, as amended, or a bank or trust company incorporated and doing business under the laws of the United States (including laws relating to the District of Columbia), of any state, or of any territory, a substantial part of the business of which consists of receiving deposits and making loans and discounts or of exercising fiduciary powers similar to those permitted to national banks under authority of the Comptroller of the Currency and which is subject by law to supervision and examination by state, territorial, or federal authority having supervision over banking institutions. The term "bank" also includes any banking association, corporation, or other similar organization organized and operated under the laws of any foreign country, which banking association, corporation, or other organization is also operating in this state pursuant to chapter 663, and further includes any corporation organized under chapter 289.

(2)  The term "savings association" means any savings association, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or mutual savings bank not having capital stock, whether subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction.

(3)  The term "international banking facility" means a set of asset and liability accounts segregated on the books and records of a banking organization that includes only international banking facility deposits, borrowings, and extensions of credit, as those terms are defined by the Department of Banking and Finance, taking into account all transactions in which international banking facilities are permitted to engage by regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as from time to time amended. When providing such definitions, the Department of Banking and Finance shall also consider the public interest, including the need to maintain a sound and competitive banking system, as well as the purpose of this act, which is to create an environment conducive to the conduct of an international banking business in the state.

(4)  The term "banking organization" means:

(a)  A bank organized and existing under the laws of any state;

(b)  A national bank organized and existing as a national banking association pursuant to the provisions of the National Bank Act, 12 U.S.C. ss. 21 et seq.;

(c)  An Edge Act corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of s. 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. ss. 611 et seq.;

(d)  An international bank agency licensed pursuant to the laws of any state;

(e)  A federal agency licensed pursuant to ss. 4 and 5 of the International Banking Act of 1978;

(f)  A savings association organized and existing under the laws of any state; or

(g)  A federal association organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, 12 U.S.C. ss. 1461 et seq.

(5)  The term "foreign person" means:

(a)  An individual who is not a resident of the United States;

(b)  A foreign corporation, foreign partnership, or foreign trust, as defined in s. 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code, other than a domestic branch thereof;

(c)  A foreign branch of a domestic corporation (including the taxpayer);

(d)  A foreign government or an international organization, or an agency of either; or

(e)  An international banking facility.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms "foreign" and "domestic" have the same meaning as set forth in s. 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.

History.--s. 8, ch. 72-278; s. 1, ch. 73-152; s. 6, ch. 78-299; s. 149, ch. 80-260; s. 5, ch. 81-179; s. 18, ch. 88-119.

220.63  Franchise tax imposed on banks and savings associations.--

(1)  A franchise tax measured by net income is hereby imposed on every bank and savings association for each taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 1973, and for each taxable year which begins before and ends after January 1, 1973. The franchise tax base of any bank for a taxable year which begins before and ends after January 1, 1972, shall be prorated in the manner prescribed for the proration of net income under ¹s. 220.12(2).

(2)  The tax imposed by this section shall be an amount equal to 51/2 percent of the franchise tax base of the bank or savings association for the taxable year.

(3)  For purposes of this part, the franchise tax base shall be adjusted federal income, as defined in s. 220.13, apportioned to this state, plus nonbusiness income allocated to this state pursuant to s. 220.16, less the deduction allowed in subsection (5) and less $5,000.

(4)  Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to prohibit a savings association, in computing its franchise tax base, from claiming the maximum deduction allowed under s. 593 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(5)  There shall be allowed as a deduction from adjusted federal income, to the extent not deductible in determining federal taxable income or subtracted pursuant to s. 220.13(1)(b)2., the eligible net income of an international banking facility determined as follows:

(a)  The "eligible net income of an international banking facility" is the amount remaining after subtracting from the eligible gross income the applicable expenses.

(b)  The "eligible gross income" is the gross income derived by an international banking facility from:

1.  Making, arranging for, placing, or servicing loans to foreign persons, provided, however, that in the case of a foreign person which is an individual, a foreign branch of a domestic corporation (other than a bank or savings association), or a foreign corporation or a foreign partnership which is 80 percent or more owned or controlled, either directly or indirectly, by one or more domestic corporations (other than banks or savings associations), domestic partnerships, or resident individuals, substantially all the proceeds of the loan are for use outside the United States;

2.  Making or placing deposits with foreign persons which are banks or savings associations or foreign branches of banks or savings associations, including foreign subsidiaries or foreign branches of the taxpayer, or with other international banking facilities; or

3.  Entering into foreign exchange trading or hedging transactions in connection with the activities described in this paragraph.

However, the term "eligible gross income" does not include any amount derived by an international banking facility from making, arranging for, placing, or servicing loans or making or placing deposits if the loans or deposits of funds are secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, or other liens upon real property located in this state.

(c)  The "applicable expenses" are any expenses or other deductions attributable, directly or indirectly, to the eligible gross income described in paragraph (b).

History.--s. 8, ch. 72-278; s. 2, ch. 73-152; s. 6, ch. 81-179; s. 9, ch. 83-349; ss. 8, 12, 22, ch. 84-549; s. 102, ch. 91-112.

¹Note.--Repealed by s. 14, ch. 90-203.

220.64  Other provisions applicable to franchise tax.--To the extent that they are not manifestly incompatible with the provisions of this part, parts I, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, and X of this code and ss. 220.12, 220.13, 220.15, and 220.16 apply to the franchise tax imposed by this part. Under rules prescribed in s. 220.131, a consolidated return may be filed by any affiliated group of corporations composed of one or more banks or savings associations, its or their Florida parent corporation, and any nonbank or nonsavings subsidiaries of such parent corporation.

History.--s. 8, ch. 72-278; s. 3, ch. 73-152; s. 10, ch. 83-349; s. 2, ch. 84-549; s. 99, ch. 91-112.

220.65  Discharge of tax liability.--The tax imposed by this part shall be in lieu of, and no bank or savings association shall be subject to, the tax imposed under part II.

History.--s. 8, ch. 72-278; s. 4, ch. 73-152.

¹220.68  Credit against tax.--There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this part for the taxable year an amount which shall not exceed whichever of the following is the lesser:

(1)  The intangible tax imposed upon, and paid by, any bank or savings association pursuant to s. 199.032; or

(2)  Sixty-five percent of the sum of the tax due pursuant to this part before the credit and the tax due pursuant to chapter 221.

However, the credit granted in this section shall be allowed only if the department is permitted by all appropriate federal agencies to audit the accounts and records of the bank or savings association claiming the credit, in order to determine that all taxes due the State of Florida are in fact paid, and the credit shall not be granted for any taxable year in which the department is denied access to such accounts and records.

History.--s. 6, ch. 73-152; s. 3, ch. 82-385; s. 33, ch. 85-342; s. 6, ch. 90-132; s. 8, ch. 98-132.

¹Note.--Repealed "[e]ffective for tax years beginning after December 31, 1999," by s. 8, ch. 98-132.

220.701  Collection authority.

220.703  Assessment.

220.705  Limitation on assessment.

220.707  Notice and demand.

220.709  Deficiency determinations.

220.711  Notice of deficiency.

220.713  Assessment after notice.

220.715  Waiver of restrictions on assessment.

220.717  Protest of proposed assessment.

220.719  Jeopardy assessments.

220.721  Overpayments; credits.

220.723  Overpayments; interest.

220.725  Overpayments; refunds.

220.727  Limitations on claims for refund.

220.731  Investigations.

220.733  Actions to recover taxes.

220.735  Production of witnesses and records.

220.737  Amounts less than $1.

220.739  Procedure for notices.

220.701  Collection authority.--The department shall collect the taxes imposed by this chapter and shall pay all moneys received by it into the General Revenue Fund of the state.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 43, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.02.

220.703  Assessment.--

(1)  The amount of tax which is shown to be due on any return shall be deemed assessed on the date of filing the return, including any amended returns showing an increase of tax. In the event the amount of tax is understated on the taxpayer's return due to a mathematical error, the department shall notify the taxpayer that the amount of tax in excess of that shown on the return is due and has been assessed. Such notice of additional tax due shall not be considered a notice of deficiency, nor shall the taxpayer have any right of protest. In the case of a return properly filed without a computation of the tax due, the tax computed by the department on the basis of the return shall be deemed assessed on the date the return is filed.

(2)  Whenever a notice of deficiency has been issued, the amount of the deficiency shall be deemed assessed on the date provided in s. 220.713 if no protest is filed or, if a protest is filed, on the date when the decision of the department with respect to the protest becomes final.

(3)  Any amount paid as tax or in respect to tax under this chapter shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 53, ch. 91-45; s. 44, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.03.

220.705  Limitation on assessment.--No deficiency shall be assessed with respect to a taxable year for which a return was filed unless a notice of deficiency for such year was issued not later than the date prescribed in s. 95.091(3).

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 60, ch. 87-6; s. 45, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.04.

220.707  Notice and demand.--

(1)  As soon as practicable after an amount payable under this chapter is deemed assessed under s. 220.703 or any other provision of this chapter, the department shall give notice of the amount unpaid to each taxpayer liable for any unpaid portion of such assessment and shall demand payment thereof. The amount stated in such notice shall be payable upon receipt of such notice, at the place and time stated in such notice.

(2)  No notice and demand need be issued when a deficiency has been determined by a proceeding in court for review of an assessment.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 46, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.05.

220.709  Deficiency determinations.--

(1)  As soon as practicable after a return is filed, the department shall examine it to determine the correct amount of tax. If the department finds that the amount of tax shown on the return is less than the correct amount and the difference is not solely the result of mathematical error, it shall issue a notice of deficiency to the taxpayer, setting forth the amount of additional tax and any penalties proposed to be assessed. The findings of the department under this subsection shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax and penalties due.

(2)  If a taxpayer fails to file a tax return, the department shall determine the amount of tax due according to its best judgment and information, and it shall issue a notice of deficiency to the taxpayer, setting forth the amount of tax and any penalties proposed to be assessed. The amount so determined by the department shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax due.

(3)  An erroneous refund shall be considered deficiency of tax on the date made, and shall be deemed assessed and shall be collected as provided in ss. 220.703 and 220.707.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 47, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.06.

220.711  Notice of deficiency.--A notice of deficiency issued under this chapter shall set forth, in addition to the amount of tax and any penalties, a computation of the adjustments giving rise to the proposed assessment and the reason or reasons therefor.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 48, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.07.

220.713  Assessment after notice.--Upon the expiration of 60 days after the date on which it was issued (150 days, if the taxpayer is outside the United States), a notice of deficiency shall constitute an assessment of the amount of tax and penalties specified therein, except for amounts as to which the taxpayer shall have filed a protest with the department under s. 220.717.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 49, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.08.

220.715  Waiver of restrictions on assessment.--At any time, whether or not a notice of deficiency has been issued, a taxpayer shall have the right to waive the restrictions on assessment and collection of the whole or any part of any proposed assessment of tax by a signed notice in writing filed with the department in such form as the department may by regulation prescribe.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 50, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.10.

220.717  Protest of proposed assessment.--

(1)  Within 60 days (150 days if the taxpayer is outside the United States) after the issuance of a notice of deficiency, the taxpayer may file with the department a written protest against the proposed assessment in such form as the department may by regulation prescribe, setting forth the portion or portions of the proposed deficiency protested and the grounds on which such protest is based.

(2)  Whenever a protest is filed, the department shall reconsider the proposed assessment.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 54, ch. 78-95; s. 50, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.11.

220.719  Jeopardy assessments.--

(1)  If the department finds that a taxpayer is about to depart from the state, to conceal its property, or to do any other act tending to prejudice or render wholly or partly ineffectual the normal procedures for collection of any amount of tax, penalty, or interest under this chapter, or if the department otherwise finds that the collection of such amount will be jeopardized by delay, the department shall issue to the taxpayer a notice of such findings and shall make demand for the immediate payment of such amount, whereupon such amount shall be deemed assessed and shall become immediately due and payable.

(2)  If there is jeopardy to the revenue and jeopardy is asserted in or with an assessment, the department shall proceed in the manner specified for jeopardy assessment in s. 213.732. A jeopardy assessment lien shall have the same scope and effect as other liens prescribed by this chapter.

(3)  If the notice and demand relate to the taxpayer's current taxable period or year, the department shall declare the taxable period or year of the taxpayer immediately terminated, and the notice and demand shall relate to the period or year declared terminated and shall include therein income, deductions, and values accrued or accumulated up to the date of termination if not otherwise properly includable in respect of such taxable year or period.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 54, ch. 78-95; s. 51, ch. 91-112; s. 15, ch. 92-315.

Note.--Former s. 214.12.

220.721  Overpayments; credits.--

(1)  If, after a return has been filed, the department finds that the tax paid with the return is more than the correct amount, it shall credit or refund the overpayment as is appropriate.

(2)  In the case of any overpayment, the department may within the applicable period of limitations credit the amount of such overpayment, including any interest allowed thereon, against any part of the liability in respect of the tax giving rise to the overpayment of the taxpayer who made the overpayment, refunding any balance to such taxpayer.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 52, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.13.

220.723  Overpayments; interest.--

(1)  Interest shall be allowed and paid in accordance with the provisions of s. 220.807 upon any overpayment of a tax imposed by this chapter. However, if any overpayment is refunded or credited within 3 months after the date upon which the taxpayer files written notice advising the department of such overpayment, no interest shall be allowed on such overpayment.

(2)  Interest shall accrue from the date upon which the taxpayer files a written notice advising the department of the overpayment. Interest shall be paid until such date as determined by the department, which shall be no more than 7 days prior to the date of the issuance by the Comptroller of the refund warrant.

(3)  For purposes of this section, no amount of tax for any taxable year shall be treated as having been paid before the date on which the tax return for such year was due under applicable law or the date the payment was actually made, whichever is later.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 1, ch. 86-121; s. 13, ch. 87-102; s. 53, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.14.

220.725  Overpayments; refunds.--

(1)  Every claim for refund shall be filed with the department in writing, in such form as the department may by regulation prescribe, and shall state the amount claimed, the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded, and the taxable years or periods involved.

(2)  As soon as practicable after a claim for refund is filed, the department shall examine the claim and either issue a notice of refund, abatement, or credit to the claimant or issue a notice of denial.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 54, ch. 78-95; s. 54, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.15.

220.727  Limitations on claims for refund.--

(1)  Except as otherwise provided in this section:

(a)  A claim for refund must be filed within the period specified in s. 215.26(2); and

(b)  For purposes of this subsection, payments of estimated tax shall be deemed paid either at the time the taxpayer files its return under this code or at the time such return is required to be filed under this code determined without regard to any extension thereof, whichever occurs first, and not at such earlier time as such payments of estimated tax were actually made.

(2)  For returns that were filed or taxes paid on or before September 30, 1994:

(a)1.  A claim for refund shall be filed not later than 3 years after the date the return was filed or 1 year after the date the tax was paid, whichever is the later; and

2.  No credit or refund shall be allowed or made with respect to the taxable year for which a claim was filed unless such claim is filed within such period.

(b)  The amount of any credit or refund resulting from a claim for refund shall be limited as follows:

1.  If the claim was filed during the 3-year period prescribed in this subsection, the amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of tax paid within the period, equal to 3 years plus the period of any extension of time for filing the return, immediately preceding the filing of the claim.

2.  If the claim was not filed within such 3-year period, the amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of the tax paid during the year immediately preceding the filing of the claim.

(c)  For purposes of this subsection, a tax return filed on or before the last day prescribed by law for the filing of such return, determined without regard to any extensions thereof, shall be deemed to have been filed on such last day.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 50, ch. 85-342; s. 54, ch. 91-112; s. 11, ch. 94-314; s. 51, ch. 94-353.

Note.--Former s. 214.16.

220.731  Investigations.--For the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the department or any officer, agent, or employee of the department designated by the executive director in writing or by regulation may:

(1)  Hold investigations concerning any matters;

(2)  Require the attendance of any individual, or any officer or employee of a taxpayer, having knowledge of such matters; and

(3)  Take testimony and require proof for its information.

In the conduct of any investigation, neither the department nor any officer, agent, or employee thereof shall be bound by the technical rules of evidence, and the informality in any proceeding or in the manner of taking testimony shall not invalidate any order, decision, rule, or regulation made or approved or confirmed by the department. Any officer or employee of the department authorized by the executive director or regulation shall have power to administer oaths. The books, papers, records, and memoranda of the department, or parts thereof, may be proved in any investigation or legal proceeding by a reproduced copy thereof, under the certificate of the executive director, and any such reproduced copy shall, without further proof, be admitted into evidence before the department or in any legal proceeding.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 54, ch. 78-95; s. 56, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.18.

220.733  Actions to recover taxes.--At any time that the department might commence proceedings for a levy under this chapter, it may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction within or without the state, in the name of the state, to recover the amount of taxes, penalties, and interest due and unpaid under this chapter. In any such action, a certificate of the department showing the amount of the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of such amount, the validity of its assessment, and its compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 57, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.19.

220.735  Production of witnesses and records.--

(1)  The department, or any officer or employee of the department designated by the executive director in writing or by regulation, shall at its, her, or his own instance, or on the written request of any other party to the proceeding, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of, and the giving of testimony by, witnesses and issue subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of books, papers, records, or memoranda. All subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued under this chapter may be served by any person of full age.

(2)  Witnesses other than employees of the state shall be entitled to receive for attendance and travel the same fees as witnesses before the circuit courts of this state, such fees to be paid when the witness is excused from further attendance. When the witness is subpoenaed for the department or any officer or employee thereof, such fees shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the department. When the witness is subpoenaed for any other party, the cost of subpoena service and the witness fee shall be borne by the party at whose instance the witness is summoned, and the department may, in its discretion, require a deposit or advance payment to cover the cost of such service and witness fee. Subpoenas issued hereunder shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas issued from the circuit courts.

(3)  Any circuit court of the state, or any judge thereof, upon application of the department or any officer or employee thereof or upon the application of any other party to the proceeding may, in its, her, or his discretion, compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books, papers, records, or memoranda, and the giving of testimony before the department or any officer or employee thereof conducting an investigation authorized by this chapter in the same manner as the production of evidence may be compelled before said court.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 54, ch. 78-95; s. 58, ch. 91-112; s. 1190, ch. 95-147.

Note.--Former s. 214.20.

220.737  Amounts less than $1.--

(1)  The department may by regulation provide that if a total amount of less than $1 is payable, refundable, or creditable, such amount either may be disregarded or shall be disregarded if it is less than 50 cents and increased to $1 if it is 50 cents or more.

(2)  The department may by regulation provide that any amount which is required to be shown or reported on any return or other document required under this chapter shall, if such amount is not a whole dollar, be increased to the nearest whole dollar when the fractional part of a dollar is 50 cents or more and decreased to the nearest whole dollar when the fractional part of a dollar is less than 50 cents.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 59, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.22.

220.739  Procedure for notices.--Whenever notice is required by this chapter, such notice shall, if not otherwise provided, be given to the taxpayer by personal delivery by an agent of the department or issued by mailing it by registered or certified mail to the taxpayer concerned at his or her last known address as shown on the most recently filed return under applicable law or, if no return has previously been filed, at the address shown on the corporation report last filed under s. 607.1622. Alternatively, notice may be issued by registered or certified mail to the taxpayer at any other address which the taxpayer has designated in writing as his or her current mailing address.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 54, ch. 78-95; s. 2, ch. 79-9; s. 24, ch. 86-152; s. 130, ch. 90-179; s. 60, ch. 91-112; s. 1191, ch. 95-147.

Note.--Former s. 214.23.

220.801  Penalties; failure to timely file returns.

220.803  Penalties; failure to pay tax.

220.805  Assessment of penalties.

220.807  Determination of rate of interest.

220.809  Interest on deficiencies.

220.813  Liens; attachment and notice.

220.815  Liens; priority and filing.

220.819  Liens; release.

220.821  Liens; certificates of release.

220.823  Liens; costs.

220.825  Liens; foreclosure.

220.827  Collection procedures.

220.829  Liability of transferees.

220.801  Penalties; failure to timely file returns.--

(1)  In case of failure to file any tax return required under this chapter on the date prescribed therefor, including any extensions thereof, there shall be added as a penalty to the amount of tax due with such return 10 percent of the amount of such tax, if the failure is not for more than 1 month, plus an additional 10 percent for each additional month or fraction thereof during which such failure continues, not exceeding 50 percent in the aggregate. The department may settle or compromise such penalties pursuant to s. 213.21. For purposes of this section, the amount of tax due with any return shall be reduced by any part of the tax which is paid on or before the date prescribed for payment of the tax and by the amount of any credit against the tax which was properly allowable on the date the return was required to be filed.

(2)  In case of failure to file any tax return required by this chapter, notwithstanding that no tax is shown to be due thereon, a penalty in the amount of $50 for each month or portion thereof, not to exceed $300 in the aggregate, shall be assessed and paid for each such failure to file. This subsection shall only apply to corporations when they also are required to file a federal income tax return.

(3)  If any penalty is assessed under subsection (1) for failure to file a return by the prescribed date, no penalty under subsection (2) for failure to file a return with no tax shown to be due shall be assessed with respect to the same return.

(4)  The provisions of this section shall specifically apply to the notice of federal change required under s. 220.23, and to any tax returns required under chapter 221, relating to the emergency excise tax.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 4, ch. 74-324; s. 15, ch. 81-178; s. 8, ch. 86-121; s. 94, ch. 87-6; s. 61, ch. 87-101; s. 62, ch. 91-112; s. 29, ch. 92-320.

Note.--Former s. 214.40.

220.803  Penalties; failure to pay tax.--

(1)  If any part of a deficiency is due to negligence or intentional disregard of rules and regulations prescribed by or under this chapter, but without intent to defraud, there shall be added to the tax as a penalty an amount equal to 10 percent of the deficiency.

(2)  If any part of a deficiency is due to fraud, there shall be added to the tax as a penalty, in lieu of the penalty under subsection (1), an amount equal to 100 percent of the deficiency.

(3)  For purposes of this section, the amount shown as tax by the taxpayer upon a return shall be taken into account in determining the amount of the deficiency only if such return was filed on or before the last day prescribed by law for the filing of such return, including any extensions of the time for such filing.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 63, ch. 91-112; s. 30, ch. 92-320.

Note.--Former s. 214.41.

220.805  Assessment of penalties.--The penalties provided by this part shall be paid upon notice and demand and shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner as taxes. Any reference in this chapter to the tax imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a reference to penalties provided by this part.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 64, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.42.

220.807  Determination of rate of interest.--

(1)  The annual rate of interest applicable to this chapter shall be the adjusted rate established by the executive director of the Department of Revenue under subsection (2).

(2)  If the adjusted prime rate charged by banks, rounded to the nearest full percent, during either:

(a)  The 6-month period ending on September 30 of any calendar year; or

(b)  The 6-month period ending on March 31 of any calendar year,

differs from the interest rate in effect on either such date, the executive director of the Department of Revenue shall, within 20 days, establish an adjusted rate of interest equal to such adjusted prime rate.

(3)  An adjusted rate of interest established under this section shall become effective:

(a)  On January 1 of the succeeding year, if based upon the adjusted prime rate for the 6-month period ending on September 30; or

(b)  On July 1 of the same calendar year, if based upon the adjusted prime rate for the 6-month period ending on March 31.

(4)  For the purposes of this section, "adjusted prime rate charged by banks" means the average predominant prime rate quoted by commercial banks to large business, as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(5)  Once established, an adjusted rate of interest shall remain in effect until an adjustment is made under subsection (2).

History.--s. 2, ch. 86-121; s. 65, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.425.

220.809  Interest on deficiencies.--

(1)  If any amount of tax imposed by this chapter is not paid on or before the date, determined without regard to any extensions, prescribed for payment of such tax, interest shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of s. 220.807 on the unpaid amount from such date to the date of payment.

(2)  Interest prescribed by this section on any tax or penalty shall be deemed assessed upon the assessment of the tax or penalty to which such interest relates, and shall be collected and paid in the same manner as taxes. Any reference in this chapter to the tax imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a reference to interest imposed by this section.

(3)  No interest shall be imposed upon the interest provided by this section.

(4)  Interest shall be paid in respect to any penalty which is not paid within 20 days of the notice and demand therefor, but only for the period from the date of the notice and demand to the date of payment.

(5)  If notice and demand is made for the payment of any amount due under this chapter, and if such amount is paid within 30 days after the date of such notice and demand, interest under this section on the amount so paid shall not be imposed for the period after the date of such notice and demand.

(6)  Any tax, interest, or penalty imposed by this chapter which has been erroneously refunded and which is recoverable by the department shall bear interest computed as provided in s. 220.807 from the date of payment of such refund.

(7)  The department may settle or compromise interest imposed herein pursuant to s. 213.21.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 11, ch. 76-261; s. 16, ch. 81-178; s. 3, ch. 86-121; s. 66, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.43.

220.813  Liens; attachment and notice.--

(1)  The state shall have a lien for all or any portion of the tax or any penalty, or for any amount of interest which may be due, upon all the real and personal property of any taxpayer assessed with a tax under this chapter.

(2)  If the lien arises from an assessment pursuant to a notice of deficiency, such lien shall not attach, and the notice described in subsection (3) shall not be filed, until all proceedings in court for review of such assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired without such proceedings being instituted.

(3)  The lien created by assessment pursuant to a notice of deficiency shall expire unless a notice of lien is filed as provided in this part within 5 years from the date all proceedings in court for the review of such assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired without such proceeding being instituted. The lien created by assessment pursuant to the filing of a return without payment of the tax shown to be due, or the penalty or interest properly due, shall expire unless a notice of lien is filed within 5 years from the date such return was filed with the department.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 68, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.44.

220.815  Liens; priority and filing.--

(1)  Nothing in this part shall be construed to give the state a preference over the perfected rights of any bona fide purchaser, mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienholder in existence prior to the filing of notice of lien or of jeopardy assessment lien in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the property subject to the lien is located. If there is jeopardy to the revenue and jeopardy is asserted in or with an assessment, the department shall proceed in the manner specified for jeopardy assessment in s. 213.732.

(2)  The clerks of the circuit courts of the several counties shall establish and maintain a file and index book for liens arising under this chapter, in the manner and form prescribed by the department, which shall contain numerical and alphabetical indexes. Each entry in the file shall show the name and address of the taxpayer named in the notice, the tax to which the lien relates, the serial number of the notice, the date and hour of filing, whether the lien is a regular lien or a jeopardy assessment lien, and the amount of taxes, penalties, and interest due and unpaid at the time the notice is filed.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 69, ch. 91-112; s. 16, ch. 92-315.

Note.--Former s. 214.45.

220.819  Liens; release.--

(1)  The department may release all or any portion of the property subject to a lien if it determines that the release will not endanger or jeopardize the collection of the amount secured thereby.

(2)  The department shall release all or any portion of the property subject to a lien upon a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction that the taxpayer does not owe some or all of the amount secured by the lien or that no jeopardy to the revenue exists.

(3)  The department shall release the lien against any taxpayer whenever the tax, penalties and interest covered by the lien are paid.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 71, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.47.

220.821  Liens; certificates of release.--

(1)  The department shall issue a certificate of complete or partial release of lien:

(a)  To the extent that the fair market value of any property subject to the lien exceeds 200 percent of the amount of the lien plus the amount of all prior liens upon such property;

(b)  To the extent that such lien expires or otherwise becomes unenforceable;

(c)  To the extent that the amount of such lien is paid, together with any interest which may become due between the date when the notice of lien is filed and the date when the amount of such lien is paid;

(d)  To the extent that there is furnished to the department, on such form as the department may prescribe and with such surety or sureties as are satisfactory to the department, a bond that is conditioned upon the payment of 200 percent of the amount of such lien, plus any interest which may become due after the notice of lien is filed and before the amount thereof is fully paid; and

(e)  To the extent and under the circumstances specified in s. 220.819.

(2)  A certificate of complete or partial release of any lien shall be conclusive that the lien upon the property covered by the certificate is extinguished to the extent indicated by such certificate.

(3)  The clerks of the circuit court shall permanently attach the certificates of release to the notice of lien or notice of jeopardy assessment lien and record same whenever a certificate of complete or partial release of lien issued by the department is presented for filing in the office where a notice of such lien was filed.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 72, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.48.

220.823  Liens; costs.--The department shall not be required to furnish any bond or to make a deposit or to pay any costs or fees of any court or officer thereof in any legal proceedings or in connection with the recordation in any county of any notice or other document filed by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 73, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.49.

220.825  Liens; foreclosure.--In addition to any other remedy provided by the laws of this state, and provided that no hearing or proceedings for review provided by this chapter shall be pending and that the time for the taking of review shall have expired, the department may foreclose in any court of competent jurisdiction any lien on real or personal property for any tax, penalty, or interest to the same extent and in the same manner as in the enforcement of other liens. Any proceeding to foreclose shall be instituted not more than 20 years after the filing, or availability for filing, of the notice of lien under the provisions of s. 220.815.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 55, ch. 87-6; s. 32, ch. 87-101; s. 74, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.50.

220.827  Collection procedures.--

(1)  In addition to any other remedy provided by the laws of this state, if any tax imposed by this chapter is not paid within the time required by this chapter, the department, or someone designated by it, may cause a demand to be made on the taxpayer for the payment thereof. If such tax remains unpaid for 10 days after such demand has been made and no proceedings have been taken to review the same, the department may issue a warrant directed to any sheriff or other person authorized to serve process, commanding said sheriff or other person to levy upon and sell the real and personal property of the taxpayer found within his or her jurisdiction for the payment of the amount thereof, including penalties, interest, and the cost of executing the warrant. Such warrant shall be returned to the department together with the money collected by virtue thereof within the time therein specified, which shall not be less than 20 nor more than 90 days from the date of the warrant. The sheriff or other person to whom such a warrant shall be directed shall proceed upon the same in all respects and with like effect as is prescribed by law for executions issued against property upon judgments of record, and shall be entitled to the same fees for his or her services in executing the warrant, to be collected in the same manner. No proceedings for a levy under this section shall be commenced more than 20 years after the filing of the notice of lien under the provisions of this part.

(2)  Whenever an execution or writ of attachment issued from any court for the enforcement or collection of any tax liability created by this chapter shall be levied by any sheriff or other authorized person upon any personal property, and such property shall be claimed to be exempt from execution or attachment by any person other than the defendant in the execution or attachment, then it shall be the duty of the person making such claim to give notice in writing of his or her claim and of his or her intention to prosecute the same to the sheriff or other person within 10 days after the making of said levy. The giving of such notice shall be a condition precedent to any legal action against the sheriff or other authorized person for wrongful levy or seizure or for sale of said property, and any such person who fails to give notice within said time shall be forever barred from bringing any legal action against such sheriff or other person for injury or damages to or conversion of said property.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 56, ch. 87-6; s. 33, ch. 87-101; s. 75, ch. 91-112; s. 1192, ch. 95-147.

Note.--Former s. 214.51.

220.829  Liability of transferees.--The liability of a transferee of a taxpayer for any tax, penalty, or interest due shall be assessed, paid, and collected in the same manner and subject to the same provisions and limitations as in the case of the tax to which the liability relates. The term "transferee" shall include any corporation or other person which succeeds by operation of law or otherwise to substantially all of the business or property of a taxpayer.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 76, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.52.

220.901  Willful and fraudulent acts.

220.903  Willful failure to pay over.

220.905  Aiding and abetting.

220.901  Willful and fraudulent acts.--Any taxpayer who is subject to the provisions of this chapter and who willfully fails to file a return or keep required books and records, files a fraudulent return, willfully violates any rule or regulation of the department, or willfully attempts in any other manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this chapter or the payment thereof, is, in addition to other penalties, guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 95, ch. 87-6; s. 62, ch. 87-101; s. 78, ch. 91-112; s. 25, ch. 91-224.

Note.--Former s. 214.60.

220.903  Willful failure to pay over.--Any person who accepts money from a taxpayer that is due to the department, for the purpose of acting as the taxpayer's agent to make the payment to the department, but who willfully fails to remit such payment to the department when due or who purports to make such payment but willfully fails to do so because his or her check or other remittance fails to clear the bank or other depository against which it is drawn is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 96, ch. 87-6; s. 79, ch. 91-112; s. 1193, ch. 95-147.

Note.--Former s. 214.61.

220.905  Aiding and abetting.--Any person who aids, abets, counsels, or conspires to commit any of the acts described in s. 220.901 or s. 220.903 shall be subject to fine or imprisonment to the same extent as the perpetrator of such act.

History.--s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 80, ch. 91-112.

Note.--Former s. 214.62.