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House Bill 0499er

ENROLLED 1997 Legislature HB 499, First Engrossed 1 2 An act relating to the tax on sales, use, and 3 other transactions; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; 4 providing an exemption for certain 5 complimentary meals; providing an effective 6 date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1. Paragraph (nn) is added to subsection (7) 11 of section 212.08, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, to read: 12 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, 13 and storage tax; specified exemptions.--The sale at retail, 14 the rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and 15 the storage to be used or consumed in this state of the 16 following are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed 17 by this part. 18 (7) MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS.-- 19 (nn) Complimentary meals.--Also exempt from the tax 20 imposed by this part are food or drinks that are furnished as 21 part of a packaged room rate by any person offering for rent 22 or lease any transient living accommodations as described in 23 s. 509.013(4)(a) which are licensed under part I of chapter 24 509 and which are subject to the tax under s. 212.03, if a 25 separate charge or specific amount for the food or drinks is 26 not shown. Such food or drinks are considered to be sold at 27 retail as part of the total charge for the transient living 28 accommodations. Moreover, the person offering the 29 accommodations is not considered to be the consumer of items 30 purchased in furnishing such food or drinks and may purchase 31 those items under conditions of a sale for resale. 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. ENROLLED 1997 Legislature HB 499, First Engrossed 1 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2