Senate Bill 1070

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    By Senator Horne





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to tax administration; amending

  3         s. 95.091, F.S.; specifying the time period

  4         within which the Department of Revenue and

  5         Department of Business and Professional

  6         Regulation may determine and assess the amount

  7         of certain taxes, penalties, or interest due

  8         beginning July 1, 2002; conforming a

  9         cross-reference; amending s. 106.265, F.S.;

10         providing that the Florida Elections

11         Commission, rather than the Department of

12         Revenue, shall have responsibility for

13         collecting civil penalties for violation of ch.

14         104 or ch. 106, F.S.; amending ss. 175.111,

15         185.09, F.S.; removing a requirement that

16         insurers subject to a premium tax for a

17         municipal or special district firefighter

18         pension plan or a municipal police pension plan

19         file an annual premium receipt report with the

20         Division of Retirement; amending s. 213.053,

21         F.S.; authorizing the Department of Revenue to

22         share information regarding such reports with

23         the Department of Management Services and to

24         share certain identifying information with the

25         Department of Highway Safety and Motor

26         Vehicles; amending s. 203.01, F.S.; authorizing

27         the Department of Revenue to require quarterly,

28         semiannual, or annual returns for the tax on

29         gross receipts for utility services under

30         certain conditions; amending ss. 206.09,

31         206.095, F.S.; authorizing the department to

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  1         suspend a requirement for certain reports from

  2         carriers transporting, or terminal operators

  3         handling, motor fuel and similar products,

  4         under certain conditions; amending s. 212.06,

  5         F.S.; clarifying the exemption from the indexed

  6         tax on manufactured asphalt for asphalt used

  7         for government public works projects;

  8         specifying that the exemption includes federal

  9         projects; repealing s. 213.235(6), F.S., which

10         relates to application of the annual rate of

11         interest applicable to tax payment deficiencies

12         as determined under that section; amending s.

13         213.27, F.S.; authorizing the department to

14         contract with public or private vendors to

15         develop and implement a voluntary system for

16         sales and use tax collection and

17         administration; providing for compensation;

18         requiring reports; providing for application of

19         provisions of ch. 212, F.S., to system users;

20         providing for maintenance of confidentiality of

21         certain information; providing a penalty;

22         providing effective dates.

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24  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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26         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

27  95.091, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

28         95.091  Limitation on actions to collect taxes.--

29         (3)(a)  With the exception of taxes levied under

30  chapter 198 and tax adjustments made pursuant to s. 220.23,

31  the Department of Revenue may determine and assess the amount

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  1  of any tax, penalty, or interest due under any tax enumerated

  2  in s. 72.011 which it has authority to administer and the

  3  Department of Business and Professional Regulation may

  4  determine and assess the amount of any tax, penalty, or

  5  interest due under any tax enumerated in s. 72.011 which it

  6  has authority to administer:

  7         1.a.  For taxes due before July 1, 1999, within 5 years

  8  after the date the tax is due, any return with respect to the

  9  tax is due, or such return is filed, whichever occurs later;

10  and for taxes due on or after July 1, 1999, within 3 years

11  after the date the tax is due, any return with respect to the

12  tax is due, or such return is filed, whichever occurs later;

13         b.  Effective July 1, 2002, notwithstanding

14  sub-subparagraph a., within 3 years after the date the tax is

15  due, any return with respect to the tax is due, or such return

16  is filed, whichever occurs later;

17         2.  For taxes due before July 1, 1999, within 6 years

18  after the date the taxpayer either makes a substantial

19  underpayment of tax, or files a substantially incorrect

20  return;

21         3.  At any time while the right to a refund or credit

22  of the tax is available to the taxpayer;

23         4.  For taxes due before July 1, 1999, at any time

24  after the taxpayer has filed a grossly false return;

25         5.  At any time after the taxpayer has failed to make

26  any required payment of the tax, has failed to file a required

27  return, or has filed a fraudulent return, except that for

28  taxes due on or after July 1, 1999, the limitation prescribed

29  in subparagraph 1. sub-subparagraph a. applies if the taxpayer

30  has disclosed in writing the tax liability to the department

31  before the department has contacted the taxpayer; or

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  1         6.  In any case in which there has been a refund of tax

  2  erroneously made for any reason:

  3         a.  For refunds made before July 1, 1999, within 5

  4  years after making such refund; and

  5         b.  For refunds made on or after July 1, 1999, within 3

  6  years after making such refund,

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  8  or at any time after making such refund if it appears that any

  9  part of the refund was induced by fraud or the

10  misrepresentation of a material fact.

11         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 106.265, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         106.265  Civil penalties.--

14         (2)  If any person, political committee, committee of

15  continuous existence, or political party fails or refuses to

16  pay to the commission any civil penalties assessed pursuant to

17  the provisions of this section, the commission Department of

18  Revenue shall be responsible for collecting the civil

19  penalties resulting from such action.

20         Section 3.  Section 175.111, Florida Statutes, is

21  amended to read:

22         175.111  Certified copy of ordinance or resolution

23  filed; insurance companies' annual report of premiums;

24  duplicate files; book of accounts.--For any municipality,

25  special fire control district, chapter plan, local law

26  municipality, local law special fire control district, or

27  local law plan under this chapter, whenever any municipality

28  passes an ordinance or whenever any special fire control

29  district passes a resolution establishing a chapter plan or

30  local law plan assessing and imposing the taxes authorized in

31  s. 175.101, a certified copy of such ordinance or resolution

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  1  shall be deposited with the division. Thereafter every

  2  insurance company, association, corporation, or other insurer

  3  carrying on the business of property insurance on real or

  4  personal property, on or before the succeeding March 1 after

  5  date of the passage of the ordinance or resolution, shall

  6  report fully in writing and under oath to the division and the

  7  Department of Revenue a just and true account of all premiums

  8  by such insurer received for property insurance policies

  9  covering or insuring any real or personal property located

10  within the corporate limits of each such municipality or

11  special fire control district during the period of time

12  elapsing between the date of the passage of the ordinance or

13  resolution and the end of the calendar year.  The report shall

14  include the code designation as prescribed by the division for

15  each piece of insured property, real or personal, located

16  within the corporate limits of each municipality and within

17  the legally defined boundaries of each special fire control

18  district.  The aforesaid insurer shall annually thereafter, on

19  March 1, file with the division and the Department of Revenue

20  a similar report covering the preceding year's premium

21  receipts, and every such insurer at the same time of making

22  such reports shall pay to the Department of Revenue the amount

23  of the tax hereinbefore mentioned.  Every insurer engaged in

24  carrying on such insurance business in the state shall keep

25  accurate books of accounts of all such business done by it

26  within the corporate limits of each such municipality and

27  within the legally defined boundaries of each such special

28  fire control district, and in such manner as to be able to

29  comply with the provisions of this chapter.  Based on the

30  insurers' reports of premium receipts, the division shall

31  prepare a consolidated premium report and shall furnish to any

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  1  municipality or special fire control district requesting the

  2  same a copy of the relevant section of that report.

  3         Section 4.  Section 185.09, Florida Statutes, is

  4  amended to read:

  5         185.09  Report of premiums paid; date tax payable.--For

  6  any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or

  7  local law plan under this chapter, whenever any municipality

  8  passes an ordinance establishing a chapter plan or local law

  9  plan and assessing and imposing the tax authorized in s.

10  185.08, a certified copy of such ordinance shall be deposited

11  with the division; and thereafter every insurance company,

12  corporation, or other insurer carrying on the business of

13  casualty insuring, on or before the succeeding March 1 after

14  date of the passage of the ordinance, shall report fully in

15  writing to the division and the Department of Revenue a just

16  and true account of all premiums received by such insurer for

17  casualty insurance policies covering or insuring any property

18  located within the corporate limits of such municipality

19  during the period of time elapsing between the date of the

20  passage of the ordinance and the end of the calendar year. The

21  aforesaid insurer shall annually thereafter, on March 1, file

22  with the division and the Department of Revenue a similar

23  report covering the preceding year's premium receipts. Every

24  such insurer shall, at the time of making such report, pay to

25  the Department of Revenue the amount of the tax heretofore

26  mentioned. Every insurer engaged in carrying on a general

27  casualty insurance business in the state shall keep accurate

28  books of account of all such business done by it within the

29  limits of such incorporated municipality in such a manner as

30  to be able to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

31  Based on the insurers' reports of premium receipts, the

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  1  division shall prepare a consolidated premium report and shall

  2  furnish to any municipality requesting the same a copy of the

  3  relevant section of that report.

  4         Section 5.  Paragraphs (r) and (s) are added to

  5  subsection (7) of section 213.053, Florida Statutes, to read:

  6         213.053  Confidentiality and information sharing.--

  7         (7)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this

  8  section, the department may provide:

  9         (r)  Information relative to the returns required by

10  ss. 175.111 and 185.09 to the Department of Management

11  Services in the conduct of its official duties.

12         (s)  Names, addresses, and federal employer

13  identification numbers, or similar identifiers, to the

14  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for use in the

15  conduct of its official duties.

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17  Disclosure of information under this subsection shall be

18  pursuant to a written agreement between the executive director

19  and the agency.  Such agencies, governmental or

20  nongovernmental, shall be bound by the same requirements of

21  confidentiality as the Department of Revenue.  Breach of

22  confidentiality is a misdemeanor of the first degree,

23  punishable as provided by s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

24         Section 6.  Effective January 1, 2001, (1) of section

25  203.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

26         203.01  Tax on gross receipts for utility services.--

27         (1)(a)  Every person that receives payment for any

28  utility service shall report by the last day of each month to

29  the Department of Revenue, under oath of the secretary or some

30  other officer of such person, the total amount of gross

31  receipts derived from business done within this state, or

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  1  between points within this state, for the preceding month and,

  2  at the same time, shall pay into the State Treasury an amount

  3  equal to a percentage of such gross receipts at the rate set

  4  forth in paragraph (b).  Such collections shall be certified

  5  by the Comptroller upon the request of the State Board of

  6  Education.

  7         (b)  Beginning July 1, 1992, and thereafter, the rate

  8  shall be 2.5 percent.

  9         (c)  Any person who purchases, installs, rents, or

10  leases a telephone system or telecommunication system for his

11  or her own use to provide that person with telephone service

12  or telecommunication service which is a substitute for any

13  telephone company switched service or a substitute for any

14  dedicated facility by which a telephone company provides a

15  communication path shall register with the Department of

16  Revenue and pay into the State Treasury a yearly amount equal

17  to a percentage of the actual cost of operating such system at

18  the rate set forth in paragraph (b). "Actual cost" includes,

19  but is not limited to, depreciation, interest, maintenance,

20  repair, and other expenses directly attributable to the

21  operation of such system.  For purposes of this paragraph, the

22  depreciation expense to be included in actual cost shall be

23  the depreciation expense claimed for federal income tax

24  purposes. The total amount of any payment required by a lease

25  or rental contract or agreement shall be included within the

26  actual cost.  The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to

27  the use by any local telephone company or any

28  telecommunication carrier of its own telephone system or

29  telecommunication system to conduct a telecommunication

30  service for hire or to the use of any radio system operated by

31  any county or municipality or by the state or any political

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  1  subdivision thereof.  If a system described in this paragraph

  2  is located in more than one state, the actual cost of such

  3  system for purposes of this paragraph shall be the actual cost

  4  of the system's equipment located in Florida.  The term

  5  "telecommunications carrier" specifically includes cellular

  6  telephone carriers and other radio common carriers.

  7         (d)  Electricity produced by cogeneration or by small

  8  power producers which is transmitted and distributed by a

  9  public utility between two locations of a customer of the

10  utility pursuant to s. 366.051 is subject to the tax imposed

11  by this section.  The tax shall be applied to the cost price

12  of such electricity as provided in s. 212.02(4) and shall be

13  paid each month by the producer of such electricity.

14         (e)  Electricity produced by cogeneration or by small

15  power producers during the 12-month period ending June 30 of

16  each year which is in excess of nontaxable electricity

17  produced during the 12-month period ending June 30, 1990, is

18  subject to the tax imposed by this section.  The tax shall be

19  applied to the cost price of such electricity as provided in

20  s. 212.02(4) and shall be paid each month, beginning with the

21  month in which total production exceeds the production of

22  nontaxable electricity for the 12-month period ending June 30,

23  1990.  For purposes of this paragraph, "nontaxable

24  electricity" means electricity produced by cogeneration or by

25  small power producers which is not subject to tax under

26  paragraph (d).  Taxes paid pursuant to paragraph (d) may be

27  credited against taxes due under this paragraph.  Electricity

28  generated as part of an industrial manufacturing process which

29  manufactures products from phosphate rock, raw wood fiber,

30  paper, citrus or any agricultural product shall not be subject

31  to the tax imposed by this paragraph. "Industrial

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  1  manufacturing process" means the entire process conducted at

  2  the location where the process takes place.

  3         (f)  Any person other than a cogenerator or small power

  4  producer described in paragraph (e) who produces for his or

  5  her own use electrical energy which is a substitute for

  6  electrical energy produced by an electric utility as defined

  7  in s. 366.02 is subject to the tax imposed by this section.

  8  The tax shall be applied to the cost price of such electrical

  9  energy as provided in s. 212.02(4) and shall be paid each

10  month.  The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to any

11  electrical energy produced and used by an electric utility.

12         (g)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this

13  chapter, with the exception of a telephone or

14  telecommunication system described in paragraph (c), the

15  department may require:

16         1.  A quarterly return and payment when the tax

17  remitted for the preceding four calendar quarters did not

18  exceed $1,000;

19         2.  A semiannual return and payment when the tax

20  remitted for the preceding four calendar quarters did not

21  exceed $500; or

22         3.  An annual return and payment when the tax remitted

23  for the preceding four calendar quarters did not exceed $100.

24         Section 7.  Effective July 1, 2000, section 206.09,

25  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

26         206.09  Reports from carriers transporting motor fuel

27  or similar products.--

28         (1)  Every railroad company, pipeline company, water

29  transportation company, private carrier, and common carrier

30  transporting motor fuel, casinghead gasoline, natural

31  gasoline, naphtha, or diesel fuel distillate, either in

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  1  interstate or intrastate or foreign commerce, to points within

  2  Florida, and every person transporting motor fuel, casinghead

  3  gasoline, natural gasoline, naphtha, or diesel fuel

  4  distillate, by whatever manner, to a point in Florida from any

  5  point outside of said state, shall file monthly returns

  6  setting forth:

  7         (a)  The name under which such person is transacting

  8  business within the state.

  9         (b)  The location with street number address of such

10  person's principal office or place of business within the

11  state.

12         (c)  The name, federal employer identification number

13  or, if such number is not available, the social security

14  number, and business address of the owner or the names and

15  addresses of the partners, if such person is a partnership, or

16  the principal officers, if such person is a corporation or

17  association.

18         (2)  Such person or company shall report under oath to

19  the department on forms prescribed by the department all

20  deliveries of motor fuel, casinghead gasoline, natural

21  gasoline, naphtha, or diesel fuel distillate so made to points

22  within the state.

23         (3)  Such reports shall cover monthly periods and be

24  submitted within 20 days after the close of the month covered

25  by the report and shall show:

26         (a)  The name, federal employer identification number

27  or, if such number is not available, the social security

28  number, and complete business address of the person to whom

29  the deliveries of motor fuel, casinghead gasoline, natural

30  gasoline, naphtha, or diesel fuel distillate have actually and

31  in fact been made;

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  1         (b)  The name, federal employer identification number

  2  or, if such number is not available, the social security

  3  number, and complete business address of the originally named

  4  consignee, if motor fuel, casinghead gasoline, natural

  5  gasoline, naphtha, or diesel fuel distillate has been

  6  delivered to any person other than the originally named

  7  consignee;

  8         (c)  The municipality and state of origin, the

  9  municipality, county, and state of delivery, the date of

10  delivery, and the number and initials of each tank car and the

11  number of gallons contained therein, if shipped by rail;

12         (d)  The name of the boat, barge, or vessel and the

13  number of gallons contained therein, if shipped by water;

14         (e)  The company unit number of each tank truck and the

15  number of gallons contained therein, if transported by motor

16  truck;

17         (f)  If delivered by other means, the manner in which

18  such delivery is made; and

19         (g)  Such other additional information relative to

20  shipments of motor fuel as the department may require.

21         (4)  The department may suspend the reporting

22  requirements of this section if substantially the same data is

23  filed with the Internal Revenue Service and provided to the

24  department through a national information reporting system.

25         (5)(4)  If any such person or company required to file

26  under this section fails to make a complete report, the

27  department shall impose, in addition to any other penalty or

28  interest due, a penalty in the amount of $200.

29         Section 8.  Effective July 1, 2000, section 206.095,

30  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

31         206.095  Reports from terminal operators.--

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  1         (1)  Every terminal operator who stores, handles, or

  2  transfers motor fuel, casinghead gasoline, natural gasoline,

  3  naphtha, diesel fuel, kerosene, or other middle distillates

  4  shall file a report on forms prescribed by the department.

  5  The report shall be filed on a monthly basis within 20 days

  6  after the close of the month covered by the report and shall

  7  show:

  8         (a)  The name, address, and license number of the

  9  terminal supplier, importer, or exporter storing or

10  transferring such product.

11         (b)  The name of the boat, barge, or vessel

12  transporting the product to the terminal.

13         (c)  The number of gallons and type of product which is

14  being stored.

15         (d)  Such other additional information relative to

16  shipments and storage of products as the department may

17  require.

18         (2)  The department may suspend the reporting

19  requirements of this section if substantially the same data is

20  filed with the Internal Revenue Service and provided to the

21  department through a national information reporting system.

22         (3)(2)  If any terminal operator fails to make a

23  complete report, the department shall impose, in addition to

24  any other penalty and interest due, a penalty in the amount of

25  $100.

26         Section 9.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section

27  212.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

28         212.06  Sales, storage, use tax; collectible from

29  dealers; "dealer" defined; dealers to collect from purchasers;

30  legislative intent as to scope of tax.--

31         (1)

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  1         (c)1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b),

  2  the use tax on asphalt manufactured for one's own use shall be

  3  calculated with respect to paragraph (b) only upon the cost of

  4  materials which become a component part or which are an

  5  ingredient of the finished asphalt and upon the cost of the

  6  transportation of such components and ingredients.  In

  7  addition, an indexed tax of 38 cents per ton of such

  8  manufactured asphalt shall be due at the same time and in the

  9  same manner as taxes due pursuant to paragraph (b). Beginning

10  July 1, 1989, the indexed tax shall be adjusted each July 1 to

11  an amount, rounded to the nearest cent, equal to the product

12  of 38 cents multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which

13  is the annual average of the "materials and components for

14  construction" series of the producer price index, as

15  calculated and published by the United States Department of

16  Labor, Bureau of Statistics, for the previous calendar year,

17  and the denominator of which is the annual average of said

18  series for calendar year 1988.

19         2.  Beginning July 1, 1999, the indexed tax imposed by

20  this paragraph on shall not apply to manufactured asphalt

21  which is used for any federal, state, or local government

22  public works project shall be reduced by 20 percent. Beginning

23  July 1, 1999, 20 percent of such amount is exempt.

24         Section 10.  It is the intent of the Legislature that

25  the amendment to section 212.06(1)(c), Florida Statutes, made

26  by this act is remedial in nature and merely clarifies

27  existing law.

28         Section 11.  Subsection (6) of section 213.235, Florida

29  Statutes, is repealed.

30         Section 12.  Subsection (9) is added to section 213.27,

31  Florida Statutes, to read:

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  1         213.27  Contracts with debt collection agencies and

  2  certain vendors.--

  3         (9)(a)  The department may enter into contracts with

  4  public or private vendors to develop and implement a voluntary

  5  system for sales and use tax collection and administration.

  6  The amount of compensation paid to vendors shall be

  7  established by the executive director of the department and

  8  shall be based upon a percentage of the sales and use tax

  9  collections made through the system or on a per transaction

10  basis; however, if the amount of compensation is based upon a

11  percentage of the sales and use tax collections made through

12  the system, the percentage shall not exceed the negotiated

13  percentage provided in s. 212.12(1). The department shall

14  provide quarterly reports to the Speaker of the House of

15  Representatives, Minority Leader of the House of

16  Representatives, President of the Senate, and Minority Leader

17  of the Senate on the amount of compensation paid pursuant to

18  these contracts. The system shall have the capability to

19  determine the taxability of a transaction, the appropriate tax

20  rate to be applied to a taxable transaction, and the total tax

21  due on a transaction, and shall provide a method for remitting

22  the tax to the department. The department shall be responsible

23  for testing and certifying the accuracy of the system.

24         (b)  A seller of goods or services subject to sales and

25  use tax who utilizes the system for purposes of computation

26  and remittance of sales and use tax shall not be subject to

27  the reporting and remittance requirements of ss. 212.11 and

28  212.15(1) for those transactions handled through the system

29  and shall not be entitled to the credit provided in s.

30  212.12(1). A seller of goods or services subject to sales and

31  use tax who utilizes the system for purposes of computation

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  1  and remittance of sales and use tax shall not be subject to

  2  audit for those transactions handled through the system,

  3  unless there are indicia that fraud has been committed by the

  4  seller.

  5         (c)  Disclosure of information necessary under this

  6  subsection shall be pursuant to a written agreement between

  7  the executive director of the department and the vendor. The

  8  vendor shall be bound by the same requirements of

  9  confidentiality as the department. Breach of confidentiality

10  is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided

11  in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

12         (d)  On or before January 1 annually, the department

13  shall provide recommendations to the Speaker of the House of

14  Representatives, Minority Leader of the House of

15  Representatives, President of the Senate, and Minority Leader

16  of the Senate for provisions to be adopted for inclusion

17  within the system that will make sales and use tax collection

18  and administration simplified and uniform.

19         Section 13.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in

20  this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 1070
    6-694-00                                                See HB




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  2                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

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      Specifies a 3-year time period within which the
  4    Department of Revenue and Department of Business and
      Professional Regulation may determine and assess the
  5    amount of certain taxes, penalties, or interest due,
      beginning July 1, 2002.
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  7    Provides that the Florida Elections Commission, rather
      than the Department of Revenue, shall have responsibility
  8    for collecting civil penalties for violation of ch. 104
      or ch. 106, F.S.
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10    Removes a requirement that insurers subject to a premium
      tax for a municipal or special district firefighter
11    pension plan or a municipal police pension plan file an
      annual premium receipt report with the Division of
12    Retirement, in addition to filing with the Department of
      Revenue. Authorizes the department to share information
13    regarding such reports with the Department of Management
      Services and to share certain identifying information
14    with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

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      Authorizes the Department of Revenue to require
16    quarterly, semiannual, or annual returns for the tax on
      gross receipts for utility services under certain
17    conditions.

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      Authorizes the department to suspend a requirement for
19    certain reports from carriers transporting, or terminal
      operators handling, motor fuel and similar products,
20    under certain conditions.

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      Clarifies language with respect to the exemption from the
22    indexed tax on manufactured asphalt for asphalt used for
      government public works projects, and specifies that the
23    exemption includes federal projects.

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      Repeals provisions that relate to application of the
25    annual rate of interest applicable to tax payment
      deficiencies.
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27    Authorizes the department to contract with public or
      private vendors to develop and implement a voluntary
28    system for sales and use tax collection and
      administration.
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