HOUSE AMENDMENT
    hbd-032                                       Bill No. HB 1539
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Wallace offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Substitute Amendment (212991) (with title
14  amendment) 
15         On page 1, between lines 17 and 18,
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18         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
19  212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20         212.08  Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution,
21  and storage tax; specified exemptions.--The sale at retail,
22  the rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and
23  the storage to be used or consumed in this state of the
24  following are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed
25  by this chapter.
26         (5)  EXEMPTIONS; ACCOUNT OF USE.--
27         (b)  Machinery and equipment used to increase
28  productive output.--
29         1.  Industrial machinery and equipment purchased for
30  exclusive use by a new business in spaceport activities as
31  defined by s. 212.02 or for use in new businesses which
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    File original & 9 copies    04/30/01                          
    hbd0022                     10:38 am         01539-0047-980293

HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-032 Bill No. HB 1539 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 manufacture, process, compound, or produce for sale items of 2 tangible personal property at fixed locations are exempt from 3 the tax imposed by this chapter upon an affirmative showing by 4 the taxpayer to the satisfaction of the department that such 5 items are used in a new business in this state. Such purchases 6 must be made prior to the date the business first begins its 7 productive operations, and delivery of the purchased item must 8 be made within 12 months of that date. 9 2.a. Industrial machinery and equipment purchased for 10 exclusive use by an expanding facility which is engaged in 11 spaceport activities as defined by s. 212.02 or for use in 12 expanding manufacturing facilities or plant units which 13 manufacture, process, compound, or produce for sale items of 14 tangible personal property at fixed locations in this state 15 are exempt from any amount of tax imposed by this chapter in 16 excess of $40,000 $50,000 per calendar year upon an 17 affirmative showing by the taxpayer to the satisfaction of the 18 department that such items are used to increase the productive 19 output of such expanded facility or business by not less than 20 10 percent. 21 b. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 22 section, industrial machinery and equipment purchased for use 23 in expanding printing manufacturing facilities or plant units 24 that manufacture, process, compound, or produce for sale items 25 of tangible personal property at fixed locations in this state 26 are exempt from any amount of tax imposed by this chapter upon 27 an affirmative showing by the taxpayer to the satisfaction of 28 the department that such items are used to increase the 29 productive output of such an expanded business by not less 30 than 10 percent. 31 3.a. To receive an exemption provided by subparagraph 2 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0022 10:38 am 01539-0047-980293
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-032 Bill No. HB 1539 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 1. or subparagraph 2., a qualifying business entity shall 2 apply to the department for a temporary tax exemption permit. 3 The application shall state that a new business exemption or 4 expanded business exemption is being sought. Upon a tentative 5 affirmative determination by the department pursuant to 6 subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the department shall issue 7 such permit. 8 b. The applicant shall be required to maintain all 9 necessary books and records to support the exemption. Upon 10 completion of purchases of qualified machinery and equipment 11 pursuant to subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., the temporary 12 tax permit shall be delivered to the department or returned to 13 the department by certified or registered mail. 14 c. If, in a subsequent audit conducted by the 15 department, it is determined that the machinery and equipment 16 purchased as exempt under subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. 17 did not meet the criteria mandated by this paragraph or if 18 commencement of production did not occur, the amount of taxes 19 exempted at the time of purchase shall immediately be due and 20 payable to the department by the business entity, together 21 with the appropriate interest and penalty, computed from the 22 date of purchase, in the manner prescribed by this chapter. 23 d. In the event a qualifying business entity fails to 24 apply for a temporary exemption permit or if the tentative 25 determination by the department required to obtain a temporary 26 exemption permit is negative, a qualifying business entity 27 shall receive the exemption provided in subparagraph 1. or 28 subparagraph 2. through a refund of previously paid taxes. No 29 refund may be made for such taxes unless the criteria mandated 30 by subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. have been met and 31 commencement of production has occurred. 3 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0022 10:38 am 01539-0047-980293
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-032 Bill No. HB 1539 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 4. The department shall promulgate rules governing 2 applications for, issuance of, and the form of temporary tax 3 exemption permits; provisions for recapture of taxes; and the 4 manner and form of refund applications and may establish 5 guidelines as to the requisites for an affirmative showing of 6 increased productive output, commencement of production, and 7 qualification for exemption. 8 5. The exemptions provided in subparagraphs 1. and 2. 9 do not apply to machinery or equipment purchased or used by 10 electric utility companies, communications companies, oil or 11 gas exploration or production operations, publishing firms 12 that do not export at least 50 percent of their finished 13 product out of the state, any firm subject to regulation by 14 the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of 15 Business and Professional Regulation, or any firm which does 16 not manufacture, process, compound, or produce for sale items 17 of tangible personal property or which does not use such 18 machinery and equipment in spaceport activities as required by 19 this paragraph. The exemptions provided in subparagraphs 1. 20 and 2. shall apply to machinery and equipment purchased for 21 use in phosphate or other solid minerals severance, mining, or 22 processing operations only by way of a prospective credit 23 against taxes due under chapter 211 for taxes paid under this 24 chapter on such machinery and equipment. 25 6. For the purposes of the exemptions provided in 26 subparagraphs 1. and 2., these terms have the following 27 meanings: 28 a. "Industrial machinery and equipment" means "section 29 38 property" as defined in s. 48(a)(1)(A) and (B)(i) of the 30 Internal Revenue Code, provided "industrial machinery and 31 equipment" shall be construed by regulations adopted by the 4 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0022 10:38 am 01539-0047-980293
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-032 Bill No. HB 1539 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Department of Revenue to mean tangible property used as an 2 integral part of spaceport activities or of the manufacturing, 3 processing, compounding, or producing for sale of items of 4 tangible personal property. Such term includes parts and 5 accessories only to the extent that the exemption thereof is 6 consistent with the provisions of this paragraph. 7 b. "Productive output" means the number of units 8 actually produced by a single plant or operation in a single 9 continuous 12-month period, irrespective of sales. Increases 10 in productive output shall be measured by the output for 12 11 continuous months immediately following the completion of 12 installation of such machinery or equipment over the output 13 for the 12 continuous months immediately preceding such 14 installation. However, if a different 12-month continuous 15 period of time would more accurately reflect the increase in 16 productive output of machinery and equipment purchased to 17 facilitate an expansion, the increase in productive output may 18 be measured during that 12-month continuous period of time if 19 such time period is mutually agreed upon by the Department of 20 Revenue and the expanding business prior to the commencement 21 of production; provided, however, in no case may such time 22 period begin later than 2 years following the completion of 23 installation of the new machinery and equipment. The units 24 used to measure productive output shall be physically 25 comparable between the two periods, irrespective of sales. 26 27 28 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 29 And the title is amended as follows: 30 On page 15, line 2, of the amendment, after the 31 semicolon, 5 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0022 10:38 am 01539-0047-980293
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-032 Bill No. HB 1539 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 insert: 2 amending s. 212.08, F.S.; reducing the maximum 3 amount of the tax which is imposed upon 4 industrial machinery and equipment; 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 6 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0022 10:38 am 01539-0047-980293