HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                         Bill No. HB 163, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Paul offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of
18  subsection 212.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         212.05  Sales, storage, use tax.--It is hereby declared
20  to be the legislative intent that every person is exercising a
21  taxable privilege who engages in the business of selling
22  tangible personal property at retail in this state, including
23  the business of making mail order sales, or who rents or
24  furnishes any of the things or services taxable under this
25  chapter, or who stores for use or consumption in this state
26  any item or article of tangible personal property as defined
27  herein and who leases or rents such property within the state.
28         (1)  For the exercise of such privilege, a tax is
29  levied on each taxable transaction or incident, which tax is
30  due and payable as follows:
31         (b)  At the rate of 6 percent of the cost price of each
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    File original & 9 copies    04/30/01                          
    hbd0001                     06:10 pm         00163-0071-204627

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 163, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 item or article of tangible personal property when the same is 2 not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use 3 or consumption in this state; however, for tangible property 4 originally purchased exempt from tax for use exclusively for 5 lease while in this state and which is converted to the 6 owner's own use while in this state, tax may be paid on the 7 fair market value of the property at the time of conversion. 8 If the fair market value of the property cannot be determined, 9 use tax at the time of conversion shall be based on the 10 owner's acquisition cost. Under no circumstances may the 11 aggregate amount of sales tax from leasing the property and 12 use tax due at the time of conversion be less than the total 13 sales tax that would have been due on the original acquisition 14 cost paid by the owner. 15 16 17 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 18 And the title is amended as follows: 19 On page 1, line 3, after transactions; 20 21 insert: 22 amending s. 212.05, F.S.; revising language 23 with respect to the sales tax on certain 24 tangible personal property 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0001 06:10 pm 00163-0071-204627