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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 381

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Fiscal Policy & Resources offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 2, lines 17 through 31,

16  remove:  all of said lines,

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19         (5)  Within 10 working days after receipt of a

20  completed application for a tax credit voucher authorized in

21  this section, the department shall inform the business that

22  the application has been approved.  The credit may be taken on

23  the first return due after receipt of approval from the

24  department.

25         (6)  In the event the application is incomplete or

26  insufficient to support the voucher authorized in this

27  section, the department shall deny the voucher and notify the

28  business of the fact. The business may reapply for this

29  voucher.

30         (7)  Small businesses applying for the tax credit

31  voucher may elect to use the voucher against the sales and use

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  1  tax under chapter 212, Florida Statutes, or the corporate

  2  income tax under chapter 220, Florida Statutes.  Once the

  3  election has been made, the business shall not apply the

  4  credit voucher against any other tax imposed by law.  The

  5  voucher may be used against existing tax liabilities under

  6  either chapter and, if not fully used in the first taxable

  7  year, may be allowed as a credit carryover against tax

  8  liabilities in future time periods, not to exceed 5 years or

  9  until such amount is fully used, whichever occurs first.

10         (8)  The credit provided in this section shall not be

11  allowed for any month in which the tax due for such period or

12  the tax return required pursuant to s. 212.11 for such period

13  is delinquent.

14         (9)  Any person who fraudulently claims this credit is

15  liable for repayment of the credit plus a mandatory penalty of

16  100 percent of the credit plus interest at the rate provided

17  in chapter 212.

18         (10)  The employment incentive provided by this act

19  shall be available to small businesses until July 1, 2006, or

20  until 25,000 tax credit vouchers have been issued by the

21  Department of Revenue, whichever occurs first.

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25  And the title is amended as follows:

26         On page 1, lines 5 through 7,

27  remove:  all of said lines,

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30         to develop forms and procedures; setting a time

31         limit for the Department of Revenue to approve

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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  1         applications for tax credit vouchers; providing

  2         procedures for incomplete applications;

  3         limiting the availability of the credit

  4         vouchers; providing penalties for fraudulently

  5         claiming a tax credit voucher; providing an

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