Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Corporate, Estate and Intangible Tax
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12C-1.051: Forms
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.051, F.A.C. (Forms), is to adopt, by reference, changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of the corporate income tax.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments to Rule 12C-1.051, F.A.C. (Forms), adopt, by reference, changes to forms used by the Department in the administration of the corporate income tax.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 213.06(1), 220.51 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 220.11, 220.12, 220.13(1), (2), 220.14, 220.15, 220.16, 220.181, 220.182, 220.183, 220.184, 220.1845, 220.185, 220.186, 220.187, 220.1895, 220.19, 220.191, 220.21, 220.211, 220.22, 220.221, 220.222, 220.23, 220.24, 220.241, 220.31, 220.32, 220.33, 220.34, 220.41, 220.42, 220.43, 220.44, 220.51, 220.721, 220.723, 220.725, 220.737, 220.801, 220.803, 220.805, 220.807, 220.809, 221.04 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 118, Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Larry Green at (850)922-4830. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Robert DuCasse, Revenue Program Administrator I, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-4111

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

12C-1.051 Forms.

(1)(a) The following forms and instructions are used by the Department in its administration of the corporate income tax and franchise tax. These forms are hereby incorporated by reference in this rule.

(b) No change.

Form Number       Title                                                                                                                                Effective Date

(2) No change.

(3) F-851               Corporate Income/Franchise and Emergency Excise Tax

                               Affiliations Schedule (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                         ____ 01/09

(4)(a) F-1065         Florida Partnership Information Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                                          ____ 01/09

(b) F-1065N          Instructions for Preparing Form F-1065 Florida Partnership

                               Information Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                             ____ 01/09

(5) F-1120A          Florida Corporate Short Form Income Tax Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                         ____ 01/09

(6)(a) F-1120         Florida Corporate Income/Franchise and Emergency Excise Tax

                               Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                                                  ____ 01/09

(b) F-1120N          F-1120 Instructions – Corporate Income/Franchise and Emergency

                               Excise Tax Return for taxable years beginning on or after

                               January 1, 2009 2008 (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                          ____ 01/09

(7) F-1120ES         Declaration/Installment of Florida Estimated Income/Franchise

                               And Emergency Excise Tax For Taxable Year Beginning on or

                               after January 1, 2010 2009 (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                 ____ 01/09

(8)(a) F-1120X      Amended Florida Corporate Income/Franchise and Emergency

                               Excise Tax Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                               ____ 01/09

(b) F-1120XN        Instructions for Preparing Form F-1120X Amended Florida

                               Corporate Income/Franchise and Emergency Excise Tax

                               Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                                                  ____ 01/09

(9) through (13) No change.

(14) F-7004           Florida Tentative Income/Franchise and Emergency Excise

                               Tax Return and Application for Extension of Time to File

                               Return (R. 01/10 01/09)                                                                                                  ____ 01/09

Rulemaking Specific Authority 213.06(1), 220.51 FS. Law Implemented 220.11, 220.12, 220.13(1), (2), 220.14, 220.15, 220.16, 220.181, 220.182, 220.183, 220.184, 220.1845, 220.185, 220.186, 220.187, 220.1895, 220.19, 220.191, 220.21, 220.211, 220.22, 220.221, 220.222, 220.23, 220.24, 220.241, 220.31, 220.32, 220.33, 220.34, 220.41, 220.42, 220.43, 220.44, 220.51, 220.721, 220.723, 220.725, 220.737, 220.801, 220.803, 220.805, 220.807, 220.809, 221.04 FS. History–New 9‑26‑77, Amended 12‑18‑83, Formerly 12C‑1.51, Amended 12‑21‑88, 12‑31‑89, 1‑31‑91, 4‑8‑92, 12‑7‑92, 1‑3‑96, 3‑18‑96, 3-13-00, 6-19-01, 8-1-02, 6-19-03, 3-15-04, 9-24-04, 6-28-05, 5-1-06, 4-5-07, 1-1-08, 1-27-09,________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Robert DuCasse, Revenue Program Administrator I, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-4111
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Governor Charlie Crist and members of the Florida Cabinet, Attorney General Bill McCollum, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, and Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson, as agency head of the Department of Revenue
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 25, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: A Notice of Proposed Rule Development was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on July 10, 2009 (Vol. 35, No. 27, p. 3284). No comments were received by the Department.