Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
12-24.003: Requirements to File or to Pay Taxes by Electronic Means
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Section 443.163(1), F.S., requires any person who prepared and reported the unemployment compensation tax returns (Form UCT-6, Employer’s Quarterly Reports) for 100 or more employers in any quarter during the preceding state fiscal year to file the tax returns by electronic means. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-24.003, F.A.C. (Requirements to file or to Pay Taxes by Electronic Means), is to clarify the electronic reporting requirements for unemployment tax agents who prepare and report unemployment tax for 100 or more employers.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject of this workshop is the clarification of the electronic reporting and remittance requirements for unemployment tax agents who prepare unemployment compensation tax quarterly reports for 100 or more employers.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 202.26(3)(a), 206.485(1), 213.06(1), 213.755(8), (9), 220.21(2), (3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 202.30, 206.485, 213.755, 220.21(2), (3), 443.1317, 443.163 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: March 8, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 442, 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 DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Janet L. Young, Tax Law Specialist, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)922-9407

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

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