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Notice: 9896151

Notice of Emergency Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Division:

Miscellaneous Tax

Overview

RULE:

12BER11-02

Tax on Transfers of Ownership Interest in Legal Entities

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE:

Chapter 2009-131, Laws of Florida, authorizes the Department to promulgate an emergency rule, and to renew such rule, to implement the provisions of the law. The law provides that conditions necessary for an emergency rule and its renewal have been met. Section 201.02(1)(b), F.S., provides for the imposition of tax on transfers of ownership interest in a conduit entity when the transfer is within three years of a transfer of Florida real property into the conduit entity, documentary stamp tax was not paid on the full consideration when the real property was transferred into the conduit entity, and the ownership interest transferred belonged to the grantor of the real property. This emergency rule provides how the tax is imposed, when the tax is due, and examples of transfers of real property that would be subject to the tax.

REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES:

The Legislature expressly authorized the promulgation of an emergency rule, and the renewal of such rule, to implement Chapter 2009-131, Laws of Florida, and determined that all conditions necessary for this emergency rule have been met. This law imposes a tax on the transfer of a grantor’s ownership interest in a conduit entity when the grantor conveyed real property to the conduit entity without having paid tax on the full consideration for the real property and the transfer is within three years after the grantor conveyed the real property to the conduit entity.

SUMMARY:

Emergency Rule 12BER11-2, F.A.C. (Tax on Transfers of Ownership Interest in Legal Entities), provides for the application of tax to transfers of a grantor’s ownership interest in a conduit entity after the grantor has conveyed real property to the conduit entity without having paid tax on the full consideration for the real property. This emergency rule: (1) provides when the tax is imposed under Section 201.02(1)(b), F.S., as amended by Chapter 2009-131, L.O.F., how the tax is computed, and when the tax is due; (2) provides definitions of the terms “conduit entity” and “full consideration”; and (3) provides examples of transfers of real property that would be subject to the tax.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:

Tim Phillips, Revenue Program Administrator I, Technical Assistance and Dispute Resolution, Department of Revenue, P. O. Box 7443, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-7443, telephone (850)717-7224

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/13/2011 Vol. 37/19

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=12BER11-02&PDate=5/13/2011&Section=4

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