Florida Dept. of Revenue - Tax Information Publications 2015

Tax Information Publications 2015

Current Interest Rates

TIP #14ADM-01 Date Issued: 11/17/14	Floating Rate of Interest Remains at 7 Percent For the Period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015
TIP #15ADM-01 Date Issued: 05/15/15	Floating Rate of Interest Remains at 7 Percent For the Period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
TIP #15ADM-05 Date Issued: 11/02/15	Floating Rate of Interest Remains at 7 Percent For the Period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016

Administration

TIP #15ADM-02 Date Issued: 06/15/15	Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Tax Credit Cap Will Increase
TIP #15ADM-03 Date Issued: 06/25/15	Community Contribution Tax Credit Against Sales and Use Tax, Corporate Income Tax, or Insurance Premium Tax 2015 Legislative Changes
TIP #15ADM-04 Date Issued: 09/08/15	Florida Enterprise Zone Program 2015 Legislative Changes

Communications Services Tax

TIP #15A19-01 Date Issued: 06/24/15	Communications Services Tax Rate Changes
TIP #15A19-02 Date Issued: 06/24/15	Communications Services Tax Changes to Administration
TIP #15A19-03 Date Issued: 09/28/15	Changes in Local Communications Services Tax Rates Effective January 1, 2016
TIP #15A19-04 Date Issued: 11/20/15	Changes in Local Communications Services Tax Rates Effective January 1, 2016
TIP #15A19-05 Date Issued: 09/28/15	New Taxing Jurisdiction Added To Communications Services Tax Effective January 1, 2016

Corporate Income Tax

TIP #15C01-01 Date Issued: 02/26/15	Florida Corporate Income Tax Electronic Filing Penalties
TIP #15C01-02 Date Issued: 03/02/15	Florida Corporate Income/Franchise Tax Research and Development Tax Credit - Applications for Allocation of Credit Beginning March 20, 2015
TIP #15C01-03 Date Issued: 03/02/15	Florida Corporate Income/Franchise Tax Research and Development Tax Credit - Applications for Allocation of Credit Beginning March 20, 2015
TIP #15C01-04 Date Issued: 06/12/15	Florida Corporate Income Tax - The Florida Corporate Income Tax Code Requires Additions to Income for First Year Federal Bonus Depreciation and the Expensing of Certain Property Above $128,000 - Retroactive to January 1, 2014
TIP #15C01-05 Date Issued: 06/26/15	Florida Corporate Income Tax Changes to the Research and Development Tax Credit Program Beginning with Credits Awarded in the 2016 Calendar Year

Fuel Tax

TIP #15B05-01R Date Issued: 06/30/15 Revised: 09/10/15	Exemption for Aviation Fuel Used by Certain Schools
TIP #15B05-02 Date Issued: 12/03/15	Fuel Tax Rates Adjusted Beginning January 1, 2016

Gross Receipts Tax on Utility Services

TIP #15B06-01 Date Issued: 01/07/15	Updated Index Price for Industrial Natural Gas
TIP #15B06-02 Date Issued: 05/27/15	Gross Receipts Tax Index Prices for the Period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

Insurance Premium Tax

TIP #15B8-01 Date Issued: 04/10/15	Firefighters' and Police Officers' Pension Trust Funds Excise Taxes on Insurance Premiums Chapters 175 and 185, Florida Statutes
TIP #15B8-02 Date Issued: 06/17/15	Florida Guaranty Association Assessment Recoupment No Longer Reportable as Taxable Premiums
TIP #15B8-03 Date Issued: 10/08/15	Firefighters' and Police Officers' Pension Trust Funds Excise Taxes on Insurance Premiums Chapters 175 and 185, Florida Statutes - Updated Electronic Address/Jurisdiction Database for Determination of Insurance Premium Tax Situs

Intangible Tax

TIP #15C02-01 PDF Icon

Date Issued: 01/16/15

2015 Governmental Leasehold Intangible Tax Valuation Factor Table

Reemployment (Unemployment) Tax

TIP #1573B-01 PDF Icon

Date Issued: 07/23/15

Reemployment Tax Gross Wages to be Reported

Sales and Use Tax

TIP #15A01-01R3 Date Issued: 02/06/15 Revised: 10/05/15	Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Rates by State as of December 31, 2014 And Tax Credit Application
TIP #15A01-02 Date Issued: 02/06/15	Sales Of Animal Foods
TIP #15A01-03 Date Issued: 06/24/15	Indexed Tax on Asphalt Will Increase to 74 Cents per Ton For the Period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
TIP #15A01-04 Date Issued: 04/28/15	Putnam County Local Government Infrastructure Surtax Continues at 1% Rate
TIP #15A01-05 Date Issued: 07/06/15	2015 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
TIP #15A01-06 Date Issued: 06/26/15	College Textbook Exemption
TIP #15A01-07 Date Issued: 06/26/15	Sales and Use Tax on Repairs of Boats or Vessels Capped at $60,000
TIP #15A01-08 Date Issued: 06/26/15	Sales Tax on Admissions and Membership Fees Imposed by Gun Clubs
TIP #15A01-09 Date Issued: 06/30/15	Aquaculture Products Added to Definition of "Livestock," Now Qualify for Feed Exemption Note: The toll-free phone number that was originally published on the suggested exemption certificate is no longer in service. An updated phone number is provided.
TIP #15A01-10 Date Issued: 06/25/15	Exemption for Farm Trailers Weighing 12,000 Pounds or Less Note: The toll-free phone number that was originally published on the suggested exemption certificate is no longer in service. An updated phone number is provided.
TIP #15A01-11 Date Issued: 06/25/15	Qualifying Power Farm Equipment Exemption Expanded to Include Replacement Parts, Accessories, Repairs, and Power Farm Equipment Used Through the Storage Phase of Production Note: The toll-free phone number that was originally published on the suggested exemption certificate is no longer in service. An updated phone number is provided.
TIP #15A01-12R Date Issued: 06/25/15 Revised: 10/08/15	Food and Drink Fundraisers by School Support Organizations
TIP #15A01-13 Date Issued: 06/26/15	Clarifications to the Prepaid College Meal Plan Exemption Effective July 1, 2015
TIP #15A01-14 Date Issued: 06/26/15	Exemption for Motor Vehicles Imported from a Foreign Country by Active Armed Forces Personnel
TIP #15A01-15 Date Issued: 06/26/15	Sales of Stakes Used to Support Plants During Agricultural Production Note: The toll-free phone number that was originally published on the suggested exemption certificate is no longer in service. An updated phone number is provided.
TIP #15A01-16 Date Issued: 09/10/15	Columbia County Increases Its Tourist Development Tax Rate Beginning October 1, 2015
TIP #15A01-17 Date Issued: 11/20/15	Hernando County Adds a 0.5% School Capital Outlay Surtax Beginning January 1, 2016
TIP #15A01-18 Date Issued: 11/20/15	Jackson County School Capital Outlay Surtax Rate Changes January 1, 2016 and July 1, 2016
TIP #15A01-19 Date Issued: 11/20/15	Lake County Discretionary Sales Surtax Continues at 1% Rate
TIP #15A01-20 Date Issued: 11/20/15	St. Johns County Adds a 0.5% School Capital Outlay Surtax Beginning January 1, 2016
TIP #15A01-21 Date Issued: 11/20/15	Walton County 0.5% Discretionary Sales Surtax Expires on December 31, 2015

Severance Tax

TIP #15B07-01 Date Issued: 03/27/15	Solid Mineral Tax Rates for 2015
TIP #15B07-02 Date Issued: 05/29/15	Gas and Sulfur Production Tax Rates for 2015-2016
TIP #15B07-03 Date Issued: 06/19/15	Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitigation and Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Fee Rates Beginning July 1, 2015

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