AGENDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE NOVEMBER 29, 1995 CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 1. Request approval of the minutes of October 24, 1995. (Attachment 1) RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 2. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendment of Rule Section 12D-1.005, Florida Administrative Code, Access to Financial Records. (Attachment 2) 12D-1.005 Access to Financial Records The proposed amendment is designed to conform the rule language to statutory language and provides for access to a taxpayer's records only when necessary to determine the classification or value of taxable non-homestead property. RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 3. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendment to Rule Section 12D-6.002, Florida Administrative Code, Assessment of Mobile Homes. (Attachment 3) 12D-6.002 Assessment of Mobile Homes The purpose of the proposed amendment is to implement Chapter 95-404, Laws of Florida, as enacted by the 1995 Legislature. It provides for the exclusion from property tax of any appurtenance to a mobile home which is being held strictly for sale by a licensed mobile home dealer or licensed manufacturer. RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 4. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendment of Rule Section 12D-7.017, Florida Administrative Code, Exemptions of Homes for the Aged. (Attachment 4) 12D-7.017 Exemptions of Homes for the Aged The proposed amendment extends the exemption for homes for the aged to property that is owned by a nonprofit corporation and used for a nonprofit home for the aged and meets certain other requirements while leased to a Florida limited partnership. It is designed to implement the 1995 legislative change. RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 5. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendments of Rule Chapter 12D-8, Florida Administrative Code, Assessment Roll Preparation and Approval. (Attachment 5) 12D-8.005 Assessing Property Not Returned as Required by Law and Penalties Thereon 12D-8.0064 Assessments; Correcting Errors in Assessment of a Homestead The proposed amendments are administrative clarifications to Rule 12D-8. They delete the word "delinquency"; clarify the discretion and authority of the property appraiser in finding "good cause"; defines the term "good cause"; and provides that when a person is improperly granted a homestead exemption, due to an error by the property appraiser, the lien amount includes only the unpaid taxes. RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 6. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendment to Rule Section 12D-10.004, Florida Administrative Code, Value Adjustment Board. (Attachment 6) 12D-10.004 Value Adjustment Board This amendment is designed to repeal an extraneous paragraph that covers the identical situation and provides clarifying language. RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 7. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendment to Rule Section 12D-13.045, Florida Administrative Code, Sale of Tax Certificates for Unpaid Taxes. (Attachment 7) 12D-13.045 Sale of Tax Certificates for Unpaid Taxes The proposed amendment conforms the rule to reflect the 1994 legislative change that deletes the injunction exception to conform to Rule 12D-13.013(1) and provides for the suspension of collection procedures until there has been a final ruling by the court. RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 8. Request approval of and authority to file with the Secretary of State under Chapter 120, F.S., proposed amendment to Rule Section 12D-16.002, Florida Administrative Code, Administration of Forms. (Attachment 8) 12D-16.002 Administration of Forms The proposed rule amendment reflects revisions to forms based on 1994 and 1995 legislation. Some clarifications have been made based upon property appraiser's requests and one form is deleted since the information on that form has been incorporated into another form. RECOMMEND APPROVAL APPROVAL AGENDA ITEM 9. Request approval and acceptance of the Performance Contract of the Executive Director of the Department of Revenue for 1995-96. (Attachment 9) RECOMMEND APPROVAL ITEM 10. Request approval in concept of the Department's proposed legislative package to be submitted to the 1996 Legislature. (Attachment 10) RECOMMEND APPROVAL