SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 30-B
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 672074
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11  Senator Latvala moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 89, between lines 5 and 6,
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17         Section 33.  Effective January 1, 2002, subsection (2)
18  of section 199.185, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         199.185  Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring
20  taxes.--
21         (2)  Every natural person is entitled each year to an
22  exemption of the first $20,000 $250,000 of the value of
23  property otherwise subject to the annual tax.  A husband and
24  wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $40,000
25  $500,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is
26  entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of
27  the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents and
28  fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a
29  gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this
30  exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries;
31  however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 30-B Amendment No. ___ Barcode 672074 1 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 2 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 3 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 4 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 5 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 6 Section 34. Effective January 1, 2004, subsection (2) 7 of section 199.185, Florida Statutes, as amended by this act, 8 is amended to read: 9 199.185 Property exempted from annual and nonrecurring 10 taxes.-- 11 (2) Every natural person is entitled each year to an 12 exemption of the first $250,000 $20,000 of the value of 13 property otherwise subject to the annual tax. A husband and 14 wife filing jointly shall have an exemption of $500,000 15 $40,000. Every taxpayer that is not a natural person is 16 entitled each year to an exemption of the first $250,000 of 17 the value of property otherwise subject to the tax. Agents and 18 fiduciaries, other than guardians and custodians under a 19 gifts-to-minors act, filing as such may not claim this 20 exemption on behalf of their principals or beneficiaries; 21 however, if the principal or beneficiary returns the property 22 held by the agent or fiduciary and is a natural person, the 23 principal or beneficiary may claim the exemption. No taxpayer 24 shall be entitled to more than one exemption under this 25 subsection. This exemption shall not apply to that intangible 26 personal property described in s. 199.023(1)(d). 27 28 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 29 30 31 2 10:27 AM 10/30/01 s0030Bc1c-19101
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 30-B Amendment No. ___ Barcode 672074 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 7, line 24, after the semicolon, 4 5 insert: 6 amending s. 199.185, F.S.; postponing the 7 increase in exemptions under the tax on 8 intangible property; 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 10:27 AM 10/30/01 s0030Bc1c-19101