HB 7061

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to deletion of obsolete Florida Statutes
3	provisions; repealing s. 195.095, F.S., relating to the
4	Department of Revenue's approved bidder lists and standard
5	contracts relating to sales of electronic data processing
6	programs or equipment; repealing s. 213.054, F.S.,
7	relating to department monitoring of the use of certain
8	tax deductions and an annual report on persons claiming
9	such deductions; amending s. 213.053, F.S.; deleting an
10	obsolete Department of Revenue disclosure provision;
11	amending s. 443.163, F.S.; deleting an obsolete waiver of
12	an electronic telefile reporting requirement; providing an
13	effective date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1.  Sections 195.095 and 213.054, Florida Statutes,
18	are repealed.
19	Section 2.  Subsection (5) of section 213.053, Florida
20	Statutes, is amended to read:
21	213.053  Confidentiality and information sharing.-
22	(5)  Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the
23	department from:
24	(a)  publishing statistics so classified as to prevent the
25	identification of particular accounts, reports, declarations, or
26	returns; or
27	(b)  Disclosing to the Chief Financial Officer the names
28	and addresses of those taxpayers who have claimed an exemption
29	pursuant to former s. 199.185(1)(i) or a deduction pursuant to
30	s. 220.63(5).
31	Section 3.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
32	443.163, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
33	443.163  Electronic reporting and remitting of
34	contributions and reimbursements.-
35	(3)  The tax collection service provider may waive the
36	requirement to file an Employers Quarterly Report (UCT-6) by
37	electronic means for employers that are unable to comply despite
38	good faith efforts or due to circumstances beyond the employer's
39	reasonable control.
40	(c)  The Agency for Workforce Innovation or the state
41	agency providing unemployment tax collection services may
42	establish by rule the length of time a waiver is valid and may
43	determine whether subsequent waivers will be authorized, based
44	on this subsection; however, the tax collection service provider
45	may only grant a waiver from electronic reporting if the
46	employer timely files the Employers Quarterly Report (UCT-6) by
47	telefile, unless the employer wage detail exceeds the service
48	provider's telefile system capabilities.
49	Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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