| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to corporate income taxes; amending s. |
| 3 | 220.13, F.S.; limiting deductions of certain intangible |
| 4 | expenses, licensing fees, and management fees paid by a |
| 5 | taxpayer to a related entity; creating exceptions to the |
| 6 | limitations on deductions; requiring the adjustment of the |
| 7 | income of a related entity under certain circumstances; |
| 8 | limiting the number of times certain items may be added or |
| 9 | subtracted from taxable income; specifying information |
| 10 | relating to transactions with related entities which must |
| 11 | be contained in a corporate income tax return; providing |
| 12 | that the failure of a taxpayer to add certain amounts to a |
| 13 | taxpayer's income or to provide complete information in a |
| 14 | tax return is negligence for which a penalty may be |
| 15 | imposed; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt |
| 16 | rules; specifying the applicability of the act; providing |
| 17 | an effective date. |
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| 19 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 21 | Section 1. Section 220.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 22 | read: |
| 23 | 220.13 "Adjusted federal income" defined; transactions |
| 24 | with related entities.- |
| 25 | (1) ADJUSTMENTS TO TAXABLE INCOME.-The term "adjusted |
| 26 | federal income" means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable |
| 27 | income as defined in subsection (2), or such taxable income of |
| 28 | more than one taxpayer as provided in s. 220.131, for the |
| 29 | taxable year, adjusted as follows: |
| 30 | (a) Additions.-There shall be added to such taxable |
| 31 | income: |
| 32 | 1. The amount of any tax upon or measured by income, |
| 33 | excluding taxes based on gross receipts or revenues, paid or |
| 34 | accrued as a liability to the District of Columbia or any state |
| 35 | of the United States which is deductible from gross income in |
| 36 | the computation of taxable income for the taxable year. |
| 37 | 2. The amount of interest which is excluded from taxable |
| 38 | income under s. 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or any other |
| 39 | federal law, less the associated expenses disallowed in the |
| 40 | computation of taxable income under s. 265 of the Internal |
| 41 | Revenue Code or any other law, excluding 60 percent of any |
| 42 | amounts included in alternative minimum taxable income, as |
| 43 | defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the |
| 44 | taxpayer pays tax under s. 220.11(3). |
| 45 | 3. In the case of a regulated investment company or real |
| 46 | estate investment trust, an amount equal to the excess of the |
| 47 | net long-term capital gain for the taxable year over the amount |
| 48 | of the capital gain dividends attributable to the taxable year. |
| 49 | 4. That portion of the wages or salaries paid or incurred |
| 50 | for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit |
| 51 | allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.181. This |
| 52 | subparagraph shall expire on the date specified in s. 290.016 |
| 53 | for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act. |
| 54 | 5. That portion of the ad valorem school taxes paid or |
| 55 | incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of |
| 56 | the credit allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.182. This |
| 57 | subparagraph shall expire on the date specified in s. 290.016 |
| 58 | for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act. |
| 59 | 6. The amount of emergency excise tax paid or accrued as a |
| 60 | liability to this state under chapter 221 which tax is |
| 61 | deductible from gross income in the computation of taxable |
| 62 | income for the taxable year. |
| 63 | 7. That portion of assessments to fund a guaranty |
| 64 | association incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the |
| 65 | amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year. |
| 66 | 8. In the case of a nonprofit corporation that which holds |
| 67 | a pari-mutuel permit and which is exempt from federal income tax |
| 68 | as a farmers' cooperative, an amount equal to the excess of the |
| 69 | gross income attributable to the pari-mutuel operations over the |
| 70 | attributable expenses for the taxable year. |
| 71 | 9. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under |
| 72 | s. 220.1895. |
| 73 | 10. Up to nine percent of the eligible basis of any |
| 74 | designated project which is equal to the credit allowable for |
| 75 | the taxable year under s. 220.185. |
| 76 | 11. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year |
| 77 | under s. 220.1875. The addition in this subparagraph is intended |
| 78 | to ensure that the same amount is not allowed for the tax |
| 79 | purposes of this state as both a deduction from income and a |
| 80 | credit against the tax. This addition is not intended to result |
| 81 | in adding the same expense back to income more than once. |
| 82 | 12. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year |
| 83 | under s. 220.192. |
| 84 | 13. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year |
| 85 | under s. 220.193. |
| 86 | 14. Any portion of a qualified investment, as defined in |
| 87 | s. 288.9913, which is claimed as a deduction by the taxpayer and |
| 88 | taken as a credit against income tax pursuant to s. 288.9916. |
| 89 | 15. The costs to acquire a tax credit pursuant to s. |
| 90 | 288.1254(5) which that are deducted from or otherwise reduce |
| 91 | federal taxable income for the taxable year. |
| 92 | (b) Subtractions.- |
| 93 | 1. There shall be subtracted from such taxable income: |
| 94 | a. The net operating loss deduction allowable for federal |
| 95 | income tax purposes under s. 172 of the Internal Revenue Code |
| 96 | for the taxable year, |
| 97 | b. The net capital loss allowable for federal income tax |
| 98 | purposes under s. 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code for the |
| 99 | taxable year, |
| 100 | c. The excess charitable contribution deduction allowable |
| 101 | for federal income tax purposes under s. 170(d)(2) of the |
| 102 | Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year, and |
| 103 | d. The excess contributions deductions allowable for |
| 104 | federal income tax purposes under s. 404 of the Internal Revenue |
| 105 | Code for the taxable year. |
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| 107 | However, a net operating loss and a capital loss shall never be |
| 108 | carried back as a deduction to a prior taxable year, but all |
| 109 | deductions attributable to such losses shall be deemed net |
| 110 | operating loss carryovers and capital loss carryovers, |
| 111 | respectively, and treated in the same manner, to the same |
| 112 | extent, and for the same time periods as are prescribed for such |
| 113 | carryovers in ss. 172 and 1212, respectively, of the Internal |
| 114 | Revenue Code. |
| 115 | 2. There shall be subtracted from such taxable income any |
| 116 | amount to the extent included therein the following: |
| 117 | a. Dividends treated as received from sources without the |
| 118 | United States, as determined under s. 862 of the Internal |
| 119 | Revenue Code. |
| 120 | b. All amounts included in taxable income under s. 78 or |
| 121 | s. 951 of the Internal Revenue Code. |
| 122 |
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| 123 | However, as to any amount subtracted under this subparagraph, |
| 124 | there shall be added to such taxable income all expenses |
| 125 | deducted on the taxpayer's return for the taxable year which are |
| 126 | attributable, directly or indirectly, to such subtracted amount. |
| 127 | Further, no amount shall be subtracted with respect to dividends |
| 128 | paid or deemed paid by a Domestic International Sales |
| 129 | Corporation. |
| 130 | 3. In computing "adjusted federal income" for taxable |
| 131 | years beginning after December 31, 1976, there shall be allowed |
| 132 | as a deduction the amount of wages and salaries paid or incurred |
| 133 | within this state for the taxable year for which no deduction is |
| 134 | allowed pursuant to s. 280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code |
| 135 | (relating to credit for employment of certain new employees). |
| 136 | 4. There shall be subtracted from such taxable income any |
| 137 | amount of nonbusiness income included therein. |
| 138 | 5. There shall be subtracted any amount of taxes of |
| 139 | foreign countries allowable as credits for taxable years |
| 140 | beginning on or after September 1, 1985, under s. 901 of the |
| 141 | Internal Revenue Code to any corporation that which derived less |
| 142 | than 20 percent of its gross income or loss for its taxable year |
| 143 | ended in 1984 from sources within the United States, as |
| 144 | described in s. 861(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, not |
| 145 | including credits allowed under ss. 902 and 960 of the Internal |
| 146 | Revenue Code, withholding taxes on dividends within the meaning |
| 147 | of sub-subparagraph 2.a., and withholding taxes on royalties, |
| 148 | interest, technical service fees, and capital gains. |
| 149 | 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, |
| 150 | except with respect to amounts subtracted pursuant to |
| 151 | subparagraphs 1. and 3., any increment of any apportionment |
| 152 | factor which is directly related to an increment of gross |
| 153 | receipts or income which is deducted, subtracted, or otherwise |
| 154 | excluded in determining adjusted federal income shall be |
| 155 | excluded from both the numerator and denominator of such |
| 156 | apportionment factor. Further, all valuations made for |
| 157 | apportionment factor purposes shall be made on a basis |
| 158 | consistent with the taxpayer's method of accounting for federal |
| 159 | income tax purposes. |
| 160 | (c) Installment sales occurring after October 19, 1980.- |
| 161 | 1. In the case of any disposition made after October 19, |
| 162 | 1980, the income from an installment sale shall be taken into |
| 163 | account for the purposes of this code in the same manner that |
| 164 | such income is taken into account for federal income tax |
| 165 | purposes. |
| 166 | 2. Any taxpayer who regularly sells or otherwise disposes |
| 167 | of personal property on the installment plan and reports the |
| 168 | income therefrom on the installment method for federal income |
| 169 | tax purposes under s. 453(a) of the Internal Revenue Code shall |
| 170 | report such income in the same manner under this code. |
| 171 | (d) Nonallowable deductions.-A deduction for net operating |
| 172 | losses, net capital losses, or excess contributions deductions |
| 173 | under ss. 170(d)(2), 172, 1212, and 404 of the Internal Revenue |
| 174 | Code which has been allowed in a prior taxable year for Florida |
| 175 | tax purposes shall not be allowed for Florida tax purposes, |
| 176 | notwithstanding the fact that such deduction has not been fully |
| 177 | utilized for federal tax purposes. |
| 178 | (e) Adjustments related to the Federal Economic Stimulus |
| 179 | Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of |
| 180 | 2009.-Taxpayers shall be required to make the adjustments |
| 181 | prescribed in this paragraph for Florida tax purposes in |
| 182 | relation to certain tax benefits received pursuant to the |
| 183 | Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 and the American Recovery and |
| 184 | Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
| 185 | 1. There shall be added to such taxable income an amount |
| 186 | equal to 100 percent of any amount deducted for federal income |
| 187 | tax purposes as bonus depreciation for the taxable year pursuant |
| 188 | to ss. 167 and 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as |
| 189 | amended by s. 103 of Pub. L. No. 110-185 and s. 1201 of Pub. L. |
| 190 | No. 111-5, for property placed in service after December 31, |
| 191 | 2007, and before January 1, 2010. For the taxable year and for |
| 192 | each of the 6 subsequent taxable years, there shall be |
| 193 | subtracted from such taxable income an amount equal to one- |
| 194 | seventh of the amount by which taxable income was increased |
| 195 | pursuant to this subparagraph, notwithstanding any sale or other |
| 196 | disposition of the property that is the subject of the |
| 197 | adjustments and regardless of whether such property remains in |
| 198 | service in the hands of the taxpayer. |
| 199 | 2. There shall be added to such taxable income an amount |
| 200 | equal to 100 percent of any amount in excess of $128,000 |
| 201 | deducted for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year |
| 202 | pursuant to s. 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as |
| 203 | amended by s. 102 of Pub. L. No. 110-185 and s. 1202 of Pub. L. |
| 204 | No. 111-5, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, |
| 205 | and before January 1, 2010. For the taxable year and for each of |
| 206 | the 6 subsequent taxable years, there shall be subtracted from |
| 207 | such taxable income one-seventh of the amount by which taxable |
| 208 | income was increased pursuant to this subparagraph, |
| 209 | notwithstanding any sale or other disposition of the property |
| 210 | that is the subject of the adjustments and regardless of whether |
| 211 | such property remains in service in the hands of the taxpayer. |
| 212 | 3. There shall be added to such taxable income an amount |
| 213 | equal to the amount of deferred income not included in such |
| 214 | taxable income pursuant to s. 108(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue |
| 215 | Code of 1986, as amended by s. 1231 of Pub. L. No. 111-5. There |
| 216 | shall be subtracted from such taxable income an amount equal to |
| 217 | the amount of deferred income included in such taxable income |
| 218 | pursuant to s. 108(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, |
| 219 | as amended by s. 1231 of Pub. L. No. 111-5. |
| 220 | 4. Subtractions available under this paragraph may be |
| 221 | transferred to the surviving or acquiring entity following a |
| 222 | merger or acquisition and used in the same manner and with the |
| 223 | same limitations as specified by this paragraph. |
| 224 | 5. The additions and subtractions specified in this |
| 225 | paragraph are intended to adjust taxable income for Florida tax |
| 226 | purposes, and, notwithstanding any other provision of this code, |
| 227 | such additions and subtractions shall be permitted to change a |
| 228 | taxpayer's net operating loss for Florida tax purposes. |
| 229 | (2) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section, a |
| 230 | taxpayer's taxable income for the taxable year means taxable |
| 231 | income as defined in s. 63 of the Internal Revenue Code and |
| 232 | properly reportable for federal income tax purposes for the |
| 233 | taxable year, but subject to the limitations set forth in |
| 234 | paragraph (1)(b) with respect to the deductions provided by ss. |
| 235 | 172 (relating to net operating losses), 170(d)(2) (relating to |
| 236 | excess charitable contributions), 404(a)(1)(D) (relating to |
| 237 | excess pension trust contributions), 404(a)(3)(A) and (B) (to |
| 238 | the extent relating to excess stock bonus and profit-sharing |
| 239 | trust contributions), and 1212 (relating to capital losses) of |
| 240 | the Internal Revenue Code, except that, subject to the same |
| 241 | limitations, the term: |
| 242 | (a) "Taxable income," in the case of a life insurance |
| 243 | company subject to the tax imposed by s. 801 of the Internal |
| 244 | Revenue Code, means life insurance company taxable income; |
| 245 | however, for purposes of this code, the total of any amounts |
| 246 | subject to tax under s. 815(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code |
| 247 | pursuant to s. 801(c) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not |
| 248 | exceed, cumulatively, the total of any amounts determined under |
| 249 | s. 815(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, |
| 250 | from January 1, 1972, to December 31, 1983; |
| 251 | (b) "Taxable income," in the case of an insurance company |
| 252 | subject to the tax imposed by s. 831(b) of the Internal Revenue |
| 253 | Code, means taxable investment income; |
| 254 | (c) "Taxable income," in the case of an insurance company |
| 255 | subject to the tax imposed by s. 831(a) of the Internal Revenue |
| 256 | Code, means insurance company taxable income; |
| 257 | (d) "Taxable income," in the case of a regulated |
| 258 | investment company subject to the tax imposed by s. 852 of the |
| 259 | Internal Revenue Code, means investment company taxable income; |
| 260 | (e) "Taxable income," in the case of a real estate |
| 261 | investment trust subject to the tax imposed by s. 857 of the |
| 262 | Internal Revenue Code, means the income subject to tax, computed |
| 263 | as provided in s. 857 of the Internal Revenue Code; |
| 264 | (f) "Taxable income," in the case of a corporation that |
| 265 | which is a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing |
| 266 | a consolidated income tax return for the taxable year for |
| 267 | federal income tax purposes, means taxable income of such |
| 268 | corporation for federal income tax purposes as if such |
| 269 | corporation had filed a separate federal income tax return for |
| 270 | the taxable year and each preceding taxable year for which it |
| 271 | was a member of an affiliated group, unless a consolidated |
| 272 | return for the taxpayer and others is required or elected under |
| 273 | s. 220.131; |
| 274 | (g) "Taxable income," in the case of a cooperative |
| 275 | corporation or association, means the taxable income of such |
| 276 | organization determined in accordance with the provisions of ss. |
| 277 | 1381-1388 of the Internal Revenue Code; |
| 278 | (h) "Taxable income," in the case of an organization that |
| 279 | which is exempt from the federal income tax by reason of s. |
| 280 | 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, means its unrelated |
| 281 | business taxable income as determined under s. 512 of the |
| 282 | Internal Revenue Code; |
| 283 | (i) "Taxable income," in the case of a corporation for |
| 284 | which there is in effect for the taxable year an election under |
| 285 | s. 1362(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, means the amounts |
| 286 | subject to tax under s. 1374 or s. 1375 of the Internal Revenue |
| 287 | Code for each taxable year; |
| 288 | (j) "Taxable income," in the case of a limited liability |
| 289 | company, other than a limited liability company classified as a |
| 290 | partnership for federal income tax purposes, as defined in and |
| 291 | organized pursuant to chapter 608 or qualified to do business in |
| 292 | this state as a foreign limited liability company or other than |
| 293 | a similar limited liability company classified as a partnership |
| 294 | for federal income tax purposes and created as an artificial |
| 295 | entity pursuant to the statutes of the United States or any |
| 296 | other state, territory, possession, or jurisdiction, if such |
| 297 | limited liability company or similar entity is taxable as a |
| 298 | corporation for federal income tax purposes, means taxable |
| 299 | income determined as if such limited liability company were |
| 300 | required to file or had filed a federal corporate income tax |
| 301 | return under the Internal Revenue Code; |
| 302 | (k) "Taxable income," in the case of a taxpayer liable for |
| 303 | the alternative minimum tax as defined in s. 55 of the Internal |
| 304 | Revenue Code, means the alternative minimum taxable income as |
| 305 | defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, less the |
| 306 | exemption amount computed under s. 55(d) of the Internal Revenue |
| 307 | Code. A taxpayer is not liable for the alternative minimum tax |
| 308 | unless the taxpayer's federal tax return, or related federal |
| 309 | consolidated tax return, if included in a consolidated return |
| 310 | for federal tax purposes, reflect a liability on the return |
| 311 | filed for the alternative minimum tax as defined in s. 55(b)(2) |
| 312 | of the Internal Revenue Code; |
| 313 | (l) "Taxable income," in the case of a taxpayer whose |
| 314 | taxable income is not otherwise defined in this subsection, |
| 315 | means the sum of amounts to which a tax rate specified in s. 11 |
| 316 | of the Internal Revenue Code plus the amount to which a tax rate |
| 317 | specified in s. 1201(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code are |
| 318 | applied for federal income tax purposes. |
| 319 | (3) LIMITATIONS ON DEDUCTIONS OF INTANGIBLE EXPENSES AND |
| 320 | FEES WITH A RELATED ENTITY.- |
| 321 | (a) Definitions.-As used in this subsection, the term: |
| 322 | 1. "Intangible expenses" means the following amounts to |
| 323 | the extent that these amounts are allowed as deductions in |
| 324 | determining federal taxable income under the Internal Revenue |
| 325 | Code before the application of any net operating loss deduction |
| 326 | and special deductions for the taxable year: |
| 327 | a. Expenses, losses, and costs directly or indirectly for, |
| 328 | related to, or in association with the acquisition, use, |
| 329 | maintenance, management, ownership, sale, exchange, or other |
| 330 | disposition of intangible property; |
| 331 | b. Royalty, patent, technical, trademark, and copyright |
| 332 | fees; |
| 333 | c. Licensing fees; or |
| 334 | d. Other substantially similar expenses and costs, |
| 335 | including, but not limited to, interest and losses from |
| 336 | factoring transactions. |
| 337 | 2. "Intangible property" means patents, patent |
| 338 | applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, |
| 339 | copyrights, trade secrets, and substantially similar types of |
| 340 | intangible assets. |
| 341 | 3. "Interest expenses" means amounts that are allowed as |
| 342 | deductions under s. 163 of the Internal Revenue Code in |
| 343 | determining federal taxable income before the application of any |
| 344 | net operating loss deductions and special deductions for the |
| 345 | taxable year. |
| 346 | 4. "Management fees" means expenses and costs paid for |
| 347 | services, including, but not limited to, management overhead, |
| 348 | management supervision, accounts receivable and payable, |
| 349 | employee benefit plans, insurance, legal, payroll, data |
| 350 | processing, purchasing, tax, financial and securities, billing, |
| 351 | accounting, reporting and compliance, or similar services, only |
| 352 | to the extent that the amounts are allowed as a deduction, cost, |
| 353 | or expense in determining taxable net income under the Internal |
| 354 | Revenue Code before the application of any net operating loss |
| 355 | deduction and special deductions for the taxable year. |
| 356 | 5. "Recipient" means a related entity that is paid an item |
| 357 | of income that corresponds to an intangible expense, interest |
| 358 | expense, or management fee. |
| 359 | 6. "Related entity" means an artificial entity that would |
| 360 | be a member of the taxpayer's affiliated group under s. 1504 of |
| 361 | the Internal Revenue Code during all or any portion of the |
| 362 | taxable year using an ownership percentage of 50 percent instead |
| 363 | of 80 percent. The term includes any entity, other than a |
| 364 | natural person, which would be included in the affiliated group |
| 365 | based upon a 50 percent ownership percentage if the entity was |
| 366 | organized as a corporation. |
| 367 | (b) Additions.-Except as provided in paragraph (c), in |
| 368 | determining its adjusted federal income under this section and |
| 369 | s. 220.131, a corporation subject to tax shall add to its |
| 370 | taxable income: |
| 371 | 1. Intangible expenses; |
| 372 | 2. Interest expenses; and |
| 373 | 3. Management fees, |
| 374 |
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| 375 | paid, accrued, or incurred directly or indirectly with a related |
| 376 | entity. For income received from a pass-through entity or a |
| 377 | disregarded entity, the corporation is deemed to have received |
| 378 | its share of the income and the expenses of the pass-through |
| 379 | entity or disregarded entity for purposes of this subsection. |
| 380 | (c) Special exceptions.-Except as provided in paragraph |
| 381 | (d), the addition of intangible expenses, interest expenses, or |
| 382 | management fees otherwise required in a taxable year under this |
| 383 | subsection for a specific transaction with a related entity is |
| 384 | not required if one of the following apply: |
| 385 | 1. The taxpayer and the recipient are included in the same |
| 386 | Florida consolidated tax return filed under s. 220.131 for the |
| 387 | taxable year. |
| 388 | 2. The taxpayer and the executive director or his or her |
| 389 | designee agree in writing to alternative computations or |
| 390 | adjustments. The executive director or his or her designee may |
| 391 | enter into such an agreement only if the taxpayer has clearly |
| 392 | established to the satisfaction of the executive director or his |
| 393 | or her designee that the addition is unreasonable and that the |
| 394 | proposed alternative method of determining the measure of the |
| 395 | tax accurately reflects the activity, business, income, and |
| 396 | capital of the taxpayers within this state. The agreement must |
| 397 | be signed by the executive director or his or her designee. The |
| 398 | term of the agreement may not exceed 4 years. |
| 399 | 3. The taxpayer makes a disclosure on its return and |
| 400 | establishes all of the following by clear and convincing |
| 401 | evidence: |
| 402 | a. The recipient was subject to an income tax or franchise |
| 403 | tax measured in whole or part by net income in its state or |
| 404 | country of commercial domicile, or in the state of commercial |
| 405 | domicile in which an intangible is required by contract to be |
| 406 | held, and |
| 407 | (I) The tax base for the income or franchise tax included |
| 408 | the intangible expense, management fee, or interest expense |
| 409 | paid, accrued, or incurred by the taxpayer; |
| 410 | (II) The aggregate effective tax rate applied was at least |
| 411 | 5.5 percent; |
| 412 | (III) If the recipient is a foreign corporation, the |
| 413 | foreign nation has a comprehensive income tax treaty with the |
| 414 | United States; and |
| 415 | (IV) The recipient did not receive a credit, exemption, or |
| 416 | exclusion for the net income from its intangible income, |
| 417 | management fee income, or interest income, or the credit, |
| 418 | exemption, or exclusion received was 75 percent or less of the |
| 419 | net income. |
| 420 | b. The transaction did not have Florida tax avoidance as a |
| 421 | principle purpose. |
| 422 | c. The recipient regularly engages in the same types of |
| 423 | transactions with third parties. |
| 424 | d. The transaction was made at a commercially reasonable |
| 425 | rate and at arms-length terms similar to those with third |
| 426 | parties. |
| 427 | 4. The taxpayer makes a disclosure on its return and |
| 428 | establishes all of the following by clear and convincing |
| 429 | evidence: |
| 430 | a. The related entity, during the same taxable year, |
| 431 | directly or indirectly incurred and paid the amount of the |
| 432 | intangible expense, interest expense, and management fee to a |
| 433 | person or entity that is not a related entity. |
| 434 | b. The transaction was done for a valid business purpose. |
| 435 | c. The payments were limited to reimbursement of the |
| 436 | amounts paid to a person or entity that is not a related entity. |
| 437 | d. The unrelated person or entity regularly engages in the |
| 438 | same types of transactions with third parties on a substantial |
| 439 | basis. |
| 440 | (d) Limitation on special exceptions.-The exceptions |
| 441 | described in subparagraphs (c)3. and (c)4. do not apply to: |
| 442 | 1. Interest paid by a taxpayer in connection with a debt |
| 443 | incurred to acquire the taxpayer's or a related entity's assets |
| 444 | or stock in a transaction referenced in s. 368 of the Internal |
| 445 | Revenue Code. For purposes of this subparagraph, acquisition |
| 446 | interest paid by a taxpayer to a person or entity that is not a |
| 447 | related entity is deemed to be made to a related entity. |
| 448 | 2. Intangible property acquired directly or indirectly |
| 449 | from the taxpayer or from a related entity. |
| 450 | 3. Those instances in which the related entity is |
| 451 | primarily engaged in managing, acquiring, or maintaining |
| 452 | intangible property or related-party financing and a primary |
| 453 | purpose of the transaction was the avoidance of Florida tax. |
| 454 | 4. Those instances in which the taxpayer files with the |
| 455 | related entity or the related entity files with another related |
| 456 | entity an income tax return or report and the return or report |
| 457 | is due because of the imposition of a tax on or measured by |
| 458 | income or the income tax return or report results in the |
| 459 | elimination of the tax effects from transactions directly or |
| 460 | indirectly between the taxpayer and the related member. |
| 461 | (e) Adjustment to the taxable income of a related entity.- |
| 462 | To the extent that a taxpayer is required to make an adjustment |
| 463 | under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) for a specific related |
| 464 | entity transaction, the corresponding related entity must make a |
| 465 | corresponding subtraction to its taxable income if the income of |
| 466 | the related entity is subject to tax in this state. |
| 467 | (f) Adjustment of net operating loss carryover.-The amount |
| 468 | of a taxpayer's net operating loss carryover from tax years |
| 469 | ending before December 31, 2011, to a tax year ending on or |
| 470 | after December 31, 2011, must be adjusted to account for the |
| 471 | addition of intangible expenses, interest expenses, and |
| 472 | management fees under this subsection. However, this calculation |
| 473 | may not increase the amount of a net operating loss carryover. |
| 474 | (g) Limitation on additions to income.-This subsection |
| 475 | does not require a taxpayer to add to its Florida taxable income |
| 476 | more than once any amount of interest expenses, intangible |
| 477 | expenses, or management fees that the taxpayer pays, accrues, or |
| 478 | incurs to a related entity. |
| 479 | (h) Limitations on subtractions to income.-This subsection |
| 480 | does not allow any item to be subtracted from adjusted federal |
| 481 | income more than once a subtraction for any item that is |
| 482 | excluded from income, or any item to be included in the adjusted |
| 483 | federal income of more than one taxpayer. |
| 484 | (i) Authority to make adjustments.-This subsection does |
| 485 | not limit or negate the authority of the executive director to |
| 486 | make adjustments under s. 220.131(2), s. 220.44, or s. 220.152. |
| 487 | (j) Required information for a return.-Each taxpayer shall |
| 488 | provide the following information to the department along with |
| 489 | its tax return regarding each related entity transaction: |
| 490 | 1. The name of the recipient; |
| 491 | 2. The state or country of domicile of the recipient; |
| 492 | 3. The amount paid to the recipient; and |
| 493 | 4. A complete description of the payment made to the |
| 494 | recipient. |
| 495 | (k) Negligence.-The failure of a taxpayer to add to its |
| 496 | income an amount paid directly or indirectly to a related party |
| 497 | or to provide complete information along with the tax return is |
| 498 | evidence of negligence within the meaning of s. 220.803(1). |
| 499 | (l) Rulemaking.-The department may adopt rules and forms |
| 500 | necessary to administer this subsection, including, but not |
| 501 | limited to, forms and rules for reporting transactions with |
| 502 | related entities. |
| 503 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, |
| 504 | and applies to tax years ending on or after December 31, 2011. |