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2012 Unemployment Tax and Special Interest Assessment

Employers should be aware of changes relating to unemployment tax:

  • Wages paid beginning with the calendar quarter January 1 - March 31, 2012, are taxable up to the first $8,500 per employee.
  • An Unemployment Compensation Tax Rate Notice (UCT-20, R. 01/12) has been mailed to all employers. Use the rate on this notice when filing 2012 quarterly reports.
  • A separate special interest assessment will be due in 2012 on funds borrowed from the federal government to pay unemployment compensation claims. The Department will notify employers of their share of the assessment by February 2012.

Discretionary sales surtax rates in Seminole, Alachua and Martin counties
Seminole, Alachua and Martin counties have no discretionary sales surtax (local option tax) as of Jan. 1, 2012. Sales and use tax dealers in those counties should make sure that they are no longer charging the surtax to their customers. It is each dealer's responsibility to verify, collect, and remit the correct amount of surtax on taxable sales, services, use, or deliveries made within each county. If a customer is charged the surtax in error, it is the dealer's responsibility to refund the overpayment.

Shopping Online? Make Sure You Pay Tax
Did you know you must pay "use tax" on items you buy tax-free outside Florida and bring or have delivered into this state? This applies to merchandise that would have been taxed if purchased in Florida. We have an easy online application you can use to report and pay taxes on Internet, catalog, and other out-of-state purchases.

2012 Fuel Tax and Refund Rates
The Florida Department of Revenue has released the motor fuel tax rates for 2012.