REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE
TAX: Insurance Premium Tax
ISSUE: A consolidated government that has entered into an interlocal agreement to provide police protection services to another
municipality is eligible to receive the premium taxes reported for the other municipality.
BILL NUMBER(S): CS/SB 698
SPONSOR(S): Committee on Community Affairs, Senators Wise and Gibson
MONTH/YEAR COLLECTION IMPACT BEGINS: July 1, 2012
DATE OF ANALYSIS: 01/20/2012
SECTION 1: NARRATIVE
a. Current Law: Each municipality with a municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund is authorized to assess an excise
tax of 0.85% of the gross amount of receipts of premiums from policyholders on casualty insurance policies covering
property within the corporate limits of such a municipality.
b.
Proposed Change: A Consolidated government that has entered into an interlocal agreement to provide police
protection services to another incorporated municipality, is eligible to receive the premium taxes reported for the other
municipality. The bill also authorizes the municipality receiving the police protection services to enact an ordinance
levying the premium tax as provided by law.
SECTION 2: DESCRIPTION OF DATA AND SOURCES
Insurance Premium Tax Forecasts (General Revenue Estimating Conference, January 12, 2012)
Police Officers’ 2010 Premium Tax Distribution (DMS)
Florida Population of Municipalities (2010)
SECTION 3: METHODOLOGY (INCLUDE ASSUMPTIONS AND ATTACH DETAILS)
SECTION 4: PROPOSED FISCAL IMPACT
State Impact:
All Funds
High: GR
Local
Middle: GR
Local
Low: GR
Local
FY 2012-13
Cash
(1.2)
1.2
(.6)
.6
(.009)
.009
FY 2012-13
Annualized
(1.2)
1.2
(.6)
.6
(.009)
.009
SECTION 5: CONSENSUS ESTIMATE (ADOPTED 1/20/12) The
General Revenue
State Trust
Total State Impact
Total Local Impact
Total Impact
FY 2013-14
Cash
(1.3)
1.3
(.7)
.7
(.01)
.01
FY 2014-15
Cash
(1.4)
1.4
(.7)
.7
(.01)
.01
FY 2015-16
Cash
(1.4)
1.4
(.7)
.7
(.01)
.01
conference adopted the low estimate.
FY 2012-13
Cash
(Insignificant)
0
(Insignificant)
Insignificant
FY 2012-13
Annualized
(Insignificant)
0
(Insignificant)
Insignificant
FY 2013-14
Cash
(Insignificant)
0
(Insignificant)
Insignificant
FY 2014-15
Cash
(Insignificant)
0
(Insignificant)
Insignificant
FY 2015-16
Cash
(Insignificant)
0
(Insignificant)
(Insignificant)
0
0
0
0
0
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B
C
D
E
F
G
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a municipality wihtin a consolidated government may receive another municipality's insurance premium tax revenues when
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there is an interlocal agreement in place to provide police protection services.
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5
2010 premium tax
6
police officers'
7
# cities
population
premium tax
tax per capita
8
Statewide Municipalities paying tax
9
182 7,931,385
$62,531,463
$7.88
10
Statewide Municipalities not paying tax
234 1,533,594
11
Baldwin in Duval County Consolidated Government
1
1,425
$8,637
$6.06
12
Assume 10% of all municipalities currently not paying tax would impose insurance premium taxes as high
13
Assume 5% of municipalities not paying taxes would impose insurance premium taxes as Middle
14
Assume one municipality in Dual County not paying taxes would impose insurance premium taxes as Low
15
16
18
High (1/10 of municipalities)
23
153,359
$1,209,094
19
Middle (10 of municipalities)
12
76,680
$604,547
20
Low (Only Baldwin in Duval County)
1
1,425
$8,637
21
22
REC March 2007 growth rate
low
middle
high
23
FY 2011-12
3.00%
$8,896
$622,683
$1,245,367
24
FY 2011-12 cash
25
FY 2012-13
3.30%
$9,190
$643,232
$1,286,464
26
FY 2013-14
3.50%
$9,511
$665,745
$1,331,490
27
FY 2014-15
3.80%
$9,873
$691,043
$1,382,086
28
FY 2015-16
2.74%
$10,143
$709,978
$1,419,956
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