TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RETURN
CONFIDENTIAL
DR-405, R. 01/18
Rule 12D-16.002, F.A.C.
Eff. 01/18
Enter your account number, name, and address below. Mail this form to your County Property Appraiser.
Account number
Name and address
Business name (DBA-Doing Business As) and mailing address:
If name and address is incorrect, please make needed corrections.
1. Owner or person in charge Phone
Federal Employer
Identification Number
6. Type or nature of your business
-
NAICS
Business/corporate name
2.
Physical location
(no PO Boxes)
Trade levels (check all that apply)
Retail
Wholesale
Manufacturing Professional
Service
Agricultural
Leasing/rental
Other, specify:
3.
Do you file a TPP tax return under any other name?
Name on most recent return or tax bill
4.
Date you began business in this county
Yes No
7. Did you file a TPP return in this county last year?
Name and
location
Yes No
5. Fiscal year
If before 12/31 last year, does this return reflect
8.
Former owner of business
end date
additions/deletions through Dec 31?
Yes No
9.
If sold, to whom? Date sold
Personal Property Summary Schedule - Enter totals from page 2 or from an
attached itemized list or depreciation schedule with original cost and date of acquisition.
10 Office furniture, office machines, and library
11 EDP equipment, computers, and word processors
12 Store, bar and lounge, and restaurant furniture, equipment, etc.
13 Machinery and manufacturing equipment
14 Farm, grove, and dairy equipment
15 Professional, medical, dental, and laboratory equipment
16 Hotel, motel, and apartment complex
16a Rental units (stove, refrigerator, furniture, drapes, and appliances)
17 Mobile home attachments (carport, utility building, cabana, porch, etc.)
18 Service station and bulk plant equipment (underground tanks, lifts, tools)
19 Signs (billboard, pole, wall, portable, directional, etc.)
20 Leasehold improvements - grouped by type, year of installation, and description
21 Pollution control equipment
22 Equipment owned by you but rented, leased or held by others
23 Supplies not held for resale
24 Renewable energy source devices
25 Other, specify:
Taxpayer's Estimate
of Fair Market Value
Original Installed
Cost
For Property
Appraiser Use Only
TOTAL PERSONAL PROPERTY
I declare I have read this tax return and the accompanying schedules and statements. The facts in them are true. If prepared by
someone other than the taxpayer, the preparer signing this return certifies that this declaration is based on all information he or
she has knowledge of.
Signature
taxpayer
Print name
Title Date
Signature
preparer
Print name
Preparer ID Date
Address
Phone
Sign and date your return, send the original to the county property appraiser’s office by April 1. Unsigned
returns cannot be accepted by the appraiser’s office. If you are entitled to a widow’s, widower’s, or disability
exemption on personal property (not already claimed on real estate), consult your appraiser.
$25,000 Less
Widowed Exemptions
Blind Taxable
Total disability Value
Other, specify
Penalties
Signature, deputy Date
Return to property appraiser by April 1 to avoid penalty.
County
Tax year
Select County
Select Year
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
Report all property owned by you including fully depreciated items still in use.
ASSETS PHYSICALLY REMOVED DURING THE LAST YEAR
DR-405, R. 01/18, Page 2
Description Age
Year
Taxpayer's Estimate Original Installed
Disposed, sold, or traded and to whom?
Acquired
of Fair Market Value
Cost
LEASED, LOANED, OR RENTED EQUIPMENT
Complete if you hold equipment belonging to others.
Lease
Purchase
Name and Address of Owner or Lessor Description Year
Year of
Monthly
Original Installed
Option
Acquired
Manufacture
Rent
Cost
Yes No
SCHEDULE FOR LINE 22, PAGE 1
Equipment owned by you but rented, leased, or held by others. Enter total on page 1.
Lease
Number
Name/address of lessee
Actual physical location
Description Age
Year
Acquired
Monthly
Rent
Term
Taxpayer's
Estimate of Fair
Market Value
Cond*
Original
Installed Cost
New
SCHEDULES FOR PAGE 1, LINES 10 - 21 and 23 - 25 APPRAISER’S USE ONLY
Enter line number from page 1.
Description
Age Year
Acquired
Taxpayer's Estimate
of Fair Market Value
Cond* Original Installed
Cost
Cond*
Value
Enter totals on page 1.
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
Enter line number from page 1.
Description
Age Year
Acquired
Taxpayer's Estimate
of Fair Market Value
Cond* Original Installed
Cost
Cond*
Value
Enter totals on page 1.
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
Enter line number from page 1.
Description
Age Year
Acquired
Taxpayer's Estimate
of Fair Market Value
Cond* Original Installed
Cost
Cond*
Value
Enter totals on page 1.
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
*Condition: enter good, avg (average), or poor. Add pages, if needed. See instructions on pages 3 and 4.
INSTRUCTIONS
DR-405, R. 01/18, page 3
WHAT TO REPORT
Include on your return:
1.
Tangible Personal Property. Goods, chattels, and
other articles of value (except certain vehicles) that
can be manually possessed and whose chief value
is intrinsic to the article itself.
2.
Inventory held for lease. Examples: equipment,
furniture, or fixtures after their first lease or rental.
3.
Equipment on some vehicles. Examples: power
cranes, air compressors, and other equipment used
primarily as a tool rather than a hauling vehicle.
4.
Property personally owned, but used in the
business.
5.
Fully depreciated items, whether written off or not.
Report at original installed cost.
Do not include:
1.
Intangible Personal Property. Examples: money, all
evidences of debt owed to the taxpayer, all
evidence of ownership in a corporation.
2.
Household Goods. Examples: wearing apparel,
appliances, furniture, and other items ordinarily
found in the home and used for the comfort of the
owner and his family, and not used for commercial
purposes.
3.
Most automobiles, trucks, and other licensed
vehicles. See 3 above.
4.
Inventory that is for sale as part of your business.
Items commonly referred to as goods, wares, and
merchandise that are held for sale. Also, inventory
is construction and agricultural equipment weighing
1,000 pounds or more that is returned to a
dealership under a rent-to-purchase option and
held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of
business. See section 192.001(11)(c), Florida
Statutes.
LOCATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Report all property located in this county on January
1. You must file a single return for each site in the
county where you transact business. If you have
freestanding property at multiple sites other than
where you transact business, file a separate, but
single, return for all such property located in the
county.
Examples of freestanding property at multiple sites
include vending and amusement machines, LP/
propane tanks, utility and cable company property,
billboards, leased equipment, and similar property
not customarily located in the offices, stores, or plants
of the owner, but is placed throughout the county.
PENALTIES
Failure to file - 25% of the total tax levied against
the property for each year that no return is filed
Filing late - 5% of the total tax levied against the
property covered by that return for each year, each
month, and part of a month, that a return is late, but
not more than 25% of the total tax
Unlisted property -15% of the tax attributable to the
omitted property
RELATED FLORIDA TAX LAWS
§192.042, F.S. - Assessment date: Jan 1
§193.052, F.S. - Filing requirement
§193.062, F.S. - Filing date: April 1
§193.063, F.S. - Extensions for filing
§193.072, F.S. - Penalties
§193.074, F.S. - Confidentiality
§195.027(4), F.S.- Return Requirements
§196.183, F.S. - $25,000 Exemption
§ 837.06, F.S. - False Official Statements
See line and column instructions on page 4.
Complete this form if you own property used for commercial purposes that is not included in the assessed value of
your business' real property. This may include office furniture, computers, tools, supplies, machines, and
leasehold improvements. Return this to your property appraiser's office by April 1. Keep a copy for your records.
Report your summary totals on page 1. Use page 2 or an attached, itemized list with original cost and date
acquired for each item to provide the details for each category. Contact your local property appraiser if you
have questions.
If you ask, the property appraiser will give you an extension for 30 days and may grant an additional 15 days.
You must ask for the extension in time for the property appraiser to consider the request and act on it before
April 1.
Each return is eligible for an exemption up to $25,000. By filing a DR-405 on time you automatically apply for
the exemption. If you do not file on time, Florida Law provides for the loss of the $25,000 exemption.
DR-405, R. 01/18, Page 4
LINE INSTRUCTIONS
Within each section, group your assets by year of acquisition. List each item of property separately except for “classes”
of personal property. A class is a group of items substantially similar in function, use, and age.
Line 14 - Farm, Grove, and Dairy Equipment
List all types of agricultural equipment you owned on January 1. Describe property by type, manufacturer, model
number, and year acquired. Examples: bulldozers, draglines, mowers, balers, tractors, all types of dairy equipment,
pumps, irrigation pipe - show feet of main line and sprinklers, hand and power sprayers, heaters, discs, fertilizer
distributors.
Line 16 and 16a - Hotel, Motel, Apartment and Rental Units (Household Goods)
List all household goods. Examples: furniture, appliances, and equipment used in rental or other commercial property.
Both residents and nonresidents must report if a house, condo, apartment, etc. is rented at any time during the year.
Line 17 - Mobile Home Attachments
For each type of mobile home attachment (awnings, carports, patio roofs, trailer covers, screened porches or rooms,
cabanas, open porches, utility rooms, etc.), enter the number of items you owned on January 1, the year of purchase,
the size (length X width), and the original installed cost.
Line 20 - Leasehold Improvements, Physical Modifications to Leased Property
If you have made any improvements, including modifications and additions, to property that you leased, list the original
cost of the improvements. Group them by type and year of installation. Examples: slat walls, carpeting, paneling,
shelving, cabinets. Attach an itemized list or depreciation schedule of the individual improvements.
Line 22 - Owned by you but rented to another
Enter any equipment you own that is on a loan, rental, or lease basis to others.
Line 23 - Supplies
Enter the average cost of supplies that are on hand. Include expensed supplies, such as stationery and janitorial
supplies, linens, and silverware, which you may not have recorded separately on your books.
Include items you carry in your inventory account but do not meet the definition of “inventory” subject to exemption.
Line 24 - Renewable Energy Source Devices
List all renewable energy source devices as defined in section 193.624, Florida Statutes. Section 196.182, F.S., provides
an exemption to renewable energy source devices considered tangible personal property. The exemption is granted
based on a percentage of value, when the devices are installed, and what type of property the devices are installed on.
COLUMN INSTRUCTIONS
List all items of furniture, fixtures, all machinery, equipment, supplies, and certain types of equipment attached to mobile
homes. For each item, you must report your estimate of the current fair market value and condition of the item (good,
average, poor). Enter all expensed items at original installed cost. Do not use “various” or “same as last year” in any of
the columns. These are not adequate responses and may subject you to penalties for failure to file.
Taxpayer's Estimate of Fair Market Value
You must report the taxpayer's estimate of fair market value of the property in the columns labeled "Taxpayer's Estimate
of Fair Market Value." The amount reported is your estimate of the current fair market value of the property.
Original Installed Cost
Report 100% of the original total cost of the property in the columns labeled "Original Installed Cost." This cost includes
sales tax, transportation, handling, and installation charges, if incurred. Enter only unadjusted figures in "Original
Installed Cost" columns.
The original cost must include the total original installed cost of your equipment, before any allowance for depreciation.
Include sales tax, freight- in, handling, and installation costs. If you deducted a trade-in from the invoice price, enter the
invoice price. Add back investment credits taken for federal income tax if you deducted those from the original cost.
Include all fully depreciated items at original cost, whether written off or not.
Assets Physically Removed
If you physically removed assets last year, complete the columns in the first section of page 2. If you sold, traded, or
gave property to another business or person, include the name in the last column.
Leased, Loaned, and Rented Equipment
If you borrowed, rented, or leased equipment from others, enter the name and address of the owner or lessor in the
second section of page 2. Include a description of the equipment, year you acquired it, year of manufacture (if known),
the monthly rent, the amount it would have originally cost had you bought it new, and indicate if you have an option to
buy the equipment at the end of the term.