Terms Used In Florida Statutes 420.171

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: as used in this part , means the Florida Housing Development Corporation created pursuant to this part. See Florida Statutes 420.102
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: means the State of Florida. See Florida Statutes 420.102

(1) Any tax exemptions, tax credits, or tax privileges granted to banks, savings and loan associations, and trust companies by the general laws of the state are granted to the corporation organized pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The corporation organized under this chapter shall adopt the calendar year as its fiscal year.