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HB5437 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5437

 

Introduced , by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 120/3  from Ch. 120, par. 442

    Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Removes a requirement that a person who promotes, organizes, or provides retail selling space for concessionaires or other types of sellers at the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, county fairs, local fairs, art shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions or events must file a report with the Department providing certain information about the merchant's business. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
5changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 120/3)  (from Ch. 120, par. 442)
7    Sec. 3. Except as provided in this Section, on or before
8the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person engaged
9in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail
10in this State during the preceding calendar month shall file a
11return with the Department, stating:
12        1. The name of the seller;
13        2. His residence address and the address of his
14    principal place of business and the address of the
15    principal place of business (if that is a different
16    address) from which he engages in the business of selling
17    tangible personal property at retail in this State;
18        3. Total amount of receipts received by him during the
19    preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may be,
20    from sales of tangible personal property, and from services
21    furnished, by him during such preceding calendar month or
22    quarter;
23        4. Total amount received by him during the preceding

 

 

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1    calendar month or quarter on charge and time sales of
2    tangible personal property, and from services furnished,
3    by him prior to the month or quarter for which the return
4    is filed;
5        5. Deductions allowed by law;
6        6. Gross receipts which were received by him during the
7    preceding calendar month or quarter and upon the basis of
8    which the tax is imposed;
9        7. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of this
10    Act;
11        8. The amount of tax due;
12        9. The signature of the taxpayer; and
13        10. Such other reasonable information as the
14    Department may require.
15    If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
16the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
17the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to be
18due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
19    Each return shall be accompanied by the statement of
20prepaid tax issued pursuant to Section 2e for which credit is
21claimed.
22    Prior to October 1, 2003, and on and after September 1,
232004 a retailer may accept a Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
24certification from a purchaser in satisfaction of Use Tax as
25provided in Section 3-85 of the Use Tax Act if the purchaser
26provides the appropriate documentation as required by Section

 

 

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13-85 of the Use Tax Act. A Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
2certification, accepted by a retailer prior to October 1, 2003
3and on and after September 1, 2004 as provided in Section 3-85
4of the Use Tax Act, may be used by that retailer to satisfy
5Retailers' Occupation Tax liability in the amount claimed in
6the certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the receipts subject
7to tax from a qualifying purchase. A Manufacturer's Purchase
8Credit reported on any original or amended return filed under
9this Act after October 20, 2003 for reporting periods prior to
10September 1, 2004 shall be disallowed. Manufacturer's
11Purchaser Credit reported on annual returns due on or after
12January 1, 2005 will be disallowed for periods prior to
13September 1, 2004. No Manufacturer's Purchase Credit may be
14used after September 30, 2003 through August 31, 2004 to
15satisfy any tax liability imposed under this Act, including any
16audit liability.
17    The Department may require returns to be filed on a
18quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar
19quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the
20calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. The
21taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for each
22of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or before
23the twentieth day of the following calendar month, stating:
24        1. The name of the seller;
25        2. The address of the principal place of business from
26    which he engages in the business of selling tangible

 

 

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1    personal property at retail in this State;
2        3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by him
3    during the preceding calendar month from sales of tangible
4    personal property by him during such preceding calendar
5    month, including receipts from charge and time sales, but
6    less all deductions allowed by law;
7        4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of this
8    Act;
9        5. The amount of tax due; and
10        6. Such other reasonable information as the Department
11    may require.
12    Beginning on October 1, 2003, any person who is not a
13licensed distributor, importing distributor, or manufacturer,
14as defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934, but is engaged in
15the business of selling, at retail, alcoholic liquor shall file
16a statement with the Department of Revenue, in a format and at
17a time prescribed by the Department, showing the total amount
18paid for alcoholic liquor purchased during the preceding month
19and such other information as is reasonably required by the
20Department. The Department may adopt rules to require that this
21statement be filed in an electronic or telephonic format. Such
22rules may provide for exceptions from the filing requirements
23of this paragraph. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term
24"alcoholic liquor" shall have the meaning prescribed in the
25Liquor Control Act of 1934.
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1distributor, and manufacturer of alcoholic liquor as defined in
2the Liquor Control Act of 1934, shall file a statement with the
3Department of Revenue, no later than the 10th day of the month
4for the preceding month during which transactions occurred, by
5electronic means, showing the total amount of gross receipts
6from the sale of alcoholic liquor sold or distributed during
7the preceding month to purchasers; identifying the purchaser to
8whom it was sold or distributed; the purchaser's tax
9registration number; and such other information reasonably
10required by the Department. A distributor, importing
11distributor, or manufacturer of alcoholic liquor must
12personally deliver, mail, or provide by electronic means to
13each retailer listed on the monthly statement a report
14containing a cumulative total of that distributor's, importing
15distributor's, or manufacturer's total sales of alcoholic
16liquor to that retailer no later than the 10th day of the month
17for the preceding month during which the transaction occurred.
18The distributor, importing distributor, or manufacturer shall
19notify the retailer as to the method by which the distributor,
20importing distributor, or manufacturer will provide the sales
21information. If the retailer is unable to receive the sales
22information by electronic means, the distributor, importing
23distributor, or manufacturer shall furnish the sales
24information by personal delivery or by mail. For purposes of
25this paragraph, the term "electronic means" includes, but is
26not limited to, the use of a secure Internet website, e-mail,

 

 

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1or facsimile.
2    If a total amount of less than $1 is payable, refundable or
3creditable, such amount shall be disregarded if it is less than
450 cents and shall be increased to $1 if it is 50 cents or more.
5    Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average
6monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all
7payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
8funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has
9an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall make
10all payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
11funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a taxpayer who has
12an average monthly tax liability of $50,000 or more shall make
13all payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
14funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 2000, a taxpayer who has
15an annual tax liability of $200,000 or more shall make all
16payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
17funds transfer. The term "annual tax liability" shall be the
18sum of the taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, and under all
19other State and local occupation and use tax laws administered
20by the Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year.
21The term "average monthly tax liability" shall be the sum of
22the taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, and under all other
23State and local occupation and use tax laws administered by the
24Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year
25divided by 12. Beginning on October 1, 2002, a taxpayer who has
26a tax liability in the amount set forth in subsection (b) of

 

 

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1Section 2505-210 of the Department of Revenue Law shall make
2all payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
3funds transfer.
4    Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the
5Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make payments
6by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required to make
7payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those payments
8for a minimum of one year beginning on October 1.
9    Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic
10funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer
11with the permission of the Department.
12    All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic funds
13transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily make
14payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those payments
15in the manner authorized by the Department.
16    The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to
17effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the
18requirements of this Section.
19    Any amount which is required to be shown or reported on any
20return or other document under this Act shall, if such amount
21is not a whole-dollar amount, be increased to the nearest
22whole-dollar amount in any case where the fractional part of a
23dollar is 50 cents or more, and decreased to the nearest
24whole-dollar amount where the fractional part of a dollar is
25less than 50 cents.
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1return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to
2the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may
3authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis,
4with the return for January, February and March of a given year
5being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for April,
6May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of such year;
7with the return for July, August and September of a given year
8being due by October 20 of such year, and with the return for
9October, November and December of a given year being due by
10January 20 of the following year.
11    If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly or
12quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax
13liability with the Department does not exceed $50, the
14Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual
15basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 20
16of the following year.
17    Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and
18substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as monthly
19returns.
20    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act concerning
21the time within which a retailer may file his return, in the
22case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a kind of business
23which makes him responsible for filing returns under this Act,
24such retailer shall file a final return under this Act with the
25Department not more than one month after discontinuing such
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1    Where the same person has more than one business registered
2with the Department under separate registrations under this
3Act, such person may not file each return that is due as a
4single return covering all such registered businesses, but
5shall file separate returns for each such registered business.
6    In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft,
7aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered with
8an agency of this State, every retailer selling this kind of
9tangible personal property shall file, with the Department,
10upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the Department, a
11separate return for each such item of tangible personal
12property which the retailer sells, except that if, in the same
13transaction, (i) a retailer of aircraft, watercraft, motor
14vehicles or trailers transfers more than one aircraft,
15watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another aircraft,
16watercraft, motor vehicle retailer or trailer retailer for the
17purpose of resale or (ii) a retailer of aircraft, watercraft,
18motor vehicles, or trailers transfers more than one aircraft,
19watercraft, motor vehicle, or trailer to a purchaser for use as
20a qualifying rolling stock as provided in Section 2-5 of this
21Act, then that seller may report the transfer of all aircraft,
22watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers involved in that
23transaction to the Department on the same uniform
24invoice-transaction reporting return form. For purposes of
25this Section, "watercraft" means a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4
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1and Safety Act, a personal watercraft, or any boat equipped
2with an inboard motor.
3    Any retailer who sells only motor vehicles, watercraft,
4aircraft, or trailers that are required to be registered with
5an agency of this State, so that all retailers' occupation tax
6liability is required to be reported, and is reported, on such
7transaction reporting returns and who is not otherwise required
8to file monthly or quarterly returns, need not file monthly or
9quarterly returns. However, those retailers shall be required
10to file returns on an annual basis.
11    The transaction reporting return, in the case of motor
12vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with an
13agency of this State, shall be the same document as the Uniform
14Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of The Illinois Vehicle
15Code and must show the name and address of the seller; the name
16and address of the purchaser; the amount of the selling price
17including the amount allowed by the retailer for traded-in
18property, if any; the amount allowed by the retailer for the
19traded-in tangible personal property, if any, to the extent to
20which Section 1 of this Act allows an exemption for the value
21of traded-in property; the balance payable after deducting such
22trade-in allowance from the total selling price; the amount of
23tax due from the retailer with respect to such transaction; the
24amount of tax collected from the purchaser by the retailer on
25such transaction (or satisfactory evidence that such tax is not
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1fact); the place and date of the sale; a sufficient
2identification of the property sold; such other information as
3is required in Section 5-402 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, and
4such other information as the Department may reasonably
5require.
6    The transaction reporting return in the case of watercraft
7or aircraft must show the name and address of the seller; the
8name and address of the purchaser; the amount of the selling
9price including the amount allowed by the retailer for
10traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed by the retailer
11for the traded-in tangible personal property, if any, to the
12extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows an exemption for
13the value of traded-in property; the balance payable after
14deducting such trade-in allowance from the total selling price;
15the amount of tax due from the retailer with respect to such
16transaction; the amount of tax collected from the purchaser by
17the retailer on such transaction (or satisfactory evidence that
18such tax is not due in that particular instance, if that is
19claimed to be the fact); the place and date of the sale, a
20sufficient identification of the property sold, and such other
21information as the Department may reasonably require.
22    Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not later
23than 20 days after the day of delivery of the item that is
24being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any time sooner
25than that if he chooses to do so. The transaction reporting
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1Illinois use tax may be transmitted to the Department by way of
2the State agency with which, or State officer with whom the
3tangible personal property must be titled or registered (if
4titling or registration is required) if the Department and such
5agency or State officer determine that this procedure will
6expedite the processing of applications for title or
7registration.
8    With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer
9shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit
10satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is
11the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the
12Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a use tax
13receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is
14satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such
15purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State officer
16with whom, he must title or register the tangible personal
17property that is involved (if titling or registration is
18required) in support of such purchaser's application for an
19Illinois certificate or other evidence of title or registration
20to such tangible personal property.
21    No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this
22Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the
23retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other
24evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration
25is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user has
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1Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the
2mandate of this paragraph.
3    If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer
4wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment of
5the tax or proof of exemption made to the Department before the
6retailer is willing to take these actions and such user has not
7paid the tax to the retailer, such user may certify to the fact
8of such delay by the retailer and may (upon the Department
9being satisfied of the truth of such certification) transmit
10the information required by the transaction reporting return
11and the remittance for tax or proof of exemption directly to
12the Department and obtain his tax receipt or exemption
13determination, in which event the transaction reporting return
14and tax remittance (if a tax payment was required) shall be
15credited by the Department to the proper retailer's account
16with the Department, but without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount
17provided for in this Section being allowed. When the user pays
18the tax directly to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the
19same amount and in the same form in which it would be remitted
20if the tax had been remitted to the Department by the retailer.
21    Refunds made by the seller during the preceding return
22period to purchasers, on account of tangible personal property
23returned to the seller, shall be allowed as a deduction under
24subdivision 5 of his monthly or quarterly return, as the case
25may be, in case the seller had theretofore included the
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1return filed by him and had paid the tax imposed by this Act
2with respect to such receipts.
3    Where the seller is a corporation, the return filed on
4behalf of such corporation shall be signed by the president,
5vice-president, secretary or treasurer or by the properly
6accredited agent of such corporation.
7    Where the seller is a limited liability company, the return
8filed on behalf of the limited liability company shall be
9signed by a manager, member, or properly accredited agent of
10the limited liability company.
11    Except as provided in this Section, the retailer filing the
12return under this Section shall, at the time of filing such
13return, pay to the Department the amount of tax imposed by this
14Act less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990 and 1.75%
15on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year,
16whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the
17retailer for the expenses incurred in keeping records,
18preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying
19data to the Department on request. Any prepayment made pursuant
20to Section 2d of this Act shall be included in the amount on
21which such 2.1% or 1.75% discount is computed. In the case of
22retailers who report and pay the tax on a transaction by
23transaction basis, as provided in this Section, such discount
24shall be taken with each such tax remittance instead of when
25such retailer files his periodic return. The Department may
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1registration is revoked at the time the return is filed, but
2only if the Department's decision to revoke the certificate of
3registration has become final.
4    Before October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's average monthly
5tax liability to the Department under this Act, the Use Tax
6Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax
7Act, excluding any liability for prepaid sales tax to be
8remitted in accordance with Section 2d of this Act, was $10,000
9or more during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters, he
10shall file a return with the Department each month by the 20th
11day of the month next following the month during which such tax
12liability is incurred and shall make payments to the Department
13on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of the month
14during which such liability is incurred. On and after October
151, 2000, if the taxpayer's average monthly tax liability to the
16Department under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service
17Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax Act, excluding any
18liability for prepaid sales tax to be remitted in accordance
19with Section 2d of this Act, was $20,000 or more during the
20preceding 4 complete calendar quarters, he shall file a return
21with the Department each month by the 20th day of the month
22next following the month during which such tax liability is
23incurred and shall make payment to the Department on or before
24the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of the month during which such
25liability is incurred. If the month during which such tax
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1payment shall be in an amount equal to 1/4 of the taxpayer's
2actual liability for the month or an amount set by the
3Department not to exceed 1/4 of the average monthly liability
4of the taxpayer to the Department for the preceding 4 complete
5calendar quarters (excluding the month of highest liability and
6the month of lowest liability in such 4 quarter period). If the
7month during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or
8after January 1, 1985 and prior to January 1, 1987, each
9payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's
10actual liability for the month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's
11liability for the same calendar month of the preceding year. If
12the month during which such tax liability is incurred begins on
13or after January 1, 1987 and prior to January 1, 1988, each
14payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's
15actual liability for the month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's
16liability for the same calendar month of the preceding year. If
17the month during which such tax liability is incurred begins on
18or after January 1, 1988, and prior to January 1, 1989, or
19begins on or after January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an
20amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for
21the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same
22calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during which
23such tax liability is incurred begins on or after January 1,
241989, and prior to January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an
25amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for
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1calendar month of the preceding year or 100% of the taxpayer's
2actual liability for the quarter monthly reporting period. The
3amount of such quarter monthly payments shall be credited
4against the final tax liability of the taxpayer's return for
5that month. Before October 1, 2000, once applicable, the
6requirement of the making of quarter monthly payments to the
7Department by taxpayers having an average monthly tax liability
8of $10,000 or more as determined in the manner provided above
9shall continue until such taxpayer's average monthly liability
10to the Department during the preceding 4 complete calendar
11quarters (excluding the month of highest liability and the
12month of lowest liability) is less than $9,000, or until such
13taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department as
14computed for each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete
15calendar quarter period is less than $10,000. However, if a
16taxpayer can show the Department that a substantial change in
17the taxpayer's business has occurred which causes the taxpayer
18to anticipate that his average monthly tax liability for the
19reasonably foreseeable future will fall below the $10,000
20threshold stated above, then such taxpayer may petition the
21Department for a change in such taxpayer's reporting status. On
22and after October 1, 2000, once applicable, the requirement of
23the making of quarter monthly payments to the Department by
24taxpayers having an average monthly tax liability of $20,000 or
25more as determined in the manner provided above shall continue
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1Department during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters
2(excluding the month of highest liability and the month of
3lowest liability) is less than $19,000 or until such taxpayer's
4average monthly liability to the Department as computed for
5each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar
6quarter period is less than $20,000. However, if a taxpayer can
7show the Department that a substantial change in the taxpayer's
8business has occurred which causes the taxpayer to anticipate
9that his average monthly tax liability for the reasonably
10foreseeable future will fall below the $20,000 threshold stated
11above, then such taxpayer may petition the Department for a
12change in such taxpayer's reporting status. The Department
13shall change such taxpayer's reporting status unless it finds
14that such change is seasonal in nature and not likely to be
15long term. If any such quarter monthly payment is not paid at
16the time or in the amount required by this Section, then the
17taxpayer shall be liable for penalties and interest on the
18difference between the minimum amount due as a payment and the
19amount of such quarter monthly payment actually and timely
20paid, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously made
21payments for that month to the Department in excess of the
22minimum payments previously due as provided in this Section.
23The Department shall make reasonable rules and regulations to
24govern the quarter monthly payment amount and quarter monthly
25payment dates for taxpayers who file on other than a calendar
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1    The provisions of this paragraph apply before October 1,
22001. Without regard to whether a taxpayer is required to make
3quarter monthly payments as specified above, any taxpayer who
4is required by Section 2d of this Act to collect and remit
5prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid taxes which average in
6excess of $25,000 per month during the preceding 2 complete
7calendar quarters, shall file a return with the Department as
8required by Section 2f and shall make payments to the
9Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of the
10month during which such liability is incurred. If the month
11during which such tax liability is incurred began prior to the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985, each payment
13shall be in an amount not less than 22.5% of the taxpayer's
14actual liability under Section 2d. If the month during which
15such tax liability is incurred begins on or after January 1,
161986, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the
17taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 27.5% of the
18taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the
19preceding calendar year. If the month during which such tax
20liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1987, each
21payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's
22actual liability for the month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's
23liability for the same calendar month of the preceding year.
24The amount of such quarter monthly payments shall be credited
25against the final tax liability of the taxpayer's return for
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1may be. Once applicable, the requirement of the making of
2quarter monthly payments to the Department pursuant to this
3paragraph shall continue until such taxpayer's average monthly
4prepaid tax collections during the preceding 2 complete
5calendar quarters is $25,000 or less. If any such quarter
6monthly payment is not paid at the time or in the amount
7required, the taxpayer shall be liable for penalties and
8interest on such difference, except insofar as the taxpayer has
9previously made payments for that month in excess of the
10minimum payments previously due.
11    The provisions of this paragraph apply on and after October
121, 2001. Without regard to whether a taxpayer is required to
13make quarter monthly payments as specified above, any taxpayer
14who is required by Section 2d of this Act to collect and remit
15prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid taxes that average in
16excess of $20,000 per month during the preceding 4 complete
17calendar quarters shall file a return with the Department as
18required by Section 2f and shall make payments to the
19Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of the
20month during which the liability is incurred. Each payment
21shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual
22liability for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability for
23the same calendar month of the preceding year. The amount of
24the quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the
25final tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month
26filed under this Section or Section 2f, as the case may be.

 

 

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1Once applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter
2monthly payments to the Department pursuant to this paragraph
3shall continue until the taxpayer's average monthly prepaid tax
4collections during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters
5(excluding the month of highest liability and the month of
6lowest liability) is less than $19,000 or until such taxpayer's
7average monthly liability to the Department as computed for
8each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar
9quarters is less than $20,000. If any such quarter monthly
10payment is not paid at the time or in the amount required, the
11taxpayer shall be liable for penalties and interest on such
12difference, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously made
13payments for that month in excess of the minimum payments
14previously due.
15    If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
16taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the
17Service Occupation Tax Act and the Service Use Tax Act, as
18shown on an original monthly return, the Department shall, if
19requested by the taxpayer, issue to the taxpayer a credit
20memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment. The
21credit evidenced by such credit memorandum may be assigned by
22the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this Act, the Use Tax
23Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act,
24in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations to be
25prescribed by the Department. If no such request is made, the
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1subsequently to be remitted to the Department under this Act,
2the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the Service
3Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable rules and
4regulations prescribed by the Department. If the Department
5subsequently determined that all or any part of the credit
6taken was not actually due to the taxpayer, the taxpayer's 2.1%
7and 1.75% vendor's discount shall be reduced by 2.1% or 1.75%
8of the difference between the credit taken and that actually
9due, and that taxpayer shall be liable for penalties and
10interest on such difference.
11    If a retailer of motor fuel is entitled to a credit under
12Section 2d of this Act which exceeds the taxpayer's liability
13to the Department under this Act for the month which the
14taxpayer is filing a return, the Department shall issue the
15taxpayer a credit memorandum for the excess.
16    Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
17pay into the Local Government Tax Fund, a special fund in the
18State treasury which is hereby created, the net revenue
19realized for the preceding month from the 1% tax on sales of
20food for human consumption which is to be consumed off the
21premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
22drinks and food which has been prepared for immediate
23consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
24drugs, medical appliances and insulin, urine testing
25materials, syringes and needles used by diabetics.
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1pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, a special
2fund in the State treasury which is hereby created, 4% of the
3net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
4general rate.
5    Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall
6pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 20% of the
7net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1.25%
8rate on the selling price of motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning
9September 1, 2010, each month the Department shall pay into the
10County and Mass Transit District Fund 20% of the net revenue
11realized for the preceding month from the 1.25% rate on the
12selling price of sales tax holiday items.
13    Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
14pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net revenue
15realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate on
16the selling price of tangible personal property.
17    Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall
18pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 80% of the net revenue
19realized for the preceding month from the 1.25% rate on the
20selling price of motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning September 1,
212010, each month the Department shall pay into the Local
22Government Tax Fund 80% of the net revenue realized for the
23preceding month from the 1.25% rate on the selling price of
24sales tax holiday items.
25    Beginning October 1, 2009, each month the Department shall
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1an amount estimated by the Department to represent 80% of the
2net revenue realized for the preceding month from the sale of
3candy, grooming and hygiene products, and soft drinks that had
4been taxed at a rate of 1% prior to September 1, 2009 but that
5are is now taxed at 6.25%.
6    Beginning July 1, 2011, each month the Department shall pay
7into the Clean Air Act (CAA) Permit Fund 80% of the net revenue
8realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate on
9the selling price of sorbents used in Illinois in the process
10of sorbent injection as used to comply with the Environmental
11Protection Act or the federal Clean Air Act, but the total
12payment into the Clean Air Act (CAA) Permit Fund under this Act
13and the Use Tax Act shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal
14year.
15    Beginning July 1, 2013, each month the Department shall pay
16into the Underground Storage Tank Fund from the proceeds
17collected under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax
18Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act an amount equal to the
19average monthly deficit in the Underground Storage Tank Fund
20during the prior year, as certified annually by the Illinois
21Environmental Protection Agency, but the total payment into the
22Underground Storage Tank Fund under this Act, the Use Tax Act,
23the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act
24shall not exceed $18,000,000 in any State fiscal year. As used
25in this paragraph, the "average monthly deficit" shall be equal
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1payment by the fund and the average monthly revenues deposited
2into the fund, excluding payments made pursuant to this
3paragraph.
4    Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
5pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into the
6Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% and on
7and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid into the
8Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in any fiscal
9year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case
10may be, of the moneys received by the Department and required
11to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to this Act,
12Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax
13Act, and Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts
14being hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of
152.2% or 3.8%, as the case may be, of moneys being hereinafter
16called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) the amount transferred to
17the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax
18Reform Fund shall be less than the Annual Specified Amount (as
19hereinafter defined), an amount equal to the difference shall
20be immediately paid into the Build Illinois Fund from other
21moneys received by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; the
22"Annual Specified Amount" means the amounts specified below for
23fiscal years 1986 through 1993:
24Fiscal YearAnnual Specified Amount
251986$54,800,000
261987$76,650,000

 

 

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11988$80,480,000
21989$88,510,000
31990$115,330,000
41991$145,470,000
51992$182,730,000
61993$206,520,000;
7and means the Certified Annual Debt Service Requirement (as
8defined in Section 13 of the Build Illinois Bond Act) or the
9Tax Act Amount, whichever is greater, for fiscal year 1994 and
10each fiscal year thereafter; and further provided, that if on
11the last business day of any month the sum of (1) the Tax Act
12Amount required to be deposited into the Build Illinois Bond
13Account in the Build Illinois Fund during such month and (2)
14the amount transferred to the Build Illinois Fund from the
15State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less than
161/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to the
17difference shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois
18Fund from other moneys received by the Department pursuant to
19the Tax Acts; and, further provided, that in no event shall the
20payments required under the preceding proviso result in
21aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to
22this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of the greater of
23(i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual Specified Amount for
24such fiscal year. The amounts payable into the Build Illinois
25Fund under clause (b) of the first sentence in this paragraph
26shall be payable only until such time as the aggregate amount

 

 

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1on deposit under each trust indenture securing Bonds issued and
2outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is
3sufficient, taking into account any future investment income,
4to fully provide, in accordance with such indenture, for the
5defeasance of or the payment of the principal of, premium, if
6any, and interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and on
7any Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees and
8costs payable with respect thereto, all as certified by the
9Director of the Bureau of the Budget (now Governor's Office of
10Management and Budget). If on the last business day of any
11month in which Bonds are outstanding pursuant to the Build
12Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of moneys deposited in the
13Build Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund in such
14month shall be less than the amount required to be transferred
15in such month from the Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build
16Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section
1713 of the Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such
18deficiency shall be immediately paid from other moneys received
19by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build
20Illinois Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the
21Build Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this
22sentence shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to
23clause (b) of the first sentence of this paragraph and shall
24reduce the amount otherwise payable for such fiscal year
25pursuant to that clause (b). The moneys received by the
26Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited

 

 

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1into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim
2and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond
3Act.
4    Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
5as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any amendment
6thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified monthly
7installment of the amount requested in the certificate of the
8Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
9provided under Section 8.25f of the State Finance Act, but not
10in excess of sums designated as "Total Deposit", shall be
11deposited in the aggregate from collections under Section 9 of
12the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section
139 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the
14Retailers' Occupation Tax Act into the McCormick Place
15Expansion Project Fund in the specified fiscal years.
16Fiscal YearTotal Deposit
171993         $0
181994 53,000,000
191995 58,000,000
201996 61,000,000
211997 64,000,000
221998 68,000,000
231999 71,000,000
242000 75,000,000
252001 80,000,000

 

 

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12002 93,000,000
22003 99,000,000
32004103,000,000
42005108,000,000
52006113,000,000
62007119,000,000
72008126,000,000
82009132,000,000
92010139,000,000
102011146,000,000
112012153,000,000
122013161,000,000
132014170,000,000
142015179,000,000
152016189,000,000
162017199,000,000
172018210,000,000
182019221,000,000
192020233,000,000
202021246,000,000
212022260,000,000
222023275,000,000
232024 275,000,000
242025 275,000,000
252026 279,000,000
262027 292,000,000

 

 

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12028 307,000,000
22029 322,000,000
32030 338,000,000
42031 350,000,000
52032 350,000,000
6and
7each fiscal year
8thereafter that bonds
9are outstanding under
10Section 13.2 of the
11Metropolitan Pier and
12Exposition Authority Act,
13but not after fiscal year 2060.
14    Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal
15year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the
16certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
17Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount
18deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by
19the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection
20(g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
21Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits
22required under this Section for previous months and years,
23shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project
24Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, but
25not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total Deposit",
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1    Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
2and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
3preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
4enacted, beginning July 1, 1993 and ending on September 30,
52013, the Department shall each month pay into the Illinois Tax
6Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the
7preceding month from the 6.25% general rate on the selling
8price of tangible personal property.
9    Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
10and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
11preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
12enacted, beginning with the receipt of the first report of
13taxes paid by an eligible business and continuing for a 25-year
14period, the Department shall each month pay into the Energy
15Infrastructure Fund 80% of the net revenue realized from the
166.25% general rate on the selling price of Illinois-mined coal
17that was sold to an eligible business. For purposes of this
18paragraph, the term "eligible business" means a new electric
19generating facility certified pursuant to Section 605-332 of
20the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
21Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
22    Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
23pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the State
24Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account and
25used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as part of
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1accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
2    The Department may, upon separate written notice to a
3taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the
4Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not
5less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual
6information return for the tax year specified in the notice.
7Such annual return to the Department shall include a statement
8of gross receipts as shown by the retailer's last Federal
9income tax return. If the total receipts of the business as
10reported in the Federal income tax return do not agree with the
11gross receipts reported to the Department of Revenue for the
12same period, the retailer shall attach to his annual return a
13schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2 amounts and the
14reasons for the difference. The retailer's annual return to the
15Department shall also disclose the cost of goods sold by the
16retailer during the year covered by such return, opening and
17closing inventories of such goods for such year, costs of goods
18used from stock or taken from stock and given away by the
19retailer during such year, payroll information of the
20retailer's business during such year and any additional
21reasonable information which the Department deems would be
22helpful in determining the accuracy of the monthly, quarterly
23or annual returns filed by such retailer as provided for in
24this Section.
25    If the annual information return required by this Section
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1as follows:
2        (i) Until January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall be liable
3    for a penalty equal to 1/6 of 1% of the tax due from such
4    taxpayer under this Act during the period to be covered by
5    the annual return for each month or fraction of a month
6    until such return is filed as required, the penalty to be
7    assessed and collected in the same manner as any other
8    penalty provided for in this Act.
9        (ii) On and after January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall
10    be liable for a penalty as described in Section 3-4 of the
11    Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
12    The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest
13ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the
14accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person who
15willfully signs the annual return containing false or
16inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and punished
17accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by the
18Department shall include a warning that the person signing the
19return may be liable for perjury.
20    The provisions of this Section concerning the filing of an
21annual information return do not apply to a retailer who is not
22required to file an income tax return with the United States
23Government.
24    As soon as possible after the first day of each month, upon
25certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
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1the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund an amount
2equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue realized under this Act
3for the second preceding month. Beginning April 1, 2000, this
4transfer is no longer required and shall not be made.
5    Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue
6collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount
7paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for
8overpayment of liability.
9    For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers,
10importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail in
11Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may
12assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the
13Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to such
14sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make written
15objection to the Department to this arrangement.
16    Any person who promotes, organizes, provides retail
17selling space for concessionaires or other types of sellers at
18the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, county fairs,
19local fairs, art shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions or
20events, including any transient merchant as defined by Section
212 of the Transient Merchant Act of 1987, is required to file a
22report with the Department providing the name of the merchant's
23business, the name of the person or persons engaged in
24merchant's business, the permanent address and Illinois
25Retailers Occupation Tax Registration Number of the merchant,
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1information that the Department may require. The report must be
2filed not later than the 20th day of the month next following
3the month during which the event with retail sales was held.
4Any person who fails to file a report required by this Section
5commits a business offense and is subject to a fine not to
6exceed $250.
7    Any person engaged in the business of selling tangible
8personal property at retail as a concessionaire or other type
9of seller at the Illinois State Fair, county fairs, art shows,
10flea markets and similar exhibitions or events, or any
11transient merchants, as defined by Section 2 of the Transient
12Merchant Act of 1987, may be required to make a daily report of
13the amount of such sales to the Department and to make a daily
14payment of the full amount of tax due. The Department shall
15impose this requirement when it finds that there is a
16significant risk of loss of revenue to the State at such an
17exhibition or event. Such a finding shall be based on evidence
18that a substantial number of concessionaires or other sellers
19who are not residents of Illinois will be engaging in the
20business of selling tangible personal property at retail at the
21exhibition or event, or other evidence of a significant risk of
22loss of revenue to the State. The Department shall notify
23concessionaires and other sellers affected by the imposition of
24this requirement. In the absence of notification by the
25Department, the concessionaires and other sellers shall file
26their returns as otherwise required in this Section.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-24,
2eff. 6-19-13; 98-109, eff. 7-25-13; 98-496, eff. 1-1-14;
3revised 9-9-13.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.