100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5761

 

Introduced , by Rep. Monica Bristow

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 105/3-5
35 ILCS 110/3-5
35 ILCS 115/3-5
35 ILCS 120/2-5

    Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2019, meals and food products for human consumption furnished or served to low-income elderly persons at or below cost by a nonprofit organization or governmental agency under a program funded by this State or the United States are exempt from taxation under the Acts. Provides that the exemption is exempt from the Acts' automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.


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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 Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
53-5 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 105/3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
8personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
9    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
10society, association, foundation, institution, or
11organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
12organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
13for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
14personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
15purpose of resale by the enterprise.
16    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
17Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
18operating, or promoting the county fair.
19    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
20cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
21the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
22Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
23organized and operated primarily for the presentation or

 

 

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1support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
2services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
3music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
4orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
5organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
6and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the
7effective date of Public Act 92-35) this amendatory Act of the
892nd General Assembly, however, an entity otherwise eligible
9for this exemption shall not make tax-free purchases unless it
10has an active identification number issued by the Department.
11    (4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
12a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
13institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
14religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
15corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
16organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
17that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
18persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
19may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
20limited liability company is organized and operated
21exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
221987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
23shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active exemption
24identification number issued by the Department.
25    (5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
26replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of

 

 

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1the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
2    (6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
32004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
4equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
5used, and including that manufactured on special order,
6certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic
7arts production, and including machinery and equipment
8purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
9acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
10acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon a
11graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017, graphic arts
12machinery and equipment is included in the manufacturing and
13assembling machinery and equipment exemption under paragraph
14(18).
15    (7) Farm chemicals.
16    (8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
17coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
18United States of America, or the government of any foreign
19country, and bullion.
20    (9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
21student organization affiliated with an elementary or
22secondary school located in Illinois.
23    (10) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting,
24as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
25Act.
26    (11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,

 

 

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1including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
2purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
3State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
4replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
5machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
6implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
7Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
8chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
9be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
10but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
11under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
12hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
13plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
14this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry
15boxes shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
16required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
17vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
18tender is separately stated.
19    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
20farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
21installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
22limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
23or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
24limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
25software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
26such equipment.

 

 

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1    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
2sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
3computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
4facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
5to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
6crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
7agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt from the
8provisions of Section 3-90.
9    (12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
10to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
11to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
12of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
13for or returning from a location or locations outside the
14United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
15stopovers.
16    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
17or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
18for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
19business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
20engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
21United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
22least one individual or package for hire from the city of
23origination to the city of final destination on the same
24aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
25that aircraft.
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1stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
2food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
3extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact
4turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
5employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,
6hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
7respect to which the service charge is imposed.
8    (14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
9and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
10rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
11tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
12and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
13individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
14drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
15equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
16required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
17    (15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
18repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
19manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
20used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
21photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
22    (16) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
23hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
24including replacement parts and equipment, and including
25equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
26required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The

 

 

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1changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
2after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
3allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
4Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
5beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
6effective date of Public Act 98-456).
7    (17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
8equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
9retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
10production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
11as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
12use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
13    (18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
14used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
15tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
16lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
17manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
18used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
19person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
20an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
21of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
22other similar items of no commercial value on special order for
23a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this
24paragraph (18) does not include machinery and equipment used in
25(i) the generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale;
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1for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
2through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of
3water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
4customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of
5Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the
6meaning and scope of this exemption. Beginning on July 1, 2017,
7the exemption provided by this paragraph (18) includes, but is
8not limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment, as
9defined in paragraph (6) of this Section.
10    (19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
11purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
12that personal property was received by a florist located
13outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
14deliver the personal property.
15    (20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
16for direct agricultural production.
17    (21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
18meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
19Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
20Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
21Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
22racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the provisions
23of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for under this item
24(21) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
25claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
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12000 and ending on January 1, 2008.
2    (22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
3any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
4analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
5lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
6longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
7otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
8hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
9identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
10Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
11manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
12any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
13tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
14case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
15the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
16or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
17purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
18Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
19has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
20collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
21a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
22If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
23reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
24Department.
25    (23) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
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1effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
2tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
3issued an active sales tax exemption identification number by
4the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
5Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
6qualify for this exemption or used in any other non-exempt
7manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
8this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based
9on the fair market value of the property at the time the
10non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
11to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
12reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
13Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been
14paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such
15amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to
16claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however,
17that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
18lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
19    (24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
20December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
21before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
22disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
23disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
24manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
25corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
26that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification

 

 

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1number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
2who reside within the declared disaster area.
3    (25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
4December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
5before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
6performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
7but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
8bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
9line extensions, water distribution and purification
10facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
11sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
12federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
13when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
14declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
15    (26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
16at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
17used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
18provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
201-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
21corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
22foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
23to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
24purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
25limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
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1educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
2private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
3branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
4that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
5course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
6vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
7operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
8than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
9follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
10industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
11    (28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
12including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
13benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
14a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
15the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
16district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
17parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
18does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
19private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
20entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
21another individual or entity that sold the property for the
22purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
23from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
24exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
25    (29) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
262001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and

 

 

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1serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
2items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
3January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
4for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
5vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
6gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
7coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
8is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
9    (30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
10food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
11premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
12drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
13consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
14drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
15materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
16use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
17assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
18resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
19the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
20in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
21Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
22    (31) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
23Public Act 92-227) this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
24Assembly, computers and communications equipment utilized for
25any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
26analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a

 

 

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1lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
2longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
3otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
4hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
5identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
6Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
7manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
8any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
9tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
10case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
11the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
12or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
13purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
14Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
15has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
16collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
17a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
18If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
19reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
20Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
21Section 3-90.
22    (32) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
23Public Act 92-227) this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
24Assembly, personal property purchased by a lessor who leases
25the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
26in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to

 

 

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1the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has
2been issued an active sales tax exemption identification number
3by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
4Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
5qualify for this exemption or used in any other nonexempt
6manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
7this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based
8on the fair market value of the property at the time the
9nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt to
10collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
11reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
12Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been
13paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such
14amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to
15claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however,
16that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
17lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department. This
18paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
20the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
21with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that
22are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
23Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July
241, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
25motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle
26weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject

 

 

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1to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
23-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are
3primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005,
4this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts added
5after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if that
6motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for the
7rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this Act. For
8purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for commercial
9purposes" means the transportation of persons or property in
10furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise,
11whether for-hire or not.
12    (34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
13used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
14supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
15Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
16corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
17Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
18exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (35) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
20equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
21upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
22completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
23aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
24the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
25repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
26materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable

 

 

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1supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
2maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
3engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
4such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
5limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
6lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
7films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
8tangible personal property by persons who modify, refurbish,
9complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)
10hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
11approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
12Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
13operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
14Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft operated
15by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
16service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
17of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
18paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
19law.
20    (36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
21public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2211-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
23constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
24only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
25transferred to the municipality without any further
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1of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
2retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
3issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
4the development of the municipal convention hall. This
5exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
6provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
7This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
8    (37) Beginning January 1, 2017, menstrual pads, tampons,
9and menstrual cups.
10    (38) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental Purchase
11Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser must certify
12that the item is purchased to be rented subject to a rental
13purchase agreement, as defined in the Rental Purchase Agreement
14Act, and provide proof of registration under the Rental
15Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax Act. This paragraph
16is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
17    (39) Beginning January 1, 2019, meals and food products for
18human consumption furnished or served to low-income elderly
19persons at or below cost by a nonprofit organization or
20governmental agency under a program funded by this State or the
21United States for such purposes. This paragraph is exempt from
22the provisions of Section 3-90.
23(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-855, eff. 8-19-16;
24100-22, eff. 7-6-17; 100-437, eff. 1-1-18; revised 9-27-17.)
 
25    Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing

 

 

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1Section 3-5 as follows:
 
2    (35 ILCS 110/3-5)
3    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
4personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
5    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
6society, association, foundation, institution, or
7organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
8organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
9for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
10personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
11purpose of resale by the enterprise.
12    (2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
13county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
14promoting the county fair.
15    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
16cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
17the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
18Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
19organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
20support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
21services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
22music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
23orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
24organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
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1of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
2an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
3tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
4number issued by the Department.
5    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
6coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
7United States of America, or the government of any foreign
8country, and bullion.
9    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
102004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
11equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
12used, and including that manufactured on special order or
13purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
14primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
15chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
16chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
17immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July
181, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in
19the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
20exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
21    (6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
22student organization affiliated with an elementary or
23secondary school located in Illinois.
24    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
25including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
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1State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
2replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
3machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
4implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
5Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
6chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
7be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
8but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
9under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
10hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
11plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
12this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
13shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
14required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
15vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
16tender is separately stated.
17    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
18farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
19installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
20limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
21or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
22limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
23software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
24such equipment.
25    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
26sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the

 

 

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1computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
2facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
3to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
4crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
5agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
6provisions of Section 3-75.
7    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
8to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
9to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
10of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
11for or returning from a location or locations outside the
12United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
13stopovers.
14    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
15or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
16for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
17business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
18engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
19United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
20least one individual or package for hire from the city of
21origination to the city of final destination on the same
22aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
23that aircraft.
24    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
25stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
26food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a

 

 

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1service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
2the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
3substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
4in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
5beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
6imposed.
7    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
8and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
9rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
10tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
11and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
12individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
13drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
14equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
15required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
16    (11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery
17and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
18and used, including that manufactured on special order,
19certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for
20photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and
21equipment purchased for lease.
22    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
23hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
24including replacement parts and equipment, and including
25equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
26required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The

 

 

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1changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
2after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
3allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
4Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
5beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
6effective date of Public Act 98-456).
7    (13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
8for direct agricultural production.
9    (14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
10meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
11Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
12Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
13Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
14racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the provisions
15of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for under this item
16(14) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
17claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective
18date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly for
19such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
20ending on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
21General Assembly.
22    (15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
23any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
24analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
25lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
26longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would

 

 

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1otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
2hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
3identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
4Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
5manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
6any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
7tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
8be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
9the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
10attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
11to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
12Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
13the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
14from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
15refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
16is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
17liable to pay that amount to the Department.
18    (16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
19property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
20effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
21tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
22issued an active tax exemption identification number by the
23Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
24Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
25qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
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1this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
2fair market value of the property at the time the
3non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
4to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
5reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
6Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
7the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
8from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
9refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
10is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
11liable to pay that amount to the Department.
12    (17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
13December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
14before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
15disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
16disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
17manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
18corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
19that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
20number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
21who reside within the declared disaster area.
22    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
23December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
24before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
25performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
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1bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
2line extensions, water distribution and purification
3facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
4sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
5federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
6when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
7declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
8    (19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
9at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
10used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
11provisions of Section 3-75.
12    (20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
131-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
14corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
15foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
16to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
17purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
18limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
19or institution organized and operated exclusively for
20educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
21private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
22branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
23that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
24course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
25vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
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1than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
2follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
3industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
4    (21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
5including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
6benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
7a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
8the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
9district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
10parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
11does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
12private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
13entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
14another individual or entity that sold the property for the
15purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
16from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
17exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
18    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
192001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
20serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
21items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
22January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
23for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
24vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
25gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
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1is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
2    (23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
3food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
4premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
5drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
6consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
7drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
8materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
9use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
10assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
11resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
12the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
13in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
14Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
15    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
17equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
18in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
19purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
20of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
21lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
22Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
23identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
24Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
25manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
26any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the

 

 

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1tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
2be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
3the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
4attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
5to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
6Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
7the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
8from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
9refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
10is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
11liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
12exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
13    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
14of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
15lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
16longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
17otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
18governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
19identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
20Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a
21manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
22any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
23tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
24be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
25the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
26attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports

 

 

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1to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
2Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
3the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
4from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
5refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
6is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
7liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
8exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
9    (26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
10used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
11supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
12Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
13corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
14Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
15exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
16    (27) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
17equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
18upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
19completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
20aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
21the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
22repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
23materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
24supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
25maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
26engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any

 

 

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1such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
2limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
3lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
4films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
5tangible personal property transferred incident to the
6modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
7or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
8Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
9repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
10have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
11accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
12The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
13commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
14service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
15of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
16paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
17law.
18    (28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
19public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2011-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
21constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
22only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
23transferred to the municipality without any further
24consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
25of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
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1issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
2the development of the municipal convention hall. This
3exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
4provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
5This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
6    (29) Beginning January 1, 2017, menstrual pads, tampons,
7and menstrual cups.
8    (30) Beginning January 1, 2019, meals and food products for
9human consumption furnished or served to low-income elderly
10persons at or below cost by a nonprofit organization or
11governmental agency under a program funded by this State or the
12United States for such purposes. This paragraph is exempt from
13the provisions of Section 3-75.
14(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-855, eff. 8-19-16;
15100-22, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
16    Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
17changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
18    (35 ILCS 115/3-5)
19    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
20property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
21    (1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
22association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
23than a limited liability company, that is organized and
24operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit

 

 

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1of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
2was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
3by the enterprise.
4    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
5Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
6operating, or promoting the county fair.
7    (3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
8or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
9the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
10Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
11organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
12support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
13services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
14music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
15orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
16organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
17and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
18of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
19an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
20tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
21number issued by the Department.
22    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
23coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
24United States of America, or the government of any foreign
25country, and bullion.
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12004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
2equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
3used, and including that manufactured on special order or
4purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
5primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
6chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
7chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
8immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July
91, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in
10the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
11exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
12    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
13organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
14located in Illinois.
15    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
16including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
17purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
18State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
19replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
20machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
21implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
22Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
23chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
24be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
25but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
26under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or

 

 

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1hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
2plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
3this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
4shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
5required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
6vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
7tender is separately stated.
8    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
9farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
10installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
11limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
12or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
13limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
14software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
15such equipment.
16    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
17sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
18computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
19facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
20to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
21crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
22agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
23provisions of Section 3-55.
24    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
25to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
26to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct

 

 

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1of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
2for or returning from a location or locations outside the
3United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
4stopovers.
5    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
6or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
7for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
8business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
9engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
10United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
11least one individual or package for hire from the city of
12origination to the city of final destination on the same
13aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
14that aircraft.
15    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
16stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
17food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
18service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
19substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
20in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
21beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
22imposed.
23    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
24and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
25rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
26tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps

 

 

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1and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
2individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
3drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
4equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
5required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
6    (11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
7repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
8manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
9used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
10photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
11    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
12hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
13including replacement parts and equipment, and including
14equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
15required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
16changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
17after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
18allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
19Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
20beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
21effective date of Public Act 98-456).
22    (13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,
23food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
24premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
25drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate
26consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,

 

 

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1drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
2materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
3use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
4assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
5resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
6the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
7in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
8Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
9    (14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
10for direct agricultural production.
11    (15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
12meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
13Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
14Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
15Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
16racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the provisions
17of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for under this item
18(15) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
19claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
202008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
21paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
22January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
23    (16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
24any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
25analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
26who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer

 

 

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1executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
2hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
3identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
4Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
5    (17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
6property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
7effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
8has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
9by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
10Tax Act.
11    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
12December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
13before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
14disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
15disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
16manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
17corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
18that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
19number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
20who reside within the declared disaster area.
21    (19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
22December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
23before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
24performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
25but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
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1line extensions, water distribution and purification
2facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
3sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
4federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
5when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
6declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
7    (20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
8"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
9in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
10provisions of Section 3-55.
11    (21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
121-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
13corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
14foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
15to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
16purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
17limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
18or institution organized and operated exclusively for
19educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
20private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
21branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
22that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
23course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
24vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
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1follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
2industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
3    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
4including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
5benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
6a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
7the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
8district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
9parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
10does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
11private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
12entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
13another individual or entity that sold the property for the
14purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
15from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
16exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
17    (23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
182001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
19serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
20items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
21January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
22for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
23vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
24gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
25coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
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1    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
2of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
3equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
4in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
5sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one
6year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
7purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
8exemption identification number by the Department under
9Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph
10is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
11    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
12of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property sold to a
13lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
14longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
15governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
16identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
17Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
18the provisions of Section 3-55.
19    (26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
202016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
21retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
22activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
23in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
24the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
25for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
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1manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
2tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
3and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
4Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
5accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
6issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
7Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
8paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph (26)
9shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
10specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
11tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
12taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
13necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
14consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
15the State of Illinois.
16    (27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
17used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
18supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
19Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
20corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
21Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
22exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
23    (28) Tangible personal property sold to a
24public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2511-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
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1only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
2transferred to the municipality without any further
3consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
4of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
5retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
6issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
7the development of the municipal convention hall. This
8exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
9provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
10This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
11    (29) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
12equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
13upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
14completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
15aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
16the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
17repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
18materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
19supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
20maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
21engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
22such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
23limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
24lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
25films. This exemption applies only to the transfer of
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1modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
2or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
3Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
4repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
5have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
6accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
7The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
8commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
9service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
10of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
11paragraph (29) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
12law.
13    (30) Beginning January 1, 2017, menstrual pads, tampons,
14and menstrual cups.
15    (31) Beginning January 1, 2019, meals and food products for
16human consumption furnished or served to low-income elderly
17persons at or below cost by a nonprofit organization or
18governmental agency under a program funded by this State or the
19United States for such purposes. This paragraph is exempt from
20the provisions of Section 3-55.
21(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-855, eff. 8-19-16;
22100-22, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
23    Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
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1    (35 ILCS 120/2-5)
2    Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from the
3sale of the following tangible personal property are exempt
4from the tax imposed by this Act:
5        (1) Farm chemicals.
6        (2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
7    including that manufactured on special order, certified by
8    the purchaser to be used primarily for production
9    agriculture or State or federal agricultural programs,
10    including individual replacement parts for the machinery
11    and equipment, including machinery and equipment purchased
12    for lease, and including implements of husbandry defined in
13    Section 1-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery
14    and agricultural chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and
15    nurse wagons required to be registered under Section 3-809
16    of the Illinois Vehicle Code, but excluding other motor
17    vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
18    Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or hoop houses used
19    for propagating, growing, or overwintering plants shall be
20    considered farm machinery and equipment under this item
21    (2). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes shall
22    include units sold separately from a motor vehicle required
23    to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor vehicle
24    required to be licensed, if the selling price of the tender
25    is separately stated.
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1    farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
2    installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but
3    not limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters,
4    seeders, or spreaders. Precision farming equipment
5    includes, but is not limited to, soil testing sensors,
6    computers, monitors, software, global positioning and
7    mapping systems, and other such equipment.
8        Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
9    sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in
10    the computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
11    facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not
12    limited to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of
13    animal and crop data for the purpose of formulating animal
14    diets and agricultural chemicals. This item (2) is exempt
15    from the provisions of Section 2-70.
16        (3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
17    equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by
18    the retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
19    production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for
20    consumption as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel
21    for the personal use of the user, and not subject to sale
22    or resale.
23        (4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September 1,
24    2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
25    equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both
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1    order or purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to
2    be used primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment
3    includes chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but
4    only if the chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts
5    effect a direct and immediate change upon a graphic arts
6    product. Beginning on July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery
7    and equipment is included in the manufacturing and
8    assembling machinery and equipment exemption under
9    paragraph (14).
10        (5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile
11    renting, as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation
12    and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
13    provisions of Section 2-70.
14        (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored
15    student organization affiliated with an elementary or
16    secondary school located in Illinois.
17        (7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of the
18    selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is
19    subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
20        (8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
21    association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting
22    the county fair.
23        (9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or
24    cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
25    by the Department by rule, that it has received an
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1    Code and that is organized and operated primarily for the
2    presentation or support of arts or cultural programming,
3    activities, or services. These organizations include, but
4    are not limited to, music and dramatic arts organizations
5    such as symphony orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and
6    cultural service organizations, local arts councils,
7    visual arts organizations, and media arts organizations.
8    On and after July 1, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act
9    92-35) this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly,
10    however, an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
11    shall not make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
12    identification number issued by the Department.
13        (10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
14    association, foundation, institution, or organization,
15    other than a limited liability company, that is organized
16    and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the
17    benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal
18    property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
19    purpose of resale by the enterprise.
20        (11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to
21    a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
22    institution organized and operated exclusively for
23    charitable, religious, or educational purposes, or to a
24    not-for-profit corporation, society, association,
25    foundation, institution, or organization that has no
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1    operated primarily for the recreation of persons 55 years
2    of age or older. A limited liability company may qualify
3    for the exemption under this paragraph only if the limited
4    liability company is organized and operated exclusively
5    for educational purposes. On and after July 1, 1987,
6    however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
7    shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
8    identification number issued by the Department.
9        (12) (Blank).
10        (12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30,
11    2004, motor vehicles of the second division with a gross
12    vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject
13    to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
14    3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1,
15    2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
16    motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross
17    vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that
18    are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed
19    under Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
20    (iii) that are primarily used for commercial purposes.
21    Through June 30, 2005, this exemption applies to repair and
22    replacement parts added after the initial purchase of such
23    a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used in a manner
24    that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
25    otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this
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1    transportation of persons or property in furtherance of any
2    commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire or
3    not.
4        (13) Proceeds from sales to owners, lessors, or
5    shippers of tangible personal property that is utilized by
6    interstate carriers for hire for use as rolling stock
7    moving in interstate commerce and equipment operated by a
8    telecommunications provider, licensed as a common carrier
9    by the Federal Communications Commission, which is
10    permanently installed in or affixed to aircraft moving in
11    interstate commerce.
12        (14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
13    purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
14    process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
15    property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether the
16    sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or by
17    some other person, whether the materials used in the
18    process are owned by the manufacturer or some other person,
19    or whether the sale or lease is made apart from or as an
20    incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
21    of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns,
22    gauges, or other similar items of no commercial value on
23    special order for a particular purchaser. The exemption
24    provided by this paragraph (14) does not include machinery
25    and equipment used in (i) the generation of electricity for
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1    of natural or artificial gas for wholesale or retail sale
2    that is delivered to customers through pipes, pipelines, or
3    mains; or (iii) the treatment of water for wholesale or
4    retail sale that is delivered to customers through pipes,
5    pipelines, or mains. The provisions of Public Act 98-583
6    are declaratory of existing law as to the meaning and scope
7    of this exemption. Beginning on July 1, 2017, the exemption
8    provided by this paragraph (14) includes, but is not
9    limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment, as
10    defined in paragraph (4) of this Section.
11        (15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
12    stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of
13    food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
14    service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
15    substitute for tips to the employees who participate
16    directly in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the
17    food or beverage function with respect to which the service
18    charge is imposed.
19        (16) Petroleum products sold to a purchaser if the
20    seller is prohibited by federal law from charging tax to
21    the purchaser.
22        (17) Tangible personal property sold to a common
23    carrier by rail or motor that receives the physical
24    possession of the property in Illinois and that transports
25    the property, or shares with another common carrier in the
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1    standard uniform bill of lading showing the seller of the
2    property as the shipper or consignor of the property to a
3    destination outside Illinois, for use outside Illinois.
4        (18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or
5    silver coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the
6    government of the United States of America, or the
7    government of any foreign country, and bullion.
8        (19) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration,
9    drilling, and production equipment, including (i) rigs and
10    parts of rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover
11    rigs, (ii) pipe and tubular goods, including casing and
12    drill strings, (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv)
13    storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any individual
14    replacement part for oil field exploration, drilling, and
15    production equipment, and (vi) machinery and equipment
16    purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles required
17    to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
18        (20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment,
19    including repair and replacement parts, both new and used,
20    including that manufactured on special order, certified by
21    the purchaser to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and
22    including photoprocessing machinery and equipment
23    purchased for lease.
24        (21) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining,
25    off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
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1    equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease,
2    but excluding motor vehicles required to be registered
3    under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this
4    Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1,
5    2003, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or
6    after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
7    98-456) for such taxes paid during the period beginning
8    July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the effective
9    date of Public Act 98-456).
10        (22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products
11    sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier
12    to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
13    conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a
14    flight destined for or returning from a location or
15    locations outside the United States without regard to
16    previous or subsequent domestic stopovers.
17        Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products
18    sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier
19    to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
20    conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a
21    flight that (i) is engaged in foreign trade or is engaged
22    in trade between the United States and any of its
23    possessions and (ii) transports at least one individual or
24    package for hire from the city of origination to the city
25    of final destination on the same aircraft, without regard
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1        (23) A transaction in which the purchase order is
2    received by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but
3    who has a florist located in Illinois deliver the property
4    to the purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
5        (24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
6    barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the
7    transportation of property or the conveyance of persons for
8    hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is
9    delivered by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or
10    vessel while it is afloat upon that bordering river.
11        (25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this Section,
12    a motor vehicle sold in this State to a nonresident even
13    though the motor vehicle is delivered to the nonresident in
14    this State, if the motor vehicle is not to be titled in
15    this State, and if a drive-away permit is issued to the
16    motor vehicle as provided in Section 3-603 of the Illinois
17    Vehicle Code or if the nonresident purchaser has vehicle
18    registration plates to transfer to the motor vehicle upon
19    returning to his or her home state. The issuance of the
20    drive-away permit or having the out-of-state registration
21    plates to be transferred is prima facie evidence that the
22    motor vehicle will not be titled in this State.
23        (25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if
24    the state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does
25    not allow a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold
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1    titled in Illinois. The tax collected under this Act on the
2    sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a resident of
3    another state that does not allow a reciprocal exemption
4    shall be imposed at a rate equal to the state's rate of tax
5    on taxable property in the state in which the purchaser is
6    a resident, except that the tax shall not exceed the tax
7    that would otherwise be imposed under this Act. At the time
8    of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a statement,
9    signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her intent to
10    title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser is a
11    resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
12    the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
13    equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property
14    in his or her state of residence and shall submit the
15    statement to the appropriate tax collection agency in his
16    or her state of residence. In addition, the retailer must
17    retain a signed copy of the statement in his or her
18    records. Nothing in this item shall be construed to require
19    the removal of the vehicle from this state following the
20    filing of an intent to title the vehicle in the purchaser's
21    state of residence if the purchaser titles the vehicle in
22    his or her state of residence within 30 days after the date
23    of sale. The tax collected under this Act in accordance
24    with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately distributed
25    as if the tax were collected at the 6.25% general rate
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1        (25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed
2    under this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in
3    Section 3 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the
4    following conditions are met:
5            (1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days
6        after the later of either the issuance of the final
7        billing for the sale of the aircraft, or the authorized
8        approval for return to service, completion of the
9        maintenance record entry, and completion of the test
10        flight and ground test for inspection, as required by
11        14 C.F.R. 91.407;
12            (2) the aircraft is not based or registered in this
13        State after the sale of the aircraft; and
14            (3) the seller retains in his or her books and
15        records and provides to the Department a signed and
16        dated certification from the purchaser, on a form
17        prescribed by the Department, certifying that the
18        requirements of this item (25-7) are met. The
19        certificate must also include the name and address of
20        the purchaser, the address of the location where the
21        aircraft is to be titled or registered, the address of
22        the primary physical location of the aircraft, and
23        other information that the Department may reasonably
24        require.
25        For purposes of this item (25-7):
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1    otherwise used, excluding post-sale customizations as
2    defined in this Section, for 10 or more days in each
3    12-month period immediately following the date of the sale
4    of the aircraft.
5        "Registered in this State" means an aircraft
6    registered with the Department of Transportation,
7    Aeronautics Division, or titled or registered with the
8    Federal Aviation Administration to an address located in
9    this State.
10        This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
11    Section 2-70.
12        (26) Semen used for artificial insemination of
13    livestock for direct agricultural production.
14        (27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with
15    and meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse
16    Club Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American
17    Quarter Horse Association, United States Trotting
18    Association, or Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for
19    purposes of breeding or racing for prizes. This item (27)
20    is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70, and the
21    exemption provided for under this item (27) applies for all
22    periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no claim for credit or
23    refund is allowed on or after January 1, 2008 (the
24    effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes paid
25    during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
26    January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).

 

 

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1        (28) Computers and communications equipment utilized
2    for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
3    diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
4    sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of
5    one year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
6    purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
7    exemption identification number by the Department under
8    Section 1g of this Act.
9        (29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
10    property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
11    in effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental
12    body that has been issued an active tax exemption
13    identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
14    this Act.
15        (30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
16    December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on
17    or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is
18    donated for disaster relief to be used in a State or
19    federally declared disaster area in Illinois or bordering
20    Illinois by a manufacturer or retailer that is registered
21    in this State to a corporation, society, association,
22    foundation, or institution that has been issued a sales tax
23    exemption identification number by the Department that
24    assists victims of the disaster who reside within the
25    declared disaster area.
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1    December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on
2    or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used
3    in the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
4    including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
5    access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
6    water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
7    purification facilities, storm water drainage and
8    retention facilities, and sewage treatment facilities,
9    resulting from a State or federally declared disaster in
10    Illinois or bordering Illinois when such repairs are
11    initiated on facilities located in the declared disaster
12    area within 6 months after the disaster.
13        (32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at
14    a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
15    used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from
16    the provisions of Section 2-70.
17        (33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in
18    Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated
19    to a corporation, limited liability company, society,
20    association, foundation, or institution that is determined
21    by the Department to be organized and operated exclusively
22    for educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption,
23    "a corporation, limited liability company, society,
24    association, foundation, or institution organized and
25    operated exclusively for educational purposes" means all
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1    systematic instruction in useful branches of learning by
2    methods common to public schools and that compare favorably
3    in their scope and intensity with the course of study
4    presented in tax-supported schools, and vocational or
5    technical schools or institutes organized and operated
6    exclusively to provide a course of study of not less than 6
7    weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
8    follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical,
9    mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
10    occupation.
11        (34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
12    including food, purchased through fundraising events for
13    the benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary
14    school, a group of those schools, or one or more school
15    districts if the events are sponsored by an entity
16    recognized by the school district that consists primarily
17    of volunteers and includes parents and teachers of the
18    school children. This paragraph does not apply to
19    fundraising events (i) for the benefit of private home
20    instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising entity
21    purchases the personal property sold at the events from
22    another individual or entity that sold the property for the
23    purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that
24    profits from the sale to the fundraising entity. This
25    paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
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1    2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare
2    and serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup,
3    and other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
4    Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003,
5    machines and parts for machines used in commercial,
6    coin-operated amusement and vending business if a use or
7    occupation tax is paid on the gross receipts derived from
8    the use of the commercial, coin-operated amusement and
9    vending machines. This paragraph is exempt from the
10    provisions of Section 2-70.
11        (35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30,
12    2016, food for human consumption that is to be consumed off
13    the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
14    beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
15    immediate consumption) and prescription and
16    nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, and
17    insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles
18    used by diabetics, for human use, when purchased for use by
19    a person receiving medical assistance under Article V of
20    the Illinois Public Aid Code who resides in a licensed
21    long-term care facility, as defined in the Nursing Home
22    Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in the ID/DD
23    Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the Specialized
24    Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
25        (36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
26    communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose

 

 

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1    and equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment
2    of hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases the
3    equipment, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
4    in effect at the time of the purchase, to a hospital that
5    has been issued an active tax exemption identification
6    number by the Department under Section 1g of this Act. This
7    paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
8        (37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold
9    to a lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one
10    year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
11    purchase, to a governmental body that has been issued an
12    active tax exemption identification number by the
13    Department under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is
14    exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
15        (38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
16    2016, tangible personal property purchased from an
17    Illinois retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized
18    purchasing activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of
19    the property in Illinois, temporarily store the property in
20    Illinois (i) for the purpose of subsequently transporting
21    it outside this State for use or consumption thereafter
22    solely outside this State or (ii) for the purpose of being
23    processed, fabricated, or manufactured into, attached to,
24    or incorporated into other tangible personal property to be
25    transported outside this State and thereafter used or
26    consumed solely outside this State. The Director of Revenue

 

 

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1    shall, pursuant to rules adopted in accordance with the
2    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, issue a permit to
3    any taxpayer in good standing with the Department who is
4    eligible for the exemption under this paragraph (38). The
5    permit issued under this paragraph (38) shall authorize the
6    holder, to the extent and in the manner specified in the
7    rules adopted under this Act, to purchase tangible personal
8    property from a retailer exempt from the taxes imposed by
9    this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all necessary books and
10    records to substantiate the use and consumption of all such
11    tangible personal property outside of the State of
12    Illinois.
13        (39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal
14    property used in the construction or maintenance of a
15    community water supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of
16    the Environmental Protection Act, that is operated by a
17    not-for-profit corporation that holds a valid water supply
18    permit issued under Title IV of the Environmental
19    Protection Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
20    provisions of Section 2-70.
21        (40) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
22    equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into
23    or upon an aircraft as part of the modification,
24    refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, or
25    maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption includes
26    consumable supplies used in the modification,

 

 

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1    refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and
2    maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any materials,
3    parts, equipment, components, and consumable supplies used
4    in the modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance
5    of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such engines
6    or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any such
7    aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
8    limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
9    lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and
10    protective films. This exemption applies only to the sale
11    of qualifying tangible personal property to persons who
12    modify, refurbish, complete, replace, or maintain an
13    aircraft and who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and are
14    empowered to operate an approved repair station by the
15    Federal Aviation Administration, (ii) have a Class IV
16    Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in accordance with
17    Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The exemption
18    does not include aircraft operated by a commercial air
19    carrier providing scheduled passenger air service pursuant
20    to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129 of the
21    Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
22    paragraph (40) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of
23    existing law.
24        (41) Tangible personal property sold to a
25    public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
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1    constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall,
2    but only if the legal title to the municipal convention
3    hall is transferred to the municipality without any further
4    consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the
5    time of the completion of the municipal convention hall or
6    upon the retirement or redemption of any bonds or other
7    debt instruments issued by the public-facilities
8    corporation in connection with the development of the
9    municipal convention hall. This exemption includes
10    existing public-facilities corporations as provided in
11    Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code. This
12    paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
13        (42) Beginning January 1, 2017, menstrual pads,
14    tampons, and menstrual cups.
15        (43) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental Purchase
16    Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser must
17    certify that the item is purchased to be rented subject to
18    a rental purchase agreement, as defined in the Rental
19    Purchase Agreement Act, and provide proof of registration
20    under the Rental Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax
21    Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
22    Section 2-70.
23        (44) Beginning January 1, 2019, meals and food products
24    for human consumption furnished or served to low-income
25    elderly persons at or below cost by a nonprofit
26    organization or governmental agency under a program funded

 

 

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1    by this State or the United States for such purposes. This
2    paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
3(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 99-855, eff. 8-19-16;
4100-22, eff. 7-6-17; 100-321, eff. 8-24-17; 100-437, eff.
51-1-18; revised 9-26-17.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.