93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2815

 

Introduced 2/5/2004, by James F. Clayborne Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 636/5-15

    Amends the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning maximum tax rates.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning taxes.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax
5 Act is amended by changing Section 5-15 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 636/5-15)
7     Sec. 5-15. Maximum tax rates.
8     (a) For municipalities with a population of less than
9 500,000, the tax authorized by this Act may be imposed at a
10 rate not to exceed 6% of the gross charge for
11 telecommunications purchased at retail. If imposed, the tax
12 must be in increments of 0.25%.
13     (b) For municipalities with a population of 500,000 or
14 more, the tax authorized by this Act may be imposed at a rate
15 not to exceed 7% of the gross charge for telecommunications
16 purchased at retail. If imposed, the tax must be in increments
17 of 0.25%.
18 (Source: P.A. 92-526, eff. 7-1-02.)