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Public Act 91-0901
SB1453 Enrolled LRB9111084SMdv
AN ACT concerning taxation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
2505-710 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2505/2505-710 new)
Sec. 2505-710. Occupation and Use Tax Reporting and
Simplification Committee and report. The Department is
authorized and empowered to convene an Occupation and Use Tax
Reporting and Simplification Committee for the purpose of
reviewing proposed methods for simplifying Illinois
occupation and use tax reporting requirements. The Committee
shall consist of the Director or such person or persons as he
or she may designate, 3 representatives of the business
community appointed by the Director, and 3 representatives of
local government appointed by the Director. The Committee so
assembled shall study methods for simplifying occupation and
use tax reporting requirements in general and, in particular,
shall review the feasibility of reducing the number of
occupation and use tax returns required to be filed each
taxable year. The Committee shall submit a report of its
findings to the General Assembly on or before January 1,
2001.
Section 10. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
Sections 3-5, 9, 10, and 22 as follows:
(35 ILCS 105/3-5) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
purpose of resale by the enterprise.
(2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
operating, or promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated for the presentation or support of
arts or cultural programming, activities, or services. These
organizations include, but are not limited to, music and
dramatic arts organizations such as symphony orchestras and
theatrical groups, arts and cultural service organizations,
local arts councils, visual arts organizations, and media
arts organizations.
(4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body,
by a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution organized and operated exclusively for
charitable, religious, or educational purposes, or by a
not-for-profit corporation, society, association, foundation,
institution, or organization that has no compensated officers
or employees and that is organized and operated primarily for
the recreation of persons 55 years of age or older. A limited
liability company may qualify for the exemption under this
paragraph only if the limited liability company is organized
and operated exclusively for educational purposes. On and
after July 1, 1987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for
this exemption shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an
active exemption identification number issued by the
Department.
(5) A passenger car that is a replacement vehicle to the
extent that the purchase price of the car is subject to the
Replacement Vehicle Tax.
(6) Graphic arts machinery and equipment, including
repair and replacement parts, both new and used, and
including that manufactured on special order, certified by
the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic arts
production, and including machinery and equipment purchased
for lease.
(7) Farm chemicals.
(8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or
silver coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the
government of the United States of America, or the government
of any foreign country, and bullion.
(9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(10) A motor vehicle of the first division, a motor
vehicle of the second division that is a self-contained motor
vehicle designed or permanently converted to provide living
quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, with
direct walk through to the living quarters from the driver's
seat, or a motor vehicle of the second division that is of
the van configuration designed for the transportation of not
less than 7 nor more than 16 passengers, as defined in
Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is used for
automobile renting, as defined in the Automobile Renting
Occupation and Use Tax Act.
(11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by
the purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture
or State or federal agricultural programs, including
individual replacement parts for the machinery and equipment,
including machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and
including implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender
tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from
a motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold
mounted on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the
selling price of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters,
seeders, or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes,
but is not limited to, soil testing sensors, computers,
monitors, software, global positioning and mapping systems,
and other such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in
the computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not
limited to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of
animal and crop data for the purpose of formulating animal
diets and agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt
from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(12) Fuel and petroleum products sold to or used by an
air common carrier, certified by the carrier to be used for
consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined for
or returning from a location or locations outside the United
States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
stopovers.
(13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption
of food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to
the extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in
fact turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,
hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
respect to which the service charge is imposed.
(14) Oil field exploration, drilling, and production
equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs, rotary rigs,
cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and tubular
goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps and
pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including
that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and
including photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased
for lease.
(16) Coal exploration, mining, offhighway hauling,
processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment, including
replacement parts and equipment, and including equipment
purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles required to
be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(17) Distillation machinery and equipment, sold as a
unit or kit, assembled or installed by the retailer,
certified by the user to be used only for the production of
ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption as motor fuel
or as a component of motor fuel for the personal use of the
user, and not subject to sale or resale.
(18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and
equipment used primarily in the process of manufacturing or
assembling tangible personal property for wholesale or retail
sale or lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by
the manufacturer or by some other person, whether the
materials used in the process are owned by the manufacturer
or some other person, or whether that sale or lease is made
apart from or as an incident to the seller's engaging in the
service occupation of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs,
patterns, gauges, or other similar items of no commercial
value on special order for a particular purchaser.
(19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
that personal property was received by a florist located
outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
deliver the personal property.
(20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes.
(22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is
leased in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption
or is used in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall
be liable for the tax imposed under this Act or the Service
Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the fair market
value of the property at the time the non-qualifying use
occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt to collect an
amount (however designated) that purports to reimburse that
lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the Service Use Tax
Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by the
lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount from
the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that
amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
(23) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases
the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed
or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be
subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental
body that has been issued an active sales tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or used
in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable
for the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax
Act, as the case may be, based on the fair market value of
the property at the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No
lessor shall collect or attempt to collect an amount (however
designated) that purports to reimburse that lessor for the
tax imposed by this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
case may be, if the tax has not been paid by the lessor. If
a lessor improperly collects any such amount from the lessee,
the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a refund of that
amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount is not
refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is liable
to pay that amount to the Department.
(24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally
declared disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to
a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution that has been issued a sales tax exemption
identification number by the Department that assists victims
of the disaster who reside within the declared disaster area.
(25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in
the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention
facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities
located in the declared disaster area within 6 months after
the disaster.
(26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds
purchased at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" or
an "exotic game hunting area" as those terms are used in the
Wildlife Code or at a hunting enclosure approved through
rules adopted by the Department of Natural Resources. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(27) (26) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in
Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated
to a corporation, limited liability company, society,
association, foundation, or institution that is determined by
the Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and
intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to
prepare individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(28) (27) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary
school, a group of those schools, or one or more school
districts if the events are sponsored by an entity recognized
by the school district that consists primarily of volunteers
and includes parents and teachers of the school children.
This paragraph does not apply to fundraising events (i) for
the benefit of private home instruction or (ii) for which the
fundraising entity purchases the personal property sold at
the events from another individual or entity that sold the
property for the purpose of resale by the fundraising entity
and that profits from the sale to the fundraising entity.
This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(29) (26) Beginning January 1, 2000, new or used
automatic vending machines that prepare and serve hot food
and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other items, and
replacement parts for these machines. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(30) Food for human consumption that is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption) and prescription and nonprescription
medicines, drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine
testing materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics,
for human use, when purchased for use by a person receiving
medical assistance under Article 5 of the Illinois Public Aid
Code who resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as
defined in the Nursing Home Care Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-552, eff. 12-12-97;
90-605, eff. 6-30-98; 91-51, eff. 6-30-99; 91-200, eff.
7-20-99; 91-439, eff. 8-6-99; 91-637, eff. 8-20-99; 91-644,
eff. 8-20-99; revised 9-29-99.)
(35 ILCS 105/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.9)
Sec. 9. Except as to motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered
with an agency of this State, each retailer required or
authorized to collect the tax imposed by this Act shall pay
to the Department the amount of such tax (except as otherwise
provided) at the time when he is required to file his return
for the period during which such tax was collected, less a
discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990, and 1.75% on and
after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year, whichever is
greater, which is allowed to reimburse the retailer for
expenses incurred in collecting the tax, keeping records,
preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying
data to the Department on request. In the case of retailers
who report and pay the tax on a transaction by transaction
basis, as provided in this Section, such discount shall be
taken with each such tax remittance instead of when such
retailer files his periodic return. A retailer need not
remit that part of any tax collected by him to the extent
that he is required to remit and does remit the tax imposed
by the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, with respect to the
sale of the same property.
Where such tangible personal property is sold under a
conditional sales contract, or under any other form of sale
wherein the payment of the principal sum, or a part thereof,
is extended beyond the close of the period for which the
return is filed, the retailer, in collecting the tax (except
as to motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and trailers that
are required to be registered with an agency of this State),
may collect for each tax return period, only the tax
applicable to that part of the selling price actually
received during such tax return period.
Except as provided in this Section, on or before the
twentieth day of each calendar month, such retailer shall
file a return for the preceding calendar month. Such return
shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Department and
shall furnish such information as the Department may
reasonably require.
The Department may require returns to be filed on a
quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar
quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the
calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter.
The taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for
each of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or
before the twentieth day of the following calendar month,
stating:
1. The name of the seller;
2. The address of the principal place of business
from which he engages in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail in this State;
3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by
him during the preceding calendar month from sales of
tangible personal property by him during such preceding
calendar month, including receipts from charge and time
sales, but less all deductions allowed by law;
4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of
this Act;
5. The amount of tax due;
5-5. The signature of the taxpayer; and
6. Such other reasonable information as the
Department may require.
If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to
be due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average
monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all
payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has
an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall
make all payments required by rules of the Department by
electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a
taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000
or more shall make all payments required by rules of the
Department by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1,
2000, a taxpayer who has an annual tax liability of $200,000
or more shall make all payments required by rules of the
Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "annual
tax liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities
under this Act, and under all other State and local
occupation and use tax laws administered by the Department,
for the immediately preceding calendar year. The term
"average monthly tax liability" means the sum of the
taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, and under all other
State and local occupation and use tax laws administered by
the Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year
divided by 12.
Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the
Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make
payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required
to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make
those payments for a minimum of one year beginning on October
1.
Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic
funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer
with the permission of the Department.
All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic
funds transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily
make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those
payments in the manner authorized by the Department.
The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to
effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the
requirements of this Section.
Before October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's average monthly
tax liability to the Department under this Act, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax
Act, the Service Use Tax Act was $10,000 or more during the
preceding 4 complete calendar quarters, he shall file a
return with the Department each month by the 20th day of the
month next following the month during which such tax
liability is incurred and shall make payments to the
Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of
the month during which such liability is incurred. On and
after October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's average monthly tax
liability to the Department under this Act, the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the
Service Use Tax Act was $20,000 or more during the preceding
4 complete calendar quarters, he shall file a return with the
Department each month by the 20th day of the month next
following the month during which such tax liability is
incurred and shall make payment to the Department on or
before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of or the month
during which such liability is incurred. If the month during
which such tax liability is incurred began prior to January
1, 1985, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 1/4 of
the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or an amount
set by the Department not to exceed 1/4 of the average
monthly liability of the taxpayer to the Department for the
preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the month
of highest liability and the month of lowest liability in
such 4 quarter period). If the month during which such tax
liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1985, and
prior to January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount
equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the
month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same
calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during
which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after
January 1, 1987, and prior to January 1, 1988, each payment
shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual
liability for the month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability
for the same calendar month of the preceding year. If the
month during which such tax liability is incurred begins on
or after January 1, 1988, and prior to January 1, 1989, or
begins on or after January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in
an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability
for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same
calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during
which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after
January 1, 1989, and prior to January 1, 1996, each payment
shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual
liability for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability
for the same calendar month of the preceding year or 100% of
the taxpayer's actual liability for the quarter monthly
reporting period. The amount of such quarter monthly
payments shall be credited against the final tax liability of
the taxpayer's return for that month. Before October 1,
2000, once applicable, the requirement of the making of
quarter monthly payments to the Department shall continue
until such taxpayer's average monthly liability to the
Department during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters
(excluding the month of highest liability and the month of
lowest liability) is less than $9,000, or until such
taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department as
computed for each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding
complete calendar quarter period is less than $10,000.
However, if a taxpayer can show the Department that a
substantial change in the taxpayer's business has occurred
which causes the taxpayer to anticipate that his average
monthly tax liability for the reasonably foreseeable future
will fall below the $10,000 threshold stated above, then such
taxpayer may petition the Department for change in such
taxpayer's reporting status. On and after October 1, 2000,
once applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter
monthly payments to the Department shall continue until such
taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department during
the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the
month of highest liability and the month of lowest liability)
is less than $19,000 or until such taxpayer's average monthly
liability to the Department as computed for each calendar
quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar quarter period
is less than $20,000. However, if a taxpayer can show the
Department that a substantial change in the taxpayer's
business has occurred which causes the taxpayer to anticipate
that his average monthly tax liability for the reasonably
foreseeable future will fall below the $20,000 threshold
stated above, then such taxpayer may petition the Department
for a change in such taxpayer's reporting status. The
Department shall change such taxpayer's reporting status
unless it finds that such change is seasonal in nature and
not likely to be long term. If any such quarter monthly
payment is not paid at the time or in the amount required by
this Section, then the taxpayer shall be liable for penalties
and interest on the difference between the minimum amount due
and the amount of such quarter monthly payment actually and
timely paid, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously
made payments for that month to the Department in excess of
the minimum payments previously due as provided in this
Section. The Department shall make reasonable rules and
regulations to govern the quarter monthly payment amount and
quarter monthly payment dates for taxpayers who file on other
than a calendar monthly basis.
If any such payment provided for in this Section exceeds
the taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act and the
Service Use Tax Act, as shown by an original monthly return,
the Department shall issue to the taxpayer a credit
memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment,
which memorandum may be submitted by the taxpayer to the
Department in payment of tax liability subsequently to be
remitted by the taxpayer to the Department or be assigned by
the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this Act, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act
or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable
rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Department,
except that if such excess payment is shown on an original
monthly return and is made after December 31, 1986, no credit
memorandum shall be issued, unless requested by the taxpayer.
If no such request is made, the taxpayer may credit such
excess payment against tax liability subsequently to be
remitted by the taxpayer to the Department under this Act,
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax
Act or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable
rules and regulations prescribed by the Department. If the
Department subsequently determines that all or any part of
the credit taken was not actually due to the taxpayer, the
taxpayer's 2.1% or 1.75% vendor's discount shall be reduced
by 2.1% or 1.75% of the difference between the credit taken
and that actually due, and the taxpayer shall be liable for
penalties and interest on such difference.
If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly
return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to
the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may
authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis,
with the return for January, February, and March of a given
year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for
April, May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of
such year; with the return for July, August and September of
a given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with
the return for October, November and December of a given year
being due by January 20 of the following year.
If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly
or quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax
liability to the Department does not exceed $50, the
Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual
basis, with the return for a given year being due by January
20 of the following year.
Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and
substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as
monthly returns.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act
concerning the time within which a retailer may file his
return, in the case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a
kind of business which makes him responsible for filing
returns under this Act, such retailer shall file a final
return under this Act with the Department not more than one
month after discontinuing such business.
In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered
with an agency of this State, every retailer selling this
kind of tangible personal property shall file, with the
Department, upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the
Department, a separate return for each such item of tangible
personal property which the retailer sells, except that if
where, in the same transaction, (i) a retailer of aircraft,
watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers transfers more than
one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another
aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer retailer for
the purpose of resale or (ii) a retailer of aircraft,
watercraft, motor vehicles, or trailers transfers more than
one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle, or trailer to a
purchaser for use as a qualifying rolling stock as provided
in Section 3-55 of this Act, then that seller for resale may
report the transfer of all the aircraft, watercraft, motor
vehicles or trailers involved in that transaction to the
Department on the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting
return form. For purposes of this Section, "watercraft"
means a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in
Section 3-2 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a
personal watercraft, or any boat equipped with an inboard
motor.
The transaction reporting return in the case of motor
vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the
Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the
seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of
the selling price including the amount allowed by the
retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed
by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property,
if any, to the extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows
an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance
payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the
total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer
with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected
from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or
satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that
particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the
place and date of the sale; a sufficient identification of
the property sold; such other information as is required in
Section 5-402 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other
information as the Department may reasonably require.
The transaction reporting return in the case of
watercraft and aircraft must show the name and address of the
seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of
the selling price including the amount allowed by the
retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed
by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property,
if any, to the extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows
an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance
payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the
total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer
with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected
from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or
satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that
particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the
place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of
the property sold, and such other information as the
Department may reasonably require.
Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not
later than 20 days after the date of delivery of the item
that is being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any
time sooner than that if he chooses to do so. The
transaction reporting return and tax remittance or proof of
exemption from the tax that is imposed by this Act may be
transmitted to the Department by way of the State agency with
which, or State officer with whom, the tangible personal
property must be titled or registered (if titling or
registration is required) if the Department and such agency
or State officer determine that this procedure will expedite
the processing of applications for title or registration.
With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer
shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit
satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is
the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the
Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a tax
receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is
satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such
purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State
officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible
personal property that is involved (if titling or
registration is required) in support of such purchaser's
application for an Illinois certificate or other evidence of
title or registration to such tangible personal property.
No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this
Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the
retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other
evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration
is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user
has paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The
Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the
mandate of this paragraph.
If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer
wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment
of tax or proof of exemption made to the Department before
the retailer is willing to take these actions and such user
has not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may certify
to the fact of such delay by the retailer, and may (upon the
Department being satisfied of the truth of such
certification) transmit the information required by the
transaction reporting return and the remittance for tax or
proof of exemption directly to the Department and obtain his
tax receipt or exemption determination, in which event the
transaction reporting return and tax remittance (if a tax
payment was required) shall be credited by the Department to
the proper retailer's account with the Department, but
without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount provided for in this
Section being allowed. When the user pays the tax directly
to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the same amount
and in the same form in which it would be remitted if the tax
had been remitted to the Department by the retailer.
Where a retailer collects the tax with respect to the
selling price of tangible personal property which he sells
and the purchaser thereafter returns such tangible personal
property and the retailer refunds the selling price thereof
to the purchaser, such retailer shall also refund, to the
purchaser, the tax so collected from the purchaser. When
filing his return for the period in which he refunds such tax
to the purchaser, the retailer may deduct the amount of the
tax so refunded by him to the purchaser from any other use
tax which such retailer may be required to pay or remit to
the Department, as shown by such return, if the amount of the
tax to be deducted was previously remitted to the Department
by such retailer. If the retailer has not previously
remitted the amount of such tax to the Department, he is
entitled to no deduction under this Act upon refunding such
tax to the purchaser.
Any retailer filing a return under this Section shall
also include (for the purpose of paying tax thereon) the
total tax covered by such return upon the selling price of
tangible personal property purchased by him at retail from a
retailer, but as to which the tax imposed by this Act was not
collected from the retailer filing such return, and such
retailer shall remit the amount of such tax to the Department
when filing such return.
If experience indicates such action to be practicable,
the Department may prescribe and furnish a combination or
joint return which will enable retailers, who are required to
file returns hereunder and also under the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act, to furnish all the return information
required by both Acts on the one form.
Where the retailer has more than one business registered
with the Department under separate registration under this
Act, such retailer may not file each return that is due as a
single return covering all such registered businesses, but
shall file separate returns for each such registered
business.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, a
special fund in the State Treasury which is hereby created,
the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1%
tax on sales of food for human consumption which is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and food which has been
prepared for immediate consumption) and prescription and
nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances and
insulin, urine testing materials, syringes and needles used
by diabetics.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 4%
of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the
6.25% general rate on the selling price of tangible personal
property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a
retailer and which is titled or registered by an agency of
this State's government.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, a
special fund in the State Treasury, 20% of the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate
on the selling price of tangible personal property, other
than tangible personal property which is purchased outside
Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or
registered by an agency of this State's government.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
general rate on the selling price of tangible personal
property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a
retailer and which is titled or registered by an agency of
this State's government.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into
the Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2%
and on and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid
into the Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in
any fiscal year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%,
as the case may be, of the moneys received by the Department
and required to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant
to Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9
of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, and
Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts being
hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of 2.2%
or 3.8%, as the case may be, of moneys being hereinafter
called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) the amount transferred
to the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax
Reform Fund shall be less than the Annual Specified Amount
(as defined in Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act), an amount equal to the difference shall be immediately
paid into the Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received
by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; and further
provided, that if on the last business day of any month the
sum of (1) the Tax Act Amount required to be deposited into
the Build Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund
during such month and (2) the amount transferred during such
month to the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local
Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less than 1/12 of the
Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to the difference
shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois Fund from
other moneys received by the Department pursuant to the Tax
Acts; and, further provided, that in no event shall the
payments required under the preceding proviso result in
aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to
this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of the greater
of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual Specified Amount
for such fiscal year; and, further provided, that the amounts
payable into the Build Illinois Fund under this clause (b)
shall be payable only until such time as the aggregate amount
on deposit under each trust indenture securing Bonds issued
and outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is
sufficient, taking into account any future investment income,
to fully provide, in accordance with such indenture, for the
defeasance of or the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and
on any Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees
and costs payable with respect thereto, all as certified by
the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. If on the last
business day of any month in which Bonds are outstanding
pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of the
moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Account in the
Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less than the
amount required to be transferred in such month from the
Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond
Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the
Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency
shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the
Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois
Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build
Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence
shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b)
of the preceding sentence and shall reduce the amount
otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to clause (b)
of the preceding sentence. The moneys received by the
Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited
into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim
and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond
Act.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any
amendment thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified
monthly installment of the amount requested in the
certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority provided under Section 8.25f of the
State Finance Act, but not in excess of the sums designated
as "Total Deposit", shall be deposited in the aggregate from
collections under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of
the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation
Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund in the
specified fiscal years.
Fiscal Year Total Deposit
1993 $0
1994 53,000,000
1995 58,000,000
1996 61,000,000
1997 64,000,000
1998 68,000,000
1999 71,000,000
2000 75,000,000
2001 80,000,000
2002 84,000,000
2003 89,000,000
2004 93,000,000
2005 97,000,000
2006 102,000,000
2007 108,000,000
2008 115,000,000
2009 120,000,000
2010 126,000,000
2011 132,000,000
2012 138,000,000
2013 and 145,000,000
each fiscal year
thereafter that bonds
are outstanding under
Section 13.2 of the
Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority
Act, but not after fiscal year 2029.
Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal
year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the
certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount
deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by
the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection
(g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits
required under this Section for previous months and years,
shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year,
but not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total
Deposit", has been deposited.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant
to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendment thereto
hereafter enacted, each month the Department shall pay into
the Local Government Distributive Fund .4% of the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 5% general rate, or
.4% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the preceding
month from the 6.25% general rate, as the case may be, on the
selling price of tangible personal property which amount
shall, subject to appropriation, be distributed as provided
in Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act. No payments or
distributions pursuant to this paragraph shall be made if the
tax imposed by this Act on photoprocessing products is
declared unconstitutional, or if the proceeds from such tax
are unavailable for distribution because of litigation.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, and the
Local Government Distributive Fund pursuant to the preceding
paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted,
beginning July 1, 1993, the Department shall each month pay
into the Illinois Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
general rate on the selling price of tangible personal
property.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the
State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account
and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as
part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue Fund in
accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the
Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall
transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax
Fund an amount equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue
realized under this Act for the second preceding month.
Beginning April 1, 2000, this transfer is no longer required
and shall not be made.
Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue
collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount
paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for
overpayment of liability.
For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers,
importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail
in Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may
assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the
Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to
such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make
written objection to the Department to this arrangement.
(Source: P.A. 90-491, eff. 1-1-99; 90-612, eff. 7-8-98;
91-37, eff. 7-1-99; 91-51, eff. 6-30-99; 91-101, eff.
7-12-99; 91-541, eff. 8-13-99; revised 9-29-99.)
(35 ILCS 105/10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.10)
Sec. 10. Except as to motor vehicles, and aircraft,
watercraft, and trailers, when tangible personal property is
purchased from a retailer for use in this State by a
purchaser who did not pay the tax imposed by this Act to the
retailer, and who does not file returns with the Department
as a retailer under Section 9 of this Act, such purchaser (by
the last day of the month following the calendar month in
which such purchaser makes any payment upon the selling price
of such property) shall, except as provided in this Section,
file a return with the Department and pay the tax upon that
portion of the selling price so paid by the purchaser during
the preceding calendar month. When tangible personal
property, including but not limited to motor vehicles and
aircraft, is purchased by a lessor, under a lease for one
year or longer, executed or in effect at the time of purchase
to an interstate carrier for hire, who did not pay the tax
imposed by this Act to the retailer, such lessor (by the last
day of the month following the calendar month in which such
property reverts to the use of such lessor) shall file a
return with the Department and pay the tax upon the fair
market value of such property on the date of such reversion.
However, in determining the fair market value at the time of
reversion, the fair market value of such property shall not
exceed the original purchase price of the property that was
paid by the lessor at the time of purchase. Such return shall
be filed on a form prescribed by the Department and shall
contain such information as the Department may reasonably
require. Such return and payment from the purchaser shall be
submitted to the Department sooner than the last day of the
month after the month in which the purchase is made to the
extent that that may be necessary in order to secure the
title to a motor vehicle or the certificate of registration
for an aircraft. However, except as to motor vehicles and
aircraft, if the purchaser's annual use tax liability does
not exceed $600, the purchaser may file the return on an
annual basis on or before April 15th of the year following
the year use tax liability was incurred.
In addition with respect to motor vehicles, and aircraft,
watercraft, and trailers, a purchaser of such tangible
personal property for use in this State, who purchases such
tangible personal property from an out-of-state retailer,
shall file with the Department, upon a form to be prescribed
and supplied by the Department, a return for each such item
of tangible personal property purchased, except that if, in
the same transaction, (i) a purchaser of motor vehicles,
aircraft, watercraft, or trailers who is a retailer of motor
vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or trailers purchases more
than one motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or trailer for
the purpose of resale or (ii) a purchaser of motor vehicles,
aircraft, watercraft, or trailers purchases more than one
motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or trailer for use as
qualifying rolling stock as provided in Section 3-55 of this
Act, then the purchaser may report the purchase of all motor
vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or trailers involved in that
transaction to the Department on a single return prescribed
by the Department. Such return in the case of motor vehicles
and aircraft must show the name and address of the seller,
the name, address of purchaser, the amount of the selling
price including the amount allowed by the retailer for traded
in property, if any; the amount allowed by the retailer for
the traded-in tangible personal property, if any, to the
extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows an exemption for
the value of traded-in property; the balance payable after
deducting such trade-in allowance from the total selling
price; the amount of tax due from the purchaser with respect
to such transaction; the amount of tax collected from the
purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or
satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that
particular instance if that is claimed to be the fact); the
place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of
the property sold, and such other information as the
Department may reasonably require.
Such return shall be filed not later than 30 days after
such motor vehicle or aircraft is brought into this State for
use.
For purposes of this Section, "watercraft" means a Class
2, Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in Section 3-2
of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a personal
watercraft, or any boat equipped with an inboard motor.
The return and tax remittance or proof of exemption from
the tax that is imposed by this Act may be transmitted to the
Department by way of the State agency with which, or State
officer with whom, the tangible personal property must be
titled or registered (if titling or registration is required)
if the Department and such agency or State officer determine
that this procedure will expedite the processing of
applications for title or registration.
With each such return, the purchaser shall remit the
proper amount of tax due (or shall submit satisfactory
evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is the case),
to the Department or its agents, whereupon the Department
shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a tax receipt (or a
certificate of exemption if the Department is satisfied that
the particular sale is tax exempt) which such purchaser may
submit to the agency with which, or State officer with whom,
he must title or register the tangible personal property that
is involved (if titling or registration is required) in
support of such purchaser's application for an Illinois
certificate or other evidence of title or registration to
such tangible personal property.
When a purchaser pays a tax imposed by this Act directly
to the Department, the Department (upon request therefor from
such purchaser) shall issue an appropriate receipt to such
purchaser showing that he has paid such tax to the
Department. Such receipt shall be sufficient to relieve the
purchaser from further liability for the tax to which such
receipt may refer.
A user who is liable to pay use tax directly to the
Department only occasionally and not on a frequently
recurring basis, and who is not required to file returns with
the Department as a retailer under Section 9 of this Act, or
under the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", or as a registrant
with the Department under the "Service Occupation Tax Act" or
the "Service Use Tax Act", need not register with the
Department. However, if such a user has a frequently
recurring direct use tax liability to pay to the Department,
such user shall be required to register with the Department
on forms prescribed by the Department and to obtain and
display a certificate of registration from the Department.
In that event, all of the provisions of Section 9 of this Act
concerning the filing of regular monthly, quarterly or annual
tax returns and all of the provisions of Section 2a of the
"Retailers' Occupation Tax Act" concerning the requirements
for registrants to post bond or other security with the
Department, as the provisions of such sections now exist or
may hereafter be amended, shall apply to such users to the
same extent as if such provisions were included herein.
(Source: P.A. 91-541, eff. 8-13-99.)
(35 ILCS 105/22) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.22)
Sec. 22. If it is determined that the Department should
issue a credit or refund under this Act, the Department may
first apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or
penalty or interest due hereunder, or under the "Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act", the "Service Occupation Tax Act", the
"Service Use Tax Act", any local occupation or use tax
administered by the Department the "Municipal Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act", the "Municipal Use Tax Act", the
"Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act", the "County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "County Service
Occupation Tax Act", the "County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act", the "County Use Tax Act", the "County
Supplementary Use Tax Act", Section 4 of the "Water
Commission Act of 1985", subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
Section 5.01 of the "Local Mass Transit District Act", or
subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03 of the "Regional
Transportation Authority Act", from the person entitled to
such credit or refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are
pending to determine whether or not any tax or penalty or
interest is due under this Act or under the "Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act", the "Service Occupation Tax Act", the
"Service Use Tax Act", any local occupation or use tax
administered by the Department the "Municipal Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act", the "Municipal Use Tax Act", the
"Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act", the "County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "County Service
Occupation Tax Act", the "County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act", the "County Use Tax Act", the "County
Supplementary Use Tax Act", Section 4 of the "Water
Commission Act of 1985", subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
Section 5.01 of the "Local Mass Transit District Act", or
subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03 of the "Regional
Transportation Authority Act", from such person, the
Department may withhold issuance of the credit or refund
pending the final disposition of such proceedings and may
apply such credit or refund against any amount found to be
due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The
balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to
the person entitled thereto.
Any credit memorandum issued hereunder may be used by the
authorized holder thereof to pay any tax or penalty or
interest due or to become due under this Act or under the
"Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "Service Occupation Tax
Act", the "Service Use Tax Act", any local occupation or use
tax administered by the Department the "Municipal Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act", the "Municipal Use Tax Act", the
"Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act", the "County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "County Service
Occupation Tax Act", the "County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act", the "County Use Tax Act", the "County
Supplementary Use Tax Act", Section 4 of the "Water
Commission Act of 1985", subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
Section 5.01 of the "Local Mass Transit District Act", or
subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03 of the "Regional
Transportation Authority Act", from such holder. Subject to
reasonable rules of the Department, a credit memorandum
issued hereunder may be assigned by the holder thereof to any
other person for use in paying tax or penalty or interest
which may be due or become due under this Act or under the
"Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", the "Service Occupation Tax
Act" or the "Service Use Tax Act", from the assignee.
In any case in which there has been an erroneous refund
of tax payable under this Act, a notice of tax liability may
be issued at any time within 3 years from the making of that
refund, or within 5 years from the making of that refund if
it appears that any part of the refund was induced by fraud
or the misrepresentation of a material fact. The amount of
any proposed assessment set forth in the notice shall be
limited to the amount of the erroneous refund.
(Source: P.A. 87-876.)
Section 15. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 20 as follows:
(35 ILCS 110/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.50)
Sec. 20. If it is determined that the Department should
issue a credit or refund hereunder, the Department may first
apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty
or interest due hereunder, or under the Service Occupation
Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act,
any local occupation or use tax administered by the
Department the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the
Municipal Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax
Act, the County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of
the Local Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (f)
and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
Authority Act, from the person entitled to such credit or
refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are pending to
determine whether or not any tax or penalty or interest is
due hereunder, or under the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local
occupation or use tax administered by the Department the
Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Use
Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Service Occupation
Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service Occupation Tax Act,
the County Use Tax Act, the County Supplementary Use Tax Act,
Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections
(b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit
District Act, or subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03
of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, from such
person, the Department may withhold issuance of the credit or
refund pending the final disposition of such proceedings and
may apply such credit or refund against any amount found to
be due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The
balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to
the person entitled thereto.
Any credit memorandum issued hereunder may be used by the
authorized holder thereof to pay any tax or penalty or
interest due or to become due under this Act, the Service
Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the
Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax administered by
the Department the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
the Municipal Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation
Tax Act, the County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of
the Local Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (f)
and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
Authority Act, from such holder. Subject to reasonable rules
of the Department, a credit memorandum issued hereunder may
be assigned by the holder thereof to any other person for use
in paying tax or penalty or interest which may be due or
become due under this Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act,
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local
occupation or use tax administered by the Department the
Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Use
Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Service Occupation
Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service Occupation Tax Act,
the County Use Tax Act, the County Supplementary Use Tax Act,
Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections
(b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit
District Act, or subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03
of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, from the
assignee.
In any case which there has been an erroneous refund of
tax payable under this Act, a notice of tax liability may be
issued at any time within 3 years from the making of that
refund, or within 5 years from the making of that refund if
it appears that any part of the refund was induced by fraud
or the misrepresentation of a material fact. The amount of
any proposed assessment set forth in the notice shall be
limited to the amount of the erroneous refund.
(Source: P.A. 87-876.)
Section 20. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 20 as follows:
(35 ILCS 115/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.120)
Sec. 20. If it is determined that the Department should
issue a credit or refund hereunder, the Department may first
apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty
or interest due hereunder, or under the Service Use Tax Act,
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local
occupation or use tax administered by the Department the
Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Use
Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Service Occupation
Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service Occupation Tax Act,
the County Use Tax Act, the County Supplementary Use Tax Act,
Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections
(b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit
District Act, or subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03
of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, from the person
entitled to such credit or refund. For this purpose, if
proceedings are pending to determine whether or not any tax
or penalty or interest is due hereunder, or under the Service
Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax
Act, any local occupation or use tax administered by the
Department the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the
Municipal Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax
Act, the County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of
the Local Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (f)
and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
Authority Act, from such person, the Department may withhold
issuance of the credit or refund pending the final
disposition of such proceedings and may apply such credit or
refund against any amount found to be due to the Department
as a result of such proceedings. The balance, if any, of the
credit or refund shall be issued to the person entitled
thereto.
Any credit memorandum issued hereunder may be used by the
authorized holder thereof to pay any tax or penalty or
interest due or to become due under this Act, or under the
Service Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the
Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax administered by
the Department the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
the Municipal Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation
Tax Act, the County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of
the Local Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (f)
and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
Authority Act, from such holder. Subject to reasonable rules
of the Department, a credit memorandum issued hereunder may
be assigned by the holder thereof to any other person for use
in paying tax or penalty or interest which may be due or
become due under this Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local
occupation or use tax administered by the Department the
Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Use
Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the County
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County Service Occupation
Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service Occupation Tax Act,
the County Use Tax Act, the County Supplementary Use Tax Act,
Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections
(b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit
District Act, or subsections (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4.03
of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, from the
assignee.
In any case in which there has been an erroneous refund
of tax payable under this Act, a notice of tax liability may
be issued at any time within 3 years from the making of that
refund, or within 5 years from the making of that refund if
it appears that any part of the refund was induced by fraud
or the misrepresentation of a material fact. The amount of
any proposed assessment set forth in the notice shall be
limited to the amount of the erroneous refund.
(Source: P.A. 87-876.)
Section 25. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
by changing Sections 3 and 6 as follows:
(35 ILCS 120/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 442)
Sec. 3. Except as provided in this Section, on or before
the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person
engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property
at retail in this State during the preceding calendar month
shall file a return with the Department, stating:
1. The name of the seller;
2. His residence address and the address of his
principal place of business and the address of the
principal place of business (if that is a different
address) from which he engages in the business of selling
tangible personal property at retail in this State;
3. Total amount of receipts received by him during
the preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may
be, from sales of tangible personal property, and from
services furnished, by him during such preceding calendar
month or quarter;
4. Total amount received by him during the
preceding calendar month or quarter on charge and time
sales of tangible personal property, and from services
furnished, by him prior to the month or quarter for which
the return is filed;
5. Deductions allowed by law;
6. Gross receipts which were received by him during
the preceding calendar month or quarter and upon the
basis of which the tax is imposed;
7. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of
this Act;
8. The amount of tax due;
9. The signature of the taxpayer; and
10. Such other reasonable information as the
Department may require.
If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to
be due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
Each return shall be accompanied by the statement of
prepaid tax issued pursuant to Section 2e for which credit is
claimed.
A retailer may accept a Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
certification from a purchaser in satisfaction of Use Tax as
provided in Section 3-85 of the Use Tax Act if the purchaser
provides the appropriate documentation as required by Section
3-85 of the Use Tax Act. A Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
certification, accepted by a retailer as provided in Section
3-85 of the Use Tax Act, may be used by that retailer to
satisfy Retailers' Occupation Tax liability in the amount
claimed in the certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the
receipts subject to tax from a qualifying purchase.
The Department may require returns to be filed on a
quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar
quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the
calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter.
The taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for
each of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or
before the twentieth day of the following calendar month,
stating:
1. The name of the seller;
2. The address of the principal place of business
from which he engages in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail in this State;
3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by
him during the preceding calendar month from sales of
tangible personal property by him during such preceding
calendar month, including receipts from charge and time
sales, but less all deductions allowed by law;
4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of
this Act;
5. The amount of tax due; and
6. Such other reasonable information as the
Department may require.
If a total amount of less than $1 is payable, refundable
or creditable, such amount shall be disregarded if it is less
than 50 cents and shall be increased to $1 if it is 50 cents
or more.
Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average
monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all
payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who
has an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more
shall make all payments required by rules of the Department
by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a
taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000
or more shall make all payments required by rules of the
Department by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October
1, 2000, a taxpayer who has an annual tax liability of
$200,000 or more shall make all payments required by rules of
the Department by electronic funds transfer. The term
"annual tax liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's
liabilities under this Act, and under all other State and
local occupation and use tax laws administered by the
Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year. The
term "average monthly tax liability" shall be the sum of the
taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, and under all other
State and local occupation and use tax laws administered by
the Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year
divided by 12.
Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the
Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make
payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers
required to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall
make those payments for a minimum of one year beginning on
October 1.
Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic
funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer
with the permission of the Department.
All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic
funds transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily
make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those
payments in the manner authorized by the Department.
The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to
effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the
requirements of this Section.
Any amount which is required to be shown or reported on
any return or other document under this Act shall, if such
amount is not a whole-dollar amount, be increased to the
nearest whole-dollar amount in any case where the fractional
part of a dollar is 50 cents or more, and decreased to the
nearest whole-dollar amount where the fractional part of a
dollar is less than 50 cents.
If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly
return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to
the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may
authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis,
with the return for January, February and March of a given
year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for
April, May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of
such year; with the return for July, August and September of
a given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with
the return for October, November and December of a given year
being due by January 20 of the following year.
If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly
or quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax
liability with the Department does not exceed $50, the
Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual
basis, with the return for a given year being due by January
20 of the following year.
Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and
substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as
monthly returns.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act
concerning the time within which a retailer may file his
return, in the case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a
kind of business which makes him responsible for filing
returns under this Act, such retailer shall file a final
return under this Act with the Department not more than one
month after discontinuing such business.
Where the same person has more than one business
registered with the Department under separate registrations
under this Act, such person may not file each return that is
due as a single return covering all such registered
businesses, but shall file separate returns for each such
registered business.
In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered
with an agency of this State, every retailer selling this
kind of tangible personal property shall file, with the
Department, upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the
Department, a separate return for each such item of tangible
personal property which the retailer sells, except that if
where, in the same transaction, (i) a retailer of aircraft,
watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers transfers more than
one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another
aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle retailer or trailer
retailer for the purpose of resale or (ii) a retailer of
aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicles, or trailers transfers
more than one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle, or trailer
to a purchaser for use as a qualifying rolling stock as
provided in Section 2-5 of this Act, then that seller for
resale may report the transfer of all aircraft, watercraft,
motor vehicles or trailers involved in that transaction to
the Department on the same uniform invoice-transaction
reporting return form. For purposes of this Section,
"watercraft" means a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft
as defined in Section 3-2 of the Boat Registration and Safety
Act, a personal watercraft, or any boat equipped with an
inboard motor.
Any retailer who sells only motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, or trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, so that all retailers' occupation
tax liability is required to be reported, and is reported, on
such transaction reporting returns and who is not otherwise
required to file monthly or quarterly returns, need not file
monthly or quarterly returns. However, those retailers shall
be required to file returns on an annual basis.
The transaction reporting return, in the case of motor
vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the
Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of The Illinois
Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the
seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of
the selling price including the amount allowed by the
retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed
by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property,
if any, to the extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows
an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance
payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the
total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer
with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected
from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or
satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that
particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the
place and date of the sale; a sufficient identification of
the property sold; such other information as is required in
Section 5-402 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other
information as the Department may reasonably require.
The transaction reporting return in the case of
watercraft or aircraft must show the name and address of the
seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of
the selling price including the amount allowed by the
retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed
by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property,
if any, to the extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows
an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance
payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the
total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer
with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected
from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or
satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that
particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the
place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of
the property sold, and such other information as the
Department may reasonably require.
Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not
later than 20 days after the day of delivery of the item that
is being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any time
sooner than that if he chooses to do so. The transaction
reporting return and tax remittance or proof of exemption
from the Illinois use tax may be transmitted to the
Department by way of the State agency with which, or State
officer with whom the tangible personal property must be
titled or registered (if titling or registration is required)
if the Department and such agency or State officer determine
that this procedure will expedite the processing of
applications for title or registration.
With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer
shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit
satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is
the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the
Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a use tax
receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is
satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such
purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State
officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible
personal property that is involved (if titling or
registration is required) in support of such purchaser's
application for an Illinois certificate or other evidence of
title or registration to such tangible personal property.
No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this
Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the
retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other
evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration
is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user
has paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The
Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the
mandate of this paragraph.
If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer
wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment
of the tax or proof of exemption made to the Department
before the retailer is willing to take these actions and such
user has not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may
certify to the fact of such delay by the retailer and may
(upon the Department being satisfied of the truth of such
certification) transmit the information required by the
transaction reporting return and the remittance for tax or
proof of exemption directly to the Department and obtain his
tax receipt or exemption determination, in which event the
transaction reporting return and tax remittance (if a tax
payment was required) shall be credited by the Department to
the proper retailer's account with the Department, but
without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount provided for in this
Section being allowed. When the user pays the tax directly
to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the same amount
and in the same form in which it would be remitted if the tax
had been remitted to the Department by the retailer.
Refunds made by the seller during the preceding return
period to purchasers, on account of tangible personal
property returned to the seller, shall be allowed as a
deduction under subdivision 5 of his monthly or quarterly
return, as the case may be, in case the seller had
theretofore included the receipts from the sale of such
tangible personal property in a return filed by him and had
paid the tax imposed by this Act with respect to such
receipts.
Where the seller is a corporation, the return filed on
behalf of such corporation shall be signed by the president,
vice-president, secretary or treasurer or by the properly
accredited agent of such corporation.
Where the seller is a limited liability company, the
return filed on behalf of the limited liability company shall
be signed by a manager, member, or properly accredited agent
of the limited liability company.
Except as provided in this Section, the retailer filing
the return under this Section shall, at the time of filing
such return, pay to the Department the amount of tax imposed
by this Act less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990
and 1.75% on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar
year, whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the
retailer for the expenses incurred in keeping records,
preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying
data to the Department on request. Any prepayment made
pursuant to Section 2d of this Act shall be included in the
amount on which such 2.1% or 1.75% discount is computed. In
the case of retailers who report and pay the tax on a
transaction by transaction basis, as provided in this
Section, such discount shall be taken with each such tax
remittance instead of when such retailer files his periodic
return.
Before October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's average monthly
tax liability to the Department under this Act, the Use Tax
Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax
Act, excluding any liability for prepaid sales tax to be
remitted in accordance with Section 2d of this Act, was
$10,000 or more during the preceding 4 complete calendar
quarters, he shall file a return with the Department each
month by the 20th day of the month next following the month
during which such tax liability is incurred and shall make
payments to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd
and last day of the month during which such liability is
incurred. On and after October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's
average monthly tax liability to the Department under this
Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the
Service Use Tax Act, excluding any liability for prepaid
sales tax to be remitted in accordance with Section 2d of
this Act, was $20,000 or more during the preceding 4 complete
calendar quarters, he shall file a return with the Department
each month by the 20th day of the month next following the
month during which such tax liability is incurred and shall
make payment to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th,
22nd and last day of the month during which such liability is
incurred. If the month during which such tax liability is
incurred began prior to January 1, 1985, each payment shall
be in an amount equal to 1/4 of the taxpayer's actual
liability for the month or an amount set by the Department
not to exceed 1/4 of the average monthly liability of the
taxpayer to the Department for the preceding 4 complete
calendar quarters (excluding the month of highest liability
and the month of lowest liability in such 4 quarter period).
If the month during which such tax liability is incurred
begins on or after January 1, 1985 and prior to January 1,
1987, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of
the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 27.5% of the
taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the
preceding year. If the month during which such tax liability
is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1987 and prior to
January 1, 1988, each payment shall be in an amount equal to
22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or
26.25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar
month of the preceding year. If the month during which such
tax liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1988,
and prior to January 1, 1989, or begins on or after January
1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of
the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25% of the
taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the
preceding year. If the month during which such tax liability
is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1989, and prior to
January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount equal to
22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25%
of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of
the preceding year or 100% of the taxpayer's actual liability
for the quarter monthly reporting period. The amount of such
quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the final
tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month.
Before October 1, 2000, once applicable, the requirement of
the making of quarter monthly payments to the Department by
taxpayers having an average monthly tax liability of $10,000
or more as determined in the manner provided above shall
continue until such taxpayer's average monthly liability to
the Department during the preceding 4 complete calendar
quarters (excluding the month of highest liability and the
month of lowest liability) is less than $9,000, or until such
taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department as
computed for each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding
complete calendar quarter period is less than $10,000.
However, if a taxpayer can show the Department that a
substantial change in the taxpayer's business has occurred
which causes the taxpayer to anticipate that his average
monthly tax liability for the reasonably foreseeable future
will fall below the $10,000 threshold stated above, then such
taxpayer may petition the Department for a change in such
taxpayer's reporting status. On and after October 1, 2000,
once applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter
monthly payments to the Department by taxpayers having an
average monthly tax liability of $20,000 or more as
determined in the manner provided above shall continue until
such taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department
during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding
the month of highest liability and the month of lowest
liability) is less than $19,000 or until such taxpayer's
average monthly liability to the Department as computed for
each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar
quarter period is less than $20,000. However, if a taxpayer
can show the Department that a substantial change in the
taxpayer's business has occurred which causes the taxpayer to
anticipate that his average monthly tax liability for the
reasonably foreseeable future will fall below the $20,000
threshold stated above, then such taxpayer may petition the
Department for a change in such taxpayer's reporting status.
The Department shall change such taxpayer's reporting status
unless it finds that such change is seasonal in nature and
not likely to be long term. If any such quarter monthly
payment is not paid at the time or in the amount required by
this Section, then the taxpayer shall be liable for penalties
and interest on the difference between the minimum amount due
as a payment and the amount of such quarter monthly payment
actually and timely paid, except insofar as the taxpayer has
previously made payments for that month to the Department in
excess of the minimum payments previously due as provided in
this Section. The Department shall make reasonable rules and
regulations to govern the quarter monthly payment amount and
quarter monthly payment dates for taxpayers who file on other
than a calendar monthly basis.
Without regard to whether a taxpayer is required to make
quarter monthly payments as specified above, any taxpayer who
is required by Section 2d of this Act to collect and remit
prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid taxes which average
in excess of $25,000 per month during the preceding 2
complete calendar quarters, shall file a return with the
Department as required by Section 2f and shall make payments
to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last
day of the month during which such liability is incurred. If
the month during which such tax liability is incurred began
prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985,
each payment shall be in an amount not less than 22.5% of the
taxpayer's actual liability under Section 2d. If the month
during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or
after January 1, 1986, each payment shall be in an amount
equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the
month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same
calendar month of the preceding calendar year. If the month
during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or
after January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount
equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the
month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same
calendar month of the preceding year. The amount of such
quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the final
tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month filed
under this Section or Section 2f, as the case may be. Once
applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter monthly
payments to the Department pursuant to this paragraph shall
continue until such taxpayer's average monthly prepaid tax
collections during the preceding 2 complete calendar quarters
is $25,000 or less. If any such quarter monthly payment is
not paid at the time or in the amount required, the taxpayer
shall be liable for penalties and interest on such
difference, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously
made payments for that month in excess of the minimum
payments previously due.
If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act and the Service Use Tax Act, as
shown on an original monthly return, the Department shall, if
requested by the taxpayer, issue to the taxpayer a credit
memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment.
The credit evidenced by such credit memorandum may be
assigned by the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this
Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the
Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable rules and
regulations to be prescribed by the Department. If no such
request is made, the taxpayer may credit such excess payment
against tax liability subsequently to be remitted to the
Department under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service
Occupation Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance
with reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the
Department. If the Department subsequently determined that
all or any part of the credit taken was not actually due to
the taxpayer, the taxpayer's 2.1% and 1.75% vendor's discount
shall be reduced by 2.1% or 1.75% of the difference between
the credit taken and that actually due, and that taxpayer
shall be liable for penalties and interest on such
difference.
If a retailer of motor fuel is entitled to a credit under
Section 2d of this Act which exceeds the taxpayer's liability
to the Department under this Act for the month which the
taxpayer is filing a return, the Department shall issue the
taxpayer a credit memorandum for the excess.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund, a special fund
in the State treasury which is hereby created, the net
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1% tax on
sales of food for human consumption which is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
beverages, soft drinks and food which has been prepared for
immediate consumption) and prescription and nonprescription
medicines, drugs, medical appliances and insulin, urine
testing materials, syringes and needles used by diabetics.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, a
special fund in the State treasury which is hereby created,
4% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from
the 6.25% general rate.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department
shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
general rate on the selling price of tangible personal
property.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into
the Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2%
and on and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid
into the Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in
any fiscal year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%,
as the case may be, of the moneys received by the Department
and required to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant
to this Act, Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the
Service Use Tax Act, and Section 9 of the Service Occupation
Tax Act, such Acts being hereinafter called the "Tax Acts"
and such aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case may be, of
moneys being hereinafter called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2)
the amount transferred to the Build Illinois Fund from the
State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall be less than the
Annual Specified Amount (as hereinafter defined), an amount
equal to the difference shall be immediately paid into the
Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the
Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; the "Annual Specified
Amount" means the amounts specified below for fiscal years
1986 through 1993:
Fiscal Year Annual Specified Amount
1986 $54,800,000
1987 $76,650,000
1988 $80,480,000
1989 $88,510,000
1990 $115,330,000
1991 $145,470,000
1992 $182,730,000
1993 $206,520,000;
and means the Certified Annual Debt Service Requirement (as
defined in Section 13 of the Build Illinois Bond Act) or the
Tax Act Amount, whichever is greater, for fiscal year 1994
and each fiscal year thereafter; and further provided, that
if on the last business day of any month the sum of (1) the
Tax Act Amount required to be deposited into the Build
Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund during such
month and (2) the amount transferred to the Build Illinois
Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall
have been less than 1/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an
amount equal to the difference shall be immediately paid into
the Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the
Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; and, further provided,
that in no event shall the payments required under the
preceding proviso result in aggregate payments into the Build
Illinois Fund pursuant to this clause (b) for any fiscal year
in excess of the greater of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii)
the Annual Specified Amount for such fiscal year. The
amounts payable into the Build Illinois Fund under clause (b)
of the first sentence in this paragraph shall be payable only
until such time as the aggregate amount on deposit under each
trust indenture securing Bonds issued and outstanding
pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is sufficient, taking
into account any future investment income, to fully provide,
in accordance with such indenture, for the defeasance of or
the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and on any
Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees and costs
payable with respect thereto, all as certified by the
Director of the Bureau of the Budget. If on the last
business day of any month in which Bonds are outstanding
pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of
moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Account in the
Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less than the
amount required to be transferred in such month from the
Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond
Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the
Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency
shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the
Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois
Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build
Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence
shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b)
of the first sentence of this paragraph and shall reduce the
amount otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to
that clause (b). The moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited into the
Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim and
charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond
Act.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any
amendment thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified
monthly installment of the amount requested in the
certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority provided under Section 8.25f of the
State Finance Act, but not in excess of sums designated as
"Total Deposit", shall be deposited in the aggregate from
collections under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of
the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation
Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund in the
specified fiscal years.
Fiscal Year Total Deposit
1993 $0
1994 53,000,000
1995 58,000,000
1996 61,000,000
1997 64,000,000
1998 68,000,000
1999 71,000,000
2000 75,000,000
2001 80,000,000
2002 84,000,000
2003 89,000,000
2004 93,000,000
2005 97,000,000
2006 102,000,000
2007 108,000,000
2008 115,000,000
2009 120,000,000
2010 126,000,000
2011 132,000,000
2012 138,000,000
2013 and 145,000,000
each fiscal year
thereafter that bonds
are outstanding under
Section 13.2 of the
Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority
Act, but not after fiscal year 2029.
Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal
year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the
certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount
deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by
the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection
(g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits
required under this Section for previous months and years,
shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year,
but not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total
Deposit", has been deposited.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant
to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendment thereto
hereafter enacted, each month the Department shall pay into
the Local Government Distributive Fund 0.4% of the net
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 5% general
rate or 0.4% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the
preceding month from the 6.25% general rate, as the case may
be, on the selling price of tangible personal property which
amount shall, subject to appropriation, be distributed as
provided in Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act. No
payments or distributions pursuant to this paragraph shall be
made if the tax imposed by this Act on photoprocessing
products is declared unconstitutional, or if the proceeds
from such tax are unavailable for distribution because of
litigation.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project to the preceding
paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted,
beginning July 1, 1993, the Department shall each month pay
into the Illinois Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
general rate on the selling price of tangible personal
property.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the
State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account
and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as
part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue Fund in
accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
The Department may, upon separate written notice to a
taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the
Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not
less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual
information return for the tax year specified in the notice.
Such annual return to the Department shall include a
statement of gross receipts as shown by the retailer's last
Federal income tax return. If the total receipts of the
business as reported in the Federal income tax return do not
agree with the gross receipts reported to the Department of
Revenue for the same period, the retailer shall attach to his
annual return a schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2
amounts and the reasons for the difference. The retailer's
annual return to the Department shall also disclose the cost
of goods sold by the retailer during the year covered by such
return, opening and closing inventories of such goods for
such year, costs of goods used from stock or taken from stock
and given away by the retailer during such year, payroll
information of the retailer's business during such year and
any additional reasonable information which the Department
deems would be helpful in determining the accuracy of the
monthly, quarterly or annual returns filed by such retailer
as provided for in this Section.
If the annual information return required by this Section
is not filed when and as required, the taxpayer shall be
liable as follows:
(i) Until January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall be
liable for a penalty equal to 1/6 of 1% of the tax due
from such taxpayer under this Act during the period to be
covered by the annual return for each month or fraction
of a month until such return is filed as required, the
penalty to be assessed and collected in the same manner
as any other penalty provided for in this Act.
(ii) On and after January 1, 1994, the taxpayer
shall be liable for a penalty as described in Section 3-4
of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest
ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the
accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person
who willfully signs the annual return containing false or
inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and
punished accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by
the Department shall include a warning that the person
signing the return may be liable for perjury.
The provisions of this Section concerning the filing of
an annual information return do not apply to a retailer who
is not required to file an income tax return with the United
States Government.
As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the
Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall
transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax
Fund an amount equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue
realized under this Act for the second preceding month.
Beginning April 1, 2000, this transfer is no longer required
and shall not be made.
Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue
collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount
paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for
overpayment of liability.
For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers,
importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail
in Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may
assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the
Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to
such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make
written objection to the Department to this arrangement.
Any person who promotes, organizes, provides retail
selling space for concessionaires or other types of sellers
at the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, county fairs,
local fairs, art shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions
or events, including any transient merchant as defined by
Section 2 of the Transient Merchant Act of 1987, is required
to file a report with the Department providing the name of
the merchant's business, the name of the person or persons
engaged in merchant's business, the permanent address and
Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax Registration Number of the
merchant, the dates and location of the event and other
reasonable information that the Department may require. The
report must be filed not later than the 20th day of the month
next following the month during which the event with retail
sales was held. Any person who fails to file a report
required by this Section commits a business offense and is
subject to a fine not to exceed $250.
Any person engaged in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail as a concessionaire or other type
of seller at the Illinois State Fair, county fairs, art
shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions or events, or any
transient merchants, as defined by Section 2 of the Transient
Merchant Act of 1987, may be required to make a daily report
of the amount of such sales to the Department and to make a
daily payment of the full amount of tax due. The Department
shall impose this requirement when it finds that there is a
significant risk of loss of revenue to the State at such an
exhibition or event. Such a finding shall be based on
evidence that a substantial number of concessionaires or
other sellers who are not residents of Illinois will be
engaging in the business of selling tangible personal
property at retail at the exhibition or event, or other
evidence of a significant risk of loss of revenue to the
State. The Department shall notify concessionaires and other
sellers affected by the imposition of this requirement. In
the absence of notification by the Department, the
concessionaires and other sellers shall file their returns as
otherwise required in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-491, eff. 1-1-99; 90-612, eff. 7-8-98;
91-37, eff. 7-1-99; 91-51, eff. 6-30-99; 91-101, eff.
7-12-99; 91-541, eff. 8-13-99; revised 9-29-99.)
(35 ILCS 120/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 445)
Sec. 6. Credit memorandum or refund. If it appears, after
claim therefor filed with the Department, that an amount of
tax or penalty or interest has been paid which was not due
under this Act, whether as the result of a mistake of fact or
an error of law, except as hereinafter provided, then the
Department shall issue a credit memorandum or refund to the
person who made the erroneous payment or, if that person died
or became a person under legal disability, to his or her
legal representative, as such. For purposes of this Section,
the tax is deemed to be erroneously paid by a retailer when
the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold by the retailer
accepts the return of that automobile and refunds to the
purchaser the selling price of that vehicle as provided in
the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act. When a motor vehicle is
returned for a refund of the purchase price under the New
Vehicle Buyer Protection Act, the Department shall issue a
credit memorandum or a refund for the amount of tax paid by
the retailer under this Act attributable to the initial sale
of that vehicle. Claims submitted by the retailer are subject
to the same restrictions and procedures provided for in this
Act. If it is determined that the Department should issue a
credit memorandum or refund, the Department may first apply
the amount thereof against any tax or penalty or interest due
or to become due under this Act or under the Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, any
local occupation or use tax administered by the Department
the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal
Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the
County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of
the Local Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (f)
and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
Authority Act, from the person who made the erroneous
payment. If no tax or penalty or interest is due and no
proceeding is pending to determine whether such person is
indebted to the Department for tax or penalty or interest,
the credit memorandum or refund shall be issued to the
claimant; or (in the case of a credit memorandum) the credit
memorandum may be assigned and set over by the lawful holder
thereof, subject to reasonable rules of the Department, to
any other person who is subject to this Act, the Use Tax Act,
the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, any
local occupation or use tax administered by the Department
the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal
Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the
County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of
the Local Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (f)
and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
Authority Act, and the amount thereof applied by the
Department against any tax or penalty or interest due or to
become due under this Act or under the Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, any
local occupation or use tax administered by the Department
the Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal
Use Tax Act, the Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act, the
County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the County
Service Occupation Tax Act, the County Supplementary Service
Occupation Tax Act, the County Use Tax Act, the County
Supplementary Use Tax Act, Section 4 of the Water Commission
Act