SB0185 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 08518 BDD 28699 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0185

Introduced 1/31/2007, by Sen. Chris Lauzen

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 200/31-5
35 ILCS 200/31-60

Amends the Real Estate Transfer Tax Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that the definition of "value" includes the amount of any special service assessment on the real property. Authorizes chief county assessment officials and township or multi-township assessors to perform audits of transfer declarations. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning revenue.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing Sections 31-5 and 31-60 as follows:

(35 ILCS 200/31-5)

Sec. 31-5. Definitions.

"Recordation" includes the issuance of certificates of title by Registrars of Title under the Registered Titles (Torrens) Act pursuant to the filing of deeds or trust documents for that purpose, as well as the recording of deeds or trust documents by recorders.

"Department" means the Department of Revenue.

"Person" means any natural individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint adventure, public or private corporation, limited liability company, or a receiver, executor, trustee, guardian or other representative appointed by order of any court.

"Value" means the amount of the full actual consideration for the real property or the beneficial interest in real property located in Illinois, including the amount of any lien on the real property assumed by the transferee. "Value" also includes the amount of any special service assessment on the real property.

"Trust document" means a document required to be recorded under the Land Trust Recordation and Transfer Tax Act and, beginning June 1, 2005, also means any document relating to the transfer of a taxable beneficial interest under this Article.

"Beneficial interest" includes, but is not limited to:

(1) the beneficial interest in an Illinois land trust;

(2) the lessee interest in a ground lease (including any interest of the lessee in the related improvements) that provides for a term of 30 or more years when all options to renew or extend are included, whether or not any portion of the term has expired; or

(3) the indirect interest in real property as reflected by a controlling interest in a real estate entity.

"Controlling interest" means more than 50% of the fair market value of all ownership interests or beneficial interests in a real estate entity.

"Real estate entity" means any person including, but not limited to, any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, other entity, or multi-tiered entity, that exists or acts substantially for the purpose of holding directly or indirectly title to or beneficial interest in real property. There is a rebuttable presumption that an entity is a real estate entity if it owns, directly or indirectly, real property having a fair market value greater than 75% of the total fair market value of all of the entity's assets, determined without deduction for any mortgage, lien, or encumbrance.

(Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 93-657, eff. 6-1-04; 93-1099, eff. 6-1-05.)

(35 ILCS 200/31-60)

Sec. 31-60. Check for violations.

(a) The Department shall conduct spot checks or investigations of declarations required to be filed by this Article and may forward information of violations to the State's Attorney of the county where the violations occur for prosecution and collection of taxes.

(b) The chief county assessment officer and the township assessor or multi-township assessor may conduct an audit of any declaration required to be filed by this Article to determine whether the declaration conforms to the requirements of this Article, including the requirement that the value of the property include the amount of any special service assessment on the property.

(Source: P.A. 91-555, eff. 1-1-00.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.