99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3568

 

Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente

 

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

    Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that machinery and equipment incorporated into a green energy project is exempt from the taxes imposed under those Acts.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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

 

 

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1support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
2services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
3music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
4orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
5organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
6and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
7of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
8an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
9tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
10number issued by the Department.
11    (4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
12a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
13institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
14religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
15corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
16organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
17that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
18persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
19may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
20limited liability company is organized and operated
21exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
221987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
23shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active exemption
24identification number issued by the Department.
25    (5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
26replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
2to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
3crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
4agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt from the
5provisions of Section 3-90.
6    (12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
7to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
8to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
9of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
10for or returning from a location or locations outside the
11United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
12stopovers.
13    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
14or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
15for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
16business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
17engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
18United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
19least one individual or package for hire from the city of
20origination to the city of final destination on the same
21aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
22that aircraft.
23    (13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
24stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
25food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
26extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact

 

 

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1turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
2employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,
3hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
4respect to which the service charge is imposed.
5    (14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
6and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
7rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
8tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
9and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
10individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
11drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
12equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
13required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
14    (15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
15repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
16manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
17used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
18photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
19    (16) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
20hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
21including replacement parts and equipment, and including
22equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
23required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
24changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
25after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
26allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of

 

 

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1Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
2beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
3effective date of Public Act 98-456).
4    (17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
5equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
6retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
7production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
8as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
9use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
10    (18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
11used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
12tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
13lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
14manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
15used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
16person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
17an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
18of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
19other similar items of no commercial value on special order for
20a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this
21paragraph (18) does not include machinery and equipment used in
22(i) the generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale;
23(ii) the generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas
24for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
25through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of
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1customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of
2Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the
3meaning and scope of this exemption.
4    (19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
5purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
6that personal property was received by a florist located
7outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
8deliver the personal property.
9    (20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
10for direct agricultural production.
11    (21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
12meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
13Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
14Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
15Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
16racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the provisions
17of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for under this item
18(21) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
19claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
202008 for such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30,
212000 and ending on January 1, 2008.
22    (22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
23any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
24analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
25lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
26longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would

 

 

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

 

 

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1manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
2this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based
3on the fair market value of the property at the time the
4non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
5to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
6reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
7Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been
8paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such
9amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to
10claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however,
11that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
12lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
13    (24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
14December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
15before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
16disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
17disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
18manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
19corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
20that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
21number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
22who reside within the declared disaster area.
23    (25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
24December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
25before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
26performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including

 

 

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1but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
2bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
3line extensions, water distribution and purification
4facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
5sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
6federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
7when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
8declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
9    (26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
10at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
11used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
12provisions of Section 3-90.
13    (27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
141-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
15corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
16foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
17to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
18purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
19limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
20or institution organized and operated exclusively for
21educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
22private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
23branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
24that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
25course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
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1operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
2than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
3follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
4industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
5    (28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
6including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
7benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
8a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
9the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
10district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
11parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
12does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
13private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
14entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
15another individual or entity that sold the property for the
16purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
17from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
18exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (29) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
202001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
21serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
22items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
23January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
24for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
25vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
26gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,

 

 

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1coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
2is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
3    (30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
4food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
5premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
6drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
7consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
8drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
9materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
10use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
11assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
12resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
13the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
14in the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Specialized Mental
15Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
16    (31) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
17of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
18equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
19in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
20purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
21of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
22lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
23Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
24identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
25Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
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1any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
2tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
3case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
4the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
5or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
6purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
7Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
8has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
9collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
10a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
11If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
12reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
13Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
14Section 3-90.
15    (32) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
17lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
18longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
19otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
20governmental body that has been issued an active sales tax
21exemption identification number by the Department under
22Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the
23property is leased in a manner that does not qualify for this
24exemption or used in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor
25shall be liable for the tax imposed under this Act or the
26Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the fair

 

 

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1market value of the property at the time the nonqualifying use
2occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt to collect an amount
3(however designated) that purports to reimburse that lessor for
4the tax imposed by this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
5case may be, if the tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a
6lessor improperly collects any such amount from the lessee, the
7lessee shall have a legal right to claim a refund of that
8amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount is not
9refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is liable to
10pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is exempt
11from the provisions of Section 3-90.
12    (33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
13the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
14with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that
15are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
16Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July
171, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
18motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle
19weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject
20to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
213-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are
22primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005,
23this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts added
24after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if that
25motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for the
26rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this Act. For

 

 

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1purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for commercial
2purposes" means the transportation of persons or property in
3furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise,
4whether for-hire or not.
5    (34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
6used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
7supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
8Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
9corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
10Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
11exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
12    (35) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
13equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
14upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
15completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
16aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
17the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
18repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
19materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
20supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
21maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
22engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
23such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
24limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
25lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
26films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying

 

 

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1tangible personal property by persons who modify, refurbish,
2complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)
3hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
4approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
5Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
6operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
7Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft operated
8by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
9service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
10of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
11paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
12law.
13    (36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
14public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
1511-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
16constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
17only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
18transferred to the municipality without any further
19consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
20of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
21retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
22issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
23the development of the municipal convention hall. This
24exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
25provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
26This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.

 

 

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1    (37) Beginning January 1, 2016, machinery and equipment
2incorporated into a green energy project.
3    For the purposes of this item (37):
4    "Alternative source" means the use of solar, biomass, wind,
5geothermal, hydroelectricity under 30 megawatts, or any other
6source of energy, the efficient use of which will reduce the
7use of fossil and nuclear fuels.
8    "Advanced transportation technologies" means emerging
9commercially competitive transportation-related technologies
10that are capable of creating long-term, high value-added jobs
11within the State while enhancing the State's commitment to
12energy conservation, pollution reduction, and transportation
13efficiency. Those technologies may include, but are not limited
14to, any of the following:
15        (A) Intelligent vehicle highway systems.
16        (B) Advanced telecommunications for transportation.
17        (C) Command, control, and communications for public
18    transit vehicles and systems.
19        (D) Electric vehicles and ultralow-emission vehicles.
20        (E) High-speed rail and magnetic levitation passenger
21    systems.
22        (F) Fuel cells.
23    "Green energy project" means machinery and equipment that
24uses or is designed to use an alternative source, or that is
25used for the design, manufacture, production, assembly,
26distribution, or service of advanced transportation

 

 

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1technologies.
2    This item (37) is exempt from the provisions of Section
33-90.
4(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-431,
5eff. 8-16-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; 97-767, eff. 7-9-12; 98-104,
6eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13; 98-456, eff. 8-16-13;
798-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-574, eff. 1-1-14; 98-583, eff. 1-1-14;
898-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
9    Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
10Section 3-5 as follows:
 
11    (35 ILCS 110/3-5)
12    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
13personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
14    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
15society, association, foundation, institution, or
16organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
17organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
18for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
19personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
20purpose of resale by the enterprise.
21    (2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
22county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
23promoting the county fair.
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1cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
2the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
3Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
4organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
5support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
6services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
7music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
8orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
9organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
10and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
11of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
12an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
13tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
14number issued by the Department.
15    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
16coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
17United States of America, or the government of any foreign
18country, and bullion.
19    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
202004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
21equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
22used, and including that manufactured on special order or
23purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
24primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
25chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
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1immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
2    (6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
3student organization affiliated with an elementary or
4secondary school located in Illinois.
5    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
6including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
7purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
8State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
9replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
10machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
11implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
12Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
13chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
14be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
15but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
16under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
17hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
18plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
19this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
20shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
21required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
22vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
23tender is separately stated.
24    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
25farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
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1limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
2or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
3limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
4software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
5such equipment.
6    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
7sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
8computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
9facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
10to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
11crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
12agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
13provisions of Section 3-75.
14    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
15to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
16to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
17of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
18for or returning from a location or locations outside the
19United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
20stopovers.
21    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
22or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
23for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
24business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
25engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
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1least one individual or package for hire from the city of
2origination to the city of final destination on the same
3aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
4that aircraft.
5    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
6stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
7food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a
8service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
9the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
10substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
11in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
12beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
13imposed.
14    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
15and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
16rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
17tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
18and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
19individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
20drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
21equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
22required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
23    (11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery
24and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
25and used, including that manufactured on special order,
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1photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and
2equipment purchased for lease.
3    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
4hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
5including replacement parts and equipment, and including
6equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
7required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
8changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
9after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
10allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
11Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
12beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
13effective date of Public Act 98-456).
14    (13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
15for direct agricultural production.
16    (14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
17meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
18Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
19Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
20Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
21racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the provisions
22of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for under this item
23(14) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
24claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective
25date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly for
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1ending on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
2General Assembly.
3    (15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
4any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
5analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
6lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
7longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
8otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
9hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
10identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
11Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
12manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
13any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
14tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
15be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
16the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
17attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
18to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
19Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
20the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
21from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
22refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
23is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
24liable to pay that amount to the Department.
25    (16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
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1effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
2tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
3issued an active tax exemption identification number by the
4Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
5Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
6qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
7manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
8this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
9fair market value of the property at the time the
10non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
11to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
12reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
13Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
14the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
15from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
16refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
17is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
18liable to pay that amount to the Department.
19    (17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
20December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
21before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
22disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
23disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
24manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
25corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
26that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification

 

 

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1number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
2who reside within the declared disaster area.
3    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
4December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
5before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
6performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
7but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
8bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
9line extensions, water distribution and purification
10facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
11sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
12federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
13when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
14declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
15    (19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
16at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
17used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
18provisions of Section 3-75.
19    (20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
201-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
21corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
22foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
23to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
24purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
25limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
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1educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
2private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
3branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
4that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
5course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
6vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
7operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
8than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
9follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
10industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
11    (21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
12including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
13benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
14a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
15the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
16district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
17parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
18does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
19private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
20entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
21another individual or entity that sold the property for the
22purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
23from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
24exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
25    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
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1serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
2items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
3January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
4for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
5vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
6gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
7coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
8is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
9    (23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
10food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
11premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
12drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
13consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
14drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
15materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
16use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
17assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
18resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
19the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
20in the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Specialized Mental
21Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
22    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
23of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
24equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
25in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
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1of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
2lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
3Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
4identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
5Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
6manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
7any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
8tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
9be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
10the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
11attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
12to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
13Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
14the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
15from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
16refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
17is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
18liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
19exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
20    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
21of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
22lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
23longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
24otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
25governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
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1Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a
2manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
3any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
4tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
5be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
6the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
7attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
8to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
9Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
10the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
11from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
12refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
13is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
14liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
15exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
16    (26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
17used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
18supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
19Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
20corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
21Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
22exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
23    (27) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
24equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
25upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
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1aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
2the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
3repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
4materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
5supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
6maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
7engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
8such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
9limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
10lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
11films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
12tangible personal property transferred incident to the
13modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
14or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
15Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
16repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
17have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
18accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
19The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
20commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
21service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
22of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
23paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
24law.
25    (28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
26public-facilities corporation, as described in Section

 

 

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111-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
2constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
3only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
4transferred to the municipality without any further
5consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
6of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
7retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
8issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
9the development of the municipal convention hall. This
10exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
11provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
12This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
13    (29) Beginning January 1, 2016, machinery and equipment
14incorporated into a green energy project.
15    For the purposes of this item (29):
16    "Alternative source" means the use of solar, biomass, wind,
17geothermal, hydroelectricity under 30 megawatts, or any other
18source of energy, the efficient use of which will reduce the
19use of fossil and nuclear fuels.
20    "Advanced transportation technologies" means emerging
21commercially competitive transportation-related technologies
22that are capable of creating long-term, high value-added jobs
23within the State while enhancing the State's commitment to
24energy conservation, pollution reduction, and transportation
25efficiency. Those technologies may include, but are not limited
26to, any of the following:

 

 

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1        (A) Intelligent vehicle highway systems.
2        (B) Advanced telecommunications for transportation.
3        (C) Command, control, and communications for public
4    transit vehicles and systems.
5        (D) Electric vehicles and ultralow-emission vehicles.
6        (E) High-speed rail and magnetic levitation passenger
7    systems.
8        (F) Fuel cells.
9    "Green energy project" means machinery and equipment that
10uses or is designed to use an alternative source, or that is
11used for the design, manufacture, production, assembly,
12distribution, or service of advanced transportation
13technologies.
14    This item (29) is exempt from the provisions of Section
153-75.
16(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-431,
17eff. 8-16-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; 97-767, eff. 7-9-12; 98-104,
18eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13; 98-456, eff. 8-16-13;
1998-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
20    Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
21changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
22    (35 ILCS 115/3-5)
23    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
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1    (1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
2association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
3than a limited liability company, that is organized and
4operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
5of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
6was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
7by the enterprise.
8    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
9Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
10operating, or promoting the county fair.
11    (3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
12or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
13the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
14Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
15organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
16support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
17services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
18music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
19orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
20organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
21and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
22of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
23an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
24tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
25number issued by the Department.
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1coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
2United States of America, or the government of any foreign
3country, and bullion.
4    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
52004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
6equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
7used, and including that manufactured on special order or
8purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
9primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
10chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
11chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
12immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
13    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
14organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
15located in Illinois.
16    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
17including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
18purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
19State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
20replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
21machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
22implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
23Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
24chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
25be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
26but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered

 

 

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1under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
2hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
3plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
4this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
5shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
6required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
7vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
8tender is separately stated.
9    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
10farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
11installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
12limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
13or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
14limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
15software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
16such equipment.
17    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
18sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
19computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
20facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
21to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
22crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
23agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
24provisions of Section 3-55.
25    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
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1to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
2of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
3for or returning from a location or locations outside the
4United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
5stopovers.
6    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
7or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
8for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
9business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
10engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
11United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
12least one individual or package for hire from the city of
13origination to the city of final destination on the same
14aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
15that aircraft.
16    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
17stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
18food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
19service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
20substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
21in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
22beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
23imposed.
24    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
25and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
26rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and

 

 

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

 

 

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1consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,
2drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
3materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
4use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
5assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
6resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
7the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
8in the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Specialized Mental
9Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
10    (14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
11for direct agricultural production.
12    (15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
13meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
14Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
15Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
16Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
17racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the provisions
18of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for under this item
19(15) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
20claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
212008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
22paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
23January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
24    (16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
25any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
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1who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
2executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
3hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
4identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
5Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
6    (17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
7property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
8effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
9has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
10by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
11Tax Act.
12    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
13December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
14before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
15disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
16disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
17manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
18corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
19that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
20number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
21who reside within the declared disaster area.
22    (19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
23December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
24before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
25performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
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1bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
2line extensions, water distribution and purification
3facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
4sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
5federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
6when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
7declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
8    (20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
9"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
10in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
11provisions of Section 3-55.
12    (21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
131-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
14corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
15foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
16to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
17purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
18limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
19or institution organized and operated exclusively for
20educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
21private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
22branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
23that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
24course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
25vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
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1than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
2follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
3industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
4    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
5including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
6benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
7a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
8the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
9district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
10parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
11does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
12private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
13entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
14another individual or entity that sold the property for the
15purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
16from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
17exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
18    (23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
192001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
20serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
21items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
22January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
23for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
24vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
25gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
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1is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
2    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
4equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
5in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
6sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one
7year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
8purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
9exemption identification number by the Department under
10Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph
11is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
12    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
13of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property sold to a
14lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
15longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
16governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
17identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
18Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
19the provisions of Section 3-55.
20    (26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
212016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
22retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
23activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
24in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
25the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
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1(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
2manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
3tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
4and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
5Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
6accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
7issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
8Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
9paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph (26)
10shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
11specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
12tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
13taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
14necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
15consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
16the State of Illinois.
17    (27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
18used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
19supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
20Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
21corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
22Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
23exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
24    (28) Tangible personal property sold to a
25public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
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1constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
2only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
3transferred to the municipality without any further
4consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
5of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
6retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
7issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
8the development of the municipal convention hall. This
9exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
10provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
11This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
12    (29) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
13equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
14upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
15completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
16aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
17the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
18repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
19materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
20supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
21maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
22engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
23such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
24limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
25lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
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1qualifying tangible personal property incident to the
2modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
3or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
4Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
5repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
6have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
7accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
8The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
9commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
10service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
11of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
12paragraph (29) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
13law.
14    (30) Beginning January 1, 2016, machinery and equipment
15incorporated into a green energy project.
16    For the purposes of this item (30):
17    "Alternative source" means the use of solar, biomass, wind,
18geothermal, hydroelectricity under 30 megawatts, or any other
19source of energy, the efficient use of which will reduce the
20use of fossil and nuclear fuels.
21    "Advanced transportation technologies" means emerging
22commercially competitive transportation-related technologies
23that are capable of creating long-term, high value-added jobs
24within the State while enhancing the State's commitment to
25energy conservation, pollution reduction, and transportation
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1to, any of the following:
2        (A) Intelligent vehicle highway systems.
3        (B) Advanced telecommunications for transportation.
4        (C) Command, control, and communications for public
5    transit vehicles and systems.
6        (D) Electric vehicles and ultralow-emission vehicles.
7        (E) High-speed rail and magnetic levitation passenger
8    systems.
9        (F) Fuel cells.
10    "Green energy project" means machinery and equipment that
11uses or is designed to use an alternative source, or that is
12used for the design, manufacture, production, assembly,
13distribution, or service of advanced transportation
14technologies.
15    This item (30) is exempt from the provisions of Section
163-55.
17(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-73, eff. 6-30-11; 97-227,
18eff. 1-1-12; 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; 97-767,
19eff. 7-9-12; 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
2098-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff.
217-16-14.)
 
22    Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
23changing Section 2-5 as follows:
 
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1    Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from the
2sale of the following tangible personal property are exempt
3from the tax imposed by this Act:
4    (1) Farm chemicals.
5    (2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
6including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
7purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
8State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
9replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
10machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
11implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
12Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
13chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
14be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
15but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
16under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
17hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
18plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
19this item (2). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
20shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
21required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
22vehicle required to be licensed, if the selling price of the
23tender is separately stated.
24    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
25farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
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1limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
2or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
3limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
4software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
5such equipment.
6    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
7sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
8computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
9facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
10to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
11crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
12agricultural chemicals. This item (2) is exempt from the
13provisions of Section 2-70.
14    (3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
15equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
16retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
17production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
18as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
19use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
20    (4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September 1,
212004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
22equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
23used, and including that manufactured on special order or
24purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
25primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
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1chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
2immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
3    (5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting, as
4defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act.
5This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
6    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
7organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
8located in Illinois.
9    (7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of the
10selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is subject
11to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
12    (8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
13association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting the
14county fair.
15    (9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or
16cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
17the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
18Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
19organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
20support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
21services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
22music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
23orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
24organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
25and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
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1an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
2tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
3number issued by the Department.
4    (10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
5association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
6than a limited liability company, that is organized and
7operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
8of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
9was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
10by the enterprise.
11    (11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to a
12corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
13organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious,
14or educational purposes, or to a not-for-profit corporation,
15society, association, foundation, institution, or organization
16that has no compensated officers or employees and that is
17organized and operated primarily for the recreation of persons
1855 years of age or older. A limited liability company may
19qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
20limited liability company is organized and operated
21exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
221987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
23shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
24identification number issued by the Department.
25    (12) Tangible personal property sold to interstate
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1commerce or to lessors under leases of one year or longer
2executed or in effect at the time of purchase by interstate
3carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
4commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
5provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
6Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
7or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
8    (12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
9motor vehicles of the second division with a gross vehicle
10weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject to the
11commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
12the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1, 2004 and
13through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of motor vehicles
14of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle weight rating
15in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject to the
16commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
17the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are primarily used
18for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005, this exemption
19applies to repair and replacement parts added after the initial
20purchase of such a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used
21in a manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
22otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this
23paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the
24transportation of persons or property in furtherance of any
25commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire or not.
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1tangible personal property that is utilized by interstate
2carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
3commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
4provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
5Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
6or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
7    (14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
8purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
9process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
10property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether the
11sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or by some
12other person, whether the materials used in the process are
13owned by the manufacturer or some other person, or whether the
14sale or lease is made apart from or as an incident to the
15seller's engaging in the service occupation of producing
16machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or other similar
17items of no commercial value on special order for a particular
18purchaser. The exemption provided by this paragraph (14) does
19not include machinery and equipment used in (i) the generation
20of electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii) the
21generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
22wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers through
23pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of water for
24wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers through
25pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of Public Act 98-583
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1this exemption.
2    (15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
3stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of food
4and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the service
5charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a substitute for
6tips to the employees who participate directly in preparing,
7serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function
8with respect to which the service charge is imposed.
9    (16) Petroleum products sold to a purchaser if the seller
10is prohibited by federal law from charging tax to the
11purchaser.
12    (17) Tangible personal property sold to a common carrier by
13rail or motor that receives the physical possession of the
14property in Illinois and that transports the property, or
15shares with another common carrier in the transportation of the
16property, out of Illinois on a standard uniform bill of lading
17showing the seller of the property as the shipper or consignor
18of the property to a destination outside Illinois, for use
19outside Illinois.
20    (18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
21coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
22United States of America, or the government of any foreign
23country, and bullion.
24    (19) Until July 1 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
25and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
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1tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
2and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
3individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
4drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
5equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
6required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
7    (20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
8repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
9manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
10used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
11photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
12    (21) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
13hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
14including replacement parts and equipment, and including
15equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
16required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
17changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
18after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
19allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
20Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
21beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
22effective date of Public Act 98-456).
23    (22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
24to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
25used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
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1for or returning from a location or locations outside the
2United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
3stopovers.
4    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
5or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
6for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
7business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
8engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
9United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
10least one individual or package for hire from the city of
11origination to the city of final destination on the same
12aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
13that aircraft.
14    (23) A transaction in which the purchase order is received
15by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but who has a
16florist located in Illinois deliver the property to the
17purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
18    (24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
19barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the
20transportation of property or the conveyance of persons for
21hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is delivered
22by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or vessel while
23it is afloat upon that bordering river.
24    (25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this Section, a
25motor vehicle sold in this State to a nonresident even though
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1State, if the motor vehicle is not to be titled in this State,
2and if a drive-away permit is issued to the motor vehicle as
3provided in Section 3-603 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if
4the nonresident purchaser has vehicle registration plates to
5transfer to the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home
6state. The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the
7out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is prima
8facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be titled in
9this State.
10    (25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if the
11state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does not allow
12a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold and delivered
13in that state to an Illinois resident but titled in Illinois.
14The tax collected under this Act on the sale of a motor vehicle
15in this State to a resident of another state that does not
16allow a reciprocal exemption shall be imposed at a rate equal
17to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in the state in
18which the purchaser is a resident, except that the tax shall
19not exceed the tax that would otherwise be imposed under this
20Act. At the time of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a
21statement, signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her
22intent to title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser
23is a resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
24the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
25equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in
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1the appropriate tax collection agency in his or her state of
2residence. In addition, the retailer must retain a signed copy
3of the statement in his or her records. Nothing in this item
4shall be construed to require the removal of the vehicle from
5this state following the filing of an intent to title the
6vehicle in the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser
7titles the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30
8days after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act
9in accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately
10distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25% general
11rate imposed under this Act.
12    (25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed under
13this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in Section 3 of
14the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the following
15conditions are met:
16        (1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days after
17    the later of either the issuance of the final billing for
18    the sale of the aircraft, or the authorized approval for
19    return to service, completion of the maintenance record
20    entry, and completion of the test flight and ground test
21    for inspection, as required by 14 C.F.R. 91.407;
22        (2) the aircraft is not based or registered in this
23    State after the sale of the aircraft; and
24        (3) the seller retains in his or her books and records
25    and provides to the Department a signed and dated
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1    the Department, certifying that the requirements of this
2    item (25-7) are met. The certificate must also include the
3    name and address of the purchaser, the address of the
4    location where the aircraft is to be titled or registered,
5    the address of the primary physical location of the
6    aircraft, and other information that the Department may
7    reasonably require.
8    For purposes of this item (25-7):
9    "Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or otherwise
10used, excluding post-sale customizations as defined in this
11Section, for 10 or more days in each 12-month period
12immediately following the date of the sale of the aircraft.
13    "Registered in this State" means an aircraft registered
14with the Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division,
15or titled or registered with the Federal Aviation
16Administration to an address located in this State.
17    This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
18Section 2-70.
19    (26) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
20for direct agricultural production.
21    (27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
22meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
23Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
24Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
25Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
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1of Section 2-70, and the exemption provided for under this item
2(27) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
3claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
42008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
5paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
6January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
7    (28) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
8any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
9analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
10who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
11executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
12hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
13identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
14this Act.
15    (29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
16property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
17effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
18has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
19by the Department under Section 1g of this Act.
20    (30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
21December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
22before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
23disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
24disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
25manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
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1that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
2number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
3who reside within the declared disaster area.
4    (31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
5December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
6before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
7performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
8but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
9bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
10line extensions, water distribution and purification
11facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
12sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
13federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
14when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
15declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
16    (32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
17"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
18in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
19provisions of Section 2-70.
20    (33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
211-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
22corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
23foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
24to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
25purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
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1or institution organized and operated exclusively for
2educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
3private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
4branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
5that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
6course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
7vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
8operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
9than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
10follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
11industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
12    (34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
13including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
14benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
15a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
16the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
17district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
18parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
19does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
20private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
21entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
22another individual or entity that sold the property for the
23purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
24from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
25exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
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12001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
2serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
3items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
4January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
5for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
6vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
7gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
8coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
9is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
10    (35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
11food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
12premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
13drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
14consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
15drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
16materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
17use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
18assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
19resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
20the Nursing Home Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in
21the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Specialized Mental Health
22Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
23    (36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
24communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and
25equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of
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1under a lease of one year or longer executed or in effect at
2the time of the purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an
3active tax exemption identification number by the Department
4under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
5provisions of Section 2-70.
6    (37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold to a
7lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
8longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
9governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
10identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
11this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
12Section 2-70.
13    (38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
142016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
15retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
16activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
17in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
18the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
19for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
20(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
21manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
22tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
23and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
24Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
25accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
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1Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
2paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph (38)
3shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
4specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
5tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
6taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
7necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
8consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
9the State of Illinois.
10    (39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
11used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
12supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
13Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
14corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
15Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
16exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
17    (40) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
18equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
19upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
20completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
21aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
22the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
23repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
24materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
25supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
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1engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
2such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
3limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
4lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
5films. This exemption applies only to the sale of qualifying
6tangible personal property to persons who modify, refurbish,
7complete, replace, or maintain an aircraft and who (i) hold an
8Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
9repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
10have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
11accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
12The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
13commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
14service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
15of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
16paragraph (40) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
17law.
18    (41) Tangible personal property sold to a
19public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2011-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
21constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
22only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
23transferred to the municipality without any further
24consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
25of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
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1issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
2the development of the municipal convention hall. This
3exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
4provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
5This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
6    (42) Beginning January 1, 2016, machinery and equipment
7incorporated into a green energy project.
8    For the purposes of this item (42):
9    "Alternative source" means the use of solar, biomass, wind,
10geothermal, hydroelectricity under 30 megawatts, or any other
11source of energy, the efficient use of which will reduce the
12use of fossil and nuclear fuels.
13    "Advanced transportation technologies" means emerging
14commercially competitive transportation-related technologies
15that are capable of creating long-term, high value-added jobs
16within the State while enhancing the State's commitment to
17energy conservation, pollution reduction, and transportation
18efficiency. Those technologies may include, but are not limited
19to, any of the following:
20        (A) Intelligent vehicle highway systems.
21        (B) Advanced telecommunications for transportation.
22        (C) Command, control, and communications for public
23    transit vehicles and systems.
24        (D) Electric vehicles and ultralow-emission vehicles.
25        (E) High-speed rail and magnetic levitation passenger
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1        (F) Fuel cells.
2    "Green energy project" means machinery and equipment that
3uses or is designed to use an alternative source, or that is
4used for the design, manufacture, production, assembly,
5distribution, or service of advanced transportation
6technologies.
7    This item (42) is exempt from the provisions of Section
82-70.
9(Source: P.A. 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-73, eff. 6-30-11; 97-227,
10eff. 1-1-12; 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; 97-767,
11eff. 7-9-12; 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
1298-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-574, eff.
131-1-14; 98-583, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)