94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1744


 
Introduced 2/14/2005, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Dan Reitz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













35 ILCS 745/10









    Amends the Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning an amnesty program.
















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HB1744

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    AN ACT concerning revenue.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act is amended by 
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changing Section 10 as follows:
 



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    (35 ILCS 745/10)



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    Sec. 10. Amnesty program. The
The Department shall 
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establish an amnesty
program for all taxpayers owing any tax 
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imposed by reason of or pursuant to
authorization by any law of 
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the State of Illinois and collected by the
Department.
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    The amnesty program shall be for a period from October 1, 
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2003 through
November 15, 2003.

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    The amnesty program shall provide that, upon payment by a 
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taxpayer of all
taxes
due from that taxpayer to the State of 
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Illinois for any taxable period ending
after June 30,
1983 and 
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prior to July 1, 2002, the
Department shall abate and not seek 
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to collect any interest or penalties that
may be
applicable and 
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the Department shall not seek civil or criminal prosecution for

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any taxpayer for the period of time for which amnesty has been 
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granted to the
taxpayer. Failure to pay all taxes due to the 
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State for a taxable period shall
invalidate any
amnesty granted 
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under this Act. Amnesty shall be granted only if all amnesty

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conditions are
satisfied by the taxpayer.

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    Amnesty shall not be granted to taxpayers who are a party 
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to any criminal
investigation or to any civil or criminal 
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litigation that is pending in any
circuit court or appellate 
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court or the Supreme Court of this State for
nonpayment, 
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delinquency, or fraud in relation to any State tax imposed by 
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any
law of the State of Illinois.

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    Voluntary payments made under this Act shall be made by 
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cash, check,
guaranteed remittance, or ACH debit.

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    The Department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement 
 


 






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the provisions of
this Act.

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    Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all money 
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collected under this
Act
that would otherwise be deposited into 
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the General Revenue Fund shall be
deposited as
follows: (i) 
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one-half into the Common School Fund; (ii) one-half into the

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General
Revenue Fund. Two percent of all money collected under 
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this Act shall be
deposited by
the State Treasurer into the Tax 
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Compliance and Administration Fund and,
subject to

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appropriation, shall be used by the Department to cover costs 
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associated with
the administration of this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 93-26, eff. 6-20-03.)