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90_HB0981 35 ILCS 5/704 from Ch. 120, par. 7-704 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that when tax is withheld from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code, returns shall be made on a calendar year basis and shall be filed on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year that begins in such calendar year. Effective immediately. LRB9002465KDcc LRB9002465KDcc 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing 2 Section 704. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 6 changing Section 704 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 5/704) (from Ch. 120, par. 7-704) 8 Sec. 704. Employer's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld. 9 (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds 10 or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act 11 shall make such payments and returns as hereinafter provided. 12 (b) Quarter Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer 13 who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and 14 withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the third 15 banking day following the close of a quarter monthly period, 16 pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the 17 Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 18 Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and 19 withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such 20 employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not 21 paid to the Department) exceeds $1,000. For purposes of this 22 Section, Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and local bank 23 holidays are not banking days. A quarter monthly period, for 24 purposes of this subsection, ends on the 7th, 15th, 22nd and 25 last day of each calendar month. Every such employer shall 26 for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the 27 first month following the close of such quarter, and for the 28 calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding 29 calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in 30 such form and manner as the Department may by regulations 31 prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary -2- LRB9002465KDcc 1 designated by the Department all withheld taxes not 2 previously paid to the Department. 3 (c) Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer required 4 to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before 5 the 15th day of the second and third months of each calendar 6 quarter, and on or before the last day of the month following 7 the last month of each such quarter, pay to the Department or 8 to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to 9 regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so 10 required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate 11 amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts 12 previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds 13 $500 but does not exceed $1,000. Every such employer shall 14 for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the 15 first month following the close of such quarter, and for the 16 calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding 17 calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in 18 such form and manner as the Department may by regulations 19 prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary 20 designated by the Department all withheld taxes not 21 previously paid to the Department. 22 (d) Annual Payments: Returns. Where the amount of 23 compensation paid by an employer is not sufficient to require 24 the withholding of tax from the compensation of any of its 25 employees (or where the aggregate amount withheld is less 26 than $500), the Department may by regulation permit such 27 employer to file only an annual return and to pay the taxes 28 required to be deducted and withheld at the time of filing 29 such annual return. 30 (e) Annual Return. The Department may, as it deems 31 appropriate, prescribe by regulation for the filing of annual 32 returns in lieu of quarterly returns described in subsections 33 (b) and (c). 34 (e-5) Annual Return. Where the tax is withheld from a -3- LRB9002465KDcc 1 person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term 2 is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, 3 returns shall be made on a calendar year basis and shall be 4 filed on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following 5 the close of the employer's taxable year that begins in such 6 calendar year. 7 (f) Magnetic Media Filing. Forms W-2 that, pursuant to 8 the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated 9 thereunder, are required to be submitted to the Internal 10 Revenue Service on magnetic media, must also be submitted to 11 the Department on magnetic media for Illinois purposes, if 12 required by the Department. 13 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 15 becoming law.