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[ Engrossed ][ Senate Amendment 001 ]

90_SB1313

      35 ILCS 105/3-5.7 new
      35 ILCS 110/3-5.7 new
      35 ILCS 115/3-5.7 new
      35 ILCS 120/2j new
      35 ILCS 630/5.5 new
          Amends the Use Tax Act, the  Service  Use  Tax  Act,  the
      Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax
      Act.   Provides  that  any sale or use of a prepaid telephone
      calling  card  or   a   prepaid   authorization   number   or
      reauthorization  number  shall  be  deemed the sale or use of
      tangible personal property and subject only to taxes  imposed
      under  those  Acts.  Amends the Telecommunications Excise Tax
      Act to provide that the sale or use of the cards  or  numbers
      is  not subject to the tax imposed under that Act.  Effective
      immediately.
                                                    LRB9008816KDksA
                                              LRB9008816KDksA
 1        AN ACT in relation to taxes, amending named Acts.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  5.  The Use Tax Act is amended by adding Section
 5    3-5.7 as follows:
 6        (35 ILCS 105/3-5.7 new)
 7        Sec.   3-5.7.   Prepaid    telephone    calling    cards.
 8    Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary,
 9    any use of a prepaid telephone  calling  card  or  a  prepaid
10    authorization  number  or  reauthorization  number  sold by a
11    retailer or from a vending machine shall be deemed the use of
12    tangible personal property subject only to the taxes that are
13    imposed on the use of tangible personal property purchased at
14    retail from a retailer under  this  Act  or  acquired  as  an
15    incident  to  the purchase of a service under the Service Use
16    Tax Act.
17        Section 10.  The Service  Use  Tax  Act  is  amended   by
18    adding Section 3-3- 5.7 as follows:
19        (35 ILCS 110/3-5.7 new)
20        Sec.    3-5.7.    Prepaid    telephone   calling   cards.
21    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,
22    any  use  of  a  prepaid  telephone calling card or a prepaid
23    authorization number or reauthorization number acquired  from
24    a  serviceman  as  an  incident  to the purchase of a service
25    shall be deemed the use of tangible personal property subject
26    only to the taxes that are imposed on  the  use  of  tangible
27    personal  property  purchased at retail from a retailer under
28    the Use Tax Act or acquired as an incident to the purchase of
29    a service under this Act.
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 1        Section 15.  The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
 2    adding Section 3-5.7 as follows:
 3        (35 ILCS 115/3-5.7 new)
 4        Sec.   3-5.7.   Prepaid    telephone    calling    cards.
 5    Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary,
 6    any sale of a prepaid telephone calling  card  or  a  prepaid
 7    authorization   number   or   reauthorization   number  by  a
 8    serviceman as an incident to the sale of a service  shall  be
 9    deemed the sale of tangible personal property subject only to
10    the  taxes  that are imposed on the sale of tangible personal
11    property under the  Retailers'  Occupation  Tax  Act  or  the
12    transfer of tangible personal property that is transferred as
13    an incident to a sale of a service under this Act.
14        Section 20.  The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
15    by adding Section 2j as follows:
16        (35 ILCS 120/2j new)
17        Sec.     2j.  Prepaid     telephone     calling    cards.
18    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,
19    any  sale  of  a  prepaid telephone calling card or a prepaid
20    authorization number or reauthorization number by a  retailer
21    or  from  a  vending  machine  shall  be  deemed  the sale of
22    tangible personal property subject only to the taxes that are
23    imposed on the sale of tangible personal property under  this
24    Act  or  the  transfer  of tangible personal property that is
25    transferred as an incident to a sale  of  service  under  the
26    Service Occupation Tax Act.
27        Section  25.   The  Telecommunications  Excise Tax Act is
28    amended by adding Section 5.5 as follows:
29        (35 ILCS 630/5.5 new)
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 1        Sec.   5.5.     Prepaid    telephone    calling    cards.
 2    Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary,
 3    any sale (either by a retailer or from a vending machine)  or
 4    use  of  a  prepaid  telephone  calling  card  or  a  prepaid
 5    authorization  number  or  reauthorization  number  shall  be
 6    deemed  the sale or use of tangible personal property subject
 7    only to the taxes imposed under the Use Tax Act, the  Service
 8    Use  Tax  Act,  the  Service  Occupation  Tax  Act,  and  the
 9    Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and shall not be subject to the
10    tax imposed under this Act.
11        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
12    becoming law.

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