Bill Text: IL SB1963 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act to update a cross reference. Makes changes concerning incentives for mid-range ethanol blends, gasohol, and majority blended ethanol fuel. Makes changes concerning an exemption for materials, parts, equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft. Provides that the exemption for farm machinery and equipment also includes certain electrical power generation equipment. Makes changes concerning aviation fuel. Provides that amounts paid as taxes under those Acts shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment. Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that the tax shall not apply to gross rental receipts received from an entity that is organized and operated exclusively by an organization chartered by the United States Congress for the purpose of providing disaster relief. Amends the New Markets Development Program Act. Increases the annual cap on investments, and extends the sunset of the Act. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes changes concerning municipal tax review of public utilities. Amends the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify 2 additional pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zones in the City of Joliet and the City of Kankakee. Amends the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act. Extends the sunset of the Act and provides for the authorization of additional credits. Amends the Parking Excise Tax Act. Makes changes concerning booking intermediaries. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning withholding for investment partnerships. Makes changes to the definition of "investment partnership". Creates a credit for individuals who serve as volunteer emergency workers. Makes changes concerning distributions to retired partners or shareholders under a retirement or disability plan. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the distribution of moneys collected pursuant to (i) the Cigarette Tax Act, (ii) the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and (iii) the tax imposed on little cigars under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes changes concerning the Non-Home Rule Municipal Use Tax Act and the Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0009 [SB1963 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1963-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 103-0009
SB1963 Enrolled LRB103 25648 HLH 51997 b
AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
ARTICLE 5. AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Section 5-5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
Section 3-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 105/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
purpose of resale by the enterprise.
(2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
operating, or promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption

under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity
otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free
purchases unless it has an active identification number issued
by the Department.
(4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
limited liability company is organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
1987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
exemption identification number issued by the Department.

(5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of
the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
(6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
and used, and including that manufactured on special order,
certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic
arts production, and including machinery and equipment
purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon
a graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017, graphic
arts machinery and equipment is included in the manufacturing
and assembling machinery and equipment exemption under
paragraph (18).
(7) Farm chemicals.
(8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
United States of America, or the government of any foreign
country, and bullion.
(9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(10) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting,
as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax

Act.
(11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender
tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a
motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted
on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price
of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,

software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90.
(12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight
destined for or returning from a location or locations outside
the United States without regard to previous or subsequent
domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports
at least one individual or package for hire from the city of
origination to the city of final destination on the same
aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of

that aircraft.
(13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact
turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,
hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
respect to which the service charge is imposed.
(14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of
rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)
pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,
(iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow
lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field
exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)
machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding
motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including
that manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser
to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
(16) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,
mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and

reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by
Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim
for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013
(the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid
during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August
16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
(18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
other similar items of no commercial value on special order
for a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this

paragraph (18) includes production related tangible personal
property, as defined in Section 3-50, purchased on or after
July 1, 2019. The exemption provided by this paragraph (18)
does not include machinery and equipment used in (i) the
generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii)
the generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of
water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions
of Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the
meaning and scope of this exemption. Beginning on July 1,
2017, the exemption provided by this paragraph (18) includes,
but is not limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment,
as defined in paragraph (6) of this Section.
(19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
that personal property was received by a florist located
outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
deliver the personal property.
(20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or

Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for
under this item (21) applies for all periods beginning May 30,
1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after
January 1, 2008 for such taxes paid during the period
beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on January 1, 2008.
(22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as
the case may be, based on the fair market value of the property
at the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall
collect or attempt to collect an amount (however designated)
that purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by
this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the
tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall

have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department.
(23) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases
the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to
the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has
been issued an active sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that
does not qualify for this exemption or used in any other
non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax
imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case
may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the
time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department.
(24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after

December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
who reside within the declared disaster area.
(25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in
the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention
facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located
in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the
disaster.
(26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90.

(27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution that is determined by the
Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and
intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph

does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for the
purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(29) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and
other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines
and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is
paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who

resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(31) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment
utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as
the case may be, based on the fair market value of the property
at the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall
collect or attempt to collect an amount (however designated)
that purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by
this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the
tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee

for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-90.
(32) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), personal property purchased by a lessor
who leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be
subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body
that has been issued an active sales tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or used in
any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-90.

(33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that
are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on
July 1, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State
of motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross
vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are
subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that
are primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30,
2005, this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts
added after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if
that motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for
the rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this
Act. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for
commercial purposes" means the transportation of persons or
property in furtherance of any commercial or industrial
enterprise, whether for-hire or not.
(34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued
under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.

(35) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2029 December 31, 2024, materials, parts,
equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, and maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1,
2024, this exemption , but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft
engines or power plants, whether such engines or power plants
are installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft.
"Consumable supplies" include, but are not limited to,
adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose lubricants,
cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective films.
Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through December
31, 2023, this This exemption applies only to the use of
qualifying tangible personal property by persons who modify,
refurbish, complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and
who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to
operate an approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations. From January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2029,
this exemption applies only to the use of qualifying tangible

personal property by: (A) persons who modify, refurbish,
complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)
hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations; and (B) persons who engage in the modification,
replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or
power plants without regard to whether or not those persons
meet the qualifications of item (A).
The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part
129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to
this paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of
existing law. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
exemption under this paragraph (35) applies continuously from
January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024; however, no claim
for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of
the disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015
and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act
101-629) this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
(36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but

only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
transferred to the municipality without any further
consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt
instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in
connection with the development of the municipal convention
hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities
corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois
Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 3-90.
(37) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,
2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(38) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental Purchase
Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser must certify
that the item is purchased to be rented subject to a rental
purchase agreement, as defined in the Rental Purchase
Agreement Act, and provide proof of registration under the
Rental Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(39) Tangible personal property purchased by a purchaser
who is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act by operation of
federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-90.
(40) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been

granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor
of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would
have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January
1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 been in effect may apply for and
obtain an exemption for subsequent purchases of computer
equipment or enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade,
supplement, or replace computer equipment or enabling software
purchased or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
grant a certificate of exemption under this item (40) to
qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (40):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working
servers in one physical location or multiple sites within
the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency

generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;
telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor
systems; peripheral components or systems; software;
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery
systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control
systems; other cabling; and other data center
infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate
qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;
and component parts of any of the foregoing, including
installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and
replacement of qualified tangible personal property to
generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage
electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible
personal property; and all other tangible personal
property that is essential to the operations of a computer
data center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated in to the qualifying data center. To document
the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer
must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate
of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
This item (40) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-90.
(41) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump

collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This
item (41) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. As
used in this item (41):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means
items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice

packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the
breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(42) (41) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf
of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act. This item (42) (41) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90.
(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 101-31, eff. 6-28-19;
101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff.
6-17-21; 102-700, Article 70, Section 70-5, eff. 4-19-22;
102-700, Article 75, Section 75-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026,
eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-1-22.)
Section 5-10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by

changing Section 3-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 110/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
purpose of resale by the enterprise.
(2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the

effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity
otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free
purchases unless it has an active identification number issued
by the Department.
(4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
United States of America, or the government of any foreign
country, and bullion.
(5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
and used, and including that manufactured on special order or
purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on
July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included
in the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
(6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or

State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender
tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a
motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted
on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price
of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the

computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75.
(8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight
destined for or returning from a location or locations outside
the United States without regard to previous or subsequent
domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports
at least one individual or package for hire from the city of
origination to the city of final destination on the same
aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
that aircraft.
(9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a

service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
imposed.
(10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of
rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)
pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,
(iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow
lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field
exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)
machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding
motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery
and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both
new and used, including that manufactured on special order,
certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for
photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and
equipment purchased for lease.
(12) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,
mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but

excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by
Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim
for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013
(the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid
during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August
16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for
under this item (14) applies for all periods beginning May 30,
1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after
January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for
such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
ending on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
95-88).
(15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or

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

qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
fair market value of the property at the time the
non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid
by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that
amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor
is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
(17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
who reside within the declared disaster area.
(18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in

the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention
facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located
in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the
disaster.
(19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75.
(20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution that is determined by the
Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and

intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for the
purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and
other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines

and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is
paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(24) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment
utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption

identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case
may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the
time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not
been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any
such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal
right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If,
however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-75.
(25) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), personal property purchased by a lessor
who leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be
subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body
that has been issued an active tax exemption identification
number by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that
does not qualify for this exemption or is used in any other

nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax
imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be,
based on the fair market value of the property at the time the
nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid
by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that
amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor
is liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph
is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued
under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(27) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2029 December 31, 2024, materials, parts,
equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in

the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, and maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1,
2024, this exemption , but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft
engines or power plants, whether such engines or power plants
are installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft.
"Consumable supplies" include, but are not limited to,
adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose lubricants,
cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective films.
Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through December
31, 2023, this This exemption applies only to the use of
qualifying tangible personal property transferred incident to
the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an
Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations. From January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2029,
this exemption applies only to the use of qualifying tangible
personal property by: (A) persons who modify, refurbish,
complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)
hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct

operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations; and (B) persons who engage in the modification,
replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or
power plants without regard to whether or not those persons
meet the qualifications of item (A).
The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part
129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to
this paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of
existing law. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
exemption under this paragraph (27) applies continuously from
January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024; however, no claim
for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of
the disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015
and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act
101-629) this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
(28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
transferred to the municipality without any further
consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt

instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in
connection with the development of the municipal convention
hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities
corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois
Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 3-75.
(29) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,
2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(30) Tangible personal property transferred to a purchaser
who is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act by operation of
federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-75.
(31) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor
of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would
have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January
1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly been in effect, may apply for and obtain an
exemption for subsequent purchases of computer equipment or
enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement,
or replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased
or leased in the original investment that would have

qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
grant a certificate of exemption under this item (31) to
qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (31):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working
servers in one physical location or multiple sites within
the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;
telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor
systems; peripheral components or systems; software;
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery
systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control
systems; other cabling; and other data center
infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate
qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;
and component parts of any of the foregoing, including
installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and

replacement of qualified tangible personal property to
generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage
electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible
personal property; and all other tangible personal
property that is essential to the operations of a computer
data center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated in to the qualifying data center. To document
the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer
must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate
of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
This item (31) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-75.
(32) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This
item (32) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75. As
used in this item (32):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means

items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the

breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(33) (32) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf
of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act. This item (33) (32) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article
70, Section 70-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section
75-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-3-22.)
Section 5-15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 3-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 115/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
than a limited liability company, that is organized and
operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the
benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal
property was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose
of resale by the enterprise.

(2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
operating, or promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity
otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free
purchases unless it has an active identification number issued
by the Department.
(4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
United States of America, or the government of any foreign
country, and bullion.
(5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
and used, and including that manufactured on special order or

purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on
July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included
in the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
(6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
located in Illinois.
(7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender

tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a
motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted
on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price
of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55.
(8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight
destined for or returning from a location or locations outside
the United States without regard to previous or subsequent

domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports
at least one individual or package for hire from the city of
origination to the city of final destination on the same
aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
that aircraft.
(9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
imposed.
(10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of
rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)
pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,
(iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow
lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field
exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)

machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding
motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including
that manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser
to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
(12) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,
mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by
Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim
for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013
(the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid
during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August
16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
soft drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,
drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human

use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for
under this item (15) applies for all periods beginning May 30,
1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after
January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for
such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
ending on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
95-88).
(16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a

hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
(17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act.
(18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
who reside within the declared disaster area.
(19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in
the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and

purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention
facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located
in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the
disaster.
(20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55.
(21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution that is determined by the
Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and
intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare

individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for the
purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and
other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines
and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is
paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This

paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(24) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment
utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to
a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt
from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(25) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), personal property sold to a lessor who
leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt
from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
2016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i)
for the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this
State for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this

State or (ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated,
or manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
tangible personal property to be transported outside this
State and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this
State. The Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules
adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act, issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing
with the Department who is eligible for the exemption under
this paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph
(26) shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the
manner specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to
purchase tangible personal property from a retailer exempt
from the taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain
all necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
the State of Illinois.
(27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued
under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(28) Tangible personal property sold to a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of

constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
transferred to the municipality without any further
consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt
instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in
connection with the development of the municipal convention
hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities
corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois
Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 3-55.
(29) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2029 December 31, 2024, materials, parts,
equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, and maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1,
2024, this exemption , but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft
engines or power plants, whether such engines or power plants
are installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft.
"Consumable supplies" include, but are not limited to,

adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose lubricants,
cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective films.
Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through December
31, 2023, this This exemption applies only to the transfer of
qualifying tangible personal property incident to the
modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part
129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. From January 1, 2024
through December 31, 2029, this exemption applies only to the
use of qualifying tangible personal property by: (A) persons
who modify, refurbish, complete, repair, replace, or maintain
aircraft and who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and are
empowered to operate an approved repair station by the Federal
Aviation Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and
(iii) conduct operations in accordance with Part 145 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations; and (B) persons who engage in
the modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of
aircraft engines or power plants without regard to whether or
not those persons meet the qualifications of item (A).

The changes made to this paragraph (29) by Public Act
98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the intent of the
General Assembly that the exemption under this paragraph (29)
applies continuously from January 1, 2010 through December 31,
2024; however, no claim for credit or refund is allowed for
taxes paid as a result of the disallowance of this exemption on
or after January 1, 2015 and prior to February 5, 2020 (the
effective date of Public Act 101-629) this amendatory Act of
the 101st General Assembly.
(30) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,
2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(31) Tangible personal property transferred to a purchaser
who is exempt from tax by operation of federal law. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(32) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor
of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would
have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January
1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly been in effect, may apply for and obtain an
exemption for subsequent purchases of computer equipment or
enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement,

or replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased
or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
grant a certificate of exemption under this item (32) to
qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (32):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working
servers in one physical location or multiple sites within
the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;
telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor
systems; peripheral components or systems; software;
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery
systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control
systems; other cabling; and other data center
infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate
qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;

and component parts of any of the foregoing, including
installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and
replacement of qualified tangible personal property to
generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage
electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible
personal property; and all other tangible personal
property that is essential to the operations of a computer
data center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated in to the qualifying data center. To document
the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer
must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate
of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
This item (32) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-55.
(33) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This
item (33) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55. As
used in this item (33):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the

time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means
items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no

more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the
breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(34) (33) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf
of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act. This item (34) (33) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article
70, Section 70-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section
75-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-9-22.)
Section 5-20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
by changing Section 2-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 120/2-5)
Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from
the sale of the following tangible personal property are
exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Farm chemicals.
(2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by
the purchaser to be used primarily for production

agriculture or State or federal agricultural programs,
including individual replacement parts for the machinery
and equipment, including machinery and equipment purchased
for lease, and including implements of husbandry defined
in Section 1-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, farm
machinery and agricultural chemical and fertilizer
spreaders, and nurse wagons required to be registered
under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, but
excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses
or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery
and equipment under this item (2). Agricultural chemical
tender tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold
separately from a motor vehicle required to be licensed
and units sold mounted on a motor vehicle required to be
licensed, if the selling price of the tender is separately
stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but
not limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters,
seeders, or spreaders. Precision farming equipment
includes, but is not limited to, soil testing sensors,
computers, monitors, software, global positioning and
mapping systems, and other such equipment.

Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in
the computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not
limited to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of
animal and crop data for the purpose of formulating animal
diets and agricultural chemicals. This item (2) is exempt
from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed
by the retailer, certified by the user to be used only for
the production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for
consumption as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel
for the personal use of the user, and not subject to sale
or resale.
(4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September
1, 2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery
and equipment, including repair and replacement parts,
both new and used, and including that manufactured on
special order or purchased for lease, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for graphic arts
production. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change
upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017,
graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in the

manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
exemption under paragraph (14).
(5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile
renting, as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation
and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 2-70.
(6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored
student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of
the selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is
subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
(8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting
the county fair.
(9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or
cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an
exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code and that is organized and operated primarily for the
presentation or support of arts or cultural programming,
activities, or services. These organizations include, but
are not limited to, music and dramatic arts organizations
such as symphony orchestras and theatrical groups, arts
and cultural service organizations, local arts councils,
visual arts organizations, and media arts organizations.

On and after July 1, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act
92-35), however, an entity otherwise eligible for this
exemption shall not make tax-free purchases unless it has
an active identification number issued by the Department.
(10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
association, foundation, institution, or organization,
other than a limited liability company, that is organized
and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for
the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for
the purpose of resale by the enterprise.
(11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to
a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution organized and operated exclusively for
charitable, religious, or educational purposes, or to a
not-for-profit corporation, society, association,
foundation, institution, or organization that has no
compensated officers or employees and that is organized
and operated primarily for the recreation of persons 55
years of age or older. A limited liability company may
qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
limited liability company is organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
1987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this
exemption shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an
active identification number issued by the Department.

(12) (Blank).
(12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30,
2004, motor vehicles of the second division with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject
to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1,
2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross
vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that
are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed
under Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
(iii) that are primarily used for commercial purposes.
Through June 30, 2005, this exemption applies to repair
and replacement parts added after the initial purchase of
such a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used in a
manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this
paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the
transportation of persons or property in furtherance of
any commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire
or not.
(13) Proceeds from sales to owners, lessors, or
shippers of tangible personal property that is utilized by
interstate carriers for hire for use as rolling stock
moving in interstate commerce and equipment operated by a
telecommunications provider, licensed as a common carrier

by the Federal Communications Commission, which is
permanently installed in or affixed to aircraft moving in
interstate commerce.
(14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether
the sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or
by some other person, whether the materials used in the
process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
person, or whether the sale or lease is made apart from or
as an incident to the seller's engaging in the service
occupation of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs,
patterns, gauges, or other similar items of no commercial
value on special order for a particular purchaser. The
exemption provided by this paragraph (14) does not include
machinery and equipment used in (i) the generation of
electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii) the
generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment
of water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The
provisions of Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of
existing law as to the meaning and scope of this
exemption. Beginning on July 1, 2017, the exemption

provided by this paragraph (14) includes, but is not
limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment, as
defined in paragraph (4) of this Section.
(15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of
food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
substitute for tips to the employees who participate
directly in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the
food or beverage function with respect to which the
service charge is imposed.
(16) Tangible personal property sold to a purchaser if
the purchaser is exempt from use tax by operation of
federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 2-70.
(17) Tangible personal property sold to a common
carrier by rail or motor that receives the physical
possession of the property in Illinois and that transports
the property, or shares with another common carrier in the
transportation of the property, out of Illinois on a
standard uniform bill of lading showing the seller of the
property as the shipper or consignor of the property to a
destination outside Illinois, for use outside Illinois.
(18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or
silver coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the
government of the United States of America, or the

government of any foreign country, and bullion.
(19) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration,
drilling, and production equipment, including (i) rigs and
parts of rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover
rigs, (ii) pipe and tubular goods, including casing and
drill strings, (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv)
storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any individual
replacement part for oil field exploration, drilling, and
production equipment, and (vi) machinery and equipment
purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles required
to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment,
including repair and replacement parts, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by
the purchaser to be used primarily for photoprocessing,
and including photoprocessing machinery and equipment
purchased for lease.
(21) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate
exploration, mining, off-highway hauling, processing,
maintenance, and reclamation equipment, including
replacement parts and equipment, and including equipment
purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles required
to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on
and after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund
is allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date

of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the
period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16,
2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products
sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a
flight destined for or returning from a location or
locations outside the United States without regard to
previous or subsequent domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products
sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a
flight that (i) is engaged in foreign trade or is engaged
in trade between the United States and any of its
possessions and (ii) transports at least one individual or
package for hire from the city of origination to the city
of final destination on the same aircraft, without regard
to a change in the flight number of that aircraft.
(23) A transaction in which the purchase order is
received by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but
who has a florist located in Illinois deliver the property
to the purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
(24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the

transportation of property or the conveyance of persons
for hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is
delivered by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or
vessel while it is afloat upon that bordering river.
(25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this
Section, a motor vehicle sold in this State to a
nonresident even though the motor vehicle is delivered to
the nonresident in this State, if the motor vehicle is not
to be titled in this State, and if a drive-away permit is
issued to the motor vehicle as provided in Section 3-603
of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if the nonresident
purchaser has vehicle registration plates to transfer to
the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home state.
The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the
out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is
prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be
titled in this State.
(25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if
the state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does
not allow a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold
and delivered in that state to an Illinois resident but
titled in Illinois. The tax collected under this Act on
the sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a resident of
another state that does not allow a reciprocal exemption
shall be imposed at a rate equal to the state's rate of tax
on taxable property in the state in which the purchaser is

a resident, except that the tax shall not exceed the tax
that would otherwise be imposed under this Act. At the
time of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a statement,
signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her intent to
title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser is a
resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property
in his or her state of residence and shall submit the
statement to the appropriate tax collection agency in his
or her state of residence. In addition, the retailer must
retain a signed copy of the statement in his or her
records. Nothing in this item shall be construed to
require the removal of the vehicle from this state
following the filing of an intent to title the vehicle in
the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser titles
the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30 days
after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act in
accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately
distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25%
general rate imposed under this Act.
(25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed
under this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in
Section 3 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days

after the later of either the issuance of the final
billing for the sale of the aircraft, or the
authorized approval for return to service, completion
of the maintenance record entry, and completion of the
test flight and ground test for inspection, as
required by 14 CFR C.F.R. 91.407;
(2) the aircraft is not based or registered in
this State after the sale of the aircraft; and
(3) the seller retains in his or her books and
records and provides to the Department a signed and
dated certification from the purchaser, on a form
prescribed by the Department, certifying that the
requirements of this item (25-7) are met. The
certificate must also include the name and address of
the purchaser, the address of the location where the
aircraft is to be titled or registered, the address of
the primary physical location of the aircraft, and
other information that the Department may reasonably
require.
For purposes of this item (25-7):
"Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or
otherwise used, excluding post-sale customizations as
defined in this Section, for 10 or more days in each
12-month period immediately following the date of the sale
of the aircraft.
"Registered in this State" means an aircraft

registered with the Department of Transportation,
Aeronautics Division, or titled or registered with the
Federal Aviation Administration to an address located in
this State.
This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 2-70.
(26) Semen used for artificial insemination of
livestock for direct agricultural production.
(27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with
and meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse
Club Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American
Quarter Horse Association, United States Trotting
Association, or Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for
purposes of breeding or racing for prizes. This item (27)
is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70, and the
exemption provided for under this item (27) applies for
all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no claim for
credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1, 2008
(the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending
on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
95-88).
(28) Computers and communications equipment utilized
for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of

one year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
exemption identification number by the Department under
Section 1g of this Act.
(29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
in effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental
body that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g
of this Act.
(30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on
or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is
donated for disaster relief to be used in a State or
federally declared disaster area in Illinois or bordering
Illinois by a manufacturer or retailer that is registered
in this State to a corporation, society, association,
foundation, or institution that has been issued a sales
tax exemption identification number by the Department that
assists victims of the disaster who reside within the
declared disaster area.
(31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on
or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is
used in the performance of infrastructure repairs in this
State, including but not limited to municipal roads and

streets, access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal
systems, water and sewer line extensions, water
distribution and purification facilities, storm water
drainage and retention facilities, and sewage treatment
facilities, resulting from a State or federally declared
disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois when such
repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
(32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold
at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that
term is used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in
Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is
donated to a corporation, limited liability company,
society, association, foundation, or institution that is
determined by the Department to be organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes. For purposes of this
exemption, "a corporation, limited liability company,
society, association, foundation, or institution organized
and operated exclusively for educational purposes" means
all tax-supported public schools, private schools that
offer systematic instruction in useful branches of
learning by methods common to public schools and that
compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and

vocational or technical schools or institutes organized
and operated exclusively to provide a course of study of
not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for
the benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary
school, a group of those schools, or one or more school
districts if the events are sponsored by an entity
recognized by the school district that consists primarily
of volunteers and includes parents and teachers of the
school children. This paragraph does not apply to
fundraising events (i) for the benefit of private home
instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising entity
purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for
the purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that
profits from the sale to the fundraising entity. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(35) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December
31, 2001, new or used automatic vending machines that
prepare and serve hot food and beverages, including
coffee, soup, and other items, and replacement parts for
these machines. Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June

30, 2003, machines and parts for machines used in
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending business
if a use or occupation tax is paid on the gross receipts
derived from the use of the commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending machines. This paragraph is exempt
from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30,
2016, food for human consumption that is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared
for immediate consumption) and prescription and
nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, and
insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles
used by diabetics, for human use, when purchased for use
by a person receiving medical assistance under Article V
of the Illinois Public Aid Code who resides in a licensed
long-term care facility, as defined in the Nursing Home
Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in the ID/DD
Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the Specialized
Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose
and equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or
treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases
the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a

hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g
of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 2-70.
(37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold
to a lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one
year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
purchase, to a governmental body that has been issued an
active tax exemption identification number by the
Department under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
2016, tangible personal property purchased from an
Illinois retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized
purchasing activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt
of the property in Illinois, temporarily store the
property in Illinois (i) for the purpose of subsequently
transporting it outside this State for use or consumption
thereafter solely outside this State or (ii) for the
purpose of being processed, fabricated, or manufactured
into, attached to, or incorporated into other tangible
personal property to be transported outside this State and
thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the

Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph
(38) shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the
manner specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to
purchase tangible personal property from a retailer exempt
from the taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall
maintain all necessary books and records to substantiate
the use and consumption of all such tangible personal
property outside of the State of Illinois.
(39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal
property used in the construction or maintenance of a
community water supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of
the Environmental Protection Act, that is operated by a
not-for-profit corporation that holds a valid water supply
permit issued under Title IV of the Environmental
Protection Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 2-70.
(40) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2029 December 31, 2024, materials, parts,
equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into
or upon an aircraft as part of the modification,
refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, or
maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption includes
consumable supplies used in the modification,
refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and
maintenance of aircraft. However, until January 1, 2024,

this exemption , but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of
aircraft engines or power plants, whether such engines or
power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any such
aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and
protective films.
Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2023, this This exemption applies only to the
sale of qualifying tangible personal property to persons
who modify, refurbish, complete, replace, or maintain an
aircraft and who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and
are empowered to operate an approved repair station by the
Federal Aviation Administration, (ii) have a Class IV
Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in accordance with
Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The
exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or
Part 129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. From January
1, 2024 through December 31, 2029, this exemption applies
only to the use of qualifying tangible personal property
by: (A) persons who modify, refurbish, complete, repair,
replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i) hold an Air

Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii)
conduct operations in accordance with Part 145 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations; and (B) persons who engage
in the modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance
of aircraft engines or power plants without regard to
whether or not those persons meet the qualifications of
item (A).
The changes made to this paragraph (40) by Public Act
98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the intent
of the General Assembly that the exemption under this
paragraph (40) applies continuously from January 1, 2010
through December 31, 2024; however, no claim for credit or
refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of the
disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015
and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of
Public Act 101-629) this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly.
(41) Tangible personal property sold to a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall,
but only if the legal title to the municipal convention
hall is transferred to the municipality without any
further consideration by or on behalf of the municipality

at the time of the completion of the municipal convention
hall or upon the retirement or redemption of any bonds or
other debt instruments issued by the public-facilities
corporation in connection with the development of the
municipal convention hall. This exemption includes
existing public-facilities corporations as provided in
Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(42) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December
31, 2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(43) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental
Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser
must certify that the item is purchased to be rented
subject to a rental purchase agreement, as defined in the
Rental Purchase Agreement Act, and provide proof of
registration under the Rental Purchase Agreement
Occupation and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
the provisions of Section 2-70.
(44) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or
subcontractor of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data
centers that would have qualified for a certificate of

exemption prior to January 1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31
this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly been in
effect, may apply for and obtain an exemption for
subsequent purchases of computer equipment or enabling
software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement, or
replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased
or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
shall grant a certificate of exemption under this item
(44) to qualified data centers as defined by Section
605-1025 of the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (44):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house
working servers in one physical location or multiple
sites within the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks;
cabinets; telecommunications cabling infrastructure;

raised floor systems; peripheral components or
systems; software; mechanical, electrical, or plumbing
systems; battery systems; cooling systems and towers;
temperature control systems; other cabling; and other
data center infrastructure equipment and systems
necessary to operate qualified tangible personal
property, including fixtures; and component parts of
any of the foregoing, including installation,
maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and replacement of
qualified tangible personal property to generate,
transform, transmit, distribute, or manage electricity
necessary to operate qualified tangible personal
property; and all other tangible personal property
that is essential to the operations of a computer data
center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated into the qualifying data center. To
document the exemption allowed under this Section, the
retailer must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the
certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
This item (44) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 2-70.
(45) Beginning January 1, 2020 and through December
31, 2020, sales of tangible personal property made by a
marketplace seller over a marketplace for which tax is due

under this Act but for which use tax has been collected and
remitted to the Department by a marketplace facilitator
under Section 2d of the Use Tax Act are exempt from tax
under this Act. A marketplace seller claiming this
exemption shall maintain books and records demonstrating
that the use tax on such sales has been collected and
remitted by a marketplace facilitator. Marketplace sellers
that have properly remitted tax under this Act on such
sales may file a claim for credit as provided in Section 6
of this Act. No claim is allowed, however, for such taxes
for which a credit or refund has been issued to the
marketplace facilitator under the Use Tax Act, or for
which the marketplace facilitator has filed a claim for
credit or refund under the Use Tax Act.
(46) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits.
This item (46) is exempt from the provisions of Section
2-70. As used in this item (46):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means

items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the

breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(47) (46) Tangible personal property sold by or on
behalf of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. This item (47) (46) is
exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-634, eff.
8-27-21; 102-700, Article 70, Section 70-20, eff. 4-19-22;
102-700, Article 75, Section 75-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813,
eff. 5-13-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-15-22.)
ARTICLE 10. ETHANOL BLENDED FUEL
Section 10-5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
Sections 3-10, 3-40, and 3-44 and by adding Section 3-44.3 as
follows:
(35 ILCS 105/3-10)
Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
either the selling price or the fair market value, if any, of
the tangible personal property. In all cases where property
functionally used or consumed is the same as the property that

was purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the selling
price of the property. In all cases where property
functionally used or consumed is a by-product or waste product
that has been refined, manufactured, or produced from property
purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the lower of
the fair market value, if any, of the specific property so used
in this State or on the selling price of the property purchased
at retail. For purposes of this Section "fair market value"
means the price at which property would change hands between a
willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any
compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge
of the relevant facts. The fair market value shall be
established by Illinois sales by the taxpayer of the same
property as that functionally used or consumed, or if there
are no such sales by the taxpayer, then comparable sales or
purchases of property of like kind and character in Illinois.
Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and
beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,
with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section
3-6 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
With respect to gasohol, the tax imposed by this Act
applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of sales made on or after

January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% of the
proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or
before July 1, 2017, and (iii) 100% of the proceeds of sales
made after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90%
of the proceeds of sales made on or after January 1, 2024 and
on or before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the proceeds of
sales made after December 31, 2028 thereafter. If, at any
time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol is
imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act
applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during
that time.
With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, the tax imposed
by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on
or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and
(ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any
time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of
mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.
With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, the tax
imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales
made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
2028 December 31, 2023 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of
sales made thereafter.
With respect to biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and
no more than 10% biodiesel, the tax imposed by this Act applies

to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1,
2003 and on or before December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the
proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2018 and before
January 1, 2024. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or before
December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable
diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section
3-5.1. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than
10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales of
biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and no more than 10%
biodiesel made during that time.
With respect to biodiesel and biodiesel blends with more
than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and
after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1.
Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023,
with respect to food for human consumption that is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.
Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect

to food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%.
With respect to prescription and nonprescription
medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as
Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to
a prescription, as well as any accessories and components
related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for
the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a
disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,
syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is
imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,
until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,
cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
"soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
drinks" does do not include beverages that contain milk or
milk products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or
greater than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains

flour or requires refrigeration.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
as required by 21 CFR C.F.R. § 201.66. The
"over-the-counter-drug" label includes:
(A) a A "Drug Facts" panel; or
(B) a A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
substance or preparation.
Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
Act 98-122) this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly,
"prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs"
includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered
dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act.
As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation

Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
If the property that is purchased at retail from a
retailer is acquired outside Illinois and used outside
Illinois before being brought to Illinois for use here and is
taxable under this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is
computed shall be reduced by an amount that represents a
reasonable allowance for depreciation for the period of prior
out-of-state use.
(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-5, eff.
4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section 60-15, eff. 4-19-22;
102-700, Article 65, Section 65-5, eff. 4-19-22; revised
5-27-22.)
(35 ILCS 105/3-40) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.3-40)
Sec. 3-40. Gasohol. As used in this Act, "gasohol" means
motor fuel that is a blend of denatured ethanol and gasoline
that contains no more than 1.25% water by weight. Prior to
January 1, 2024, the The blend must contain 90% gasoline and
10% denatured ethanol. On and after January 1, 2024, the blend
must contain 85% gasoline and 15% denatured ethanol. A maximum
of one percent error factor in the amount of denatured ethanol
used in the blend is allowable to compensate for blending
equipment variations. Any person who knowingly sells or

represents as gasohol any fuel that does not qualify as
gasohol under this Act is guilty of a business offense and
shall be fined not more than $100 for each day that the sale or
representation takes place after notification from the
Department of Agriculture that the fuel in question does not
qualify as gasohol.
(Source: P.A. 93-724, eff. 7-13-04.)
(35 ILCS 105/3-44)
Sec. 3-44. Majority blended ethanol fuel. Prior to January
1, 2024, "majority "Majority blended ethanol fuel" means motor
fuel that contains not less than 70% and no more than 90%
denatured ethanol and no less than 10% and no more than 30%
gasoline. On and after January 1, 2024, "majority blended
ethanol fuel" means motor fuel that is capable of being used in
the operation of flexible fuel vehicles and contains at least
51% and not more than 83% ethanol, by volume, as specified in
ASTM Standard D5798-11, and no less than 17% and no more than
49% gasoline.
(Source: P.A. 93-17, eff. 6-11-03.)
(35 ILCS 105/3-44.3 new)
Sec. 3-44.3. Mid-range ethanol blend. "Mid-range ethanol
blend" means a blend of gasoline and denatured ethanol that
contains at least 20% but less than 51% denatured ethanol.

Section 10-10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 3-10 as follows:
(35 ILCS 110/3-10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10)
Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
the selling price of tangible personal property transferred as
an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of
computing this tax, in no event shall the selling price be less
than the cost price of the property to the serviceman.
Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price
of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80%
of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
July 1, 2017, and (iii) 100% of the selling price of property
transferred as an incident to the sale of service after July 1,
2017 and before January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the selling price
of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
on or after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028,
and (v) 100% of the selling price of property transferred as an

incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028
thereafter. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at
the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to
100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property
transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after
January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of
mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the
sale of service during that time.
With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
December 31, 2028 December 31, 2023 but applies to 100% of the
selling price thereafter.
With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling

price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after
December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after
January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by
this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price of
property transferred as an incident to the sale of service on
or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On
and after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030,
the taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel
blends shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax
Act.
At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an

incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the
aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of
service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the
serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property
transferred as an incident to the sale of those services.
Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the
tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared for
immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued
pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022
and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be
imposed at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is
to be consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
paragraph).
Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax
shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for

immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
Nursing Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing
Act, the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the
Child Care Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued
pursuant to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning on July 1,
2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at
the rate of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
paragraph).
The tax shall also be imposed at the rate of 1% on
prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical
appliances, products classified as Class III medical devices
by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are
used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well
as any accessories and components related to those devices,
modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood
sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human
diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September
1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,

ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,
including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,
vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations
commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description
that are contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can,
carton, or container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks"
does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant
formula, milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A
Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing
50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
drinks" does do not include beverages that contain milk or
milk products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or
greater than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food

products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
flour or requires refrigeration.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
as required by 21 CFR C.F.R. § 201.66. The
"over-the-counter-drug" label includes:
(A) a A "Drug Facts" panel; or
(B) a A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a

list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
substance or preparation.
Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and
drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered
dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act.
As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is
acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before
being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under
this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed
shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable
allowance for depreciation for the period of prior
out-of-state use.
(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article
20, Section 20-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section
60-20, eff. 4-19-22; revised 6-1-22.)
Section 10-15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended
by changing Section 3-10 as follows:

(35 ILCS 115/3-10) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10)
Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
the "selling price", as defined in Section 2 of the Service Use
Tax Act, of the tangible personal property. For the purpose of
computing this tax, in no event shall the "selling price" be
less than the cost price to the serviceman of the tangible
personal property transferred. The selling price of each item
of tangible personal property transferred as an incident of a
sale of service may be shown as a distinct and separate item on
the serviceman's billing to the service customer. If the
selling price is not so shown, the selling price of the
tangible personal property is deemed to be 50% of the
serviceman's entire billing to the service customer. When,
however, a serviceman contracts to design, develop, and
produce special order machinery or equipment, the tax imposed
by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost price of
the tangible personal property transferred incident to the
completion of the contract.
Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
tax imposed by this Act shall apply to (i) 70% of the cost

price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
service on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003,
(ii) 80% of the selling price of property transferred as an
incident to the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on
or before July 1, 2017, and (iii) 100% of the selling price of
property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
after July 1, 2017 and prior to January 1, 2024, (iv) 90% of
the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
the sale of service on or after January 1, 2024 and on or
before December 31, 2028, and (v) 100% of the selling price of
property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
after December 31, 2028 cost price thereafter. If, at any
time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol, as
defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%,
then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the
proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
applies to (i) 80% of the selling price of property
transferred as an incident to the sale of service on or after
January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
100% of the selling price of property transferred as an
incident to the sale of service after December 31, 2028. If, at
any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of mid-range
ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the tax
imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the selling price of

mid-range ethanol blends transferred as an incident to the
sale of service during that time.
With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
December 31, 2028 December 31, 2023 but applies to 100% of the
selling price thereafter.
With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling
price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price after
December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and after
January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more

than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel material, the tax
imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the
selling price of property transferred as an incident to the
sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
December 31, 2023. On and after January 1, 2024 and on or
before December 31, 2030, the taxation of biodiesel, renewable
diesel, and biodiesel blends shall be as provided in Section
3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.
At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the
aggregate annual total gross receipts from all sales of
service, the tax imposed by this Act shall be based on the
serviceman's cost price of the tangible personal property
transferred incident to the sale of those services.
Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023, the
tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared for
immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an
entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing
Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care

Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
to the Life Care Facilities Act. Until July 1, 2022 and
beginning again on July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed
at the rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
paragraph).
Beginning on July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, the tax
shall be imposed at the rate of 0% on food prepared for
immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
service subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an
entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing
Home Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care
Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
to the Life Care Facilities Act. Beginning July 1, 2022 and
until July 1, 2023, the tax shall also be imposed at the rate
of 0% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed off
the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption and is not otherwise included in this paragraph).
The tax shall also be imposed at the rate of 1% on

prescription and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical
appliances, products classified as Class III medical devices
by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are
used for cancer treatment pursuant to a prescription, as well
as any accessories and components related to those devices,
modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
it usable by a person with a disability, and insulin, blood
sugar testing materials, syringes, and needles used by human
diabetics. For the purposes of this Section, until September
1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any complete, finished,
ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether carbonated or not,
including, but not limited to, soda water, cola, fruit juice,
vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all other preparations
commonly known as soft drinks of whatever kind or description
that are contained in any closed or sealed can, carton, or
container, regardless of size; but "soft drinks" does not
include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water, infant formula,
milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized
Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing 50% or more
natural fruit or vegetable juice.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
drinks" does do not include beverages that contain milk or
milk products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or
greater than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.

Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
flour or requires refrigeration.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,

shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
as required by 21 CFR C.F.R. § 201.66. The
"over-the-counter-drug" label includes:
(A) a A "Drug Facts" panel; or
(B) a A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
substance or preparation.
Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
Act 98-122), "prescription and nonprescription medicines and
drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered
dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act.
As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article
20, Section 20-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section
60-25, eff. 4-19-22; revised 6-1-22.)

Section 10-20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is
amended by changing Sections 2-10 and 2d as follows:
(35 ILCS 120/2-10)
Sec. 2-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property made
in the course of business.
Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and
beginning again on August 5, 2022 through August 14, 2022,
with respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section
2-8 of this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
Within 14 days after July 1, 2000 (the effective date of
Public Act 91-872) this amendatory Act of the 91st General
Assembly, each retailer of motor fuel and gasohol shall cause
the following notice to be posted in a prominently visible
place on each retail dispensing device that is used to
dispense motor fuel or gasohol in the State of Illinois: "As of
July 1, 2000, the State of Illinois has eliminated the State's
share of sales tax on motor fuel and gasohol through December
31, 2000. The price on this pump should reflect the

elimination of the tax." The notice shall be printed in bold
print on a sign that is no smaller than 4 inches by 8 inches.
The sign shall be clearly visible to customers. Any retailer
who fails to post or maintain a required sign through December
31, 2000 is guilty of a petty offense for which the fine shall
be $500 per day per each retail premises where a violation
occurs.
With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of
sales made on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1,
2003, (ii) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July
1, 2003 and on or before July 1, 2017, and (iii) 100% of the
proceeds of sales made after July 1, 2017 and prior to January
1, 2024, (iv) 90% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, and (v)
100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028
thereafter. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at
the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to
100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
With respect to mid-range ethanol blends, as defined in
Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act
applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2028 and (ii)
100% of the proceeds of sales made after December 31, 2028. If,
at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of

mid-range ethanol blends is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then
the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of
sales of mid-range ethanol blends made during that time.
With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
to the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on
or before December 31, 2028 December 31, 2023 but applies to
100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter.
With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use
Tax Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel,
the tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds
of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
December 31, 2018 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made
after December 31, 2018 and before January 1, 2024. On and
after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act. If,
at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
With respect to biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax Act,
and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with more
than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed by

this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2023. On and
after January 1, 2024 and on or before December 31, 2030, the
taxation of biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biodiesel blends
shall be as provided in Section 3-5.1 of the Use Tax Act.
Until July 1, 2022 and beginning again on July 1, 2023,
with respect to food for human consumption that is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%.
Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023, with respect to
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis, soft
drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption), the tax is imposed at the rate of 0%.
With respect to prescription and nonprescription
medicines, drugs, medical appliances, products classified as
Class III medical devices by the United States Food and Drug
Administration that are used for cancer treatment pursuant to
a prescription, as well as any accessories and components
related to those devices, modifications to a motor vehicle for
the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a
disability, and insulin, blood sugar testing materials,
syringes, and needles used by human diabetics, the tax is

imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of this Section,
until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
carbonated or not, including, but not limited to, soda water,
cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
"soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
drinks" does do not include beverages that contain milk or
milk products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or
greater than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed

off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
regardless of the location of the vending machine.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or
other ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
flour or requires refrigeration.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products. For
purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
as required by 21 CFR C.F.R. § 201.66. The
"over-the-counter-drug" label includes:

(A) a A "Drug Facts" panel; or
(B) a A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
substance or preparation.
Beginning on January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public
Act 98-122) this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly,
"prescription and nonprescription medicines and drugs"
includes medical cannabis purchased from a registered
dispensing organization under the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program Act.
As used in this Section, "adult use cannabis" means
cannabis subject to tax under the Cannabis Cultivation
Privilege Tax Law and the Cannabis Purchaser Excise Tax Law
and does not include cannabis subject to tax under the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 101-593, eff. 12-4-19;
102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 102-700, Article 20, Section 20-20, eff.
4-19-22; 102-700, Article 60, Section 60-30, eff. 4-19-22;
102-700, Article 65, Section 65-10, eff. 4-19-22; revised
6-1-22.)
(35 ILCS 120/2d) (from Ch. 120, par. 441d)
Sec. 2d. Tax prepayment by motor fuel retailer.
(a) Any person engaged in the business of selling motor
fuel at retail, as defined in the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and who
is not a licensed distributor or supplier, as defined in the

Motor Fuel Tax Law, shall prepay to his or her distributor,
supplier, or other reseller of motor fuel a portion of the tax
imposed by this Act if the distributor, supplier, or other
reseller of motor fuel is registered under Section 2a or
Section 2c of this Act. The prepayment requirement provided
for in this Section does not apply to liquid propane gas.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2000, the Retailers' Occupation Tax paid to the distributor,
supplier, or other reseller shall be an amount equal to $0.01
per gallon of the motor fuel, except gasohol as defined in
Section 2-10 of this Act which shall be an amount equal to
$0.01 per gallon, purchased from the distributor, supplier, or
other reseller.
(c) Before July 1, 2000 and then beginning on January 1,
2001 and through June 30, 2003, the Retailers' Occupation Tax
paid to the distributor, supplier, or other reseller shall be
an amount equal to $0.04 per gallon of the motor fuel, except
gasohol as defined in Section 2-10 of this Act which shall be
an amount equal to $0.03 per gallon, purchased from the
distributor, supplier, or other reseller.
(d) Beginning July 1, 2003 and through December 31, 2010,
the Retailers' Occupation Tax paid to the distributor,
supplier, or other reseller shall be an amount equal to $0.06
per gallon of the motor fuel, except gasohol as defined in
Section 2-10 of this Act which shall be an amount equal to
$0.05 per gallon, purchased from the distributor, supplier, or

other reseller.
(e) Beginning on January 1, 2011 and thereafter, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax paid to the distributor, supplier,
or other reseller shall be at the rate established by the
Department under this subsection. The rate shall be
established by the Department on January 1 and July 1 of each
year using the average selling price, as defined in Section 1
of this Act, per gallon of motor fuel sold in the State during
the previous 6 months and multiplying that amount by 6.25% to
determine the cents per gallon rate. Beginning on January 1,
2024 and through December 31, 2028, In the case of biodiesel
blends, as defined in Section 3-42 of the Use Tax Act, with no
less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, and in the case of
gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of the Use Tax Act, the
rate shall be 90% 80% of the rate established by the Department
under this subsection for motor fuel. Beginning on January 1,
2024 and through December 31, 2028, in the case of mid-range
ethanol blends, as defined in Section 3-44.3 of the Use Tax
Act, the rate shall be 80% of the rate established by the
Department under this subsection for motor fuel. The
Department shall provide persons subject to this Section
notice of the rate established under this subsection at least
20 days prior to each January 1 and July 1. Publication of the
established rate on the Department's internet website shall
constitute sufficient notice under this Section. The
Department may use data derived from independent surveys

conducted or accumulated by third parties to determine the
average selling price per gallon of motor fuel sold in the
State.
(f) Any person engaged in the business of selling motor
fuel at retail shall be entitled to a credit against tax due
under this Act in an amount equal to the tax paid to the
distributor, supplier, or other reseller.
(g) Every distributor, supplier, or other reseller
registered as provided in Section 2a or Section 2c of this Act
shall remit the prepaid tax on all motor fuel that is due from
any person engaged in the business of selling at retail motor
fuel with the returns filed under Section 2f or Section 3 of
this Act, but the vendors discount provided in Section 3 shall
not apply to the amount of prepaid tax that is remitted. Any
distributor or supplier who fails to properly collect and
remit the tax shall be liable for the tax. For purposes of this
Section, the prepaid tax is due on invoiced gallons sold
during a month by the 20th day of the following month.
(Source: P.A. 96-1384, eff. 7-29-10.)
ARTICLE 15. ELECTRIC GENERATION EQUIPMENT
Section 15-5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
Section 3-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 105/3-5)

Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
purpose of resale by the enterprise.
(2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
operating, or promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity
otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free
purchases unless it has an active identification number issued

by the Department.
(4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
limited liability company is organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
1987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
exemption identification number issued by the Department.
(5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of
the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
(6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
and used, and including that manufactured on special order,
certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic
arts production, and including machinery and equipment
purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals

acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon
a graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017, graphic
arts machinery and equipment is included in the manufacturing
and assembling machinery and equipment exemption under
paragraph (18).
(7) Farm chemicals.
(8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
United States of America, or the government of any foreign
country, and bullion.
(9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(10) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting,
as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
Act.
(11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle

Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender
tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a
motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted
on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price
of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
agricultural chemicals.
Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and equipment
also includes electrical power generation equipment used

primarily for production agriculture.
This item (11) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-90.
(12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight
destined for or returning from a location or locations outside
the United States without regard to previous or subsequent
domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports
at least one individual or package for hire from the city of
origination to the city of final destination on the same
aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
that aircraft.
(13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact
turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,

hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
respect to which the service charge is imposed.
(14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of
rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)
pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,
(iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow
lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field
exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)
machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding
motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including
that manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser
to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
(16) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,
mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by
Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim
for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013
(the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid

during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August
16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
(18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
other similar items of no commercial value on special order
for a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this
paragraph (18) includes production related tangible personal
property, as defined in Section 3-50, purchased on or after
July 1, 2019. The exemption provided by this paragraph (18)
does not include machinery and equipment used in (i) the
generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii)
the generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers

through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of
water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions
of Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the
meaning and scope of this exemption. Beginning on July 1,
2017, the exemption provided by this paragraph (18) includes,
but is not limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment,
as defined in paragraph (6) of this Section.
(19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
that personal property was received by a florist located
outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
deliver the personal property.
(20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for
under this item (21) applies for all periods beginning May 30,
1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after
January 1, 2008 for such taxes paid during the period
beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on January 1, 2008.

(22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as
the case may be, based on the fair market value of the property
at the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall
collect or attempt to collect an amount (however designated)
that purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by
this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the
tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department.
(23) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases
the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to

the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has
been issued an active sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that
does not qualify for this exemption or used in any other
non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax
imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case
may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the
time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department.
(24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification

number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
who reside within the declared disaster area.
(25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in
the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention
facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located
in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the
disaster.
(26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90.
(27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution that is determined by the
Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,

foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and
intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for the
purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.

(29) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and
other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines
and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is
paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(31) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment
utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the

diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as
the case may be, based on the fair market value of the property
at the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall
collect or attempt to collect an amount (however designated)
that purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by
this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the
tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-90.
(32) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), personal property purchased by a lessor
who leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be

subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body
that has been issued an active sales tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or used in
any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the
lessor. If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee
for any reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-90.
(33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that
are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on
July 1, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State
of motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross

vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are
subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that
are primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30,
2005, this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts
added after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if
that motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for
the rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this
Act. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for
commercial purposes" means the transportation of persons or
property in furtherance of any commercial or industrial
enterprise, whether for-hire or not.
(34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued
under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(35) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2024, materials, parts, equipment, components,
and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft as part
of the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, or maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption
includes consumable supplies used in the modification,
refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and

maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft
engines or power plants, whether such engines or power plants
are installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft.
"Consumable supplies" include, but are not limited to,
adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose lubricants,
cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective films. This
exemption applies only to the use of qualifying tangible
personal property by persons who modify, refurbish, complete,
repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i) hold an Air
Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part
129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to
this paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of
existing law. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
exemption under this paragraph (35) applies continuously from
January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024; however, no claim
for credit or refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of
the disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015
and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act

101-629) this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
(36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
transferred to the municipality without any further
consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt
instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in
connection with the development of the municipal convention
hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities
corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois
Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 3-90.
(37) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,
2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(38) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental Purchase
Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser must certify
that the item is purchased to be rented subject to a rental
purchase agreement, as defined in the Rental Purchase
Agreement Act, and provide proof of registration under the
Rental Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
(39) Tangible personal property purchased by a purchaser

who is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act by operation of
federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-90.
(40) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor
of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would
have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January
1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 been in effect may apply for and
obtain an exemption for subsequent purchases of computer
equipment or enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade,
supplement, or replace computer equipment or enabling software
purchased or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
grant a certificate of exemption under this item (40) to
qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (40):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working
servers in one physical location or multiple sites within

the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;
telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor
systems; peripheral components or systems; software;
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery
systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control
systems; other cabling; and other data center
infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate
qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;
and component parts of any of the foregoing, including
installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and
replacement of qualified tangible personal property to
generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage
electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible
personal property; and all other tangible personal
property that is essential to the operations of a computer
data center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated in to the qualifying data center. To document
the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer
must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate

of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
This item (40) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-90.
(41) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This
item (41) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90. As
used in this item (41):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means
items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast

milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the
breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(42) (41) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf
of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act. This item (42) (41) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-90.
(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 101-31, eff. 6-28-19;
101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff.

6-17-21; 102-700, Article 70, Section 70-5, eff. 4-19-22;
102-700, Article 75, Section 75-5, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026,
eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-1-22.)
Section 15-10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 3-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 110/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
society, association, foundation, institution, or
organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
purpose of resale by the enterprise.
(2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or

services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity
otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free
purchases unless it has an active identification number issued
by the Department.
(4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
United States of America, or the government of any foreign
country, and bullion.
(5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
and used, and including that manufactured on special order or
purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on
July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included
in the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
(6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored

student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender
tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a
motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted
on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price
of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not

limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
agricultural chemicals.
Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and equipment
also includes electrical power generation equipment used
primarily for production agriculture.
This item (7) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-75.
(8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight
destined for or returning from a location or locations outside
the United States without regard to previous or subsequent
domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is

engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports
at least one individual or package for hire from the city of
origination to the city of final destination on the same
aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
that aircraft.
(9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a
service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
imposed.
(10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of
rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)
pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,
(iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow
lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field
exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)
machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding
motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery

and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both
new and used, including that manufactured on special order,
certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for
photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and
equipment purchased for lease.
(12) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,
mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by
Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim
for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013
(the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid
during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August
16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for
under this item (14) applies for all periods beginning May 30,

1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after
January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for
such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
ending on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
95-88).
(15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case
may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the
time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not
been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any
such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal
right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If,
however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any

reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department.
(16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases
the property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to
the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has
been issued an active tax exemption identification number by
the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
fair market value of the property at the time the
non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid
by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that
amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor
is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
(17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared

disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
who reside within the declared disaster area.
(18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in
the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention
facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located
in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the
disaster.
(19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75.
(20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,

foundation, or institution that is determined by the
Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and
intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(21) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from

another individual or entity that sold the property for the
purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and
other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines
and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is
paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the

Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(24) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment
utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased
in a manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used
in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for
the tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case
may be, based on the fair market value of the property at the
time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not
been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any
such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal
right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If,
however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-75.

(25) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), personal property purchased by a lessor
who leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be
subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body
that has been issued an active tax exemption identification
number by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that
does not qualify for this exemption or is used in any other
nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax
imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be,
based on the fair market value of the property at the time the
nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid
by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that
amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor
is liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph
is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit

corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued
under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
(27) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2024, materials, parts, equipment, components,
and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft as part
of the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, or maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption
includes consumable supplies used in the modification,
refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and
maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft
engines or power plants, whether such engines or power plants
are installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft.
"Consumable supplies" include, but are not limited to,
adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose lubricants,
cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective films. This
exemption applies only to the use of qualifying tangible
personal property transferred incident to the modification,
refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance
of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate
and are empowered to operate an approved repair station by the
Federal Aviation Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating,
and (iii) conduct operations in accordance with Part 145 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations. The exemption does not

include aircraft operated by a commercial air carrier
providing scheduled passenger air service pursuant to
authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this paragraph (27)
by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the
intent of the General Assembly that the exemption under this
paragraph (27) applies continuously from January 1, 2010
through December 31, 2024; however, no claim for credit or
refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of the
disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015 and
prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act
101-629) this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
(28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
transferred to the municipality without any further
consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt
instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in
connection with the development of the municipal convention
hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities
corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois
Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions

of Section 3-75.
(29) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,
2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(30) Tangible personal property transferred to a purchaser
who is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act by operation of
federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
Section 3-75.
(31) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor
of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would
have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January
1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly been in effect, may apply for and obtain an
exemption for subsequent purchases of computer equipment or
enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement,
or replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased
or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
grant a certificate of exemption under this item (31) to
qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the

Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (31):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working
servers in one physical location or multiple sites within
the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;
telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor
systems; peripheral components or systems; software;
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery
systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control
systems; other cabling; and other data center
infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate
qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;
and component parts of any of the foregoing, including
installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and
replacement of qualified tangible personal property to
generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage
electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible
personal property; and all other tangible personal
property that is essential to the operations of a computer

data center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated in to the qualifying data center. To document
the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer
must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate
of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
This item (31) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-75.
(32) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This
item (32) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75. As
used in this item (32):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means
items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"

includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the
breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(33) (32) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf

of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act. This item (33) (32) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-75.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article
70, Section 70-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section
75-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-3-22.)
Section 15-15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended
by changing Section 3-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 115/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
than a limited liability company, that is organized and
operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the
benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal
property was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose
of resale by the enterprise.
(2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
operating, or promoting the county fair.
(3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required

by the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that
is organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
and media arts organizations. On and after July 1, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-35), however, an entity
otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make tax-free
purchases unless it has an active identification number issued
by the Department.
(4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
United States of America, or the government of any foreign
country, and bullion.
(5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
and used, and including that manufactured on special order or
purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
immediate change upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on

July 1, 2017, graphic arts machinery and equipment is included
in the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
exemption under Section 2 of this Act.
(6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
located in Illinois.
(7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required
to be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, but excluding other motor vehicles required to be
registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural
polyhouses or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery and
equipment under this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender
tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold separately from a
motor vehicle required to be licensed and units sold mounted
on a motor vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price
of the tender is separately stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision

farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
agricultural chemicals.
Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and equipment
also includes electrical power generation equipment used
primarily for production agriculture.
This item (7) is exempt from the provisions of Section
3-55.
(8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight
destined for or returning from a location or locations outside
the United States without regard to previous or subsequent
domestic stopovers.

Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
its business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports
at least one individual or package for hire from the city of
origination to the city of final destination on the same
aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
that aircraft.
(9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
imposed.
(10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of
rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii)
pipe and tubular goods, including casing and drill strings,
(iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow
lines, (v) any individual replacement part for oil field
exploration, drilling, and production equipment, and (vi)
machinery and equipment purchased for lease; but excluding

motor vehicles required to be registered under the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including
that manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser
to be used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
(12) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate exploration,
mining, off-highway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
Illinois Vehicle Code. The changes made to this Section by
Public Act 97-767 apply on and after July 1, 2003, but no claim
for credit or refund is allowed on or after August 16, 2013
(the effective date of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid
during the period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August
16, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
soft drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,
drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical

assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
for direct agricultural production.
(15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for
under this item (15) applies for all periods beginning May 30,
1995, but no claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after
January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for
such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
ending on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
95-88).
(16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption

identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
(17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act.
(18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated
for disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
who reside within the declared disaster area.
(19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in
the performance of infrastructure repairs in this State,
including but not limited to municipal roads and streets,
access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems,
water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and
purification facilities, storm water drainage and retention

facilities, and sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a
State or federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering
Illinois when such repairs are initiated on facilities located
in the declared disaster area within 6 months after the
disaster.
(20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55.
(21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution that is determined by the
Department to be organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a
corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
foundation, or institution organized and operated exclusively
for educational purposes" means all tax-supported public
schools, private schools that offer systematic instruction in
useful branches of learning by methods common to public
schools and that compare favorably in their scope and
intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported
schools, and vocational or technical schools or institutes
organized and operated exclusively to provide a course of
study of not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,

technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for the
purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
2001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and
other items, and replacement parts for these machines.
Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines
and parts for machines used in commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending business if a use or occupation tax is
paid on the gross receipts derived from the use of the
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.

(24) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), computers and communications equipment
utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to
a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt
from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(25) Beginning on August 2, 2001 (the effective date of
Public Act 92-227), personal property sold to a lessor who
leases the property, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt
from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
2016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i)
for the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this
State for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this
State or (ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated,

or manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
tangible personal property to be transported outside this
State and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this
State. The Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules
adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act, issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing
with the Department who is eligible for the exemption under
this paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph
(26) shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the
manner specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to
purchase tangible personal property from a retailer exempt
from the taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain
all necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
the State of Illinois.
(27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued
under Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(28) Tangible personal property sold to a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but

only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
transferred to the municipality without any further
consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt
instruments issued by the public-facilities corporation in
connection with the development of the municipal convention
hall. This exemption includes existing public-facilities
corporations as provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois
Municipal Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 3-55.
(29) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2024, materials, parts, equipment, components,
and furnishings incorporated into or upon an aircraft as part
of the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
repair, or maintenance of the aircraft. This exemption
includes consumable supplies used in the modification,
refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair, and
maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any materials, parts,
equipment, components, and consumable supplies used in the
modification, replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft
engines or power plants, whether such engines or power plants
are installed or uninstalled upon any such aircraft.
"Consumable supplies" include, but are not limited to,
adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose lubricants,
cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective films. This

exemption applies only to the transfer of qualifying tangible
personal property incident to the modification, refurbishment,
completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of an aircraft
by persons who (i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and are
empowered to operate an approved repair station by the Federal
Aviation Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and
(iii) conduct operations in accordance with Part 145 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations. The exemption does not include
aircraft operated by a commercial air carrier providing
scheduled passenger air service pursuant to authority issued
under Part 121 or Part 129 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations. The changes made to this paragraph (29) by Public
Act 98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the intent of
the General Assembly that the exemption under this paragraph
(29) applies continuously from January 1, 2010 through
December 31, 2024; however, no claim for credit or refund is
allowed for taxes paid as a result of the disallowance of this
exemption on or after January 1, 2015 and prior to February 5,
2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-629) this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
(30) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December 31,
2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(31) Tangible personal property transferred to a purchaser
who is exempt from tax by operation of federal law. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
(32) Qualified tangible personal property used in the

construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or subcontractor
of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data centers that would
have qualified for a certificate of exemption prior to January
1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31 this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly been in effect, may apply for and obtain an
exemption for subsequent purchases of computer equipment or
enabling software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement,
or replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased
or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
grant a certificate of exemption under this item (32) to
qualified data centers as defined by Section 605-1025 of the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (32):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house working
servers in one physical location or multiple sites within
the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and

chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks; cabinets;
telecommunications cabling infrastructure; raised floor
systems; peripheral components or systems; software;
mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems; battery
systems; cooling systems and towers; temperature control
systems; other cabling; and other data center
infrastructure equipment and systems necessary to operate
qualified tangible personal property, including fixtures;
and component parts of any of the foregoing, including
installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and
replacement of qualified tangible personal property to
generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage
electricity necessary to operate qualified tangible
personal property; and all other tangible personal
property that is essential to the operations of a computer
data center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated in to the qualifying data center. To document
the exemption allowed under this Section, the retailer
must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the certificate
of eligibility issued by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity.
This item (32) is exempt from the provisions of Section

3-55.
(33) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits. This
item (33) is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55. As
used in this item (33):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means
items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect
milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the

operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the
breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is
pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(34) (33) Tangible personal property sold by or on behalf
of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act. This item (34) (33) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 3-55.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-700, Article
70, Section 70-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 75, Section
75-15, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-9-22.)

Section 15-20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is
amended by changing Section 2-5 as follows:
(35 ILCS 120/2-5)
Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from
the sale of the following tangible personal property are
exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
(1) Farm chemicals.
(2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by
the purchaser to be used primarily for production
agriculture or State or federal agricultural programs,
including individual replacement parts for the machinery
and equipment, including machinery and equipment purchased
for lease, and including implements of husbandry defined
in Section 1-130 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, farm
machinery and agricultural chemical and fertilizer
spreaders, and nurse wagons required to be registered
under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, but
excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses
or hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or
overwintering plants shall be considered farm machinery
and equipment under this item (2). Agricultural chemical
tender tanks and dry boxes shall include units sold
separately from a motor vehicle required to be licensed

and units sold mounted on a motor vehicle required to be
licensed, if the selling price of the tender is separately
stated.
Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but
not limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters,
seeders, or spreaders. Precision farming equipment
includes, but is not limited to, soil testing sensors,
computers, monitors, software, global positioning and
mapping systems, and other such equipment.
Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in
the computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not
limited to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of
animal and crop data for the purpose of formulating animal
diets and agricultural chemicals.
Beginning on January 1, 2024, farm machinery and
equipment also includes electrical power generation
equipment used primarily for production agriculture.
This item (2) is exempt from the provisions of Section
2-70.
(3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed
by the retailer, certified by the user to be used only for

the production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for
consumption as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel
for the personal use of the user, and not subject to sale
or resale.
(4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September
1, 2004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery
and equipment, including repair and replacement parts,
both new and used, and including that manufactured on
special order or purchased for lease, certified by the
purchaser to be used primarily for graphic arts
production. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change
upon a graphic arts product. Beginning on July 1, 2017,
graphic arts machinery and equipment is included in the
manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
exemption under paragraph (14).
(5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile
renting, as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation
and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 2-70.
(6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored
student organization affiliated with an elementary or
secondary school located in Illinois.
(7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of
the selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is

subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
(8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting
the county fair.
(9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or
cultural organization that establishes, by proof required
by the Department by rule, that it has received an
exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code and that is organized and operated primarily for the
presentation or support of arts or cultural programming,
activities, or services. These organizations include, but
are not limited to, music and dramatic arts organizations
such as symphony orchestras and theatrical groups, arts
and cultural service organizations, local arts councils,
visual arts organizations, and media arts organizations.
On and after July 1, 2001 (the effective date of Public Act
92-35), however, an entity otherwise eligible for this
exemption shall not make tax-free purchases unless it has
an active identification number issued by the Department.
(10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
association, foundation, institution, or organization,
other than a limited liability company, that is organized
and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for
the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for
the purpose of resale by the enterprise.

(11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to
a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
institution organized and operated exclusively for
charitable, religious, or educational purposes, or to a
not-for-profit corporation, society, association,
foundation, institution, or organization that has no
compensated officers or employees and that is organized
and operated primarily for the recreation of persons 55
years of age or older. A limited liability company may
qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
limited liability company is organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
1987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this
exemption shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an
active identification number issued by the Department.
(12) (Blank).
(12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30,
2004, motor vehicles of the second division with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject
to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1,
2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross
vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that
are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed
under Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and

(iii) that are primarily used for commercial purposes.
Through June 30, 2005, this exemption applies to repair
and replacement parts added after the initial purchase of
such a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used in a
manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this
paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the
transportation of persons or property in furtherance of
any commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire
or not.
(13) Proceeds from sales to owners, lessors, or
shippers of tangible personal property that is utilized by
interstate carriers for hire for use as rolling stock
moving in interstate commerce and equipment operated by a
telecommunications provider, licensed as a common carrier
by the Federal Communications Commission, which is
permanently installed in or affixed to aircraft moving in
interstate commerce.
(14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether
the sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or
by some other person, whether the materials used in the
process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
person, or whether the sale or lease is made apart from or

as an incident to the seller's engaging in the service
occupation of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs,
patterns, gauges, or other similar items of no commercial
value on special order for a particular purchaser. The
exemption provided by this paragraph (14) does not include
machinery and equipment used in (i) the generation of
electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii) the
generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment
of water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The
provisions of Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of
existing law as to the meaning and scope of this
exemption. Beginning on July 1, 2017, the exemption
provided by this paragraph (14) includes, but is not
limited to, graphic arts machinery and equipment, as
defined in paragraph (4) of this Section.
(15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of
food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
substitute for tips to the employees who participate
directly in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the
food or beverage function with respect to which the
service charge is imposed.

(16) Tangible personal property sold to a purchaser if
the purchaser is exempt from use tax by operation of
federal law. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 2-70.
(17) Tangible personal property sold to a common
carrier by rail or motor that receives the physical
possession of the property in Illinois and that transports
the property, or shares with another common carrier in the
transportation of the property, out of Illinois on a
standard uniform bill of lading showing the seller of the
property as the shipper or consignor of the property to a
destination outside Illinois, for use outside Illinois.
(18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or
silver coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the
government of the United States of America, or the
government of any foreign country, and bullion.
(19) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration,
drilling, and production equipment, including (i) rigs and
parts of rigs, rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover
rigs, (ii) pipe and tubular goods, including casing and
drill strings, (iii) pumps and pump-jack units, (iv)
storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any individual
replacement part for oil field exploration, drilling, and
production equipment, and (vi) machinery and equipment
purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles required
to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.

(20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment,
including repair and replacement parts, both new and used,
including that manufactured on special order, certified by
the purchaser to be used primarily for photoprocessing,
and including photoprocessing machinery and equipment
purchased for lease.
(21) Until July 1, 2028, coal and aggregate
exploration, mining, off-highway hauling, processing,
maintenance, and reclamation equipment, including
replacement parts and equipment, and including equipment
purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles required
to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on
and after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund
is allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date
of Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the
period beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16,
2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-456).
(22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products
sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a
flight destined for or returning from a location or
locations outside the United States without regard to
previous or subsequent domestic stopovers.
Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products

sold to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier
to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the
conduct of its business as an air common carrier, for a
flight that (i) is engaged in foreign trade or is engaged
in trade between the United States and any of its
possessions and (ii) transports at least one individual or
package for hire from the city of origination to the city
of final destination on the same aircraft, without regard
to a change in the flight number of that aircraft.
(23) A transaction in which the purchase order is
received by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but
who has a florist located in Illinois deliver the property
to the purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
(24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the
transportation of property or the conveyance of persons
for hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is
delivered by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or
vessel while it is afloat upon that bordering river.
(25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this
Section, a motor vehicle sold in this State to a
nonresident even though the motor vehicle is delivered to
the nonresident in this State, if the motor vehicle is not
to be titled in this State, and if a drive-away permit is
issued to the motor vehicle as provided in Section 3-603
of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if the nonresident

purchaser has vehicle registration plates to transfer to
the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home state.
The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the
out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is
prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be
titled in this State.
(25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if
the state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does
not allow a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold
and delivered in that state to an Illinois resident but
titled in Illinois. The tax collected under this Act on
the sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a resident of
another state that does not allow a reciprocal exemption
shall be imposed at a rate equal to the state's rate of tax
on taxable property in the state in which the purchaser is
a resident, except that the tax shall not exceed the tax
that would otherwise be imposed under this Act. At the
time of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a statement,
signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her intent to
title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser is a
resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property
in his or her state of residence and shall submit the
statement to the appropriate tax collection agency in his
or her state of residence. In addition, the retailer must

retain a signed copy of the statement in his or her
records. Nothing in this item shall be construed to
require the removal of the vehicle from this state
following the filing of an intent to title the vehicle in
the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser titles
the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30 days
after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act in
accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately
distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25%
general rate imposed under this Act.
(25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed
under this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in
Section 3 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days
after the later of either the issuance of the final
billing for the sale of the aircraft, or the
authorized approval for return to service, completion
of the maintenance record entry, and completion of the
test flight and ground test for inspection, as
required by 14 CFR C.F.R. 91.407;
(2) the aircraft is not based or registered in
this State after the sale of the aircraft; and
(3) the seller retains in his or her books and
records and provides to the Department a signed and
dated certification from the purchaser, on a form

prescribed by the Department, certifying that the
requirements of this item (25-7) are met. The
certificate must also include the name and address of
the purchaser, the address of the location where the
aircraft is to be titled or registered, the address of
the primary physical location of the aircraft, and
other information that the Department may reasonably
require.
For purposes of this item (25-7):
"Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or
otherwise used, excluding post-sale customizations as
defined in this Section, for 10 or more days in each
12-month period immediately following the date of the sale
of the aircraft.
"Registered in this State" means an aircraft
registered with the Department of Transportation,
Aeronautics Division, or titled or registered with the
Federal Aviation Administration to an address located in
this State.
This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 2-70.
(26) Semen used for artificial insemination of
livestock for direct agricultural production.
(27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with
and meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse
Club Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American

Quarter Horse Association, United States Trotting
Association, or Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for
purposes of breeding or racing for prizes. This item (27)
is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70, and the
exemption provided for under this item (27) applies for
all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no claim for
credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1, 2008
(the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending
on January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
95-88).
(28) Computers and communications equipment utilized
for any hospital purpose and equipment used in the
diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of
one year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
exemption identification number by the Department under
Section 1g of this Act.
(29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or
in effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental
body that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g
of this Act.
(30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after

December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on
or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is
donated for disaster relief to be used in a State or
federally declared disaster area in Illinois or bordering
Illinois by a manufacturer or retailer that is registered
in this State to a corporation, society, association,
foundation, or institution that has been issued a sales
tax exemption identification number by the Department that
assists victims of the disaster who reside within the
declared disaster area.
(31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on
or before December 31, 2004, personal property that is
used in the performance of infrastructure repairs in this
State, including but not limited to municipal roads and
streets, access roads, bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal
systems, water and sewer line extensions, water
distribution and purification facilities, storm water
drainage and retention facilities, and sewage treatment
facilities, resulting from a State or federally declared
disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois when such
repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
(32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold
at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that
term is used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is

exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in
Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is
donated to a corporation, limited liability company,
society, association, foundation, or institution that is
determined by the Department to be organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes. For purposes of this
exemption, "a corporation, limited liability company,
society, association, foundation, or institution organized
and operated exclusively for educational purposes" means
all tax-supported public schools, private schools that
offer systematic instruction in useful branches of
learning by methods common to public schools and that
compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
vocational or technical schools or institutes organized
and operated exclusively to provide a course of study of
not less than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare
individuals to follow a trade or to pursue a manual,
technical, mechanical, industrial, business, or commercial
occupation.
(34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
including food, purchased through fundraising events for
the benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary
school, a group of those schools, or one or more school
districts if the events are sponsored by an entity

recognized by the school district that consists primarily
of volunteers and includes parents and teachers of the
school children. This paragraph does not apply to
fundraising events (i) for the benefit of private home
instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising entity
purchases the personal property sold at the events from
another individual or entity that sold the property for
the purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that
profits from the sale to the fundraising entity. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(35) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December
31, 2001, new or used automatic vending machines that
prepare and serve hot food and beverages, including
coffee, soup, and other items, and replacement parts for
these machines. Beginning January 1, 2002 and through June
30, 2003, machines and parts for machines used in
commercial, coin-operated amusement and vending business
if a use or occupation tax is paid on the gross receipts
derived from the use of the commercial, coin-operated
amusement and vending machines. This paragraph is exempt
from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30,
2016, food for human consumption that is to be consumed
off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared
for immediate consumption) and prescription and

nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances, and
insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles
used by diabetics, for human use, when purchased for use
by a person receiving medical assistance under Article V
of the Illinois Public Aid Code who resides in a licensed
long-term care facility, as defined in the Nursing Home
Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in the ID/DD
Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the Specialized
Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
(36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose
and equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or
treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases
the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
identification number by the Department under Section 1g
of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 2-70.
(37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold
to a lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one
year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
purchase, to a governmental body that has been issued an
active tax exemption identification number by the
Department under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.

(38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
2016, tangible personal property purchased from an
Illinois retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized
purchasing activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt
of the property in Illinois, temporarily store the
property in Illinois (i) for the purpose of subsequently
transporting it outside this State for use or consumption
thereafter solely outside this State or (ii) for the
purpose of being processed, fabricated, or manufactured
into, attached to, or incorporated into other tangible
personal property to be transported outside this State and
thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph
(38) shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the
manner specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to
purchase tangible personal property from a retailer exempt
from the taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall
maintain all necessary books and records to substantiate
the use and consumption of all such tangible personal
property outside of the State of Illinois.
(39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal
property used in the construction or maintenance of a

community water supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of
the Environmental Protection Act, that is operated by a
not-for-profit corporation that holds a valid water supply
permit issued under Title IV of the Environmental
Protection Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
provisions of Section 2-70.
(40) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing through
December 31, 2024, materials, parts, equipment,
components, and furnishings incorporated into or upon an
aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used
in the modification, refurbishment, completion,
replacement, repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but
excludes any materials, parts, equipment, components, and
consumable supplies used in the modification, replacement,
repair, and maintenance of aircraft engines or power
plants, whether such engines or power plants are installed
or uninstalled upon any such aircraft. "Consumable
supplies" include, but are not limited to, adhesive, tape,
sandpaper, general purpose lubricants, cleaning solution,
latex gloves, and protective films. This exemption applies
only to the sale of qualifying tangible personal property
to persons who modify, refurbish, complete, replace, or
maintain an aircraft and who (i) hold an Air Agency
Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved

repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration,
(ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations
in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft
operated by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled
passenger air service pursuant to authority issued under
Part 121 or Part 129 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
The changes made to this paragraph (40) by Public Act
98-534 are declarative of existing law. It is the intent
of the General Assembly that the exemption under this
paragraph (40) applies continuously from January 1, 2010
through December 31, 2024; however, no claim for credit or
refund is allowed for taxes paid as a result of the
disallowance of this exemption on or after January 1, 2015
and prior to February 5, 2020 (the effective date of
Public Act 101-629) this amendatory Act of the 101st
General Assembly.
(41) Tangible personal property sold to a
public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
11-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall,
but only if the legal title to the municipal convention
hall is transferred to the municipality without any
further consideration by or on behalf of the municipality
at the time of the completion of the municipal convention
hall or upon the retirement or redemption of any bonds or

other debt instruments issued by the public-facilities
corporation in connection with the development of the
municipal convention hall. This exemption includes
existing public-facilities corporations as provided in
Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(42) Beginning January 1, 2017 and through December
31, 2026, menstrual pads, tampons, and menstrual cups.
(43) Merchandise that is subject to the Rental
Purchase Agreement Occupation and Use Tax. The purchaser
must certify that the item is purchased to be rented
subject to a rental purchase agreement, as defined in the
Rental Purchase Agreement Act, and provide proof of
registration under the Rental Purchase Agreement
Occupation and Use Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
the provisions of Section 2-70.
(44) Qualified tangible personal property used in the
construction or operation of a data center that has been
granted a certificate of exemption by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, whether that tangible
personal property is purchased by the owner, operator, or
tenant of the data center or by a contractor or
subcontractor of the owner, operator, or tenant. Data
centers that would have qualified for a certificate of
exemption prior to January 1, 2020 had Public Act 101-31
this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly been in

effect, may apply for and obtain an exemption for
subsequent purchases of computer equipment or enabling
software purchased or leased to upgrade, supplement, or
replace computer equipment or enabling software purchased
or leased in the original investment that would have
qualified.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
shall grant a certificate of exemption under this item
(44) to qualified data centers as defined by Section
605-1025 of the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
Illinois.
For the purposes of this item (44):
"Data center" means a building or a series of
buildings rehabilitated or constructed to house
working servers in one physical location or multiple
sites within the State of Illinois.
"Qualified tangible personal property" means:
electrical systems and equipment; climate control and
chilling equipment and systems; mechanical systems and
equipment; monitoring and secure systems; emergency
generators; hardware; computers; servers; data storage
devices; network connectivity equipment; racks;
cabinets; telecommunications cabling infrastructure;
raised floor systems; peripheral components or
systems; software; mechanical, electrical, or plumbing

systems; battery systems; cooling systems and towers;
temperature control systems; other cabling; and other
data center infrastructure equipment and systems
necessary to operate qualified tangible personal
property, including fixtures; and component parts of
any of the foregoing, including installation,
maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and replacement of
qualified tangible personal property to generate,
transform, transmit, distribute, or manage electricity
necessary to operate qualified tangible personal
property; and all other tangible personal property
that is essential to the operations of a computer data
center. The term "qualified tangible personal
property" also includes building materials physically
incorporated into the qualifying data center. To
document the exemption allowed under this Section, the
retailer must obtain from the purchaser a copy of the
certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
This item (44) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 2-70.
(45) Beginning January 1, 2020 and through December
31, 2020, sales of tangible personal property made by a
marketplace seller over a marketplace for which tax is due
under this Act but for which use tax has been collected and
remitted to the Department by a marketplace facilitator

under Section 2d of the Use Tax Act are exempt from tax
under this Act. A marketplace seller claiming this
exemption shall maintain books and records demonstrating
that the use tax on such sales has been collected and
remitted by a marketplace facilitator. Marketplace sellers
that have properly remitted tax under this Act on such
sales may file a claim for credit as provided in Section 6
of this Act. No claim is allowed, however, for such taxes
for which a credit or refund has been issued to the
marketplace facilitator under the Use Tax Act, or for
which the marketplace facilitator has filed a claim for
credit or refund under the Use Tax Act.
(46) Beginning July 1, 2022, breast pumps, breast pump
collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits.
This item (46) is exempt from the provisions of Section
2-70. As used in this item (46):
"Breast pump" means an electrically controlled or
manually controlled pump device designed or marketed to be
used to express milk from a human breast during lactation,
including the pump device and any battery, AC adapter, or
other power supply unit that is used to power the pump
device and is packaged and sold with the pump device at the
time of sale.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" means
items of tangible personal property designed or marketed
to be used in conjunction with a breast pump to collect

milk expressed from a human breast and to store collected
milk until it is ready for consumption.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies"
includes, but is not limited to: breast shields and breast
shield connectors; breast pump tubes and tubing adapters;
breast pump valves and membranes; backflow protectors and
backflow protector adaptors; bottles and bottle caps
specific to the operation of the breast pump; and breast
milk storage bags.
"Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not
include: (1) bottles and bottle caps not specific to the
operation of the breast pump; (2) breast pump travel bags
and other similar carrying accessories, including ice
packs, labels, and other similar products; (3) breast pump
cleaning supplies; (4) nursing bras, bra pads, breast
shells, and other similar products; and (5) creams,
ointments, and other similar products that relieve
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the
breasts or nipples, unless sold as part of a breast pump
kit that is pre-packaged by the breast pump manufacturer
or distributor.
"Breast pump kit" means a kit that: (1) contains no
more than a breast pump, breast pump collection and
storage supplies, a rechargeable battery for operating the
breast pump, a breastmilk cooler, bottle stands, ice
packs, and a breast pump carrying case; and (2) is

pre-packaged as a breast pump kit by the breast pump
manufacturer or distributor.
(47) (46) Tangible personal property sold by or on
behalf of the State Treasurer pursuant to the Revised
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. This item (47) (46) is
exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-629, eff. 2-5-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-634, eff.
8-27-21; 102-700, Article 70, Section 70-20, eff. 4-19-22;
102-700, Article 75, Section 75-20, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813,
eff. 5-13-22; 102-1026, eff. 5-27-22; revised 8-15-22.)
ARTICLE 20. PARKING EXCISE TAX
Section 20-5. The Parking Excise Tax Act is amended by
changing Sections 10-5, 10-10, 10-15, 10-25, 10-30, 10-35,
10-45, and 10-50 as follows:
(35 ILCS 525/10-5)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-700)
Sec. 10-5. Definitions.
"Booking intermediary" means any person or entity that
facilitates the processing and fulfillment of reservation
transactions between an operator and a person or entity
desiring parking in a parking lot or garage of that operator.
"Charge or fee paid for parking" means the gross amount of

consideration for the use or privilege of parking a motor
vehicle in or upon any parking lot or garage in the State,
collected by an operator and valued in money, whether received
in money or otherwise, including cash, credits, property, and
services, determined without any deduction for costs or
expenses, but not including charges that are added to the
charge or fee on account of the tax imposed by this Act or on
account of any other tax imposed on the charge or fee. "Charge
or fee paid for parking" excludes separately stated charges
not for the use or privilege or parking and excludes amounts
retained by or paid to a booking intermediary for services
provided by the booking intermediary. If any separately stated
charge is not optional, it shall be presumed that it is part of
the charge for the use or privilege or parking.
"Department" means the Department of Revenue.
"Operator" means any person who engages in the business of
operating a parking area or garage, or who, directly or
through an agreement or arrangement with another party,
collects the consideration for parking or storage of motor
vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled
vehicles, at that parking place. This includes, but is not
limited to, any facilitator or aggregator that collects from
the purchaser the charge or fee paid for parking. "Operator"
does not include a bank, credit card company, payment
processor, booking intermediary, or person whose involvement
is limited to performing functions that are similar to those

performed by a bank, credit card company, payment processor,
or booking intermediary.
"Parking area or garage" means any real estate, building,
structure, premises, enclosure or other place, whether
enclosed or not, except a public way, within the State, where
motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled
vehicles, are stored, housed or parked for hire, charge, fee
or other valuable consideration in a condition ready for use,
or where rent or compensation is paid to the owner, manager,
operator or lessee of the premises for the housing, storing,
sheltering, keeping or maintaining motor vehicles,
recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled vehicles.
"Parking area or garage" includes any parking area or garage,
whether the vehicle is parked by the owner of the vehicle or by
the operator or an attendant.
"Person" means any natural individual, firm, trust,
estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint
venture, corporation, limited liability company, or a
receiver, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
by order of any court.
"Purchase price" means the consideration paid for the
purchase of a parking space in a parking area or garage, valued
in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including
cash, gift cards, credits, and property, and shall be
determined without any deduction on account of the cost of
materials used, labor or service costs, or any other expense

whatsoever.
"Purchase price" includes any and all charges that the
recipient pays related to or incidental to obtaining the use
or privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or
garage, including but not limited to any and all related
markups, service fees, convenience fees, facilitation fees,
cancellation fees, overtime fees, or other such charges,
regardless of terminology. However, "purchase price" shall not
include consideration paid for:
(1) optional, separately stated charges not for the
use or privilege of using a parking space in the parking
area or garage;
(2) any charge for a dishonored check;
(3) any finance or credit charge, penalty or charge
for delayed payment, or discount for prompt payment;
(4) any purchase by a purchaser if the operator is
prohibited by federal or State Constitution, treaty,
convention, statute or court decision from collecting the
tax from such purchaser;
(5) the isolated or occasional sale of parking spaces
subject to tax under this Act by a person who does not hold
himself out as being engaged (or who does not habitually
engage) in selling of parking spaces; and
(6) any amounts added to a purchaser's bills because
of charges made pursuant to the tax imposed by this Act. If
credit is extended, then the amount thereof shall be

included only as and when payments are made.
"Purchaser" means any person who acquires a parking space
in a parking area or garage for use for valuable
consideration.
"Use" means the exercise by any person of any right or
power over, or the enjoyment of, a parking space in a parking
area or garage subject to tax under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-700)
Sec. 10-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Booking intermediary" means any person or entity that
facilitates the processing and fulfillment of reservation
transactions between an operator and a person or entity
desiring parking in a parking lot or garage of that operator.
"Department" means the Department of Revenue.
"Operator" means any person who engages in the business of
operating a parking area or garage, or who, directly or
through an agreement or arrangement with another party,
collects the consideration for parking or storage of motor
vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled
vehicles, at that parking place. This includes, but is not
limited to, any facilitator or aggregator that collects the
purchase price from the purchaser. "Operator" does not include
a bank, credit card company, payment processor, booking
intermediary (except to the extent a booking intermediary is

required to be registered under Section 10-30 or as otherwise
provided in this Act), or person whose involvement is limited
to performing functions that are similar to those performed by
a bank, credit card company, or payment processor, or booking
intermediary.
"Parking area or garage" means any real estate, building,
structure, premises, enclosure or other place, whether
enclosed or not, except a public way, within the State, where
motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled
vehicles, are stored, housed or parked for hire, charge, fee
or other valuable consideration in a condition ready for use,
or where rent or compensation is paid to the owner, manager,
operator or lessee of the premises for the housing, storing,
sheltering, keeping or maintaining motor vehicles,
recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled vehicles.
"Parking area or garage" includes any parking area or garage,
whether the vehicle is parked by the owner of the vehicle or by
the operator or an attendant.
"Person" means any natural individual, firm, trust,
estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint
venture, corporation, limited liability company, or a
receiver, trustee, guardian, or other representative appointed
by order of any court.
"Purchase price" means the consideration paid for the
purchase of a parking space in a parking area or garage, valued
in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including

cash, gift cards, credits, and property, and shall be
determined without any deduction on account of the cost of
materials used, labor or service costs, or any other expense
whatsoever.
"Purchase price" includes any and all charges that the
recipient pays related to or incidental to obtaining the use
or privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or
garage, including but not limited to any and all related
markups, service fees, convenience fees, facilitation fees,
cancellation fees, overtime fees, or other such charges,
regardless of terminology. However, "purchase price" shall not
include consideration paid for:
(1) optional, separately stated charges not for the
use or privilege of using a parking space in the parking
area or garage;
(2) any charge for a dishonored check;
(3) any finance or credit charge, penalty or charge
for delayed payment, or discount for prompt payment;
(4) any purchase by a purchaser if the operator is
prohibited by federal or State Constitution, treaty,
convention, statute or court decision from collecting the
tax from such purchaser;
(5) the isolated or occasional sale of parking spaces
subject to tax under this Act by a person who does not hold
himself out as being engaged (or who does not habitually
engage) in selling of parking spaces; and

(6) any amounts added to a purchaser's bills because
of charges made pursuant to the tax imposed by this Act. If
credit is extended, then the amount thereof shall be
included only as and when payments are made.
"Purchaser" means any person who acquires a parking space
in a parking area or garage for use for valuable
consideration.
"Use" means the exercise by any person of any right or
power over, or the enjoyment of, a parking space in a parking
area or garage subject to tax under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-700, eff. 7-1-23.)
(35 ILCS 525/10-10)
Sec. 10-10. Imposition of tax; calculation of tax.
(a) Beginning on January 1, 2020, a tax is imposed on the
privilege of using in this State a parking space in a parking
area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor
vehicles, recreational vehicles, or other self-propelled
vehicles, at the rate of:
(1) 6% of the purchase price for a parking space paid
for on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis; and
(2) 9% of the purchase price for a parking space paid
for on a monthly or annual basis.
(b) The tax shall be collected from the purchaser by the
operator. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection,
beginning on January 1, 2024, if a booking intermediary

facilitates the processing and fulfillment of the reservation
for an operator that is not registered under Section 10-30,
then the tax shall be collected on the purchase price from the
purchaser by the booking intermediary on behalf of the
operator, and the tax shall be remitted to the Department by
the booking intermediary. The booking intermediary that
facilitates the processing and fulfillment of the reservation
for an operator that is not registered under Section 10-30 and
the unregistered operator are jointly and severally liable for
payment of the tax to the Department.
(b-5) Booking intermediaries shall collect the tax on the
purchase price paid by purchasers on behalf of registered
operators. If a booking intermediary charges a separate
service charge that is included in the purchase price, the tax
shall be collected on that separate service charge as well,
even if the separate service charge is retained by the booking
intermediary. Beginning January 1, 2024, booking
intermediaries are liable for and shall remit the tax to the
Department on any separately stated service fee that the
booking intermediary charges to the customer. Operators are
liable for the remittance of tax under this Act on the
remainder of the purchase price for the transaction. Booking
intermediaries and operators are subject to audit on all such
sales.
(c) An operator that has paid or remitted the tax imposed
by this Act to another operator in connection with the same

parking transaction, or the use of the same parking space,
that is subject to tax under this Act, shall be entitled to a
credit for such tax paid or remitted against the amount of tax
owed under this Act, provided that the other operator is
registered under this Act. The operator claiming the credit
shall have the burden of proving it is entitled to claim a
credit.
(d) If any operator or booking intermediary erroneously
collects tax or collects more from the purchaser than the
purchaser's liability for the transaction, the purchaser shall
have a legal right to claim a refund of such amount from the
operator or booking intermediary. However, if such amount is
not refunded to the purchaser for any reason, the operator or
booking intermediary is liable to pay such amount to the
Department.
(e) The tax imposed by this Section is not imposed with
respect to any transaction in interstate commerce, to the
extent that the transaction may not, under the Constitution
and statutes of the United States, be made the subject of
taxation by this State.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(35 ILCS 525/10-15)
Sec. 10-15. Filing of returns and deposit of proceeds. On
or before the last day of each calendar month, every operator
engaged in the business of providing to purchasers parking

areas and garages in this State during the preceding calendar
month and every booking intermediary required to collect tax
under Section 10-10 shall file a return with the Department,
stating:
(1) the name of the operator or booking intermediary;
(2) the address of its principal place of business
and, if applicable, the address of the principal place of
business from which it provides parking areas and garages
in this State;
(3) the total amount of receipts received by the
operator during the preceding calendar month or quarter,
as the case may be, from sales of parking spaces to
purchasers in parking areas or garages during the
preceding calendar month or quarter; the total amount of
receipts for separately stated service fees that are
charged to the customer by the booking intermediary in
connection with the booking intermediary's facilitation of
parking spot reservations for an operator during the
preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may be;
and, if the return is filed by a booking intermediary that
collects the tax under this Act on behalf of an
unregistered operator, as provided in Section 10-10, then
the total amount of receipts received by the booking
intermediary on behalf of the unregistered operator during
the preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may
be, from sales of parking spaces to purchasers in parking

areas or garages during the preceding calendar month or
quarter;
(4) deductions allowed by law;
(5) the total amount of receipts received by the
operator during the preceding calendar month or quarter
upon which the tax was computed; the total amount of
receipts for separately stated service fees that are
charged to the customer by a booking intermediary in
connection with the booking intermediary's facilitation of
parking spot reservations for an operator during the
preceding calendar month or quarter upon which the tax was
computed; and, if the return is filed by a booking
intermediary that collects the tax under this Act on
behalf of an unregistered operator, as provided in Section
10-10, then the total amount of receipts received by the
booking intermediary on behalf of the unregistered
operator during the preceding calendar month or quarter
upon which the tax was computed;
(6) the amount of tax due; and
(7) such other reasonable information as the
Department may require.
If an operator or booking intermediary ceases to engage in
the kind of business that makes it responsible for filing
returns under this Act, then that operator or booking
intermediary shall file a final return under this Act with the
Department on or before the last day of the month after

discontinuing such business.
All returns required to be filed and payments required to
be made under this Act shall be by electronic means. Taxpayers
who demonstrate hardship in filing or paying electronically
may petition the Department to waive the electronic filing or
payment requirement, or both. The Department may require a
separate return for the tax under this Act or combine the
return for the tax under this Act with the return for other
taxes. In addition to the requirement to file all returns
required to be filed and payments required to be made under
this Act by electronic means, booking intermediaries shall
file returns in the form and manner required by the
Department.
If the same person has more than one business registered
with the Department under separate registrations under this
Act, that person shall not file each return that is due as a
single return covering all such registered businesses but
shall file separate returns for each such registered business.
If the operator or booking intermediary is a corporation,
the return filed on behalf of that corporation shall be signed
by the president, vice-president, secretary, or treasurer, or
by a properly accredited agent of such corporation.
The operator or booking intermediary filing the return
under this Act shall, at the time of filing the return, pay to
the Department the amount of tax imposed by this Act less a
discount of 1.75%, not to exceed $1,000 per month, which is

allowed to reimburse the operator or booking intermediary for
the expenses incurred in keeping records, preparing and filing
returns, remitting the tax, and supplying data to the
Department on request.
If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, as shown on an original
return, the Department may authorize the taxpayer to credit
such excess payment against liability subsequently to be
remitted to the Department under this Act, in accordance with
reasonable rules adopted by the Department. If the Department
subsequently determines that all or any part of the credit
taken was not actually due to the taxpayer, the taxpayer's
discount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference
between the discount as applied to the credit taken and that
actually due, and that taxpayer shall be liable for penalties
and interest on such difference.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(35 ILCS 525/10-25)
Sec. 10-25. Collection of tax.
(a) Beginning with bills issued or charges collected for a
purchase of a parking space in a parking area or garage on and
after January 1, 2020, the tax imposed by this Act shall be
collected from the purchaser by the operator, or, beginning
January 1, 2024 by a booking intermediary as provided in
Section 10-10, at the rate stated in Section 10-10 and shall be

remitted to the Department as provided in this Act. All
charges for parking spaces in a parking area or garage are
presumed subject to tax collection. Operators and booking
intermediaries, as applicable, shall collect the tax from
purchasers by adding the tax to the amount of the purchase
price received from the purchaser. The tax imposed by the Act
shall when collected be stated as a distinct item separate and
apart from the purchase price of the service subject to tax
under this Act. However, where it is not possible to state the
tax separately the Department may by rule exempt such
purchases from this requirement so long as purchasers are
notified by language on the invoice or notified by a sign that
the tax is included in the purchase price.
(b) Any person purchasing a parking space in a parking
area or garage subject to tax under this Act as to which there
has been no charge made to him of the tax imposed by Section
10-10, shall make payment of the tax imposed by Section 10-10
of this Act in the form and manner provided by the Department,
such payment to be made to the Department in the manner and
form required by the Department not later than the 20th day of
the month following the month of purchase of the parking
space.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(35 ILCS 525/10-30)
Sec. 10-30. Registration of operators and booking

intermediaries.
(a) A person who engages in business as an operator of a
parking area or garage in this State, or, beginning January 1,
2024, a booking intermediary that directly charges to a
customer a separately stated service fee pursuant to
subsection (b-5) of Section 10-10, or, beginning January 1,
2024, a booking intermediary that facilitates the processing
and fulfillment of a reservation for an operator that is not
registered under Section 10-10, shall register with the
Department. Application for a certificate of registration
shall be made to the Department, by electronic means, in the
form and manner prescribed by the Department and shall contain
any reasonable information the Department may require. Upon
receipt of the application for a certificate of registration
in proper form and manner, the Department shall issue to the
applicant a certificate of registration. Operators who
demonstrate that they do not have access to the Internet or
demonstrate hardship in applying electronically may petition
the Department to waive the electronic application
requirements.
(b) The Department may refuse to issue or reissue a
certificate of registration to any applicant for the reasons
set forth in Section 2505-380 of the Department of Revenue Law
of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
(c) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Department
under this Section may, within 20 days after notice of such

decision, protest and request a hearing, whereupon the
Department shall give notice to such person of the time and
place fixed for such hearing and shall hold a hearing in
conformity with the provisions of this Act and then issue its
final administrative decision in the matter to such person. In
the absence of such a protest within 20 days, the Department's
decision shall become final without any further determination
being made or notice given.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(35 ILCS 525/10-35)
Sec. 10-35. Revocation of certificate of registration.
(a) The Department may, after notice and a hearing as
provided in this Act, revoke the certificate of registration
of any operator or booking intermediary who violates any of
the provisions of this Act or any rule adopted pursuant to this
Act. Before revocation of a certificate of registration, the
Department shall, within 90 days after non-compliance and at
least 7 days prior to the date of the hearing, give the
operator or booking intermediary so accused notice in writing
of the charge against him or her, and on the date designated
shall conduct a hearing upon this matter. The lapse of such
90-day period shall not preclude the Department from
conducting revocation proceedings at a later date if
necessary. Any hearing held under this Section shall be
conducted by the Director or by any officer or employee of the

Department designated in writing by the Director.
(b) The Department may revoke a certificate of
registration for the reasons set forth in Section 2505-380 of
the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code
of Illinois.
(c) Upon the hearing of any such proceeding, the Director
or any officer or employee of the Department designated in
writing by the Director may administer oaths, and the
Department may procure by its subpoena the attendance of
witnesses and, by its subpoena duces tecum, the production of
relevant books and papers. Any circuit court, upon application
either of the operator or of the Department, may, by order duly
entered, require the attendance of witnesses and the
production of relevant books and papers before the Department
in any hearing relating to the revocation of certificates of
registration. Upon refusal or neglect to obey the order of the
court, the court may compel obedience thereof by proceedings
for contempt.
(d) The Department may, by application to any circuit
court, obtain an injunction requiring any person who engages
in business as an operator or booking intermediary under this
Act to obtain a certificate of registration. Upon refusal or
neglect to obey the order of the court, the court may compel
obedience by proceedings for contempt.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)

(35 ILCS 525/10-45)
Sec. 10-45. Tax collected as debt owed to State. The tax
herein required to be collected by any operator, booking
intermediary, or valet business and any such tax collected by
that person, shall constitute a debt owed by that person to
this State.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(35 ILCS 525/10-50)
Sec. 10-50. Incorporation by reference. All of the
provisions of Sections 1, 2a, 2b, 3 (except provisions
relating to transaction returns and except for provisions that
are inconsistent with this Act), in respect to all provisions
therein other than the State rate of tax) 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d,
5e, 5f, 5g, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11a, 12,
and 13 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act that are not
inconsistent with this Act, and all provisions of the Uniform
Penalty and Interest Act shall apply, as far as practicable,
to the subject matter of this Act to the same extent as if such
provisions were included in this Act. The enumerated
provisions of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act in this
Section and all provisions of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
Act shall apply, as far as practicable, to booking
intermediaries required to be registered under Section 10-30
of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)

ARTICLE 25. HOTELS-DISASTER RELIEF
Section 25-5. The Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act is
amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
(35 ILCS 145/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 481b.33)
Sec. 3. Rate; exemptions.
(a) A tax is imposed upon persons engaged in the business
of renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel at the rate of
5% of 94% of the gross rental receipts from such renting,
leasing or letting, excluding, however, from gross rental
receipts, the proceeds of such renting, leasing or letting to
permanent residents of that hotel and proceeds from the tax
imposed under subsection (c) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan
Pier and Exposition Authority Act.
(b) There shall be imposed an additional tax upon persons
engaged in the business of renting, leasing or letting rooms
in a hotel at the rate of 1% of 94% of the gross rental
receipts from such renting, leasing or letting, excluding,
however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of such
renting, leasing or letting to permanent residents of that
hotel and proceeds from the tax imposed under subsection (c)
of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority Act.
(c) No funds received pursuant to this Act shall be used to

advertise for or otherwise promote new competition in the
hotel business.
(d) However, such tax is not imposed upon the privilege of
engaging in any business in Interstate Commerce or otherwise,
which business may not, under the Constitution and Statutes of
the United States, be made the subject of taxation by this
State. In addition, the tax is not imposed upon gross rental
receipts for which the hotel operator is prohibited from
obtaining reimbursement for the tax from the customer by
reason of a federal treaty.
(d-5) On and after July 1, 2017, the tax imposed by this
Act shall not apply to gross rental receipts received by an
entity that is organized and operated exclusively for
religious purposes and possesses an active Exemption
Identification Number issued by the Department pursuant to the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act when acting as a hotel operator
renting, leasing, or letting rooms:
(1) in furtherance of the purposes for which it is
organized; or
(2) to entities that (i) are organized and operated
exclusively for religious purposes, (ii) possess an active
Exemption Identification Number issued by the Department
pursuant to the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and (iii)
rent the rooms in furtherance of the purposes for which
they are organized.
No gross rental receipts are exempt under paragraph (2) of

this subsection (d-5) unless the hotel operator obtains the
active Exemption Identification Number from the exclusively
religious entity to whom it is renting and maintains that
number in its books and records. Gross rental receipts from
all rentals other than those described in items (1) or (2) of
this subsection (d-5) are subject to the tax imposed by this
Act unless otherwise exempt under this Act.
This subsection (d-5) is exempt from the sunset provisions
of Section 3-5 of this Act.
(d-10) On and after July 1, 2023, the tax imposed by this
Act shall not apply to gross rental receipts received from the
renting, leasing, or letting of rooms to an entity that is
organized and operated exclusively by an organization
chartered by the United States Congress for the purpose of
providing disaster relief and that possesses an active
Exemption Identification Number issued by the Department
pursuant to the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act if the renting,
leasing, or letting of the rooms is in furtherance of the
purposes for which the exempt organization is organized. This
subsection (d-10) is exempt from the sunset provisions of
Section 3-5 of this Act.
(e) Persons subject to the tax imposed by this Act may
reimburse themselves for their tax liability under this Act by
separately stating such tax as an additional charge, which
charge may be stated in combination, in a single amount, with
any tax imposed pursuant to Sections 8-3-13 and 8-3-14 of the

Illinois Municipal Code, and Section 25.05-10 of "An Act to
revise the law in relation to counties".
(f) If any hotel operator collects an amount (however
designated) which purports to reimburse such operator for
hotel operators' occupation tax liability measured by receipts
which are not subject to hotel operators' occupation tax, or
if any hotel operator, in collecting an amount (however
designated) which purports to reimburse such operator for
hotel operators' occupation tax liability measured by receipts
which are subject to tax under this Act, collects more from the
customer than the operators' hotel operators' occupation tax
liability in the transaction is, the customer shall have a
legal right to claim a refund of such amount from such
operator. However, if such amount is not refunded to the
customer for any reason, the hotel operator is liable to pay
such amount to the Department.
(Source: P.A. 100-213, eff. 8-18-17.)
ARTICLE 30. MUNICIPAL CODE-UTILITIES
Section 30-5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Section 8-11-2.5 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/8-11-2.5)
Sec. 8-11-2.5. Municipal tax review; requests for
information.

(a) If a municipality has imposed a tax under Section
8-11-2, then the municipality, which may act through its
designated auditor or agent, may conduct an audit of tax
receipts collected from the public utility that is subject to
the tax or that collects the tax from purchasers on behalf of
the municipality to determine whether the amount of tax that
was paid by the public utility was accurate.
(b) Not more than once every 2 years, a municipality that
has imposed a tax under Section 8-11-2 of this Code Act may,
subject to the limitations and protections stated in the Local
Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act, make a written
request via e-mail to an e-mail address provided by the
utility for any information from a utility in the format
maintained by the public utility in the ordinary course of its
business that the municipality reasonably requires in order to
perform an audit under subsection (a). The information that
may be requested by the municipality includes, without
limitation:
(1) in an electronic format used by the public utility
in the ordinary course of its business, the
premises-specific and other information used by the public
utility to determine the amount of tax due to the
municipality, for a time period that includes the year in
which the request is made and not more than 6 years
immediately preceding that year, as appropriate for the
period being audited, and which shall include for each

customer premises in the municipality: (i) the premises
address and zip code; (ii) the classification of the
premises as designated by the public utility, such as
residential, commercial, or industrial; (iii) monthly
usage information sufficient to calculate taxes due, in
therms, kilowatts, minutes, or other such other unit of
measurement used to calculate the taxes; (iv) the taxes
actually assessed, collected, and remitted to the
municipality; (v) the first date of service for the
premises, if that date occurred within the period being
audited; and (vi) any tax exemption claimed for the
premises and any additional information that supports a
specific tax exemption, if the municipality requests that
information, including the customer name and other
relevant data; however, a public utility that is an
electric utility may not provide other customer-specific
information to the municipality; and
(2) the premises address for customer accounts that
the public utility's records indicate are: (i) in a
bordering municipality, township, or unincorporated area
(other than the City of Chicago), provided that the
municipality provides the public utility a list of such
bordering jurisdictions; or (ii) in any zip code with
boundaries that include or are adjacent to the requesting
municipality provided that the municipality provides the
public utility a list of those zip codes; this item (ii)

applies to requests made on or after September 1, 2022. If
any such customer is determined by the municipality and
the utility to be located within the requesting
municipality, then the public utility shall provide the
additional information provided in paragraph (1) of this
subsection (b)..
Following the municipality's receipt of the information
provided by the public utility pursuant to paragraphs (1) or
(2) of this subsection (b), if a question or issue arises that
can only be addressed by accessing customer-specific or
additional information not described in this Section, then the
utility shall attempt to resolve the question or issue without
disclosing any customer-specific information. If this process
does not resolve the question or issue, then either the
municipality or public utility can further pursue the matter
before the Department of Revenue, which has the discretion to
receive or share customer-specific information with the
municipality as appropriate subject to confidentiality
restrictions.
(c) Each public utility must provide the information
requested under subsection (b) within 45 days after the date
of the request.
The time in which a public utility must provide the
information requested under subsection (b) may be extended by
an agreement between the municipality and the public utility.
(d) If an audit by the municipality or its agents finds an

error by the public utility in the amount of taxes paid by the
public utility, then the municipality must notify the public
utility of the error. Any such notice must be issued pursuant
to Section 30 of the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of
Rights Act or a lesser period of time from the date the tax was
due that may be specified in the municipal ordinance imposing
the tax. Upon such a notice, any audit shall be conducted
pursuant to Section 35 of the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill
of Rights Act subject to the timelines set forth in this
subsection (d). The public utility must submit a written
response within 60 days after the date the notice was
postmarked stating that it has corrected the error or stating
the reason that the error is inapplicable or inaccurate. The
municipality then has 60 days after the receipt of the public
utility's response to review and contest the conclusion of the
public utility. If the parties are unable to agree on the
disposition of the audit findings within 120 days after the
notification of the error to the public utility, then either
party may submit the matter for appeal as outlined in Section
40 of the Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act. If
the appeals process does not produce a satisfactory result,
then either party may pursue the alleged error in a court of
competent jurisdiction.
(e) The public utility shall be liable to the municipality
for unpaid taxes, including taxes that the public utility
failed to properly bill to the customer subject to subsection

paragraph (2) of subsection (e-10) of this Section. This
subsection (e) does not limit a utility's right to an
offsetting credit it would otherwise be entitled to, including
that authorized by subsection (c) of Section 8-11-2 of this
the Code. To the extent that a public utility's errors in past
tax collections and payments relate to premises located in an
area of the municipality that was annexed on or after March 17,
2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1144) this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, however, the
public utility shall only be liable for such errors beginning
60 days after the date that the municipality provided the
public utility notice of the annexation, provided that the
public utility provides municipalities with an email address
to send annexation notices. A copy of the annexation ordinance
and the map filed with the County Clerk sent to the email
address provided by the public utility shall be deemed
sufficient notice, but other forms of notice may also be
sufficient.
(e-5) Upon mutual agreement, a utility and municipality
may use a web portal in lieu of email to receive notice of
annexations and boundary changes. After December 31, 2025 for
a gas public utility that serves more than 2,000,000 customers
in Illinois and after December 31, 2022 for all other public
utilities that serve more than 1,000,000 retail customers in
Illinois, the public utilities shall provide a secure web
portal for municipalities to use, and, thereafter, the web

portals shall be used by all municipalities to notify the
public utilities of annexations. The web portal must provide
the municipality with an electronic record of all
communications and attached documents that the municipality
has submitted through the portal.
(e-10) (1) No later than August 1, 2023, the Department of
Revenue shall develop and publish a written process to be used
by each public utility and each municipality that imposes a
tax under Section 8-11-2 of this the Code, which may act
through its designated auditor or agent, under which:
(A) by December 31, 2024, and on a regular schedule
thereafter to occur approximately every 5 years, each
public utility shall work collaboratively with each
municipality to develop and file with the Department of
Revenue, a master list of all premises addresses in the
municipality (including premises addresses with inactive
accounts) that are subject to such tax and all accounts in
the municipality that are exempt from such tax, provided
that the final date for the first master list shall be
extended, at the utility's request, to no later than
December 31, 2026;
(B) information is provided to the municipality to
facilitate development of the master list including
information described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b)
of this Section regarding all accounts (including premises
addresses with inactive accounts) that the public

utility's records show are in the municipality and the
premises addresses in (i) any bordering municipality, (ii)
any bordering township, or (iii) any zip code that is in
any part in the municipality or that borders the
municipality;
(C) any dispute between the public utility and the
municipality related to the master list will be resolved;
(D) on a semi-annual basis following the development
of the master list, each public utility shall provide to
each municipality certain information that the
municipality can use to nominate changes to the master
list, including, but not limited to: (i) a list of any
tax-related changes, such as the addition or removal of an
exemption, or to the taxing jurisdiction, to any account
on the master list; and (ii) new premises addresses within
the municipality, any bordering municipality, in any
bordering township, or in any zip code that is in any part
in the municipality or that borders the municipality;
(E) accounts nominated by the municipality to be added
or deleted from the master list may be submitted to the
public utility and related disputes will be resolved;
(F) changes may be made to the master list; and
(G) the utility may file a master list based solely on
its records if the municipality fails to participate and
such a municipality may request to restart the process
prior to the end of the 5-year five-year cycle.

(2) No public utility is liable for any error in tax
collections or payments due more than 60 days after the date
that the first master list for the relevant municipality is
filed with the Department of Revenue unless such error in tax
collection or payment:
(A) was related to a premises address on the master
list at the time of the error;
(B) was related to an area of the municipality annexed
on or after March 17, 2023 (the effective date of Public
Act 102-1144) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly, notice of which was properly provided to the
public utility pursuant to the procedures set forth in
subsection (e); or
(C) resulted from the public utility's failure to
comply with the process established in this subsection
(e-10).
(3) If the public utility uses a portal as set forth in
subsection (e-5), all lists, changes affecting tax collection
and remission, proposed corrections, and reports shall be
provided through such portal.
(e-15) If a customer paid a tax to a municipality that the
customer did not owe or was in excess of the tax the customer
owed, then the customer may, to the extent allowed by Section
9-252 of the Public Utilities Act, recover the tax or over
payment from the public utility, and any amount so paid by the
public utility may be deducted by that public utility from any

taxes then or thereafter owed by the public utility to that
municipality.
(e-20) (1) Any court of competent jurisdiction The
Department of Revenue shall have the authority to resolve a
claim by a municipality that a public utility materially
failed to comply with the requirements of subsections (b) or
(c) of this Section or the process developed under subsection
(e-10) of this Section. If a court the Department of Revenue
finds, after notice and hearing, that a public utility (i)
caused a material delay in providing information properly
requested under such subsections or (ii) omitted a material
portion of information properly requested, then, if the claim
relates to subsections (b) or (c), the court Department shall
assess a penalty on the utility of up to $50,000 per audit, or
up to $10,000 per audit for a utility that served less than
100,000 retail customers on the date of the audit notice, or,
if the claim relates to subsection (e-10), up to $50,000 per
5-year master list cycle or up to $10,000 per cycle for a
utility that served less than 100,000 retail customers on the
date such master list was filed with the Department, which
penalty shall be paid by the public utility to the
municipality Department of Revenue for deposit into the
Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a penalty assessed
pursuant to this subsection shall be the exclusive remedy for
the conduct that is the subject of the claim. A penalty

assessed under this subsection shall bar and prohibit pursuit
of any other penalty, fine, or recovery related to the conduct
for which the penalty was assessed.
(2) No penalty shall be assessed by the Department
pursuant to this subsection if the Department finds that a
delay or omission was immaterial or de minimis.
(3) Any penalties or fines paid by a public utility
pursuant to this subsection shall not be recoverable through
the utility's rates.
(4) (Blank). If a municipality and public utility have a
disagreement regarding the scope or conduct of an audit
undertaken pursuant to this Section, they shall work together
in good faith to attempt to resolve the dispute. If, after a
period of no less than 14 days, the municipality and public
utility are not able to reach an agreement regarding the
dispute, either entity, or both entities jointly, may submit a
request to the Illinois Department of Revenue seeking
resolution of the dispute, and the Department shall have the
authority to resolve the issue, and shall resolve such dispute
within 60 days. Each such request must include a statement
showing that consultation and reasonable attempts to resolve
the dispute have failed.
The time period established pursuant to this Section for
complying with requests for information under this Section
shall be suspended during the dispute resolution processes set
forth in this paragraph (4) of subsection (e-20), but only for

the issue or issues that are the subject of the dispute.
Information requests that are undisputed shall continue to be
subject to the time periods for compliance set forth in this
Section.
(f) All account-specific account specific and
premises-specific information provided by a public utility
under this Section may be used only for the purpose of an audit
of taxes conducted under this Section and the enforcement of
any related tax claim. All such information must be held in
strict confidence by the municipality and its agents and may
not be disclosed to the public under the Freedom of
Information Act or under any other similar statutes allowing
for or requiring public disclosure.
(g) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed
as diminishing or replacing any civil remedy available to a
municipality, taxpayer, or tax collector.
(h) This Section does not apply to any municipality having
a population greater than 1,000,000.
(i) The changes to subsection (e) and paragraph (2) of
subsection (e-10) of this Section made by Public Act 102-1144
this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly apply to
taxes due on or after August 1, 2022. The remaining changes to
this Section made by Public Act 102-1144 this amendatory Act
of the 102nd General Assembly apply on or after March 17, 2023
(the effective date of Public Act 102-1144) this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

(j) As used in this Section:
"Customer-specific information" means the name, phone
number, email address, and banking information of a customer.
"Customer-specific information" includes the load-shape data
associated with a customer account. "Customer-specific
information" does not include the tax-exempt status of the
premises and the name of tax-exempt tax exempt customers.
"Premises-specific information" means any information,
including billing and usage data, associated with a premises
address that is not customer-specific information.
"Premises address" includes the jurisdiction to which the
address is currently coded by the public utility for municipal
tax purposes.
(Source: P.A. 102-1144, eff. 3-17-23; revised 4-5-23.)
ARTICLE 35. RIVER EDGE ZONES
Section 35-5. The River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act is
amended by changing Section 10-5.3 as follows:
(65 ILCS 115/10-5.3)
Sec. 10-5.3. Certification of River Edge Redevelopment
Zones.
(a) Approval of designated River Edge Redevelopment Zones
shall be made by the Department by certification of the
designating ordinance. The Department shall promptly issue a

certificate for each zone upon its approval. The certificate
shall be signed by the Director of the Department, shall make
specific reference to the designating ordinance, which shall
be attached thereto, and shall be filed in the office of the
Secretary of State. A certified copy of the River Edge
Redevelopment Zone Certificate, or a duplicate original
thereof, shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of
deeds of the county in which the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
lies.
(b) A River Edge Redevelopment Zone shall be effective
upon its certification. The Department shall transmit a copy
of the certification to the Department of Revenue, and to the
designating municipality. Upon certification of a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone, the terms and provisions of the
designating ordinance shall be in effect, and may not be
amended or repealed except in accordance with Section 10-5.4.
(c) A River Edge Redevelopment Zone shall be in effect for
the period stated in the certificate, which shall in no event
exceed 30 calendar years. Zones shall terminate at midnight of
December 31 of the final calendar year of the certified term,
except as provided in Section 10-5.4.
(d) In calendar years 2006 and 2007, the Department may
certify one pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone in the City of
East St. Louis, one pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone in the
City of Rockford, and one pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone
in the City of Aurora.

In calendar year 2009, the Department may certify one
pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone in the City of Elgin.
On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 97th General Assembly, the Department may certify one
additional pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zone in the City of
Peoria.
On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 103rd General Assembly, the Department may certify 2
additional pilot River Edge Redevelopment Zones, including one
in the City of Joliet and one in the City of Kankakee.
After certifying the additional pilot River Edge
Redevelopment Zones authorized by the above paragraphs,
Thereafter the Department may not certify any additional River
Edge Redevelopment Zones, but it may amend and rescind
certifications of existing River Edge Redevelopment Zones in
accordance with Section 10-5.4, except that no River Edge
Redevelopment Zone may be extended on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. Each
River Edge Redevelopment Zone in existence on the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall
continue until its scheduled termination under this Act,
unless the Zone is decertified sooner. At the time of its term
expiration each River Edge Redevelopment Zone will become an
open enterprise zone, available for the previously designated
area or a different area to compete for designation as an
enterprise zone. No preference for designation as a Zone will

be given to the previously designated area.
(e) A municipality in which a River Edge Redevelopment
Zone has been certified must submit to the Department, within
60 days after the certification, a plan for encouraging the
participation by minority persons, women, persons with
disabilities, and veterans in the zone. The Department may
assist the municipality in developing and implementing the
plan. The terms "minority person", "woman", and "person with a
disability" have the meanings set forth under Section 2 of the
Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
Disabilities Act. "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who is
a veteran as defined in subsection (h) of Section 1491 of Title
10 of the United States Code.
(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
ARTICLE 40. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Section 40-5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 228 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/228)
Sec. 228. Historic preservation credit. For tax years
beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and ending on or before
December 31, 2028 December 31, 2023, a taxpayer who qualifies
for a credit under the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act is
entitled to a credit against the taxes imposed under

subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act as provided
in that Act. If the taxpayer is a partnership, Subchapter S
corporation, or a limited liability company the credit shall
be allowed to the partners, shareholders, or members in
accordance with the determination of income and distributive
share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of
the Internal Revenue Code provided that credits granted to a
partnership, a limited liability company taxed as a
partnership, or other multiple owners of property shall be
passed through to the partners, members, or owners
respectively on a pro rata basis or pursuant to an executed
agreement among the partners, members, or owners documenting
any alternate distribution method. If the amount of any tax
credit awarded under this Section exceeds the qualified
taxpayer's income tax liability for the year in which the
qualified rehabilitation plan was placed in service, the
excess amount may be carried forward as provided in the
Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-741, eff. 5-6-22.)
Section 40-10. The Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act is
amended by changing Sections 10 and 20 as follows:
(35 ILCS 31/10)
Sec. 10. Allowable credit.
(a) To the extent authorized by this Act, for taxable

years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and ending on or
before December 31, 2028 December 31, 2023, there shall be
allowed a tax credit to the qualified taxpayer against the tax
imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act in an aggregate amount equal to 25% of
qualified expenditures, but not to exceed $3,000,000, incurred
undertaking a qualified rehabilitation plan, provided that the
total amount of such expenditures must (i) equal $5,000 or
more and (ii) exceed the adjusted basis of the structure on the
first day the qualified rehabilitation plan commenced. If the
qualified rehabilitation plan spans multiple years, the
aggregate credit for the entire project shall be allowed in
the last taxable year.
(b) To obtain a tax credit certificate pursuant to this
Section, the qualified taxpayer must apply with the Division.
The Division shall determine the amount of eligible
rehabilitation expenditures within 45 days after receipt of a
complete application. The taxpayer must provide to the
Division a third-party cost certification conducted by a
certified public accountant verifying (i) the qualified and
non-qualified rehabilitation expenses and (ii) that the
qualified expenditures exceed the adjusted basis of the
structure on the first day the qualified rehabilitation plan
commenced. The accountant shall provide appropriate review and
testing of invoices. The Division is authorized, but not
required, to accept this third-party cost certification to

determine the amount of qualified expenditures. The Division
and the National Park Service shall determine whether the
rehabilitation is consistent with the Standards of the
Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior.
(c) If the amount of any tax credit awarded under this Act
exceeds the qualified taxpayer's income tax liability for the
year in which the qualified rehabilitation plan was placed in
service, the excess amount may be carried forward for
deduction from the taxpayer's income tax liability in the next
succeeding year or years until the total amount of the credit
has been used, except that a credit may not be carried forward
for deduction after the tenth taxable year after the taxable
year in which the qualified rehabilitation plan was placed in
service. Upon completion of the project and approval of the
complete application, the Division shall issue a single
certificate in the amount of the eligible credits equal to 25%
of the qualified expenditures incurred during the eligible
taxable years, not to exceed the lesser of the allocated
amount or $3,000,000 per single qualified rehabilitation plan.
Prior to the issuance of the tax credit certificate, the
qualified taxpayer must provide to the Division verification
that the rehabilitated structure is a qualified historic
structure. At the time the certificate is issued, an issuance
fee up to the maximum amount of 2% of the amount of the credits
issued by the certificate may be collected from the qualified
taxpayer to administer the Act. If collected, this issuance

fee shall be directed to the Division Historic Property
Administrative Fund or other such fund as appropriate for use
of the Division in the administration of the Historic
Preservation Tax Credit Program. The taxpayer must attach the
certificate or legal documentation of her or his proportional
share of the certificate to the tax return on which the credits
are to be claimed. The tax credit under this Section may not
reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the
amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year,
the excess credit may be carried forward and applied to the tax
liability of the 10 taxable years following the first excess
credit year. The taxpayer is not eligible to receive credits
under this Section and under Section 221 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act for the same qualified expenditures or
qualified rehabilitation plan.
(d) If the taxpayer is (i) a corporation having an
election in effect under Subchapter S of the federal Internal
Revenue Code, (ii) a partnership, or (iii) a limited liability
company, the credit provided under this Act may be claimed by
the shareholders of the corporation, the partners of the
partnership, or the members of the limited liability company
in the same manner as those shareholders, partners, or members
account for their proportionate shares of the income or losses
of the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company,
or as provided in the bylaws or other executed agreement of the
corporation, partnership, or limited liability company.

Credits granted to a partnership, a limited liability company
taxed as a partnership, or other multiple owners of property
shall be passed through to the partners, members, or owners
respectively on a pro rata basis or pursuant to an executed
agreement among the partners, members, or owners documenting
any alternate distribution method.
(e) If a recapture event occurs during the recapture
period with respect to a qualified historic structure, then
for any taxable year in which the credits are allowed as
specified in this Act, the tax under the applicable Section of
this Act shall be increased by applying the recapture
percentage set forth below to the tax decrease resulting from
the application of credits allowed under this Act to the
taxable year in question.
For the purposes of this subsection, the recapture
percentage shall be determined as follows:
(1) if the recapture event occurs within the first
year after commencement of the recapture period, then the
recapture percentage is 100%;
(2) if the recapture event occurs within the second
year after commencement of the recapture period, then the
recapture percentage is 80%;
(3) if the recapture event occurs within the third
year after commencement of the recapture period, then the
recapture percentage is 60%;
(4) if the recapture event occurs within the fourth

year after commencement of the recapture period, then the
recapture percentage is 40%; and
(5) if the recapture event occurs within the fifth
year after commencement of the recapture period, then the
recapture percentage is 20%.
In the case of any recapture event, the carryforwards
under this Act shall be adjusted by reason of such event.
(f) The Division may adopt rules to implement this Section
in addition to the rules expressly authorized herein.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-741, eff. 5-6-22.)
(35 ILCS 31/20)
Sec. 20. Limitations, reporting, and monitoring.
(a) In each every calendar year beginning on or after
January 1, 2019 and ending on or before December 31, 2023 that
this program is in effect, the Division is authorized to
allocate $15,000,000 in tax credits in addition to any
unallocated, returned, or rescinded allocations from previous
years, pursuant to qualified rehabilitation plans. In each
calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and ending
on or before December 31, 2028, the Division is authorized to
allocate $25,000,000 in tax credits in addition to any
unallocated, returned, or rescinded allocations from previous
years, pursuant to qualified rehabilitation plans. The
Division shall not allocate or award more than $3,000,000 in
tax credits with regard to a single qualified rehabilitation

plan. In allocating tax credits under this Act, the Division
must prioritize applications that meet one or more of the
following:
(1) the structure is located in a county that borders
a State with a historic income-producing property
rehabilitation credit;
(2) the structure was previously owned by a federal,
state, or local governmental entity for no less than 6
months;
(3) the structure is located in a census tract that
has a median family income at or below the State median
family income; data from the most recent 5-year estimate
from the American Community Survey (ACS), published by the
U.S. Census Bureau, shall be used to determine
eligibility;
(4) the qualified rehabilitation plan includes in the
development partnership a Community Development Entity or
a low-profit (B Corporation) or not-for-profit
organization, as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code; or
(5) the structure is located in an area declared under
an Emergency Declaration or Major Disaster Declaration
under the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act. The declaration must be no older
than 3 years at the time of application.
(b) The annual aggregate authorization of $15,000,000 set

forth in subsection (a) shall be allocated by the Division, in
such proportion as determined by the Director twice in each
calendar year that the program is in effect, provided that the
amount initially allocated by the Division for the first
calendar year application period shall not exceed 65% of the
total amount available for allocation. Any unallocated amount
remaining as of the end of the second application period of a
given calendar year shall be rolled over and added to the total
authorized amount for the next available calendar year. The
qualified rehabilitation plan must meet a readiness test, as
defined by the Division, in order for the application to
qualify. In any given application period, applications that
qualify under this Act will be prioritized as set forth in
subsection (a) and placed in a queue based on the date and time
the application is received. Applicants whose applications
qualify but do not receive an allocation must reapply to be
considered in subsequent application periods.
(c) Subject to appropriation to the Division, moneys in
the Historic Property Administrative Fund shall be used, on a
biennial basis, beginning at the end of the second fiscal year
after the effective date of this Act, to hire a qualified third
party to prepare a biennial report to assess the overall
impact of this Act from the qualified rehabilitation plans
under this Act completed in that year and in previous years.
Baseline data of the metrics in the report shall be collected
at the initiation of a qualified rehabilitation plan. The

overall economic impact shall include at least:
(1) the number of applications, project locations, and
proposed use of qualified historic structures;
(2) the amount of credits awarded and the number and
location of projects receiving credit allocations;
(3) the status of ongoing projects and projected
qualifying expenditures for ongoing projects;
(4) for completed projects, the total amount of
qualifying rehabilitation expenditures and non-qualifying
expenditures, the number of housing units created and the
number of housing units that qualify as affordable, and
the total square footage rehabilitated and developed;
(5) direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts;
(6) temporary, permanent, and construction jobs
created; and
(7) sales, income, and property tax generation before
construction, during construction, and after completion.
The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with the
Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk
and the Secretary shall direct.
(d) Any time prior to issuance of a tax credit
certificate, the Director of the Division, the State Historic
Preservation Officer, or staff of the Division may, upon
reasonable notice of not less than 3 business days, conduct a
site visit to the project to inspect and evaluate the project.

(e) Any time prior to the issuance of a tax credit
certificate, the Director may, upon reasonable notice of not
less than 30 calendar days, request a status report from the
Applicant consisting of information and updates relevant to
the status of the project. Status reports shall not be
requested more than twice yearly.
(f) In order to demonstrate sufficient evidence of
reviewable progress within 12 months after the date the
Applicant received notification of allocation from the
Division, the Director may require the Applicant to provide
all of the following:
(1) a viable financial plan which demonstrates by way
of an executed agreement that all financing has been
secured for the project; such financing shall include, but
not be limited to, equity investment as demonstrated by
letters of commitment from the owner of the property,
investment partners, and equity investors;
(2) (blank); and
(3) all historic approvals, including all federal and
State rehabilitation documents required by the Division.
The Director shall review the submitted evidence and may
request additional documentation from the Applicant if
necessary. The Applicant will have 30 calendar days to provide
the information requested, otherwise the allocation may be
rescinded at the discretion of the Director.
(g) In order to demonstrate sufficient evidence of

reviewable progress within 24 months after the date the
application received notification of approval from the
Division, the Director may require the Applicant to provide
detailed evidence that the Applicant has secured and closed on
financing for the complete scope of rehabilitation for the
project. To demonstrate evidence that the Applicant has
secured and closed on financing, the Applicant will need to
provide signed and processed loan agreements, bank financing
documents or other legal and contractual evidence to
demonstrate that adequate financing is available to complete
the project. The Director shall review the submitted evidence
and may request additional documentation from the Applicant if
necessary. The Applicant will have 30 calendar days to provide
the information requested, otherwise the allocation may be
rescinded at the discretion of the Director.
If the Applicant fails to document reviewable progress
within 24 months of approval, the Director may notify the
Applicant that the allocation is rescinded. However, should
financing and construction be imminent, the Director may elect
to grant the Applicant no more than 5 months to close on
financing and commence construction. If the Applicant fails to
meet these conditions in the required timeframe, the Director
shall notify the Applicant that the allocation is rescinded.
Any such rescinded allocation shall be added to the aggregate
amount of credits available for allocation for the year in
which the forfeiture occurred.

The amount of the qualified expenditures identified in the
qualified taxpayer's certification of completion and reflected
on the Historic Preservation Tax Credit certificate issued by
the Director is subject to inspection, examination, and audit
by the Department of Revenue.
The qualified taxpayer shall establish and maintain for a
period of 4 years following the effective date on a project tax
credit certificate such records as required by the Director.
Such records include, but are not limited to, records
documenting project expenditures and compliance with the U.S.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The qualified taxpayer
shall make such records available for review and verification
by the Director, the State Historic Preservation Officer, the
Department of Revenue, or appropriate staff, as well as other
appropriate State agencies. In the event the Director
determines an Applicant has submitted a status report
containing erroneous information or data not supported by
records established and maintained under this Act, the
Director may, after providing notice, require the Applicant to
resubmit corrected reports.
(Source: P.A. 102-741, eff. 5-6-22.)
ARTICLE 45. HIGH IMPACT BUSINESSES
Section 45-5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended
by changing Section 5.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 655/5.5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1)
Sec. 5.5. High Impact Business.
(a) In order to respond to unique opportunities to assist
in the encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of
the private sector through large scale investment and
development projects, the Department is authorized to receive
and approve applications for the designation of "High Impact
Businesses" in Illinois, for an initial term of 20 years with
an option for renewal for a term not to exceed 20 years,
subject to the following conditions:
(1) such applications may be submitted at any time
during the year;
(2) such business is not located, at the time of
designation, in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
this Act;
(3) the business intends to do one or more of the
following:
(A) the business intends to make a minimum
investment of $12,000,000 which will be placed in
service in qualified property and intends to create
500 full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location
in Illinois or intends to make a minimum investment of
$30,000,000 which will be placed in service in
qualified property and intends to retain 1,500
full-time retained jobs at a designated location in

Illinois. The terms "placed in service" and "qualified
property" have the same meanings as described in
subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
Tax Act; or
(B) the business intends to establish a new
electric generating facility at a designated location
in Illinois. "New electric generating facility", for
purposes of this Section, means a newly constructed
electric generation plant or a newly constructed
generation capacity expansion at an existing electric
generation plant, including the transmission lines and
associated equipment that transfers electricity from
points of supply to points of delivery, and for which
such new foundation construction commenced not sooner
than July 1, 2001. Such facility shall be designed to
provide baseload electric generation and shall operate
on a continuous basis throughout the year; and (i)
shall have an aggregate rated generating capacity of
at least 1,000 megawatts for all new units at one site
if it uses natural gas as its primary fuel and
foundation construction of the facility is commenced
on or before December 31, 2004, or shall have an
aggregate rated generating capacity of at least 400
megawatts for all new units at one site if it uses coal
or gases derived from coal as its primary fuel and
shall support the creation of at least 150 new

Illinois coal mining jobs, or (ii) shall be funded
through a federal Department of Energy grant before
December 31, 2010 and shall support the creation of
Illinois coal-mining jobs, or (iii) shall use coal
gasification or integrated gasification-combined cycle
units that generate electricity or chemicals, or both,
and shall support the creation of Illinois coal-mining
jobs. The term "placed in service" has the same
meaning as described in subsection (h) of Section 201
of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
(B-5) the business intends to establish a new
gasification facility at a designated location in
Illinois. As used in this Section, "new gasification
facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification
facility that generates chemical feedstocks or
transportation fuels derived from coal (which may
include, but are not limited to, methane, methanol,
and nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation
or retention of Illinois coal-mining jobs, and that
qualifies for financial assistance from the Department
before December 31, 2010. A new gasification facility
does not include a pilot project located within
Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to
Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal;
or
(C) the business intends to establish production

operations at a new coal mine, re-establish production
operations at a closed coal mine, or expand production
at an existing coal mine at a designated location in
Illinois not sooner than July 1, 2001; provided that
the production operations result in the creation of
150 new Illinois coal mining jobs as described in
subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this Section, and further
provided that the coal extracted from such mine is
utilized as the predominant source for a new electric
generating facility. The term "placed in service" has
the same meaning as described in subsection (h) of
Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; or
(D) the business intends to construct new
transmission facilities or upgrade existing
transmission facilities at designated locations in
Illinois, for which construction commenced not sooner
than July 1, 2001. For the purposes of this Section,
"transmission facilities" means transmission lines
with a voltage rating of 115 kilovolts or above,
including associated equipment, that transfer
electricity from points of supply to points of
delivery and that transmit a majority of the
electricity generated by a new electric generating
facility designated as a High Impact Business in
accordance with this Section. The term "placed in
service" has the same meaning as described in

subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
Tax Act; or
(E) the business intends to establish a new wind
power facility at a designated location in Illinois.
For purposes of this Section, "new wind power
facility" means a newly constructed electric
generation facility, a newly constructed expansion of
an existing electric generation facility, or the
replacement of an existing electric generation
facility, including the demolition and removal of an
electric generation facility irrespective of whether
it will be replaced, placed in service or replaced on
or after July 1, 2009, that generates electricity
using wind energy devices, and such facility shall be
deemed to include any permanent structures associated
with the electric generation facility and all
associated transmission lines, substations, and other
equipment related to the generation of electricity
from wind energy devices. For purposes of this
Section, "wind energy device" means any device, with a
nameplate capacity of at least 0.5 megawatts, that is
used in the process of converting kinetic energy from
the wind to generate electricity; or
(E-5) the business intends to establish a new
utility-scale solar facility at a designated location
in Illinois. For purposes of this Section, "new

utility-scale solar power facility" means a newly
constructed electric generation facility, or a newly
constructed expansion of an existing electric
generation facility, placed in service on or after
July 1, 2021, that (i) generates electricity using
photovoltaic cells and (ii) has a nameplate capacity
that is greater than 5,000 kilowatts, and such
facility shall be deemed to include all associated
transmission lines, substations, energy storage
facilities, and other equipment related to the
generation and storage of electricity from
photovoltaic cells; or
(F) the business commits to (i) make a minimum
investment of $500,000,000, which will be placed in
service in a qualified property, (ii) create 125
full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
Illinois, (iii) establish a fertilizer plant at a
designated location in Illinois that complies with the
set-back standards as described in Table 1: Initial
Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the 2012
Emergency Response Guidebook published by the United
States Department of Transportation, (iv) pay a
prevailing wage for employees at that location who are
engaged in construction activities, and (v) secure an
appropriate level of general liability insurance to
protect against catastrophic failure of the fertilizer

plant or any of its constituent systems; in addition,
the business must agree to enter into a construction
project labor agreement including provisions
establishing wages, benefits, and other compensation
for employees performing work under the project labor
agreement at that location; for the purposes of this
Section, "fertilizer plant" means a newly constructed
or upgraded plant utilizing gas used in the production
of anhydrous ammonia and downstream nitrogen
fertilizer products for resale; for the purposes of
this Section, "prevailing wage" means the hourly cash
wages plus fringe benefits for training and
apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, health and welfare, insurance, vacations and
pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the
work is being performed, to employees engaged in work
of a similar character on public works; this paragraph
(F) applies only to businesses that submit an
application to the Department within 60 days after
July 25, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
98-109); or and
(G) the business intends to establish a new
cultured cell material food production facility at a
designated location in Illinois. As used in this
paragraph (G):

"Cultured cell material food production facility"
means a facility (i) at which cultured animal cell
food is developed using animal cell culture
technology, (ii) at which production processes occur
that include the establishment of cell lines and cell
banks, manufacturing controls, and all components and
inputs, and (iii) that complies with all existing
registrations, inspections, licensing, and approvals
from all applicable and participating State and
federal food agencies, including the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, and the
United States Food and Drug Administration, to ensure
that all food production is safe and lawful under
provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
related to the development, production, and storage of
cultured animal cell food.
"New cultured cell material food production
facility" means a newly constructed cultured cell
material food production facility that is placed in
service on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly or a
newly constructed expansion of an existing cultured
cell material food production facility, in a
controlled environment, when the improvements are
placed in service on or after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly; and

(4) no later than 90 days after an application is
submitted, the Department shall notify the applicant of
the Department's determination of the qualification of the
proposed High Impact Business under this Section.
(b) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section shall
qualify for the credits and exemptions described in the
following Acts: Section 9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the
Public Utilities Act, subsection (h) of Section 201 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act, and Section 1d of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act; provided that these credits and exemptions
described in these Acts shall not be authorized until the
minimum investments set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
Section have been placed in service in qualified properties
and, in the case of the exemptions described in the Public
Utilities Act and Section 1d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act, the minimum full-time equivalent jobs or full-time
retained jobs set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
Section have been created or retained. Businesses designated
as High Impact Businesses under this Section shall also
qualify for the exemption described in Section 5l of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The credit provided in
subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
shall be applicable to investments in qualified property as
set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section.
(b-5) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses

pursuant to subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(B-5), (a)(3)(C),
and (a)(3)(D), and (a)(3)(G) of this Section shall qualify for
the credits and exemptions described in the following Acts:
Section 51 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9-222
and Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and
subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act;
however, the credits and exemptions authorized under Section
9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and
subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
shall not be authorized until the new electric generating
facility, the new gasification facility, the new transmission
facility, or the new, expanded, or reopened coal mine, or the
new cultured cell material food production facility is
operational, except that a new electric generating facility
whose primary fuel source is natural gas is eligible only for
the exemption under Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act.
(b-6) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(E) or (a)(3)(E-5) of this
Section shall qualify for the exemptions described in Section
5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; any business so
designated as a High Impact Business being, for purposes of
this Section, a "Wind Energy Business".
(b-7) Beginning on January 1, 2021, businesses designated
as High Impact Businesses by the Department shall qualify for
the High Impact Business construction jobs credit under

subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
if the business meets the criteria set forth in subsection (i)
of this Section. The total aggregate amount of credits awarded
under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9)
shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
(c) High Impact Businesses located in federally designated
foreign trade zones or sub-zones are also eligible for
additional credits, exemptions and deductions as described in
the following Acts: Section 9-221 and Section 9-222.1 of the
Public Utilities Act; and subsection (g) of Section 201, and
Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
(d) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
(a)(3)(E), or (a)(3)(E-5), or (a)(3)(G) of this Section,
existing Illinois businesses which apply for designation as a
High Impact Business must provide the Department with the
prospective plan for which 1,500 full-time retained jobs would
be eliminated in the event that the business is not
designated.
(e) Except for new businesses wind power facilities
contemplated under subdivision (a)(3)(E) or subdivision
(a)(3)(G) of this Section, new proposed facilities which apply
for designation as High Impact Business must provide the
Department with proof of alternative non-Illinois sites which
would receive the proposed investment and job creation in the
event that the business is not designated as a High Impact
Business.

(f) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
(a)(3)(E) or subdivision (a)(3)(G) of this Section, in the
event that a business is designated a High Impact Business and
it is later determined after reasonable notice and an
opportunity for a hearing as provided under the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act, that the business would have
placed in service in qualified property the investments and
created or retained the requisite number of jobs without the
benefits of the High Impact Business designation, the
Department shall be required to immediately revoke the
designation and notify the Director of the Department of
Revenue who shall begin proceedings to recover all wrongfully
exempted State taxes with interest. The business shall also be
ineligible for all State funded Department programs for a
period of 10 years.
(g) The Department shall revoke a High Impact Business
designation if the participating business fails to comply with
the terms and conditions of the designation.
(h) Prior to designating a business, the Department shall
provide the members of the General Assembly and Commission on
Government Forecasting and Accountability with a report
setting forth the terms and conditions of the designation and
guarantees that have been received by the Department in
relation to the proposed business being designated.
(i) High Impact Business construction jobs credit.
Beginning on January 1, 2021, a High Impact Business may

receive a tax credit against the tax imposed under subsections
(a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an
amount equal to 50% of the amount of the incremental income tax
attributable to High Impact Business construction jobs credit
employees employed in the course of completing a High Impact
Business construction jobs project. However, the High Impact
Business construction jobs credit may equal 75% of the amount
of the incremental income tax attributable to High Impact
Business construction jobs credit employees if the High Impact
Business construction jobs credit project is located in an
underserved area.
The Department shall certify to the Department of Revenue:
(1) the identity of taxpayers that are eligible for the High
Impact Business construction jobs credit; and (2) the amount
of High Impact Business construction jobs credits that are
claimed pursuant to subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act in each taxable year. Any business
entity that receives a High Impact Business construction jobs
credit shall maintain a certified payroll pursuant to
subsection (j) of this Section.
As used in this subsection (i):
"High Impact Business construction jobs credit" means an
amount equal to 50% (or 75% if the High Impact Business
construction project is located in an underserved area) of the
incremental income tax attributable to High Impact Business
construction job employees. The total aggregate amount of

credits awarded under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of
Public Act 101-9) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State
fiscal year
"High Impact Business construction job employee" means a
laborer or worker who is employed by an Illinois contractor or
subcontractor in the actual construction work on the site of a
High Impact Business construction job project.
"High Impact Business construction jobs project" means
building a structure or building or making improvements of any
kind to real property, undertaken and commissioned by a
business that was designated as a High Impact Business by the
Department. The term "High Impact Business construction jobs
project" does not include the routine operation, routine
repair, or routine maintenance of existing structures,
buildings, or real property.
"Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
during the taxable year from the compensation of High Impact
Business construction job employees.
"Underserved area" means a geographic area that meets one
or more of the following conditions:
(1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
according to the latest American Community Survey;
(2) 35% or more of the families with children in the
area are living below 130% of the poverty line, according
to the latest American Community Survey;
(3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive

assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP); or
(4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
Security, that is more than 120% of the national
unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
years preceding the date of the application.
(j) Each contractor and subcontractor who is engaged in
and executing a High Impact Business Construction jobs
project, as defined under subsection (i) of this Section, for
a business that is entitled to a credit pursuant to subsection
(i) of this Section shall:
(1) make and keep, for a period of 5 years from the
date of the last payment made on or after June 5, 2019 (the
effective date of Public Act 101-9) on a contract or
subcontract for a High Impact Business Construction Jobs
Project, records for all laborers and other workers
employed by the contractor or subcontractor on the
project; the records shall include:
(A) the worker's name;
(B) the worker's address;
(C) the worker's telephone number, if available;
(D) the worker's social security number;
(E) the worker's classification or
classifications;

(F) the worker's gross and net wages paid in each
pay period;
(G) the worker's number of hours worked each day;
(H) the worker's starting and ending times of work
each day;
(I) the worker's hourly wage rate;
(J) the worker's hourly overtime wage rate;
(K) the worker's race and ethnicity; and
(L) the worker's gender;
(2) no later than the 15th day of each calendar month,
provide a certified payroll for the immediately preceding
month to the taxpayer in charge of the High Impact
Business construction jobs project; within 5 business days
after receiving the certified payroll, the taxpayer shall
file the certified payroll with the Department of Labor
and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; a
certified payroll must be filed for only those calendar
months during which construction on a High Impact Business
construction jobs project has occurred; the certified
payroll shall consist of a complete copy of the records
identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection (j), but
may exclude the starting and ending times of work each
day; the certified payroll shall be accompanied by a
statement signed by the contractor or subcontractor or an
officer, employee, or agent of the contractor or
subcontractor which avers that:

(A) he or she has examined the certified payroll
records required to be submitted by the Act and such
records are true and accurate; and
(B) the contractor or subcontractor is aware that
filing a certified payroll that he or she knows to be
false is a Class A misdemeanor.
A general contractor is not prohibited from relying on a
certified payroll of a lower-tier subcontractor, provided the
general contractor does not knowingly rely upon a
subcontractor's false certification.
Any contractor or subcontractor subject to this
subsection, and any officer, employee, or agent of such
contractor or subcontractor whose duty as an officer,
employee, or agent it is to file a certified payroll under this
subsection, who willfully fails to file such a certified
payroll on or before the date such certified payroll is
required by this paragraph to be filed and any person who
willfully files a false certified payroll that is false as to
any material fact is in violation of this Act and guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
The taxpayer in charge of the project shall keep the
records submitted in accordance with this subsection on or
after June 5, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-9) for
a period of 5 years from the date of the last payment for work
on a contract or subcontract for the High Impact Business
construction jobs project.

The records submitted in accordance with this subsection
shall be considered public records, except an employee's
address, telephone number, and social security number, and
made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information
Act. The Department of Labor shall share the information with
the Department in order to comply with the awarding of a High
Impact Business construction jobs credit. A contractor,
subcontractor, or public body may retain records required
under this Section in paper or electronic format.
(k) Upon 7 business days' notice, each contractor and
subcontractor shall make available for inspection and copying
at a location within this State during reasonable hours, the
records identified in this subsection (j) to the taxpayer in
charge of the High Impact Business construction jobs project,
its officers and agents, the Director of the Department of
Labor and his or her deputies and agents, and to federal,
State, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
(l) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly, other than the changes in
subsection (a), apply to high impact businesses that submit
applications on or after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-108, eff. 1-1-22;
102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-605, eff. 8-27-21; 102-662, eff.
9-15-21; 102-673, eff. 11-30-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)

Section 45-10. The Economic Development for a Growing
Economy Tax Credit Act is amended by changing Sections 5-5 and
5-15 as follows:
(35 ILCS 10/5-5)
Sec. 5-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Agreement" means the Agreement between a Taxpayer and the
Department under the provisions of Section 5-50 of this Act.
"Applicant" means a Taxpayer that is operating a business
located or that the Taxpayer plans to locate within the State
of Illinois and that is engaged in interstate or intrastate
commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing,
assembling, warehousing, or distributing products, conducting
research and development, providing tourism services, or
providing services in interstate commerce, office industries,
or agricultural processing, but excluding retail, retail food,
health, or professional services. "Applicant" does not include
a Taxpayer who closes or substantially reduces an operation at
one location in the State and relocates substantially the same
operation to another location in the State. This does not
prohibit a Taxpayer from expanding its operations at another
location in the State, provided that existing operations of a
similar nature located within the State are not closed or
substantially reduced. This also does not prohibit a Taxpayer
from moving its operations from one location in the State to

another location in the State for the purpose of expanding the
operation provided that the Department determines that
expansion cannot reasonably be accommodated within the
municipality in which the business is located, or in the case
of a business located in an incorporated area of the county,
within the county in which the business is located, after
conferring with the chief elected official of the municipality
or county and taking into consideration any evidence offered
by the municipality or county regarding the ability to
accommodate expansion within the municipality or county.
"Credit" means the amount agreed to between the Department
and Applicant under this Act, but not to exceed the lesser of:
(1) the sum of (i) 50% of the Incremental Income Tax
attributable to New Employees at the Applicant's project and
(ii) 10% of the training costs of New Employees; or (2) 100% of
the Incremental Income Tax attributable to New Employees at
the Applicant's project. However, if the project is located in
an underserved area, then the amount of the Credit may not
exceed the lesser of: (1) the sum of (i) 75% of the Incremental
Income Tax attributable to New Employees at the Applicant's
project and (ii) 10% of the training costs of New Employees; or
(2) 100% of the Incremental Income Tax attributable to New
Employees at the Applicant's project. If the project is not
located in an underserved area and the Applicant agrees to
hire the required number of New Employees, then the maximum
amount of the Credit for that Applicant may be increased by an

amount not to exceed 25% of the Incremental Income Tax
attributable to retained employees at the Applicant's project.
If the project is located in an underserved area and the
Applicant agrees to hire the required number of New Employees,
then the maximum amount of the credit for that Applicant may be
increased by an amount not to exceed 50% of the Incremental
Income Tax attributable to retained employees at the
Applicant's project.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
"Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
"Full-time Employee" means an individual who is employed
for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who
renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
industry custom or practice as full-time employment. An
individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a Professional Employer
Organization (PEO) is a full-time employee if employed in the
service of the Applicant for consideration for at least 35
hours each week or who renders any other standard of service
generally accepted by industry custom or practice as full-time
employment to Applicant.
"Incremental Income Tax" means the total amount withheld
during the taxable year from the compensation of New Employees
and, if applicable, retained employees under Article 7 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act arising from employment at a project

that is the subject of an Agreement.
"New Construction EDGE Agreement" means the Agreement
between a Taxpayer and the Department under the provisions of
Section 5-51 of this Act.
"New Construction EDGE Credit" means an amount agreed to
between the Department and the Applicant under this Act as
part of a New Construction EDGE Agreement that does not exceed
50% of the Incremental Income Tax attributable to New
Construction EDGE Employees at the Applicant's project;
however, if the New Construction EDGE Project is located in an
underserved area, then the amount of the New Construction EDGE
Credit may not exceed 75% of the Incremental Income Tax
attributable to New Construction EDGE Employees at the
Applicant's New Construction EDGE Project.
"New Construction EDGE Employee" means a laborer or worker
who is employed by an Illinois contractor or subcontractor in
the actual construction work on the site of a New Construction
EDGE Project, pursuant to a New Construction EDGE Agreement.
"New Construction EDGE Incremental Income Tax" means the
total amount withheld during the taxable year from the
compensation of New Construction EDGE Employees.
"New Construction EDGE Project" means the building of a
Taxpayer's structure or building, or making improvements of
any kind to real property. "New Construction EDGE Project"
does not include the routine operation, routine repair, or
routine maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real

property.
"New Employee" means:
(a) A Full-time Employee first employed by a Taxpayer
in the project that is the subject of an Agreement and who
is hired after the Taxpayer enters into the tax credit
Agreement.
(b) The term "New Employee" does not include:
(1) an employee of the Taxpayer who performs a job
that was previously performed by another employee, if
that job existed for at least 6 months before hiring
the employee;
(2) an employee of the Taxpayer who was previously
employed in Illinois by a Related Member of the
Taxpayer and whose employment was shifted to the
Taxpayer after the Taxpayer entered into the tax
credit Agreement; or
(3) a child, grandchild, parent, or spouse, other
than a spouse who is legally separated from the
individual, of any individual who has a direct or an
indirect ownership interest of at least 5% in the
profits, capital, or value of the Taxpayer.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection (b),
an employee may be considered a New Employee under the
Agreement if the employee performs a job that was
previously performed by an employee who was:
(1) treated under the Agreement as a New Employee;

and
(2) promoted by the Taxpayer to another job.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Department may
award Credit to an Applicant with respect to an employee
hired prior to the date of the Agreement if:
(1) the Applicant is in receipt of a letter from
the Department stating an intent to enter into a
credit Agreement;
(2) the letter described in paragraph (1) is
issued by the Department not later than 15 days after
the effective date of this Act; and
(3) the employee was hired after the date the
letter described in paragraph (1) was issued.
"Noncompliance Date" means, in the case of a Taxpayer that
is not complying with the requirements of the Agreement or the
provisions of this Act, the day following the last date upon
which the Taxpayer was in compliance with the requirements of
the Agreement and the provisions of this Act, as determined by
the Director, pursuant to Section 5-65.
"Pass Through Entity" means an entity that is exempt from
the tax under subsection (b) or (c) of Section 205 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act.
"Professional Employer Organization" (PEO) means an
employee leasing company, as defined in Section 206.1(A)(2) of
the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act.
"Related Member" means a person that, with respect to the

Taxpayer during any portion of the taxable year, is any one of
the following:
(1) An individual stockholder, if the stockholder and
the members of the stockholder's family (as defined in
Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code) own directly,
indirectly, beneficially, or constructively, in the
aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the Taxpayer's
outstanding stock.
(2) A partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or
beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust, and its
partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,
beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or value of the
Taxpayer.
(3) A corporation, and any party related to the
corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the Taxpayer
owns directly, indirectly, beneficially, or constructively
at least 50% of the value of the corporation's outstanding
stock.
(4) A corporation and any party related to that
corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
party to the corporation under the attribution rules of

Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
corporation and all such related parties own in the
aggregate at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or
value of the Taxpayer.
(5) A person to or from whom there is attribution of
stock ownership in accordance with Section 1563(e) of the
Internal Revenue Code, except, for purposes of determining
whether a person is a Related Member under this paragraph,
20% shall be substituted for 5% wherever 5% appears in
Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Startup taxpayer" means, for Agreements that are executed
before the effective date of the changes made to this Section
by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a
corporation, partnership, or other entity incorporated or
organized no more than 5 years before the filing of an
application for an Agreement that has never had any Illinois
income tax liability, excluding any Illinois income tax
liability of a Related Member which shall not be attributed to
the startup taxpayer. "Startup taxpayer" means, for Agreements
that are executed on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a corporation,
partnership, or other entity that is incorporated or organized
no more than 10 years before the filing of an application for
an Agreement and that has never had any Illinois income tax
liability. For the purpose of determining whether the taxpayer
has had any Illinois income tax liability, the Illinois income

tax liability of a Related Member shall not be attributed to
the startup taxpayer.
"Taxpayer" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
or other entity that has any Illinois Income Tax liability.
Until July 1, 2022, "underserved area" means a geographic
area that meets one or more of the following conditions:
(1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
according to the latest federal decennial census;
(2) 75% or more of the children in the area
participate in the federal free lunch program according to
reported statistics from the State Board of Education;
(3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP); or
(4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
Security, that is more than 120% of the national
unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
years preceding the date of the application.
On and after July 1, 2022, "underserved area" means a
geographic area that meets one or more of the following
conditions:
(1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
according to the latest American Community Survey;
(2) 35% or more of the families with children in the

area are living below 130% of the poverty line, according
to the latest American Community Survey;
(3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP); or
(4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
Security, that is more than 120% of the national
unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
years preceding the date of the application.
(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-330, eff. 1-1-22;
102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)
(35 ILCS 10/5-15)
Sec. 5-15. Tax Credit Awards. Subject to the conditions
set forth in this Act, a Taxpayer is entitled to a Credit
against or, as described in subsection (g) of this Section, a
payment towards taxes imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act that may be
imposed on the Taxpayer for a taxable year beginning on or
after January 1, 1999, if the Taxpayer is awarded a Credit by
the Department under this Act for that taxable year.
(a) The Department shall make Credit awards under this Act
to foster job creation and retention in Illinois.
(b) A person that proposes a project to create new jobs in

Illinois must enter into an Agreement with the Department for
the Credit under this Act.
(c) The Credit shall be claimed for the taxable years
specified in the Agreement.
(d) The Credit shall not exceed the Incremental Income Tax
attributable to the project that is the subject of the
Agreement.
(e) Nothing herein shall prohibit a Tax Credit Award to an
Applicant that uses a PEO if all other award criteria are
satisfied.
(f) In lieu of the Credit allowed under this Act against
the taxes imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act for any taxable year
ending on or after December 31, 2009, for Taxpayers that
entered into Agreements prior to January 1, 2015 and otherwise
meet the criteria set forth in this subsection (f), the
Taxpayer may elect to claim the Credit against its obligation
to pay over withholding under Section 704A of the Illinois
Income Tax Act.
(1) The election under this subsection (f) may be made
only by a Taxpayer that (i) is primarily engaged in one of
the following business activities: water purification and
treatment, motor vehicle metal stamping, automobile
manufacturing, automobile and light duty motor vehicle
manufacturing, motor vehicle manufacturing, light truck
and utility vehicle manufacturing, heavy duty truck

manufacturing, motor vehicle body manufacturing, cable
television infrastructure design or manufacturing, or
wireless telecommunication or computing terminal device
design or manufacturing for use on public networks and
(ii) meets the following criteria:
(A) the Taxpayer (i) had an Illinois net loss or an
Illinois net loss deduction under Section 207 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act for the taxable year in which
the Credit is awarded, (ii) employed a minimum of
1,000 full-time employees in this State during the
taxable year in which the Credit is awarded, (iii) has
an Agreement under this Act on December 14, 2009 (the
effective date of Public Act 96-834), and (iv) is in
compliance with all provisions of that Agreement;
(B) the Taxpayer (i) had an Illinois net loss or an
Illinois net loss deduction under Section 207 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act for the taxable year in which
the Credit is awarded, (ii) employed a minimum of
1,000 full-time employees in this State during the
taxable year in which the Credit is awarded, and (iii)
has applied for an Agreement within 365 days after
December 14, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
96-834);
(C) the Taxpayer (i) had an Illinois net operating
loss carryforward under Section 207 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act in a taxable year ending during

calendar year 2008, (ii) has applied for an Agreement
within 150 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, (iii)
creates at least 400 new jobs in Illinois, (iv)
retains at least 2,000 jobs in Illinois that would
have been at risk of relocation out of Illinois over a
10-year period, and (v) makes a capital investment of
at least $75,000,000;
(D) the Taxpayer (i) had an Illinois net operating
loss carryforward under Section 207 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act in a taxable year ending during
calendar year 2009, (ii) has applied for an Agreement
within 150 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, (iii)
creates at least 150 new jobs, (iv) retains at least
1,000 jobs in Illinois that would have been at risk of
relocation out of Illinois over a 10-year period, and
(v) makes a capital investment of at least
$57,000,000; or
(E) the Taxpayer (i) employed at least 2,500
full-time employees in the State during the year in
which the Credit is awarded, (ii) commits to make at
least $500,000,000 in combined capital improvements
and project costs under the Agreement, (iii) applies
for an Agreement between January 1, 2011 and June 30,
2011, (iv) executes an Agreement for the Credit during

calendar year 2011, and (v) was incorporated no more
than 5 years before the filing of an application for an
Agreement.
(1.5) The election under this subsection (f) may also
be made by a Taxpayer for any Credit awarded pursuant to an
agreement that was executed between January 1, 2011 and
June 30, 2011, if the Taxpayer (i) is primarily engaged in
the manufacture of inner tubes or tires, or both, from
natural and synthetic rubber, (ii) employs a minimum of
2,400 full-time employees in Illinois at the time of
application, (iii) creates at least 350 full-time jobs and
retains at least 250 full-time jobs in Illinois that would
have been at risk of being created or retained outside of
Illinois, and (iv) makes a capital investment of at least
$200,000,000 at the project location.
(1.6) The election under this subsection (f) may also
be made by a Taxpayer for any Credit awarded pursuant to an
agreement that was executed within 150 days after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly, if the Taxpayer (i) is primarily engaged in the
operation of a discount department store, (ii) maintains
its corporate headquarters in Illinois, (iii) employs a
minimum of 4,250 full-time employees at its corporate
headquarters in Illinois at the time of application, (iv)
retains at least 4,250 full-time jobs in Illinois that
would have been at risk of being relocated outside of

Illinois, (v) had a minimum of $40,000,000,000 in total
revenue in 2010, and (vi) makes a capital investment of at
least $300,000,000 at the project location.
(1.7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
election under this subsection (f) may also be made by a
Taxpayer for any Credit awarded pursuant to an agreement
that was executed or applied for on or after July 1, 2011
and on or before March 31, 2012, if the Taxpayer is
primarily engaged in the manufacture of original and
aftermarket filtration parts and products for automobiles,
motor vehicles, light duty motor vehicles, light trucks
and utility vehicles, and heavy duty trucks, (ii) employs
a minimum of 1,000 full-time employees in Illinois at the
time of application, (iii) creates at least 250 full-time
jobs in Illinois, (iv) relocates its corporate
headquarters to Illinois from another state, and (v) makes
a capital investment of at least $4,000,000 at the project
location.
(1.8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
election under this subsection (f) may also be made by a
startup taxpayer for any Credit awarded pursuant to an
Agreement that was executed or applied for on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly, if the startup taxpayer, without considering any
Related Member or other investor, (i) has never had any
Illinois income tax liability and (ii) was incorporated no

more than 5 years before the filing of an application for
an Agreement. Any such election under this paragraph (1.8)
shall be effective unless and until such startup taxpayer
has any Illinois income tax liability. This election under
this paragraph (1.8) shall automatically terminate when
the startup taxpayer has any Illinois income tax liability
at the end of any taxable year during the term of the
Agreement. Thereafter, the startup taxpayer may receive a
Credit, taking into account any benefits previously
enjoyed or received by way of the election under this
paragraph (1.8), so long as the startup taxpayer remains
in compliance with the terms and conditions of the
Agreement.
(2) An election under this subsection shall allow the
credit to be taken against payments otherwise due under
Section 704A of the Illinois Income Tax Act during the
first calendar quarter year beginning after the end of the
taxable quarter year in which the credit is awarded under
this Act.
(3) The election shall be made in the form and manner
required by the Illinois Department of Revenue and, once
made, shall be irrevocable.
(4) If a Taxpayer who meets the requirements of
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection (f)
elects to claim the Credit against its withholdings as
provided in this subsection (f), then, on and after the

date of the election, the terms of the Agreement between
the Taxpayer and the Department may not be further amended
during the term of the Agreement.
(g) A pass-through entity that has been awarded a credit
under this Act, its shareholders, or its partners may treat
some or all of the credit awarded pursuant to this Act as a tax
payment for purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The term
"tax payment" means a payment as described in Article 6 or
Article 8 of the Illinois Income Tax Act or a composite payment
made by a pass-through entity on behalf of any of its
shareholders or partners to satisfy such shareholders' or
partners' taxes imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. In no event shall
the amount of the award credited pursuant to this Act exceed
the Illinois income tax liability of the pass-through entity
or its shareholders or partners for the taxable year.
(Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
Section 45-15. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
changing Section 9-222.1A as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/9-222.1A)
Sec. 9-222.1A. High impact business. Beginning on August
1, 1998 and thereafter, a business enterprise that is
certified as a High Impact Business by the Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity (formerly Department of

Commerce and Community Affairs) is exempt from the tax imposed
by Section 2-4 of the Electricity Excise Tax Law, if the High
Impact Business is registered to self-assess that tax, and is
exempt from any additional charges added to the business
enterprise's utility bills as a pass-on of State utility taxes
under Section 9-222 of this Act, to the extent the tax or
charges are exempted by the percentage specified by the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for State
utility taxes, provided the business enterprise meets the
following criteria:
(1) (A) it intends either (i) to make a minimum
eligible investment of $12,000,000 that will be placed
in service in qualified property in Illinois and is
intended to create at least 500 full-time equivalent
jobs at a designated location in Illinois; or (ii) to
make a minimum eligible investment of $30,000,000 that
will be placed in service in qualified property in
Illinois and is intended to retain at least 1,500
full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
Illinois; or
(B) it meets the criteria of subdivision
(a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), (a)(3)(D), or (a)(3)(F), or
(a)(3)(G) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise
Zone Act;
(2) it is designated as a High Impact Business by the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and

(3) it is certified by the Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity as complying with the requirements
specified in clauses (1) and (2) of this Section.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
determine the period during which the exemption from the
Electricity Excise Tax Law and the charges imposed under
Section 9-222 are in effect and shall specify the percentage
of the exemption from those taxes or additional charges.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is
authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out
the provisions of this Section, including procedures for
complying with the requirements specified in clauses (1) and
(2) of this Section and procedures for applying for the
exemptions authorized under this Section; to define the
amounts and types of eligible investments that business
enterprises must make in order to receive State utility tax
exemptions or exemptions from the additional charges imposed
under Section 9-222 and this Section; to approve such utility
tax exemptions for business enterprises whose investments are
not yet placed in service; and to require that business
enterprises granted tax exemptions or exemptions from
additional charges under Section 9-222 repay the exempted
amount if the business enterprise fails to comply with the
terms and conditions of the certification.
Upon certification of the business enterprises by the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall notify
the Department of Revenue of the certification. The Department
of Revenue shall notify the public utilities of the exemption
status of business enterprises from the tax or pass-on charges
of State utility taxes. The exemption status shall take effect
within 3 months after certification of the business
enterprise.
(Source: P.A. 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)
ARTICLE 50. INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
Section 50-5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Sections 709.5 and 1501 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/709.5)
Sec. 709.5. Withholding by partnerships, Subchapter S
corporations, and trusts.
(a) In general. For each taxable year ending on or after
December 31, 2008, every partnership (other than a publicly
traded partnership under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue
Code or investment partnership), Subchapter S corporation, and
trust must withhold from each nonresident partner,
shareholder, or beneficiary (other than a partner,
shareholder, or beneficiary who is exempt from tax under
Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section
205 of this Act, who is included on a composite return filed by

the partnership or Subchapter S corporation for the taxable
year under subsection (f) of Section 502 of this Act), or who
is a retired partner, to the extent that partner's
distributions are exempt from tax under Section 203(a)(2)(F)
of this Act) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the share of
business income of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation,
or trust apportionable to Illinois plus (ii) for taxable years
ending on or after December 31, 2014, the share of nonbusiness
income of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust
allocated to Illinois under Section 303 of this Act (other
than an amount allocated to the commercial domicile of the
taxpayer under Section 303 of this Act) that is distributable
to that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary under Sections
702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code,
whether or not distributed, (iii) multiplied by the applicable
rates of tax for that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary
under subsections (a) through (d) of Section 201 of this Act,
and (iv) net of the share of any credit under Article 2 of this
Act that is distributable by the partnership, Subchapter S
corporation, or trust and allowable against the tax liability
of that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary for a taxable
year ending on or after December 31, 2014.
(b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under
subsection (a) of this Section and paid to the Department
shall be treated as a payment of the estimated tax liability or
of the liability for withholding under this Section of the

partner, shareholder, or beneficiary to whom the income is
distributable for the taxable year in which that person
incurred a liability under this Act with respect to that
income. The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to which a
partner, shareholder, or beneficiary may claim a credit
against its obligation for withholding under this Section for
amounts withheld under this Section with respect to income
distributable to it by a partnership, Subchapter S
corporation, or trust and allowing its partners, shareholders,
or beneficiaries to claim a credit under this subsection (b)
for those withheld amounts.
(c) Exemption from withholding.
(1) A partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust
shall not be required to withhold tax under subsection (a)
of this Section with respect to any nonresident partner,
shareholder, or beneficiary (other than an individual)
from whom the partnership, S corporation, or trust has
received a certificate, completed in the form and manner
prescribed by the Department, stating that such
nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall:
(A) file all returns that the partner,
shareholder, or beneficiary is required to file under
Section 502 of this Act and make timely payment of all
taxes imposed under Section 201 of this Act or under
this Section on the partner, shareholder, or
beneficiary with respect to income of the partnership,

S corporation, or trust; and
(B) be subject to personal jurisdiction in this
State for purposes of the collection of income taxes,
together with related interest and penalties, imposed
on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with
respect to the income of the partnership, S
corporation, or trust.
(2) The Department may revoke the exemption provided
by this subsection (c) at any time that it determines that
the nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary is
not abiding by the terms of the certificate. The
Department shall notify the partnership, S corporation, or
trust that it has revoked a certificate by notice left at
the usual place of business of the partnership, S
corporation, or trust or by mail to the last known address
of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
(3) A partnership, S corporation, or trust that
receives a certificate under this subsection (c) properly
completed by a nonresident partner, shareholder, or
beneficiary shall not be required to withhold any amount
from that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary, the
payment of which would be due under Section 711(a-5) of
this Act after the receipt of the certificate and no
earlier than 60 days after the Department has notified the
partnership, S corporation, or trust that the certificate
has been revoked.

(4) Certificates received by a partnership, S
corporation, or trust under this subsection (c) must be
retained by the partnership, S corporation, or trust and a
record of such certificates must be provided to the
Department, in a format in which the record is available
for review by the Department, upon request by the
Department. The Department may, by rule, require the
record of certificates to be maintained and provided to
the Department electronically.
(d) For taxable years ending on and after December 31,
2023, every investment partnership, as defined in Section 1501
of this Act, shall withhold from each nonresident partner
(other than a partner who is exempt from tax under Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 205 of
this Act, or who is a retired partner, to the extent that
partner's distributions are exempt from tax under Section
203(a)(2)(F) of this Act) an amount calculated as follows:
(1) the sum of (i) the share of income that, but for
the provisions of subsection (c-5) of Section 305 of this
Act, would be apportioned to Illinois by the investment
partnership under subsection (a) of Section 305 of this
Act and (ii) the share of nonbusiness income that, but for
the provisions of subsection (c-5) of Section 305 of this
Act, would be allocated to Illinois by the investment
partnership under subsection (b) of Sections 305 and
Section 303 of this Act (other than an amount allocated to

the commercial domicile of the taxpayer under Section 303
of this Act) that is distributable to that partner under
Sections 702 and 704 of the Internal Revenue Code, whether
or not distributed; multiplied by
(2) the applicable rates of tax for that partner under
subsections (a) through (d) of Section 201 of this Act
(except that, if the partner is a partnership or
subchapter S corporation, the rate shall be equal to the
rate imposed on individuals under subsection (b) of
Section 201 of this Act); and
(3) net of the investment partnership's distributive
share of any credit under Article 2 of this Act that is
distributable by the partnership and first allowable
against the tax liability of that partner for a taxable
year ending on or after December 31, 2023.
Except to the extent that the income of the investment
partnership is business income in the hands of the partner
under subsection (c-5) of Section 305 of this Act, no credit
for taxes withheld shall be allowed under subsection (b) of
this Section for amounts withheld under this subsection.
The provisions of subsection (c) of this Section, allowing
for exemption from withholding, shall not apply for purposes
of this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
(35 ILCS 5/1501) (from Ch. 120, par. 15-1501)

Sec. 1501. Definitions.
(a) In general. When used in this Act, where not otherwise
distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the
intent thereof:
(1) Business income. The term "business income" means
all income that may be treated as apportionable business
income under the Constitution of the United States.
Business income is net of the deductions allocable
thereto. Such term does not include compensation or the
deductions allocable thereto. For each taxable year
beginning on or after January 1, 2003, a taxpayer may
elect to treat all income other than compensation as
business income. This election shall be made in accordance
with rules adopted by the Department and, once made, shall
be irrevocable.
(1.5) Captive real estate investment trust:
(A) The term "captive real estate investment
trust" means a corporation, trust, or association:
(i) that is considered a real estate
investment trust for the taxable year under
Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(ii) the certificates of beneficial interest
or shares of which are not regularly traded on an
established securities market; and
(iii) of which more than 50% of the voting
power or value of the beneficial interest or

shares, at any time during the last half of the
taxable year, is owned or controlled, directly,
indirectly, or constructively, by a single
corporation.
(B) The term "captive real estate investment
trust" does not include:
(i) a real estate investment trust of which
more than 50% of the voting power or value of the
beneficial interest or shares is owned or
controlled, directly, indirectly, or
constructively, by:
(a) a real estate investment trust, other
than a captive real estate investment trust;
(b) a person who is exempt from taxation
under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue
Code, and who is not required to treat income
received from the real estate investment trust
as unrelated business taxable income under
Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(c) a listed Australian property trust, if
no more than 50% of the voting power or value
of the beneficial interest or shares of that
trust, at any time during the last half of the
taxable year, is owned or controlled, directly
or indirectly, by a single person;
(d) an entity organized as a trust,

provided a listed Australian property trust
described in subparagraph (c) owns or
controls, directly or indirectly, or
constructively, 75% or more of the voting
power or value of the beneficial interests or
shares of such entity; or
(e) an entity that is organized outside of
the laws of the United States and that
satisfies all of the following criteria:
(1) at least 75% of the entity's total
asset value at the close of its taxable
year is represented by real estate assets
(as defined in Section 856(c)(5)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code, thereby including
shares or certificates of beneficial
interest in any real estate investment
trust), cash and cash equivalents, and
U.S. Government securities;
(2) the entity is not subject to tax
on amounts that are distributed to its
beneficial owners or is exempt from
entity-level taxation;
(3) the entity distributes at least
85% of its taxable income (as computed in
the jurisdiction in which it is organized)
to the holders of its shares or

certificates of beneficial interest on an
annual basis;
(4) either (i) the shares or
beneficial interests of the entity are
regularly traded on an established
securities market or (ii) not more than
10% of the voting power or value in the
entity is held, directly, indirectly, or
constructively, by a single entity or
individual; and
(5) the entity is organized in a
country that has entered into a tax treaty
with the United States; or
(ii) during its first taxable year for which
it elects to be treated as a real estate
investment trust under Section 856(c)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code, a real estate investment
trust the certificates of beneficial interest or
shares of which are not regularly traded on an
established securities market, but only if the
certificates of beneficial interest or shares of
the real estate investment trust are regularly
traded on an established securities market prior
to the earlier of the due date (including
extensions) for filing its return under this Act
for that first taxable year or the date it

actually files that return.
(C) For the purposes of this subsection (1.5), the
constructive ownership rules prescribed under Section
318(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by
Section 856(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, apply
in determining the ownership of stock, assets, or net
profits of any person.
(D) For the purposes of this item (1.5), for
taxable years ending on or after August 16, 2007, the
voting power or value of the beneficial interest or
shares of a real estate investment trust does not
include any voting power or value of beneficial
interest or shares in a real estate investment trust
held directly or indirectly in a segregated asset
account by a life insurance company (as described in
Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code) to the
extent such voting power or value is for the benefit of
entities or persons who are either immune from
taxation or exempt from taxation under subtitle A of
the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) Commercial domicile. The term "commercial
domicile" means the principal place from which the trade
or business of the taxpayer is directed or managed.
(3) Compensation. The term "compensation" means wages,
salaries, commissions and any other form of remuneration
paid to employees for personal services.

(4) Corporation. The term "corporation" includes
associations, joint-stock companies, insurance companies
and cooperatives. Any entity, including a limited
liability company formed under the Illinois Limited
Liability Company Act, shall be treated as a corporation
if it is so classified for federal income tax purposes.
(5) Department. The term "Department" means the
Department of Revenue of this State.
(6) Director. The term "Director" means the Director
of Revenue of this State.
(7) Fiduciary. The term "fiduciary" means a guardian,
trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, or any person
acting in any fiduciary capacity for any person.
(8) Financial organization.
(A) The term "financial organization" means any
bank, bank holding company, trust company, savings
bank, industrial bank, land bank, safe deposit
company, private banker, savings and loan association,
building and loan association, credit union, currency
exchange, cooperative bank, small loan company, sales
finance company, investment company, or any person
which is owned by a bank or bank holding company. For
the purpose of this Section a "person" will include
only those persons which a bank holding company may
acquire and hold an interest in, directly or
indirectly, under the provisions of the Bank Holding

Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841, et seq.), except
where interests in any person must be disposed of
within certain required time limits under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, the term "bank" includes (i) any entity
that is regulated by the Comptroller of the Currency
under the National Bank Act, or by the Federal Reserve
Board, or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
and (ii) any federally or State chartered bank
operating as a credit card bank.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, the term "sales finance company" has the
meaning provided in the following item (i) or (ii):
(i) A person primarily engaged in one or more
of the following businesses: the business of
purchasing customer receivables, the business of
making loans upon the security of customer
receivables, the business of making loans for the
express purpose of funding purchases of tangible
personal property or services by the borrower, or
the business of finance leasing. For purposes of
this item (i), "customer receivable" means:
(a) a retail installment contract or
retail charge agreement within the meaning of
the Sales Finance Agency Act, the Retail

Installment Sales Act, or the Motor Vehicle
Retail Installment Sales Act;
(b) an installment, charge, credit, or
similar contract or agreement arising from the
sale of tangible personal property or services
in a transaction involving a deferred payment
price payable in one or more installments
subsequent to the sale; or
(c) the outstanding balance of a contract
or agreement described in provisions (a) or
(b) of this item (i).
A customer receivable need not provide for
payment of interest on deferred payments. A sales
finance company may purchase a customer receivable
from, or make a loan secured by a customer
receivable to, the seller in the original
transaction or to a person who purchased the
customer receivable directly or indirectly from
that seller.
(ii) A corporation meeting each of the
following criteria:
(a) the corporation must be a member of an
"affiliated group" within the meaning of
Section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,
determined without regard to Section 1504(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code;

(b) more than 50% of the gross income of
the corporation for the taxable year must be
interest income derived from qualifying loans.
A "qualifying loan" is a loan made to a member
of the corporation's affiliated group that
originates customer receivables (within the
meaning of item (i)) or to whom customer
receivables originated by a member of the
affiliated group have been transferred, to the
extent the average outstanding balance of
loans from that corporation to members of its
affiliated group during the taxable year do
not exceed the limitation amount for that
corporation. The "limitation amount" for a
corporation is the average outstanding
balances during the taxable year of customer
receivables (within the meaning of item (i))
originated by all members of the affiliated
group. If the average outstanding balances of
the loans made by a corporation to members of
its affiliated group exceed the limitation
amount, the interest income of that
corporation from qualifying loans shall be
equal to its interest income from loans to
members of its affiliated groups times a
fraction equal to the limitation amount

divided by the average outstanding balances of
the loans made by that corporation to members
of its affiliated group;
(c) the total of all shareholder's equity
(including, without limitation, paid-in
capital on common and preferred stock and
retained earnings) of the corporation plus the
total of all of its loans, advances, and other
obligations payable or owed to members of its
affiliated group may not exceed 20% of the
total assets of the corporation at any time
during the tax year; and
(d) more than 50% of all interest-bearing
obligations of the affiliated group payable to
persons outside the group determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles must be obligations of the
corporation.
This amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly
is declaratory of existing law.
(D) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph
are declaratory of existing law and apply
retroactively, for all tax years beginning on or
before December 31, 1996, to all original returns, to
all amended returns filed no later than 30 days after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996, and

to all notices issued on or before the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 1996 under subsection (a) of
Section 903, subsection (a) of Section 904, subsection
(e) of Section 909, or Section 912. A taxpayer that is
a "financial organization" that engages in any
transaction with an affiliate shall be a "financial
organization" for all purposes of this Act.
(E) For all tax years beginning on or before
December 31, 1996, a taxpayer that falls within the
definition of a "financial organization" under
subparagraphs (B) or (C) of this paragraph, but who
does not fall within the definition of a "financial
organization" under the Proposed Regulations issued by
the Department of Revenue on July 19, 1996, may
irrevocably elect to apply the Proposed Regulations
for all of those years as though the Proposed
Regulations had been lawfully promulgated, adopted,
and in effect for all of those years. For purposes of
applying subparagraphs (B) or (C) of this paragraph to
all of those years, the election allowed by this
subparagraph applies only to the taxpayer making the
election and to those members of the taxpayer's
unitary business group who are ordinarily required to
apportion business income under the same subsection of
Section 304 of this Act as the taxpayer making the
election. No election allowed by this subparagraph

shall be made under a claim filed under subsection (d)
of Section 909 more than 30 days after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1996.
(F) Finance Leases. For purposes of this
subsection, a finance lease shall be treated as a loan
or other extension of credit, rather than as a lease,
regardless of how the transaction is characterized for
any other purpose, including the purposes of any
regulatory agency to which the lessor is subject. A
finance lease is any transaction in the form of a lease
in which the lessee is treated as the owner of the
leased asset entitled to any deduction for
depreciation allowed under Section 167 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(9) Fiscal year. The term "fiscal year" means an
accounting period of 12 months ending on the last day of
any month other than December.
(9.5) Fixed place of business. The term "fixed place
of business" has the same meaning as that term is given in
Section 864 of the Internal Revenue Code and the related
Treasury regulations.
(10) Includes and including. The terms "includes" and
"including" when used in a definition contained in this
Act shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise
within the meaning of the term defined.
(11) Internal Revenue Code. The term "Internal Revenue

Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1954 or any successor law or laws relating to federal
income taxes in effect for the taxable year.
(11.5) Investment partnership.
(A) For tax years ending before December 31, 2023,
the The term "investment partnership" means any entity
that is treated as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes that meets the following requirements:
(i) no less than 90% of the partnership's cost
of its total assets consists of qualifying
investment securities, deposits at banks or other
financial institutions, and office space and
equipment reasonably necessary to carry on its
activities as an investment partnership;
(ii) no less than 90% of its gross income
consists of interest, dividends, and gains from
the sale or exchange of qualifying investment
securities; and
(iii) the partnership is not a dealer in
qualifying investment securities.
(A-5) For tax years ending on or after December
31, 2023, the term "investment partnership" means any
entity that is treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes that meets the following
requirements:
(i) no less than 90% of the partnership's cost

of its total assets consists of qualifying
investment securities, deposits at banks or other
financial institutions, and office space and
equipment reasonably necessary to carry on its
activities as an investment partnership; and
(ii) no less than 90% of its gross income
consists of interest, dividends, gains from the
sale or exchange of qualifying investment
securities, and the distributive share of
partnership income from lower-tier partnership
interests meeting the definition of qualifying
investment security under subparagraph (B)(xiii);
for the purposes of this subparagraph (ii), "gross
income" does not include income from partnerships
that are operating at a federal taxable loss.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph (11.5), the
term "qualifying investment securities" (other than,
for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023,
securities with respect to which the taxpayer is
required to apply the rules of Internal Revenue Code
Section 475(a)) includes all of the following:
(i) common stock, including preferred or debt
securities convertible into common stock, and
preferred stock;
(ii) bonds, debentures, and other debt
securities;

(iii) foreign and domestic currency deposits
secured by federal, state, or local governmental
agencies;
(iv) mortgage or asset-backed securities
secured by federal, state, or local governmental
agencies;
(v) repurchase agreements and loan
participations;
(vi) foreign currency exchange contracts and
forward and futures contracts on foreign
currencies;
(vii) stock and bond index securities and
futures contracts and other similar financial
securities and futures contracts on those
securities;
(viii) options for the purchase or sale of any
of the securities, currencies, contracts, or
financial instruments described in items (i) to
(vii), inclusive;
(ix) regulated futures contracts;
(x) commodities (not described in Section
1221(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code) or
futures, forwards, and options with respect to
such commodities, provided, however, that any item
of a physical commodity to which title is actually
acquired in the partnership's capacity as a dealer

in such commodity shall not be a qualifying
investment security;
(xi) derivatives; and
(xii) a partnership interest in another
partnership that is an investment partnership; and
.
(xiii) for tax years ending on or after
December 31, 2023, a partnership interest that, in
the hands of the partnership, qualifies as a
security within the meaning of subsection (a)(1)
of Subchapter 77b of Chapter 2A of Title 15 of the
United States Code.
(12) Mathematical error. The term "mathematical error"
includes the following types of errors, omissions, or
defects in a return filed by a taxpayer which prevents
acceptance of the return as filed for processing:
(A) arithmetic errors or incorrect computations on
the return or supporting schedules;
(B) entries on the wrong lines;
(C) omission of required supporting forms or
schedules or the omission of the information in whole
or in part called for thereon; and
(D) an attempt to claim, exclude, deduct, or
improperly report, in a manner directly contrary to
the provisions of the Act and regulations thereunder
any item of income, exemption, deduction, or credit.

(13) Nonbusiness income. The term "nonbusiness income"
means all income other than business income or
compensation.
(14) Nonresident. The term "nonresident" means a
person who is not a resident.
(15) Paid, incurred and accrued. The terms "paid",
"incurred" and "accrued" shall be construed according to
the method of accounting upon the basis of which the
person's base income is computed under this Act.
(16) Partnership and partner. The term "partnership"
includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture or other
unincorporated organization, through or by means of which
any business, financial operation, or venture is carried
on, and which is not, within the meaning of this Act, a
trust or estate or a corporation; and the term "partner"
includes a member in such syndicate, group, pool, joint
venture or organization.
The term "partnership" includes any entity, including
a limited liability company formed under the Illinois
Limited Liability Company Act, classified as a partnership
for federal income tax purposes.
The term "partnership" does not include a syndicate,
group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated
organization established for the sole purpose of playing
the Illinois State Lottery.
(17) Part-year resident. The term "part-year resident"

means an individual who became a resident during the
taxable year or ceased to be a resident during the taxable
year. Under Section 1501(a)(20)(A)(i) residence commences
with presence in this State for other than a temporary or
transitory purpose and ceases with absence from this State
for other than a temporary or transitory purpose. Under
Section 1501(a)(20)(A)(ii) residence commences with the
establishment of domicile in this State and ceases with
the establishment of domicile in another State.
(18) Person. The term "person" shall be construed to
mean and include an individual, a trust, estate,
partnership, association, firm, company, corporation,
limited liability company, or fiduciary. For purposes of
Section 1301 and 1302 of this Act, a "person" means (i) an
individual, (ii) a corporation, (iii) an officer, agent,
or employee of a corporation, (iv) a member, agent or
employee of a partnership, or (v) a member, manager,
employee, officer, director, or agent of a limited
liability company who in such capacity commits an offense
specified in Section 1301 and 1302.
(18A) Records. The term "records" includes all data
maintained by the taxpayer, whether on paper, microfilm,
microfiche, or any type of machine-sensible data
compilation.
(19) Regulations. The term "regulations" includes
rules promulgated and forms prescribed by the Department.

(20) Resident. The term "resident" means:
(A) an individual (i) who is in this State for
other than a temporary or transitory purpose during
the taxable year; or (ii) who is domiciled in this
State but is absent from the State for a temporary or
transitory purpose during the taxable year;
(B) The estate of a decedent who at his or her
death was domiciled in this State;
(C) A trust created by a will of a decedent who at
his death was domiciled in this State; and
(D) An irrevocable trust, the grantor of which was
domiciled in this State at the time such trust became
irrevocable. For purpose of this subparagraph, a trust
shall be considered irrevocable to the extent that the
grantor is not treated as the owner thereof under
Sections 671 through 678 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(21) Sales. The term "sales" means all gross receipts
of the taxpayer not allocated under Sections 301, 302 and
303.
(22) State. The term "state" when applied to a
jurisdiction other than this State means any state of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, any Territory or Possession of the United
States, and any foreign country, or any political
subdivision of any of the foregoing. For purposes of the
foreign tax credit under Section 601, the term "state"

means any state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any
territory or possession of the United States, or any
political subdivision of any of the foregoing, effective
for tax years ending on or after December 31, 1989.
(23) Taxable year. The term "taxable year" means the
calendar year, or the fiscal year ending during such
calendar year, upon the basis of which the base income is
computed under this Act. "Taxable year" means, in the case
of a return made for a fractional part of a year under the
provisions of this Act, the period for which such return
is made.
(24) Taxpayer. The term "taxpayer" means any person
subject to the tax imposed by this Act.
(25) International banking facility. The term
international banking facility shall have the same meaning
as is set forth in the Illinois Banking Act or as is set
forth in the laws of the United States or regulations of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(26) Income Tax Return Preparer.
(A) The term "income tax return preparer" means
any person who prepares for compensation, or who
employs one or more persons to prepare for
compensation, any return of tax imposed by this Act or
any claim for refund of tax imposed by this Act. The
preparation of a substantial portion of a return or

claim for refund shall be treated as the preparation
of that return or claim for refund.
(B) A person is not an income tax return preparer
if all he or she does is
(i) furnish typing, reproducing, or other
mechanical assistance;
(ii) prepare returns or claims for refunds for
the employer by whom he or she is regularly and
continuously employed;
(iii) prepare as a fiduciary returns or claims
for refunds for any person; or
(iv) prepare claims for refunds for a taxpayer
in response to any notice of deficiency issued to
that taxpayer or in response to any waiver of
restriction after the commencement of an audit of
that taxpayer or of another taxpayer if a
determination in the audit of the other taxpayer
directly or indirectly affects the tax liability
of the taxpayer whose claims he or she is
preparing.
(27) Unitary business group.
(A) The term "unitary business group" means a
group of persons related through common ownership
whose business activities are integrated with,
dependent upon and contribute to each other. The group
will not include those members whose business activity

outside the United States is 80% or more of any such
member's total business activity; for purposes of this
paragraph and clause (a)(3)(B)(ii) of Section 304,
business activity within the United States shall be
measured by means of the factors ordinarily applicable
under subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), or (h) of
Section 304 except that, in the case of members
ordinarily required to apportion business income by
means of the 3 factor formula of property, payroll and
sales specified in subsection (a) of Section 304,
including the formula as weighted in subsection (h) of
Section 304, such members shall not use the sales
factor in the computation and the results of the
property and payroll factor computations of subsection
(a) of Section 304 shall be divided by 2 (by one if
either the property or payroll factor has a
denominator of zero). The computation required by the
preceding sentence shall, in each case, involve the
division of the member's property, payroll, or revenue
miles in the United States, insurance premiums on
property or risk in the United States, or financial
organization business income from sources within the
United States, as the case may be, by the respective
worldwide figures for such items. Common ownership in
the case of corporations is the direct or indirect
control or ownership of more than 50% of the

outstanding voting stock of the persons carrying on
unitary business activity. Unitary business activity
can ordinarily be illustrated where the activities of
the members are: (1) in the same general line (such as
manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing of tangible
personal property, insurance, transportation or
finance); or (2) are steps in a vertically structured
enterprise or process (such as the steps involved in
the production of natural resources, which might
include exploration, mining, refining, and marketing);
and, in either instance, the members are functionally
integrated through the exercise of strong centralized
management (where, for example, authority over such
matters as purchasing, financing, tax compliance,
product line, personnel, marketing and capital
investment is not left to each member).
(B) In no event, for taxable years ending prior to
December 31, 2017, shall any unitary business group
include members which are ordinarily required to
apportion business income under different subsections
of Section 304 except that for tax years ending on or
after December 31, 1987 this prohibition shall not
apply to a holding company that would otherwise be a
member of a unitary business group with taxpayers that
apportion business income under any of subsections
(b), (c), (c-1), or (d) of Section 304. If a unitary

business group would, but for the preceding sentence,
include members that are ordinarily required to
apportion business income under different subsections
of Section 304, then for each subsection of Section
304 for which there are two or more members, there
shall be a separate unitary business group composed of
such members. For purposes of the preceding two
sentences, a member is "ordinarily required to
apportion business income" under a particular
subsection of Section 304 if it would be required to
use the apportionment method prescribed by such
subsection except for the fact that it derives
business income solely from Illinois. As used in this
paragraph, for taxable years ending before December
31, 2017, the phrase "United States" means only the 50
states and the District of Columbia, but does not
include any territory or possession of the United
States or any area over which the United States has
asserted jurisdiction or claimed exclusive rights with
respect to the exploration for or exploitation of
natural resources. For taxable years ending on or
after December 31, 2017, the phrase "United States",
as used in this paragraph, means only the 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and any area over which the
United States has asserted jurisdiction or claimed
exclusive rights with respect to the exploration for

or exploitation of natural resources, but does not
include any territory or possession of the United
States.
(C) Holding companies.
(i) For purposes of this subparagraph, a
"holding company" is a corporation (other than a
corporation that is a financial organization under
paragraph (8) of this subsection (a) of Section
1501 because it is a bank holding company under
the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841, et seq.) or because it is
owned by a bank or a bank holding company) that
owns a controlling interest in one or more other
taxpayers ("controlled taxpayers"); that, during
the period that includes the taxable year and the
2 immediately preceding taxable years or, if the
corporation was formed during the current or
immediately preceding taxable year, the taxable
years in which the corporation has been in
existence, derived substantially all its gross
income from dividends, interest, rents, royalties,
fees or other charges received from controlled
taxpayers for the provision of services, and gains
on the sale or other disposition of interests in
controlled taxpayers or in property leased or
licensed to controlled taxpayers or used by the

taxpayer in providing services to controlled
taxpayers; and that incurs no substantial expenses
other than expenses (including interest and other
costs of borrowing) incurred in connection with
the acquisition and holding of interests in
controlled taxpayers and in the provision of
services to controlled taxpayers or in the leasing
or licensing of property to controlled taxpayers.
(ii) The income of a holding company which is
a member of more than one unitary business group
shall be included in each unitary business group
of which it is a member on a pro rata basis, by
including in each unitary business group that
portion of the base income of the holding company
that bears the same proportion to the total base
income of the holding company as the gross
receipts of the unitary business group bears to
the combined gross receipts of all unitary
business groups (in both cases without regard to
the holding company) or on any other reasonable
basis, consistently applied.
(iii) A holding company shall apportion its
business income under the subsection of Section
304 used by the other members of its unitary
business group. The apportionment factors of a
holding company which would be a member of more

than one unitary business group shall be included
with the apportionment factors of each unitary
business group of which it is a member on a pro
rata basis using the same method used in clause
(ii).
(iv) The provisions of this subparagraph (C)
are intended to clarify existing law.
(D) If including the base income and factors of a
holding company in more than one unitary business
group under subparagraph (C) does not fairly reflect
the degree of integration between the holding company
and one or more of the unitary business groups, the
dependence of the holding company and one or more of
the unitary business groups upon each other, or the
contributions between the holding company and one or
more of the unitary business groups, the holding
company may petition the Director, under the
procedures provided under Section 304(f), for
permission to include all base income and factors of
the holding company only with members of a unitary
business group apportioning their business income
under one subsection of subsections (a), (b), (c), or
(d) of Section 304. If the petition is granted, the
holding company shall be included in a unitary
business group only with persons apportioning their
business income under the selected subsection of

Section 304 until the Director grants a petition of
the holding company either to be included in more than
one unitary business group under subparagraph (C) or
to include its base income and factors only with
members of a unitary business group apportioning their
business income under a different subsection of
Section 304.
(E) If the unitary business group members'
accounting periods differ, the common parent's
accounting period or, if there is no common parent,
the accounting period of the member that is expected
to have, on a recurring basis, the greatest Illinois
income tax liability must be used to determine whether
to use the apportionment method provided in subsection
(a) or subsection (h) of Section 304. The prohibition
against membership in a unitary business group for
taxpayers ordinarily required to apportion income
under different subsections of Section 304 does not
apply to taxpayers required to apportion income under
subsection (a) and subsection (h) of Section 304. The
provisions of this amendatory Act of 1998 apply to tax
years ending on or after December 31, 1998.
(28) Subchapter S corporation. The term "Subchapter S
corporation" means a corporation for which there is in
effect an election under Section 1362 of the Internal
Revenue Code, or for which there is a federal election to

opt out of the provisions of the Subchapter S Revision Act
of 1982 and have applied instead the prior federal
Subchapter S rules as in effect on July 1, 1982.
(30) Foreign person. The term "foreign person" means
any person who is a nonresident individual who is a
national or citizen of a country other than the United
States and any nonindividual entity, regardless of where
created or organized, whose business activity outside the
United States is 80% or more of the entity's total
business activity.
(b) Other definitions.
(1) Words denoting number, gender, and so forth, when
used in this Act, where not otherwise distinctly expressed
or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof:
(A) Words importing the singular include and apply
to several persons, parties or things;
(B) Words importing the plural include the
singular; and
(C) Words importing the masculine gender include
the feminine as well.
(2) "Company" or "association" as including successors
and assigns. The word "company" or "association", when
used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to
embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company
or association", and in like manner as if these last-named
words, or words of similar import, were expressed.

(3) Other terms. Any term used in any Section of this
Act with respect to the application of, or in connection
with, the provisions of any other Section of this Act
shall have the same meaning as in such other Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)
ARTICLE 55. ANGEL INVESTMENT CREDIT
Section 55-5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 220 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/220)
Sec. 220. Angel investment credit.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Applicant" means a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, or a natural person that makes an
investment in a qualified new business venture. The term
"applicant" does not include (i) a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, or a natural person who has a
direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 51% in the
profits, capital, or value of the qualified new business
venture receiving the investment or (ii) a related member.
"Claimant" means an applicant certified by the Department
who files a claim for a credit under this Section.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.

"Investment" means money (or its equivalent) given to a
qualified new business venture, at a risk of loss, in
consideration for an equity interest of the qualified new
business venture. The Department may adopt rules to permit
certain forms of contingent equity investments to be
considered eligible for a tax credit under this Section.
"Qualified new business venture" means a business that is
registered with the Department under this Section.
"Related member" means a person that, with respect to the
applicant, is any one of the following:
(1) An individual, if the individual and the members
of the individual's family (as defined in Section 318 of
the Internal Revenue Code) own directly, indirectly,
beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
least 50% of the value of the outstanding profits,
capital, stock, or other ownership interest in the
qualified new business venture that is the recipient of
the applicant's investment.
(2) A partnership, estate, or trust and any partner or
beneficiary, if the partnership, estate, or trust and its
partners or beneficiaries own directly, indirectly,
beneficially, or constructively, in the aggregate, at
least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or other
ownership interest in the qualified new business venture
that is the recipient of the applicant's investment.
(3) A corporation, and any party related to the

corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
of stock from the corporation under the attribution rules
of Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
applicant and any other related member own, in the
aggregate, directly, indirectly, beneficially, or
constructively, at least 50% of the value of the
outstanding stock of the qualified new business venture
that is the recipient of the applicant's investment.
(4) A corporation and any party related to that
corporation in a manner that would require an attribution
of stock from the corporation to the party or from the
party to the corporation under the attribution rules of
Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
corporation and all such related parties own, in the
aggregate, at least 50% of the profits, capital, stock, or
other ownership interest in the qualified new business
venture that is the recipient of the applicant's
investment.
(5) A person to or from whom there is attribution of
ownership of stock in the qualified new business venture
that is the recipient of the applicant's investment in
accordance with Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code, except that for purposes of determining whether a
person is a related member under this paragraph, "20%"
shall be substituted for "5%" whenever "5%" appears in
Section 1563(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010,
and ending on or before December 31, 2026, subject to the
limitations provided in this Section, a claimant may claim, as
a credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b)
of Section 201 of this Act, an amount equal to 25% of the
claimant's investment made directly in a qualified new
business venture. However, the amount of the credit is 35% of
the claimant's investment made directly in the qualified new
business venture if the investment is made in: (1) a qualified
new business venture that is a minority-owned business, a
women-owned business, or a business owned a person with a
disability (as those terms are used and defined in the
Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
Disabilities Act); or (2) a qualified new business venture in
which the principal place of business is located in a county
with a population of not more than 250,000. In order for an
investment in a qualified new business venture to be eligible
for tax credits, the business must have applied for and
received certification under subsection (e) for the taxable
year in which the investment was made prior to the date on
which the investment was made. The credit under this Section
may not exceed the taxpayer's Illinois income tax liability
for the taxable year. If the amount of the credit exceeds the
tax liability for the year, the excess may be carried forward
and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
following the excess credit year. The credit shall be applied

to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If
there are credits from more than one tax year that are
available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be
applied first. In the case of a partnership or Subchapter S
Corporation, the credit is allowed to the partners or
shareholders in accordance with the determination of income
and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) The minimum amount an applicant must invest in any
single qualified new business venture in order to be eligible
for a credit under this Section is $10,000. The maximum amount
of an applicant's total investment made in any single
qualified new business venture that may be used as the basis
for a credit under this Section is $2,000,000.
(d) The Department shall implement a program to certify an
applicant for an angel investment credit. Upon satisfactory
review, the Department shall issue a tax credit certificate
stating the amount of the tax credit to which the applicant is
entitled. The Department shall annually certify that: (i) each
qualified new business venture that receives an angel
investment under this Section has maintained a minimum
employment threshold, as defined by rule, in the State (and
continues to maintain a minimum employment threshold in the
State for a period of no less than 3 years from the issue date
of the last tax credit certificate issued by the Department
with respect to such business pursuant to this Section); and

(ii) the claimant's investment has been made and remains,
except in the event of a qualifying liquidity event, in the
qualified new business venture for no less than 3 years.
If an investment for which a claimant is allowed a credit
under subsection (b) is held by the claimant for less than 3
years, other than as a result of a permitted sale of the
investment to person who is not a related member, the claimant
shall pay to the Department of Revenue, in the manner
prescribed by the Department of Revenue, the aggregate amount
of the disqualified credits that the claimant received related
to the subject investment.
If the Department determines that a qualified new business
venture failed to maintain a minimum employment threshold in
the State through the date which is 3 years from the issue date
of the last tax credit certificate issued by the Department
with respect to the subject business pursuant to this Section,
the claimant or claimants shall pay to the Department of
Revenue, in the manner prescribed by the Department of
Revenue, the aggregate amount of the disqualified credits that
claimant or claimants received related to investments in that
business.
(e) The Department shall implement a program to register
qualified new business ventures for purposes of this Section.
A business desiring registration under this Section shall be
required to submit a full and complete application to the
Department. A submitted application shall be effective only

for the taxable year in which it is submitted, and a business
desiring registration under this Section shall be required to
submit a separate application in and for each taxable year for
which the business desires registration. Further, if at any
time prior to the acceptance of an application for
registration under this Section by the Department one or more
events occurs which makes the information provided in that
application materially false or incomplete (in whole or in
part), the business shall promptly notify the Department of
the same. Any failure of a business to promptly provide the
foregoing information to the Department may, at the discretion
of the Department, result in a revocation of a previously
approved application for that business, or disqualification of
the business from future registration under this Section, or
both. The Department may register the business only if all of
the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) it has its principal place of business in this
State;
(2) at least 51% of the employees employed by the
business are employed in this State;
(3) the business has the potential for increasing jobs
in this State, increasing capital investment in this
State, or both, as determined by the Department, and
either of the following apply:
(A) it is principally engaged in innovation in any
of the following: manufacturing; biotechnology;

nanotechnology; communications; agricultural
sciences; clean energy creation or storage technology;
processing or assembling products, including medical
devices, pharmaceuticals, computer software, computer
hardware, semiconductors, other innovative technology
products, or other products that are produced using
manufacturing methods that are enabled by applying
proprietary technology; or providing services that are
enabled by applying proprietary technology; or
(B) it is undertaking pre-commercialization
activity related to proprietary technology that
includes conducting research, developing a new product
or business process, or developing a service that is
principally reliant on applying proprietary
technology;
(4) it is not principally engaged in real estate
development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying,
political consulting, professional services provided by
attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians,
or health care consultants, wholesale or retail trade,
leisure, hospitality, transportation, or construction,
except construction of power production plants that derive
energy from a renewable energy resource, as defined in
Section 1 of the Illinois Power Agency Act;
(5) at the time it is first certified:
(A) it has fewer than 100 employees;

(B) it has been in operation in Illinois for not
more than 10 consecutive years prior to the year of
certification; and
(C) it has received not more than $10,000,000 in
aggregate investments;
(5.1) it agrees to maintain a minimum employment
threshold in the State of Illinois prior to the date which
is 3 years from the issue date of the last tax credit
certificate issued by the Department with respect to that
business pursuant to this Section;
(6) (blank); and
(7) it has received not more than $4,000,000 in
investments that qualified for tax credits under this
Section.
(f) The Department, in consultation with the Department of
Revenue, shall adopt rules to administer this Section. For
taxable years beginning before January 1, 2024, the The
aggregate amount of the tax credits that may be claimed under
this Section for investments made in qualified new business
ventures shall be limited to at $10,000,000 per calendar year,
of which $500,000 shall be reserved for investments made in
qualified new business ventures which are minority-owned
businesses, women-owned businesses, or businesses owned by a
person with a disability (as those terms are used and defined
in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
with Disabilities Act), and an additional $500,000 shall be

reserved for investments made in qualified new business
ventures with their principal place of business in counties
with a population of not more than 250,000. For taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the aggregate amount of
the tax credits that may be claimed under this Section for
investments made in qualified new business ventures shall be
limited to $15,000,000 per calendar year, of which $2,500,000
shall be reserved for investments made in qualified new
business ventures that are minority-owned businesses (as the
term is defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act), $1,250,000 shall be
reserved for investments made in qualified new business
ventures that are women-owned businesses or businesses owned
by a person with a disability (as those terms are defined in
the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons
with Disabilities Act), and $1,250,000 shall be reserved for
investments made in qualified new business ventures with their
principal place of business in a county with a population of
not more than 250,000. The foregoing annual allowable amounts
set forth in this Section shall be allocated by the
Department, on a per calendar quarter basis and prior to the
commencement of each calendar year, in such proportion as
determined by the Department, provided that: (i) the amount
initially allocated by the Department for any one calendar
quarter shall not exceed 35% of the total allowable amount;
(ii) any portion of the allocated allowable amount remaining

unused as of the end of any of the first 3 calendar quarters of
a given calendar year shall be rolled into, and added to, the
total allocated amount for the next available calendar
quarter; and (iii) the reservation of tax credits for
investments in minority-owned businesses, women-owned
businesses, businesses owned by a person with a disability,
and in businesses in counties with a population of not more
than 250,000 is limited to the first 3 calendar quarters of a
given calendar year, after which they may be claimed by
investors in any qualified new business venture.
(g) A claimant may not sell or otherwise transfer a credit
awarded under this Section to another person.
(h) On or before March 1 of each year, the Department shall
report to the Governor and to the General Assembly on the tax
credit certificates awarded under this Section for the prior
calendar year.
(1) This report must include, for each tax credit
certificate awarded:
(A) the name of the claimant and the amount of
credit awarded or allocated to that claimant;
(B) the name and address (including the county) of
the qualified new business venture that received the
investment giving rise to the credit, the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code
applicable to that qualified new business venture, and
the number of employees of the qualified new business

venture; and
(C) the date of approval by the Department of each
claimant's tax credit certificate.
(2) The report must also include:
(A) the total number of applicants and the total
number of claimants, including the amount of each tax
credit certificate awarded to a claimant under this
Section in the prior calendar year;
(B) the total number of applications from
businesses seeking registration under this Section,
the total number of new qualified business ventures
registered by the Department, and the aggregate amount
of investment upon which tax credit certificates were
issued in the prior calendar year; and
(C) the total amount of tax credit certificates
sought by applicants, the amount of each tax credit
certificate issued to a claimant, the aggregate amount
of all tax credit certificates issued in the prior
calendar year and the aggregate amount of tax credit
certificates issued as authorized under this Section
for all calendar years.
(i) For each business seeking registration under this
Section after December 31, 2016, the Department shall require
the business to include in its application the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to the
business and the number of employees of the business at the

time of application. Each business registered by the
Department as a qualified new business venture that receives
an investment giving rise to the issuance of a tax credit
certificate pursuant to this Section shall, for each of the 3
years following the issue date of the last tax credit
certificate issued by the Department with respect to such
business pursuant to this Section, report to the Department
the following:
(1) the number of employees and the location at which
those employees are employed, both as of the end of each
year;
(2) the amount of additional new capital investment
raised as of the end of each year, if any; and
(3) the terms of any liquidity event occurring during
such year; for the purposes of this Section, a "liquidity
event" means any event that would be considered an exit
for an illiquid investment, including any event that
allows the equity holders of the business (or any material
portion thereof) to cash out some or all of their
respective equity interests.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)
ARTICLE 60. NEW MARKETS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Section 60-5. The New Markets Development Program Act is
amended by changing Sections 5, 20, 25, 45, and 50 as follows:

(20 ILCS 663/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Applicable percentage" means 0% for each of the first 2
credit allowance dates, 7% for the third credit allowance
date, and 8% for the next 4 credit allowance dates.
"Credit allowance date" means with respect to any
qualified equity investment:
(1) the date on which the investment is initially
made; and
(2) each of the 6 anniversary dates of that date
thereafter.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity.
"Long-term debt security" means any debt instrument issued
by a qualified community development entity, at par value or a
premium, with an original maturity date of at least 7 years
from the date of its issuance, with no acceleration of
repayment, amortization, or prepayment features prior to its
original maturity date. Cumulative cash payments of interest
on the qualified debt instrument during the period commencing
with the issuance of the qualified debt instrument and ending
with the seventh anniversary of its issuance shall not exceed
the sum of such cash interest payments and the cumulative net
income of the issuing community development entity for the
same period. This definition in no way limits the holder's

ability to accelerate payments on the debt instrument in
situations where the issuer has defaulted on covenants
designed to ensure compliance with this Act or Section 45D of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Purchase price" means the amount paid to the issuer of a
qualified equity investment for that qualified equity
investment.
"Qualified active low-income community business" has the
meaning given to that term in Section 45D of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; except that any business
that derives or projects to derive 15% or more of its annual
revenue from the rental or sale of real estate is not
considered to be a qualified active low-income community
business. This exception does not apply to a business that is
controlled by or under common control with another business if
the second business (i) does not derive or project to derive
15% or more of its annual revenue from the rental or sale of
real estate and (ii) is the primary tenant of the real estate
leased from the initial business. A business shall be
considered a qualified active low-income community business
for the duration of the qualified community development
entity's investment in or loan to the business if the entity
reasonably expects, at the time it makes the investment or
loan, that the business will continue to satisfy the
requirements for being a qualified active low-income community
business throughout the entire period of the investment or

loan.
"Qualified community development entity" has the meaning
given to that term in Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended; provided that such entity has entered
into, or is controlled by an entity that has entered into, an
allocation agreement with the Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund of the U.S. Treasury Department with respect
to credits authorized by Section 45D of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, that includes the State of Illinois
within the service area set forth in that allocation
agreement.
"Qualified equity investment" means any equity investment
in, or long-term debt security issued by, a qualified
community development entity that:
(1) is acquired after the effective date of this Act
at its original issuance solely in exchange for cash;
(2) with respect to qualified equity investments made
before January 1, 2024 2017, has at least 85% of its cash
purchase price used by the issuer to make qualified
low-income community investments in the State of Illinois,
and, with respect to qualified equity investments made on
or after January 1, 2024 2017, has 100% of the cash
purchase price used by the issuer to make qualified
low-income community investments in the State of Illinois;
and
(3) is designated by the issuer as a qualified equity

investment under this Act; with respect to qualified
equity investments made on or after January 1, 2024 2017,
is designated by the issuer as a qualified equity
investment under Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended; and is certified by the Department as
not exceeding the limitation contained in Section 20.
This term includes any qualified equity investment that
does not meet the provisions of item (1) of this definition if
the investment was a qualified equity investment in the hands
of a prior holder.
"Qualified low-income community investment" means any
capital or equity investment in, or loan to, any qualified
active low-income community business. With respect to any one
qualified active low-income community business, the maximum
amount of qualified low-income community investments made in
that business, on a collective basis with all of its
affiliates that may be counted towards the satisfaction of
paragraph (2) of the definition of qualified equity
investment, shall be $10,000,000 whether issued to one or
several qualified community development entities.
"Tax credit" means a credit against any income, franchise,
or insurance premium taxes, including insurance retaliatory
taxes, otherwise due under Illinois law.
"Taxpayer" means any individual or entity subject to any
income, franchise, or insurance premium tax under Illinois
law.

(Source: P.A. 100-408, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 663/20)
Sec. 20. Annual cap on credits. The Department shall limit
the monetary amount of qualified equity investments permitted
under this Act to a level necessary to limit tax credit use at
no more than (i) $20,000,000 in of tax credits for fiscal years
beginning before July 1, 2023 and (ii) $25,000,000 in tax
credits for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023 in
any fiscal year. This limitation on qualified equity
investments shall be based on the anticipated use of credits
without regard to the potential for taxpayers to carry forward
tax credits to later tax years.
(Source: P.A. 100-408, eff. 8-25-17.)
(20 ILCS 663/25)
Sec. 25. Certification of qualified equity investments.
(a) A qualified community development entity that seeks to
have an equity investment or long-term debt security
designated as a qualified equity investment and eligible for
tax credits under this Section shall apply to the Department.
The qualified community development entity must submit an
application on a form that the Department provides that
includes:
(1) The name, address, tax identification number of
the entity, and evidence of the entity's certification as

a qualified community development entity.
(2) A copy of the allocation agreement executed by the
entity, or its controlling entity, and the Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund.
(3) A certificate executed by an executive officer of
the entity attesting that the allocation agreement remains
in effect and has not been revoked or cancelled by the
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
(4) A description of the proposed amount, structure,
and purchaser of the equity investment or long-term debt
security.
(5) The name and tax identification number of any
taxpayer eligible to utilize tax credits earned as a
result of the issuance of the qualified equity investment.
(6) Information regarding the proposed use of proceeds
from the issuance of the qualified equity investment.
(7) A nonrefundable application fee of $5,000. This
fee shall be paid to the Department and shall be required
of each application submitted.
(8) With respect to qualified equity investments made
on or after January 1, 2017, the amount of qualified
equity investment authority the applicant agrees to
designate as a federal qualified equity investment under
Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code, including a copy
of the screen shot from the Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund's Allocation Tracking System

of the applicant's remaining federal qualified equity
investment authority.
(b) Within 30 days after receipt of a completed
application containing the information necessary for the
Department to certify a potential qualified equity investment,
including the payment of the application fee, the Department
shall grant or deny the application in full or in part. If the
Department denies any part of the application, it shall inform
the qualified community development entity of the grounds for
the denial. If the qualified community development entity
provides any additional information required by the Department
or otherwise completes its application within 15 days of the
notice of denial, the application shall be considered
completed as of the original date of submission. If the
qualified community development entity fails to provide the
information or complete its application within the 15-day
period, the application remains denied and must be resubmitted
in full with a new submission date.
(c) If the application is deemed complete, the Department
shall certify the proposed equity investment or long-term debt
security as a qualified equity investment that is eligible for
tax credits under this Section, subject to the limitations
contained in Section 20. The Department shall provide written
notice of the certification to the qualified community
development entity. The notice shall include the names of
those taxpayers who are eligible to utilize the credits and

their respective credit amounts. If the names of the taxpayers
who are eligible to utilize the credits change due to a
transfer of a qualified equity investment or a change in an
allocation pursuant to Section 15, the qualified community
development entity shall notify the Department of such change.
(d) With respect to applications received before January
1, 2017, the Department shall certify qualified equity
investments in the order applications are received by the
Department. Applications received on the same day shall be
deemed to have been received simultaneously. For applications
received on the same day and deemed complete, the Department
shall certify, consistent with remaining tax credit capacity,
qualified equity investments in proportionate percentages
based upon the ratio of the amount of qualified equity
investment requested in an application to the total amount of
qualified equity investments requested in all applications
received on the same day.
(d-5) With respect to applications received on or after
January 1, 2017, the Department shall certify applications by
applicants that agree to designate qualified equity
investments as federal qualified equity investments in
accordance with item (8) of subsection (a) of this Section in
proportionate percentages based upon the ratio of the amount
of qualified equity investments requested in an application to
be designated as federal qualified equity investments to the
total amount of qualified equity investments to be designated

as federal qualified equity investments requested in all
applications received on the same day.
(d-10) With respect to applications received on or after
January 1, 2017, after complying with subsection (d-5), the
Department shall certify the qualified equity investments of
all other applicants, including the remaining qualified equity
investment authority requested by applicants not designated as
federal qualified equity investments in accordance with item
(8) of subsection (a) of this Section, in proportionate
percentages based upon the ratio of the amount of qualified
equity investments requested in the applications to the total
amount of qualified equity investments requested in all
applications received on the same day.
(e) Once the Department has certified qualified equity
investments that, on a cumulative basis, are eligible for
$20,000,000 in tax credits (for taxable years beginning before
July 1, 2023) or $25,000,000 in tax credits (for taxable years
beginning on or after July 1, 2023), the Department may not
certify any more qualified equity investments. If a pending
request cannot be fully certified, the Department shall
certify the portion that may be certified unless the qualified
community development entity elects to withdraw its request
rather than receive partial credit.
(f) Within 30 days after receiving notice of
certification, the qualified community development entity
shall (i) issue the qualified equity investment and receive

cash in the amount of the certified amount and (ii) with
respect to qualified equity investments made on or after
January 1, 2017, if applicable, designate the required amount
of qualified equity investment authority as a federal
qualified equity investment. The qualified community
development entity must provide the Department with evidence
of the receipt of the cash investment within 10 business days
after receipt and, with respect to qualified equity
investments made on or after January 1, 2017, if applicable,
provide evidence that the required amount of qualified equity
investment authority was designated as a federal qualified
equity investment. If the qualified community development
entity does not receive the cash investment and issue the
qualified equity investment within 30 days following receipt
of the certification notice, the certification shall lapse and
the entity may not issue the qualified equity investment
without reapplying to the Department for certification. A
certification that lapses reverts back to the Department and
may be reissued only in accordance with the application
process outline in this Section 25.
(g) Allocation rounds enabled by this Act shall be applied
for according to the following schedule:
(1) on January 2, 2019, $125,000,000 of qualified
equity investments; and
(2) not less than 45 days after but not more than 90
days after the Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the
Treasury announces allocation awards under a Notice of
Funding Availability that is published in the Federal
Register after September 6, 2019, $125,000,000 of
qualified equity investments; and .
(3) on or after January 1, 2024, but not more than 120
days after the Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the
Treasury announces allocation awards under a Notice of
Funding Availability that was published in the Federal
Register on November 22, 2022, $312,500,000 of qualified
equity investments.
(Source: P.A. 100-408, eff. 8-25-17; 101-604, eff. 12-13-19.)
(20 ILCS 663/45)
Sec. 45. Examination and Rulemaking.
(a) The Department may conduct examinations to verify that
the tax credits under this Act have been received and applied
according to the requirements of this Act and to verify that no
event has occurred that would result in a recapture of tax
credits under Section 40.
(b) Neither the Department nor the Department of Revenue
shall have the authority to promulgate rules under the Act,
but, with respect to qualified equity investments issued
before January 1, 2024, the Department and the Department of
Revenue shall have the authority to issue advisory letters to

individual qualified community development entities and their
investors that are limited to the specific facts outlined in
an advisory letter request from a qualified community
development entity. Such rulings cannot be relied upon by any
person or entity other than the qualified community
development entity that requested the letter and the taxpayers
that are entitled to any tax credits generated from
investments in such entity. For purposes of this subsection,
"rules" is given the meaning contained in Section 1-70 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) In rendering advisory letters and making other
determinations under this Act prior to January 1, 2024, to the
extent applicable, the Department and the Department of
Revenue shall look for guidance to Section 45D of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations issued thereunder.
(d) It is the intent of the General Assembly that
qualified equity investment structures allowed pursuant to
advisory letters and other determinations by the Department
and the Department of Revenue prior to January 1, 2024 shall be
allowed and that qualified community development entities may
rely on the rules and regulations issued under Section 45D of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, where
applicable.
(Source: P.A. 95-1024, eff. 12-31-08.)

(20 ILCS 663/50)
Sec. 50. Sunset. For fiscal years following fiscal year
2031 2024, qualified equity investments shall not be made
under this Act unless reauthorization is made pursuant to this
Section. For all fiscal years following fiscal year 2031 2024,
unless the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution granting
authority to the Department to approve qualified equity
investments for the Illinois new markets development program
and clearly describing the amount of tax credits available for
the next fiscal year, or otherwise complies with the
provisions of this Section, no qualified equity investments
may be permitted to be made under this Act. The amount of
available tax credits contained in such a resolution shall not
exceed the limitation provided under Section 20. Nothing in
this Section precludes a taxpayer who makes a qualified equity
investment prior to the expiration of authority to make
qualified equity investments from claiming tax credits
relating to that qualified equity investment for each
applicable credit allowance date.
(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)
ARTICLE 65. STANDARD EXEMPTION
Section 65-5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 204 as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/204) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-204)
Sec. 204. Standard exemption.
(a) Allowance of exemption. In computing net income under
this Act, there shall be allowed as an exemption the sum of the
amounts determined under subsections (b), (c) and (d),
multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the amount
of the taxpayer's base income allocable to this State for the
taxable year and the denominator of which is the taxpayer's
total base income for the taxable year.
(b) Basic amount. For the purpose of subsection (a) of
this Section, except as provided by subsection (a) of Section
205 and in this subsection, each taxpayer shall be allowed a
basic amount of $1000, except that for corporations the basic
amount shall be zero for tax years ending on or after December
31, 2003, and for individuals the basic amount shall be:
(1) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
1998 and prior to December 31, 1999, $1,300;
(2) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
1999 and prior to December 31, 2000, $1,650;
(3) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2000 and prior to December 31, 2012, $2,000;
(4) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2012 and prior to December 31, 2013, $2,050;
(5) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2013 and on or before December 31, 2022 December 31, 2023,
$2,050 plus the cost-of-living adjustment under subsection

(d-5); .
(6) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2023 and prior to December 31, 2024, $2,425;
(7) for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2024 and on or before December 31, 2028, $2,050 plus the
cost-of-living adjustment under subsection (d-5).
For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1992, a
taxpayer whose Illinois base income exceeds the basic amount
and who is claimed as a dependent on another person's tax
return under the Internal Revenue Code shall not be allowed
any basic amount under this subsection.
(c) Additional amount for individuals. In the case of an
individual taxpayer, there shall be allowed for the purpose of
subsection (a), in addition to the basic amount provided by
subsection (b), an additional exemption equal to the basic
amount for each exemption in excess of one allowable to such
individual taxpayer for the taxable year under Section 151 of
the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) Additional exemptions for an individual taxpayer and
his or her spouse. In the case of an individual taxpayer and
his or her spouse, he or she shall each be allowed additional
exemptions as follows:
(1) Additional exemption for taxpayer or spouse 65
years of age or older.
(A) For taxpayer. An additional exemption of
$1,000 for the taxpayer if he or she has attained the

age of 65 before the end of the taxable year.
(B) For spouse when a joint return is not filed. An
additional exemption of $1,000 for the spouse of the
taxpayer if a joint return is not made by the taxpayer
and his spouse, and if the spouse has attained the age
of 65 before the end of such taxable year, and, for the
calendar year in which the taxable year of the
taxpayer begins, has no gross income and is not the
dependent of another taxpayer.
(2) Additional exemption for blindness of taxpayer or
spouse.
(A) For taxpayer. An additional exemption of
$1,000 for the taxpayer if he or she is blind at the
end of the taxable year.
(B) For spouse when a joint return is not filed. An
additional exemption of $1,000 for the spouse of the
taxpayer if a separate return is made by the taxpayer,
and if the spouse is blind and, for the calendar year
in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, has
no gross income and is not the dependent of another
taxpayer. For purposes of this paragraph, the
determination of whether the spouse is blind shall be
made as of the end of the taxable year of the taxpayer;
except that if the spouse dies during such taxable
year such determination shall be made as of the time of
such death.

(C) Blindness defined. For purposes of this
subsection, an individual is blind only if his or her
central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the
better eye with correcting lenses, or if his or her
visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is
accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision
such that the widest diameter of the visual fields
subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(d-5) Cost-of-living adjustment. For purposes of item (5)
of subsection (b), the cost-of-living adjustment for any
calendar year and for taxable years ending prior to the end of
the subsequent calendar year is equal to $2,050 times the
percentage (if any) by which:
(1) the Consumer Price Index for the preceding
calendar year, exceeds
(2) the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year
2011.
The Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the
average of the Consumer Price Index as of the close of the
12-month period ending on August 31 of that calendar year.
The term "Consumer Price Index" means the last Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the United
States Department of Labor or any successor agency.
If any cost-of-living adjustment is not a multiple of $25,
that adjustment shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple
of $25.

(e) Cross reference. See Article 3 for the manner of
determining base income allocable to this State.
(f) Application of Section 250. Section 250 does not apply
to the amendments to this Section made by Public Act 90-613.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, no
taxpayer may claim an exemption under this Section if the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds
(i) $500,000, in the case of spouses filing a joint federal tax
return or (ii) $250,000, in the case of all other taxpayers.
(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff. 7-6-17; 100-865, eff. 8-14-18.)
ARTICLE 70. AVIATION FUEL
Section 70-5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
Section 3-87 as follows:
(35 ILCS 105/3-87)
Sec. 3-87. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit.
(a) From July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2032 June 1,
2023 through January 1, 2033, sustainable aviation fuel sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to the Department to be used in Illinois, earns a credit in the
amount of $1.50 per gallon of sustainable aviation fuel
purchased. The credit earned shall be referred to as the
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit.

Only that portion of each gallon of aviation fuel that
consists of sustainable aviation fuel, as defined in this
Section, is eligible to earn the credit.
The credit is earned at the time sustainable aviation fuel
is purchased for use in Illinois. The amount of credit that is
earned is based on the number of whole gallons of sustainable
aviation fuel purchased for use in Illinois. Partial gallons
will not earn a credit. Credits may be used at the same time as
they are earned.
For a sale or use of aviation fuel to qualify to earn the
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit, taxpayers must
retain in their books and records a certification from the
producer of the aviation fuel that the aviation fuel sold or
used and for which a sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit
was earned meets the definition of sustainable aviation fuel
under this Section. The documentation must include detail
sufficient for the Department to determine the number of
gallons of sustainable aviation fuel sold or used.
A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit earned by an
air common carrier expires on December 31, 2032. The
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit is non-transferable
and non-refundable. Taxpayers shall account for the earning
and usage of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credits on
each monthly return filed with the Department, as deemed
necessary by the Department.
The purchaser of sustainable aviation fuel shall certify

to the seller of the aviation fuel that the purchaser is
satisfying all or part of its liability for the 6.25% tax under
the Use Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act that is due on the
purchase of aviation fuel by use of the sustainable aviation
fuel purchase credit.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit
certification must be dated and shall include the name and
address of the purchaser, the purchaser's registration number,
if registered, the credit being applied, and a statement that
the State Use Tax or Service Use Tax use tax or service use tax
liability is being satisfied with the air common carrier's
accumulated sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit.
An air common carrier-purchaser of aviation fuel may
utilize the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit in
satisfaction of the 6.25% tax arising from the purchase of
aviation fuel, but not in satisfaction of penalty or interest.
Until January 1, 2033 July 1, 2033, on an annual basis,
running from January through December each year, no credit may
be earned by an air common carrier for soybean oil-derived
sustainable aviation fuel once air common carriers in this
State have collectively purchased sustainable aviation fuel
containing 10,000,000 gallons of soybean oil feedstock. If, in
any year, air common carriers collectively purchase
sustainable aviation fuel containing more than 10,000,000
gallons of soybean oil feedstock for use in this State, then,
in the month in which taxpayer reporting shows that the credit

earned from these purchases exceeds the cap, the Department
shall first determine the remaining number of gallons of
soybean oil feedstock available to earn the credit for that
year by subtracting from 10,000,000 the number of gallons of
soybean oil feedstock collectively purchased that year based
on the prior month's taxpayer reporting. The Department shall
then allocate the credit from these remaining gallons of
soybean oil feedstock available to earn the credit for that
year by allowing credit to each air common carrier in the same
proportion as the number of gallons of soybean oil feedstock
reported as having been purchased by each air common carrier
during the month in which the cap is exceeded is to all of the
gallons of soybean oil feedstock reported as having been
purchased during that month. The earning of any credit in
excess of this shall be disallowed for the remainder of the
year. For any credit that was used, the earning of which was
disallowed in the process described in this paragraph, any
resulting tax shall be due on or before April 20th of the year
following the year in which the 10,000,000 gallon cap on
soybean oil feedstock was exceeded and shall be reported and
paid on the aviation fuel tax return. Any credit that is earned
for the purchase of soybean oil feedstock but not timely
reported in a year in which the cap is exceeded is disallowed.
A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit certification
provided by the air common carrier may be used to satisfy the
retailer's or serviceman's 6.25% tax liability on aviation

fuel under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Service
Occupation Tax Act for the credit claimed.
(b) As used in this Section, "sustainable aviation fuel"
means liquid fuel that meets the criteria set forth in
subsections (d) and (e) of Section 40B of the federal Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 or:
(1) consists of synthesized hydrocarbons and meets the
requirements of:
(A) the American Society for Testing and Materials
International Standard D7566; or
(B) the Fischer-Tropsch provisions of American
Society for Testing and Materials International
Standard D1655, Annex A1;
(2) prior to June 1, 2028, is derived from biomass
resources, waste streams, renewable energy sources, or
gaseous carbon oxides, and beginning on June 1, 2028 is
derived from domestic biomass resources;
(3) is not derived from any palm derivatives; and
(4) the fuel production pathway for the sustainable
aviation fuel achieves at least a 50% lifecycle greenhouse
gas emissions reduction in comparison with petroleum-based
jet fuel, as determined by a test that shows:
(A) that the fuel production pathway achieves at
least a 50% reduction of the aggregate attributional
core lifecycle emissions and the positive induced land
use change values under the lifecycle methodology for

sustainable aviation fuels adopted by the
International Civil Aviation Organization with the
agreement of the United States; or
(B) that the fuel production pathway achieves at
least a 50% reduction of the aggregate attributional
core lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions values
utilizing the most recent version of Argonne National
Laboratory's GREET model, inclusive of agricultural
practices and carbon capture and sequestration.
(Source: P.A. 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)
Section 70-10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 3-72 as follows:
(35 ILCS 110/3-72)
Sec. 3-72. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit.
(a) From July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2032 June 1,
2023 through January 1, 2033, sustainable aviation fuel sold
to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
to the Department to be used in Illinois, earns a credit in the
amount of $1.50 per gallon of sustainable aviation fuel
purchased. The credit earned shall be referred to as the
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit.
Only that portion of each gallon of aviation fuel that
consists of sustainable aviation fuel, as defined in this
Section, is eligible to earn the credit.

The credit is earned at the time sustainable aviation fuel
is purchased for use in Illinois. The amount of credit that is
earned is based on the number of whole gallons of sustainable
aviation fuel purchased for use in Illinois. Partial gallons
will not earn a credit. Credits may be used at the same time as
they are earned.
For a sale or use of aviation fuel to qualify to earn the
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit, taxpayers must
retain in their books and records a certification from the
producer of the aviation fuel that the aviation fuel sold or
used and for which a sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit
was earned meets the definition of sustainable aviation fuel
under this Section. The documentation must include detail
sufficient for the Department to determine the number of
gallons of sustainable aviation fuel sold or used.
A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit earned by an
air common carrier expires on December 31, 2032. The
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit is a
non-transferable and non-refundable credit. Taxpayers shall
account for the earning and usage of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Purchase Credits on each monthly return filed with the
Department, as deemed necessary by the Department.
The purchaser of sustainable aviation fuel shall certify
to the seller of the aviation fuel that the purchaser is
satisfying all or part of its liability for the 6.25% tax under
the Use Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act that is due on the

purchase of aviation fuel by use of the sustainable aviation
fuel purchase credit.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit
certification must be dated and shall include the name and
address of the purchaser, the purchaser's registration number,
if registered, the credit being applied, and a statement that
the State Use Tax or Service Use Tax use tax or service use tax
liability is being satisfied with the air common carrier's
accumulated sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit.
An air common carrier-purchaser of aviation fuel may
utilize the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit in
satisfaction of the 6.25% tax arising from the purchase of
aviation fuel, but not in satisfaction of penalty or interest.
Until January 1, 2033 July 1, 2033, on an annual basis
running from January through December each year, no credit may
be earned by an air common carrier for soybean oil-derived
sustainable aviation fuel once air common carriers in this
State have collectively purchased sustainable aviation fuel
containing 10,000,000 gallons of soybean oil feedstock. If, in
any year, air common carriers collectively purchase
sustainable aviation fuel containing more than 10,000,000
gallons of soybean oil feedstock for use in this State, then,
in the month in which taxpayer reporting shows that the credit
earned from these purchases exceeds the cap, the Department
shall first determine the remaining number of gallons of
soybean oil feedstock available to earn the credit for that

year by subtracting from 10,000,000 the number of gallons of
soybean oil feedstock collectively purchased that year based
on the prior month's taxpayer reporting. The Department shall
then allocate the credit from these remaining gallons of
soybean oil feedstock available to earn the credit for that
year by allowing credit to each air common carrier in the same
proportion as the number of gallons of soybean oil feedstock
reported as having been purchased by each air common carrier
during the month in which the cap is exceeded is to all of the
gallons of soybean oil feedstock reported as having been
purchased during that month. The earning of any credit in
excess of this shall be disallowed for the remainder of the
year. For any credit that was used, the earning of which was
disallowed in the process described in this paragraph, any
resulting tax shall be due on or before April 20th of the year
following the year in which the 10,000,000 gallon cap on
soybean oil feedstock was exceeded and shall be reported and
paid on the aviation fuel tax return. Any credit that is earned
for the purchase of soybean oil feedstock but not timely
reported in a year in which the cap is exceeded is disallowed.
A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit certification
provided by the air common carrier may be used to satisfy the
retailer's or serviceman's 6.25% tax liability on aviation
fuel under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Service
Occupation Tax Act for the credit claimed.
(b) As used in this Section, "sustainable aviation fuel"

means liquid fuel that meets the criteria set forth in
subsections (d) and (e) of Section 40B of the federal Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 or:
(1) consists of synthesized hydrocarbons and meets the
requirements of:
(A) the American Society for Testing and Materials
International Standard D7566; or
(B) the Fischer-Tropsch provisions of American
Society for Testing and Materials International
Standard D1655, Annex A1;
(2) prior to June 1, 2028, is derived from biomass
resources, waste streams, renewable energy sources, or
gaseous carbon oxides, and beginning on June 1, 2028 is
derived from domestic biomass resources;
(3) is not derived from any palm derivatives; and
(4) the fuel production pathway for the sustainable
aviation fuel achieves at least a 50% lifecycle greenhouse
gas emissions reduction in comparison with petroleum-based
jet fuel, as determined by a test that shows:
(A) that the fuel production pathway achieves at
least a 50% reduction of the aggregate attributional
core lifecycle emissions and the positive induced land
use change values under the lifecycle methodology for
sustainable aviation fuels adopted by the
International Civil Aviation Organization with the
agreement of the United States; or

(B) that the fuel production pathway achieves at
least a 50% reduction of the aggregate attributional
core lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions values
utilizing the most recent version of Argonne National
Laboratory's GREET model, inclusive of agricultural
practices and carbon capture and sequestration.
(Source: P.A. 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)
Section 70-15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended
by changing Section 9 as follows:
(35 ILCS 115/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.109)
Sec. 9. Each serviceman required or authorized to collect
the tax herein imposed shall pay to the Department the amount
of such tax at the time when he is required to file his return
for the period during which such tax was collectible, less a
discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990, and 1.75% on and
after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year, whichever is
greater, which is allowed to reimburse the serviceman for
expenses incurred in collecting the tax, keeping records,
preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying
data to the Department on request. When determining the
discount allowed under this Section, servicemen shall include
the amount of tax that would have been due at the 1% rate but
for the 0% rate imposed under this amendatory Act of the 102nd
General Assembly. The discount under this Section is not

allowed for the 1.25% portion of taxes paid on aviation fuel
that is subject to the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C.
47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133. The discount allowed under this
Section is allowed only for returns that are filed in the
manner required by this Act. The Department may disallow the
discount for servicemen whose certificate of registration is
revoked at the time the return is filed, but only if the
Department's decision to revoke the certificate of
registration has become final.
Where such tangible personal property is sold under a
conditional sales contract, or under any other form of sale
wherein the payment of the principal sum, or a part thereof, is
extended beyond the close of the period for which the return is
filed, the serviceman, in collecting the tax may collect, for
each tax return period, only the tax applicable to the part of
the selling price actually received during such tax return
period.
Except as provided hereinafter in this Section, on or
before the twentieth day of each calendar month, such
serviceman shall file a return for the preceding calendar
month in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations to
be promulgated by the Department of Revenue. Such return shall
be filed on a form prescribed by the Department and shall
contain such information as the Department may reasonably
require. The return shall include the gross receipts which
were received during the preceding calendar month or quarter

on the following items upon which tax would have been due but
for the 0% rate imposed under this amendatory Act of the 102nd
General Assembly: (i) food for human consumption that is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption); and (ii) food prepared for immediate
consumption and transferred incident to a sale of service
subject to this Act or the Service Use Tax Act by an entity
licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the Nursing Home
Care Act, the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the
ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, the Specialized
Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the Child Care
Act of 1969, or an entity that holds a permit issued pursuant
to the Life Care Facilities Act. The return shall also include
the amount of tax that would have been due on the items listed
in the previous sentence but for the 0% rate imposed under this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
On and after January 1, 2018, with respect to servicemen
whose annual gross receipts average $20,000 or more, all
returns required to be filed pursuant to this Act shall be
filed electronically. Servicemen who demonstrate that they do
not have access to the Internet or demonstrate hardship in
filing electronically may petition the Department to waive the
electronic filing requirement.
The Department may require returns to be filed on a

quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar
quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the
calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. The
taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for each
of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or before
the twentieth day of the following calendar month, stating:
1. The name of the seller;
2. The address of the principal place of business from
which he engages in business as a serviceman in this
State;
3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by
him during the preceding calendar month, including
receipts from charge and time sales, but less all
deductions allowed by law;
4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of this
Act;
5. The amount of tax due;
5-5. The signature of the taxpayer; and
6. Such other reasonable information as the Department
may require.
Each serviceman required or authorized to collect the tax
herein imposed on aviation fuel acquired as an incident to the
purchase of a service in this State during the preceding
calendar month shall, instead of reporting and paying tax as
otherwise required by this Section, report and pay such tax on
a separate aviation fuel tax return. The requirements related

to the return shall be as otherwise provided in this Section.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act to the
contrary, servicemen transferring aviation fuel incident to
sales of service shall file all aviation fuel tax returns and
shall make all aviation fuel tax payments by electronic means
in the manner and form required by the Department. For
purposes of this Section, "aviation fuel" means jet fuel and
aviation gasoline.
If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to be
due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the
contrary, servicemen subject to tax on cannabis shall file all
cannabis tax returns and shall make all cannabis tax payments
by electronic means in the manner and form required by the
Department.
Prior to October 1, 2003, and on and after September 1,
2004 a serviceman may accept a Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
certification from a purchaser in satisfaction of Service Use
Tax as provided in Section 3-70 of the Service Use Tax Act if
the purchaser provides the appropriate documentation as
required by Section 3-70 of the Service Use Tax Act. A
Manufacturer's Purchase Credit certification, accepted prior
to October 1, 2003 or on or after September 1, 2004 by a
serviceman as provided in Section 3-70 of the Service Use Tax

Act, may be used by that serviceman to satisfy Service
Occupation Tax liability in the amount claimed in the
certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the receipts subject to
tax from a qualifying purchase. A Manufacturer's Purchase
Credit reported on any original or amended return filed under
this Act after October 20, 2003 for reporting periods prior to
September 1, 2004 shall be disallowed. Manufacturer's Purchase
Credit reported on annual returns due on or after January 1,
2005 will be disallowed for periods prior to September 1,
2004. No Manufacturer's Purchase Credit may be used after
September 30, 2003 through August 31, 2004 to satisfy any tax
liability imposed under this Act, including any audit
liability.
Beginning on July 1, 2023 and through December 31, 2032, a
serviceman may accept a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase
Credit certification from an air common carrier-purchaser in
satisfaction of Service Use Tax as provided in Section 3-72 of
the Service Use Tax Act if the purchaser provides the
appropriate documentation as required by Section 3-72 of the
Service Use Tax Act. A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase
Credit certification accepted by a serviceman in accordance
with this paragraph may be used by that serviceman to satisfy
service occupation tax liability (but not in satisfaction of
penalty or interest) in the amount claimed in the
certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the receipts subject to
tax from a sale of aviation fuel. In addition, for a sale of

aviation fuel to qualify to earn the Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Purchase Credit, servicemen must retain in their books and
records a certification from the producer of the aviation fuel
that the aviation fuel sold by the serviceman and for which a
sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit was earned meets the
definition of sustainable aviation fuel under Section 3-72 of
the Service Use Tax Act. The documentation must include detail
sufficient for the Department to determine the number of
gallons of sustainable aviation fuel sold.
If the serviceman's average monthly tax liability to the
Department does not exceed $200, the Department may authorize
his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis, with the
return for January, February and March of a given year being
due by April 20 of such year; with the return for April, May
and June of a given year being due by July 20 of such year;
with the return for July, August and September of a given year
being due by October 20 of such year, and with the return for
October, November and December of a given year being due by
January 20 of the following year.
If the serviceman's average monthly tax liability to the
Department does not exceed $50, the Department may authorize
his returns to be filed on an annual basis, with the return for
a given year being due by January 20 of the following year.
Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and
substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as
monthly returns.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act concerning
the time within which a serviceman may file his return, in the
case of any serviceman who ceases to engage in a kind of
business which makes him responsible for filing returns under
this Act, such serviceman shall file a final return under this
Act with the Department not more than 1 month after
discontinuing such business.
Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average
monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all
payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has
an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall
make all payments required by rules of the Department by
electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a
taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000
or more shall make all payments required by rules of the
Department by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1,
2000, a taxpayer who has an annual tax liability of $200,000 or
more shall make all payments required by rules of the
Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "annual tax
liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities
under this Act, and under all other State and local occupation
and use tax laws administered by the Department, for the
immediately preceding calendar year. The term "average monthly
tax liability" means the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities
under this Act, and under all other State and local occupation

and use tax laws administered by the Department, for the
immediately preceding calendar year divided by 12. Beginning
on October 1, 2002, a taxpayer who has a tax liability in the
amount set forth in subsection (b) of Section 2505-210 of the
Department of Revenue Law shall make all payments required by
rules of the Department by electronic funds transfer.
Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the
Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make
payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required
to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those
payments for a minimum of one year beginning on October 1.
Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic
funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer
with the permission of the Department.
All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic funds
transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily make
payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those
payments in the manner authorized by the Department.
The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to
effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the
requirements of this Section.
Where a serviceman collects the tax with respect to the
selling price of tangible personal property which he sells and
the purchaser thereafter returns such tangible personal
property and the serviceman refunds the selling price thereof
to the purchaser, such serviceman shall also refund, to the

purchaser, the tax so collected from the purchaser. When
filing his return for the period in which he refunds such tax
to the purchaser, the serviceman may deduct the amount of the
tax so refunded by him to the purchaser from any other Service
Occupation Tax, Service Use Tax, Retailers' Occupation Tax or
Use Tax which such serviceman may be required to pay or remit
to the Department, as shown by such return, provided that the
amount of the tax to be deducted shall previously have been
remitted to the Department by such serviceman. If the
serviceman shall not previously have remitted the amount of
such tax to the Department, he shall be entitled to no
deduction hereunder upon refunding such tax to the purchaser.
If experience indicates such action to be practicable, the
Department may prescribe and furnish a combination or joint
return which will enable servicemen, who are required to file
returns hereunder and also under the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act, the Use Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act, to furnish all
the return information required by all said Acts on the one
form.
Where the serviceman has more than one business registered
with the Department under separate registrations hereunder,
such serviceman shall file separate returns for each
registered business.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
pay into the Local Government Tax Fund the revenue realized
for the preceding month from the 1% tax imposed under this Act.

Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 4% of the
revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
general rate on sales of tangible personal property other than
aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019. This
exception for aviation fuel only applies for so long as the
revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
47133 are binding on the State.
Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall
pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 20% of the
net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1.25%
rate on the selling price of motor fuel and gasohol.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate
on transfers of tangible personal property other than aviation
fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019. This exception for
aviation fuel only applies for so long as the revenue use
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are
binding on the State.
For aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019, each
month the Department shall pay into the State Aviation Program
Fund 20% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month
from the 6.25% general rate on the selling price of aviation
fuel, less an amount estimated by the Department to be
required for refunds of the 20% portion of the tax on aviation

fuel under this Act, which amount shall be deposited into the
Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund. The Department shall only
pay moneys into the State Aviation Program Fund and the
Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund under this Act for so long
as the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49
U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the State.
Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall
pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 80% of the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 1.25% rate on the
selling price of motor fuel and gasohol.
Beginning October 1, 2009, each month the Department shall
pay into the Capital Projects Fund an amount that is equal to
an amount estimated by the Department to represent 80% of the
net revenue realized for the preceding month from the sale of
candy, grooming and hygiene products, and soft drinks that had
been taxed at a rate of 1% prior to September 1, 2009 but that
are now taxed at 6.25%.
Beginning July 1, 2013, each month the Department shall
pay into the Underground Storage Tank Fund from the proceeds
collected under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax
Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act an amount equal to
the average monthly deficit in the Underground Storage Tank
Fund during the prior year, as certified annually by the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, but the total
payment into the Underground Storage Tank Fund under this Act,
the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Retailers'

Occupation Tax Act shall not exceed $18,000,000 in any State
fiscal year. As used in this paragraph, the "average monthly
deficit" shall be equal to the difference between the average
monthly claims for payment by the fund and the average monthly
revenues deposited into the fund, excluding payments made
pursuant to this paragraph.
Beginning July 1, 2015, of the remainder of the moneys
received by the Department under the Use Tax Act, the Service
Use Tax Act, this Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
each month the Department shall deposit $500,000 into the
State Crime Laboratory Fund.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into the
Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% and on
and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid into the
Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in any fiscal
year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case
may be, of the moneys received by the Department and required
to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to Section 3
of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9 of the Use Tax
Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, and Section 9 of the
Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts being hereinafter called
the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case
may be, of moneys being hereinafter called the "Tax Act
Amount", and (2) the amount transferred to the Build Illinois
Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall be

less than the Annual Specified Amount (as defined in Section 3
of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act), an amount equal to the
difference shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois
Fund from other moneys received by the Department pursuant to
the Tax Acts; and further provided, that if on the last
business day of any month the sum of (1) the Tax Act Amount
required to be deposited into the Build Illinois Account in
the Build Illinois Fund during such month and (2) the amount
transferred during such month to the Build Illinois Fund from
the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less
than 1/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to
the difference shall be immediately paid into the Build
Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the Department
pursuant to the Tax Acts; and, further provided, that in no
event shall the payments required under the preceding proviso
result in aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund
pursuant to this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of
the greater of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual
Specified Amount for such fiscal year; and, further provided,
that the amounts payable into the Build Illinois Fund under
this clause (b) shall be payable only until such time as the
aggregate amount on deposit under each trust indenture
securing Bonds issued and outstanding pursuant to the Build
Illinois Bond Act is sufficient, taking into account any
future investment income, to fully provide, in accordance with
such indenture, for the defeasance of or the payment of the

principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds
secured by such indenture and on any Bonds expected to be
issued thereafter and all fees and costs payable with respect
thereto, all as certified by the Director of the Bureau of the
Budget (now Governor's Office of Management and Budget). If on
the last business day of any month in which Bonds are
outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the
aggregate of the moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond
Account in the Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less
than the amount required to be transferred in such month from
the Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond
Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the
Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency
shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the
Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois
Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build
Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence
shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b)
of the preceding sentence and shall reduce the amount
otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to clause (b)
of the preceding sentence. The moneys received by the
Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited
into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim
and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond
Act.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund

as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any amendment
thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified monthly
installment of the amount requested in the certificate of the
Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
provided under Section 8.25f of the State Finance Act, but not
in excess of the sums designated as "Total Deposit", shall be
deposited in the aggregate from collections under Section 9 of
the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section
9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act into the McCormick Place
Expansion Project Fund in the specified fiscal years.
Fiscal Year Total Deposit
1993 $0
1994 53,000,000
1995 58,000,000
1996 61,000,000
1997 64,000,000
1998 68,000,000
1999 71,000,000
2000 75,000,000
2001 80,000,000
2002 93,000,000
2003 99,000,000
2004 103,000,000
2005 108,000,000

2006 113,000,000
2007 119,000,000
2008 126,000,000
2009 132,000,000
2010 139,000,000
2011 146,000,000
2012 153,000,000
2013 161,000,000
2014 170,000,000
2015 179,000,000
2016 189,000,000
2017 199,000,000
2018 210,000,000
2019 221,000,000
2020 233,000,000
2021 300,000,000
2022 300,000,000
2023 300,000,000
2024 300,000,000
2025 300,000,000
2026 300,000,000
2027 375,000,000
2028 375,000,000
2029 375,000,000
2030 375,000,000
2031 375,000,000

2032 375,000,000
2033 375,000,000
2034 375,000,000
2035 375,000,000
2036 450,000,000
and
each fiscal year
thereafter that bonds
are outstanding under
Section 13.2 of the
Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority Act,
but not after fiscal year 2060.
Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal
year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the
certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount
deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by
the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection
(g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits
required under this Section for previous months and years,
shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, but
not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total
Deposit", has been deposited.

Subject to payment of amounts into the Capital Projects
Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, and the McCormick Place
Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the preceding paragraphs or
in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted, for aviation fuel
sold on or after December 1, 2019, the Department shall each
month deposit into the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund an
amount estimated by the Department to be required for refunds
of the 80% portion of the tax on aviation fuel under this Act.
The Department shall only deposit moneys into the Aviation
Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund under this paragraph for so long as
the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49
U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the State.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
enacted, beginning July 1, 1993 and ending on September 30,
2013, the Department shall each month pay into the Illinois
Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net revenue realized for
the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate on the selling
price of tangible personal property.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
enacted, beginning with the receipt of the first report of
taxes paid by an eligible business and continuing for a
25-year period, the Department shall each month pay into the

Energy Infrastructure Fund 80% of the net revenue realized
from the 6.25% general rate on the selling price of
Illinois-mined coal that was sold to an eligible business. For
purposes of this paragraph, the term "eligible business" means
a new electric generating facility certified pursuant to
Section 605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois
Tax Increment Fund, and the Energy Infrastructure Fund
pursuant to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendments to
this Section hereafter enacted, beginning on the first day of
the first calendar month to occur on or after August 26, 2014
(the effective date of Public Act 98-1098), each month, from
the collections made under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act,
Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service
Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act, the Department shall pay into the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund, to be used, subject to appropriation, to
fund additional auditors and compliance personnel at the
Department of Revenue, an amount equal to 1/12 of 5% of 80% of
the cash receipts collected during the preceding fiscal year
by the Audit Bureau of the Department under the Use Tax Act,
the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and associated local occupation
and use taxes administered by the Department.

Subject to payments of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois
Tax Increment Fund, the Energy Infrastructure Fund, and the
Tax Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in this
Section, beginning on July 1, 2018 the Department shall pay
each month into the Downstate Public Transportation Fund the
moneys required to be so paid under Section 2-3 of the
Downstate Public Transportation Act.
Subject to successful execution and delivery of a
public-private agreement between the public agency and private
entity and completion of the civic build, beginning on July 1,
2023, of the remainder of the moneys received by the
Department under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act, and this Act, the Department shall
deposit the following specified deposits in the aggregate from
collections under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act, as required under Section 8.25g of the State Finance Act
for distribution consistent with the Public-Private
Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
The moneys received by the Department pursuant to this Act and
required to be deposited into the Civic and Transit
Infrastructure Fund are subject to the pledge, claim and
charge set forth in Section 25-55 of the Public-Private
Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
As used in this paragraph, "civic build", "private entity",

"public-private agreement", and "public agency" have the
meanings provided in Section 25-10 of the Public-Private
Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
Fiscal Year............................Total Deposit
2024....................................$200,000,000
2025....................................$206,000,000
2026....................................$212,200,000
2027....................................$218,500,000
2028....................................$225,100,000
2029....................................$288,700,000
2030....................................$298,900,000
2031....................................$309,300,000
2032....................................$320,100,000
2033....................................$331,200,000
2034....................................$341,200,000
2035....................................$351,400,000
2036....................................$361,900,000
2037....................................$372,800,000
2038....................................$384,000,000
2039....................................$395,500,000
2040....................................$407,400,000
2041....................................$419,600,000
2042....................................$432,200,000
2043....................................$445,100,000
Beginning July 1, 2021 and until July 1, 2022, subject to
the payment of amounts into the County and Mass Transit

District Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund, the Build
Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the
Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the Energy Infrastructure Fund,
and the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in
this Section, the Department shall pay each month into the
Road Fund the amount estimated to represent 16% of the net
revenue realized from the taxes imposed on motor fuel and
gasohol. Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023,
subject to the payment of amounts into the County and Mass
Transit District Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund, the
Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the Energy
Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and Administration
Fund as provided in this Section, the Department shall pay
each month into the Road Fund the amount estimated to
represent 32% of the net revenue realized from the taxes
imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning July 1, 2023 and
until July 1, 2024, subject to the payment of amounts into the
County and Mass Transit District Fund, the Local Government
Tax Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place
Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the
Energy Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund as provided in this Section, the
Department shall pay each month into the Road Fund the amount
estimated to represent 48% of the net revenue realized from
the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning July 1,

2024 and until July 1, 2025, subject to the payment of amounts
into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, the Local
Government Tax Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick
Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund,
the Energy Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund as provided in this Section, the
Department shall pay each month into the Road Fund the amount
estimated to represent 64% of the net revenue realized from
the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning on July
1, 2025, subject to the payment of amounts into the County and
Mass Transit District Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund, the
Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the Energy
Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and Administration
Fund as provided in this Section, the Department shall pay
each month into the Road Fund the amount estimated to
represent 80% of the net revenue realized from the taxes
imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. As used in this paragraph
"motor fuel" has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.1
of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and "gasohol" has the meaning given
to that term in Section 3-40 of the Use Tax Act.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, 75% shall be paid into the General
Revenue Fund of the State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in
a special account and used only for the transfer to the Common
School Fund as part of the monthly transfer from the General

Revenue Fund in accordance with Section 8a of the State
Finance Act.
The Department may, upon separate written notice to a
taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the
Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not
less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual
information return for the tax year specified in the notice.
Such annual return to the Department shall include a statement
of gross receipts as shown by the taxpayer's last Federal
income tax return. If the total receipts of the business as
reported in the Federal income tax return do not agree with the
gross receipts reported to the Department of Revenue for the
same period, the taxpayer shall attach to his annual return a
schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2 amounts and the
reasons for the difference. The taxpayer's annual return to
the Department shall also disclose the cost of goods sold by
the taxpayer during the year covered by such return, opening
and closing inventories of such goods for such year, cost of
goods used from stock or taken from stock and given away by the
taxpayer during such year, pay roll information of the
taxpayer's business during such year and any additional
reasonable information which the Department deems would be
helpful in determining the accuracy of the monthly, quarterly
or annual returns filed by such taxpayer as hereinbefore
provided for in this Section.
If the annual information return required by this Section

is not filed when and as required, the taxpayer shall be liable
as follows:
(i) Until January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall be
liable for a penalty equal to 1/6 of 1% of the tax due from
such taxpayer under this Act during the period to be
covered by the annual return for each month or fraction of
a month until such return is filed as required, the
penalty to be assessed and collected in the same manner as
any other penalty provided for in this Act.
(ii) On and after January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall
be liable for a penalty as described in Section 3-4 of the
Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest
ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the
accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person who
willfully signs the annual return containing false or
inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and punished
accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by the
Department shall include a warning that the person signing the
return may be liable for perjury.
The foregoing portion of this Section concerning the
filing of an annual information return shall not apply to a
serviceman who is not required to file an income tax return
with the United States Government.
As soon as possible after the first day of each month, upon
certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller

shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund an amount
equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue realized under this Act
for the second preceding month. Beginning April 1, 2000, this
transfer is no longer required and shall not be made.
Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue
collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount
paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for
overpayment of liability.
For greater simplicity of administration, it shall be
permissible for manufacturers, importers and wholesalers whose
products are sold by numerous servicemen in Illinois, and who
wish to do so, to assume the responsibility for accounting and
paying to the Department all tax accruing under this Act with
respect to such sales, if the servicemen who are affected do
not make written objection to the Department to this
arrangement.
(Source: P.A. 101-10, Article 15, Section 15-20, eff. 6-5-19;
101-10, Article 25, Section 25-115, eff. 6-5-19; 101-27, eff.
6-25-19; 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-604, eff. 12-13-19;
101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
Section 70-20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is
amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
(35 ILCS 120/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 442)

Sec. 3. Except as provided in this Section, on or before
the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person engaged
in the business of selling tangible personal property at
retail in this State during the preceding calendar month shall
file a return with the Department, stating:
1. The name of the seller;
2. His residence address and the address of his
principal place of business and the address of the
principal place of business (if that is a different
address) from which he engages in the business of selling
tangible personal property at retail in this State;
3. Total amount of receipts received by him during the
preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may be,
from sales of tangible personal property, and from
services furnished, by him during such preceding calendar
month or quarter;
4. Total amount received by him during the preceding
calendar month or quarter on charge and time sales of
tangible personal property, and from services furnished,
by him prior to the month or quarter for which the return
is filed;
5. Deductions allowed by law;
6. Gross receipts which were received by him during
the preceding calendar month or quarter and upon the basis
of which the tax is imposed, including gross receipts on
food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the

premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages,
food consisting of or infused with adult use cannabis,
soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
consumption) which were received during the preceding
calendar month or quarter and upon which tax would have
been due but for the 0% rate imposed under Public Act
102-700 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly;
7. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of this
Act;
8. The amount of tax due, including the amount of tax
that would have been due on food for human consumption
that is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold
(other than alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or
infused with adult use cannabis, soft drinks, and food
that has been prepared for immediate consumption) but for
the 0% rate imposed under Public Act 102-700 this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly;
9. The signature of the taxpayer; and
10. Such other reasonable information as the
Department may require.
On and after January 1, 2018, except for returns required
to be filed prior to January 1, 2023 for motor vehicles,
watercraft, aircraft, and trailers that are required to be
registered with an agency of this State, with respect to
retailers whose annual gross receipts average $20,000 or more,
all returns required to be filed pursuant to this Act shall be

filed electronically. On and after January 1, 2023, with
respect to retailers whose annual gross receipts average
$20,000 or more, all returns required to be filed pursuant to
this Act, including, but not limited to, returns for motor
vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and trailers that are required
to be registered with an agency of this State, shall be filed
electronically. Retailers who demonstrate that they do not
have access to the Internet or demonstrate hardship in filing
electronically may petition the Department to waive the
electronic filing requirement.
If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after
the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department,
the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to be
due on the return shall be deemed assessed.
Each return shall be accompanied by the statement of
prepaid tax issued pursuant to Section 2e for which credit is
claimed.
Prior to October 1, 2003, and on and after September 1,
2004 a retailer may accept a Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
certification from a purchaser in satisfaction of Use Tax as
provided in Section 3-85 of the Use Tax Act if the purchaser
provides the appropriate documentation as required by Section
3-85 of the Use Tax Act. A Manufacturer's Purchase Credit
certification, accepted by a retailer prior to October 1, 2003
and on and after September 1, 2004 as provided in Section 3-85
of the Use Tax Act, may be used by that retailer to satisfy

Retailers' Occupation Tax liability in the amount claimed in
the certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the receipts subject
to tax from a qualifying purchase. A Manufacturer's Purchase
Credit reported on any original or amended return filed under
this Act after October 20, 2003 for reporting periods prior to
September 1, 2004 shall be disallowed. Manufacturer's Purchase
Credit reported on annual returns due on or after January 1,
2005 will be disallowed for periods prior to September 1,
2004. No Manufacturer's Purchase Credit may be used after
September 30, 2003 through August 31, 2004 to satisfy any tax
liability imposed under this Act, including any audit
liability.
Beginning on July 1, 2023 and through December 31, 2032, a
retailer may accept a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase
Credit certification from an air common carrier-purchaser in
satisfaction of Use Tax on aviation fuel as provided in
Section 3-87 of the Use Tax Act if the purchaser provides the
appropriate documentation as required by Section 3-87 of the
Use Tax Act. A Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit
certification accepted by a retailer in accordance with this
paragraph may be used by that retailer to satisfy Retailers'
Occupation Tax liability (but not in satisfaction of penalty
or interest) in the amount claimed in the certification, not
to exceed 6.25% of the receipts subject to tax from a sale of
aviation fuel. In addition, for a sale of aviation fuel to
qualify to earn the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase Credit,

retailers must retain in their books and records a
certification from the producer of the aviation fuel that the
aviation fuel sold by the retailer and for which a sustainable
aviation fuel purchase credit was earned meets the definition
of sustainable aviation fuel under Section 3-87 of the Use Tax
Act. The documentation must include detail sufficient for the
Department to determine the number of gallons of sustainable
aviation fuel sold.
The Department may require returns to be filed on a
quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar
quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the
calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. The
taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for each
of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or before
the twentieth day of the following calendar month, stating:
1. The name of the seller;
2. The address of the principal place of business from
which he engages in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail in this State;
3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by
him during the preceding calendar month from sales of
tangible personal property by him during such preceding
calendar month, including receipts from charge and time
sales, but less all deductions allowed by law;
4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of this
Act;

5. The amount of tax due; and
6. Such other reasonable information as the Department
may require.
Every person engaged in the business of selling aviation
fuel at retail in this State during the preceding calendar
month shall, instead of reporting and paying tax as otherwise
required by this Section, report and pay such tax on a separate
aviation fuel tax return. The requirements related to the
return shall be as otherwise provided in this Section.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act to the
contrary, retailers selling aviation fuel shall file all
aviation fuel tax returns and shall make all aviation fuel tax
payments by electronic means in the manner and form required
by the Department. For purposes of this Section, "aviation
fuel" means jet fuel and aviation gasoline.
Beginning on October 1, 2003, any person who is not a
licensed distributor, importing distributor, or manufacturer,
as defined in the Liquor Control Act of 1934, but is engaged in
the business of selling, at retail, alcoholic liquor shall
file a statement with the Department of Revenue, in a format
and at a time prescribed by the Department, showing the total
amount paid for alcoholic liquor purchased during the
preceding month and such other information as is reasonably
required by the Department. The Department may adopt rules to
require that this statement be filed in an electronic or
telephonic format. Such rules may provide for exceptions from

the filing requirements of this paragraph. For the purposes of
this paragraph, the term "alcoholic liquor" shall have the
meaning prescribed in the Liquor Control Act of 1934.
Beginning on October 1, 2003, every distributor, importing
distributor, and manufacturer of alcoholic liquor as defined
in the Liquor Control Act of 1934, shall file a statement with
the Department of Revenue, no later than the 10th day of the
month for the preceding month during which transactions
occurred, by electronic means, showing the total amount of
gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic liquor sold or
distributed during the preceding month to purchasers;
identifying the purchaser to whom it was sold or distributed;
the purchaser's tax registration number; and such other
information reasonably required by the Department. A
distributor, importing distributor, or manufacturer of
alcoholic liquor must personally deliver, mail, or provide by
electronic means to each retailer listed on the monthly
statement a report containing a cumulative total of that
distributor's, importing distributor's, or manufacturer's
total sales of alcoholic liquor to that retailer no later than
the 10th day of the month for the preceding month during which
the transaction occurred. The distributor, importing
distributor, or manufacturer shall notify the retailer as to
the method by which the distributor, importing distributor, or
manufacturer will provide the sales information. If the
retailer is unable to receive the sales information by

electronic means, the distributor, importing distributor, or
manufacturer shall furnish the sales information by personal
delivery or by mail. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
"electronic means" includes, but is not limited to, the use of
a secure Internet website, e-mail, or facsimile.
If a total amount of less than $1 is payable, refundable or
creditable, such amount shall be disregarded if it is less
than 50 cents and shall be increased to $1 if it is 50 cents or
more.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the
contrary, retailers subject to tax on cannabis shall file all
cannabis tax returns and shall make all cannabis tax payments
by electronic means in the manner and form required by the
Department.
Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average
monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all
payments required by rules of the Department by electronic
funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has
an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall
make all payments required by rules of the Department by
electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a
taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000
or more shall make all payments required by rules of the
Department by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1,
2000, a taxpayer who has an annual tax liability of $200,000 or
more shall make all payments required by rules of the

Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "annual tax
liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities
under this Act, and under all other State and local occupation
and use tax laws administered by the Department, for the
immediately preceding calendar year. The term "average monthly
tax liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's liabilities
under this Act, and under all other State and local occupation
and use tax laws administered by the Department, for the
immediately preceding calendar year divided by 12. Beginning
on October 1, 2002, a taxpayer who has a tax liability in the
amount set forth in subsection (b) of Section 2505-210 of the
Department of Revenue Law shall make all payments required by
rules of the Department by electronic funds transfer.
Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the
Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make
payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required
to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those
payments for a minimum of one year beginning on October 1.
Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic
funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer
with the permission of the Department.
All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic funds
transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily make
payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those
payments in the manner authorized by the Department.
The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to

effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the
requirements of this Section.
Any amount which is required to be shown or reported on any
return or other document under this Act shall, if such amount
is not a whole-dollar amount, be increased to the nearest
whole-dollar amount in any case where the fractional part of a
dollar is 50 cents or more, and decreased to the nearest
whole-dollar amount where the fractional part of a dollar is
less than 50 cents.
If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly
return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to
the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may
authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis,
with the return for January, February and March of a given year
being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for April,
May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of such year;
with the return for July, August and September of a given year
being due by October 20 of such year, and with the return for
October, November and December of a given year being due by
January 20 of the following year.
If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly or
quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax
liability with the Department does not exceed $50, the
Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual
basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 20
of the following year.

Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and
substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as
monthly returns.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act concerning
the time within which a retailer may file his return, in the
case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a kind of business
which makes him responsible for filing returns under this Act,
such retailer shall file a final return under this Act with the
Department not more than one month after discontinuing such
business.
Where the same person has more than one business
registered with the Department under separate registrations
under this Act, such person may not file each return that is
due as a single return covering all such registered
businesses, but shall file separate returns for each such
registered business.
In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, except as otherwise provided in this
Section, every retailer selling this kind of tangible personal
property shall file, with the Department, upon a form to be
prescribed and supplied by the Department, a separate return
for each such item of tangible personal property which the
retailer sells, except that if, in the same transaction, (i) a
retailer of aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers
transfers more than one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or

trailer to another aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle
retailer or trailer retailer for the purpose of resale or (ii)
a retailer of aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicles, or
trailers transfers more than one aircraft, watercraft, motor
vehicle, or trailer to a purchaser for use as a qualifying
rolling stock as provided in Section 2-5 of this Act, then that
seller may report the transfer of all aircraft, watercraft,
motor vehicles or trailers involved in that transaction to the
Department on the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting
return form. For purposes of this Section, "watercraft" means
a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in Section
3-2 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a personal
watercraft, or any boat equipped with an inboard motor.
In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, every person who is engaged in the
business of leasing or renting such items and who, in
connection with such business, sells any such item to a
retailer for the purpose of resale is, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section to the contrary, authorized to
meet the return-filing requirement of this Act by reporting
the transfer of all the aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicles,
or trailers transferred for resale during a month to the
Department on the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting
return form on or before the 20th of the month following the
month in which the transfer takes place. Notwithstanding any

other provision of this Act to the contrary, all returns filed
under this paragraph must be filed by electronic means in the
manner and form as required by the Department.
Any retailer who sells only motor vehicles, watercraft,
aircraft, or trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, so that all retailers' occupation tax
liability is required to be reported, and is reported, on such
transaction reporting returns and who is not otherwise
required to file monthly or quarterly returns, need not file
monthly or quarterly returns. However, those retailers shall
be required to file returns on an annual basis.
The transaction reporting return, in the case of motor
vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with
an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the
Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the seller;
the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of the
selling price including the amount allowed by the retailer for
traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed by the retailer
for the traded-in tangible personal property, if any, to the
extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows an exemption for
the value of traded-in property; the balance payable after
deducting such trade-in allowance from the total selling
price; the amount of tax due from the retailer with respect to
such transaction; the amount of tax collected from the
purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or satisfactory

evidence that such tax is not due in that particular instance,
if that is claimed to be the fact); the place and date of the
sale; a sufficient identification of the property sold; such
other information as is required in Section 5-402 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other information as the
Department may reasonably require.
The transaction reporting return in the case of watercraft
or aircraft must show the name and address of the seller; the
name and address of the purchaser; the amount of the selling
price including the amount allowed by the retailer for
traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed by the retailer
for the traded-in tangible personal property, if any, to the
extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows an exemption for
the value of traded-in property; the balance payable after
deducting such trade-in allowance from the total selling
price; the amount of tax due from the retailer with respect to
such transaction; the amount of tax collected from the
purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or satisfactory
evidence that such tax is not due in that particular instance,
if that is claimed to be the fact); the place and date of the
sale, a sufficient identification of the property sold, and
such other information as the Department may reasonably
require.
Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not later
than 20 days after the day of delivery of the item that is
being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any time sooner

than that if he chooses to do so. The transaction reporting
return and tax remittance or proof of exemption from the
Illinois use tax may be transmitted to the Department by way of
the State agency with which, or State officer with whom the
tangible personal property must be titled or registered (if
titling or registration is required) if the Department and
such agency or State officer determine that this procedure
will expedite the processing of applications for title or
registration.
With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer
shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit
satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is
the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the
Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a use tax
receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is
satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such
purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State
officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible
personal property that is involved (if titling or registration
is required) in support of such purchaser's application for an
Illinois certificate or other evidence of title or
registration to such tangible personal property.
No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this
Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the
retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other
evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration

is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user has
paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The
Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the
mandate of this paragraph.
If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer
wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment
of the tax or proof of exemption made to the Department before
the retailer is willing to take these actions and such user has
not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may certify to the
fact of such delay by the retailer and may (upon the Department
being satisfied of the truth of such certification) transmit
the information required by the transaction reporting return
and the remittance for tax or proof of exemption directly to
the Department and obtain his tax receipt or exemption
determination, in which event the transaction reporting return
and tax remittance (if a tax payment was required) shall be
credited by the Department to the proper retailer's account
with the Department, but without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount
provided for in this Section being allowed. When the user pays
the tax directly to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the
same amount and in the same form in which it would be remitted
if the tax had been remitted to the Department by the retailer.
Refunds made by the seller during the preceding return
period to purchasers, on account of tangible personal property
returned to the seller, shall be allowed as a deduction under
subdivision 5 of his monthly or quarterly return, as the case

may be, in case the seller had theretofore included the
receipts from the sale of such tangible personal property in a
return filed by him and had paid the tax imposed by this Act
with respect to such receipts.
Where the seller is a corporation, the return filed on
behalf of such corporation shall be signed by the president,
vice-president, secretary or treasurer or by the properly
accredited agent of such corporation.
Where the seller is a limited liability company, the
return filed on behalf of the limited liability company shall
be signed by a manager, member, or properly accredited agent
of the limited liability company.
Except as provided in this Section, the retailer filing
the return under this Section shall, at the time of filing such
return, pay to the Department the amount of tax imposed by this
Act less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990 and 1.75%
on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year,
whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the
retailer for the expenses incurred in keeping records,
preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying
data to the Department on request. On and after January 1,
2021, a certified service provider, as defined in the Leveling
the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act, filing the return
under this Section on behalf of a remote retailer shall, at the
time of such return, pay to the Department the amount of tax
imposed by this Act less a discount of 1.75%. A remote retailer

using a certified service provider to file a return on its
behalf, as provided in the Leveling the Playing Field for
Illinois Retail Act, is not eligible for the discount. When
determining the discount allowed under this Section, retailers
shall include the amount of tax that would have been due at the
1% rate but for the 0% rate imposed under Public Act 102-700
this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. When
determining the discount allowed under this Section, retailers
shall include the amount of tax that would have been due at the
6.25% rate but for the 1.25% rate imposed on sales tax holiday
items under Public Act 102-700 this amendatory Act of the
102nd General Assembly. The discount under this Section is not
allowed for the 1.25% portion of taxes paid on aviation fuel
that is subject to the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C.
47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133. Any prepayment made pursuant to
Section 2d of this Act shall be included in the amount on which
such 2.1% or 1.75% discount is computed. In the case of
retailers who report and pay the tax on a transaction by
transaction basis, as provided in this Section, such discount
shall be taken with each such tax remittance instead of when
such retailer files his periodic return. The discount allowed
under this Section is allowed only for returns that are filed
in the manner required by this Act. The Department may
disallow the discount for retailers whose certificate of
registration is revoked at the time the return is filed, but
only if the Department's decision to revoke the certificate of

registration has become final.
Before October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's average monthly
tax liability to the Department under this Act, the Use Tax
Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax
Act, excluding any liability for prepaid sales tax to be
remitted in accordance with Section 2d of this Act, was
$10,000 or more during the preceding 4 complete calendar
quarters, he shall file a return with the Department each
month by the 20th day of the month next following the month
during which such tax liability is incurred and shall make
payments to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and
last day of the month during which such liability is incurred.
On and after October 1, 2000, if the taxpayer's average
monthly tax liability to the Department under this Act, the
Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Service
Use Tax Act, excluding any liability for prepaid sales tax to
be remitted in accordance with Section 2d of this Act, was
$20,000 or more during the preceding 4 complete calendar
quarters, he shall file a return with the Department each
month by the 20th day of the month next following the month
during which such tax liability is incurred and shall make
payment to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and
last day of the month during which such liability is incurred.
If the month during which such tax liability is incurred began
prior to January 1, 1985, each payment shall be in an amount
equal to 1/4 of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month

or an amount set by the Department not to exceed 1/4 of the
average monthly liability of the taxpayer to the Department
for the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the
month of highest liability and the month of lowest liability
in such 4 quarter period). If the month during which such tax
liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1985 and
prior to January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount
equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the
month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same
calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during
which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after
January 1, 1987 and prior to January 1, 1988, each payment
shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual
liability for the month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability
for the same calendar month of the preceding year. If the month
during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after
January 1, 1988, and prior to January 1, 1989, or begins on or
after January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount equal
to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or
25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of
the preceding year. If the month during which such tax
liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1989, and
prior to January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount
equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the
month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar
month of the preceding year or 100% of the taxpayer's actual

liability for the quarter monthly reporting period. The amount
of such quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the
final tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month.
Before October 1, 2000, once applicable, the requirement of
the making of quarter monthly payments to the Department by
taxpayers having an average monthly tax liability of $10,000
or more as determined in the manner provided above shall
continue until such taxpayer's average monthly liability to
the Department during the preceding 4 complete calendar
quarters (excluding the month of highest liability and the
month of lowest liability) is less than $9,000, or until such
taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department as
computed for each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete
calendar quarter period is less than $10,000. However, if a
taxpayer can show the Department that a substantial change in
the taxpayer's business has occurred which causes the taxpayer
to anticipate that his average monthly tax liability for the
reasonably foreseeable future will fall below the $10,000
threshold stated above, then such taxpayer may petition the
Department for a change in such taxpayer's reporting status.
On and after October 1, 2000, once applicable, the requirement
of the making of quarter monthly payments to the Department by
taxpayers having an average monthly tax liability of $20,000
or more as determined in the manner provided above shall
continue until such taxpayer's average monthly liability to
the Department during the preceding 4 complete calendar

quarters (excluding the month of highest liability and the
month of lowest liability) is less than $19,000 or until such
taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department as
computed for each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete
calendar quarter period is less than $20,000. However, if a
taxpayer can show the Department that a substantial change in
the taxpayer's business has occurred which causes the taxpayer
to anticipate that his average monthly tax liability for the
reasonably foreseeable future will fall below the $20,000
threshold stated above, then such taxpayer may petition the
Department for a change in such taxpayer's reporting status.
The Department shall change such taxpayer's reporting status
unless it finds that such change is seasonal in nature and not
likely to be long term. Quarter monthly payment status shall
be determined under this paragraph as if the rate reduction to
0% in Public Act 102-700 this amendatory Act of the 102nd
General Assembly on food for human consumption that is to be
consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
alcoholic beverages, food consisting of or infused with adult
use cannabis, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
immediate consumption) had not occurred. For quarter monthly
payments due under this paragraph on or after July 1, 2023 and
through June 30, 2024, "25% of the taxpayer's liability for
the same calendar month of the preceding year" shall be
determined as if the rate reduction to 0% in Public Act 102-700
this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly had not

occurred. Quarter monthly payment status shall be determined
under this paragraph as if the rate reduction to 1.25% in
Public Act 102-700 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly on sales tax holiday items had not occurred. For
quarter monthly payments due on or after July 1, 2023 and
through June 30, 2024, "25% of the taxpayer's liability for
the same calendar month of the preceding year" shall be
determined as if the rate reduction to 1.25% in Public Act
102-700 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly on
sales tax holiday items had not occurred. If any such quarter
monthly payment is not paid at the time or in the amount
required by this Section, then the taxpayer shall be liable
for penalties and interest on the difference between the
minimum amount due as a payment and the amount of such quarter
monthly payment actually and timely paid, except insofar as
the taxpayer has previously made payments for that month to
the Department in excess of the minimum payments previously
due as provided in this Section. The Department shall make
reasonable rules and regulations to govern the quarter monthly
payment amount and quarter monthly payment dates for taxpayers
who file on other than a calendar monthly basis.
The provisions of this paragraph apply before October 1,
2001. Without regard to whether a taxpayer is required to make
quarter monthly payments as specified above, any taxpayer who
is required by Section 2d of this Act to collect and remit
prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid taxes which average in

excess of $25,000 per month during the preceding 2 complete
calendar quarters, shall file a return with the Department as
required by Section 2f and shall make payments to the
Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of the
month during which such liability is incurred. If the month
during which such tax liability is incurred began prior to
September 1, 1985 (the effective date of Public Act 84-221),
each payment shall be in an amount not less than 22.5% of the
taxpayer's actual liability under Section 2d. If the month
during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after
January 1, 1986, each payment shall be in an amount equal to
22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or
27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month
of the preceding calendar year. If the month during which such
tax liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1987,
each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the
taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 26.25% of the
taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the
preceding year. The amount of such quarter monthly payments
shall be credited against the final tax liability of the
taxpayer's return for that month filed under this Section or
Section 2f, as the case may be. Once applicable, the
requirement of the making of quarter monthly payments to the
Department pursuant to this paragraph shall continue until
such taxpayer's average monthly prepaid tax collections during
the preceding 2 complete calendar quarters is $25,000 or less.

If any such quarter monthly payment is not paid at the time or
in the amount required, the taxpayer shall be liable for
penalties and interest on such difference, except insofar as
the taxpayer has previously made payments for that month in
excess of the minimum payments previously due.
The provisions of this paragraph apply on and after
October 1, 2001. Without regard to whether a taxpayer is
required to make quarter monthly payments as specified above,
any taxpayer who is required by Section 2d of this Act to
collect and remit prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid
taxes that average in excess of $20,000 per month during the
preceding 4 complete calendar quarters shall file a return
with the Department as required by Section 2f and shall make
payments to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and
last day of the month during which the liability is incurred.
Each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the
taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25% of the
taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the
preceding year. The amount of the quarter monthly payments
shall be credited against the final tax liability of the
taxpayer's return for that month filed under this Section or
Section 2f, as the case may be. Once applicable, the
requirement of the making of quarter monthly payments to the
Department pursuant to this paragraph shall continue until the
taxpayer's average monthly prepaid tax collections during the
preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the month of

highest liability and the month of lowest liability) is less
than $19,000 or until such taxpayer's average monthly
liability to the Department as computed for each calendar
quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar quarters is less
than $20,000. If any such quarter monthly payment is not paid
at the time or in the amount required, the taxpayer shall be
liable for penalties and interest on such difference, except
insofar as the taxpayer has previously made payments for that
month in excess of the minimum payments previously due.
If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act and the Service Use Tax Act, as
shown on an original monthly return, the Department shall, if
requested by the taxpayer, issue to the taxpayer a credit
memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment. The
credit evidenced by such credit memorandum may be assigned by
the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this Act, the Use Tax
Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act,
in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the Department. If no such request is made, the
taxpayer may credit such excess payment against tax liability
subsequently to be remitted to the Department under this Act,
the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the Service
Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable rules and
regulations prescribed by the Department. If the Department
subsequently determined that all or any part of the credit

taken was not actually due to the taxpayer, the taxpayer's
2.1% and 1.75% vendor's discount shall be reduced by 2.1% or
1.75% of the difference between the credit taken and that
actually due, and that taxpayer shall be liable for penalties
and interest on such difference.
If a retailer of motor fuel is entitled to a credit under
Section 2d of this Act which exceeds the taxpayer's liability
to the Department under this Act for the month for which the
taxpayer is filing a return, the Department shall issue the
taxpayer a credit memorandum for the excess.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
pay into the Local Government Tax Fund, a special fund in the
State treasury which is hereby created, the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 1% tax imposed under
this Act.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, a special
fund in the State treasury which is hereby created, 4% of the
net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25%
general rate other than aviation fuel sold on or after
December 1, 2019. This exception for aviation fuel only
applies for so long as the revenue use requirements of 49
U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the State.
Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall
pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 20% of the
net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1.25%

rate on the selling price of motor fuel and gasohol. If, in any
month, the tax on sales tax holiday items, as defined in
Section 2-8, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the
Department shall pay 20% of the net revenue realized for that
month from the 1.25% rate on the selling price of sales tax
holiday items into the County and Mass Transit District Fund.
Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department shall
pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate
on the selling price of tangible personal property other than
aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019. This
exception for aviation fuel only applies for so long as the
revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
47133 are binding on the State.
For aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019, each
month the Department shall pay into the State Aviation Program
Fund 20% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month
from the 6.25% general rate on the selling price of aviation
fuel, less an amount estimated by the Department to be
required for refunds of the 20% portion of the tax on aviation
fuel under this Act, which amount shall be deposited into the
Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund. The Department shall only
pay moneys into the State Aviation Program Fund and the
Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund under this Act for so long
as the revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49
U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the State.

Beginning August 1, 2000, each month the Department shall
pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 80% of the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 1.25% rate on the
selling price of motor fuel and gasohol. If, in any month, the
tax on sales tax holiday items, as defined in Section 2-8, is
imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the Department shall pay 80%
of the net revenue realized for that month from the 1.25% rate
on the selling price of sales tax holiday items into the Local
Government Tax Fund.
Beginning October 1, 2009, each month the Department shall
pay into the Capital Projects Fund an amount that is equal to
an amount estimated by the Department to represent 80% of the
net revenue realized for the preceding month from the sale of
candy, grooming and hygiene products, and soft drinks that had
been taxed at a rate of 1% prior to September 1, 2009 but that
are now taxed at 6.25%.
Beginning July 1, 2011, each month the Department shall
pay into the Clean Air Act Permit Fund 80% of the net revenue
realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate
on the selling price of sorbents used in Illinois in the
process of sorbent injection as used to comply with the
Environmental Protection Act or the federal Clean Air Act, but
the total payment into the Clean Air Act Permit Fund under this
Act and the Use Tax Act shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any
fiscal year.
Beginning July 1, 2013, each month the Department shall

pay into the Underground Storage Tank Fund from the proceeds
collected under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax
Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act an amount equal to the
average monthly deficit in the Underground Storage Tank Fund
during the prior year, as certified annually by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, but the total payment into
the Underground Storage Tank Fund under this Act, the Use Tax
Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax
Act shall not exceed $18,000,000 in any State fiscal year. As
used in this paragraph, the "average monthly deficit" shall be
equal to the difference between the average monthly claims for
payment by the fund and the average monthly revenues deposited
into the fund, excluding payments made pursuant to this
paragraph.
Beginning July 1, 2015, of the remainder of the moneys
received by the Department under the Use Tax Act, the Service
Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and this Act, each
month the Department shall deposit $500,000 into the State
Crime Laboratory Fund.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into the
Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% and on
and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid into the
Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in any fiscal
year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case
may be, of the moneys received by the Department and required

to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to this Act,
Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax
Act, and Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts
being hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of
2.2% or 3.8%, as the case may be, of moneys being hereinafter
called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) the amount transferred to
the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax
Reform Fund shall be less than the Annual Specified Amount (as
hereinafter defined), an amount equal to the difference shall
be immediately paid into the Build Illinois Fund from other
moneys received by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts;
the "Annual Specified Amount" means the amounts specified
below for fiscal years 1986 through 1993:
Fiscal Year Annual Specified Amount
1986 $54,800,000
1987 $76,650,000
1988 $80,480,000
1989 $88,510,000
1990 $115,330,000
1991 $145,470,000
1992 $182,730,000
1993 $206,520,000;
and means the Certified Annual Debt Service Requirement (as
defined in Section 13 of the Build Illinois Bond Act) or the
Tax Act Amount, whichever is greater, for fiscal year 1994 and
each fiscal year thereafter; and further provided, that if on

the last business day of any month the sum of (1) the Tax Act
Amount required to be deposited into the Build Illinois Bond
Account in the Build Illinois Fund during such month and (2)
the amount transferred to the Build Illinois Fund from the
State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less than
1/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to the
difference shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois
Fund from other moneys received by the Department pursuant to
the Tax Acts; and, further provided, that in no event shall the
payments required under the preceding proviso result in
aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to
this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of the greater of
(i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual Specified Amount for
such fiscal year. The amounts payable into the Build Illinois
Fund under clause (b) of the first sentence in this paragraph
shall be payable only until such time as the aggregate amount
on deposit under each trust indenture securing Bonds issued
and outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is
sufficient, taking into account any future investment income,
to fully provide, in accordance with such indenture, for the
defeasance of or the payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and on
any Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees and
costs payable with respect thereto, all as certified by the
Director of the Bureau of the Budget (now Governor's Office of
Management and Budget). If on the last business day of any

month in which Bonds are outstanding pursuant to the Build
Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of moneys deposited in the
Build Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund in such
month shall be less than the amount required to be transferred
in such month from the Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build
Illinois Bond Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section
13 of the Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such
deficiency shall be immediately paid from other moneys
received by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the
Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid
to the Build Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this
sentence shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to
clause (b) of the first sentence of this paragraph and shall
reduce the amount otherwise payable for such fiscal year
pursuant to that clause (b). The moneys received by the
Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited
into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim
and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond
Act.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any amendment
thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified monthly
installment of the amount requested in the certificate of the
Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
provided under Section 8.25f of the State Finance Act, but not
in excess of sums designated as "Total Deposit", shall be

deposited in the aggregate from collections under Section 9 of
the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section
9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act into the McCormick Place
Expansion Project Fund in the specified fiscal years.
Fiscal Year Total Deposit
1993 $0
1994 53,000,000
1995 58,000,000
1996 61,000,000
1997 64,000,000
1998 68,000,000
1999 71,000,000
2000 75,000,000
2001 80,000,000
2002 93,000,000
2003 99,000,000
2004 103,000,000
2005 108,000,000
2006 113,000,000
2007 119,000,000
2008 126,000,000
2009 132,000,000
2010 139,000,000
2011 146,000,000
2012 153,000,000

2013 161,000,000
2014 170,000,000
2015 179,000,000
2016 189,000,000
2017 199,000,000
2018 210,000,000
2019 221,000,000
2020 233,000,000
2021 300,000,000
2022 300,000,000
2023 300,000,000
2024 300,000,000
2025 300,000,000
2026 300,000,000
2027 375,000,000
2028 375,000,000
2029 375,000,000
2030 375,000,000
2031 375,000,000
2032 375,000,000
2033 375,000,000
2034 375,000,000
2035 375,000,000
2036 450,000,000
and
each fiscal year

thereafter that bonds
are outstanding under
Section 13.2 of the
Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority Act,
but not after fiscal year 2060.
Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal
year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the
certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and
Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount
deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by
the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection
(g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits
required under this Section for previous months and years,
shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, but
not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total
Deposit", has been deposited.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Capital Projects
Fund, the Clean Air Act Permit Fund, the Build Illinois Fund,
and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
enacted, for aviation fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019,
the Department shall each month deposit into the Aviation Fuel
Sales Tax Refund Fund an amount estimated by the Department to

be required for refunds of the 80% portion of the tax on
aviation fuel under this Act. The Department shall only
deposit moneys into the Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund
under this paragraph for so long as the revenue use
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are
binding on the State.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
enacted, beginning July 1, 1993 and ending on September 30,
2013, the Department shall each month pay into the Illinois
Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net revenue realized for
the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate on the selling
price of tangible personal property.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois Fund
and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant to the
preceding paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter
enacted, beginning with the receipt of the first report of
taxes paid by an eligible business and continuing for a
25-year period, the Department shall each month pay into the
Energy Infrastructure Fund 80% of the net revenue realized
from the 6.25% general rate on the selling price of
Illinois-mined coal that was sold to an eligible business. For
purposes of this paragraph, the term "eligible business" means
a new electric generating facility certified pursuant to
Section 605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic

Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois
Tax Increment Fund, and the Energy Infrastructure Fund
pursuant to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendments to
this Section hereafter enacted, beginning on the first day of
the first calendar month to occur on or after August 26, 2014
(the effective date of Public Act 98-1098), each month, from
the collections made under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act,
Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service
Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act, the Department shall pay into the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund, to be used, subject to appropriation, to
fund additional auditors and compliance personnel at the
Department of Revenue, an amount equal to 1/12 of 5% of 80% of
the cash receipts collected during the preceding fiscal year
by the Audit Bureau of the Department under the Use Tax Act,
the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and associated local occupation
and use taxes administered by the Department.
Subject to payments of amounts into the Build Illinois
Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois
Tax Increment Fund, the Energy Infrastructure Fund, and the
Tax Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in this
Section, beginning on July 1, 2018 the Department shall pay
each month into the Downstate Public Transportation Fund the

moneys required to be so paid under Section 2-3 of the
Downstate Public Transportation Act.
Subject to successful execution and delivery of a
public-private agreement between the public agency and private
entity and completion of the civic build, beginning on July 1,
2023, of the remainder of the moneys received by the
Department under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act, and this Act, the Department shall
deposit the following specified deposits in the aggregate from
collections under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the
Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act, as required under Section 8.25g of the State Finance Act
for distribution consistent with the Public-Private
Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
The moneys received by the Department pursuant to this Act and
required to be deposited into the Civic and Transit
Infrastructure Fund are subject to the pledge, claim and
charge set forth in Section 25-55 of the Public-Private
Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
As used in this paragraph, "civic build", "private entity",
"public-private agreement", and "public agency" have the
meanings provided in Section 25-10 of the Public-Private
Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
Fiscal Year.............................Total Deposit
2024.....................................$200,000,000
2025....................................$206,000,000

2026....................................$212,200,000
2027....................................$218,500,000
2028....................................$225,100,000
2029....................................$288,700,000
2030....................................$298,900,000
2031....................................$309,300,000
2032....................................$320,100,000
2033....................................$331,200,000
2034....................................$341,200,000
2035....................................$351,400,000
2036....................................$361,900,000
2037....................................$372,800,000
2038....................................$384,000,000
2039....................................$395,500,000
2040....................................$407,400,000
2041....................................$419,600,000
2042....................................$432,200,000
2043....................................$445,100,000
Beginning July 1, 2021 and until July 1, 2022, subject to
the payment of amounts into the County and Mass Transit
District Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund, the Build
Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, the
Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the Energy Infrastructure Fund,
and the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund as provided in
this Section, the Department shall pay each month into the
Road Fund the amount estimated to represent 16% of the net

revenue realized from the taxes imposed on motor fuel and
gasohol. Beginning July 1, 2022 and until July 1, 2023,
subject to the payment of amounts into the County and Mass
Transit District Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund, the
Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the Energy
Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and Administration
Fund as provided in this Section, the Department shall pay
each month into the Road Fund the amount estimated to
represent 32% of the net revenue realized from the taxes
imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning July 1, 2023 and
until July 1, 2024, subject to the payment of amounts into the
County and Mass Transit District Fund, the Local Government
Tax Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place
Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the
Energy Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund as provided in this Section, the
Department shall pay each month into the Road Fund the amount
estimated to represent 48% of the net revenue realized from
the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning July 1,
2024 and until July 1, 2025, subject to the payment of amounts
into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, the Local
Government Tax Fund, the Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick
Place Expansion Project Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund,
the Energy Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and
Administration Fund as provided in this Section, the

Department shall pay each month into the Road Fund the amount
estimated to represent 64% of the net revenue realized from
the taxes imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. Beginning on July
1, 2025, subject to the payment of amounts into the County and
Mass Transit District Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund, the
Build Illinois Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project
Fund, the Illinois Tax Increment Fund, the Energy
Infrastructure Fund, and the Tax Compliance and Administration
Fund as provided in this Section, the Department shall pay
each month into the Road Fund the amount estimated to
represent 80% of the net revenue realized from the taxes
imposed on motor fuel and gasohol. As used in this paragraph
"motor fuel" has the meaning given to that term in Section 1.1
of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and "gasohol" has the meaning given
to that term in Section 3-40 of the Use Tax Act.
Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department
pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the State
treasury Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special
account and used only for the transfer to the Common School
Fund as part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue
Fund in accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act.
The Department may, upon separate written notice to a
taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the
Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not
less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual
information return for the tax year specified in the notice.

Such annual return to the Department shall include a statement
of gross receipts as shown by the retailer's last Federal
income tax return. If the total receipts of the business as
reported in the Federal income tax return do not agree with the
gross receipts reported to the Department of Revenue for the
same period, the retailer shall attach to his annual return a
schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2 amounts and the
reasons for the difference. The retailer's annual return to
the Department shall also disclose the cost of goods sold by
the retailer during the year covered by such return, opening
and closing inventories of such goods for such year, costs of
goods used from stock or taken from stock and given away by the
retailer during such year, payroll information of the
retailer's business during such year and any additional
reasonable information which the Department deems would be
helpful in determining the accuracy of the monthly, quarterly
or annual returns filed by such retailer as provided for in
this Section.
If the annual information return required by this Section
is not filed when and as required, the taxpayer shall be liable
as follows:
(i) Until January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall be
liable for a penalty equal to 1/6 of 1% of the tax due from
such taxpayer under this Act during the period to be
covered by the annual return for each month or fraction of
a month until such return is filed as required, the

penalty to be assessed and collected in the same manner as
any other penalty provided for in this Act.
(ii) On and after January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall
be liable for a penalty as described in Section 3-4 of the
Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest
ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the
accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person who
willfully signs the annual return containing false or
inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and punished
accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by the
Department shall include a warning that the person signing the
return may be liable for perjury.
The provisions of this Section concerning the filing of an
annual information return do not apply to a retailer who is not
required to file an income tax return with the United States
Government.
As soon as possible after the first day of each month, upon
certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund an amount
equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue realized under this Act
for the second preceding month. Beginning April 1, 2000, this
transfer is no longer required and shall not be made.
Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue
collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount

paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for
overpayment of liability.
For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers,
importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail in
Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may
assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the
Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to
such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make
written objection to the Department to this arrangement.
Any person who promotes, organizes, provides retail
selling space for concessionaires or other types of sellers at
the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, county fairs,
local fairs, art shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions
or events, including any transient merchant as defined by
Section 2 of the Transient Merchant Act of 1987, is required to
file a report with the Department providing the name of the
merchant's business, the name of the person or persons engaged
in merchant's business, the permanent address and Illinois
Retailers Occupation Tax Registration Number of the merchant,
the dates and location of the event and other reasonable
information that the Department may require. The report must
be filed not later than the 20th day of the month next
following the month during which the event with retail sales
was held. Any person who fails to file a report required by
this Section commits a business offense and is subject to a
fine not to exceed $250.

Any person engaged in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail as a concessionaire or other type
of seller at the Illinois State Fair, county fairs, art shows,
flea markets and similar exhibitions or events, or any
transient merchants, as defined by Section 2 of the Transient
Merchant Act of 1987, may be required to make a daily report of
the amount of such sales to the Department and to make a daily
payment of the full amount of tax due. The Department shall
impose this requirement when it finds that there is a
significant risk of loss of revenue to the State at such an
exhibition or event. Such a finding shall be based on evidence
that a substantial number of concessionaires or other sellers
who are not residents of Illinois will be engaging in the
business of selling tangible personal property at retail at
the exhibition or event, or other evidence of a significant
risk of loss of revenue to the State. The Department shall
notify concessionaires and other sellers affected by the
imposition of this requirement. In the absence of notification
by the Department, the concessionaires and other sellers shall
file their returns as otherwise required in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-10, Article 15, Section 15-25, eff. 6-5-19;
101-10, Article 25, Section 25-120, eff. 6-5-19; 101-27, eff.
6-25-19; 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-604, eff. 12-13-19;
101-636, eff. 6-10-20; 102-634, eff. 8-27-21; 102-700, Article
60, Section 60-30, eff. 4-19-22; 102-700, Article 65, Section
65-10, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1019, eff.

1-1-23; revised 12-13-22.)
ARTICLE 75. REV ILLINOIS PROGRAM
Section 75-5. The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in
Illinois Act is amended by changing Sections 20, 30, 40, and 45
as follows:
(20 ILCS 686/20)
Sec. 20. REV Illinois Program; project applications.
(a) The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV
Illinois) Program is hereby established and shall be
administered by the Department. The Program will provide
financial incentives to any one or more of the following: (1)
eligible manufacturers of electric vehicles, electric vehicle
component parts, and electric vehicle power supply equipment;
(2) battery recycling and reuse manufacturers; (3) battery raw
materials refining service providers; or (4) renewable energy
manufacturers.
(b) Any taxpayer planning a project to be located in
Illinois may request consideration for designation of its
project as a REV Illinois Project, by formal written letter of
request or by formal application to the Department, in which
the applicant states its intent to make at least a specified
level of investment and intends to hire a specified number of
full-time employees at a designated location in Illinois. As

circumstances require, the Department shall require a formal
application from an applicant and a formal letter of request
for assistance.
(c) In order to qualify for credits under the REV Illinois
Program, an applicant must:
(1) if the applicant is an electric vehicle
manufacturer:
(A) make an investment of at least $1,500,000,000
in capital improvements at the project site;
(B) to be placed in service within the State
within a 60-month period after approval of the
application; and
(C) create at least 500 new full-time employee
jobs; or
(2) if the applicant is an electric vehicle component
parts manufacturer or a renewable energy manufacturer:
(A) make an investment of at least $300,000,000 in
capital improvements at the project site;
(B) manufacture one or more parts that are
primarily used for electric vehicle manufacturing;
(C) to be placed in service within the State
within a 60-month period after approval of the
application; and
(D) create at least 150 new full-time employee
jobs; or
(3) if the agreement is entered into before the

effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle
manufacturer, an electric vehicle power supply equipment
manufacturer, an electric vehicle component part
manufacturer that does not qualify under paragraph (2)
above, a battery recycling and reuse manufacturer, or a
battery raw materials refining service provider:
(A) make an investment of at least $20,000,000 in
capital improvements at the project site;
(B) for electric vehicle component part
manufacturers, manufacture one or more parts that are
primarily used for electric vehicle manufacturing;
(C) to be placed in service within the State
within a 48-month period after approval of the
application; and
(D) create at least 50 new full-time employee
jobs; or
(3.1) if the agreement is entered into on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle
manufacturer, an electric vehicle power supply equipment
manufacturer, an electric vehicle component part
manufacturer that does not qualify under paragraph (2)
above, a renewable energy manufacturer that does not
qualify under paragraph (2) above, a battery recycling and
reuse manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining

service provider:
(A) make an investment of at least $2,500,000 in
capital improvements at the project site;
(B) in the case of electric vehicle component part
manufacturers, manufacture one or more parts that are
used for electric vehicle manufacturing;
(C) to be placed in service within the State
within a 48-month period after approval of the
application; and
(D) create the lesser of 50 new full-time employee
jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%
of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer
and any related member at the time of application; or
(4) if the agreement is entered into before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle
manufacturer or electric vehicle component parts
manufacturer with existing operations within Illinois that
intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, the
existing facility from traditional manufacturing to
primarily electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle
component parts manufacturing, or electric vehicle power
supply equipment manufacturing:
(A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in
capital improvements at the project site;
(B) to be placed in service within the State

within a 60-month period after approval of the
application; and
(C) create the lesser of 75 new full-time employee
jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%
of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer
and any related member at the time of application; or
(4.1) if the agreement is entered into on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle
manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts
manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer and (ii)
has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant
intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from
traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle
manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts
manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric
vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing:
(A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in
capital improvements at the project site;
(B) to be placed in service within the State
within a 60-month period after approval of the
application; and
(C) create the lesser of 50 new full-time employee
jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10%
of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer
and any related member at the time of application; or .

(5) if the agreement is entered into on or after the
effective date of the changes made to this Section by this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and before
June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle
manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts
manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer or (ii)
has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant
intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from
traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle
manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts
manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric
vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing:
(A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in
capital improvements at the project site;
(B) to be placed in service within the State
within a 60-month period after approval of the
application; and
(C) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs at
the project.
(d) For agreements entered into prior to April 19, 2022
(the effective date of Public Act 102-700), for any applicant
creating the full-time employee jobs noted in subsection (c),
those jobs must have a total compensation equal to or greater
than 120% of the average wage paid to full-time employees in
the county where the project is located, as determined by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For agreements entered into

on or after April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act
102-700), for any applicant creating the full-time employee
jobs noted in subsection (c), those jobs must have a
compensation equal to or greater than 120% of the average wage
paid to full-time employees in a similar position within an
occupational group in the county where the project is located,
as determined by the Department.
(e) For any applicant, within 24 months after being placed
in service, it must certify to the Department that it is carbon
neutral or has attained certification under one of more of the
following green building standards:
(1) BREEAM for New Construction or BREEAM In-Use;
(2) ENERGY STAR;
(3) Envision;
(4) ISO 50001 - energy management;
(5) LEED for Building Design and Construction or LEED
for Building Operations and Maintenance;
(6) Green Globes for New Construction or Green Globes
for Existing Buildings; or
(7) UL 3223.
(f) Each applicant must outline its hiring plan and
commitment to recruit and hire full-time employee positions at
the project site. The hiring plan may include a partnership
with an institution of higher education to provide
internships, including, but not limited to, internships
supported by the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, or

full-time permanent employment for students at the project
site. Additionally, the applicant may create or utilize
participants from apprenticeship programs that are approved by
and registered with the United States Department of Labor's
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The applicant may apply
for apprenticeship education expense credits in accordance
with the provisions set forth in 14 Ill. Adm. Code 522. Each
applicant is required to report annually, on or before April
15, on the diversity of its workforce in accordance with
Section 50 of this Act. For existing facilities of applicants
under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) above, if the taxpayer
expects a reduction in force due to its transition to
manufacturing electric vehicle, electric vehicle component
parts, or electric vehicle power supply equipment, the plan
submitted under this Section must outline the taxpayer's plan
to assist with retraining its workforce aligned with the
taxpayer's adoption of new technologies and anticipated
efforts to retrain employees through employment opportunities
within the taxpayer's workforce.
(g) Each applicant must demonstrate a contractual or other
relationship with a recycling facility, or demonstrate its own
recycling capabilities, at the time of application and report
annually a continuing contractual or other relationship with a
recycling facility and the percentage of batteries used in
electric vehicles recycled throughout the term of the
agreement.

(h) A taxpayer may not enter into more than one agreement
under this Act with respect to a single address or location for
the same period of time. Also, a taxpayer may not enter into an
agreement under this Act with respect to a single address or
location for the same period of time for which the taxpayer
currently holds an active agreement under the Economic
Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. This
provision does not preclude the applicant from entering into
an additional agreement after the expiration or voluntary
termination of an earlier agreement under this Act or under
the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act
to the extent that the taxpayer's application otherwise
satisfies the terms and conditions of this Act and is approved
by the Department. An applicant with an existing agreement
under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax
Credit Act may submit an application for an agreement under
this Act after it terminates any existing agreement under the
Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act with
respect to the same address or location. If a project that is
subject to an existing agreement under the Economic
Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act meets the
requirements to be designated as a REV Illinois project under
this Act, including for actions undertaken prior to the
effective date of this Act, the taxpayer that is subject to
that existing agreement under the Economic Development for a
Growing Economy Tax Credit Act may apply to the Department to

amend the agreement to allow the project to become a
designated REV Illinois project. Following the amendment, time
accrued during which the project was eligible for credits
under the existing agreement under the Economic Development
for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act shall count toward the
duration of the credit subject to limitations described in
Section 40 of this Act.
(i) If, at any time following the designation of a project
as a REV Illinois Project by the Department and prior to the
termination or expiration of an agreement under this Act, the
project ceases to qualify as a REV Illinois project because
the taxpayer is no longer an electric vehicle manufacturer, an
electric vehicle component manufacturer, an electric vehicle
power supply equipment manufacturer, a battery recycling and
reuse manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining
service provider, that project may receive tax credit awards
as described in Section 5-15 and Section 5-51 of the Economic
Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act, as long as
the project continues to meet requirements to obtain those
credits as described in the Economic Development for a Growing
Economy Tax Credit Act and remains compliant with terms
contained in the Agreement under this Act not related to their
status as an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric
vehicle component manufacturer, an electric vehicle power
supply equipment manufacturer, a battery recycling and reuse
manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining service

provider. Time accrued during which the project was eligible
for credits under an agreement under this Act shall count
toward the duration of the credit subject to limitations
described in Section 5-45 of the Economic Development for a
Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22;
102-1112, eff. 12-21-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.)
(20 ILCS 686/30)
Sec. 30. Tax credit awards.
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Act, a
taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act for a taxable year beginning on or
after January 1, 2025 if the taxpayer is awarded a credit by
the Department in accordance with an agreement under this Act.
The Department has authority to award credits under this Act
on and after January 1, 2022.
(b) REV Illinois Credits. A taxpayer may receive a tax
credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b)
of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, not to exceed
the sum of (i) 75% of the incremental income tax attributable
to new employees at the applicant's project and (ii) 10% of the
training costs of the new employees. If the project is located
in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the
amount of the credit may not exceed the sum of (i) 100% of the

incremental income tax attributable to new employees at the
applicant's project; and (ii) 10% of the training costs of the
new employees. The percentage of training costs includable in
the calculation may be increased by an additional 15% for
training costs associated with new employees that are recent
(2 years or less) graduates, certificate holders, or
credential recipients from an institution of higher education
in Illinois, or, if the training is provided by an institution
of higher education in Illinois, the Clean Jobs Workforce
Network Program, or an apprenticeship and training program
located in Illinois and approved by and registered with the
United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training. An applicant is also eligible for a training
credit that shall not exceed 10% of the training costs of
retained employees for the purpose of upskilling to meet the
operational needs of the applicant or the REV Illinois
Project. The percentage of training costs includable in the
calculation shall not exceed a total of 25%. If an applicant
agrees to hire the required number of new employees, then the
maximum amount of the credit for that applicant may be
increased by an amount not to exceed 75% of the incremental
income tax attributable to retained employees at the
applicant's project; provided that, in order to receive the
increase for retained employees, the applicant must, if
applicable, meet or exceed the statewide baseline. For
agreements entered into on or after the effective date of this

amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and before June
1, 2024 that qualify under paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of
Section 20, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed
75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained
employees at the applicant's project. If the project is in an
underserved area or an energy transition area and qualifies
under paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, then the
maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained
employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not
to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to
retained employees at the applicant's project.
If the Project is in an underserved area or an energy
transition area, the maximum amount of the credit attributable
to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an
amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax
attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project;
provided that, in order to receive the increase for retained
employees, the applicant must meet or exceed the statewide
baseline. REV Illinois Credits awarded may include credit
earned for incremental income tax withheld and training costs
incurred by the taxpayer beginning on or after January 1,
2022. Credits so earned and certified by the Department may be
applied against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
(c) REV Construction Jobs Credit. For construction wages

associated with a project that qualified for a REV Illinois
Credit under subsection (b), the taxpayer may receive a tax
credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b)
of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an amount
equal to 50% of the incremental income tax attributable to
construction wages paid in connection with construction of the
project facilities, as a jobs credit for workers hired to
construct the project.
The REV Construction Jobs Credit may not exceed 75% of the
amount of the incremental income tax attributable to
construction wages paid in connection with construction of the
project facilities if the project is in an underserved area or
an energy transition area.
(d) The Department shall certify to the Department of
Revenue: (1) the identity of Taxpayers that are eligible for
the REV Illinois Credit and REV Construction Jobs Credit; (2)
the amount of the REV Illinois Credits and REV Construction
Jobs Credits awarded in each calendar year; and (3) the amount
of the REV Illinois Credit and REV Construction Jobs Credit
claimed in each calendar year. REV Illinois Credits awarded
may include credit earned for Incremental Income Tax withheld
and Training Costs incurred by the Taxpayer beginning on or
after January 1, 2022. Credits so earned and certified by the
Department may be applied against the tax imposed by Section
201(a) and (b) of the Illinois Income Tax Act for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

(e) Applicants seeking certification for a tax credits
related to the construction of the project facilities in the
State shall require the contractor to enter into a project
labor agreement that conforms with the Project Labor
Agreements Act.
(f) Any applicant issued a certificate for a tax credit or
tax exemption under this Act must annually report to the
Department the total project tax benefits received. Reports
are due no later than May 31 of each year and shall cover the
previous calendar year. The first report is for the 2022
calendar year and is due no later than May 31, 2023. For
applicants issued a certificate of exemption under Section 105
of this Act, the report shall be the same as required for a
High Impact Business under subsection (a-5) of Section 8.1 of
the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Each person required to file
a return under the Gas Revenue Tax Act, the Electricity Excise
Tax Law, or the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act shall file a
report containing information about customers that are issued
an exemption certificate under Section 95 of this Act in the
same manner and form as they are required to report under
subsection (b) of Section 8.1 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
Act.
(g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an award of credit
to an applicant that uses a PEO if all other award criteria are
satisfied.
(h) With respect to any portion of a REV Illinois Credit

that is based on the incremental income tax attributable to
new employees or retained employees, in lieu of the Credit
allowed under this Act against the taxes imposed pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
Tax Act, a taxpayer that otherwise meets the criteria set
forth in this Section, the taxpayer may elect to claim the
credit, on or after January 1, 2025, against its obligation to
pay over withholding under Section 704A of the Illinois Income
Tax Act. The election shall be made in the manner prescribed by
the Department of Revenue and once made shall be irrevocable.
(Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22;
102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; revised 4-5-23.)
(20 ILCS 686/40)
Sec. 40. Amount and duration of the credits; limitation to
amount of costs of specified items. The Department shall
determine the amount and duration of the REV Illinois Credit
awarded under this Act, subject to the limitations set forth
in this Act. For a project that qualified under paragraph (1),
(2), (4), or (4.1), or (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, the
duration of the credit may not exceed 15 taxable years, with an
option to renew the agreement for no more than one term not to
exceed an additional 15 taxable years. For a project that
qualified under paragraph (3) or (3.1) of subsection (c) of
Section 20, the duration of the credit may not exceed 10
taxable years, with an option to renew the agreement for no

more than one term not to exceed an additional 10 taxable
years. The credit may be stated as a percentage of the
incremental income tax and training costs attributable to the
applicant's project and may include a fixed dollar limitation.
Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department, in
consultation with the Department of Revenue, from adopting
rules to extend the sunset of any earned, existing, and unused
tax credit or credits a taxpayer may be in possession of, as
provided for in Section 605-1055 of the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code
of Illinois, notwithstanding the carry-forward provisions
pursuant to paragraph (4) of Section 211 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22;
102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; revised 4-5-23.)
(20 ILCS 686/45)
Sec. 45. Contents of agreements with applicants.
(a) The Department shall enter into an agreement with an
applicant that is awarded a credit under this Act. The
agreement shall include all of the following:
(1) A detailed description of the project that is the
subject of the agreement, including the location and
amount of the investment and jobs created or retained.
(2) The duration of the credit, the first taxable year
for which the credit may be awarded, and the first taxable

year in which the credit may be used by the taxpayer.
(3) The credit amount that will be allowed for each
taxable year.
(4) For a project qualified under paragraphs (1), (2),
or (4), or (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, a
requirement that the taxpayer shall maintain operations at
the project location a minimum number of years not to
exceed 15. For a project qualified under paragraph (3) of
subsection (c) of Section 20, a requirement that the
taxpayer shall maintain operations at the project location
a minimum number of years not to exceed 10.
(5) A specific method for determining the number of
new employees and if applicable, retained employees,
employed during a taxable year.
(6) A requirement that the taxpayer shall annually
report to the Department the number of new employees, the
incremental income tax withheld in connection with the new
employees, and any other information the Department deems
necessary and appropriate to perform its duties under this
Act.
(7) A requirement that the Director is authorized to
verify with the appropriate State agencies the amounts
reported under paragraph (6), and after doing so shall
issue a certificate to the taxpayer stating that the
amounts have been verified.
(8) A requirement that the taxpayer shall provide

written notification to the Director not more than 30 days
after the taxpayer makes or receives a proposal that would
transfer the taxpayer's State tax liability obligations to
a successor taxpayer.
(9) A detailed description of the number of new
employees to be hired, and the occupation and payroll of
full-time jobs to be created or retained because of the
project.
(10) The minimum investment the taxpayer will make in
capital improvements, the time period for placing the
property in service, and the designated location in
Illinois for the investment.
(11) A requirement that the taxpayer shall provide
written notification to the Director and the Director's
designee not more than 30 days after the taxpayer
determines that the minimum job creation or retention,
employment payroll, or investment no longer is or will be
achieved or maintained as set forth in the terms and
conditions of the agreement. Additionally, the
notification should outline to the Department the number
of layoffs, date of the layoffs, and detail taxpayer's
efforts to provide career and training counseling for the
impacted workers with industry-related certifications and
trainings.
(12) If applicable, a A provision that, if the total
number of new employees falls below a specified level, the

allowance of credit shall be suspended until the number of
new employees equals or exceeds the agreement amount.
(13) If applicable, a provision that specifies the
statewide baseline at the time of application for retained
employees. The Additionally, the agreement must have a
provision addressing if the total number of retained
employees falls below the lesser of the statewide baseline
or the retention requirements specified in the agreement,
the allowance of the credit shall be suspended until the
number of retained employees equals or exceeds the
agreement amount.
(14) A detailed description of the items for which the
costs incurred by the Taxpayer will be included in the
limitation on the Credit provided in Section 40.
(15) If the agreement is entered into before the
effective date of the changes made to this Section by this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a A
provision stating that if the taxpayer fails to meet
either the investment or job creation and retention
requirements specified in the agreement during the entire
5-year period beginning on the first day of the first
taxable year in which the agreement is executed and ending
on the last day of the fifth taxable year after the
agreement is executed, then the agreement is automatically
terminated on the last day of the fifth taxable year after
the agreement is executed, and the taxpayer is not

entitled to the award of any credits for any of that 5-year
period. If the agreement is entered into on or after the
effective date of the changes made to this Section by this
amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a provision
stating that if the taxpayer fails to meet either the
investment or job creation and retention requirements
specified in the agreement during the entire 10-year
period beginning on the effective date of the agreement
and ending 10 years after the effective date of the
agreement, then the agreement is automatically terminated,
and the taxpayer is not entitled to the award of any
credits for any of that 10-year period.
(16) A provision stating that if the taxpayer ceases
principal operations with the intent to permanently shut
down the project in the State during the term of the
Agreement, then the entire credit amount awarded to the
taxpayer prior to the date the taxpayer ceases principal
operations shall be returned to the Department and shall
be reallocated to the local workforce investment area in
which the project was located.
(17) A provision stating that the Taxpayer must
provide the reports outlined in Sections 50 and 55 on or
before April 15 each year.
(18) A provision requiring the taxpayer to report
annually its contractual obligations or otherwise with a
recycling facility for its operations.

(19) Any other performance conditions or contract
provisions the Department determines are necessary or
appropriate.
(20) Each taxpayer under paragraph (1) of subsection
(c) of Section 20 above shall maintain labor neutrality
toward any union organizing campaign for any employees of
the taxpayer assigned to work on the premises of the REV
Illinois Project Site. This paragraph shall not apply to
an electric vehicle manufacturer, electric vehicle
component part manufacturer, electric vehicle power supply
manufacturer, or renewable energy manufacturer, or any
joint venture including an electric vehicle manufacturer,
electric vehicle component part manufacturer, electric
vehicle power supply manufacturer, or renewable energy
manufacturer, who is subject to collective bargaining
agreement entered into prior to the taxpayer filing an
application pursuant to this Act.
(b) The Department shall post on its website the terms of
each agreement entered into under this Act. Such information
shall be posted within 10 days after entering into the
agreement and must include the following:
(1) the name of the taxpayer;
(2) the location of the project;
(3) the estimated value of the credit;
(4) the number of new employee jobs and, if
applicable, number of retained employee jobs at the

project; and
(5) whether or not the project is in an underserved
area or energy transition area.
(Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23;
revised 4-5-23.)
ARTICLE 80. CIGARETTE TAX
Section 80-5. The Cigarette Tax Act is amended by changing
Section 2 as follows:
(35 ILCS 130/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.2)
Sec. 2. Tax imposed; rate; collection, payment, and
distribution; discount.
(a) Beginning on July 1, 2019, in place of the aggregate
tax rate of 99 mills previously imposed by this Act, a tax is
imposed upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of
cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or
otherwise disposed of in the course of such business in this
State.
(b) The payment of such taxes shall be evidenced by a stamp
affixed to each original package of cigarettes, or an
authorized substitute for such stamp imprinted on each
original package of such cigarettes underneath the sealed
transparent outside wrapper of such original package, as
hereinafter provided. However, such taxes are not imposed upon

any activity in such business in interstate commerce or
otherwise, which activity may not under the Constitution and
statutes of the United States be made the subject of taxation
by this State.
Out of the 149 mills per cigarette tax imposed by
subsection (a), until July 1, 2023, the revenues received from
4 mills shall be paid into the Common School Fund each month,
not to exceed $9,000,000 per month. Out of the 149 mills per
cigarette tax imposed by subsection (a), until July 1, 2023,
all of the revenues received from 7 mills shall be paid into
the Common School Fund each month. Out of the 149 mills per
cigarette tax imposed by subsection (a), until July 1, 2023,
50 mills per cigarette each month shall be paid into the
Healthcare Provider Relief Fund.
Beginning on July 1, 2006 and until July 1, 2023, all of
the moneys received by the Department of Revenue pursuant to
this Act and the Cigarette Use Tax Act, other than the moneys
that are dedicated to the Common School Fund and, beginning on
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly, other than the moneys from the additional taxes
imposed by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly
that must be paid each month into the Healthcare Provider
Relief Fund, and other than the moneys from the additional
taxes imposed by this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly that must be paid each month under subsection (c),
shall be distributed each month as follows: first, there shall

be paid into the General Revenue Fund an amount that, when
added to the amount paid into the Common School Fund for that
month, equals $29,200,000; then, from the moneys remaining, if
any amounts required to be paid into the General Revenue Fund
in previous months remain unpaid, those amounts shall be paid
into the General Revenue Fund; then from the moneys remaining,
$5,000,000 per month shall be paid into the School
Infrastructure Fund; then, if any amounts required to be paid
into the School Infrastructure Fund in previous months remain
unpaid, those amounts shall be paid into the School
Infrastructure Fund; then the moneys remaining, if any, shall
be paid into the Long-Term Care Provider Fund. Any amounts
required to be paid into the General Revenue Fund, the School
Infrastructure Fund, the Long-Term Care Provider Fund, the
Common School Fund, the Capital Projects Fund, or the
Healthcare Provider Relief Fund under this subsection that
remain unpaid as of July 1, 2023 shall be deemed satisfied on
that date, eliminating any deficiency accrued through that
date.
(c) Beginning on July 1, 2019 and until July 1, 2023, all
of the moneys from the additional taxes imposed by Public Act
101-31, except for moneys received from the tax on electronic
cigarettes, received by the Department of Revenue pursuant to
this Act, the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and the Tobacco Products
Tax Act of 1995 shall be distributed each month into the
Capital Projects Fund.

(c-5) Beginning on July 1, 2023, all of the moneys
received by the Department of Revenue pursuant to (i) this
Act, (ii) the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and (iii) the tax imposed
on little cigars under Section 10-10 of the Tobacco Products
Tax Act of 1995 shall be paid each month as follows:
(1) 7% into the Common School Fund;
(2) 34% into the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund;
(3) 34% into the Capital Projects Fund; and
(4) 25% into the General Revenue Fund.
(d) Until July 1, 2023, except Except for moneys received
from the additional taxes imposed by Public Act 101-31, moneys
collected from the tax imposed on little cigars under Section
10-10 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 shall be included
with the moneys collected under the Cigarette Tax Act and the
Cigarette Use Tax Act when making distributions to the Common
School Fund, the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund, the General
Revenue Fund, the School Infrastructure Fund, and the
Long-Term Care Provider Fund under this Section. Any amounts,
including moneys collected from the tax imposed on little
cigars under Section 10-10 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of
1995, that are required to be paid into the General Revenue
Fund, the School Infrastructure Fund, the Long-Term Care
Provider Fund, the Common School Fund, the Capital Projects
Fund, or the Healthcare Provider Relief Fund under subsection
(b) that remain unpaid as of July 1, 2023 shall be deemed
satisfied on that date, eliminating any deficiency accrued

through that date. Beginning on July 1, 2023, moneys collected
from the tax imposed on little cigars under Section 10-10 of
the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 shall be included with the
moneys collected under the Cigarette Tax Act and the Cigarette
Use Tax Act when making distributions under subsections (c-5).
(e) If the tax imposed herein terminates or has
terminated, distributors who have bought stamps while such tax
was in effect and who therefore paid such tax, but who can
show, to the Department's satisfaction, that they sold the
cigarettes to which they affixed such stamps after such tax
had terminated and did not recover the tax or its equivalent
from purchasers, shall be allowed by the Department to take
credit for such absorbed tax against subsequent tax stamp
purchases from the Department by such distributor.
(f) The impact of the tax levied by this Act is imposed
upon the retailer and shall be prepaid or pre-collected by the
distributor for the purpose of convenience and facility only,
and the amount of the tax shall be added to the price of the
cigarettes sold by such distributor. Collection of the tax
shall be evidenced by a stamp or stamps affixed to each
original package of cigarettes, as hereinafter provided. Any
distributor who purchases stamps may credit any excess
payments verified by the Department against amounts
subsequently due for the purchase of additional stamps, until
such time as no excess payment remains.
(g) Each distributor shall collect the tax from the

retailer at or before the time of the sale, shall affix the
stamps as hereinafter required, and shall remit the tax
collected from retailers to the Department, as hereinafter
provided. Any distributor who fails to properly collect and
pay the tax imposed by this Act shall be liable for the tax.
(h) Any distributor having cigarettes in his or her
possession on July 1, 2019 to which tax stamps have been
affixed, and any distributor having stamps in his or her
possession on July 1, 2019 that have not been affixed to
packages of cigarettes before July 1, 2019, is required to pay
the additional tax that begins on July 1, 2019 imposed by this
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly to the extent
that the volume of affixed and unaffixed stamps in the
distributor's possession on July 1, 2019 exceeds the average
monthly volume of cigarette stamps purchased by the
distributor in calendar year 2018. This payment, less the
discount provided in subsection (l), is due when the
distributor first makes a purchase of cigarette stamps on or
after July 1, 2019 or on the first due date of a return under
this Act occurring on or after July 1, 2019, whichever occurs
first. Those distributors may elect to pay the additional tax
on packages of cigarettes to which stamps have been affixed
and on any stamps in the distributor's possession that have
not been affixed to packages of cigarettes in their possession
on July 1, 2019 over a period not to exceed 12 months from the
due date of the additional tax by notifying the Department in

writing. The first payment for distributors making such
election is due when the distributor first makes a purchase of
cigarette tax stamps on or after July 1, 2019 or on the first
due date of a return under this Act occurring on or after July
1, 2019, whichever occurs first. Distributors making such an
election are not entitled to take the discount provided in
subsection (l) on such payments.
(i) Any retailer having cigarettes in its possession on
July 1, 2019 to which tax stamps have been affixed is not
required to pay the additional tax that begins on July 1, 2019
imposed by this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly
on those stamped cigarettes.
(j) Distributors making sales of cigarettes to secondary
distributors shall add the amount of the tax to the price of
the cigarettes sold by the distributors. Secondary
distributors making sales of cigarettes to retailers shall
include the amount of the tax in the price of the cigarettes
sold to retailers. The amount of tax shall not be less than the
amount of taxes imposed by the State and all local
jurisdictions. The amount of local taxes shall be calculated
based on the location of the retailer's place of business
shown on the retailer's certificate of registration or
sub-registration issued to the retailer pursuant to Section 2a
of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The original packages of
cigarettes sold to the retailer shall bear all the required
stamps, or other indicia, for the taxes included in the price

of cigarettes.
(k) The amount of the Cigarette Tax imposed by this Act
shall be separately stated, apart from the price of the goods,
by distributors, manufacturer representatives, secondary
distributors, and retailers, in all bills and sales invoices.
(l) The distributor shall be required to collect the tax
provided under paragraph (a) hereof, and, to cover the costs
of such collection, shall be allowed a discount during any
year commencing July 1st and ending the following June 30th in
accordance with the schedule set out hereinbelow, which
discount shall be allowed at the time of purchase of the stamps
when purchase is required by this Act, or at the time when the
tax is remitted to the Department without the purchase of
stamps from the Department when that method of paying the tax
is required or authorized by this Act.
On and after December 1, 1985, a discount equal to 1.75% of
the amount of the tax payable under this Act up to and
including the first $3,000,000 paid hereunder by such
distributor to the Department during any such year and 1.5% of
the amount of any additional tax paid hereunder by such
distributor to the Department during any such year shall
apply.
Two or more distributors that use a common means of
affixing revenue tax stamps or that are owned or controlled by
the same interests shall be treated as a single distributor
for the purpose of computing the discount.

(m) The taxes herein imposed are in addition to all other
occupation or privilege taxes imposed by the State of
Illinois, or by any political subdivision thereof, or by any
municipal corporation.
(Source: P.A. 100-1171, eff. 1-4-19; 101-31, eff. 6-28-19;
101-604, eff. 12-13-19.)
ARTICLE 85. USE AND OCCUPATION TAXES
Section 85-5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
Section 12 as follows:
(35 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.12)
Sec. 12. Applicability of Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
and Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. All of the provisions of
Sections 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i, 1j, 1j.1, 1k, 1m, 1n, 1o, 2-6, 2-12,
2-54, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4 (except that the time limitation
provisions shall run from the date when the tax is due rather
than from the date when gross receipts are received), 5
(except that the time limitation provisions on the issuance of
notices of tax liability shall run from the date when the tax
is due rather than from the date when gross receipts are
received and except that in the case of a failure to file a
return required by this Act, no notice of tax liability shall
be issued on and after each July 1 and January 1 covering tax
due with that return during any month or period more than 6

years before that July 1 or January 1, respectively), 5a, 5b,
5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5j, 5k, 5l, 5m, 5n, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and
12 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the
Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, which are not inconsistent
with this Act, shall apply, as far as practicable, to the
subject matter of this Act to the same extent as if such
provisions were included herein.
(Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
Section 85-10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 12 as follows:
(35 ILCS 110/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.42)
Sec. 12. Applicability of Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
and Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. All of the provisions of
Sections 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i, 1j, 1j.1, 1k, 1m, 1n, 1o, 2-6, 2-12,
2-54, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3 (except as to the disposition by the
Department of the money collected under this Act), 4 (except
that the time limitation provisions shall run from the date
when gross receipts are received), 5 (except that the time
limitation provisions on the issuance of notices of tax
liability shall run from the date when the tax is due rather
than from the date when gross receipts are received and except
that in the case of a failure to file a return required by this
Act, no notice of tax liability shall be issued on and after
July 1 and January 1 covering tax due with that return during

any month or period more than 6 years before that July 1 or
January 1, respectively), 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5j, 5k,
5l, 5m, 5n, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with this Act,
and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, shall
apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this Act
to the same extent as if such provisions were included herein.
(Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
Section 85-15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended
by changing Section 12 as follows:
(35 ILCS 115/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.112)
Sec. 12. All of the provisions of Sections 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i,
1j, 1j.1, 1k, 1m, 1n, 1o, 2-6, 2-12, 2-54, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3
(except as to the disposition by the Department of the tax
collected under this Act), 4 (except that the time limitation
provisions shall run from the date when the tax is due rather
than from the date when gross receipts are received), 5
(except that the time limitation provisions on the issuance of
notices of tax liability shall run from the date when the tax
is due rather than from the date when gross receipts are
received), 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5j, 5k, 5l, 5m, 5n, 6d,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act"
which are not inconsistent with this Act, and Section 3-7 of
the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act shall apply, as far as

practicable, to the subject matter of this Act to the same
extent as if such provisions were included herein.
(Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
ARTICLE 90. MUNICIPAL USE AND OCCUPATION TAXES
Section 90-5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Sections 8-11-1.4 and 8-11-1.5 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.4) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-1.4)
Sec. 8-11-1.4. Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation
Tax Act. The corporate authorities of a non-home rule
municipality may impose a tax upon all persons engaged, in
such municipality, in the business of making sales of service
for expenditure on public infrastructure or for property tax
relief or both as defined in Section 8-11-1.2 if approved by
referendum as provided in Section 8-11-1.1, of the selling
price of all tangible personal property transferred by such
servicemen either in the form of tangible personal property or
in the form of real estate as an incident to a sale of service.
If the tax is approved by referendum on or after July 14, 2010
(the effective date of Public Act 96-1057), the corporate
authorities of a non-home rule municipality may, until
December 31, 2030 December 31, 2020, use the proceeds of the
tax for expenditure on municipal operations, in addition to or
in lieu of any expenditure on public infrastructure or for

property tax relief. The tax imposed may not be more than 1%
and may be imposed only in 1/4% increments. The tax may not be
imposed on tangible personal property taxed at the 1% rate
under the Service Occupation Tax Act (or at the 0% rate imposed
under this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly).
Beginning December 1, 2019, this tax is not imposed on sales of
aviation fuel unless the tax revenue is expended for
airport-related purposes. If a municipality does not have an
airport-related purpose to which it dedicates aviation fuel
tax revenue, then aviation fuel is excluded from the tax. Each
municipality must comply with the certification requirements
for airport-related purposes under Section 2-22 of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. For purposes of this Section,
"airport-related purposes" has the meaning ascribed in Section
6z-20.2 of the State Finance Act. This exclusion for aviation
fuel only applies for so long as the revenue use requirements
of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the
municipality. The tax imposed by a municipality pursuant to
this Section and all civil penalties that may be assessed as an
incident thereof shall be collected and enforced by the State
Department of Revenue. The certificate of registration which
is issued by the Department to a retailer under the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act or under the Service Occupation Tax Act
shall permit such registrant to engage in a business which is
taxable under any ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to
this Section without registering separately with the

Department under such ordinance or resolution or under this
Section. The Department shall have full power to administer
and enforce this Section; to collect all taxes and penalties
due hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected
in the manner hereinafter provided, and to determine all
rights to credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous
payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of,
and compliance with, this Section the Department and persons
who are subject to this Section shall have the same rights,
remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and duties, and be
subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations,
penalties and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes
of procedure, as are prescribed in Sections 1a-1, 2, 2a, 3
through 3-50 (in respect to all provisions therein other than
the State rate of tax), 4 (except that the reference to the
State shall be to the taxing municipality), 5, 7, 8 (except
that the jurisdiction to which the tax shall be a debt to the
extent indicated in that Section 8 shall be the taxing
municipality), 9 (except as to the disposition of taxes and
penalties collected, and except that the returned merchandise
credit for this municipal tax may not be taken against any
State tax, and except that the retailer's discount is not
allowed for taxes paid on aviation fuel that are subject to the
revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
47133), 10, 11, 12 (except the reference therein to Section 2b
of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act), 13 (except that any

reference to the State shall mean the taxing municipality),
the first paragraph of Section 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the
Service Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
Penalty and Interest Act, as fully as if those provisions were
set forth herein.
No municipality may impose a tax under this Section unless
the municipality also imposes a tax at the same rate under
Section 8-11-1.3 of this Code.
Persons subject to any tax imposed pursuant to the
authority granted in this Section may reimburse themselves for
their serviceman's tax liability hereunder by separately
stating such tax as an additional charge, which charge may be
stated in combination, in a single amount, with State tax
which servicemen are authorized to collect under the Service
Use Tax Act, pursuant to such bracket schedules as the
Department may prescribe.
Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be
made under this Section to a claimant instead of issuing
credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State
Comptroller, who shall cause the order to be drawn for the
amount specified, and to the person named, in such
notification from the Department. Such refund shall be paid by
the State Treasurer out of the municipal retailers' occupation
tax fund or the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, as
appropriate.
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the

Department shall forthwith pay over to the State Treasurer, ex
officio, as trustee, all taxes and penalties collected
hereunder for deposit into the municipal retailers' occupation
tax fund. Taxes and penalties collected on aviation fuel sold
on or after December 1, 2019, shall be immediately paid over by
the Department to the State Treasurer, ex officio, as trustee,
for deposit into the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund. The
Department shall only pay moneys into the Local Government
Aviation Trust Fund under this Section for so long as the
revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
47133 are binding on the municipality.
As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
beginning January 1, 2011, upon certification of the
Department of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order
transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, to the STAR
Bonds Revenue Fund the local sales tax increment, as defined
in the Innovation Development and Economy Act, collected under
this Section during the second preceding calendar month for
sales within a STAR bond district.
After the monthly transfer to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund,
on or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the
Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the
disbursement of stated sums of money to named municipalities,
the municipalities to be those from which suppliers and
servicemen have paid taxes or penalties hereunder to the
Department during the second preceding calendar month. The

amount to be paid to each municipality shall be the amount (not
including credit memoranda and not including taxes and
penalties collected on aviation fuel sold on or after December
1, 2019) collected hereunder during the second preceding
calendar month by the Department, and not including an amount
equal to the amount of refunds made during the second
preceding calendar month by the Department on behalf of such
municipality, and not including any amounts that are
transferred to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund, less 1.5% of the
remainder, which the Department shall transfer into the Tax
Compliance and Administration Fund. The Department, at the
time of each monthly disbursement to the municipalities, shall
prepare and certify to the State Comptroller the amount to be
transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund
under this Section. Within 10 days after receipt, by the
Comptroller, of the disbursement certification to the
municipalities, the General Revenue Fund, and the Tax
Compliance and Administration Fund provided for in this
Section to be given to the Comptroller by the Department, the
Comptroller shall cause the orders to be drawn for the
respective amounts in accordance with the directions contained
in such certification.
The Department of Revenue shall implement Public Act
91-649 so as to collect the tax on and after January 1, 2002.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize a
municipality to impose a tax upon the privilege of engaging in

any business which under the constitution of the United States
may not be made the subject of taxation by this State.
As used in this Section, "municipal" or "municipality"
means or refers to a city, village or incorporated town,
including an incorporated town which has superseded a civil
township.
This Section shall be known and may be cited as the
"Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act".
(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
101-604, eff. 12-13-19; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
(65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.5) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-1.5)
Sec. 8-11-1.5. Non-Home Rule Municipal Use Tax Act. The
corporate authorities of a non-home rule municipality may
impose a tax upon the privilege of using, in such
municipality, any item of tangible personal property which is
purchased at retail from a retailer, and which is titled or
registered with an agency of this State's government, based on
the selling price of such tangible personal property, as
"selling price" is defined in the Use Tax Act, for expenditure
on public infrastructure or for property tax relief or both as
defined in Section 8-11-1.2, if approved by referendum as
provided in Section 8-11-1.1. If the tax is approved by
referendum on or after the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly, the corporate authorities of
a non-home rule municipality may, until December 31, 2030

December 31, 2020, use the proceeds of the tax for expenditure
on municipal operations, in addition to or in lieu of any
expenditure on public infrastructure or for property tax
relief. The tax imposed may not be more than 1% and may be
imposed only in 1/4% increments. Such tax shall be collected
from persons whose Illinois address for title or registration
purposes is given as being in such municipality. Such tax
shall be collected by the municipality imposing such tax. A
non-home rule municipality may not impose and collect the tax
prior to January 1, 2002.
This Section shall be known and may be cited as the
"Non-Home Rule Municipal Use Tax Act".
(Source: P.A. 96-1057, eff. 7-14-10; 97-837, eff. 7-20-12.)
ARTICLE 95. VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS
Section 95-5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
amended by adding Section 5-45.36 as follows:
(5 ILCS 100/5-45.36 new)
Sec. 5-45.36. Emergency rulemaking. To provide for the
expeditious and timely implementation of Section 234 of the
Illinois Income Tax Act, emergency rules implementing that
Section may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the
Department of Revenue. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be

necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
Section 95-10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 234 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/234 new)
Sec. 234. Volunteer emergency workers.
(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
2023 and beginning prior to January 1, 2028, each individual
who (i) serves as a volunteer emergency worker for at least 9
months during the taxable year and (ii) does not receive
compensation for his or her services as a volunteer emergency
worker of more than $5,000 for the taxable year may apply to
the Department for a credit against the taxes imposed by
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201. The amount of the
credit shall be $500 per eligible individual. The aggregate
amount of all tax credits awarded by the Department under this
Section in any calendar year may not exceed $5,000,000.
Credits shall be awarded on a first-come first-served basis.
(b) A credit under this Section may not reduce a
taxpayer's liability to less than zero.
(c) By January 24 of each year, the Office of the State
Fire Marshal shall provide the Department of Revenue an
electronic file with the names of volunteer emergency workers

who (i) volunteered for at least 9 months during the
immediately preceding calendar year, (ii) did not receive
compensation for their services as a volunteer emergency
worker of more than $5,000 during the immediately preceding
calendar year, and (iii) are registered with the Office of the
State Fire Marshal as of January 12 of the current year as
meeting the requirements of items (i) and (ii) for the
immediately preceding calendar year. The chief of the fire
department, fire protection district, or fire protection
association shall be responsible for notifying the State Fire
Marshal of the volunteer emergency workers who met the
requirements of items (i) and (ii) during the immediately
preceding calendar year by January 12 of the current year.
Notification shall be required in the format required by the
State Fire Marshal. The chief of the fire department, fire
protection district, or fire protection association shall be
responsible for the verification and accuracy of their
submission to the State Fire Marshal under this subsection.
(d) As used in this Section, "volunteer emergency worker"
means a person who serves as a member, other than on a
full-time career basis, of a fire department, fire protection
district, or fire protection association that has a Fire
Department Identification Number issued by the Office of the
State Fire Marshal and who does not serve as a member on a
full-time career basis for another fire department, fire
protection district, fire protection association, or

governmental entity.
(e) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and
administer this Section, including rules concerning
applications for the tax credit.
ARTICLE 100. USE AND OCCUPATION TAX ASSESSMENTS
Section 100-5. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
(35 ILCS 120/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 443)
Sec. 4. As soon as practicable after any return is filed,
the Department shall examine such return and shall, if
necessary, correct such return according to its best judgment
and information. If the correction of a return results in an
amount of tax that is understated on the taxpayer's return due
to a mathematical error, the Department shall notify the
taxpayer that the amount of tax in excess of that shown on the
return is due and has been assessed. The term "mathematical
error" means arithmetic errors or incorrect computations on
the return or supporting schedules. No such notice of
additional tax due shall be issued on and after each July 1 and
January 1 covering gross receipts received during any month or
period of time more than 3 years prior to such July 1 and
January 1, respectively. Such notice of additional tax due
shall not be considered a notice of tax liability nor shall the

taxpayer have any right of protest. In the event that the
return is corrected for any reason other than a mathematical
error, any return so corrected by the Department shall be
prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the
correctness of the amount of tax due, as shown therein. In
correcting transaction by transaction reporting returns
provided for in Section 3 of this Act, it shall be permissible
for the Department to show a single corrected return figure
for any given period of a calendar month instead of having to
correct each transaction by transaction return form
individually and having to show a corrected return figure for
each of such transaction by transaction return forms. In
making a correction of transaction by transaction, monthly or
quarterly returns covering a period of 6 months or more, it
shall be permissible for the Department to show a single
corrected return figure for any given 6-month period.
Instead of requiring the person filing such return to file
an amended return, the Department may simply notify him of the
correction or corrections it has made.
Proof of such correction by the Department may be made at
any hearing before the Department or the Illinois Independent
Tax Tribunal or in any legal proceeding by a reproduced copy or
computer print-out of the Department's record relating thereto
in the name of the Department under the certificate of the
Director of Revenue. If reproduced copies of the Department's
records are offered as proof of such correction, the Director

must certify that those copies are true and exact copies of
records on file with the Department. If computer print-outs of
the Department's records are offered as proof of such
correction, the Director must certify that those computer
print-outs are true and exact representations of records
properly entered into standard electronic computing equipment,
in the regular course of the Department's business, at or
reasonably near the time of the occurrence of the facts
recorded, from trustworthy and reliable information. Such
certified reproduced copy or certified computer print-out
shall without further proof, be admitted into evidence before
the Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima
facie proof of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as
shown therein.
If the tax computed upon the basis of the gross receipts as
fixed by the Department is greater than the amount of tax due
under the return or returns as filed, the Department shall (or
if the tax or any part thereof that is admitted to be due by a
return or returns, whether filed on time or not, is not paid,
the Department may) issue the taxpayer a notice of tax
liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department to be
due, together with a penalty in an amount determined in
accordance with Section 3-3 of the Uniform Penalty and
Interest Act. Provided, that if the incorrectness of any
return or returns as determined by the Department is due to
negligence or fraud, said penalty shall be in an amount

determined in accordance with Section 3-5 or Section 3-6 of
the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, as the case may be. If
the notice of tax liability is not based on a correction of the
taxpayer's return or returns, but is based on the taxpayer's
failure to pay all or a part of the tax admitted by his return
or returns (whether filed on time or not) to be due, such
notice of tax liability shall be prima facie correct and shall
be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax
due, as shown therein.
Proof of such notice of tax liability by the Department
may be made at any hearing before the Department or the
Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal or in any legal proceeding
by a reproduced copy of the Department's record relating
thereto in the name of the Department under the certificate of
the Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy shall without
further proof, be admitted into evidence before the Department
or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima facie proof of
the correctness of the amount of tax due, as shown therein.
If the person filing any return dies or becomes a person
under legal disability at any time before the Department
issues its notice of tax liability, such notice shall be
issued to the administrator, executor or other legal
representative, as such, of such person.
Except in case of a fraudulent return, or in the case of an
amended return (where a notice of tax liability may be issued
on or after each January 1 and July 1 for an amended return

filed not more than 3 years prior to such January 1 or July 1,
respectively), no notice of tax liability shall be issued on
and after each January 1 and July 1 covering gross receipts
received during any month or period of time more than 3 years
prior to such January 1 and July 1, respectively. If, before
the expiration of the time prescribed in this Section for the
issuance of a notice of tax liability, both the Department and
the taxpayer have consented in writing to its issuance after
such time, such notice may be issued at any time prior to the
expiration of the period agreed upon. The period so agreed
upon may be extended by subsequent agreements in writing made
before the expiration of the period previously agreed upon.
The foregoing limitations upon the issuance of a notice of tax
liability shall not apply to the issuance of a notice of tax
liability with respect to any period of time prior thereto in
cases where the Department has, within the period of
limitation then provided, notified the person making the
return of a notice of tax liability even though such return,
with which the tax that was shown by such return to be due was
paid when the return was filed, had not been corrected by the
Department in the manner required herein prior to the issuance
of such notice, but in no case shall the amount of any such
notice of tax liability for any period otherwise barred by
this Act exceed for such period the amount shown in the notice
of tax liability theretofore issued.
If, when a tax or penalty under this Act becomes due and

payable, the person alleged to be liable therefor is out of the
State, the notice of tax liability may be issued within the
times herein limited after his coming into or return to the
State; and if, after the tax or penalty under this Act becomes
due and payable, the person alleged to be liable therefor
departs from and remains out of the State, the time of his or
her absence is no part of the time limited for the issuance of
the notice of tax liability; but the foregoing provisions
concerning absence from the State shall not apply to any case
in which, at the time when a tax or penalty becomes due under
this Act, the person allegedly liable therefor is not a
resident of this State.
The time limitation period on the Department's right to
issue a notice of tax liability shall not run during any period
of time in which the Order of any Court has the effect of
enjoining or restraining the Department from issuing the
notice of tax liability.
If such person or legal representative shall within 60
days after such notice of tax liability file a protest to said
notice of tax liability with the Department and request a
hearing thereon, the Department shall give notice to such
person or legal representative of the time and place fixed for
such hearing and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the
provisions of this Act, and pursuant thereto shall issue to
such person or legal representative a final assessment for the
amount found to be due as a result of such hearing. On or after

July 1, 2013, protests concerning matters that are subject to
the jurisdiction of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal
shall be filed with the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal in
accordance with the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of
2012, and hearings concerning those matters shall be held
before the Tribunal in accordance with that Act. The Tribunal
shall give notice to such person of the time and place fixed
for such hearing and shall hold a hearing. With respect to
protests filed with the Department prior to July 1, 2013 that
would otherwise be subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois
Independent Tax Tribunal, the taxpayer may elect to be subject
to the provisions of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act
of 2012 at any time on or after July 1, 2013, but not later
than 30 days after the date on which the protest was filed. If
made, the election shall be irrevocable.
If a protest to the notice of tax liability and a request
for a hearing thereon is not filed within 60 days after such
notice, such notice of tax liability shall become final
without the necessity of a final assessment being issued and
shall be deemed to be a final assessment.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any
amount paid as tax or in respect of tax paid under this Act,
other than amounts paid as quarter-monthly payments, shall be
deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.
After the issuance of a final assessment, or a notice of
tax liability which becomes final without the necessity of

actually issuing a final assessment as hereinbefore provided,
the Department, at any time before such assessment is reduced
to judgment, may (subject to rules of the Department) grant a
rehearing (or grant departmental review and hold an original
hearing if no previous hearing in the matter has been held)
upon the application of the person aggrieved. Pursuant to such
hearing or rehearing, the Department shall issue a revised
final assessment to such person or his legal representative
for the amount found to be due as a result of such hearing or
rehearing.
(Source: P.A. 97-1129, eff. 8-28-12.)
Section 100-10. The Cigarette Machine Operators'
Occupation Tax Act is amended by changing Section 1-45 as
follows:
(35 ILCS 128/1-45)
Sec. 1-45. Examination and correction of returns.
(a) As soon as practicable after any return is filed, the
Department shall examine that return and shall correct the
return according to its best judgment and information, which
return so corrected by the Department shall be prima facie
correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness
of the amount of tax due, as shown on the corrected return.
Instead of requiring the cigarette machine operator to file an
amended return, the Department may simply notify the cigarette

machine operator of the correction or corrections it has made.
Proof of the correction by the Department may be made at any
hearing before the Department or in any legal proceeding by a
reproduced copy of the Department's record relating thereto in
the name of the Department under the certificate of the
Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy shall, without
further proof, be admitted into evidence before the Department
or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima facie proof of
the correctness of the amount of tax due, as shown on the
reproduced copy. If the Department finds that any amount of
tax is due from the cigarette machine operator, the Department
shall issue the cigarette machine operator a notice of tax
liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department to be
due, together with a penalty in an amount determined in
accordance with Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the Uniform
Penalty and Interest Act. If, in administering the provisions
of this Act, comparison of a return or returns of a cigarette
machine operator with the books, records, and inventories of
such cigarette machine operator discloses a deficiency that
cannot be allocated by the Department to a particular month or
months, the Department shall issue the cigarette machine
operator a notice of tax liability for the amount of tax
claimed by the Department to be due for a given period, but
without any obligation upon the Department to allocate that
deficiency to any particular month or months, together with a
penalty in an amount determined in accordance with Sections

3-3, 3-5, and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act,
under which circumstances the aforesaid notice of tax
liability shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima
facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as
shown therein; and proof of such correctness may be made in
accordance with, and the admissibility of a reproduced copy of
such notice of tax liability shall be governed by, all the
provisions of this Act applicable to corrected returns. If any
cigarette machine operator filing any return dies or becomes a
person under legal disability at any time before the
Department issues its notice of tax liability, such notice
shall be issued to the administrator, executor, or other legal
representative of the cigarette machine operator.
(b) If, within 60 days after such notice of tax liability,
the cigarette machine operator or his or her legal
representative files a written protest to such notice of tax
liability and requests a hearing thereon, the Department shall
give notice to such cigarette machine operator or legal
representative of the time and place fixed for such hearing,
and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the provisions of
this Act, and pursuant thereto shall issue a final assessment
to such cigarette machine operator or legal representative for
the amount found to be due as a result of such hearing. If a
written protest to the notice of tax liability and a request
for a hearing thereon is not filed within 60 days after such
notice of tax liability, such notice of tax liability shall

become final without the necessity of a final assessment being
issued and shall be deemed to be a final assessment.
(c) In case of failure to pay the tax, or any portion
thereof, or any penalty provided for in this Act, when due, the
Department may bring suit to recover the amount of such tax, or
portion thereof, or penalty; or, if the taxpayer dies or
becomes incompetent, by filing claim therefore against his or
her estate; provided that no such action with respect to any
tax, or portion thereof, or penalty, shall be instituted more
than 2 years after the cause of action accrues, except with the
consent of the person from whom such tax or penalty is due.
After the expiration of the period within which the person
assessed may file an action for judicial review under the
Administrative Review Law without such an action being filed,
a certified copy of the final assessment or revised final
assessment of the Department may be filed with the circuit
court of the county in which the taxpayer has his or her
principal place of business, or of Sangamon County in those
cases in which the taxpayer does not have his or her principal
place of business in this State. The certified copy of the
final assessment or revised final assessment shall be
accompanied by a certification which recites facts that are
sufficient to show that the Department complied with the
jurisdictional requirements of the law in arriving at its
final assessment or its revised final assessment and that the
taxpayer had his or her opportunity for an administrative

hearing and for judicial review, whether he or she availed
himself or herself of either or both of these opportunities or
not. If the court is satisfied that the Department complied
with the jurisdictional requirements of the law in arriving at
its final assessment or its revised final assessment and that
the taxpayer had his or her opportunity for an administrative
hearing and for judicial review, whether he or she availed
himself or herself of either or both of these opportunities or
not, the court shall enter judgment in favor of the Department
and against the taxpayer for the amount shown to be due by the
final assessment or the revised final assessment, and such
judgment shall be filed of record in the court. Such judgment
shall bear the rate of interest set in the Uniform Penalty and
Interest Act, but otherwise shall have the same effect as
other judgments. The judgment may be enforced, and all laws
applicable to sales for the enforcement of a judgment shall be
applicable to sales made under such judgments. The Department
shall file the certified copy of its assessment, as herein
provided, with the circuit court within 2 years after such
assessment becomes final except when the taxpayer consents in
writing to an extension of such filing period.
If, when the cause of action for a proceeding in court
accrues against a person, he or she is out of the State, the
action may be commenced within the times herein limited, after
his or her coming into or returning to the State; and if, after
the cause of action accrues, he or she departs from and remains

out of the State, the time of his or her absence is no part of
the time limited for the commencement of the action; but the
foregoing provisions concerning absence from the State shall
not apply to any case in which, at the time the cause of action
accrues, the party against whom the cause of action accrues is
not a resident of this State. The time within which a court
action is to be commenced by the Department hereunder shall
not run while the taxpayer is a debtor in any proceeding under
the federal Bankruptcy Code nor thereafter until 90 days after
the Department is notified by such debtor of being discharged
in bankruptcy.
No claim shall be filed against the estate of any deceased
person or a person under legal disability for any tax or
penalty or part of either except in the manner prescribed and
within the time limited by the Probate Act of 1975.
The remedies provided for herein shall not be exclusive,
but all remedies available to creditors for the collection of
debts shall be available for the collection of any tax or
penalty due hereunder.
The collection of tax or penalty by any means provided for
herein shall not be a bar to any prosecution under this Act.
The certificate of the Director of the Department to the
effect that a tax or amount required to be paid by this Act has
not been paid, that a return has not been filed, or that
information has not been supplied pursuant to the provisions
of this Act, shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any
amount paid as tax or in respect of tax paid under this Act
shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.
All of the provisions of Sections 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f,
5g, 5i and 5j of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, which are
not inconsistent with this Act, shall apply, as far as
practicable, to the subject matter of this Act to the same
extent as if such provisions were included herein. References
in such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
Act to retailers, to sellers, or to persons engaged in the
business of selling tangible personal property shall mean
cigarette machine operator when used in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-688, eff. 6-14-12.)
Section 100-15. The Cigarette Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 9a as follows:
(35 ILCS 130/9a) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.9a)
Sec. 9a. Examination and correction of returns.
(1) As soon as practicable after any return is filed, the
Department shall examine such return and shall correct such
return according to its best judgment and information, which
return so corrected by the Department shall be prima facie
correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness
of the amount of tax due, as shown therein. Instead of
requiring the distributor to file an amended return, the

Department may simply notify the distributor of the correction
or corrections it has made. Proof of such correction by the
Department may be made at any hearing before the Department or
in any legal proceeding by a reproduced copy of the
Department's record relating thereto in the name of the
Department under the certificate of the Director of Revenue.
Such reproduced copy shall, without further proof, be admitted
into evidence before the Department or in any legal proceeding
and shall be prima facie proof of the correctness of the amount
of tax due, as shown therein. If the Department finds that any
amount of tax is due from the distributor, the Department
shall issue the distributor a notice of tax liability for the
amount of tax claimed by the Department to be due, together
with a penalty in an amount determined in accordance with
Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
Act. If, in administering the provisions of this Act,
comparison of a return or returns of a distributor with the
books, records and inventories of such distributor discloses a
deficiency which cannot be allocated by the Department to a
particular month or months, the Department shall issue the
distributor a notice of tax liability for the amount of tax
claimed by the Department to be due for a given period, but
without any obligation upon the Department to allocate such
deficiency to any particular month or months, together with a
penalty in an amount determined in accordance with Sections
3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, under

which circumstances the aforesaid notice of tax liability
shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence
of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as shown therein;
and proof of such correctness may be made in accordance with,
and the admissibility of a reproduced copy of such notice of
tax liability shall be governed by, all the provisions of this
Act applicable to corrected returns. If any distributor filing
any return dies or becomes a person under legal disability at
any time before the Department issues its notice of tax
liability, such notice shall be issued to the administrator,
executor or other legal representative, as such, of such
distributor.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if,
within 60 days after such notice of tax liability, the
distributor or his or her legal representative files a protest
to such notice of tax liability and requests a hearing
thereon, the Department shall give notice to such distributor
or legal representative of the time and place fixed for such
hearing, and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the
provisions of this Act, and pursuant thereto shall issue a
final assessment to such distributor or legal representative
for the amount found to be due as a result of such hearing. On
or after July 1, 2013, protests concerning matters that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Independent Tax
Tribunal shall be filed in accordance with the Illinois
Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012, and hearings concerning

those matters shall be held before the Tribunal in accordance
with that Act. With respect to protests filed with the
Department prior to July 1, 2013 that would otherwise be
subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Independent Tax
Tribunal, the taxpayer may elect to be subject to the
provisions of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of
2012 at any time on or after July 1, 2013, but not later than
30 days after the date on which the protest was filed. If made,
the election shall be irrevocable. If a protest to the notice
of tax liability and a request for a hearing thereon is not
filed within the time allowed by law, such notice of tax
liability shall become final without the necessity of a final
assessment being issued and shall be deemed to be a final
assessment.
(3) In case of failure to pay the tax, or any portion
thereof, or any penalty provided for in this Act, when due, the
Department may bring suit to recover the amount of such tax, or
portion thereof, or penalty; or, if the taxpayer dies or
becomes incompetent, by filing claim therefor against his
estate; provided that no such action with respect to any tax,
or portion thereof, or penalty, shall be instituted more than
2 years after the cause of action accrues, except with the
consent of the person from whom such tax or penalty is due.
After the expiration of the period within which the person
assessed may file an action for judicial review under the
Administrative Review Law without such an action being filed,

a certified copy of the final assessment or revised final
assessment of the Department may be filed with the Circuit
Court of the county in which the taxpayer has his or her
principal place of business, or of Sangamon County in those
cases in which the taxpayer does not have his principal place
of business in this State. The certified copy of the final
assessment or revised final assessment shall be accompanied by
a certification which recites facts that are sufficient to
show that the Department complied with the jurisdictional
requirements of the Law in arriving at its final assessment or
its revised final assessment and that the taxpayer had his or
her opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial
review, whether he availed himself or herself of either or
both of these opportunities or not. If the court is satisfied
that the Department complied with the jurisdictional
requirements of the Law in arriving at its final assessment or
its revised final assessment and that the taxpayer had his or
her opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial
review, whether he or she availed himself or herself of either
or both of these opportunities or not, the court shall enter
judgment in favor of the Department and against the taxpayer
for the amount shown to be due by the final assessment or the
revised final assessment, and such judgment shall be filed of
record in the court. Such judgment shall bear the rate of
interest set in the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, but
otherwise shall have the same effect as other judgments. The

judgment may be enforced, and all laws applicable to sales for
the enforcement of a judgment shall be applicable to sales
made under such judgments. The Department shall file the
certified copy of its assessment, as herein provided, with the
Circuit Court within 2 years after such assessment becomes
final except when the taxpayer consents in writing to an
extension of such filing period.
If, when the cause of action for a proceeding in court
accrues against a person, he or she is out of the State, the
action may be commenced within the times herein limited, after
his or her coming into or return to the State; and if, after
the cause of action accrues, he or she departs from and remains
out of the State, the time of his or her absence is no part of
the time limited for the commencement of the action; but the
foregoing provisions concerning absence from the State shall
not apply to any case in which, at the time the cause of action
accrues, the party against whom the cause of action accrues is
not a resident of this State. The time within which a court
action is to be commenced by the Department hereunder shall
not run while the taxpayer is a debtor in any proceeding under
the Federal Bankruptcy Act nor thereafter until 90 days after
the Department is notified by such debtor of being discharged
in bankruptcy.
No claim shall be filed against the estate of any deceased
person or a person under legal disability for any tax or
penalty or part of either except in the manner prescribed and

within the time limited by the Probate Act of 1975, as amended.
The remedies provided for herein shall not be exclusive,
but all remedies available to creditors for the collection of
debts shall be available for the collection of any tax or
penalty due hereunder.
The collection of tax or penalty by any means provided for
herein shall not be a bar to any prosecution under this Act.
The certificate of the Director of the Department to the
effect that a tax or amount required to be paid by this Act has
not been paid, that a return has not been filed, or that
information has not been supplied pursuant to the provisions
of this Act, shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any
amount paid as tax or in respect of tax paid under this Act
shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.
All of the provisions of Sections 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f,
5g, 5i and 5j of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, which are
not inconsistent with this Act, and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
Penalty and Interest Act shall apply, as far as practicable,
to the subject matter of this Act to the same extent as if such
provisions were included herein. References in such
incorporated Sections of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act"
to retailers, to sellers or to persons engaged in the business
of selling tangible personal property shall mean distributors
when used in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-1129, eff. 8-28-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

Section 100-20. The Cigarette Use Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 13 as follows:
(35 ILCS 135/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.43)
Sec. 13. Examination and correction of return. As soon as
practicable after any return is filed, the Department shall
examine such return and shall correct such return according to
its best judgment and information, which return so corrected
by the Department shall be prima facie correct and shall be
prima facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax
due, as shown therein. Proof of such correction by the
Department may be made at any hearing before the Department or
in any legal proceeding by a reproduced copy of the
Department's record relating thereto in the name of the
Department under the certificate of the Director of Revenue.
Such reproduced copy shall, without further proof, be admitted
into evidence before the Department or in any legal proceeding
and shall be prima facie proof of the correctness of the amount
of tax due, as shown therein. If the tax as fixed by the
Department is greater than the amount of the tax due under the
return as filed, the Department shall issue the person filing
such return a notice of tax liability for the amount of tax
claimed by the Department to be due, together with a penalty in
an amount determined in accordance with Sections 3-3, 3-5 and
3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. If, in

administering the provisions of this Act, comparison of a
return or returns of a distributor with the books, records and
inventories of such distributor discloses a deficiency which
cannot be allocated by the Department to a particular month or
months, the Department shall issue the distributor a notice of
tax liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department
to be due for a given period, but without any obligation upon
the Department to allocate such deficiency to any particular
month or months, together with a penalty in an amount
determined in accordance with Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the
Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, under which circumstances
the aforesaid notice of tax liability shall be prima facie
correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness
of the amount of tax due, as shown therein; and proof of such
correctness may be made in accordance with, and the
admissibility of a reproduced copy of such notice of tax
liability shall be governed by, all the provisions of this Act
applicable to corrected returns.
If any person filing any return dies or becomes a person
under legal disability at any time before the Department
issues its notice of tax liability, such notice shall be
issued to the administrator, executor or other legal
representative, as such, of such person.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if within 60
days after such notice of tax liability, the person to whom
such notice is issued or his legal representative files a

protest to such notice of tax liability and requests a hearing
thereon, the Department shall give notice to such person or
legal representative of the time and place fixed for such
hearing, and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the
provisions of this Act, and pursuant thereto shall issue a
final assessment to such person or legal representative for
the amount found to be due as a result of such hearing.
Effective July 1, 2013, protests concerning matters that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Independent Tax
Tribunal shall be filed with the Tribunal in accordance with
the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012, and
hearings concerning those matters shall be held before the
Tribunal in accordance with that Act. With respect to protests
filed with the Department prior to July 1, 2013 that would
otherwise be subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois
Independent Tax Tribunal, the person filing the protest may
elect to be subject to the provisions of the Illinois
Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012 at any time on or after
July 1, 2013, but not later than 30 days after the date on
which the protest was filed. If made, the election shall be
irrevocable. If a protest to the notice of tax liability and a
request for a hearing thereon is not filed within the time
allowed by law, such notice of tax liability shall become
final without the necessity of a final assessment being issued
and shall be deemed to be a final assessment.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any

amount paid as tax or in respect of tax paid under this Act
shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.
(Source: P.A. 97-1129, eff. 8-28-12.)
Section 100-25. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended
by changing Section 8-5 as follows:
(235 ILCS 5/8-5) (from Ch. 43, par. 163a)
Sec. 8-5. As soon as practicable after any return is
filed, the Department shall examine such return or amended
return and shall correct such return according to its best
judgment and information, which return so corrected by the
Department shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima
facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as
shown therein. Instead of requiring the licensee to file an
amended return, the Department may simply notify the licensee
of the correction or corrections it has made. Proof of such
correction by the Department, or of the determination of the
amount of tax due as provided in Sections 8-4 and 8-10, may be
made at any hearing before the Department or in any legal
proceeding by a reproduced copy of the Department's record
relating thereto in the name of the Department under the
certificate of the Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy
shall, without further proof, be admitted into evidence before
the Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima
facie proof of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as

shown therein. If the return so corrected by the Department
discloses the sale or use, by a licensed manufacturer or
importing distributor, of alcoholic liquors as to which the
tax provided for in this Article should have been paid, but has
not been paid, in excess of the alcoholic liquors reported as
being taxable by the licensee, and as to which the proper tax
was paid the Department shall notify the licensee that it
shall issue the taxpayer a notice of tax liability for the
amount of tax claimed by the Department to be due, together
with penalties at the rates prescribed by Sections 3-3, 3-5
and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, which amount
of tax shall be equivalent to the amount of tax which, at the
prescribed rate per gallon, should have been paid with respect
to the alcoholic liquors disposed of in excess of those
reported as being taxable. No earlier than 90 days after the
due date of the return, the Department may compare filed
returns, or any amendments thereto, against reports of sales
of alcoholic liquor submitted to the Department by other
manufacturers and distributors. If a return or amended return
is corrected by the Department because the return or amended
return failed to disclose the purchase of alcoholic liquor
from manufacturers or distributors on which the tax provided
for in this Article should have been paid, but has not been
paid, the Department shall issue the taxpayer a notice of tax
liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department to be
due, together with penalties at the rates prescribed by

Sections 3-3, 3-5, and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
Act. In a case where no return has been filed, the Department
shall determine the amount of tax due according to its best
judgment and information and shall issue the taxpayer a notice
of tax liability for the amount of tax claimed by the
Department to be due as herein provided together with
penalties at the rates prescribed by Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6
of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. If, in administering
the provisions of this Act, a comparison of a licensee's
return or returns with the books, records and physical
inventories of such licensee discloses a deficiency which
cannot be allocated by the Department to a particular month or
months, the Department shall issue the taxpayer a notice of
tax liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department
to be due for a given period, but without any obligation upon
the Department to allocate such deficiency to any particular
month or months, together with penalties at the rates
prescribed by Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty
and Interest Act, which amount of tax shall be equivalent to
the amount of tax which, at the prescribed rate per gallon,
should have been paid with respect to the alcoholic liquors
disposed of in excess of those reported being taxable, with
the tax thereon having been paid under which circumstances the
aforesaid notice of tax liability shall be prima facie correct
and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
amount of tax due as shown therein; and proof of such

correctness may be made in accordance with, and the
admissibility of a reproduced copy of such notice of the
Department's notice of tax liability shall be governed by, all
the provisions of this Act applicable to corrected returns.
If the licensee dies or becomes a person under legal
disability at any time before the Department issues its notice
of tax liability, such notice shall be issued to the
administrator, executor or other legal representative, as
such, of the deceased or licensee who is under legal
disability.
If such licensee or legal representative, within 60 days
after such notice of tax liability, files a protest to such
notice of tax liability and requests a hearing thereon, the
Department shall give at least 7 days' notice to such licensee
or legal representative, as the case may be, of the time and
place fixed for such hearing and shall hold a hearing in
conformity with the provisions of this Act, and pursuant
thereto shall issue a final assessment to such licensee or
legal representative for the amount found to be due as a result
of such hearing.
If a protest to the notice of tax liability and a request
for a hearing thereon is not filed within 60 days after such
notice of tax liability, such notice of tax liability shall
become final without the necessity of a final assessment being
issued and shall be deemed to be a final assessment.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any

amount paid as tax or in respect of tax paid under this Act
shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.
In case of failure to pay the tax, or any portion thereof,
or any penalty provided for herein, when due, the Department
may recover the amount of such tax, or portion thereof, or
penalty in a civil action; or if the licensee dies or becomes a
person under legal disability, by filing a claim therefor
against his or her estate; provided that no such claim shall be
filed against the estate of any deceased or of the licensee who
is under legal disability for any tax or penalty or portion
thereof except in the manner prescribed and within the time
limited by the Probate Act of 1975, as amended.
The collection of any such tax and penalty, or either, by
any means provided for herein, shall not be a bar to any
prosecution under this Act.
In addition to any other penalty provided for in this
Article, all provisions of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
Act that are not inconsistent with this Act apply.
(Source: P.A. 100-1050, eff. 7-1-19; 101-16, eff. 6-14-19.)
ARTICLE 110. PARTNERSHIPS
Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 201 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/201)

Sec. 201. Tax imposed.
(a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby
imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and estate for
each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the privilege
of earning or receiving income in or as a resident of this
State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other occupation or
privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any municipal
corporation or political subdivision thereof.
(b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this
Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by
subsection (d-1):
(1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount
equal to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the
taxable year.
(2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending
after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 2
1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii)
3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after June
30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
(3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending
prior to January 1, 2011, an amount equal to 3% of the
taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.

(4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and
ending after December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum
of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
to January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
(ii) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
(5) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011,
and ending prior to January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 5%
of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
(5.1) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and
ending after December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum
of (i) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
to January 1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
(ii) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
after December 31, 2014, as calculated under Section
202.5.
(5.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
and ending prior to July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 3.75%
of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
(5.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
for taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 2017, and
ending after June 30, 2017, an amount equal to the sum of

(i) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
prior to July 1, 2017, as calculated under Section 202.5,
and (ii) 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
after June 30, 2017, as calculated under Section 202.5.
(5.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2017, an
amount equal to 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the
taxable year.
(6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of the
taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
(7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4% of the
taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1,
1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of
the taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30,
1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
(8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending prior to January
1, 2011, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net
income for the taxable year.
(9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and ending after
December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8%
of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to

January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
(ii) 7% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
(10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and ending prior to
January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 7% of the taxpayer's
net income for the taxable year.
(11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and ending after
December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 7% of
the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to January
1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 5.25%
of the taxpayer's net income for the period after December
31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
(12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and ending prior to
July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 5.25% of the taxpayer's
net income for the taxable year.
(13) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
beginning prior to July 1, 2017, and ending after June 30,
2017, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 5.25% of the
taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1,
2017, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 7% of
the taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30,
2017, as calculated under Section 202.5.
(14) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years

beginning on or after July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 7%
of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
The rates under this subsection (b) are subject to the
provisions of Section 201.5.
(b-5) Surcharge; sale or exchange of assets, properties,
and intangibles of organization gaming licensees. For each of
taxable years 2019 through 2027, a surcharge is imposed on all
taxpayers on income arising from the sale or exchange of
capital assets, depreciable business property, real property
used in the trade or business, and Section 197 intangibles (i)
of an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing
Act of 1975 and (ii) of an organization gaming licensee under
the Illinois Gambling Act. The amount of the surcharge is
equal to the amount of federal income tax liability for the
taxable year attributable to those sales and exchanges. The
surcharge imposed shall not apply if:
(1) the organization gaming license, organization
license, or racetrack property is transferred as a result
of any of the following:
(A) bankruptcy, a receivership, or a debt
adjustment initiated by or against the initial
licensee or the substantial owners of the initial
licensee;
(B) cancellation, revocation, or termination of
any such license by the Illinois Gaming Board or the
Illinois Racing Board;

(C) a determination by the Illinois Gaming Board
that transfer of the license is in the best interests
of Illinois gaming;
(D) the death of an owner of the equity interest in
a licensee;
(E) the acquisition of a controlling interest in
the stock or substantially all of the assets of a
publicly traded company;
(F) a transfer by a parent company to a wholly
owned subsidiary; or
(G) the transfer or sale to or by one person to
another person where both persons were initial owners
of the license when the license was issued; or
(2) the controlling interest in the organization
gaming license, organization license, or racetrack
property is transferred in a transaction to lineal
descendants in which no gain or loss is recognized or as a
result of a transaction in accordance with Section 351 of
the Internal Revenue Code in which no gain or loss is
recognized; or
(3) live horse racing was not conducted in 2010 at a
racetrack located within 3 miles of the Mississippi River
under a license issued pursuant to the Illinois Horse
Racing Act of 1975.
The transfer of an organization gaming license,
organization license, or racetrack property by a person other

than the initial licensee to receive the organization gaming
license is not subject to a surcharge. The Department shall
adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this
subsection.
(c) Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax.
Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
income tax, there is also hereby imposed the Personal Property
Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on every
corporation (including Subchapter S corporations), partnership
and trust, for each taxable year ending after June 30, 1979.
Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of earning or
receiving income in or as a resident of this State. The
Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax shall be in
addition to the income tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
of this Section and in addition to all other occupation or
privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any municipal
corporation or political subdivision thereof.
(d) Additional Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax
imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S
corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
1, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in this
subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, and in the case of a

partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be an
additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
for the taxable year.
(d-1) Rate reduction for certain foreign insurers. In the
case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of the
Illinois Insurance Code, whose state or country of domicile
imposes on insurers domiciled in Illinois a retaliatory tax
(excluding any insurer whose premiums from reinsurance assumed
are 50% or more of its total insurance premiums as determined
under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 304, except
that for purposes of this determination premiums from
reinsurance do not include premiums from inter-affiliate
reinsurance arrangements), beginning with taxable years ending
on or after December 31, 1999, the sum of the rates of tax
imposed by subsections (b) and (d) shall be reduced (but not
increased) to the rate at which the total amount of tax imposed
under this Act, net of all credits allowed under this Act,
shall equal (i) the total amount of tax that would be imposed
on the foreign insurer's net income allocable to Illinois for
the taxable year by such foreign insurer's state or country of
domicile if that net income were subject to all income taxes
and taxes measured by net income imposed by such foreign
insurer's state or country of domicile, net of all credits
allowed or (ii) a rate of zero if no such tax is imposed on
such income by the foreign insurer's state of domicile. For
the purposes of this subsection (d-1), an inter-affiliate

includes a mutual insurer under common management.
(1) For the purposes of subsection (d-1), in no event
shall the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections
(b) and (d) be reduced below the rate at which the sum of:
(A) the total amount of tax imposed on such
foreign insurer under this Act for a taxable year, net
of all credits allowed under this Act, plus
(B) the privilege tax imposed by Section 409 of
the Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance
company tax imposed by Section 12 of the Fire
Investigation Act, and the fire department taxes
imposed under Section 11-10-1 of the Illinois
Municipal Code,
equals 1.25% for taxable years ending prior to December
31, 2003, or 1.75% for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2003, of the net taxable premiums written for
the taxable year, as described by subsection (1) of
Section 409 of the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph
will in no event increase the rates imposed under
subsections (b) and (d).
(2) Any reduction in the rates of tax imposed by this
subsection shall be applied first against the rates
imposed by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed
by subsection (a) net of all credits allowed under this
Section other than the credit allowed under subsection (i)
has been reduced to zero, against the rates imposed by

subsection (d).
This subsection (d-1) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250.
(e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a
credit against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
Tax for investment in qualified property.
(1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to .5%
of the basis of qualified property placed in service
during the taxable year, provided such property is placed
in service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be allowed
an additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of
qualified property placed in service during the taxable
year, provided such property is placed in service on or
after July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment
within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over the
preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's employment
records filed with the Illinois Department of Employment
Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be
deemed to have met the 1% growth in base employment for the
first year in which they file employment records with the
Illinois Department of Employment Security. The provisions
added to this Section by Public Act 85-1200 (and restored
by Public Act 87-895) shall be construed as declaratory of
existing law and not as a new enactment. If, in any year,
the increase in base employment within Illinois over the
preceding year is less than 1%, the additional credit

shall be limited to that percentage times a fraction, the
numerator of which is .5% and the denominator of which is
1%, but shall not exceed .5%. The investment credit shall
not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
taxpayer's liability in any tax year below zero, nor may
any credit for qualified property be allowed for any year
other than the year in which the property was placed in
service in Illinois. For tax years ending on or after
December 31, 1987, and on or before December 31, 1988, the
credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the
property is placed in service, or, if the amount of the
credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether it
exceeds the original liability or the liability as later
amended, such excess may be carried forward and applied to
the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the
excess credit years if the taxpayer (i) makes investments
which cause the creation of a minimum of 2,000 full-time
equivalent jobs in Illinois, (ii) is located in an
enterprise zone established pursuant to the Illinois
Enterprise Zone Act and (iii) is certified by the
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) as
complying with the requirements specified in clause (i)
and (ii) by July 1, 1986. The Department of Commerce and
Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity) shall notify the Department of Revenue of all

such certifications immediately. For tax years ending
after December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability
or the liability as later amended, such excess may be
carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5
taxable years following the excess credit years. The
credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
tax year that is available to offset a liability, earlier
credit shall be applied first.
(2) The term "qualified property" means property
which:
(A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
buildings and structural components of buildings and
signs that are real property, but not including land
or improvements to real property that are not a
structural component of a building such as
landscaping, sewer lines, local access roads, fencing,
parking lots, and other appurtenances;
(B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
(e);

(C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is
primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining coal
or fluorite, or in retailing, or was placed in service
on or after July 1, 2006 in a River Edge Redevelopment
Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
Redevelopment Zone Act; and
(E) has not previously been used in Illinois in
such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
the credit provided by this subsection (e) or
subsection (f).
(3) For purposes of this subsection (e),
"manufacturing" means the material staging and production
of tangible personal property by procedures commonly
regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or
assembling which changes some existing material into new
shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes
of this subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the
same meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subsection
(e), the term "retailing" means the sale of tangible
personal property for use or consumption and not for
resale, or services rendered in conjunction with the sale
of tangible personal property for use or consumption and
not for resale. For purposes of this subsection (e),

"tangible personal property" has the same meaning as when
that term is used in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
and, for taxable years ending after December 31, 2008,
does not include the generation, transmission, or
distribution of electricity.
(4) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
income tax purposes.
(5) If the basis of the property for federal income
tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
placed in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount
of such increase shall be deemed property placed in
service on the date of such increase in basis.
(6) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
any qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
months after being placed in service, the Personal
Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for such taxable year
shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined by
(i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
been allowed for the year in which credit for such
property was originally allowed by eliminating such
property from such computation and, (ii) subtracting such

recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously
allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (7), a
reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting
from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be
deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent
of such reduction.
(8) Unless the investment credit is extended by law,
the basis of qualified property shall not include costs
incurred after December 31, 2018, except for costs
incurred pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or
before December 31, 2018.
(9) Each taxable year ending before December 31, 2000,
a partnership may elect to pass through to its partners
the credits to which the partnership is entitled under
this subsection (e) for the taxable year. A partner may
use the credit allocated to him or her under this
paragraph only against the tax imposed in subsections (c)
and (d) of this Section. If the partnership makes that
election, those credits shall be allocated among the
partners in the partnership in accordance with the rules
set forth in Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and the rules promulgated under that Section, and the
allocated amount of the credits shall be allowed to the
partners for that taxable year. The partnership shall make
this election on its Personal Property Tax Replacement
Income Tax return for that taxable year. The election to

pass through the credits shall be irrevocable.
For taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2000, a partner that qualifies its partnership for a
subtraction under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of
subsection (d) of Section 203 or a shareholder that
qualifies a Subchapter S corporation for a subtraction
under subparagraph (S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b)
of Section 203 shall be allowed a credit under this
subsection (e) equal to its share of the credit earned
under this subsection (e) during the taxable year by the
partnership or Subchapter S corporation, determined in
accordance with the determination of income and
distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. This
paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
(f) Investment credit; Enterprise Zone; River Edge
Redevelopment Zone.
(1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the
tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
investment in qualified property which is placed in
service in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant to the
Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or, for property placed in
service on or after July 1, 2006, a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
Redevelopment Zone Act. For partners, shareholders of
Subchapter S corporations, and owners of limited liability

companies, if the liability company is treated as a
partnership for purposes of federal and State income
taxation, there shall be allowed a credit under this
subsection (f) to be determined in accordance with the
determination of income and distributive share of income
under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the
Internal Revenue Code. The credit shall be .5% of the
basis for such property. The credit shall be available
only in the taxable year in which the property is placed in
service in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge Redevelopment
Zone and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. For
tax years ending on or after December 31, 1985, the credit
shall be allowed for the tax year in which the property is
placed in service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds
the tax liability for that year, whether it exceeds the
original liability or the liability as later amended, such
excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax
liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess
credit year. The credit shall be applied to the earliest
year for which there is a liability. If there is credit
from more than one tax year that is available to offset a
liability, the credit accruing first in time shall be
applied first.
(2) The term qualified property means property which:

(A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
buildings and structural components of buildings;
(B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
(f);
(C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(D) is used in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer; and
(E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
the credit provided by this subsection (f) or
subsection (e).
(3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
income tax purposes.
(4) If the basis of the property for federal income
tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
placed in service in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer, the amount of such
increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
date of such increase in basis.
(5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
any qualified property is moved outside the Enterprise
Zone or River Edge Redevelopment Zone within 48 months
after being placed in service, the tax imposed under
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable
year shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined
by (i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
been allowed for the year in which credit for such
property was originally allowed by eliminating such
property from such computation, and (ii) subtracting such
recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously
allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), a
reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting
from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be
deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent
of such reduction.
(7) There shall be allowed an additional credit equal
to 0.5% of the basis of qualified property placed in
service during the taxable year in a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone, provided such property is placed in
service on or after July 1, 2006, and the taxpayer's base
employment within Illinois has increased by 1% or more
over the preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's
employment records filed with the Illinois Department of

Employment Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois
shall be deemed to have met the 1% growth in base
employment for the first year in which they file
employment records with the Illinois Department of
Employment Security. If, in any year, the increase in base
employment within Illinois over the preceding year is less
than 1%, the additional credit shall be limited to that
percentage times a fraction, the numerator of which is
0.5% and the denominator of which is 1%, but shall not
exceed 0.5%.
(8) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
2021, there shall be allowed an Enterprise Zone
construction jobs credit against the taxes imposed under
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section as provided in
Section 13 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
The credit or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's
liability to less than zero. If the amount of the credit or
credits exceeds the taxpayer's liability, the excess may
be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's
liability in succeeding calendar years in the same manner
provided under paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act.
The credit or credits shall be applied to the earliest
year for which there is a tax liability. If there are
credits from more than one taxable year that are available
to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied
first.

For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S
corporations, and owners of limited liability companies,
if the liability company is treated as a partnership for
the purposes of federal and State income taxation, there
shall be allowed a credit under this Section to be
determined in accordance with the determination of income
and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and
704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
The total aggregate amount of credits awarded under
the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9)
shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
This paragraph (8) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250.
(g) (Blank).
(h) Investment credit; High Impact Business.
(1) Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section
5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall
be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections
(a) and (b) of this Section for investment in qualified
property which is placed in service by a Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity designated High Impact
Business. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
property. The credit shall not be available (i) until the
minimum investments in qualified property set forth in
subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
Enterprise Zone Act have been satisfied or (ii) until the

time authorized in subsection (b-5) of the Illinois
Enterprise Zone Act for entities designated as High Impact
Businesses under subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and
(a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
Act, and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. The
credit applicable to such investments shall be taken in
the taxable year in which such investments have been
completed. The credit for additional investments beyond
the minimum investment by a designated high impact
business authorized under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section
5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act shall be available
only in the taxable year in which the property is placed in
service and shall not be allowed to the extent that it
would reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. For
tax years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the credit
shall be allowed for the tax year in which the property is
placed in service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds
the tax liability for that year, whether it exceeds the
original liability or the liability as later amended, such
excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax
liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess
credit year. The credit shall be applied to the earliest
year for which there is a liability. If there is credit

from more than one tax year that is available to offset a
liability, the credit accruing first in time shall be
applied first.
Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public Act
88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
reflect existing law.
(2) The term qualified property means property which:
(A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
buildings and structural components of buildings;
(B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
(h);
(C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
Section.
(3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
income tax purposes.
(4) If the basis of the property for federal income
tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
placed in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade
Zone or Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the

amount of such increase shall be deemed property placed in
service on the date of such increase in basis.
(5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(6) If during any taxable year ending on or before
December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified
property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months
after being placed in service, or the situs of any
qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
months after being placed in service, the tax imposed
under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such
taxable year shall be increased. Such increase shall be
determined by (i) recomputing the investment credit which
would have been allowed for the year in which credit for
such property was originally allowed by eliminating such
property from such computation, and (ii) subtracting such
recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously
allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), a
reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting
from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be
deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent
of such reduction.
(7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 31,
1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under this
subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax abatement and
the taxpayer relocates its entire facility in violation of

the explicit terms and length of the contract under
Section 18-183 of the Property Tax Code, the tax imposed
under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be
increased for the taxable year in which the taxpayer
relocated its facility by an amount equal to the amount of
credit received by the taxpayer under this subsection (h).
(h-5) High Impact Business construction jobs credit. For
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, there
shall also be allowed a High Impact Business construction jobs
credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b)
of this Section as provided in subsections (i) and (j) of
Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
The credit or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's
liability to less than zero. If the amount of the credit or
credits exceeds the taxpayer's liability, the excess may be
carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability
in succeeding calendar years in the manner provided under
paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act. The credit or credits
shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax
liability. If there are credits from more than one taxable
year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier
credit shall be applied first.
For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S corporations,
and owners of limited liability companies, if the liability
company is treated as a partnership for the purposes of
federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a

credit under this Section to be determined in accordance with
the determination of income and distributive share of income
under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal
Revenue Code.
The total aggregate amount of credits awarded under the
Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9) shall not
exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
This subsection (h-5) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250.
(i) Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
Tax. For tax years ending prior to December 31, 2003, a credit
shall be allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
and (b) of this Section for the tax imposed by subsections (c)
and (d) of this Section. This credit shall be computed by
multiplying the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
Section by a fraction, the numerator of which is base income
allocable to Illinois and the denominator of which is Illinois
base income, and further multiplying the product by the tax
rate imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under this
subsection which is unused in the year the credit is computed
because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by subsections
(a) and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the original
liability or the liability as later amended) may be carried
forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by
subsections (a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the

excess credit year, provided that no credit may be carried
forward to any year ending on or after December 31, 2003. This
credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for which
there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
offset a liability the earliest credit arising under this
subsection shall be applied first.
If, during any taxable year ending on or after December
31, 1986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax
shall also be reduced. Such reduction shall be determined by
recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax
imposed by subsections (c) and (d). If any portion of the
reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different
taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such
taxable year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
(j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years
ending on or after December 31, 1986 and prior to December 31,
2003, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
imposed by subsections (a) and (b) under this Section for all
amounts paid or accrued, on behalf of all persons employed by
the taxpayer in Illinois or Illinois residents employed
outside of Illinois by a taxpayer, for educational or
vocational training in semi-technical or technical fields or
semi-skilled or skilled fields, which were deducted from gross

income in the computation of taxable income. The credit
against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be
1.6% of such training expenses. For partners, shareholders of
subchapter S corporations, and owners of limited liability
companies, if the liability company is treated as a
partnership for purposes of federal and State income taxation,
there shall be allowed a credit under this subsection (j) to be
determined in accordance with the determination of income and
distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused
in the year the credit is earned may be carried forward to each
of the 5 taxable years following the year for which the credit
is first computed until it is used. This credit shall be
applied first to the earliest year for which there is a
liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from
more than one tax year that is available to offset a liability,
the earliest credit arising under this subsection shall be
applied first. No carryforward credit may be claimed in any
tax year ending on or after December 31, 2003.
(k) Research and development credit. For tax years ending
after July 1, 1990 and prior to December 31, 2003, and
beginning again for tax years ending on or after December 31,
2004, and ending prior to January 1, 2027, a taxpayer shall be
allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
and (b) of this Section for increasing research activities in

this State. The credit allowed against the tax imposed by
subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 6 1/2% of the
qualifying expenditures for increasing research activities in
this State. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if
the liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes
of federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a
credit under this subsection to be determined in accordance
with the determination of income and distributive share of
income under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the
Internal Revenue Code.
For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying expenditures"
means the qualifying expenditures as defined for the federal
credit for increasing research activities which would be
allowable under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code and
which are conducted in this State, "qualifying expenditures
for increasing research activities in this State" means the
excess of qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in
which incurred over qualifying expenditures for the base
period, "qualifying expenditures for the base period" means
the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year in
the base period, and "base period" means the 3 taxable years
immediately preceding the taxable year for which the
determination is being made.
Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the

unused credit shown on its final completed return carried over
as a credit against the tax liability for the following 5
taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever
occurs first; provided that no credit earned in a tax year
ending prior to December 31, 2003 may be carried forward to any
year ending on or after December 31, 2003.
If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year from
2 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the earliest
year will be applied first against the tax liability for the
given year. If a tax liability for the given year still
remains, the credit from the next earliest year will then be
applied, and so on, until all credits have been used or no tax
liability for the given year remains. Any remaining unused
credit or credits then will be carried forward to the next
following year in which a tax liability is incurred, except
that no credit can be carried forward to a year which is more
than 5 years after the year in which the expense for which the
credit is given was incurred.
No inference shall be drawn from Public Act 91-644 in
construing this Section for taxable years beginning before
January 1, 1999.
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the research
and development credit under this subsection (k) shall apply
continuously for all tax years ending on or after December 31,
2004 and ending prior to January 1, 2027, including, but not
limited to, the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending

on July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-22). All
actions taken in reliance on the continuation of the credit
under this subsection (k) by any taxpayer are hereby
validated.
(l) Environmental Remediation Tax Credit.
(i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 and
on or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be
allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections
(a) and (b) of this Section for certain amounts paid for
unreimbursed eligible remediation costs, as specified in
this subsection. For purposes of this Section,
"unreimbursed eligible remediation costs" means costs
approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
("Agency") under Section 58.14 of the Environmental
Protection Act that were paid in performing environmental
remediation at a site for which a No Further Remediation
Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval
of the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit
is not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
related party caused or contributed to, in any material
respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or
under the site that was identified and addressed by the
remedial action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program
of the Environmental Protection Act. After the Pollution

Control Board rules are adopted pursuant to the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and
enforcement of Section 58.9 of the Environmental
Protection Act, determinations as to credit availability
for purposes of this Section shall be made consistent with
those rules. For purposes of this Section, "taxpayer"
includes a person whose tax attributes the taxpayer has
succeeded to under Section 381 of the Internal Revenue
Code and "related party" includes the persons disallowed a
deduction for losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of
Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of
being a related taxpayer, as well as any of its partners.
The credit allowed against the tax imposed by subsections
(a) and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed
eligible remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site,
except that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any
site contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). The
total credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year
with a maximum total of $150,000 per site. For partners
and shareholders of subchapter S corporations, there shall
be allowed a credit under this subsection to be determined
in accordance with the determination of income and
distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.

(ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
for which the credit is first earned until it is used. The
term "unused credit" does not include any amounts of
unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of the
maximum credit per site authorized under paragraph (i).
This credit shall be applied first to the earliest year
for which there is a liability. If there is a credit under
this subsection from more than one tax year that is
available to offset a liability, the earliest credit
arising under this subsection shall be applied first. A
credit allowed under this subsection may be sold to a
buyer as part of a sale of all or part of the remediation
site for which the credit was granted. The purchaser of a
remediation site and the tax credit shall succeed to the
unused credit and remaining carry-forward period of the
seller. To perfect the transfer, the assignor shall record
the transfer in the chain of title for the site and provide
written notice to the Director of the Illinois Department
of Revenue of the assignor's intent to sell the
remediation site and the amount of the tax credit to be
transferred as a portion of the sale. In no event may a
credit be transferred to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or a
related party would not be eligible under the provisions
of subsection (i).

(iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
Environmental Protection Act.
(m) Education expense credit. Beginning with tax years
ending after December 31, 1999, a taxpayer who is the
custodian of one or more qualifying pupils shall be allowed a
credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
this Section for qualified education expenses incurred on
behalf of the qualifying pupils. The credit shall be equal to
25% of qualified education expenses, but in no event may the
total credit under this subsection claimed by a family that is
the custodian of qualifying pupils exceed (i) $500 for tax
years ending prior to December 31, 2017, and (ii) $750 for tax
years ending on or after December 31, 2017. In no event shall a
credit under this subsection reduce the taxpayer's liability
under this Act to less than zero. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2017, no taxpayer may claim a credit under this
subsection (m) if the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the
taxable year exceeds (i) $500,000, in the case of spouses
filing a joint federal tax return or (ii) $250,000, in the case
of all other taxpayers. This subsection is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
For purposes of this subsection:
"Qualifying pupils" means individuals who (i) are
residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of

21 at the close of the school year for which a credit is
sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is
sought were full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten
through twelfth grade education program at any school, as
defined in this subsection.
"Qualified education expense" means the amount incurred on
behalf of a qualifying pupil in excess of $250 for tuition,
book fees, and lab fees at the school in which the pupil is
enrolled during the regular school year.
"School" means any public or nonpublic elementary or
secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School Code,
except that nothing shall be construed to require a child to
attend any particular public or nonpublic school to qualify
for the credit under this Section.
"Custodian" means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
Illinois resident who is a parent, the parents, a legal
guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
(n) River Edge Redevelopment Zone site remediation tax
credit.
(i) For tax years ending on or after December 31,
2006, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
certain amounts paid for unreimbursed eligible remediation
costs, as specified in this subsection. For purposes of

this Section, "unreimbursed eligible remediation costs"
means costs approved by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency ("Agency") under Section 58.14a of the
Environmental Protection Act that were paid in performing
environmental remediation at a site within a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone for which a No Further Remediation
Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval
of the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit
is not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
related party caused or contributed to, in any material
respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or
under the site that was identified and addressed by the
remedial action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program
of the Environmental Protection Act. Determinations as to
credit availability for purposes of this Section shall be
made consistent with rules adopted by the Pollution
Control Board pursuant to the Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act for the administration and enforcement of
Section 58.9 of the Environmental Protection Act. For
purposes of this Section, "taxpayer" includes a person
whose tax attributes the taxpayer has succeeded to under
Section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code and "related
party" includes the persons disallowed a deduction for
losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267

of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being a related
taxpayer, as well as any of its partners. The credit
allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible
remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site.
(ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
for which the credit is first earned until it is used. This
credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
subsection from more than one tax year that is available
to offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under
this subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed
under this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a
sale of all or part of the remediation site for which the
credit was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site
and the tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and
remaining carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect
the transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in
the chain of title for the site and provide written notice
to the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of
the assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be

eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
(iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
Environmental Protection Act.
(o) For each of taxable years during the Compassionate Use
of Medical Cannabis Program, a surcharge is imposed on all
taxpayers on income arising from the sale or exchange of
capital assets, depreciable business property, real property
used in the trade or business, and Section 197 intangibles of
an organization registrant under the Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Program Act. The amount of the surcharge is
equal to the amount of federal income tax liability for the
taxable year attributable to those sales and exchanges. The
surcharge imposed does not apply if:
(1) the medical cannabis cultivation center
registration, medical cannabis dispensary registration, or
the property of a registration is transferred as a result
of any of the following:
(A) bankruptcy, a receivership, or a debt
adjustment initiated by or against the initial
registration or the substantial owners of the initial
registration;
(B) cancellation, revocation, or termination of
any registration by the Illinois Department of Public
Health;
(C) a determination by the Illinois Department of

Public Health that transfer of the registration is in
the best interests of Illinois qualifying patients as
defined by the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
Program Act;
(D) the death of an owner of the equity interest in
a registrant;
(E) the acquisition of a controlling interest in
the stock or substantially all of the assets of a
publicly traded company;
(F) a transfer by a parent company to a wholly
owned subsidiary; or
(G) the transfer or sale to or by one person to
another person where both persons were initial owners
of the registration when the registration was issued;
or
(2) the cannabis cultivation center registration,
medical cannabis dispensary registration, or the
controlling interest in a registrant's property is
transferred in a transaction to lineal descendants in
which no gain or loss is recognized or as a result of a
transaction in accordance with Section 351 of the Internal
Revenue Code in which no gain or loss is recognized.
(p) Pass-through entity tax.
(1) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2021 and beginning prior to January 1, 2026, a partnership
(other than a publicly traded partnership under Section

7704 of the Internal Revenue Code) or Subchapter S
corporation may elect to apply the provisions of this
subsection. A separate election shall be made for each
taxable year. Such election shall be made at such time,
and in such form and manner as prescribed by the
Department, and, once made, is irrevocable.
(2) Entity-level tax. A partnership or Subchapter S
corporation electing to apply the provisions of this
subsection shall be subject to a tax for the privilege of
earning or receiving income in this State in an amount
equal to 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the
taxable year.
(3) Net income defined.
(A) In general. For purposes of paragraph (2), the
term net income has the same meaning as defined in
Section 202 of this Act, except that, for tax years
ending on or after December 31, 2023, a deduction
shall be allowed in computing base income for
distributions to a retired partner to the extent that
the partner's distributions are exempt from tax under
Section 203(a)(2)(F) of this Act. In addition, the
following modifications provisions shall not apply:
(i) the standard exemption allowed under
Section 204;
(ii) the deduction for net losses allowed
under Section 207;

(iii) in the case of an S corporation, the
modification under Section 203(b)(2)(S); and
(iv) in the case of a partnership, the
modifications under Section 203(d)(2)(H) and
Section 203(d)(2)(I).
(B) Special rule for tiered partnerships. If a
taxpayer making the election under paragraph (1) is a
partner of another taxpayer making the election under
paragraph (1), net income shall be computed as
provided in subparagraph (A), except that the taxpayer
shall subtract its distributive share of the net
income of the electing partnership (including its
distributive share of the net income of the electing
partnership derived as a distributive share from
electing partnerships in which it is a partner).
(4) Credit for entity level tax. Each partner or
shareholder of a taxpayer making the election under this
Section shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed
under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act
for the taxable year of the partnership or Subchapter S
corporation for which an election is in effect ending
within or with the taxable year of the partner or
shareholder in an amount equal to 4.95% times the partner
or shareholder's distributive share of the net income of
the electing partnership or Subchapter S corporation, but
not to exceed the partner's or shareholder's share of the

tax imposed under paragraph (1) which is actually paid by
the partnership or Subchapter S corporation. If the
taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S corporation that
is itself a partner of a partnership making the election
under paragraph (1), the credit under this paragraph shall
be allowed to the taxpayer's partners or shareholders (or
if the partner is a partnership or Subchapter S
corporation then its partners or shareholders) in
accordance with the determination of income and
distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. If the
amount of the credit allowed under this paragraph exceeds
the partner's or shareholder's liability for tax imposed
under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act
for the taxable year, such excess shall be treated as an
overpayment for purposes of Section 909 of this Act.
(5) Nonresidents. A nonresident individual who is a
partner or shareholder of a partnership or Subchapter S
corporation for a taxable year for which an election is in
effect under paragraph (1) shall not be required to file
an income tax return under this Act for such taxable year
if the only source of net income of the individual (or the
individual and the individual's spouse in the case of a
joint return) is from an entity making the election under
paragraph (1) and the credit allowed to the partner or
shareholder under paragraph (4) equals or exceeds the

individual's liability for the tax imposed under
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act for the
taxable year.
(6) Liability for tax. Except as provided in this
paragraph, a partnership or Subchapter S making the
election under paragraph (1) is liable for the
entity-level tax imposed under paragraph (2). If the
electing partnership or corporation fails to pay the full
amount of tax deemed assessed under paragraph (2), the
partners or shareholders shall be liable to pay the tax
assessed (including penalties and interest). Each partner
or shareholder shall be liable for the unpaid assessment
based on the ratio of the partner's or shareholder's share
of the net income of the partnership over the total net
income of the partnership. If the partnership or
Subchapter S corporation fails to pay the tax assessed
(including penalties and interest) and thereafter an
amount of such tax is paid by the partners or
shareholders, such amount shall not be collected from the
partnership or corporation.
(7) Foreign tax. For purposes of the credit allowed
under Section 601(b)(3) of this Act, tax paid by a
partnership or Subchapter S corporation to another state
which, as determined by the Department, is substantially
similar to the tax imposed under this subsection, shall be
considered tax paid by the partner or shareholder to the

extent that the partner's or shareholder's share of the
income of the partnership or Subchapter S corporation
allocated and apportioned to such other state bears to the
total income of the partnership or Subchapter S
corporation allocated or apportioned to such other state.
(8) Suspension of withholding. The provisions of
Section 709.5 of this Act shall not apply to a partnership
or Subchapter S corporation for the taxable year for which
an election under paragraph (1) is in effect.
(9) Requirement to pay estimated tax. For each taxable
year for which an election under paragraph (1) is in
effect, a partnership or Subchapter S corporation is
required to pay estimated tax for such taxable year under
Sections 803 and 804 of this Act if the amount payable as
estimated tax can reasonably be expected to exceed $500.
(10) The provisions of this subsection shall apply
only with respect to taxable years for which the
limitation on individual deductions applies under Section
164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 101-31, eff. 6-28-19;
101-207, eff. 8-2-19; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-558, eff.
8-20-21; 102-658, eff. 8-27-21.)
ARTICLE 995. NON-ACCELERATION
Section 995-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act

makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
other Public Act.
ARTICLE 999. EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law, except that Article 20 takes effect on July 1,
2023 and Articles 55 and 100 take effect on January 1, 2024.