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91_HB1475 LRB9102381PTpk 1 AN ACT concerning taxes. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing 5 Section 9 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 105/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.9) 7 Sec. 9. Except as to motor vehicles, watercraft, 8 aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered 9 with an agency of this State, each retailer required or 10 authorized to collect the tax imposed by this Act shall pay 11 to the Department the amount of such tax (except as otherwise 12 provided) at the time when he is required to file his return 13 for the period during which such tax was collected, less a 14 discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990, and 1.75% on and 15 after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year, whichever is 16 greater, which is allowed to reimburse the retailer for 17 expenses incurred in collecting the tax, keeping records, 18 preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying 19 data to the Department on request. In the case of retailers 20 who report and pay the tax on a transaction by transaction 21 basis, as provided in this Section, such discount shall be 22 taken with each such tax remittance instead of when such 23 retailer files his periodic return. A retailer need not 24 remit that part of any tax collected by him to the extent 25 that he is required to remit and does remit the tax imposed 26 by the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, with respect to the 27 sale of the same property. 28 Where such tangible personal property is sold under a 29 conditional sales contract, or under any other form of sale 30 wherein the payment of the principal sum, or a part thereof, 31 is extended beyond the close of the period for which the -2- LRB9102381PTpk 1 return is filed, the retailer, in collecting the tax (except 2 as to motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and trailers that 3 are required to be registered with an agency of this State), 4 may collect for each tax return period, only the tax 5 applicable to that part of the selling price actually 6 received during such tax return period. 7 Except as provided in this Section, on or before the 8 twentieth day of each calendar month, such retailer shall 9 file a return for the preceding calendar month. Such return 10 shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Department and 11 shall furnish such information as the Department may 12 reasonably require. 13 The Department may require returns to be filed on a 14 quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar 15 quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the 16 calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. 17 The taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for 18 each of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or 19 before the twentieth day of the following calendar month, 20 stating: 21 1. The name of the seller; 22 2. The address of the principal place of business 23 from which he engages in the business of selling tangible 24 personal property at retail in this State; 25 3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by 26 him during the preceding calendar month from sales of 27 tangible personal property by him during such preceding 28 calendar month, including receipts from charge and time 29 sales, but less all deductions allowed by law; 30 4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of 31 this Act; 32 5. The amount of tax due; 33 5-5. The signature of the taxpayer; and 34 6. Such other reasonable information as the -3- LRB9102381PTpk 1 Department may require. 2 If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after 3 the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department, 4 the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to 5 be due on the return shall be deemed assessed. 6 Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average 7 monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all 8 payments required by rules of the Department by electronic 9 funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has 10 an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall 11 make all payments required by rules of the Department by 12 electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a 13 taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000 14 or more shall make all payments required by rules of the 15 Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "average 16 monthly tax liability" means the sum of the taxpayer's 17 liabilities under this Act, and under all other State and 18 local occupation and use tax laws administered by the 19 Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year 20 divided by 12. 21 Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the 22 Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make 23 payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required 24 to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make 25 those payments for a minimum of one year beginning on October 26 1. 27 Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic 28 funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer 29 with the permission of the Department. 30 All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic 31 funds transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily 32 make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those 33 payments in the manner authorized by the Department. 34 The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to -4- LRB9102381PTpk 1 effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the 2 requirements of this Section. 3 If the taxpayer's average monthly tax liability to the 4 Department under this Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, 5 the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act was 6 $10,000 or more during the preceding 4 complete calendar 7 quarters, he shall file a return with the Department each 8 month by the 20th day of the month next following the month 9 during which such tax liability is incurred and shall make 10 payments to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd 11 and last day of the month during which such liability is 12 incurred. If the month during which such tax liability is 13 incurred began prior to January 1, 1985, each payment shall 14 be in an amount equal to 1/4 of the taxpayer's actual 15 liability for the month or an amount set by the Department 16 not to exceed 1/4 of the average monthly liability of the 17 taxpayer to the Department for the preceding 4 complete 18 calendar quarters (excluding the month of highest liability 19 and the month of lowest liability in such 4 quarter period). 20 If the month during which such tax liability is incurred 21 begins on or after January 1, 1985, and prior to January 1, 22 1987, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of 23 the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 27.5% of the 24 taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the 25 preceding year. If the month during which such tax liability 26 is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1987, and prior to 27 January 1, 1988, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 28 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 29 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar 30 month of the preceding year. If the month during which such 31 tax liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1988, 32 and prior to January 1, 1989, or begins on or after January 33 1, 1996 and before January 1, 2000, each payment shall be in 34 an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability -5- LRB9102381PTpk 1 for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 2 calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during 3 which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after 4 January 1, 1989, and prior to January 1, 1996, each payment 5 shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual 6 liability for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability 7 for the same calendar month of the preceding year or 100% of 8 the taxpayer's actual liability for the quarter monthly 9 reporting period. If the month during which the tax liability 10 is incurred begins on or after January 1, 2000, each payment 11 must be in an amount equal to (i) 22.5% of the taxpayer's 12 actual liability for the month or (ii) 12.5% of the 13 taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the 14 preceding year with 80% of the taxpayer's actual liability 15 for the year due on or before December 15th and 100% of the 16 taxpayer's actual liability for the year due on or before the 17 immediately following January 15th. The amount of such 18 quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the final 19 tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month. Once 20 applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter monthly 21 payments to the Department shall continue until such 22 taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department during 23 the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the 24 month of highest liability and the month of lowest liability) 25 is less than $9,000, or until such taxpayer's average monthly 26 liability to the Department as computed for each calendar 27 quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar quarter period 28 is less than $10,000. However, if a taxpayer can show the 29 Department that a substantial change in the taxpayer's 30 business has occurred which causes the taxpayer to anticipate 31 that his average monthly tax liability for the reasonably 32 foreseeable future will fall below $10,000, then such 33 taxpayer may petition the Department for change in such 34 taxpayer's reporting status. The Department shall change -6- LRB9102381PTpk 1 such taxpayer's reporting status unless it finds that such 2 change is seasonal in nature and not likely to be long term. 3 If any such quarter monthly payment is not paid at the time 4 or in the amount required by this Section, then the taxpayer 5 shall be liable for penalties and interest on the difference 6 between the minimum amount due and the amount of such quarter 7 monthly payment actually and timely paid, except insofar as 8 the taxpayer has previously made payments for that month to 9 the Department in excess of the minimum payments previously 10 due as provided in this Section. The Department shall make 11 reasonable rules and regulations to govern the quarter 12 monthly payment amount and quarter monthly payment dates for 13 taxpayers who file on other than a calendar monthly basis. 14 If any such payment provided for in this Section exceeds 15 the taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Retailers' 16 Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act and the 17 Service Use Tax Act, as shown by an original monthly return, 18 the Department shall issue to the taxpayer a credit 19 memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment, 20 which memorandum may be submitted by the taxpayer to the 21 Department in payment of tax liability subsequently to be 22 remitted by the taxpayer to the Department or be assigned by 23 the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this Act, the 24 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act 25 or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable 26 rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Department, 27 except that if such excess payment is shown on an original 28 monthly return and is made after December 31, 1986, no credit 29 memorandum shall be issued, unless requested by the taxpayer. 30 If no such request is made, the taxpayer may credit such 31 excess payment against tax liability subsequently to be 32 remitted by the taxpayer to the Department under this Act, 33 the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax 34 Act or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable -7- LRB9102381PTpk 1 rules and regulations prescribed by the Department. If the 2 Department subsequently determines that all or any part of 3 the credit taken was not actually due to the taxpayer, the 4 taxpayer's 2.1% or 1.75% vendor's discount shall be reduced 5 by 2.1% or 1.75% of the difference between the credit taken 6 and that actually due, and the taxpayer shall be liable for 7 penalties and interest on such difference. 8 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 9 return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to 10 the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may 11 authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis, 12 with the return for January, February, and March of a given 13 year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for 14 April, May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of 15 such year; with the return for July, August and September of 16 a given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with 17 the return for October, November and December of a given year 18 being due by January 20 of the following year. 19 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 20 or quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax 21 liability to the Department does not exceed $50, the 22 Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual 23 basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 24 20 of the following year. 25 Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and 26 substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as 27 monthly returns. 28 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act 29 concerning the time within which a retailer may file his 30 return, in the case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a 31 kind of business which makes him responsible for filing 32 returns under this Act, such retailer shall file a final 33 return under this Act with the Department not more than one 34 month after discontinuing such business. -8- LRB9102381PTpk 1 In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft, 2 aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered 3 with an agency of this State, every retailer selling this 4 kind of tangible personal property shall file, with the 5 Department, upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the 6 Department, a separate return for each such item of tangible 7 personal property which the retailer sells, except that 8 where, in the same transaction, a retailer of aircraft, 9 watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers transfers more than 10 one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another 11 aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer retailer for 12 the purpose of resale, that seller for resale may report the 13 transfer of all the aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicles or 14 trailers involved in that transaction to the Department on 15 the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting return form. 16 For purposes of this Section, "watercraft" means a Class 2, 17 Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in Section 3-2 of 18 the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a personal watercraft, 19 or any boat equipped with an inboard motor. 20 The transaction reporting return in the case of motor 21 vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with 22 an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the 23 Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of the Illinois 24 Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the 25 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 26 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 27 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 28 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 29 if any, to the extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows 30 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 31 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 32 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 33 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 34 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or -9- LRB9102381PTpk 1 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 2 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 3 place and date of the sale; a sufficient identification of 4 the property sold; such other information as is required in 5 Section 5-402 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other 6 information as the Department may reasonably require. 7 The transaction reporting return in the case of 8 watercraft and aircraft must show the name and address of the 9 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 10 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 11 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 12 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 13 if any, to the extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows 14 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 15 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 16 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 17 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 18 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 19 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 20 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 21 place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of 22 the property sold, and such other information as the 23 Department may reasonably require. 24 Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not 25 later than 20 days after the date of delivery of the item 26 that is being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any 27 time sooner than that if he chooses to do so. The 28 transaction reporting return and tax remittance or proof of 29 exemption from the tax that is imposed by this Act may be 30 transmitted to the Department by way of the State agency with 31 which, or State officer with whom, the tangible personal 32 property must be titled or registered (if titling or 33 registration is required) if the Department and such agency 34 or State officer determine that this procedure will expedite -10- LRB9102381PTpk 1 the processing of applications for title or registration. 2 With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer 3 shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit 4 satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is 5 the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the 6 Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a tax 7 receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is 8 satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such 9 purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State 10 officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible 11 personal property that is involved (if titling or 12 registration is required) in support of such purchaser's 13 application for an Illinois certificate or other evidence of 14 title or registration to such tangible personal property. 15 No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this 16 Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the 17 retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other 18 evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration 19 is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user 20 has paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The 21 Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the 22 mandate of this paragraph. 23 If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer 24 wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment 25 of tax or proof of exemption made to the Department before 26 the retailer is willing to take these actions and such user 27 has not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may certify 28 to the fact of such delay by the retailer, and may (upon the 29 Department being satisfied of the truth of such 30 certification) transmit the information required by the 31 transaction reporting return and the remittance for tax or 32 proof of exemption directly to the Department and obtain his 33 tax receipt or exemption determination, in which event the 34 transaction reporting return and tax remittance (if a tax -11- LRB9102381PTpk 1 payment was required) shall be credited by the Department to 2 the proper retailer's account with the Department, but 3 without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount provided for in this 4 Section being allowed. When the user pays the tax directly 5 to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the same amount 6 and in the same form in which it would be remitted if the tax 7 had been remitted to the Department by the retailer. 8 Where a retailer collects the tax with respect to the 9 selling price of tangible personal property which he sells 10 and the purchaser thereafter returns such tangible personal 11 property and the retailer refunds the selling price thereof 12 to the purchaser, such retailer shall also refund, to the 13 purchaser, the tax so collected from the purchaser. When 14 filing his return for the period in which he refunds such tax 15 to the purchaser, the retailer may deduct the amount of the 16 tax so refunded by him to the purchaser from any other use 17 tax which such retailer may be required to pay or remit to 18 the Department, as shown by such return, if the amount of the 19 tax to be deducted was previously remitted to the Department 20 by such retailer. If the retailer has not previously 21 remitted the amount of such tax to the Department, he is 22 entitled to no deduction under this Act upon refunding such 23 tax to the purchaser. 24 Any retailer filing a return under this Section shall 25 also include (for the purpose of paying tax thereon) the 26 total tax covered by such return upon the selling price of 27 tangible personal property purchased by him at retail from a 28 retailer, but as to which the tax imposed by this Act was not 29 collected from the retailer filing such return, and such 30 retailer shall remit the amount of such tax to the Department 31 when filing such return. 32 If experience indicates such action to be practicable, 33 the Department may prescribe and furnish a combination or 34 joint return which will enable retailers, who are required to -12- LRB9102381PTpk 1 file returns hereunder and also under the Retailers' 2 Occupation Tax Act, to furnish all the return information 3 required by both Acts on the one form. 4 Where the retailer has more than one business registered 5 with the Department under separate registration under this 6 Act, such retailer may not file each return that is due as a 7 single return covering all such registered businesses, but 8 shall file separate returns for each such registered 9 business. 10 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 11 shall pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, a 12 special fund in the State Treasury which is hereby created, 13 the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1% 14 tax on sales of food for human consumption which is to be 15 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 16 alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and food which has been 17 prepared for immediate consumption) and prescription and 18 nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances and 19 insulin, urine testing materials, syringes and needles used 20 by diabetics. 21 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 22 shall pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 4% 23 of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 24 6.25% general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 25 property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a 26 retailer and which is titled or registered by an agency of 27 this State's government. 28 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 29 shall pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, a 30 special fund in the State Treasury, 20% of the net revenue 31 realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate 32 on the selling price of tangible personal property, other 33 than tangible personal property which is purchased outside 34 Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or -13- LRB9102381PTpk 1 registered by an agency of this State's government. 2 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 3 shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net 4 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 5 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 6 property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a 7 retailer and which is titled or registered by an agency of 8 this State's government. 9 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 10 pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into 11 the Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% 12 and on and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid 13 into the Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in 14 any fiscal year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, 15 as the case may be, of the moneys received by the Department 16 and required to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant 17 to Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9 18 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, and 19 Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts being 20 hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of 2.2% 21 or 3.8%, as the case may be, of moneys being hereinafter 22 called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) the amount transferred 23 to the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax 24 Reform Fund shall be less than the Annual Specified Amount 25 (as defined in Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax 26 Act), an amount equal to the difference shall be immediately 27 paid into the Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received 28 by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; and further 29 provided, that if on the last business day of any month the 30 sum of (1) the Tax Act Amount required to be deposited into 31 the Build Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund 32 during such month and (2) the amount transferred during such 33 month to the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local 34 Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less than 1/12 of the -14- LRB9102381PTpk 1 Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to the difference 2 shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois Fund from 3 other moneys received by the Department pursuant to the Tax 4 Acts; and, further provided, that in no event shall the 5 payments required under the preceding proviso result in 6 aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to 7 this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of the greater 8 of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual Specified Amount 9 for such fiscal year; and, further provided, that the amounts 10 payable into the Build Illinois Fund under this clause (b) 11 shall be payable only until such time as the aggregate amount 12 on deposit under each trust indenture securing Bonds issued 13 and outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is 14 sufficient, taking into account any future investment income, 15 to fully provide, in accordance with such indenture, for the 16 defeasance of or the payment of the principal of, premium, if 17 any, and interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and 18 on any Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees 19 and costs payable with respect thereto, all as certified by 20 the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. If on the last 21 business day of any month in which Bonds are outstanding 22 pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of the 23 moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Account in the 24 Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less than the 25 amount required to be transferred in such month from the 26 Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond 27 Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the 28 Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency 29 shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the 30 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois 31 Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build 32 Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence 33 shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b) 34 of the preceding sentence and shall reduce the amount -15- LRB9102381PTpk 1 otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to clause (b) 2 of the preceding sentence. The moneys received by the 3 Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited 4 into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim 5 and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond 6 Act. 7 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 8 Fund as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any 9 amendment thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified 10 monthly installment of the amount requested in the 11 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 12 Exposition Authority provided under Section 8.25f of the 13 State Finance Act, but not in excess of the sums designated 14 as "Total Deposit", shall be deposited in the aggregate from 15 collections under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of 16 the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation 17 Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act 18 into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund in the 19 specified fiscal years. 20 Fiscal Year Total Deposit 21 1993 $0 22 1994 53,000,000 23 1995 58,000,000 24 1996 61,000,000 25 1997 64,000,000 26 1998 68,000,000 27 1999 71,000,000 28 2000 75,000,000 29 2001 80,000,000 30 2002 84,000,000 31 2003 89,000,000 32 2004 93,000,000 33 2005 97,000,000 34 2006 102,000,000 -16- LRB9102381PTpk 1 2007 and 106,000,000 2 each fiscal year 3 thereafter that bonds 4 are outstanding under 5 Section 13.2 of the 6 Metropolitan Pier and 7 Exposition Authority 8 Act, but not after fiscal year 2029. 9 Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal 10 year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the 11 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 12 Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount 13 deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by 14 the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection 15 (g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition 16 Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits 17 required under this Section for previous months and years, 18 shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project 19 Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, 20 but not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total 21 Deposit", has been deposited. 22 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 23 Fund and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant 24 to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendment thereto 25 hereafter enacted, each month the Department shall pay into 26 the Local Government Distributive Fund .4% of the net revenue 27 realized for the preceding month from the 5% general rate, or 28 .4% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the preceding 29 month from the 6.25% general rate, as the case may be, on the 30 selling price of tangible personal property which amount 31 shall, subject to appropriation, be distributed as provided 32 in Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act. No payments or 33 distributions pursuant to this paragraph shall be made if the 34 tax imposed by this Act on photoprocessing products is -17- LRB9102381PTpk 1 declared unconstitutional, or if the proceeds from such tax 2 are unavailable for distribution because of litigation. 3 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 4 Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, and the 5 Local Government Distributive Fund pursuant to the preceding 6 paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted, 7 beginning July 1, 1993, the Department shall each month pay 8 into the Illinois Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net 9 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 10 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 11 property. 12 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 13 pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the 14 State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account 15 and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as 16 part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue Fund in 17 accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act. 18 As soon as possible after the first day of each month, 19 upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the 20 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall 21 transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax 22 Fund an amount equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue 23 realized under this Act for the second preceding month; 24 except that this transfer shall not be made for the months 25 February through June of 1992. 26 Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue 27 collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount 28 paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for 29 overpayment of liability. 30 For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers, 31 importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail 32 in Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may 33 assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the 34 Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to -18- LRB9102381PTpk 1 such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make 2 written objection to the Department to this arrangement. 3 (Source: P.A. 89-379, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 4 90-491, eff. 1-1-99; 90-612, eff. 7-8-98.) 5 Section 10. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended 6 by changing Section 3 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 120/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 442) 8 Sec. 3. Except as provided in this Section, on or before 9 the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person 10 engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property 11 at retail in this State during the preceding calendar month 12 shall file a return with the Department, stating: 13 1. The name of the seller; 14 2. His residence address and the address of his 15 principal place of business and the address of the 16 principal place of business (if that is a different 17 address) from which he engages in the business of selling 18 tangible personal property at retail in this State; 19 3. Total amount of receipts received by him during 20 the preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may 21 be, from sales of tangible personal property, and from 22 services furnished, by him during such preceding calendar 23 month or quarter; 24 4. Total amount received by him during the 25 preceding calendar month or quarter on charge and time 26 sales of tangible personal property, and from services 27 furnished, by him prior to the month or quarter for which 28 the return is filed; 29 5. Deductions allowed by law; 30 6. Gross receipts which were received by him during 31 the preceding calendar month or quarter and upon the 32 basis of which the tax is imposed; -19- LRB9102381PTpk 1 7. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of 2 this Act; 3 8. The amount of tax due; 4 9. The signature of the taxpayer; and 5 10. Such other reasonable information as the 6 Department may require. 7 If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after 8 the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department, 9 the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to 10 be due on the return shall be deemed assessed. 11 Each return shall be accompanied by the statement of 12 prepaid tax issued pursuant to Section 2e for which credit is 13 claimed. 14 A retailer may accept a Manufacturer's Purchase Credit 15 certification from a purchaser in satisfaction of Use Tax as 16 provided in Section 3-85 of the Use Tax Act if the purchaser 17 provides the appropriate documentation as required by Section 18 3-85 of the Use Tax Act. A Manufacturer's Purchase Credit 19 certification, accepted by a retailer as provided in Section 20 3-85 of the Use Tax Act, may be used by that retailer to 21 satisfy Retailers' Occupation Tax liability in the amount 22 claimed in the certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the 23 receipts subject to tax from a qualifying purchase. 24 The Department may require returns to be filed on a 25 quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar 26 quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the 27 calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. 28 The taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for 29 each of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or 30 before the twentieth day of the following calendar month, 31 stating: 32 1. The name of the seller; 33 2. The address of the principal place of business 34 from which he engages in the business of selling tangible -20- LRB9102381PTpk 1 personal property at retail in this State; 2 3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by 3 him during the preceding calendar month from sales of 4 tangible personal property by him during such preceding 5 calendar month, including receipts from charge and time 6 sales, but less all deductions allowed by law; 7 4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of 8 this Act; 9 5. The amount of tax due; and 10 6. Such other reasonable information as the 11 Department may require. 12 If a total amount of less than $1 is payable, refundable 13 or creditable, such amount shall be disregarded if it is less 14 than 50 cents and shall be increased to $1 if it is 50 cents 15 or more. 16 Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average 17 monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all 18 payments required by rules of the Department by electronic 19 funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who 20 has an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more 21 shall make all payments required by rules of the Department 22 by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a 23 taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000 24 or more shall make all payments required by rules of the 25 Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "average 26 monthly tax liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's 27 liabilities under this Act, and under all other State and 28 local occupation and use tax laws administered by the 29 Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year 30 divided by 12. 31 Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the 32 Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make 33 payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers 34 required to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall -21- LRB9102381PTpk 1 make those payments for a minimum of one year beginning on 2 October 1. 3 Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic 4 funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer 5 with the permission of the Department. 6 All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic 7 funds transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily 8 make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those 9 payments in the manner authorized by the Department. 10 The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to 11 effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the 12 requirements of this Section. 13 Any amount which is required to be shown or reported on 14 any return or other document under this Act shall, if such 15 amount is not a whole-dollar amount, be increased to the 16 nearest whole-dollar amount in any case where the fractional 17 part of a dollar is 50 cents or more, and decreased to the 18 nearest whole-dollar amount where the fractional part of a 19 dollar is less than 50 cents. 20 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 21 return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to 22 the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may 23 authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis, 24 with the return for January, February and March of a given 25 year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for 26 April, May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of 27 such year; with the return for July, August and September of 28 a given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with 29 the return for October, November and December of a given year 30 being due by January 20 of the following year. 31 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 32 or quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax 33 liability with the Department does not exceed $50, the 34 Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual -22- LRB9102381PTpk 1 basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 2 20 of the following year. 3 Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and 4 substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as 5 monthly returns. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act 7 concerning the time within which a retailer may file his 8 return, in the case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a 9 kind of business which makes him responsible for filing 10 returns under this Act, such retailer shall file a final 11 return under this Act with the Department not more than one 12 month after discontinuing such business. 13 Where the same person has more than one business 14 registered with the Department under separate registrations 15 under this Act, such person may not file each return that is 16 due as a single return covering all such registered 17 businesses, but shall file separate returns for each such 18 registered business. 19 In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft, 20 aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered 21 with an agency of this State, every retailer selling this 22 kind of tangible personal property shall file, with the 23 Department, upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the 24 Department, a separate return for each such item of tangible 25 personal property which the retailer sells, except that 26 where, in the same transaction, a retailer of aircraft, 27 watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers transfers more than 28 one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another 29 aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle retailer or trailer 30 retailer for the purpose of resale, that seller for resale 31 may report the transfer of all aircraft, watercraft, motor 32 vehicles or trailers involved in that transaction to the 33 Department on the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting 34 return form. For purposes of this Section, "watercraft" -23- LRB9102381PTpk 1 means a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in 2 Section 3-2 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a 3 personal watercraft, or any boat equipped with an inboard 4 motor. 5 Any retailer who sells only motor vehicles, watercraft, 6 aircraft, or trailers that are required to be registered with 7 an agency of this State, so that all retailers' occupation 8 tax liability is required to be reported, and is reported, on 9 such transaction reporting returns and who is not otherwise 10 required to file monthly or quarterly returns, need not file 11 monthly or quarterly returns. However, those retailers shall 12 be required to file returns on an annual basis. 13 The transaction reporting return, in the case of motor 14 vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with 15 an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the 16 Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of The Illinois 17 Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the 18 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 19 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 20 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 21 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 22 if any, to the extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows 23 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 24 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 25 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 26 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 27 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 28 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 29 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 30 place and date of the sale; a sufficient identification of 31 the property sold; such other information as is required in 32 Section 5-402 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other 33 information as the Department may reasonably require. 34 The transaction reporting return in the case of -24- LRB9102381PTpk 1 watercraft or aircraft must show the name and address of the 2 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 3 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 4 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 5 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 6 if any, to the extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows 7 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 8 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 9 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 10 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 11 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 12 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 13 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 14 place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of 15 the property sold, and such other information as the 16 Department may reasonably require. 17 Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not 18 later than 20 days after the day of delivery of the item that 19 is being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any time 20 sooner than that if he chooses to do so. The transaction 21 reporting return and tax remittance or proof of exemption 22 from the Illinois use tax may be transmitted to the 23 Department by way of the State agency with which, or State 24 officer with whom the tangible personal property must be 25 titled or registered (if titling or registration is required) 26 if the Department and such agency or State officer determine 27 that this procedure will expedite the processing of 28 applications for title or registration. 29 With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer 30 shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit 31 satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is 32 the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the 33 Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a use tax 34 receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is -25- LRB9102381PTpk 1 satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such 2 purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State 3 officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible 4 personal property that is involved (if titling or 5 registration is required) in support of such purchaser's 6 application for an Illinois certificate or other evidence of 7 title or registration to such tangible personal property. 8 No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this 9 Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the 10 retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other 11 evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration 12 is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user 13 has paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The 14 Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the 15 mandate of this paragraph. 16 If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer 17 wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment 18 of the tax or proof of exemption made to the Department 19 before the retailer is willing to take these actions and such 20 user has not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may 21 certify to the fact of such delay by the retailer and may 22 (upon the Department being satisfied of the truth of such 23 certification) transmit the information required by the 24 transaction reporting return and the remittance for tax or 25 proof of exemption directly to the Department and obtain his 26 tax receipt or exemption determination, in which event the 27 transaction reporting return and tax remittance (if a tax 28 payment was required) shall be credited by the Department to 29 the proper retailer's account with the Department, but 30 without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount provided for in this 31 Section being allowed. When the user pays the tax directly 32 to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the same amount 33 and in the same form in which it would be remitted if the tax 34 had been remitted to the Department by the retailer. -26- LRB9102381PTpk 1 Refunds made by the seller during the preceding return 2 period to purchasers, on account of tangible personal 3 property returned to the seller, shall be allowed as a 4 deduction under subdivision 5 of his monthly or quarterly 5 return, as the case may be, in case the seller had 6 theretofore included the receipts from the sale of such 7 tangible personal property in a return filed by him and had 8 paid the tax imposed by this Act with respect to such 9 receipts. 10 Where the seller is a corporation, the return filed on 11 behalf of such corporation shall be signed by the president, 12 vice-president, secretary or treasurer or by the properly 13 accredited agent of such corporation. 14 Where the seller is a limited liability company, the 15 return filed on behalf of the limited liability company shall 16 be signed by a manager, member, or properly accredited agent 17 of the limited liability company. 18 Except as provided in this Section, the retailer filing 19 the return under this Section shall, at the time of filing 20 such return, pay to the Department the amount of tax imposed 21 by this Act less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990 22 and 1.75% on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar 23 year, whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the 24 retailer for the expenses incurred in keeping records, 25 preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying 26 data to the Department on request. Any prepayment made 27 pursuant to Section 2d of this Act shall be included in the 28 amount on which such 2.1% or 1.75% discount is computed. In 29 the case of retailers who report and pay the tax on a 30 transaction by transaction basis, as provided in this 31 Section, such discount shall be taken with each such tax 32 remittance instead of when such retailer files his periodic 33 return. 34 If the taxpayer's average monthly tax liability to the -27- LRB9102381PTpk 1 Department under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service 2 Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax Act, excluding 3 any liability for prepaid sales tax to be remitted in 4 accordance with Section 2d of this Act, was $10,000 or more 5 during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters, he shall 6 file a return with the Department each month by the 20th day 7 of the month next following the month during which such tax 8 liability is incurred and shall make payments to the 9 Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of 10 the month during which such liability is incurred. If the 11 month during which such tax liability is incurred began prior 12 to January 1, 1985, each payment shall be in an amount equal 13 to 1/4 of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or an 14 amount set by the Department not to exceed 1/4 of the average 15 monthly liability of the taxpayer to the Department for the 16 preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the month 17 of highest liability and the month of lowest liability in 18 such 4 quarter period). If the month during which such tax 19 liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1985 and 20 prior to January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount 21 equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the 22 month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 23 calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during 24 which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after 25 January 1, 1987 and prior to January 1, 1988, each payment 26 shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual 27 liability for the month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability 28 for the same calendar month of the preceding year. If the 29 month during which such tax liability is incurred begins on 30 or after January 1, 1988, and prior to January 1, 1989, or 31 begins on or after January 1, 1996 and before January 1, 2000 32 , each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the 33 taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25% of the 34 taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the -28- LRB9102381PTpk 1 preceding year. If the month during which such tax liability 2 is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1989, and prior to 3 January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 4 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25% 5 of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of 6 the preceding year or 100% of the taxpayer's actual liability 7 for the quarter monthly reporting period. If the month during 8 which the tax liability is incurred begins on or after 9 January 1, 2000, each payment must be in an amount equal to 10 (i) 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 11 (ii) 12.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar 12 month of the preceding year with 80% of the taxpayer's actual 13 liability for the year due on or before December 15th and 14 100% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the year due on 15 or before the immediately following January 15th. The amount 16 of such quarter monthly payments shall be credited against 17 the final tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that 18 month. Once applicable, the requirement of the making of 19 quarter monthly payments to the Department by taxpayers 20 having an average monthly tax liability of $10,000 or more as 21 determined in the manner provided above shall continue until 22 such taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department 23 during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding 24 the month of highest liability and the month of lowest 25 liability) is less than $9,000, or until such taxpayer's 26 average monthly liability to the Department as computed for 27 each calendar quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar 28 quarter period is less than $10,000. However, if a taxpayer 29 can show the Department that a substantial change in the 30 taxpayer's business has occurred which causes the taxpayer to 31 anticipate that his average monthly tax liability for the 32 reasonably foreseeable future will fall below $10,000, then 33 such taxpayer may petition the Department for a change in 34 such taxpayer's reporting status. The Department shall -29- LRB9102381PTpk 1 change such taxpayer's reporting status unless it finds that 2 such change is seasonal in nature and not likely to be long 3 term. If any such quarter monthly payment is not paid at the 4 time or in the amount required by this Section, then the 5 taxpayer shall be liable for penalties and interest on the 6 difference between the minimum amount due as a payment and 7 the amount of such quarter monthly payment actually and 8 timely paid, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously 9 made payments for that month to the Department in excess of 10 the minimum payments previously due as provided in this 11 Section. The Department shall make reasonable rules and 12 regulations to govern the quarter monthly payment amount and 13 quarter monthly payment dates for taxpayers who file on other 14 than a calendar monthly basis. 15 Without regard to whether a taxpayer is required to make 16 quarter monthly payments as specified above, any taxpayer who 17 is required by Section 2d of this Act to collect and remit 18 prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid taxes which average 19 in excess of $25,000 per month during the preceding 2 20 complete calendar quarters, shall file a return with the 21 Department as required by Section 2f and shall make payments 22 to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last 23 day of the month during which such liability is incurred. If 24 the month during which such tax liability is incurred began 25 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985, 26 each payment shall be in an amount not less than 22.5% of the 27 taxpayer's actual liability under Section 2d. If the month 28 during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or 29 after January 1, 1986, each payment shall be in an amount 30 equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the 31 month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 32 calendar month of the preceding calendar year. If the month 33 during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or 34 after January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount -30- LRB9102381PTpk 1 equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the 2 month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 3 calendar month of the preceding year. The amount of such 4 quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the final 5 tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month filed 6 under this Section or Section 2f, as the case may be. Once 7 applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter monthly 8 payments to the Department pursuant to this paragraph shall 9 continue until such taxpayer's average monthly prepaid tax 10 collections during the preceding 2 complete calendar quarters 11 is $25,000 or less. If any such quarter monthly payment is 12 not paid at the time or in the amount required, the taxpayer 13 shall be liable for penalties and interest on such 14 difference, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously 15 made payments for that month in excess of the minimum 16 payments previously due. 17 If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the 18 taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the 19 Service Occupation Tax Act and the Service Use Tax Act, as 20 shown on an original monthly return, the Department shall, if 21 requested by the taxpayer, issue to the taxpayer a credit 22 memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment. 23 The credit evidenced by such credit memorandum may be 24 assigned by the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this 25 Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the 26 Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable rules and 27 regulations to be prescribed by the Department. If no such 28 request is made, the taxpayer may credit such excess payment 29 against tax liability subsequently to be remitted to the 30 Department under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service 31 Occupation Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance 32 with reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the 33 Department. If the Department subsequently determined that 34 all or any part of the credit taken was not actually due to -31- LRB9102381PTpk 1 the taxpayer, the taxpayer's 2.1% and 1.75% vendor's discount 2 shall be reduced by 2.1% or 1.75% of the difference between 3 the credit taken and that actually due, and that taxpayer 4 shall be liable for penalties and interest on such 5 difference. 6 If a retailer of motor fuel is entitled to a credit under 7 Section 2d of this Act which exceeds the taxpayer's liability 8 to the Department under this Act for the month which the 9 taxpayer is filing a return, the Department shall issue the 10 taxpayer a credit memorandum for the excess. 11 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 12 shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund, a special fund 13 in the State treasury which is hereby created, the net 14 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1% tax on 15 sales of food for human consumption which is to be consumed 16 off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic 17 beverages, soft drinks and food which has been prepared for 18 immediate consumption) and prescription and nonprescription 19 medicines, drugs, medical appliances and insulin, urine 20 testing materials, syringes and needles used by diabetics. 21 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 22 shall pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, a 23 special fund in the State treasury which is hereby created, 24 4% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from 25 the 6.25% general rate. 26 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 27 shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net 28 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 29 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 30 property. 31 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 32 pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into 33 the Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% 34 and on and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid -32- LRB9102381PTpk 1 into the Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in 2 any fiscal year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, 3 as the case may be, of the moneys received by the Department 4 and required to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant 5 to this Act, Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the 6 Service Use Tax Act, and Section 9 of the Service Occupation 7 Tax Act, such Acts being hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" 8 and such aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case may be, of 9 moneys being hereinafter called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) 10 the amount transferred to the Build Illinois Fund from the 11 State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall be less than the 12 Annual Specified Amount (as hereinafter defined), an amount 13 equal to the difference shall be immediately paid into the 14 Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the 15 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; the "Annual Specified 16 Amount" means the amounts specified below for fiscal years 17 1986 through 1993: 18 Fiscal Year Annual Specified Amount 19 1986 $54,800,000 20 1987 $76,650,000 21 1988 $80,480,000 22 1989 $88,510,000 23 1990 $115,330,000 24 1991 $145,470,000 25 1992 $182,730,000 26 1993 $206,520,000; 27 and means the Certified Annual Debt Service Requirement (as 28 defined in Section 13 of the Build Illinois Bond Act) or the 29 Tax Act Amount, whichever is greater, for fiscal year 1994 30 and each fiscal year thereafter; and further provided, that 31 if on the last business day of any month the sum of (1) the 32 Tax Act Amount required to be deposited into the Build 33 Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund during such 34 month and (2) the amount transferred to the Build Illinois -33- LRB9102381PTpk 1 Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall 2 have been less than 1/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an 3 amount equal to the difference shall be immediately paid into 4 the Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the 5 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; and, further provided, 6 that in no event shall the payments required under the 7 preceding proviso result in aggregate payments into the Build 8 Illinois Fund pursuant to this clause (b) for any fiscal year 9 in excess of the greater of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) 10 the Annual Specified Amount for such fiscal year. The 11 amounts payable into the Build Illinois Fund under clause (b) 12 of the first sentence in this paragraph shall be payable only 13 until such time as the aggregate amount on deposit under each 14 trust indenture securing Bonds issued and outstanding 15 pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is sufficient, taking 16 into account any future investment income, to fully provide, 17 in accordance with such indenture, for the defeasance of or 18 the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and 19 interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and on any 20 Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees and costs 21 payable with respect thereto, all as certified by the 22 Director of the Bureau of the Budget. If on the last 23 business day of any month in which Bonds are outstanding 24 pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of 25 moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Account in the 26 Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less than the 27 amount required to be transferred in such month from the 28 Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond 29 Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the 30 Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency 31 shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the 32 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois 33 Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build 34 Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence -34- LRB9102381PTpk 1 shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b) 2 of the first sentence of this paragraph and shall reduce the 3 amount otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to 4 that clause (b). The moneys received by the Department 5 pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited into the 6 Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim and 7 charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond 8 Act. 9 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 10 Fund as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any 11 amendment thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified 12 monthly installment of the amount requested in the 13 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 14 Exposition Authority provided under Section 8.25f of the 15 State Finance Act, but not in excess of sums designated as 16 "Total Deposit", shall be deposited in the aggregate from 17 collections under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of 18 the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation 19 Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act 20 into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund in the 21 specified fiscal years. 22 Fiscal Year Total Deposit 23 1993 $0 24 1994 53,000,000 25 1995 58,000,000 26 1996 61,000,000 27 1997 64,000,000 28 1998 68,000,000 29 1999 71,000,000 30 2000 75,000,000 31 2001 80,000,000 32 2002 84,000,000 33 2003 89,000,000 34 2004 93,000,000 -35- LRB9102381PTpk 1 2005 97,000,000 2 2006 102,000,000 3 2007 and 106,000,000 4 each fiscal year 5 thereafter that bonds 6 are outstanding under 7 Section 13.2 of the 8 Metropolitan Pier and 9 Exposition Authority 10 Act, but not after fiscal year 2029. 11 Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal 12 year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the 13 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 14 Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount 15 deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by 16 the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection 17 (g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition 18 Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits 19 required under this Section for previous months and years, 20 shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project 21 Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, 22 but not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total 23 Deposit", has been deposited. 24 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 25 Fund and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant 26 to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendment thereto 27 hereafter enacted, each month the Department shall pay into 28 the Local Government Distributive Fund 0.4% of the net 29 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 5% general 30 rate or 0.4% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the 31 preceding month from the 6.25% general rate, as the case may 32 be, on the selling price of tangible personal property which 33 amount shall, subject to appropriation, be distributed as 34 provided in Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act. No -36- LRB9102381PTpk 1 payments or distributions pursuant to this paragraph shall be 2 made if the tax imposed by this Act on photoprocessing 3 products is declared unconstitutional, or if the proceeds 4 from such tax are unavailable for distribution because of 5 litigation. 6 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 7 Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project to the preceding 8 paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted, 9 beginning July 1, 1993, the Department shall each month pay 10 into the Illinois Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net 11 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 12 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 13 property. 14 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 15 pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the 16 State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account 17 and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as 18 part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue Fund in 19 accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act. 20 The Department may, upon separate written notice to a 21 taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the 22 Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not 23 less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual 24 information return for the tax year specified in the notice. 25 Such annual return to the Department shall include a 26 statement of gross receipts as shown by the retailer's last 27 Federal income tax return. If the total receipts of the 28 business as reported in the Federal income tax return do not 29 agree with the gross receipts reported to the Department of 30 Revenue for the same period, the retailer shall attach to his 31 annual return a schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2 32 amounts and the reasons for the difference. The retailer's 33 annual return to the Department shall also disclose the cost 34 of goods sold by the retailer during the year covered by such -37- LRB9102381PTpk 1 return, opening and closing inventories of such goods for 2 such year, costs of goods used from stock or taken from stock 3 and given away by the retailer during such year, payroll 4 information of the retailer's business during such year and 5 any additional reasonable information which the Department 6 deems would be helpful in determining the accuracy of the 7 monthly, quarterly or annual returns filed by such retailer 8 as provided for in this Section. 9 If the annual information return required by this Section 10 is not filed when and as required, the taxpayer shall be 11 liable as follows: 12 (i) Until January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall be 13 liable for a penalty equal to 1/6 of 1% of the tax due 14 from such taxpayer under this Act during the period to be 15 covered by the annual return for each month or fraction 16 of a month until such return is filed as required, the 17 penalty to be assessed and collected in the same manner 18 as any other penalty provided for in this Act. 19 (ii) On and after January 1, 1994, the taxpayer 20 shall be liable for a penalty as described in Section 3-4 21 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 22 The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest 23 ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the 24 accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person 25 who willfully signs the annual return containing false or 26 inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and 27 punished accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by 28 the Department shall include a warning that the person 29 signing the return may be liable for perjury. 30 The provisions of this Section concerning the filing of 31 an annual information return do not apply to a retailer who 32 is not required to file an income tax return with the United 33 States Government. 34 As soon as possible after the first day of each month, -38- LRB9102381PTpk 1 upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the 2 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall 3 transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax 4 Fund an amount equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue 5 realized under this Act for the second preceding month; 6 except that this transfer shall not be made for the months 7 February through June, 1992. 8 Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue 9 collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount 10 paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for 11 overpayment of liability. 12 For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers, 13 importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail 14 in Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may 15 assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the 16 Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to 17 such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make 18 written objection to the Department to this arrangement. 19 Any person who promotes, organizes, provides retail 20 selling space for concessionaires or other types of sellers 21 at the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, county fairs, 22 local fairs, art shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions 23 or events, including any transient merchant as defined by 24 Section 2 of the Transient Merchant Act of 1987, is required 25 to file a report with the Department providing the name of 26 the merchant's business, the name of the person or persons 27 engaged in merchant's business, the permanent address and 28 Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax Registration Number of the 29 merchant, the dates and location of the event and other 30 reasonable information that the Department may require. The 31 report must be filed not later than the 20th day of the month 32 next following the month during which the event with retail 33 sales was held. Any person who fails to file a report 34 required by this Section commits a business offense and is -39- LRB9102381PTpk 1 subject to a fine not to exceed $250. 2 Any person engaged in the business of selling tangible 3 personal property at retail as a concessionaire or other type 4 of seller at the Illinois State Fair, county fairs, art 5 shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions or events, or any 6 transient merchants, as defined by Section 2 of the Transient 7 Merchant Act of 1987, may be required to make a daily report 8 of the amount of such sales to the Department and to make a 9 daily payment of the full amount of tax due. The Department 10 shall impose this requirement when it finds that there is a 11 significant risk of loss of revenue to the State at such an 12 exhibition or event. Such a finding shall be based on 13 evidence that a substantial number of concessionaires or 14 other sellers who are not residents of Illinois will be 15 engaging in the business of selling tangible personal 16 property at retail at the exhibition or event, or other 17 evidence of a significant risk of loss of revenue to the 18 State. The Department shall notify concessionaires and other 19 sellers affected by the imposition of this requirement. In 20 the absence of notification by the Department, the 21 concessionaires and other sellers shall file their returns as 22 otherwise required in this Section. 23 (Source: P.A. 89-89, eff. 6-30-95; 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 24 89-379, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-491, eff. 25 1-1-99; 90-612, eff. 7-8-98.) 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 27 January 1, 2000.