96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3822

 

Introduced 2/25/2009, by Rep. Frank J. Mautino

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 105/3-61
35 ILCS 110/3-51
35 ILCS 115/2d
35 ILCS 120/2-51

    Amends the Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. With respect to the rolling stock exemption for aircraft and watercraft, requires that greater than 50% of the trips or miles in a 12-month period must be qualifying trips (interstate, for hire). Provides that an election of the trips or mileage method remains in effect for the life of the item (now, during a notice of liability period). Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
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 Section
5 3-61 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 105/3-61)
7     Sec. 3-61. Motor vehicles; trailers; use as rolling stock
8 definition.
9     (a) Through June 30, 2003, "use as rolling stock moving in
10 interstate commerce" in subsections (b) and (c) of Section 3-55
11 means for motor vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the
12 Illinois Vehicle Code, and trailers, as defined in Section
13 1-209 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when on 15 or more
14 occasions in a 12-month period the motor vehicle and trailer
15 has carried persons or property for hire in interstate
16 commerce, even just between points in Illinois, if the motor
17 vehicle and trailer transports persons whose journeys or
18 property whose shipments originate or terminate outside
19 Illinois. This definition applies to all property purchased for
20 the purpose of being attached to those motor vehicles or
21 trailers as a part thereof.
22     (b) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
23 "use as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce" in

 

 

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1 paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 3-55 occurs for motor
2 vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle
3 Code, when during a 12-month period the rolling stock has
4 carried persons or property for hire in interstate commerce for
5 51% of its total trips and transports persons whose journeys or
6 property whose shipments originate or terminate outside
7 Illinois. Trips that are only between points in Illinois shall
8 not be counted as interstate trips when calculating whether the
9 tangible personal property qualifies for the exemption but such
10 trips shall be included in total trips taken.
11     (c) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
12 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 3-55
13 occurs for motor vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the
14 Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a 12-month period the
15 rolling stock has carried persons or property for hire in
16 interstate commerce for greater than 50% of its total trips for
17 that period or for greater than 50% of its total miles for that
18 period. The person claiming the exemption shall make an
19 election at the time of purchase to use either the trips or
20 mileage method. Persons who purchased motor vehicles prior to
21 July 1, 2004 shall make an election to use either the trips or
22 mileage method and document that election in their books and
23 records. If no election is made under this subsection to use
24 the trips or mileage method, the person shall be deemed to have
25 chosen the mileage method. Any election to use either the trips
26 or mileage method will remain in effect for that motor vehicle

 

 

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1 for any period for which the Department may issue a notice of
2 tax liability under this Act.
3     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
4 motor vehicles that carry persons or property for hire, even
5 just between points in Illinois, will be considered used for
6 hire in interstate commerce if the motor vehicle transports
7 persons whose journeys or property whose shipments originate or
8 terminate outside Illinois. The exemption for motor vehicles
9 used as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce may be
10 claimed only for the following vehicles: (i) motor vehicles
11 whose gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 16,000 pounds; and
12 (ii) limousines, as defined in Section 1-139.1 of the Illinois
13 Vehicle Code. This definition applies to all property purchased
14 for the purpose of being attached to those motor vehicles as a
15 part thereof.
16     (d) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
17 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 3-55
18 occurs for trailers, as defined in Section 1-209 of the
19 Illinois Vehicle Code, semitrailers as defined in Section 1-187
20 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and pole trailers as defined in
21 Section 1-161 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a
22 12-month period the rolling stock has carried persons or
23 property for hire in interstate commerce for greater than 50%
24 of its total trips for that period or for greater than 50% of
25 its total miles for that period. The person claiming the
26 exemption for a trailer or trailers that will not be dedicated

 

 

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1 to a motor vehicle or group of motor vehicles shall make an
2 election at the time of purchase to use either the trips or
3 mileage method. Persons who purchased trailers prior to July 1,
4 2004 that are not dedicated to a motor vehicle or group of
5 motor vehicles shall make an election to use either the trips
6 or mileage method and document that election in their books and
7 records. If no election is made under this subsection to use
8 the trips or mileage method, the person shall be deemed to have
9 chosen the mileage method. Any election to use either the trips
10 or mileage method will remain in effect for that trailer for
11 any period for which the Department may issue a notice of tax
12 liability under this Act.
13     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
14 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that carry property
15 for hire, even just between points in Illinois, will be
16 considered used for hire in interstate commerce if the
17 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers transport property
18 whose shipments originate or terminate outside Illinois. This
19 definition applies to all property purchased for the purpose of
20 being attached to those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
21 trailers as a part thereof. In lieu of a person providing
22 documentation regarding the qualifying use of each individual
23 trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, that person may document
24 such qualifying use by providing documentation of the
25 following:
26         (1) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is

 

 

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1     dedicated to a motor vehicle that qualifies as rolling
2     stock moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of
3     this Section, then that trailer, semitrailer, or pole
4     trailer qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate
5     commerce under this subsection.
6         (2) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
7     dedicated to a group of motor vehicles that all qualify as
8     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
9     subsection (c) of this Section, then that trailer,
10     semitrailer, or pole trailer qualifies as rolling stock
11     moving in interstate commerce under this subsection.
12         (3) If one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
13     trailers are dedicated to a group of motor vehicles and not
14     all of those motor vehicles in that group qualify as
15     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
16     subsection (c) of this Section, then the percentage of
17     those trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that
18     qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce
19     under this subsection is equal to the percentage of those
20     motor vehicles in that group that qualify as rolling stock
21     moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of this
22     Section to which those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
23     trailers are dedicated. However, to determine the
24     qualification for the exemption provided under this item
25     (3), the mathematical application of the qualifying
26     percentage to one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole

 

 

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1     trailers under this subpart shall not be allowed as to any
2     fraction of a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer.
3     (e) Beginning July 1, 2009, "use as rolling stock moving in
4 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 3-55
5 occurs for aircraft and watercraft when during a 12-month
6 period the rolling stock has carried persons or property for
7 hire in interstate commerce for greater than 50% of its total
8 trips for that period or for greater than 50% of its total
9 miles for that period. The person claiming the exemption shall
10 make an election at the time of purchase to use either the
11 trips or mileage method. Persons who purchased aircraft or
12 watercraft prior to July 1, 2009 shall make an election to use
13 either the trips or mileage method and document that election
14 in their books and records. If no election is made under this
15 subsection to use the trips or mileage method, the person shall
16 be deemed to have chosen the mileage method.
17     (f) Any election to use either the trips or mileage method
18 made under the provisions of subsections (c), (d), or (e) of
19 this Section will remain in effect for the life of that item.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-528, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
21     Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
22 Section 3-51 as follows:
 
23     (35 ILCS 110/3-51)
24     Sec. 3-51. Motor vehicles; trailers; use as rolling stock

 

 

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1 definition.
2     (a) Through June 30, 2003, "use as rolling stock moving in
3 interstate commerce" in subsection (b) of Section 3-45 means
4 for motor vehicles, as defined in Section 1-46 of the Illinois
5 Vehicle Code, and trailers, as defined in Section 1-209 of the
6 Illinois Vehicle Code, when on 15 or more occasions in a
7 12-month period the motor vehicle and trailer has carried
8 persons or property for hire in interstate commerce, even just
9 between points in Illinois, if the motor vehicle and trailer
10 transports persons whose journeys or property whose shipments
11 originate or terminate outside Illinois. This definition
12 applies to all property purchased for the purpose of being
13 attached to those motor vehicles or trailers as a part thereof.
14     (b) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
15 "use as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce" in
16 paragraphs (4) and (4a) of the definition of "sale of service"
17 in Section 2 and subsection (b) of Section 3-45 occurs for
18 motor vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois
19 Vehicle Code, when during a 12-month period the rolling stock
20 has carried persons or property for hire in interstate commerce
21 for 51% of its total trips and transports persons whose
22 journeys or property whose shipments originate or terminate
23 outside Illinois. Trips that are only between points in
24 Illinois shall not be counted as interstate trips when
25 calculating whether the tangible personal property qualifies
26 for the exemption but such trips shall be included in total

 

 

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1 trips taken.
2     (c) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
3 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (4) and (4a) of the
4 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 and subsection (b)
5 of Section 3-45 occurs for motor vehicles, as defined in
6 Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a
7 12-month period the rolling stock has carried persons or
8 property for hire in interstate commerce for greater than 50%
9 of its total trips for that period or for greater than 50% of
10 its total miles for that period. The person claiming the
11 exemption shall make an election at the time of purchase to use
12 either the trips or mileage method. Persons who purchased motor
13 vehicles prior to July 1, 2004 shall make an election to use
14 either the trips or mileage method and document that election
15 in their books and records. If no election is made under this
16 subsection to use the trips or mileage method, the person shall
17 be deemed to have chosen the mileage method. Any election to
18 use either the trips or mileage method will remain in effect
19 for that motor vehicle for any period for which the Department
20 may issue a notice of tax liability under this Act.
21     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
22 motor vehicles that carry persons or property for hire, even
23 just between points in Illinois, will be considered used for
24 hire in interstate commerce if the motor vehicle transports
25 persons whose journeys or property whose shipments originate or
26 terminate outside Illinois. The exemption for motor vehicles

 

 

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1 used as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce may be
2 claimed only for the following vehicles: (i) motor vehicles
3 whose gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 16,000 pounds; and
4 (ii) limousines, as defined in Section 1-139.1 of the Illinois
5 Vehicle Code. This definition applies to all property purchased
6 for the purpose of being attached to those motor vehicles as a
7 part thereof.
8     (d) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
9 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (4) and (4a) of the
10 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 and subsection (b)
11 of Section 3-45 occurs for trailers, as defined in Section
12 1-209 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, semitrailers as defined in
13 Section 1-187 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and pole trailers
14 as defined in Section 1-161 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when
15 during a 12-month period the rolling stock has carried persons
16 or property for hire in interstate commerce for greater than
17 50% of its total trips for that period or for greater than 50%
18 of its total miles for that period. The person claiming the
19 exemption for a trailer or trailers that will not be dedicated
20 to a motor vehicle or group of motor vehicles shall make an
21 election at the time of purchase to use either the trips or
22 mileage method. Persons who purchased trailers prior to July 1,
23 2004 that are not dedicated to a motor vehicle or group of
24 motor vehicles shall make an election to use either the trips
25 or mileage method and document that election in their books and
26 records. If no election is made under this subsection to use

 

 

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1 the trips or mileage method, the person shall be deemed to have
2 chosen the mileage method. Any election to use either the trips
3 or mileage method will remain in effect for that trailer for
4 any period for which the Department may issue a notice of tax
5 liability under this Act.
6     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
7 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that carry property
8 for hire, even just between points in Illinois, will be
9 considered used for hire in interstate commerce if the
10 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers transport property
11 whose shipments originate or terminate outside Illinois. This
12 definition applies to all property purchased for the purpose of
13 being attached to those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
14 trailers as a part thereof. In lieu of a person providing
15 documentation regarding the qualifying use of each individual
16 trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, that person may document
17 such qualifying use by providing documentation of the
18 following:
19         (1) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
20     dedicated to a motor vehicle that qualifies as rolling
21     stock moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of
22     this Section, then that trailer, semitrailer, or pole
23     trailer qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate
24     commerce under this subsection.
25         (2) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
26     dedicated to a group of motor vehicles that all qualify as

 

 

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1     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
2     subsection (c) of this Section, then that trailer,
3     semitrailer, or pole trailer qualifies as rolling stock
4     moving in interstate commerce under this subsection.
5         (3) If one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
6     trailers are dedicated to a group of motor vehicles and not
7     all of those motor vehicles in that group qualify as
8     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
9     subsection (c) of this Section, then the percentage of
10     those trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that
11     qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce
12     under this subsection is equal to the percentage of those
13     motor vehicles in that group that qualify as rolling stock
14     moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of this
15     Section to which those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
16     trailers are dedicated. However, to determine the
17     qualification for the exemption provided under this item
18     (3), the mathematical application of the qualifying
19     percentage to one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
20     trailers under this subpart shall not be allowed as to any
21     fraction of a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer.
22     (e) Beginning July 1, 2009, "use as rolling stock moving in
23 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (4) and (4a) of the
24 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 and subsection (b)
25 of Section 3-45 occurs for aircraft and watercraft when during
26 a 12-month period the rolling stock has carried persons or

 

 

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1 property for hire in interstate commerce for greater than 50%
2 of its total trips for that period or for greater than 50% of
3 its total miles for that period. The person claiming the
4 exemption shall make an election at the time of purchase to use
5 either the trips or mileage method. Persons who purchased
6 aircraft or watercraft prior to July 1, 2009 shall make an
7 election to use either the trips or mileage method and document
8 that election in their books and records. If no election is
9 made under this subsection to use the trips or mileage method,
10 the person shall be deemed to have chosen the mileage method.
11     (f) Any election to use either the trips or mileage method
12 made under the provisions of subsections (c), (d), or (e) of
13 this Section will remain in effect for the life of that item.
14 (Source: P.A. 95-528, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
15     Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
16 changing Section 2d as follows:
 
17     (35 ILCS 115/2d)
18     Sec. 2d. Motor vehicles; trailers; use as rolling stock
19 definition.
20     (a) Through June 30, 2003, "use as rolling stock moving in
21 interstate commerce" in subsections (d) and (d-1) of the
22 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 means for motor
23 vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle
24 Code, and trailers, as defined in Section 1-209 of the Illinois

 

 

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1 Vehicle Code, when on 15 or more occasions in a 12-month period
2 the motor vehicle and trailer has carried persons or property
3 for hire in interstate commerce, even just between points in
4 Illinois, if the motor vehicle and trailer transports persons
5 whose journeys or property whose shipments originate or
6 terminate outside Illinois. This definition applies to all
7 property purchased for the purpose of being attached to those
8 motor vehicles or trailers as a part thereof.
9     (b) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
10 "use as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce" in
11 paragraphs (d) and (d-1) of the definition of "sale of service"
12 in Section 2 occurs for motor vehicles, as defined in Section
13 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a 12-month
14 period the rolling stock has carried persons or property for
15 hire in interstate commerce for 51% of its total trips and
16 transports persons whose journeys or property whose shipments
17 originate or terminate outside Illinois. Trips that are only
18 between points in Illinois will not be counted as interstate
19 trips when calculating whether the tangible personal property
20 qualifies for the exemption but such trips will be included in
21 total trips taken.
22     (c) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
23 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (d) and (d-1) of the
24 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 occurs for motor
25 vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle
26 Code, when during a 12-month period the rolling stock has

 

 

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1 carried persons or property for hire in interstate commerce for
2 greater than 50% of its total trips for that period or for
3 greater than 50% of its total miles for that period. The person
4 claiming the exemption shall make an election at the time of
5 purchase to use either the trips or mileage method. Persons who
6 purchased motor vehicles prior to July 1, 2004 shall make an
7 election to use either the trips or mileage method and document
8 that election in their books and records. If no election is
9 made under this subsection to use the trips or mileage method,
10 the person shall be deemed to have chosen the mileage method.
11 Any election to use either the trips or mileage method will
12 remain in effect for that motor vehicle for any period for
13 which the Department may issue a notice of tax liability under
14 this Act.
15     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
16 motor vehicles that carry persons or property for hire, even
17 just between points in Illinois, will be considered used for
18 hire in interstate commerce if the motor vehicle transports
19 persons whose journeys or property whose shipments originate or
20 terminate outside Illinois. The exemption for motor vehicles
21 used as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce may be
22 claimed only for the following vehicles: (i) motor vehicles
23 whose gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 16,000 pounds; and
24 (ii) limousines, as defined in Section 1-139.1 of the Illinois
25 Vehicle Code. This definition applies to all property purchased
26 for the purpose of being attached to those motor vehicles as a

 

 

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1 part thereof.
2     (d) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
3 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (d) and (d-1) of the
4 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 occurs for
5 trailers, as defined in Section 1-209 of the Illinois Vehicle
6 Code, semitrailers as defined in Section 1-187 of the Illinois
7 Vehicle Code, and pole trailers as defined in Section 1-161 of
8 the Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a 12-month period the
9 rolling stock has carried persons or property for hire in
10 interstate commerce for greater than 50% of its total trips for
11 that period or for greater than 50% of its total miles for that
12 period. The person claiming the exemption for a trailer or
13 trailers that will not be dedicated to a motor vehicle or group
14 of motor vehicles shall make an election at the time of
15 purchase to use either the trips or mileage method. Persons who
16 purchased trailers prior to July 1, 2004 that are not dedicated
17 to a motor vehicle or group of motor vehicles shall make an
18 election to use either the trips or mileage method and document
19 that election in their books and records. If no election is
20 made under this subsection to use the trips or mileage method,
21 the person shall be deemed to have chosen the mileage method.
22 Any election to use either the trips or mileage method will
23 remain in effect for that trailer for any period for which the
24 Department may issue a notice of tax liability under this Act.
25     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
26 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that carry property

 

 

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1 for hire, even just between points in Illinois, will be
2 considered used for hire in interstate commerce if the
3 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers transport property
4 whose shipments originate or terminate outside Illinois. This
5 definition applies to all property purchased for the purpose of
6 being attached to those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
7 trailers as a part thereof. In lieu of a person providing
8 documentation regarding the qualifying use of each individual
9 trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, that person may document
10 such qualifying use by providing documentation of the
11 following:
12         (1) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
13     dedicated to a motor vehicle that qualifies as rolling
14     stock moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of
15     this Section, then that trailer, semitrailer, or pole
16     trailer qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate
17     commerce under this subsection.
18         (2) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
19     dedicated to a group of motor vehicles that all qualify as
20     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
21     subsection (c) of this Section, then that trailer,
22     semitrailer, or pole trailer qualifies as rolling stock
23     moving in interstate commerce under this subsection.
24         (3) If one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
25     trailers are dedicated to a group of motor vehicles and not
26     all of those motor vehicles in that group qualify as

 

 

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1     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
2     subsection (c) of this Section, then the percentage of
3     those trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that
4     qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce
5     under this subsection is equal to the percentage of those
6     motor vehicles in that group that qualify as rolling stock
7     moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of this
8     Section to which those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
9     trailers are dedicated. However, to determine the
10     qualification for the exemption provided under this item
11     (3), the mathematical application of the qualifying
12     percentage to one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
13     trailers under this subpart shall not be allowed as to any
14     fraction of a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer.
15     (e) Beginning July 1, 2009, "use as rolling stock moving in
16 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (d) and (d-1) of the
17 definition of "sale of service" in Section 2 occurs for
18 aircraft and watercraft when during a 12-month period the
19 rolling stock has carried persons or property for hire in
20 interstate commerce for greater than 50% of its total trips for
21 that period or for greater than 50% of its total miles for that
22 period. The person claiming the exemption shall make an
23 election at the time of purchase to use either the trips or
24 mileage method. Persons who purchased aircraft or watercraft
25 prior to July 1, 2009 shall make an election to use either the
26 trips or mileage method and document that election in their

 

 

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1 books and records. If no election is made under this subsection
2 to use the trips or mileage method, the person shall be deemed
3 to have chosen the mileage method.
4     (f) Any election to use either the trips or mileage method
5 made under the provisions of subsections (c), (d), or (e) of
6 this Section will remain in effect for the life of that item.
7 (Source: P.A. 95-528, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
8     Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
9 changing Section 2-51 as follows:
 
10     (35 ILCS 120/2-51)
11     Sec. 2-51. Motor vehicles; trailers; use as rolling stock
12 definition.
13     (a) Through June 30, 2003, "use as rolling stock moving in
14 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (12) and (13) of Section 2-5
15 means for motor vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the
16 Illinois Vehicle Code, and trailers, as defined in Section
17 1-209 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when on 15 or more
18 occasions in a 12-month period the motor vehicle and trailer
19 has carried persons or property for hire in interstate
20 commerce, even just between points in Illinois, if the motor
21 vehicle and trailer transports persons whose journeys or
22 property whose shipments originate or terminate outside
23 Illinois. This definition applies to all property purchased for
24 the purpose of being attached to those motor vehicles or

 

 

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1 trailers as a part thereof.
2     (b) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
3 "use as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce" in
4 paragraphs (12) and (13) of Section 2-5 occurs for motor
5 vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle
6 Code, when during a 12-month period the rolling stock has
7 carried persons or property for hire in interstate commerce for
8 51% of its total trips and transports persons whose journeys or
9 property whose shipments originate or terminate outside
10 Illinois. Trips that are only between points in Illinois shall
11 not be counted as interstate trips when calculating whether the
12 tangible personal property qualifies for the exemption but such
13 trips shall be included in total trips taken.
14     (c) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
15 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (12) and (13) of Section 2-5
16 occurs for motor vehicles, as defined in Section 1-146 of the
17 Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a 12-month period the
18 rolling stock has carried persons or property for hire in
19 interstate commerce for greater than 50% of its total trips for
20 that period or for greater than 50% of its total miles for that
21 period. The person claiming the exemption shall make an
22 election at the time of purchase to use either the trips or
23 mileage method. Persons who purchased motor vehicles prior to
24 July 1, 2004 shall make an election to use either the trips or
25 mileage method and document that election in their books and
26 records. If no election is made under this subsection to use

 

 

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1 the trips or mileage method, the person shall be deemed to have
2 chosen the mileage method. Any election to use either the trips
3 or mileage method will remain in effect for that motor vehicle
4 for any period for which the Department may issue a notice of
5 tax liability under this Act.
6     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
7 motor vehicles that carry persons or property for hire, even
8 just between points in Illinois, will be considered used for
9 hire in interstate commerce if the motor vehicle transports
10 persons whose journeys or property whose shipments originate or
11 terminate outside Illinois. The exemption for motor vehicles
12 used as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce may be
13 claimed only for the following vehicles: (i) motor vehicles
14 whose gross vehicle weight rating exceeds 16,000 pounds; and
15 (ii) limousines, as defined in Section 1-139.1 of the Illinois
16 Vehicle Code. This definition applies to all property purchased
17 for the purpose of being attached to those motor vehicles as a
18 part thereof.
19     (d) Beginning July 1, 2004, "use as rolling stock moving in
20 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (12) and (13) of Section 2-5
21 occurs for trailers, as defined in Section 1-209 of the
22 Illinois Vehicle Code, semitrailers as defined in Section 1-187
23 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and pole trailers as defined in
24 Section 1-161 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when during a
25 12-month period the rolling stock has carried persons or
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1 of its total trips for that period or for greater than 50% of
2 its total miles for that period. The person claiming the
3 exemption for a trailer or trailers that will not be dedicated
4 to a motor vehicle or group of motor vehicles shall make an
5 election at the time of purchase to use either the trips or
6 mileage method. Persons who purchased trailers prior to July 1,
7 2004 that are not dedicated to a motor vehicle or group of
8 motor vehicles shall make an election to use either the trips
9 or mileage method and document that election in their books and
10 records. If no election is made under this subsection to use
11 the trips or mileage method, the person shall be deemed to have
12 chosen the mileage method. Any election to use either the trips
13 or mileage method will remain in effect for that trailer for
14 any period for which the Department may issue a notice of tax
15 liability under this Act.
16     For purposes of determining qualifying trips or miles,
17 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that carry property
18 for hire, even just between points in Illinois, will be
19 considered used for hire in interstate commerce if the
20 trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers transport property
21 whose shipments originate or terminate outside Illinois. This
22 definition applies to all property purchased for the purpose of
23 being attached to those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
24 trailers as a part thereof. In lieu of a person providing
25 documentation regarding the qualifying use of each individual
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1 such qualifying use by providing documentation of the
2 following:
3         (1) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
4     dedicated to a motor vehicle that qualifies as rolling
5     stock moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of
6     this Section, then that trailer, semitrailer, or pole
7     trailer qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate
8     commerce under this subsection.
9         (2) If a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer is
10     dedicated to a group of motor vehicles that all qualify as
11     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
12     subsection (c) of this Section, then that trailer,
13     semitrailer, or pole trailer qualifies as rolling stock
14     moving in interstate commerce under this subsection.
15         (3) If one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
16     trailers are dedicated to a group of motor vehicles and not
17     all of those motor vehicles in that group qualify as
18     rolling stock moving in interstate commerce under
19     subsection (c) of this Section, then the percentage of
20     those trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers that
21     qualifies as rolling stock moving in interstate commerce
22     under this subsection is equal to the percentage of those
23     motor vehicles in that group that qualify as rolling stock
24     moving in interstate commerce under subsection (c) of this
25     Section to which those trailers, semitrailers, or pole
26     trailers are dedicated. However, to determine the

 

 

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1     qualification for the exemption provided under this item
2     (3), the mathematical application of the qualifying
3     percentage to one or more trailers, semitrailers, or pole
4     trailers under this subpart shall not be allowed as to any
5     fraction of a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer.
6     (e) Beginning July 1, 2009, "use as rolling stock moving in
7 interstate commerce" in paragraphs (12) and (13) of Section 2-5
8 occurs for aircraft and watercraft when during a 12-month
9 period the rolling stock has carried persons or property for
10 hire in interstate commerce for greater than 50% of its total
11 trips for that period or for greater than 50% of its total
12 miles for that period. The person claiming the exemption shall
13 make an election at the time of purchase to use either the
14 trips or mileage method. Persons who purchased aircraft or
15 watercraft prior to July 1, 2009 shall make an election to use
16 either the trips or mileage method and document that election
17 in their books and records. If no election is made under this
18 subsection to use the trips or mileage method, the person shall
19 be deemed to have chosen the mileage method.
20     (f) Any election to use either the trips or mileage method
21 made under the provisions of subsections (c), (d), or (e) of
22 this Section will remain in effect for the life of that item.
23 (Source: P.A. 95-528, eff. 8-28-07.)
 
24     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.