Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

Filed: 4/4/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5159

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5159 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
53-5 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 105/3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
8personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
9    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
10society, association, foundation, institution, or
11organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
12organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
13for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
14personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
15purpose of resale by the enterprise.
16    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit

 

 

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1Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
2operating, or promoting the county fair.
3    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
4cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
5the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
6Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
7organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
8support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
9services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
10music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
11orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
12organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
13and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
14of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
15an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
16tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
17number issued by the Department.
18    (4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
19a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
20institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
21religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
22corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
23organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
24that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
25persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
26may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the

 

 

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1limited liability company is organized and operated
2exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
31987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
4shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active exemption
5identification number issued by the Department.
6    (5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
7replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of
8the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
9    (6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
102004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
11equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
12used, and including that manufactured on special order,
13certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic
14arts production, and including machinery and equipment
15purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
16acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
17acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon a
18graphic arts product.
19    (7) Farm chemicals.
20    (8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
21coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
22United States of America, or the government of any foreign
23country, and bullion.
24    (9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
25student organization affiliated with an elementary or
26secondary school located in Illinois.

 

 

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1    (10) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting,
2as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
3Act.
4    (11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
5including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
6purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
7State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
8replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
9machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
10implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
11Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
12chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
13be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
14but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
15under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
16hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
17plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
18this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry
19boxes shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
20required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
21vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
22tender is separately stated.
23    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
24farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
25installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
26limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,

 

 

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1or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
2limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
3software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
4such equipment.
5    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
6sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
7computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
8facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
9to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
10crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
11agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt from the
12provisions of Section 3-90.
13    (12) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
14to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
15to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
16of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
17for or returning from a location or locations outside the
18United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
19stopovers.
20    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
21or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
22for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
23business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
24engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
25United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
26least one individual or package for hire from the city of

 

 

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1origination to the city of final destination on the same
2aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
3that aircraft.
4    (13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
5stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
6food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
7extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact
8turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
9employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,
10hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
11respect to which the service charge is imposed.
12    (14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
13and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
14rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
15tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
16and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
17individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
18drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
19equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
20required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
21    (15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
22repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
23manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
24used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
25photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
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1hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
2including replacement parts and equipment, and including
3equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
4required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
5changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
6after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
7allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
8Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
9beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
10effective date of Public Act 98-456).
11    (17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
12equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
13retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
14production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
15as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
16use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
17    (18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
18used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
19tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
20lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
21manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
22used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
23person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
24an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
25of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
26other similar items of no commercial value on special order for

 

 

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1a particular purchaser. The exemption provided by this
2paragraph (18) does not include machinery and equipment used in
3(i) the generation of electricity for wholesale or retail sale;
4(ii) the generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas
5for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers
6through pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of
7water for wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to
8customers through pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of
9Public Act 98-583 are declaratory of existing law as to the
10meaning and scope of this exemption.
11    (19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
12purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
13that personal property was received by a florist located
14outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
15deliver the personal property.
16    (20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
17for direct agricultural production.
18    (21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
19meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
20Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
21Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
22Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
23racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the provisions
24of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for under this item
25(21) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
26claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,

 

 

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12008 for such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30,
22000 and ending on January 1, 2008.
3    (22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
4any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
5analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
6lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
7longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
8otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
9hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
10identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
11Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
12manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
13any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
14tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
15case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
16the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
17or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
18purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
19Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
20has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
21collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
22a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
23If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
24reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
25Department.
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1property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
2effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
3tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
4issued an active sales tax exemption identification number by
5the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
6Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
7qualify for this exemption or used in any other non-exempt
8manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
9this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based
10on the fair market value of the property at the time the
11non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
12to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
13reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
14Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been
15paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such
16amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to
17claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however,
18that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
19lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
20    (24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
21December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
22before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
23disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
24disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
25manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
26corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution

 

 

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1that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
2number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
3who reside within the declared disaster area.
4    (25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
5December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
6before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
7performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
8but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
9bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
10line extensions, water distribution and purification
11facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
12sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
13federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
14when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
15declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
16    (26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
17at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
18used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
19provisions of Section 3-90.
20    (27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
211-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
22corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
23foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
24to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
25purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
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1or institution organized and operated exclusively for
2educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
3private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
4branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
5that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
6course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
7vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
8operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
9than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
10follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
11industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
12    (28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
13including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
14benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
15a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
16the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
17district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
18parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
19does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
20private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
21entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
22another individual or entity that sold the property for the
23purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
24from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
25exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
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12001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
2serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
3items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
4January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
5for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
6vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
7gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
8coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
9is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
10    (30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
11food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
12premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
13drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
14consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
15drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
16materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
17use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
18assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
19resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
20the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
21in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
22Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
23    (31) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
24of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
25equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
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1purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
2of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
3lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
4Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
5identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
6Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
7manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
8any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
9tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
10case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
11the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
12or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
13purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
14Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
15has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
16collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
17a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
18If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
19reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
20Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
21Section 3-90.
22    (32) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
23of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
24lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
25longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
26otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a

 

 

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1governmental body that has been issued an active sales tax
2exemption identification number by the Department under
3Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the
4property is leased in a manner that does not qualify for this
5exemption or used in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor
6shall be liable for the tax imposed under this Act or the
7Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the fair
8market value of the property at the time the nonqualifying use
9occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt to collect an amount
10(however designated) that purports to reimburse that lessor for
11the tax imposed by this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
12case may be, if the tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a
13lessor improperly collects any such amount from the lessee, the
14lessee shall have a legal right to claim a refund of that
15amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount is not
16refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is liable to
17pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is exempt
18from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
20the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
21with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that
22are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
23Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July
241, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
25motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle
26weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject

 

 

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1to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
23-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are
3primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005,
4this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts added
5after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if that
6motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for the
7rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this Act. For
8purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for commercial
9purposes" means the transportation of persons or property in
10furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise,
11whether for-hire or not.
12    (34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
13used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
14supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
15Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
16corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
17Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
18exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
19    (35) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
20equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
21upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
22completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
23aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
24the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
25repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
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1supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
2maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
3engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
4such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
5limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
6lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
7films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying
8tangible personal property by persons who modify, refurbish,
9complete, repair, replace, or maintain aircraft and who (i)
10hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an
11approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
12Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
13operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
14Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft operated
15by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
16service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
17of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
18paragraph (35) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
19law.
20    (36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
21public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2211-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
23constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
24only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
25transferred to the municipality without any further
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1of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
2retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
3issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
4the development of the municipal convention hall. This
5exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
6provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
7This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
8    (37) Personal property purchased by a veterans
9organization. To be eligible for the exemption under this
10paragraph, the veterans organization must have an active
11identification number issued by the Department. For the
12purposes of this paragraph (37), the term "veterans
13organization" means an association or other entity organized
14for the benefit of veterans that has been recognized or
15chartered by the United States Congress and includes, but is
16not limited to, the American Legion, the Legion of Honor, the
17Patriot Guard, the Missing in America Project, the Veterans of
18Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America. This
19paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
20(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
2198-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-574, eff.
221-1-14; 98-583, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-180, eff.
237-29-15.)
 
24    Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
25Section 3-5 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (35 ILCS 110/3-5)
2    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
3personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
4    (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
5society, association, foundation, institution, or
6organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
7organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
8for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
9personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
10purpose of resale by the enterprise.
11    (2) Personal property purchased by a non-profit Illinois
12county fair association for use in conducting, operating, or
13promoting the county fair.
14    (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
15cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
16the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
17Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
18organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
19support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
20services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
21music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
22orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
23organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
24and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
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1an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
2tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
3number issued by the Department.
4    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
5coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
6United States of America, or the government of any foreign
7country, and bullion.
8    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
92004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
10equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
11used, and including that manufactured on special order or
12purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
13primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
14chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
15chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
16immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
17    (6) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
18student organization affiliated with an elementary or
19secondary school located in Illinois.
20    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
21including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
22purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
23State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
24replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
25machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
26implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the

 

 

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1Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
2chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
3be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
4but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
5under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
6hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
7plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
8this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
9shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
10required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
11vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
12tender is separately stated.
13    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
14farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
15installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
16limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
17or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
18limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
19software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
20such equipment.
21    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
22sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
23computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
24facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
25to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
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1agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
2provisions of Section 3-75.
3    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
4to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
5to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
6of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
7for or returning from a location or locations outside the
8United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
9stopovers.
10    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
11or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
12for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
13business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
14engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
15United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
16least one individual or package for hire from the city of
17origination to the city of final destination on the same
18aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
19that aircraft.
20    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
21stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
22food and beverages acquired as an incident to the purchase of a
23service from a serviceman, to the extent that the proceeds of
24the service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
25substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
26in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or

 

 

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1beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
2imposed.
3    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
4and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
5rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
6tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
7and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
8individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
9drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
10equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
11required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12    (11) Proceeds from the sale of photoprocessing machinery
13and equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new
14and used, including that manufactured on special order,
15certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for
16photoprocessing, and including photoprocessing machinery and
17equipment purchased for lease.
18    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
19hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
20including replacement parts and equipment, and including
21equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
22required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
23changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
24after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
25allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
26Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period

 

 

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1beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
2effective date of Public Act 98-456).
3    (13) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
4for direct agricultural production.
5    (14) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
6meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
7Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
8Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
9Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
10racing for prizes. This item (14) is exempt from the provisions
11of Section 3-75, and the exemption provided for under this item
12(14) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
13claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after the effective
14date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly for
15such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and
16ending on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
17General Assembly.
18    (15) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
19any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
20analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
21lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
22longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
23otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
24hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
25identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
26Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a

 

 

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1manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
2any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
3tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
4be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
5the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
6attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
7to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
8Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
9the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
10from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
11refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
12is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
13liable to pay that amount to the Department.
14    (16) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
15property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
16effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
17tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
18issued an active tax exemption identification number by the
19Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
20Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
21qualify for this exemption or is used in any other non-exempt
22manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
23this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the
24fair market value of the property at the time the
25non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
26to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to

 

 

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1reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
2Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
3the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
4from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
5refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
6is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
7liable to pay that amount to the Department.
8    (17) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
9December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
10before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
11disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
12disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
13manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
14corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
15that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
16number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
17who reside within the declared disaster area.
18    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
19December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
20before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
21performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
22but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
23bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
24line extensions, water distribution and purification
25facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
26sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or

 

 

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1federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
2when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
3declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
4    (19) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
5at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
6used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
7provisions of Section 3-75.
8    (20) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
91-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
10corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
11foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
12to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
13purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
14limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
15or institution organized and operated exclusively for
16educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
17private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
18branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
19that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
20course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
21vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
22operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
23than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
24follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
25industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
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1including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
2benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
3a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
4the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
5district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
6parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
7does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
8private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
9entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
10another individual or entity that sold the property for the
11purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
12from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
13exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
14    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
152001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
16serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
17items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
18January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
19for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
20vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
21gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
22coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
23is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
24    (23) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
25food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
26premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft

 

 

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1drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
2consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
3drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
4materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
5use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
6assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
7resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
8the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
9in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
10Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
11    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
12of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
13equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
14in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
15purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
16of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
17lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
18Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
19identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
20Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
21manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
22any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
23tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
24be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
25the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
26attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports

 

 

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1to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
2Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
3the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
4from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a
5refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
6is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
7liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
8exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
9    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
10of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
11lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
12longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
13otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
14governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
15identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
16Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the property is leased in a
17manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
18any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
19tax imposed under this Act or the Use Tax Act, as the case may
20be, based on the fair market value of the property at the time
21the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or
22attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that purports
23to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
24Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been paid by
25the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such amount
26from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to claim a

 

 

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1refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount
2is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is
3liable to pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is
4exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
5    (26) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
6used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
7supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
8Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
9corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
10Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
11exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
12    (27) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
13equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
14upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
15completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
16aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
17the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
18repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
19materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
20supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
21maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
22engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
23such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
24limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
25lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
26films. This exemption applies only to the use of qualifying

 

 

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1tangible personal property transferred incident to the
2modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
3or maintenance of aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air
4Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
5repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
6have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
7accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
8The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
9commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
10service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
11of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
12paragraph (27) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
13law.
14    (28) Tangible personal property purchased by a
15public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
1611-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
17constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
18only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
19transferred to the municipality without any further
20consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
21of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
22retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
23issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
24the development of the municipal convention hall. This
25exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
26provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.

 

 

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1This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
2    (29) Personal property purchased by a veterans
3organization. To be eligible for the exemption under this
4paragraph, the veterans organization must have an active
5identification number issued by the Department. For the
6purposes of this paragraph (29), the term "veterans
7organization" means an association or other entity organized
8for the benefit of veterans that has been recognized or
9chartered by the United States Congress and includes, but is
10not limited to, the American Legion, the Legion of Honor, the
11Patriot Guard, the Missing in America Project, the Veterans of
12Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America. This
13paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-75.
14(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
1598-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff.
167-16-14; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)
 
17    Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
18changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
19    (35 ILCS 115/3-5)
20    Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. The following tangible personal
21property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
22    (1) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
23association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
24than a limited liability company, that is organized and

 

 

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1operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
2of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
3was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
4by the enterprise.
5    (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
6Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
7operating, or promoting the county fair.
8    (3) Personal property purchased by any not-for-profit arts
9or cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
10the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
11Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
12organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
13support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
14services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
15music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
16orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
17organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
18and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
19of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
20an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
21tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
22number issued by the Department.
23    (4) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
24coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
25United States of America, or the government of any foreign
26country, and bullion.

 

 

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1    (5) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
22004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
3equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
4used, and including that manufactured on special order or
5purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
6primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
7chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
8chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
9immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
10    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
11organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
12located in Illinois.
13    (7) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
14including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
15purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
16State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
17replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
18machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
19implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
20Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
21chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
22be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
23but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
24under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
25hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
26plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under

 

 

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1this item (7). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
2shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
3required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
4vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
5tender is separately stated.
6    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
7farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
8installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
9limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
10or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
11limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
12software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
13such equipment.
14    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
15sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
16computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
17facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
18to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
19crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
20agricultural chemicals. This item (7) is exempt from the
21provisions of Section 3-55.
22    (8) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
23to or used by an air common carrier, certified by the carrier
24to be used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct
25of its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
26for or returning from a location or locations outside the

 

 

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1United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
2stopovers.
3    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
4or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
5for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
6business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
7engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
8United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
9least one individual or package for hire from the city of
10origination to the city of final destination on the same
11aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
12that aircraft.
13    (9) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
14stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
15food and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the
16service charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a
17substitute for tips to the employees who participate directly
18in preparing, serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or
19beverage function with respect to which the service charge is
20imposed.
21    (10) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
22and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
23rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
24tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
25and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
26individual replacement part for oil field exploration,

 

 

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1drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
2equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
3required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
4    (11) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
5repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
6manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
7used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
8photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
9    (12) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
10hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
11including replacement parts and equipment, and including
12equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
13required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
14changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
15after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
16allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
17Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
18beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
19effective date of Public Act 98-456).
20    (13) Beginning January 1, 1992 and through June 30, 2016,
21food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
22premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
23drinks and food that has been prepared for immediate
24consumption) and prescription and non-prescription medicines,
25drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
26materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human

 

 

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1use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
2assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
3resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
4the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
5in the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the
6Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013.
7    (14) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
8for direct agricultural production.
9    (15) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
10meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
11Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
12Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
13Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
14racing for prizes. This item (15) is exempt from the provisions
15of Section 3-55, and the exemption provided for under this item
16(15) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
17claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
182008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
19paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
20January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
21    (16) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
22any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
23analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
24who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
25executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
26hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption

 

 

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1identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
2Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
3    (17) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
4property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
5effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
6has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
7by the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
8Tax Act.
9    (18) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
10December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
11before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
12disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
13disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
14manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
15corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
16that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
17number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
18who reside within the declared disaster area.
19    (19) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
20December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
21before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
22performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
23but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
24bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
25line extensions, water distribution and purification
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1sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
2federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
3when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
4declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
5    (20) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
6"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
7in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
8provisions of Section 3-55.
9    (21) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
101-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
11corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
12foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
13to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
14purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
15limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
16or institution organized and operated exclusively for
17educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
18private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
19branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
20that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
21course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
22vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
23operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
24than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
25follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
26industrial, business, or commercial occupation.

 

 

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1    (22) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
2including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
3benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
4a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
5the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
6district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
7parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
8does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
9private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
10entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
11another individual or entity that sold the property for the
12purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
13from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
14exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
15    (23) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
162001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
17serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
18items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
19January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
20for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
21vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
22gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
23coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
24is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
25    (24) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
26of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications

 

 

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1equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
2in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
3sold to a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one
4year or longer executed or in effect at the time of the
5purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax
6exemption identification number by the Department under
7Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph
8is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
9    (25) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
10of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property sold to a
11lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
12longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
13governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
14identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
15Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. This paragraph is exempt from
16the provisions of Section 3-55.
17    (26) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
182016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
19retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
20activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
21in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
22the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
23for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
24(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
25manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
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1and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
2Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
3accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
4issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
5Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
6paragraph (26). The permit issued under this paragraph (26)
7shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
8specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
9tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
10taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
11necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
12consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
13the State of Illinois.
14    (27) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
15used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
16supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
17Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
18corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
19Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
20exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
21    (28) Tangible personal property sold to a
22public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2311-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
24constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
25only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
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1consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
2of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
3retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
4issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
5the development of the municipal convention hall. This
6exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
7provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
8This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
9    (29) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
10equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
11upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
12completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
13aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
14the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
15repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
16materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
17supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
18maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
19engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
20such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
21limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
22lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
23films. This exemption applies only to the transfer of
24qualifying tangible personal property incident to the
25modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement, repair,
26or maintenance of an aircraft by persons who (i) hold an Air

 

 

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1Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
2repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
3have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
4accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
5The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
6commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
7service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
8of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
9paragraph (29) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
10law.
11    (30) Personal property purchased by a veterans
12organization. To be eligible for the exemption under this
13paragraph, the veterans organization must have an active
14identification number issued by the Department. For the
15purposes of this paragraph (30), the term "veterans
16organization" means an association or other entity organized
17for the benefit of veterans that has been recognized or
18chartered by the United States Congress and includes, but is
19not limited to, the American Legion, the Legion of Honor, the
20Patriot Guard, the Missing in America Project, the Veterans of
21Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America. This
22paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-55.
23(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
2498-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff.
257-16-14; 99-180, eff. 7-29-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
2changing Section 2-5 as follows:
 
3    (35 ILCS 120/2-5)
4    Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from the
5sale of the following tangible personal property are exempt
6from the tax imposed by this Act:
7    (1) Farm chemicals.
8    (2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
9including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
10purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
11State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
12replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
13machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
14implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
15Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
16chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
17be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
18but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
19under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
20hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
21plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
22this item (2). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
23shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
24required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
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1tender is separately stated.
2    Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
3farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
4installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
5limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
6or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
7limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
8software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
9such equipment.
10    Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
11sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
12computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
13facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
14to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
15crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
16agricultural chemicals. This item (2) is exempt from the
17provisions of Section 2-70.
18    (3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
19equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
20retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
21production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
22as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
23use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
24    (4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September 1,
252004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
26equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and

 

 

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1used, and including that manufactured on special order or
2purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used
3primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
4chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
5chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
6immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
7    (5) A motor vehicle that is used for automobile renting, as
8defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act.
9This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
10    (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
11organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
12located in Illinois.
13    (7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of the
14selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is subject
15to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
16    (8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
17association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting the
18county fair.
19    (9) Personal property sold to a not-for-profit arts or
20cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
21the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
22Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
23organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
24support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
25services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
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1orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
2organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
3and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
4of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
5an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
6tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
7number issued by the Department.
8    (10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
9association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
10than a limited liability company, that is organized and
11operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
12of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
13was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
14by the enterprise.
15    (11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to a
16corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
17organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious,
18or educational purposes, or to a not-for-profit corporation,
19society, association, foundation, institution, or organization
20that has no compensated officers or employees and that is
21organized and operated primarily for the recreation of persons
2255 years of age or older. A limited liability company may
23qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
24limited liability company is organized and operated
25exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
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1shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
2identification number issued by the Department.
3    (12) Tangible personal property sold to interstate
4carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
5commerce or to lessors under leases of one year or longer
6executed or in effect at the time of purchase by interstate
7carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
8commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
9provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
10Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
11or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
12    (12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
13motor vehicles of the second division with a gross vehicle
14weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject to the
15commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
16the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1, 2004 and
17through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of motor vehicles
18of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle weight rating
19in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject to the
20commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
21the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are primarily used
22for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005, this exemption
23applies to repair and replacement parts added after the initial
24purchase of such a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used
25in a manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
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1paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the
2transportation of persons or property in furtherance of any
3commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire or not.
4    (13) Proceeds from sales to owners, lessors, or shippers of
5tangible personal property that is utilized by interstate
6carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
7commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
8provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
9Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
10or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
11    (14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
12purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
13process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
14property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether the
15sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or by some
16other person, whether the materials used in the process are
17owned by the manufacturer or some other person, or whether the
18sale or lease is made apart from or as an incident to the
19seller's engaging in the service occupation of producing
20machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or other similar
21items of no commercial value on special order for a particular
22purchaser. The exemption provided by this paragraph (14) does
23not include machinery and equipment used in (i) the generation
24of electricity for wholesale or retail sale; (ii) the
25generation or treatment of natural or artificial gas for
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1pipes, pipelines, or mains; or (iii) the treatment of water for
2wholesale or retail sale that is delivered to customers through
3pipes, pipelines, or mains. The provisions of Public Act 98-583
4are declaratory of existing law as to the meaning and scope of
5this exemption.
6    (15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
7stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of food
8and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the service
9charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a substitute for
10tips to the employees who participate directly in preparing,
11serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function
12with respect to which the service charge is imposed.
13    (16) Petroleum products sold to a purchaser if the seller
14is prohibited by federal law from charging tax to the
15purchaser.
16    (17) Tangible personal property sold to a common carrier by
17rail or motor that receives the physical possession of the
18property in Illinois and that transports the property, or
19shares with another common carrier in the transportation of the
20property, out of Illinois on a standard uniform bill of lading
21showing the seller of the property as the shipper or consignor
22of the property to a destination outside Illinois, for use
23outside Illinois.
24    (18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
25coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
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1country, and bullion.
2    (19) Until July 1 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
3and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
4rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
5tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
6and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
7individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
8drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
9equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
10required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
11    (20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
12repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
13manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
14used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
15photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
16    (21) Coal and aggregate exploration, mining, off-highway
17hauling, processing, maintenance, and reclamation equipment,
18including replacement parts and equipment, and including
19equipment purchased for lease, but excluding motor vehicles
20required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
21changes made to this Section by Public Act 97-767 apply on and
22after July 1, 2003, but no claim for credit or refund is
23allowed on or after August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
24Public Act 98-456) for such taxes paid during the period
25beginning July 1, 2003 and ending on August 16, 2013 (the
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1    (22) Until June 30, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold
2to or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be
3used for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of
4its business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined
5for or returning from a location or locations outside the
6United States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
7stopovers.
8    Beginning July 1, 2013, fuel and petroleum products sold to
9or used by an air carrier, certified by the carrier to be used
10for consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
11business as an air common carrier, for a flight that (i) is
12engaged in foreign trade or is engaged in trade between the
13United States and any of its possessions and (ii) transports at
14least one individual or package for hire from the city of
15origination to the city of final destination on the same
16aircraft, without regard to a change in the flight number of
17that aircraft.
18    (23) A transaction in which the purchase order is received
19by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but who has a
20florist located in Illinois deliver the property to the
21purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
22    (24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
23barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the
24transportation of property or the conveyance of persons for
25hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is delivered
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1it is afloat upon that bordering river.
2    (25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this Section, a
3motor vehicle sold in this State to a nonresident even though
4the motor vehicle is delivered to the nonresident in this
5State, if the motor vehicle is not to be titled in this State,
6and if a drive-away permit is issued to the motor vehicle as
7provided in Section 3-603 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if
8the nonresident purchaser has vehicle registration plates to
9transfer to the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home
10state. The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the
11out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is prima
12facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be titled in
13this State.
14    (25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if the
15state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does not allow
16a reciprocal exemption for a motor vehicle sold and delivered
17in that state to an Illinois resident but titled in Illinois.
18The tax collected under this Act on the sale of a motor vehicle
19in this State to a resident of another state that does not
20allow a reciprocal exemption shall be imposed at a rate equal
21to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in the state in
22which the purchaser is a resident, except that the tax shall
23not exceed the tax that would otherwise be imposed under this
24Act. At the time of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a
25statement, signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her
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1is a resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
2the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
3equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in
4his or her state of residence and shall submit the statement to
5the appropriate tax collection agency in his or her state of
6residence. In addition, the retailer must retain a signed copy
7of the statement in his or her records. Nothing in this item
8shall be construed to require the removal of the vehicle from
9this state following the filing of an intent to title the
10vehicle in the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser
11titles the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30
12days after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act
13in accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately
14distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25% general
15rate imposed under this Act.
16    (25-7) Beginning on July 1, 2007, no tax is imposed under
17this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in Section 3 of
18the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the following
19conditions are met:
20        (1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days after
21    the later of either the issuance of the final billing for
22    the sale of the aircraft, or the authorized approval for
23    return to service, completion of the maintenance record
24    entry, and completion of the test flight and ground test
25    for inspection, as required by 14 C.F.R. 91.407;
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1    State after the sale of the aircraft; and
2        (3) the seller retains in his or her books and records
3    and provides to the Department a signed and dated
4    certification from the purchaser, on a form prescribed by
5    the Department, certifying that the requirements of this
6    item (25-7) are met. The certificate must also include the
7    name and address of the purchaser, the address of the
8    location where the aircraft is to be titled or registered,
9    the address of the primary physical location of the
10    aircraft, and other information that the Department may
11    reasonably require.
12    For purposes of this item (25-7):
13    "Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or otherwise
14used, excluding post-sale customizations as defined in this
15Section, for 10 or more days in each 12-month period
16immediately following the date of the sale of the aircraft.
17    "Registered in this State" means an aircraft registered
18with the Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division,
19or titled or registered with the Federal Aviation
20Administration to an address located in this State.
21    This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
22Section 2-70.
23    (26) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
24for direct agricultural production.
25    (27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
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1Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
2Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
3Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
4racing for prizes. This item (27) is exempt from the provisions
5of Section 2-70, and the exemption provided for under this item
6(27) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
7claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
82008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
9paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
10January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
11    (28) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
12any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
13analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
14who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
15executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
16hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
17identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
18this Act.
19    (29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
20property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
21effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
22has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
23by the Department under Section 1g of this Act.
24    (30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
25December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
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1disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
2disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
3manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
4corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
5that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
6number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
7who reside within the declared disaster area.
8    (31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
9December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
10before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
11performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
12but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
13bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
14line extensions, water distribution and purification
15facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
16sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
17federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
18when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
19declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
20    (32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
21"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
22in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
23provisions of Section 2-70.
24    (33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
251-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
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1foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
2to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
3purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
4limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
5or institution organized and operated exclusively for
6educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
7private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
8branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
9that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
10course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
11vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
12operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
13than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
14follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
15industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
16    (34) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
17including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
18benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
19a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
20the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
21district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
22parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
23does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
24private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
25entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
26another individual or entity that sold the property for the

 

 

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1purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
2from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
3exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
4    (35) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
52001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
6serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
7items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
8January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
9for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
10vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
11gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
12coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
13is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
14    (35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
15food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
16premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
17drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
18consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
19drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
20materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
21use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
22assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
23resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
24the Nursing Home Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in
25the ID/DD Community Care Act, the MC/DD Act, or the Specialized
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1    (36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
2communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and
3equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of
4hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases the equipment,
5under a lease of one year or longer executed or in effect at
6the time of the purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an
7active tax exemption identification number by the Department
8under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
9provisions of Section 2-70.
10    (37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold to a
11lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
12longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
13governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
14identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
15this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
16Section 2-70.
17    (38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
182016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
19retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
20activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
21in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
22the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
23for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
24(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
25manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
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1and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
2Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
3accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
4issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
5Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
6paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph (38)
7shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
8specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
9tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
10taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
11necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
12consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
13the State of Illinois.
14    (39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
15used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
16supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
17Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
18corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
19Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
20exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
21    (40) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
22equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
23upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
24completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
25aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
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1repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
2materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
3supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
4maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
5engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
6such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
7limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
8lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
9films. This exemption applies only to the sale of qualifying
10tangible personal property to persons who modify, refurbish,
11complete, replace, or maintain an aircraft and who (i) hold an
12Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate an approved
13repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, (ii)
14have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct operations in
15accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
16The exemption does not include aircraft operated by a
17commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
18service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
19of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The changes made to this
20paragraph (40) by Public Act 98-534 are declarative of existing
21law.
22    (41) Tangible personal property sold to a
23public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2411-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
25constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
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1transferred to the municipality without any further
2consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
3of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
4retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
5issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
6the development of the municipal convention hall. This
7exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
8provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
9This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
10    (42) Personal property purchased by a veterans
11organization. To be eligible for the exemption under this
12paragraph, the veterans organization must have an active
13identification number issued by the Department. For the
14purposes of this paragraph (42), the term "veterans
15organization" means an association or other entity organized
16for the benefit of veterans that has been recognized or
17chartered by the United States Congress and includes, but is
18not limited to, the American Legion, the Legion of Honor, the
19Patriot Guard, the Missing in America Project, the Veterans of
20Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America. This
21paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
22(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13; 98-422, eff. 8-16-13;
2398-456, eff. 8-16-13; 98-534, eff. 8-23-13; 98-574, eff.
241-1-14; 98-583, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-180, eff.
257-29-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
2Section 15-65 as follows:
 
3    (35 ILCS 200/15-65)
4    Sec. 15-65. Charitable purposes. All property of the
5following is exempt when actually and exclusively used for
6charitable or beneficent purposes, and not leased or otherwise
7used with a view to profit:
8        (a) Institutions of public charity.
9        (b) Beneficent and charitable organizations
10    incorporated in any state of the United States, including
11    organizations whose owner, and no other person, uses the
12    property exclusively for the distribution, sale, or resale
13    of donated goods and related activities and uses all the
14    income from those activities to support the charitable,
15    religious or beneficent activities of the owner, whether or
16    not such activities occur on the property.
17        (c) Old people's homes, facilities for persons with a
18    developmental disability, and not-for-profit organizations
19    providing services or facilities related to the goals of
20    educational, social and physical development, if, upon
21    making application for the exemption, the applicant
22    provides affirmative evidence that the home or facility or
23    organization is an exempt organization under paragraph (3)
24    of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or its
25    successor, and either: (i) the bylaws of the home or

 

 

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1    facility or not-for-profit organization provide for a
2    waiver or reduction, based on an individual's ability to
3    pay, of any entrance fee, assignment of assets, or fee for
4    services, or (ii) the home or facility is qualified, built
5    or financed under Section 202 of the National Housing Act
6    of 1959, as amended.
7        An applicant that has been granted an exemption under
8    this subsection on the basis that its bylaws provide for a
9    waiver or reduction, based on an individual's ability to
10    pay, of any entrance fee, assignment of assets, or fee for
11    services may be periodically reviewed by the Department to
12    determine if the waiver or reduction was a past policy or
13    is a current policy. The Department may revoke the
14    exemption if it finds that the policy for waiver or
15    reduction is no longer current.
16        If a not-for-profit organization leases property that
17    is otherwise exempt under this subsection to an
18    organization that conducts an activity on the leased
19    premises that would entitle the lessee to an exemption from
20    real estate taxes if the lessee were the owner of the
21    property, then the leased property is exempt.
22        (d) Not-for-profit health maintenance organizations
23    certified by the Director of the Illinois Department of
24    Insurance under the Health Maintenance Organization Act,
25    including any health maintenance organization that
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1    the Illinois Department of Insurance if the membership of
2    the organization is sufficiently large or of indefinite
3    classes so that the community is benefited by its
4    operation. No exemption shall apply to any hospital or
5    health maintenance organization which has been adjudicated
6    by a court of competent jurisdiction to have denied
7    admission to any person because of race, color, creed, sex
8    or national origin.
9        (e) All free public libraries.
10        (f) Historical societies.
11        (g) Veterans organizations. For the purposes of this
12    subsection (g), the term "veterans organization" means an
13    association or other entity organized for the benefit of
14    veterans that has been recognized or chartered by the
15    United States Congress and includes, but is not limited to,
16    the American Legion, the Legion of Honor, the Patriot
17    Guard, the Missing in America Project, the Veterans of
18    Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America.
19    Property otherwise qualifying for an exemption under this
20Section shall not lose its exemption because the legal title is
21held (i) by an entity that is organized solely to hold that
22title and that qualifies under paragraph (2) of Section 501(c)
23of the Internal Revenue Code or its successor, whether or not
24that entity receives rent from the charitable organization for
25the repair and maintenance of the property, (ii) by an entity
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1company, in which the charitable organization, or an affiliate
2or subsidiary of the charitable organization, is a general
3partner of the partnership or managing member of the limited
4liability company, for the purposes of owning and operating a
5residential rental property that has received an allocation of
6Low Income Housing Tax Credits for 100% of the dwelling units
7under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
8amended, or (iii) for any assessment year including and
9subsequent to January 1, 1996 for which an application for
10exemption has been filed and a decision on which has not become
11final and nonappealable, by a limited liability company
12organized under the Limited Liability Company Act provided that
13(A) the limited liability company's sole member or members, as
14that term is used in Section 1-5 of the Limited Liability
15Company Act, are the institutions of public charity that
16actually and exclusively use the property for charitable and
17beneficent purposes; (B) the limited liability company is a
18disregarded entity for federal and Illinois income tax purposes
19and, as a result, the limited liability company is deemed
20exempt from income tax liability by virtue of the Internal
21Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status of its sole member or
22members; and (C) the limited liability company does not lease
23the property or otherwise use it with a view to profit.
24(Source: P.A. 96-763, eff. 8-25-09.)".