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90_SB0856enr SEE INDEX Amends the Civil Administrative Code to allow the Department of Revenue, upon certification of past due child support, to collect the delinquency in any manner authorized for the collection of any tax administered by the Department (now only delinquent personal income tax). Amends the State Finance Act to provide that a retail sale by a producer of coal or other mineral is a sale at retail where it is extracted from the earth. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. In the definition of base income, deletes real estate investment trusts from the language concerning the modification of taxable income for a corporation. Provides that in the case of a trust, unspecified items of income or deductions taken into account in computing base income and not otherwise allocated shall be allocated to the State if the taxpayer had commercial domicile in the State when the item was paid, incurred, or accrued (now shall not be allocated to State). Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to require that a protest to the Notice of Tentative Determination of Claim be filed within 60 days (now 20 days). Amends the Cigarette Tax Act, the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Messages Tax Act, the Gas Revenue Tax Act, the Public Utilities Revenue Act, the Water Company Invested Capital Tax Act, and the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act to provide that if both the Department and the taxpayer have agreed to an extension of time to issue a notice of tax liability, a claim for credit or refund may be filed at any time prior to the expiration of the agreed upon period. Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act to include in the list of factors used to determine "income" an amount equal to any net operating loss carryover deduction or capital loss carryover deduction taken during the taxable year. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB9000732KDcbA SB856 Enrolled LRB9000732KDcbA 1 AN ACT in relation to taxes, amending named Acts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 5 amended by changing Section 39b52 and adding 39b53 as 6 follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2505/39b52) 8 Sec. 39b52. Collection of past due support. Upon 9 certification of past due child support amounts from the 10 Department of Public Aid, the Department of Revenue may 11 collect the delinquency in any manner authorized for the 12 collection of any tax administered by the Department of 13 Revenuea delinquent personal income tax liability. The 14 Department of Revenue shall notify the Department of Public 15 Aid when the delinquency or any portion of the delinquency 16 has been collected under this Section. Any child support 17 delinquency collected by the Department of Revenue, including 18 those amounts that result in overpayment of a child support 19 delinquency, shall be deposited in, or transferred to, the 20 Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund. The Department of 21 Revenue may implement this Section through the use of 22 emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of the 23 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the 24 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of rules 25 to implement this Section shall be considered an emergency 26 and necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. 27 (Source: P.A. 89-6, eff. 12-31-95.) 28 (20 ILCS 2505/39b53 new) 29 Sec. 39b53. Income Tax Reciprocal Agreements. 30 (a) Reciprocal agreement cost study. The Department of SB856 Enrolled -2- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Revenue shall study the use and cost effectiveness of all 2 reciprocal agreements entered into under the authority of 3 Sections 302 and 701 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The 4 Department shall report to the General Assembly as to the 5 fiscal impact on Illinois income tax collections of each of 6 the reciprocal agreements by January 1, 1999 and every 5 7 years thereafter. The Department of Revenue shall have the 8 authority to require that employers provide all information 9 necessary to complete the study on income tax withholding 10 returns filed with the Department under Section 704 of the 11 Illinois Income Tax Act. The Department shall have the 12 authority to require that employees provide all information 13 necessary to complete the study on individual income tax 14 returns filed under Section 502 of the Illinois Income Tax 15 Act. 16 (b) Revocation of reciprocal agreements. Upon receipt 17 of the cost study or at any time thereafter, the General 18 Assembly may adopt a joint resolution by an affirmative vote 19 of a majority of each house directing the Director of Revenue 20 to revoke any reciprocal agreement with any other state that 21 results in a loss of revenue to the State of Illinois. Any 22 joint resolution shall specify the date upon which the 23 reciprocal agreement is to be revoked, which date shall be no 24 sooner than the beginning of the next subsequent calendar 25 year that is at least 6 months after the adoption of the 26 joint resolution. 27 (c) Authority to enter into compensation agreements. 28 Before any revocation by joint resolution adopted by the 29 General Assembly under subsection (b), the Director of 30 Revenue shall have the authority to enter into a compensation 31 or rebating agreement with any reciprocal state. Any 32 compensation agreement shall provide that the reciprocal 33 state shall provide a rebate to the State of Illinois to 34 compensate for the loss of revenue. The Director of Revenue SB856 Enrolled -3- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 shall have the authority to enter into agreements with 2 reciprocal states to contract with any third party mutually 3 agreed to by the Director and the reciprocal state to 4 establish a rebate or compensation amount. 5 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 6 Sections 6z-18 and 6z-20 as follows: 7 (30 ILCS 105/6z-18) (from Ch. 127, par. 142z-18) 8 Sec. 6z-18. A portion of the money paid into the Local 9 Government Tax Fund from sales of food for human consumption 10 which is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold 11 (other than alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and food which 12 has been prepared for immediate consumption) and prescription 13 and nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances and 14 insulin, urine testing materials, syringes and needles used 15 by diabetics, which occurred in municipalities, shall be 16 distributed to each municipality based upon the sales which 17 occurred in that municipality. The remainder shall be 18 distributed to each county based upon the sales which 19 occurred in the unincorporated area of that county. 20 A portion of the money paid into the Local Government Tax 21 Fund from the 6.25% general use tax rate on the selling price 22 of tangible personal property which is purchased outside 23 Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or 24 registered by any agency of this State's government shall be 25 distributed to municipalities as provided in this paragraph. 26 Each municipality shall receive the amount attributable to 27 sales for which Illinois addresses for titling or 28 registration purposes are given as being in such 29 municipality. The remainder of the money paid into the Local 30 Government Tax Fund from such sales shall be distributed to 31 counties. Each county shall receive the amount attributable 32 to sales for which Illinois addresses for titling or SB856 Enrolled -4- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 registration purposes are given as being located in the 2 unincorporated area of such county. 3 A portion of the money paid into the Local Government Tax 4 Fund from the 6.25% general rate on sales subject to taxation 5 under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and the Service 6 Occupation Tax Act, which occurred in municipalities, shall 7 be distributed to each municipality, based upon the sales 8 which occurred in that municipality. The remainder shall be 9 distributed to each county, based upon the sales which 10 occurred in the unincorporated area of such county. 11 For the purpose of determining allocation to the local 12 government unit, a retail sale by a producer of coal or other 13 mineral mined in Illinois is a sale at retail at the place 14 where the coal or other mineral mined in Illinois is 15 extracted from the earth. This paragraph does not apply to 16 coal or other mineral when it is delivered or shipped by the 17 seller to the purchaser at a point outside Illinois so that 18 the sale is exempt under the United States Constitution as a 19 sale in interstate or foreign commerce. 20 Whenever the Department determines that a refund of money 21 paid into the Local Government Tax Fund should be made to a 22 claimant instead of issuing a credit memorandum, the 23 Department shall notify the State Comptroller, who shall 24 cause the order to be drawn for the amount specified, and to 25 the person named, in such notification from the Department. 26 Such refund shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the 27 Local Government Tax Fund. 28 On or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the 29 Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the 30 disbursement of stated sums of money to named municipalities 31 and counties, the municipalities and counties to be those 32 entitled to distribution of taxes or penalties paid to the 33 Department during the second preceding calendar month. The 34 amount to be paid to each municipality or county shall be the SB856 Enrolled -5- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 amount (not including credit memoranda) collected during the 2 second preceding calendar month by the Department and paid 3 into the Local Government Tax Fund, plus an amount the 4 Department determines is necessary to offset any amounts 5 which were erroneously paid to a different taxing body, and 6 not including an amount equal to the amount of refunds made 7 during the second preceding calendar month by the Department, 8 and not including any amount which the Department determines 9 is necessary to offset any amounts which are payable to a 10 different taxing body but were erroneously paid to the 11 municipality or county. Within 10 days after receipt, by the 12 Comptroller, of the disbursement certification to the 13 municipalities and counties, provided for in this Section to 14 be given to the Comptroller by the Department, the 15 Comptroller shall cause the orders to be drawn for the 16 respective amounts in accordance with the directions 17 contained in such certification. 18 When certifying the amount of monthly disbursement to a 19 municipality or county under this Section, the Department 20 shall increase or decrease that amount by an amount necessary 21 to offset any misallocation of previous disbursements. The 22 offset amount shall be the amount erroneously disbursed 23 within the 6 months preceding the time a misallocation is 24 discovered. 25 The provisions directing the distributions from the 26 special fund in the State Treasury provided for in this 27 Section shall constitute an irrevocable and continuing 28 appropriation of all amounts as provided herein. The State 29 Treasurer and State Comptroller are hereby authorized to make 30 distributions as provided in this Section. 31 In construing any development, redevelopment, annexation, 32 preannexation or other lawful agreement in effect prior to 33 September 1, 1990, which describes or refers to receipts from 34 a county or municipal retailers' occupation tax, use tax or SB856 Enrolled -6- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 service occupation tax which now cannot be imposed, such 2 description or reference shall be deemed to include the 3 replacement revenue for such abolished taxes, distributed 4 from the Local Government Tax Fund. 5 (Source: P.A. 86-928; 86-1481.) 6 (30 ILCS 105/6z-20) (from Ch. 127, par. 142z-20) 7 Sec. 6z-20. Of the money received from the 6.25% general 8 rate on sales subject to taxation under the Retailers' 9 Occupation Tax Act and Service Occupation Tax Act and paid 10 into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, distribution 11 to the Regional Transportation Authority tax fund, created 12 pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation 13 Authority Act, for deposit therein shall be made based upon 14 the retail sales occurring in a county having more than 15 3,000,000 inhabitants. The remainder shall be distributed to 16 each county having 3,000,000 or fewer inhabitants based upon 17 the retail sales occurring in each such county. 18 For the purpose of determining allocation to the local 19 government unit, a retail sale by a producer of coal or other 20 mineral mined in Illinois is a sale at retail at the place 21 where the coal or other mineral mined in Illinois is 22 extracted from the earth. This paragraph does not apply to 23 coal or other mineral when it is delivered or shipped by the 24 seller to the purchaser at a point outside Illinois so that 25 the sale is exempt under the United States Constitution as a 26 sale in interstate or foreign commerce. 27 Of the money received from the 6.25% general use tax rate 28 on tangible personal property which is purchased outside 29 Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or 30 registered by any agency of this State's government and paid 31 into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, the amount 32 for which Illinois addresses for titling or registration 33 purposes are given as being in each county having more than SB856 Enrolled -7- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 3,000,000 inhabitants shall be distributed into the Regional 2 Transportation Authority tax fund, created pursuant to 3 Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act. 4 The remainder of the money paid from such sales shall be 5 distributed to each county based on sales for which Illinois 6 addresses for titling or registration purposes are given as 7 being located in the county. Any money paid into the 8 Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax 9 Replacement Fund from the County and Mass Transit District 10 Fund prior to January 14, 1991, which has not been paid to 11 the Authority prior to that date, shall be transferred to the 12 Regional Transportation Authority tax fund. 13 Whenever the Department determines that a refund of money 14 paid into the County and Mass Transit District Fund should be 15 made to a claimant instead of issuing a credit memorandum, 16 the Department shall notify the State Comptroller, who shall 17 cause the order to be drawn for the amount specified, and to 18 the person named, in such notification from the Department. 19 Such refund shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the 20 County and Mass Transit District Fund. 21 On or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the 22 Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the 23 disbursement of stated sums of money to the Regional 24 Transportation Authority and to named counties, the counties 25 to be those entitled to distribution, as hereinabove 26 provided, of taxes or penalties paid to the Department during 27 the second preceding calendar month. The amount to be paid 28 to the Regional Transportation Authority and each county 29 having 3,000,000 or fewer inhabitants shall be the amount 30 (not including credit memoranda) collected during the second 31 preceding calendar month by the Department and paid into the 32 County and Mass Transit District Fund, plus an amount the 33 Department determines is necessary to offset any amounts 34 which were erroneously paid to a different taxing body, and SB856 Enrolled -8- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 not including an amount equal to the amount of refunds made 2 during the second preceding calendar month by the Department, 3 and not including any amount which the Department determines 4 is necessary to offset any amounts which were payable to a 5 different taxing body but were erroneously paid to the 6 Regional Transportation Authority or county. Within 10 days 7 after receipt, by the Comptroller, of the disbursement 8 certification to the Regional Transportation Authority and 9 counties, provided for in this Section to be given to the 10 Comptroller by the Department, the Comptroller shall cause 11 the orders to be drawn for the respective amounts in 12 accordance with the directions contained in such 13 certification. 14 When certifying the amount of a monthly disbursement to 15 the Regional Transportation Authority or to a county under 16 this Section, the Department shall increase or decrease that 17 amount by an amount necessary to offset any misallocation of 18 previous disbursements. The offset amount shall be the 19 amount erroneously disbursed within the 6 months preceding 20 the time a misallocation is discovered. 21 The provisions directing the distributions from the 22 special fund in the State Treasury provided for in this 23 Section and from the Regional Transportation Authority tax 24 fund created by Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation 25 Authority Act shall constitute an irrevocable and continuing 26 appropriation of all amounts as provided herein. The State 27 Treasurer and State Comptroller are hereby authorized to make 28 distributions as provided in this Section. 29 In construing any development, redevelopment, annexation, 30 preannexation or other lawful agreement in effect prior to 31 September 1, 1990, which describes or refers to receipts from 32 a county or municipal retailers' occupation tax, use tax or 33 service occupation tax which now cannot be imposed, such 34 description or reference shall be deemed to include the SB856 Enrolled -9- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 replacement revenue for such abolished taxes, distributed 2 from the County and Mass Transit District Fund or Local 3 Government Distributive Fund, as the case may be. 4 (Source: P.A. 86-928; 86-1481; 87-435.) 5 Section 15. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 6 changing Sections 203, 301, 302, 506, 701, 905, 911, and 917 7 and adding Section 806 as follows: 8 (35 ILCS 5/203) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-203) 9 Sec. 203. Base income defined. 10 (a) Individuals. 11 (1) In general. In the case of an individual, base 12 income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's adjusted 13 gross income for the taxable year as modified by 14 paragraph (2). 15 (2) Modifications. The adjusted gross income 16 referred to in paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding 17 thereto the sum of the following amounts: 18 (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or 19 accrued to the taxpayer as interest or dividends 20 during the taxable year to the extent excluded from 21 gross income in the computation of adjusted gross 22 income, except stock dividends of qualified public 23 utilities described in Section 305(e) of the 24 Internal Revenue Code; 25 (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax 26 imposed by this Act to the extent deducted from 27 gross income in the computation of adjusted gross 28 income for the taxable year; 29 (C) An amount equal to the amount received 30 during the taxable year as a recovery or refund of 31 real property taxes paid with respect to the 32 taxpayer's principal residence under the Revenue Act SB856 Enrolled -10- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 of 1939 and for which a deduction was previously 2 taken under subparagraph (L) of this paragraph (2) 3 prior to July 1, 1991, the retrospective application 4 date of Article 4 of Public Act 87-17. In the case 5 of multi-unit or multi-use structures and farm 6 dwellings, the taxes on the taxpayer's principal 7 residence shall be that portion of the total taxes 8 for the entire property which is attributable to 9 such principal residence; 10 (D) An amount equal to the amount of the 11 capital gain deduction allowable under the Internal 12 Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from gross 13 income in the computation of adjusted gross income; 14 and 15 (D-5) An amount, to the extent not included in 16 adjusted gross income, equal to the amount of money 17 withdrawn by the taxpayer in the taxable year from a 18 medical care savings account and the interest earned 19 on the account in the taxable year of a withdrawal 20 pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 20 of the 21 Medical Care Savings Account Act; 22 and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of 23 the following amounts: 24 (E) Any amount included in such total in 25 respect of any compensation (including but not 26 limited to any compensation paid or accrued to a 27 serviceman while a prisoner of war or missing in 28 action) paid to a resident by reason of being on 29 active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States 30 and in respect of any compensation paid or accrued 31 to a resident who as a governmental employee was a 32 prisoner of war or missing in action, and in respect 33 of any compensation paid to a resident in 1971 or 34 thereafter for annual training performed pursuant to SB856 Enrolled -11- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Sections 502 and 503, Title 32, United States Code 2 as a member of the Illinois National Guard; 3 (F) An amount equal to all amounts included in 4 such total pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5 402(a), 402(c), 403(a), 403(b), 406(a), 407(a), and 6 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, or included in 7 such total as distributions under the provisions of 8 any retirement or disability plan for employees of 9 any governmental agency or unit, or retirement 10 payments to retired partners, which payments are 11 excluded in computing net earnings from self 12 employment by Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue 13 Code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 14 (G) The valuation limitation amount; 15 (H) An amount equal to the amount of any tax 16 imposed by this Act which was refunded to the 17 taxpayer and included in such total for the taxable 18 year; 19 (I) An amount equal to all amounts included in 20 such total pursuant to the provisions of Section 111 21 of the Internal Revenue Code as a recovery of items 22 previously deducted from adjusted gross income in 23 the computation of taxable income; 24 (J) An amount equal to those dividends 25 included in such total which were paid by a 26 corporation which conducts business operations in an 27 Enterprise Zone or zones created under the Illinois 28 Enterprise Zone Act, and conducts substantially all 29 of its operations in an Enterprise Zone or zones; 30 (K) An amount equal to those dividends 31 included in such total that were paid by a 32 corporation that conducts business operations in a 33 federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone 34 and that is designated a High Impact Business SB856 Enrolled -12- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 located in Illinois; provided that dividends 2 eligible for the deduction provided in subparagraph 3 (J) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be 4 eligible for the deduction provided under this 5 subparagraph (K); 6 (L) For taxable years ending after December 7 31, 1983, an amount equal to all social security 8 benefits and railroad retirement benefits included 9 in such total pursuant to Sections 72(r) and 86 of 10 the Internal Revenue Code; 11 (M) With the exception of any amounts 12 subtracted under subparagraph (N), an amount equal 13 to the sum of all amounts disallowed as deductions 14 by Sections 171(a) (2), and 265(2) of the Internal 15 Revenue Code of 1954, as now or hereafter amended, 16 and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest 17 and disallowed as deductions by Section 265(1) of 18 the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as now or 19 hereafter amended; 20 (N) An amount equal to all amounts included in 21 such total which are exempt from taxation by this 22 State either by reason of its statutes or 23 Constitution or by reason of the Constitution, 24 treaties or statutes of the United States; provided 25 that, in the case of any statute of this State that 26 exempts income derived from bonds or other 27 obligations from the tax imposed under this Act, the 28 amount exempted shall be the interest net of bond 29 premium amortization; 30 (O) An amount equal to any contribution made 31 to a job training project established pursuant to 32 the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; 33 (P) An amount equal to the amount of the 34 deduction used to compute the federal income tax SB856 Enrolled -13- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 credit for restoration of substantial amounts held 2 under claim of right for the taxable year pursuant 3 to Section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code of 4 1986; 5 (Q) An amount equal to any amounts included in 6 such total, received by the taxpayer as an 7 acceleration in the payment of life, endowment or 8 annuity benefits in advance of the time they would 9 otherwise be payable as an indemnity for a terminal 10 illness; 11 (R) An amount equal to the amount of any 12 federal or State bonus paid to veterans of the 13 Persian Gulf War; 14 (S) An amount, to the extent included in 15 adjusted gross income, equal to the amount of a 16 contribution made in the taxable year on behalf of 17 the taxpayer to a medical care savings account 18 established under the Medical Care Savings Account 19 Act to the extent the contribution is accepted by 20 the account administrator as provided in that Act; 21 (T) An amount, to the extent included in 22 adjusted gross income, equal to the amount of 23 interest earned in the taxable year on a medical 24 care savings account established under the Medical 25 Care Savings Account Act on behalf of the taxpayer, 26 other than interest added pursuant to item (D-5) of 27 this paragraph (2); 28 (U) For one taxable year beginning on or after 29 January 1, 1994, an amount equal to the total amount 30 of tax imposed and paid under subsections (a) and 31 (b) of Section 201 of this Act on grant amounts 32 received by the taxpayer under the Nursing Home 33 Grant Assistance Act during the taxpayer's taxable 34 years 1992 and 1993; and SB856 Enrolled -14- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (V) Beginning with tax years ending on or 2 after December 31, 1995 and ending with tax years 3 ending on or before December 31, 1999, an amount 4 equal to the amount paid by a taxpayer who is a 5 self-employed taxpayer, a partner of a partnership, 6 or a shareholder in a Subchapter S corporation for 7 health insurance or long-term care insurance for 8 that taxpayer or that taxpayer's spouse or 9 dependents, to the extent that the amount paid for 10 that health insurance or long-term care insurance 11 may be deducted under Section 213 of the Internal 12 Revenue Code of 1986, has not been deducted on the 13 federal income tax return of the taxpayer, and does 14 not exceed the taxable income attributable to that 15 taxpayer's income, self-employment income, or 16 Subchapter S corporation income; except that no 17 deduction shall be allowed under this item (V) if 18 the taxpayer is eligible to participate in any 19 health insurance or long-term care insurance plan of 20 an employer of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's 21 spouse. The amount of the health insurance and 22 long-term care insurance subtracted under this item 23 (V) shall be determined by multiplying total health 24 insurance and long-term care insurance premiums paid 25 by the taxpayer times a number that represents the 26 fractional percentage of eligible medical expenses 27 under Section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 28 1986 not actually deducted on the taxpayer's federal 29 income tax return. 30 (b) Corporations. 31 (1) In general. In the case of a corporation, base 32 income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable 33 income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2). 34 (2) Modifications. The taxable income referred to SB856 Enrolled -15- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 in paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the 2 sum of the following amounts: 3 (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or 4 accrued to the taxpayer as interest and all 5 distributions received from regulated investment 6 companies during the taxable year to the extent 7 excluded from gross income in the computation of 8 taxable income; 9 (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax 10 imposed by this Act to the extent deducted from 11 gross income in the computation of taxable income 12 for the taxable year; 13 (C) In the case of a regulated investment 14 companyor real estate investment trust, an amount 15 equal to the excess of (i) the net long-term capital 16 gain for the taxable year, over (ii) the amount of 17 the capital gain dividends designated as such in 18 accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C)or Section19857(b)(3)(C)of the Internal Revenue Code and any 20 amount designated under Section 852(b)(3)(D) of the 21 Internal Revenue Code, attributable to the taxable 22 year. 23 This amendatory Act of 1995 is declarative of existing 24 law and is not a new enactment. 25 (D) The amount of any net operating loss 26 deduction taken in arriving at taxable income, other 27 than a net operating loss carried forward from a 28 taxable year ending prior to December 31, 1986; and 29 (E) For taxable years in which a net operating 30 loss carryback or carryforward from a taxable year 31 ending prior to December 31, 1986 is an element of 32 taxable income under paragraph (1) of subsection (e) 33 or subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection 34 (e), the amount by which addition modifications SB856 Enrolled -16- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 other than those provided by this subparagraph (E) 2 exceeded subtraction modifications in such earlier 3 taxable year, with the following limitations applied 4 in the order that they are listed: 5 (i) the addition modification relating to 6 the net operating loss carried back or forward 7 to the taxable year from any taxable year 8 ending prior to December 31, 1986 shall be 9 reduced by the amount of addition modification 10 under this subparagraph (E) which related to 11 that net operating loss and which was taken 12 into account in calculating the base income of 13 an earlier taxable year, and 14 (ii) the addition modification relating 15 to the net operating loss carried back or 16 forward to the taxable year from any taxable 17 year ending prior to December 31, 1986 shall 18 not exceed the amount of such carryback or 19 carryforward; 20 For taxable years in which there is a net 21 operating loss carryback or carryforward from more 22 than one other taxable year ending prior to December 23 31, 1986, the addition modification provided in this 24 subparagraph (E) shall be the sum of the amounts 25 computed independently under the preceding 26 provisions of this subparagraph (E) for each such 27 taxable year, 28 and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of 29 the following amounts: 30 (F) An amount equal to the amount of any tax 31 imposed by this Act which was refunded to the 32 taxpayer and included in such total for the taxable 33 year; 34 (G) An amount equal to any amount included in SB856 Enrolled -17- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 such total under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue 2 Code; 3 (H) In the case of a regulated investment 4 company, an amount equal to the amount of exempt 5 interest dividends as defined in subsection (b) (5) 6 of Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, paid to 7 shareholders for the taxable year; 8 (I) With the exception of any amounts 9 subtracted under subparagraph (J), an amount equal 10 to the sum of all amounts disallowed as deductions 11 by Sections 171(a) (2), and 265(a)(2) and amounts 12 disallowed as interest expense by Section 291(a)(3) 13 of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter 14 amended, and all amounts of expenses allocable to 15 interest and disallowed as deductions by Section 16 265(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or 17 hereafter amended; 18 (J) An amount equal to all amounts included in 19 such total which are exempt from taxation by this 20 State either by reason of its statutes or 21 Constitution or by reason of the Constitution, 22 treaties or statutes of the United States; provided 23 that, in the case of any statute of this State that 24 exempts income derived from bonds or other 25 obligations from the tax imposed under this Act, the 26 amount exempted shall be the interest net of bond 27 premium amortization; 28 (K) An amount equal to those dividends 29 included in such total which were paid by a 30 corporation which conducts business operations in an 31 Enterprise Zone or zones created under the Illinois 32 Enterprise Zone Act and conducts substantially all 33 of its operations in an Enterprise Zone or zones; 34 (L) An amount equal to those dividends SB856 Enrolled -18- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 included in such total that were paid by a 2 corporation that conducts business operations in a 3 federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone 4 and that is designated a High Impact Business 5 located in Illinois; provided that dividends 6 eligible for the deduction provided in subparagraph 7 (K) of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall not be 8 eligible for the deduction provided under this 9 subparagraph (L); 10 (M) For any taxpayer that is a financial 11 organization within the meaning of Section 304(c) of 12 this Act, an amount included in such total as 13 interest income from a loan or loans made by such 14 taxpayer to a borrower, to the extent that such a 15 loan is secured by property which is eligible for 16 the Enterprise Zone Investment Credit. To determine 17 the portion of a loan or loans that is secured by 18 property eligible for a Section 201(h) investment 19 credit to the borrower, the entire principal amount 20 of the loan or loans between the taxpayer and the 21 borrower should be divided into the basis of the 22 Section 201(h) investment credit property which 23 secures the loan or loans, using for this purpose 24 the original basis of such property on the date that 25 it was placed in service in the Enterprise Zone. 26 The subtraction modification available to taxpayer 27 in any year under this subsection shall be that 28 portion of the total interest paid by the borrower 29 with respect to such loan attributable to the 30 eligible property as calculated under the previous 31 sentence; 32 (M-1) For any taxpayer that is a financial 33 organization within the meaning of Section 304(c) of 34 this Act, an amount included in such total as SB856 Enrolled -19- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 interest income from a loan or loans made by such 2 taxpayer to a borrower, to the extent that such a 3 loan is secured by property which is eligible for 4 the High Impact Business Investment Credit. To 5 determine the portion of a loan or loans that is 6 secured by property eligible for a Section 201(i) 7 investment credit to the borrower, the entire 8 principal amount of the loan or loans between the 9 taxpayer and the borrower should be divided into the 10 basis of the Section 201(i) investment credit 11 property which secures the loan or loans, using for 12 this purpose the original basis of such property on 13 the date that it was placed in service in a 14 federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone 15 located in Illinois. No taxpayer that is eligible 16 for the deduction provided in subparagraph (M) of 17 paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be eligible 18 for the deduction provided under this subparagraph 19 (M-1). The subtraction modification available to 20 taxpayers in any year under this subsection shall be 21 that portion of the total interest paid by the 22 borrower with respect to such loan attributable to 23 the eligible property as calculated under the 24 previous sentence; 25 (N) Two times any contribution made during the 26 taxable year to a designated zone organization to 27 the extent that the contribution (i) qualifies as a 28 charitable contribution under subsection (c) of 29 Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code and (ii) 30 must, by its terms, be used for a project approved 31 by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs 32 under Section 11 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone 33 Act; 34 (O) An amount equal to: (i) 85% for taxable SB856 Enrolled -20- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 years ending on or before December 31, 1992, or, a 2 percentage equal to the percentage allowable under 3 Section 243(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 4 1986 for taxable years ending after December 31, 5 1992, of the amount by which dividends included in 6 taxable income and received from a corporation that 7 is not created or organized under the laws of the 8 United States or any state or political subdivision 9 thereof, including, for taxable years ending on or 10 after December 31, 1988, dividends received or 11 deemed received or paid or deemed paid under 12 Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue 13 Code, exceed the amount of the modification provided 14 under subparagraph (G) of paragraph (2) of this 15 subsection (b) which is related to such dividends; 16 plus (ii) 100% of the amount by which dividends, 17 included in taxable income and received, including, 18 for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 19 1988, dividends received or deemed received or paid 20 or deemed paid under Sections 951 through 964 of the 21 Internal Revenue Code, from any such corporation 22 specified in clause (i) that would but for the 23 provisions of Section 1504 (b) (3) of the Internal 24 Revenue Code be treated as a member of the 25 affiliated group which includes the dividend 26 recipient, exceed the amount of the modification 27 provided under subparagraph (G) of paragraph (2) of 28 this subsection (b) which is related to such 29 dividends; 30 (P) An amount equal to any contribution made 31 to a job training project established pursuant to 32 the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; and 33 (Q) An amount equal to the amount of the 34 deduction used to compute the federal income tax SB856 Enrolled -21- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 credit for restoration of substantial amounts held 2 under claim of right for the taxable year pursuant 3 to Section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code of 4 1986. 5 (3) Special rule. For purposes of paragraph (2) 6 (A), "gross income" in the case of a life insurance 7 company, for tax years ending on and after December 31, 8 1994, shall mean the gross investment income for the 9 taxable year. 10 (c) Trusts and estates. 11 (1) In general. In the case of a trust or estate, 12 base income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's 13 taxable income for the taxable year as modified by 14 paragraph (2). 15 (2) Modifications. Subject to the provisions of 16 paragraph (3), the taxable income referred to in 17 paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum 18 of the following amounts: 19 (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or 20 accrued to the taxpayer as interest or dividends 21 during the taxable year to the extent excluded from 22 gross income in the computation of taxable income; 23 (B) In the case of (i) an estate, $600; (ii) a 24 trust which, under its governing instrument, is 25 required to distribute all of its income currently, 26 $300; and (iii) any other trust, $100, but in each 27 such case, only to the extent such amount was 28 deducted in the computation of taxable income; 29 (C) An amount equal to the amount of tax 30 imposed by this Act to the extent deducted from 31 gross income in the computation of taxable income 32 for the taxable year; 33 (D) The amount of any net operating loss 34 deduction taken in arriving at taxable income, other SB856 Enrolled -22- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 than a net operating loss carried forward from a 2 taxable year ending prior to December 31, 1986; 3 (E) For taxable years in which a net operating 4 loss carryback or carryforward from a taxable year 5 ending prior to December 31, 1986 is an element of 6 taxable income under paragraph (1) of subsection (e) 7 or subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection 8 (e), the amount by which addition modifications 9 other than those provided by this subparagraph (E) 10 exceeded subtraction modifications in such taxable 11 year, with the following limitations applied in the 12 order that they are listed: 13 (i) the addition modification relating to 14 the net operating loss carried back or forward 15 to the taxable year from any taxable year 16 ending prior to December 31, 1986 shall be 17 reduced by the amount of addition modification 18 under this subparagraph (E) which related to 19 that net operating loss and which was taken 20 into account in calculating the base income of 21 an earlier taxable year, and 22 (ii) the addition modification relating 23 to the net operating loss carried back or 24 forward to the taxable year from any taxable 25 year ending prior to December 31, 1986 shall 26 not exceed the amount of such carryback or 27 carryforward; 28 For taxable years in which there is a net 29 operating loss carryback or carryforward from more 30 than one other taxable year ending prior to December 31 31, 1986, the addition modification provided in this 32 subparagraph (E) shall be the sum of the amounts 33 computed independently under the preceding 34 provisions of this subparagraph (E) for each such SB856 Enrolled -23- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 taxable year; 2 (F) For taxable years ending on or after 3 January 1, 1989, an amount equal to the tax deducted 4 pursuant to Section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code 5 if the trust or estate is claiming the same tax for 6 purposes of the Illinois foreign tax credit under 7 Section 601 of this Act; and 8 (G) An amount equal to the amount of the 9 capital gain deduction allowable under the Internal 10 Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from gross 11 income in the computation of taxable income; 12 and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of 13 the following amounts: 14 (H) An amount equal to all amounts included in 15 such total pursuant to the provisions of Sections 16 402(a), 402(c), 403(a), 403(b), 406(a), 407(a) and 17 408 of the Internal Revenue Code or included in such 18 total as distributions under the provisions of any 19 retirement or disability plan for employees of any 20 governmental agency or unit, or retirement payments 21 to retired partners, which payments are excluded in 22 computing net earnings from self employment by 23 Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code and 24 regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 25 (I) The valuation limitation amount; 26 (J) An amount equal to the amount of any tax 27 imposed by this Act which was refunded to the 28 taxpayer and included in such total for the taxable 29 year; 30 (K) An amount equal to all amounts included in 31 taxable income as modified by subparagraphs (A), 32 (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) which are exempt 33 from taxation by this State either by reason of its 34 statutes or Constitution or by reason of the SB856 Enrolled -24- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Constitution, treaties or statutes of the United 2 States; provided that, in the case of any statute of 3 this State that exempts income derived from bonds or 4 other obligations from the tax imposed under this 5 Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest net 6 of bond premium amortization; 7 (L) With the exception of any amounts 8 subtracted under subparagraph (K), an amount equal 9 to the sum of all amounts disallowed as deductions 10 by Sections 171(a) (2) and 265(a)(2) of the Internal 11 Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended, and all 12 amounts of expenses allocable to interest and 13 disallowed as deductions by Section 265(1) of the 14 Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as now or hereafter 15 amended; 16 (M) An amount equal to those dividends 17 included in such total which were paid by a 18 corporation which conducts business operations in an 19 Enterprise Zone or zones created under the Illinois 20 Enterprise Zone Act and conducts substantially all 21 of its operations in an Enterprise Zone or Zones; 22 (N) An amount equal to any contribution made 23 to a job training project established pursuant to 24 the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act; 25 (O) An amount equal to those dividends 26 included in such total that were paid by a 27 corporation that conducts business operations in a 28 federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone 29 and that is designated a High Impact Business 30 located in Illinois; provided that dividends 31 eligible for the deduction provided in subparagraph 32 (M) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be 33 eligible for the deduction provided under this 34 subparagraph (O); and SB856 Enrolled -25- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (P) An amount equal to the amount of the 2 deduction used to compute the federal income tax 3 credit for restoration of substantial amounts held 4 under claim of right for the taxable year pursuant 5 to Section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code of 6 1986. 7 (3) Limitation. The amount of any modification 8 otherwise required under this subsection shall, under 9 regulations prescribed by the Department, be adjusted by 10 any amounts included therein which were properly paid, 11 credited, or required to be distributed, or permanently 12 set aside for charitable purposes pursuant to Internal 13 Revenue Code Section 642(c) during the taxable year. 14 (d) Partnerships. 15 (1) In general. In the case of a partnership, base 16 income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable 17 income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2). 18 (2) Modifications. The taxable income referred to 19 in paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the 20 sum of the following amounts: 21 (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or 22 accrued to the taxpayer as interest or dividends 23 during the taxable year to the extent excluded from 24 gross income in the computation of taxable income; 25 (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax 26 imposed by this Act to the extent deducted from 27 gross income for the taxable year; and 28 (C) The amount of deductions allowed to the 29 partnership pursuant to Section 707 (c) of the 30 Internal Revenue Code in calculating its taxable 31 income; 32 (D) An amount equal to the amount of the 33 capital gain deduction allowable under the Internal 34 Revenue Code, to the extent deducted from gross SB856 Enrolled -26- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 income in the computation of taxable income; 2 and by deducting from the total so obtained the following 3 amounts: 4 (E) The valuation limitation amount; 5 (F) An amount equal to the amount of any tax 6 imposed by this Act which was refunded to the 7 taxpayer and included in such total for the taxable 8 year; 9 (G) An amount equal to all amounts included in 10 taxable income as modified by subparagraphs (A), 11 (B), (C) and (D) which are exempt from taxation by 12 this State either by reason of its statutes or 13 Constitution or by reason of the Constitution, 14 treaties or statutes of the United States; provided 15 that, in the case of any statute of this State that 16 exempts income derived from bonds or other 17 obligations from the tax imposed under this Act, the 18 amount exempted shall be the interest net of bond 19 premium amortization; 20 (H) Any income of the partnership which 21 constitutes personal service income as defined in 22 Section 1348 (b) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code 23 (as in effect December 31, 1981) or a reasonable 24 allowance for compensation paid or accrued for 25 services rendered by partners to the partnership, 26 whichever is greater; 27 (I) An amount equal to all amounts of income 28 distributable to an entity subject to the Personal 29 Property Tax Replacement Income Tax imposed by 30 subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act 31 including amounts distributable to organizations 32 exempt from federal income tax by reason of Section 33 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; 34 (J) With the exception of any amounts SB856 Enrolled -27- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 subtracted under subparagraph (G), an amount equal 2 to the sum of all amounts disallowed as deductions 3 by Sections 171(a) (2), and 265(2) of the Internal 4 Revenue Code of 1954, as now or hereafter amended, 5 and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest 6 and disallowed as deductions by Section 265(1) of 7 the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter 8 amended; 9 (K) An amount equal to those dividends 10 included in such total which were paid by a 11 corporation which conducts business operations in an 12 Enterprise Zone or zones created under the Illinois 13 Enterprise Zone Act, enacted by the 82nd General 14 Assembly, and which does not conduct such operations 15 other than in an Enterprise Zone or Zones; 16 (L) An amount equal to any contribution made 17 to a job training project established pursuant to 18 the Real Property Tax Increment Allocation 19 Redevelopment Act; 20 (M) An amount equal to those dividends 21 included in such total that were paid by a 22 corporation that conducts business operations in a 23 federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone 24 and that is designated a High Impact Business 25 located in Illinois; provided that dividends 26 eligible for the deduction provided in subparagraph 27 (K) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not be 28 eligible for the deduction provided under this 29 subparagraph (M); and 30 (N) An amount equal to the amount of the 31 deduction used to compute the federal income tax 32 credit for restoration of substantial amounts held 33 under claim of right for the taxable year pursuant 34 to Section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code of SB856 Enrolled -28- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 1986. 2 (e) Gross income; adjusted gross income; taxable income. 3 (1) In general. Subject to the provisions of 4 paragraph (2) and subsection (b) (3), for purposes of 5 this Section and Section 803(e), a taxpayer's gross 6 income, adjusted gross income, or taxable income for the 7 taxable year shall mean the amount of gross income, 8 adjusted gross income or taxable income properly 9 reportable for federal income tax purposes for the 10 taxable year under the provisions of the Internal Revenue 11 Code. Taxable income may be less than zero. However, for 12 taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1986, net 13 operating loss carryforwards from taxable years ending 14 prior to December 31, 1986, may not exceed the sum of 15 federal taxable income for the taxable year before net 16 operating loss deduction, plus the excess of addition 17 modifications over subtraction modifications for the 18 taxable year. For taxable years ending prior to December 19 31, 1986, taxable income may never be an amount in excess 20 of the net operating loss for the taxable year as defined 21 in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 172 of the Internal 22 Revenue Code, provided that when taxable income of a 23 corporation (other than a Subchapter S corporation), 24 trust, or estate is less than zero and addition 25 modifications, other than those provided by subparagraph 26 (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) for corporations 27 or subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) 28 for trusts and estates, exceed subtraction modifications, 29 an addition modification must be made under those 30 subparagraphs for any other taxable year to which the 31 taxable income less than zero (net operating loss) is 32 applied under Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code or 33 under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of this 34 subsection (e) applied in conjunction with Section 172 of SB856 Enrolled -29- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the Internal Revenue Code. 2 (2) Special rule. For purposes of paragraph (1) of 3 this subsection, the taxable income properly reportable 4 for federal income tax purposes shall mean: 5 (A) Certain life insurance companies. In the 6 case of a life insurance company subject to the tax 7 imposed by Section 801 of the Internal Revenue Code, 8 life insurance company taxable income, plus the 9 amount of distribution from pre-1984 policyholder 10 surplus accounts as calculated under Section 815a of 11 the Internal Revenue Code; 12 (B) Certain other insurance companies. In the 13 case of mutual insurance companies subject to the 14 tax imposed by Section 831 of the Internal Revenue 15 Code, insurance company taxable income; 16 (C) Regulated investment companies. In the 17 case of a regulated investment company subject to 18 the tax imposed by Section 852 of the Internal 19 Revenue Code, investment company taxable income; 20 (D) Real estate investment trusts. In the 21 case of a real estate investment trust subject to 22 the tax imposed by Section 857 of the Internal 23 Revenue Code, real estate investment trust taxable 24 income; 25 (E) Consolidated corporations. In the case of 26 a corporation which is a member of an affiliated 27 group of corporations filing a consolidated income 28 tax return for the taxable year for federal income 29 tax purposes, taxable income determined as if such 30 corporation had filed a separate return for federal 31 income tax purposes for the taxable year and each 32 preceding taxable year for which it was a member of 33 an affiliated group. For purposes of this 34 subparagraph, the taxpayer's separate taxable income SB856 Enrolled -30- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 shall be determined as if the election provided by 2 Section 243(b) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code had 3 been in effect for all such years; 4 (F) Cooperatives. In the case of a 5 cooperative corporation or association, the taxable 6 income of such organization determined in accordance 7 with the provisions of Section 1381 through 1388 of 8 the Internal Revenue Code; 9 (G) Subchapter S corporations. In the case 10 of: (i) a Subchapter S corporation for which there 11 is in effect an election for the taxable year under 12 Section 1362 of the Internal Revenue Code, the 13 taxable income of such corporation determined in 14 accordance with Section 1363(b) of the Internal 15 Revenue Code, except that taxable income shall take 16 into account those items which are required by 17 Section 1363(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code to 18 be separately stated; and (ii) a Subchapter S 19 corporation for which there is in effect a federal 20 election to opt out of the provisions of the 21 Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982 and have applied 22 instead the prior federal Subchapter S rules as in 23 effect on July 1, 1982, the taxable income of such 24 corporation determined in accordance with the 25 federal Subchapter S rules as in effect on July 1, 26 1982; and 27 (H) Partnerships. In the case of a 28 partnership, taxable income determined in accordance 29 with Section 703 of the Internal Revenue Code, 30 except that taxable income shall take into account 31 those items which are required by Section 703(a)(1) 32 to be separately stated but which would be taken 33 into account by an individual in calculating his 34 taxable income. SB856 Enrolled -31- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (f) Valuation limitation amount. 2 (1) In general. The valuation limitation amount 3 referred to in subsections (a) (2) (G), (c) (2) (I) and 4 (d)(2) (E) is an amount equal to: 5 (A) The sum of the pre-August 1, 1969 6 appreciation amounts (to the extent consisting of 7 gain reportable under the provisions of Section 1245 8 or 1250 of the Internal Revenue Code) for all 9 property in respect of which such gain was reported 10 for the taxable year; plus 11 (B) The lesser of (i) the sum of the 12 pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation amounts (to the 13 extent consisting of capital gain) for all property 14 in respect of which such gain was reported for 15 federal income tax purposes for the taxable year, or 16 (ii) the net capital gain for the taxable year, 17 reduced in either case by any amount of such gain 18 included in the amount determined under subsection 19 (a) (2) (F) or (c) (2) (H). 20 (2) Pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation amount. 21 (A) If the fair market value of property 22 referred to in paragraph (1) was readily 23 ascertainable on August 1, 1969, the pre-August 1, 24 1969 appreciation amount for such property is the 25 lesser of (i) the excess of such fair market value 26 over the taxpayer's basis (for determining gain) for 27 such property on that date (determined under the 28 Internal Revenue Code as in effect on that date), or 29 (ii) the total gain realized and reportable for 30 federal income tax purposes in respect of the sale, 31 exchange or other disposition of such property. 32 (B) If the fair market value of property 33 referred to in paragraph (1) was not readily 34 ascertainable on August 1, 1969, the pre-August 1, SB856 Enrolled -32- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 1969 appreciation amount for such property is that 2 amount which bears the same ratio to the total gain 3 reported in respect of the property for federal 4 income tax purposes for the taxable year, as the 5 number of full calendar months in that part of the 6 taxpayer's holding period for the property ending 7 July 31, 1969 bears to the number of full calendar 8 months in the taxpayer's entire holding period for 9 the property. 10 (C) The Department shall prescribe such 11 regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 12 purposes of this paragraph. 13 (g) Double deductions. Unless specifically provided 14 otherwise, nothing in this Section shall permit the same item 15 to be deducted more than once. 16 (h) Legislative intention. Except as expressly provided 17 by this Section there shall be no modifications or 18 limitations on the amounts of income, gain, loss or deduction 19 taken into account in determining gross income, adjusted 20 gross income or taxable income for federal income tax 21 purposes for the taxable year, or in the amount of such items 22 entering into the computation of base income and net income 23 under this Act for such taxable year, whether in respect of 24 property values as of August 1, 1969 or otherwise. 25 (Source: P.A. 88-195; 88-648, eff. 9-16-94; 88-669, eff. 26 11-29-94; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-89, eff. 6-30-95; 89-235, 27 eff. 8-4-95; 89-418, eff. 11-15-95; 89-460, eff. 5-24-96; 28 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.) 29 (35 ILCS 5/301) (from Ch. 120, par. 3-301) 30 Sec. 301. General Rule. 31 (a) Residents. All items of income or deduction which 32 were taken into account in the computation of base income for 33 the taxable year by a resident shall be allocated to this SB856 Enrolled -33- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 State. 2 (b) Part-year residents. All items of income or 3 deduction which were taken into account in the computation of 4 base income for the taxable year by a part-year resident 5 shall, for that part of the year the part-year resident was a 6 resident of this State, be allocated to this State and, for 7 the remaining part of the year, be allocated to this State 8 only to the extent provided by Section 302, 303 or 304 9 (relating to compensation, nonbusiness income and business 10 income, respectively). 11 (c) Other persons. 12 (1) In general. Any item of income or deduction 13 which was taken into account in the computation of base 14 income for the taxable year by any person other than a 15 resident and which is referred to in Section 302, 303 or 16 304 (relating to compensation, nonbusiness income and 17 business income, respectively) shall be allocated to this 18 State only to the extent provided by such section. 19 (2) Unspecified items. Any item of income or 20 deduction which was taken into account in the computation 21 of base income for the taxable year by any person other 22 than a resident and which is not otherwise specifically 23 allocated or apportioned pursuant to Section 302, 303 or 24 304 (including, without limitation, interest, dividends, 25 items of income taken into account under the provisions 26 of Sections 401 through 425 of the Internal Revenue Code, 27 and benefit payments received by a beneficiary of a 28 supplemental unemployment benefit trust which is referred 29 to in Section 501(c)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code): 30 (A) in the case of an individual, trustor 31 estate, shall not be allocated to this State; and 32 (B) in the case of a corporation, trust, or a 33 partnership, shall be allocated to this State if the 34 taxpayer had its commercial domicile in this State SB856 Enrolled -34- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 at the time such item was paid, incurred or accrued. 2 (Source: P.A. 82-609.) 3 (35 ILCS 5/302) (from Ch. 120, par. 3-302) 4 Sec. 302. Compensation paid to nonresidents. 5 (a) In general. All items of compensation paid in this 6 State (as determined under Section 304(a)(2)(B)) to an 7 individual who is a nonresident at the time of such payment 8 and all items of deduction directly allocable thereto, shall 9 be allocated to this State. 10 (b) Reciprocal exemption. The Director may enter into an 11 agreement with the taxing authorities of any state which 12 imposes a tax on or measured by income to provide that 13 compensation paid in such state to residents of this State 14 shall be exempt from such tax; in such case, any compensation 15 paid in this State to residents of such state shall not be 16 allocated to this State. All reciprocal agreements shall be 17 subject to the requirements of Section 39b53 of the Civil 18 Administrative Code of Illinois. 19 (c) Cross references. 20 (1) For allocation of amounts received by 21 nonresidents from certain employee trusts, see Section 22 301(b)(2). 23 (2) For allocation of compensation by residents, 24 see Section 301(a). 25 (Source: P.A. 77-1379.) 26 (35 ILCS 5/506) (from Ch. 120, par. 5-506) 27 Sec. 506. Federal Returns. (a) In general. Any person 28 required to make a return for a taxable year under this Act 29 may, at any time that a deficiency could be assessed or a 30 refund claimed under this Act in respect of any item reported 31 or properly reportable on such return or any amendment 32 thereof, be required to furnish to the Department a true and SB856 Enrolled -35- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 correct copy of any return which may pertain to such item and 2 which was filed by such person under the provisions of the 3 Internal Revenue Code. 4 (b) Changes affecting federal income tax. In the event 5 the taxable income, any item of income or deduction,orthe 6 income tax liability, or any tax credit reported in a federal 7 income tax return of any person for any year is altered by 8 amendment of such return or as a result of any other 9 recomputation or redetermination of federal taxable income or 10 loss, and such alteration reflects a change or settlement 11 with respect to any item or items, affecting the computation 12 of such person's net income, net loss, or of any credit 13 provided by Article 2 of this Actbase incomefor any year 14 under this Act, or in the number of personal exemptions 15 allowable to such person under Section 151 of the Internal 16 Revenue Code, such person shall notify the Department of such 17 alteration. Such notification shall be in the form of an 18 amended return or such other form as the Department may by 19 regulations prescribe, shall contain the person's name and 20 address and such other information as the Department may by 21 regulations prescribe, shall be signed by such person or his 22 duly authorized representative, and shall be filed not later 23 than 120 days after such alteration has been agreed to or 24 finally determined for federal income tax purposes or any 25 federal income tax deficiency or refund, tentative carryback 26 adjustment, abatement or credit resulting therefrom has been 27 assessed or paid, whichever shall first occur. 28 (Source: P.A. 86-905.) 29 (35 ILCS 5/701) (from Ch. 120, par. 7-701) 30 Sec. 701. Requirement and Amount of Withholding. 31 (a) In General. 32 Every employer maintaining an office or transacting 33 business within this State and required under the provisions SB856 Enrolled -36- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 of the Internal Revenue Code to withhold a tax on: 2 (1) compensation paid in this State (as determined 3 under Section 304 (a) (2) (B) to an individual; or 4 (2) payments described in subsection (b) shall 5 deduct and withhold from such compensation for each 6 payroll period (as defined in Section 3401 of the 7 Internal Revenue Code) an amount equal to the amount by 8 which such individual's compensation exceeds the 9 proportionate part of this withholding exemption 10 (computed as provided in Section 702) attributable to the 11 payroll period for which such compensation is payable 12 multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage tax 13 rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of 14 Section 201. 15 (b) Payment to Residents. 16 Any payment (including compensation) to a resident by a 17 payor maintaining an office or transacting business within 18 this State and on which withholding of tax is required under 19 the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed 20 to be compensation paid in this State by an employer to an 21 employee for the purposes of Article 7 and Section 601 (b) 22 (1) to the extent such payment is included in the recipient's 23 base income and not subjected to withholding by another 24 state. 25 (c) Special Definitions. 26 Withholding shall be considered required under the 27 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent the 28 Internal Revenue Code either requires withholding or allows 29 for voluntary withholding the payor and recipient have 30 entered into such a voluntary withholding agreement. For the 31 purposes of Article 7 and Section 1002 (c) the term 32 "employer" includes any payor who is required to withhold tax 33 pursuant to this Section. 34 (d) Reciprocal Exemption. SB856 Enrolled -37- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 The Director may enter into an agreement with the taxing 2 authorities of any state which imposes a tax on or measured 3 by income to provide that compensation paid in such state to 4 residents of this State shall be exempt from withholding of 5 such tax; in such case, any compensation paid in this State 6 to residents of such state shall be exempt from withholding. 7 All reciprocal agreements shall be subject to the 8 requirements of Section 39b53 of the Civil Administrative 9 Code of Illinois. 10 (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) (2) of this Section, 11 no withholding is required on payments for which withholding 12 is required under Section 3405 or 3406 of the Internal 13 Revenue Code of 1954. 14 (Source: P.A. 85-731; 86-1475.) 15 (35 ILCS 5/806 new) 16 Sec. 806. Exemption from penalty. An individual 17 taxpayer shall not be subject to a penalty for failing to pay 18 estimated tax as required by Section 803 if the taxpayer is 19 65 years of age or older and is a permanent resident of a 20 nursing home. For purposes of this Section, "nursing home" 21 means a skilled nursing or intermediate long term care 22 facility that is subject to licensure by the Illinois 23 Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act. 24 (35 ILCS 5/905) (from Ch. 120, par. 9-905) 25 Sec. 905. Limitations on Notices of Deficiency. 26 (a) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this 27 Act: 28 (1) A notice of deficiency shall be issued not 29 later than 3 years after the date the return was filed, 30 and 31 (2) No deficiency shall be assessed or collected 32 with respect to the year for which the return was filed SB856 Enrolled -38- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 unless such notice is issued within such period. 2 (b) Omission of more than 25% of income. If the taxpayer 3 omits from base income an amount properly includible therein 4 which is in excess of 25% of the amount of base income stated 5 in the return, a notice of deficiency may be issued not later 6 than 6 years after the return was filed. For purposes of this 7 paragraph, there shall not be taken into account any amount 8 which is omitted in the return if such amount is disclosed in 9 the return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a 10 manner adequate to apprise the Department of the nature and 11 the amount of such item. 12 (c) No return or fraudulent return. If no return is 13 filed or a false and fraudulent return is filed with intent 14 to evade the tax imposed by this Act, a notice of deficiency 15 may be issued at any time. 16 (d) Failure to report federal change. If a taxpayer 17 fails to notify the Department in any case where notification 18 is required by Section 304(c) or 506(b), or fails to report a 19 change or correction which is treated in the same manner as 20 if it were a deficiency for federal income tax purposes, a 21 notice of deficiency may be issued at any time. 22 (e) Report of federal change. In any case where 23 notification of an alteration is given as required by Section 24 506(b), a notice of deficiency may be issued at any time 25 within 2 years after the date such notification is given, 26 provided, however, that the amount of any proposed assessment 27 set forth in such notice shall be limited to the amount of 28 any deficiency resulting under this Act from recomputation of 29 the taxpayer's net income, net loss, or Article 2 credits 30base incomefor the taxable year after giving effect to the 31 item or items reflected in the reported alteration. 32 (f) Extension by agreement. Where, before the expiration 33 of the time prescribed in this section for the issuance of a 34 notice of deficiency, both the Department and the taxpayer SB856 Enrolled -39- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 shall have consented in writing to its issuance after such 2 time, such notice may be issued at any time prior to the 3 expiration of the period agreed upon. The period so agreed 4 upon may be extended by subsequent agreements in writing made 5 before the expiration of the period previously agreed upon. 6 (g) Erroneous refunds. In any case in which there has 7 been an erroneous refund of tax payable under this Act, a 8 notice of deficiency may be issued at any time within 2 years 9 from the making of such refund, or within 5 years from the 10 making of such refund if it appears that any part of the 11 refund was induced by fraud or the misrepresentation of a 12 material fact, provided, however, that the amount of any 13 proposed assessment set forth in such notice shall be limited 14 to the amount of such erroneous refund. 15 Beginning July 1, 1993, in any case in which there has 16 been a refund of tax payable under this Act attributable to a 17 net loss carryback as provided for in Section 207, and that 18 refund is subsequently determined to be an erroneous refund 19 due to a reduction in the amount of the net loss which was 20 originally carried back, a notice of deficiency for the 21 erroneous refund amount may be issued at any time during the 22 same time period in which a notice of deficiency can be 23 issued on the loss year creating the carryback amount and 24 subsequent erroneous refund. The amount of any proposed 25 assessment set forth in the notice shall be limited to the 26 amount of such erroneous refund. 27 (h) Time return deemed filed. For purposes of this 28 Section a tax return filed before the last day prescribed by 29 law (including any extension thereof) shall be deemed to have 30 been filed on such last day. 31 (i) Request for prompt determination of liability. For 32 purposes of Subsection (a)(1), in the case of a tax return 33 required under this Act in respect of a decedent, or by his 34 estate during the period of administration, or by a SB856 Enrolled -40- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 corporation, the period referred to in such Subsection shall 2 be 18 months after a written request for prompt determination 3 of liability is filed with the Department (at such time and 4 in such form and manner as the Department shall by 5 regulations prescribe) by the executor, administrator, or 6 other fiduciary representing the estate of such decedent, or 7 by such corporation, but not more than 3 years after the date 8 the return was filed. This Subsection shall not apply in the 9 case of a corporation unless: 10 (1) (A) Such written request notifies the 11 Department that the corporation contemplates dissolution 12 at or before the expiration of such 18-month period, (B) 13 the dissolution is begun in good faith before the 14 expiration of such 18-month period, and (C) the 15 dissolution is completed; 16 (2) (A) Such written request notifies the 17 Department that a dissolution has in good faith been 18 begun, and (B) the dissolution is completed; or 19 (3) A dissolution has been completed at the time 20 such written request is made. 21 (j) Withholding tax. In the case of returns required 22 under Article 7 of this Act (with respect to any amounts 23 withheld as tax or any amounts required to have been withheld 24 as tax) a notice of deficiency shall be issued not later than 25 3 years after the 15th day of the 4th month following the 26 close of the calendar year in which such withholding was 27 required. 28 (k) Penalties for failure to make information reports. 29 A notice of deficiency for the penalties provided by 30 Subsection 1405.1(c) of this Act may not be issued more than 31 3 years after the due date of the reports with respect to 32 which the penalties are asserted. 33 (l) Penalty for failure to file withholding returns. A 34 notice of deficiency for penalties provided by Section 1004 SB856 Enrolled -41- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 of this Act for taxpayer's failure to file withholding 2 returns may not be issued more than three years after the 3 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the calendar 4 year in which the withholding giving rise to taxpayer's 5 obligation to file those returns occurred. 6 (m) Transferee liability. A notice of deficiency may be 7 issued to a transferee relative to a liability asserted under 8 Section 1405 during time periods defined as follows: 9 1) Initial Transferee. In the case of the 10 liability of an initial transferee, up to 2 years after 11 the expiration of the period of limitation for assessment 12 against the transferor, except that if a court proceeding 13 for review of the assessment against the transferor has 14 begun, then up to 2 years after the return of the 15 certified copy of the judgment in the court proceeding. 16 2) Transferee of Transferee. In the case of the 17 liability of a transferee, up to 2 years after the 18 expiration of the period of limitation for assessment 19 against the preceding transferee, but not more than 3 20 years after the expiration of the period of limitation 21 for assessment against the initial transferor; except 22 that if, before the expiration of the period of 23 limitation for the assessment of the liability of the 24 transferee, a court proceeding for the collection of the 25 tax or liability in respect thereof has been begun 26 against the initial transferor or the last preceding 27 transferee, as the case may be, then the period of 28 limitation for assessment of the liability of the 29 transferee shall expire 2 years after the return of the 30 certified copy of the judgment in the court proceeding. 31 (Source: P.A. 88-195.) 32 (35 ILCS 5/911) (from Ch. 120, par. 9-911) 33 Sec. 911. Limitations on Claims for Refund. (a) In SB856 Enrolled -42- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 general. Except as otherwise provided in this Act: 2 (1) A claim for refund shall be filed not later than 3 3 years after the date the return was filed (in the case of 4 returns required under Article 7 of this Act respecting any 5 amounts withheld as tax, not later than 3 years after the 6 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the calendar 7 year in which such withholding was made), or one year after 8 the date the tax was paid, whichever is the later; and 9 (2) No credit or refund shall be allowed or made with 10 respect to the year for which the claim was filed unless such 11 claim is filed within such period. 12 (b) Federal changes. (1) In general. In any case where 13 notification of an alteration is required by Section 506 (b), 14 a claim for refund may be filed within 2 years after the date 15 on which such notification was due (regardless of whether 16 such notice was given), but the amount recoverable pursuant 17 to a claim filed under this Section shall be limited to the 18 amount of any overpayment resulting under this Act from 19 recomputation of the taxpayer's net income, net loss, or 20 Article 2 creditsbase incomefor the taxable year after 21 giving effect to the item or items reflected in the 22 alteration required to be reported. 23 (2) Tentative carryback adjustments paid before January 24 1, 1974. If, as the result of the payment before January 1, 25 1974 of a federal tentative carryback adjustment, a 26 notification of an alteration is required under Section 506 27 (b), a claim for refund may be filed at any time before 28 January 1, 1976, but the amount recoverable pursuant to a 29 claim filed under this Section shall be limited to the amount 30 of any overpayment resulting under this Act from 31 recomputation of the taxpayer's base income for the taxable 32 year after giving effect to the federal alteration resulting 33 from the tentative carryback adjustment irrespective of any 34 limitation imposed in paragraph (l) of this subsection. SB856 Enrolled -43- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (c) Extension by agreement. Where, before the 2 expiration of the time prescribed in this section for the 3 filing of a claim for refund, both the Department and the 4 claimant shall have consented in writing to its filing after 5 such time, such claim may be filed at any time prior to the 6 expiration of the period agreed upon. The period so agreed 7 upon may be extended by subsequent agreements in writing made 8 before the expiration of the period previously agreed upon. 9 (d) Limit on amount of credit or refund. 10 (1) Limit where claim filed within 3-year period. If 11 the claim was filed by the claimant during the 3-year period 12 prescribed in subsection (a), the amount of the credit or 13 refund shall not exceed the portion of the tax paid within 14 the period, immediately preceding the filing of the claim, 15 equal to 3 years plus the period of any extension of time for 16 filing the return. 17 (2) Limit where claim not filed within 3-year period. 18 If the claim was not filed within such 3-year period, the 19 amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion 20 of the tax paid during the one year immediately preceding the 21 filing of the claim. 22 (e) Time return deemed filed. For purposes of this 23 section a tax return filed before the last day prescribed by 24 law for the filing of such return (including any extensions 25 thereof) shall be deemed to have been filed on such last day. 26 (f) No claim for refund based on the taxpayer's taking a 27 credit for estimated tax payments as provided by Section 601 28 (b) (2) or for any amount paid by a taxpayer pursuant to 29 Section 602(a) or for any amount of credit for tax withheld 30 pursuant to Section 701 may be filed more than 3 years after 31 the due date, as provided by Section 505, of the return which 32 was required to be filed relative to the taxable year for 33 which the payments were made or for which the tax was 34 withheld. The changes in this subsection (f) made by this SB856 Enrolled -44- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 amendatory Act of 1987 shall apply to all taxable years 2 ending on or after December 31, 1969. 3 (g) Special Period of Limitation with Respect to Net 4 Loss Carrybacks. If the claim for refund relates to an 5 overpayment attributable to a net loss carryback as provided 6 by Section 207, in lieu of the 3 year period of limitation 7 prescribed in subsection (a), the period shall be that period 8 which ends 3 years after the time prescribed by law for 9 filing the return (including extensions thereof) for the 10 taxable year of the net loss which results in such carryback, 11 or the period prescribed in subsection (c) in respect of such 12 taxable year, whichever expires later. In the case of such a 13 claim, the amount of the refund may exceed the portion of the 14 tax paid within the period provided in subsection (d) to the 15 extent of the amount of the overpayment attributable to such 16 carryback. 17 (Source: P.A. 86-905.) 18 (35 ILCS 5/917) (from Ch. 120, par. 9-917) 19 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507) 20 Sec. 917. Confidentiality and information sharing. 21 (a) Confidentiality. Except as provided in this Section, 22 all information received by the Department from returns filed 23 under this Act, or from any investigation conducted under the 24 provisions of this Act, shall be confidential, except for 25 official purposes within the Department or pursuant to 26 official procedures for collection of any State tax or 27 pursuant to an investigation or audit by the Illinois State 28 Scholarship Commission of a delinquent student loan or 29 monetary award or enforcement of any civil or criminal 30 penalty or sanction imposed by this Act or by another statute 31 imposing a State tax, and any person who divulges any such 32 information in any manner, except for such purposes and 33 pursuant to order of the Director or in accordance with a SB856 Enrolled -45- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 proper judicial order, shall be guilty of a Class A 2 misdemeanor. However, the provisions of this paragraph are 3 not applicable to information furnished to a licensed 4 attorney representing the taxpayer where an appeal or a 5 protest has been filed on behalf of the taxpayer. 6 (b) Public information. Nothing contained in this Act 7 shall prevent the Director from publishing or making 8 available to the public the names and addresses of persons 9 filing returns under this Act, or from publishing or making 10 available reasonable statistics concerning the operation of 11 the tax wherein the contents of returns are grouped into 12 aggregates in such a way that the information contained in 13 any individual return shall not be disclosed. 14 (c) Governmental agencies. The Director may make 15 available to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United 16 States or his delegate, or the proper officer or his delegate 17 of any other state imposing a tax upon or measured by income, 18 for exclusively official purposes, information received by 19 the Department in the administration of this Act, but such 20 permission shall be granted only if the United States or such 21 other state, as the case may be, grants the Department 22 substantially similar privileges. The Director may exchange 23 information with the Illinois Department of Public Aid for 24 the purpose of verifying sources and amounts of income and 25 for other purposes directly connected with the administration 26 of this Act and The Illinois Public Aid Code. The Director 27 may exchange information with the Director of the Department 28 of Employment Security for the purpose of verifying sources 29 and amounts of income and for other purposes directly 30 connected with the administration of this Act and Acts 31 administered by the Department of Employment Security. The 32 Director may make available to the Illinois Industrial 33 Commission information regarding employers for the purpose of 34 verifying the insurance coverage required under the Workers' SB856 Enrolled -46- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Compensation Act and Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. 2 The Director may make available to any State agency, 3 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 4 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 5 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 6 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 7 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 8 interest due under this Act. The Director may also make 9 available to the Secretary of State information that a 10 corporation which has been issued a certificate of 11 incorporation by the Secretary of State has failed to file 12 returns under this Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest 13 shown therein, or has failed to pay any final assessment of 14 tax, penalty or interest due under this Act. An assessment is 15 final when all proceedings in court for review of such 16 assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof 17 has expired without such proceedings being instituted. For 18 taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the 19 Director may make available to the Director or principal 20 officer of any Department of the State of Illinois, 21 information that a person employed by such Department has 22 failed to file returns under this Act or pay the tax, penalty 23 and interest shown therein. For purposes of this paragraph, 24 the word "Department" shall have the same meaning as provided 25 in Section 3 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 26 1971. 27 (d) The Director shall make available for public 28 inspection in the Department's principal office and for 29 publication, at cost, administrative decisions issued on or 30 after January 1, 1995. These decisions are to be made 31 available in a manner so that the following taxpayer 32 information is not disclosed: 33 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 34 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. SB856 Enrolled -47- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 2 secrets or other confidential information identified as 3 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 4 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 5 Department shall provide by rule. 6 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 7 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 8 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 9 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 10 The Director shall make available for public inspection 11 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 12 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 13 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 14 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 15 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 16 Compliance and Administration Fund. 17 (e) Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the 18 Director from divulging information to any person pursuant to 19 a request or authorization made by the taxpayer, by an 20 authorized representative of the taxpayer, or, in the case of 21 information related to a joint return, by the spouse filing 22 the joint return with the taxpayer. 23 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 24 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507) 25 Sec. 917. Confidentiality and information sharing. 26 (a) Confidentiality. Except as provided in this Section, 27 all information received by the Department from returns filed 28 under this Act, or from any investigation conducted under the 29 provisions of this Act, shall be confidential, except for 30 official purposes within the Department or pursuant to 31 official procedures for collection of any State tax or 32 pursuant to an investigation or audit by the Illinois State 33 Scholarship Commission of a delinquent student loan or 34 monetary award or enforcement of any civil or criminal SB856 Enrolled -48- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 penalty or sanction imposed by this Act or by another statute 2 imposing a State tax, and any person who divulges any such 3 information in any manner, except for such purposes and 4 pursuant to order of the Director or in accordance with a 5 proper judicial order, shall be guilty of a Class A 6 misdemeanor. However, the provisions of this paragraph are 7 not applicable to information furnished to a licensed 8 attorney representing the taxpayer where an appeal or a 9 protest has been filed on behalf of the taxpayer. 10 (b) Public information. Nothing contained in this Act 11 shall prevent the Director from publishing or making 12 available to the public the names and addresses of persons 13 filing returns under this Act, or from publishing or making 14 available reasonable statistics concerning the operation of 15 the tax wherein the contents of returns are grouped into 16 aggregates in such a way that the information contained in 17 any individual return shall not be disclosed. 18 (c) Governmental agencies. The Director may make 19 available to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United 20 States or his delegate, or the proper officer or his delegate 21 of any other state imposing a tax upon or measured by income, 22 for exclusively official purposes, information received by 23 the Department in the administration of this Act, but such 24 permission shall be granted only if the United States or such 25 other state, as the case may be, grants the Department 26 substantially similar privileges. The Director may exchange 27 information with the Illinois Department of Public Aid and 28 the Department of Human Services (acting as successor to the 29 Department of Public Aid under the Department of Human 30 Services Act) for the purpose of verifying sources and 31 amounts of income and for other purposes directly connected 32 with the administration of this Act and the Illinois Public 33 Aid Code. The Director may exchange information with the 34 Director of the Department of Employment Security for the SB856 Enrolled -49- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 purpose of verifying sources and amounts of income and for 2 other purposes directly connected with the administration of 3 this Act and Acts administered by the Department of 4 Employment Security. The Director may make available to the 5 Illinois Industrial Commission information regarding 6 employers for the purpose of verifying the insurance coverage 7 required under the Workers' Compensation Act and Workers' 8 Occupational Diseases Act. 9 The Director may make available to any State agency, 10 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 11 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 12 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 13 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 14 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 15 interest due under this Act. The Director may also make 16 available to the Secretary of State information that a 17 corporation which has been issued a certificate of 18 incorporation by the Secretary of State has failed to file 19 returns under this Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest 20 shown therein, or has failed to pay any final assessment of 21 tax, penalty or interest due under this Act. An assessment is 22 final when all proceedings in court for review of such 23 assessment have terminated or the time for the taking thereof 24 has expired without such proceedings being instituted. For 25 taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the 26 Director may make available to the Director or principal 27 officer of any Department of the State of Illinois, 28 information that a person employed by such Department has 29 failed to file returns under this Act or pay the tax, penalty 30 and interest shown therein. For purposes of this paragraph, 31 the word "Department" shall have the same meaning as provided 32 in Section 3 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 33 1971. 34 (d) The Director shall make available for public SB856 Enrolled -50- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 inspection in the Department's principal office and for 2 publication, at cost, administrative decisions issued on or 3 after January 1, 1995. These decisions are to be made 4 available in a manner so that the following taxpayer 5 information is not disclosed: 6 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 7 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 8 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 9 secrets or other confidential information identified as 10 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 11 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 12 Department shall provide by rule. 13 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 14 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 15 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 16 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 17 The Director shall make available for public inspection 18 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 19 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 20 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 21 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 22 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 23 Compliance and Administration Fund. 24 (e) Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the 25 Director from divulging information to any person pursuant to 26 a request or authorization made by the taxpayer, by an 27 authorized representative of the taxpayer, or, in the case of 28 information related to a joint return, by the spouse filing 29 the joint return with the taxpayer. 30 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.) 31 Section 20. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing 32 Sections 9 and 20 as follows: SB856 Enrolled -51- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (35 ILCS 105/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.9) 2 Sec. 9. Except as to motor vehicles, watercraft, 3 aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered 4 with an agency of this State, each retailer required or 5 authorized to collect the tax imposed by this Act shall pay 6 to the Department the amount of such tax (except as otherwise 7 provided) at the time when he is required to file his return 8 for the period during which such tax was collected, less a 9 discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990, and 1.75% on and 10 after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year, whichever is 11 greater, which is allowed to reimburse the retailer for 12 expenses incurred in collecting the tax, keeping records, 13 preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying 14 data to the Department on request. In the case of retailers 15 who report and pay the tax on a transaction by transaction 16 basis, as provided in this Section, such discount shall be 17 taken with each such tax remittance instead of when such 18 retailer files his periodic return. A retailer need not 19 remit that part of any tax collected by him to the extent 20 that he is required to remit and does remit the tax imposed 21 by the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, with respect to the 22 sale of the same property. 23 Where such tangible personal property is sold under a 24 conditional sales contract, or under any other form of sale 25 wherein the payment of the principal sum, or a part thereof, 26 is extended beyond the close of the period for which the 27 return is filed, the retailer, in collecting the tax (except 28 as to motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and trailers that 29 are required to be registered with an agency of this State), 30 may collect for each tax return period, only the tax 31 applicable to that part of the selling price actually 32 received during such tax return period. 33 Except as provided in this Section, on or before the 34 twentieth day of each calendar month, such retailer shall SB856 Enrolled -52- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 file a return for the preceding calendar month. Such return 2 shall be filed on forms prescribed by the Department and 3 shall furnish such information as the Department may 4 reasonably require. 5 The Department may require returns to be filed on a 6 quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar 7 quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the 8 calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. 9 The taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for 10 each of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or 11 before the twentieth day of the following calendar month, 12 stating: 13 1. The name of the seller; 14 2. The address of the principal place of business 15 from which he engages in the business of selling tangible 16 personal property at retail in this State; 17 3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by 18 him during the preceding calendar month from sales of 19 tangible personal property by him during such preceding 20 calendar month, including receipts from charge and time 21 sales, but less all deductions allowed by law; 22 4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of 23 this Act; 24 5. The amount of tax due; 25 5-5. The signature of the taxpayer; and 26 6. Such other reasonable information as the 27 Department may require. 28 If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after 29 the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department, 30 the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to 31 be due on the return shall be deemed assessed. 32 Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average 33 monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all 34 payments required by rules of the Department by electronic SB856 Enrolled -53- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who has 2 an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more shall 3 make all payments required by rules of the Department by 4 electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a 5 taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000 6 or more shall make all payments required by rules of the 7 Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "average 8 monthly tax liability" means the sum of the taxpayer's 9 liabilities under this Act, and under all other State and 10 local occupation and use tax laws administered by the 11 Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year 12 divided by 12. 13 Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the 14 Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make 15 payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers required 16 to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make 17 those payments for a minimum of one year beginning on October 18 1. 19 Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic 20 funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer 21 with the permission of the Department. 22 All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic 23 funds transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily 24 make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those 25 payments in the manner authorized by the Department. 26 The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to 27 effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the 28 requirements of this Section. 29 If the taxpayer's average monthly tax liability to the 30 Department under this Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, 31 the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act was 32 $10,000 or more during the preceding 4 complete calendar 33 quarters, he shall file a return with the Department each 34 month by the 20th day of the month next following the month SB856 Enrolled -54- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 during which such tax liability is incurred and shall make 2 payments to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd 3 and last day of the month during which such liability is 4 incurred. If the month during which such tax liability is 5 incurred began prior to January 1, 1985, each payment shall 6 be in an amount equal to 1/4 of the taxpayer's actual 7 liability for the month or an amount set by the Department 8 not to exceed 1/4 of the average monthly liability of the 9 taxpayer to the Department for the preceding 4 complete 10 calendar quarters (excluding the month of highest liability 11 and the month of lowest liability in such 4 quarter period). 12 If the month during which such tax liability is incurred 13 begins on or after January 1, 1985, and prior to January 1, 14 1987, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of 15 the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 27.5% of the 16 taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the 17 preceding year. If the month during which such tax liability 18 is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1987, and prior to 19 January 1, 1988, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 20 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 21 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar 22 month of the preceding year. If the month during which such 23 tax liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1988, 24 and prior to January 1, 1989, or begins on or after January 25 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of 26 the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25% of the 27 taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of the 28 preceding year. If the month during which such tax liability 29 is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1989, and prior to 30 January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in an amount equal to 31 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or 25% 32 of the taxpayer's liability for the same calendar month of 33 the preceding year or 100% of the taxpayer's actual liability 34 for the quarter monthly reporting period. The amount of such SB856 Enrolled -55- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the final 2 tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month. Once 3 applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter monthly 4 payments to the Department shall continue until such 5 taxpayer's average monthly liability to the Department during 6 the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the 7 month of highest liability and the month of lowest liability) 8 is less than $9,000, or until such taxpayer's average monthly 9 liability to the Department as computed for each calendar 10 quarter of the 4 preceding complete calendar quarter period 11 is less than $10,000. However, if a taxpayer can show the 12 Department that a substantial change in the taxpayer's 13 business has occurred which causes the taxpayer to anticipate 14 that his average monthly tax liability for the reasonably 15 foreseeable future will fall below $10,000, then such 16 taxpayer may petition the Department for change in such 17 taxpayer's reporting status. The Department shall change 18 such taxpayer's reporting status unless it finds that such 19 change is seasonal in nature and not likely to be long term. 20 If any such quarter monthly payment is not paid at the time 21 or in the amount required by this Section, then the taxpayer 22 shall be liable for penalties and interest ontaxpayer's 2.1%23or 1.75% vendors' discount shall be reduced by 2.1% or 1.75%,24as the case may be, ofthe difference between the minimum 25 amount due and the amount of such quarter monthly payment 26 actually and timely paidand the taxpayer shall be liable for27penalties and interest on such difference, except insofar as 28 the taxpayer has previously made payments for that month to 29 the Department in excess of the minimum payments previously 30 due as provided in this Section. The Department shall make 31 reasonable rules and regulations to govern the quarter 32 monthly payment amount and quarter monthly payment dates for 33 taxpayers who file on other than a calendar monthly basis. 34 If any such payment provided for in this Section exceeds SB856 Enrolled -56- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Retailers' 2 Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act and the 3 Service Use Tax Act, as shown by an original monthly return, 4 the Department shall issue to the taxpayer a credit 5 memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment, 6 which memorandum may be submitted by the taxpayer to the 7 Department in payment of tax liability subsequently to be 8 remitted by the taxpayer to the Department or be assigned by 9 the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this Act, the 10 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act 11 or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable 12 rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Department, 13 except that if such excess payment is shown on an original 14 monthly return and is made after December 31, 1986, no credit 15 memorandum shall be issued, unless requested by the taxpayer. 16 If no such request is made, the taxpayer may credit such 17 excess payment against tax liability subsequently to be 18 remitted by the taxpayer to the Department under this Act, 19 the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax 20 Act or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable 21 rules and regulations prescribed by the Department. If the 22 Department subsequently determines that all or any part of 23 the credit taken was not actually due to the taxpayer, the 24 taxpayer's 2.1% or 1.75% vendor's discount shall be reduced 25 by 2.1% or 1.75% of the difference between the credit taken 26 and that actually due, and the taxpayer shall be liable for 27 penalties and interest on such difference. 28 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 29 return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to 30 the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may 31 authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis, 32 with the return for January, February, and March of a given 33 year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for 34 April, May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of SB856 Enrolled -57- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 such year; with the return for July, August and September of 2 a given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with 3 the return for October, November and December of a given year 4 being due by January 20 of the following year. 5 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 6 or quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax 7 liability to the Department does not exceed $50, the 8 Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual 9 basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 10 20 of the following year. 11 Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and 12 substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as 13 monthly returns. 14 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act 15 concerning the time within which a retailer may file his 16 return, in the case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a 17 kind of business which makes him responsible for filing 18 returns under this Act, such retailer shall file a final 19 return under this Act with the Department not more than one 20 month after discontinuing such business. 21 In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft, 22 aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered 23 with an agency of this State, every retailer selling this 24 kind of tangible personal property shall file, with the 25 Department, upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the 26 Department, a separate return for each such item of tangible 27 personal property which the retailer sells, except that 28 where, in the same transaction, a retailer of aircraft, 29 watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers transfers more than 30 one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another 31 aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer retailer for 32 the purpose of resale, that seller for resale may report the 33 transfer of all the aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicles or 34 trailers involved in that transaction to the Department on SB856 Enrolled -58- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting return form. 2 For purposes of this Section, "watercraft" means a Class 2, 3 Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in Section 3-2 of 4 the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a personal watercraft, 5 or any boat equipped with an inboard motor. 6 The transaction reporting return in the case of motor 7 vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with 8 an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the 9 Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of the Illinois 10 Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the 11 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 12 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 13 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 14 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 15 if any, to the extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows 16 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 17 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 18 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 19 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 20 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 21 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 22 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 23 place and date of the sale; a sufficient identification of 24 the property sold; such other information as is required in 25 Section 5-402 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other 26 information as the Department may reasonably require. 27 The transaction reporting return in the case of 28 watercraft and aircraft must show the name and address of the 29 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 30 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 31 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 32 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 33 if any, to the extent to which Section 2 of this Act allows 34 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance SB856 Enrolled -59- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 2 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 3 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 4 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 5 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 6 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 7 place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of 8 the property sold, and such other information as the 9 Department may reasonably require. 10 Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not 11 later than 20 days after the date of delivery of the item 12 that is being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any 13 time sooner than that if he chooses to do so. The 14 transaction reporting return and tax remittance or proof of 15 exemption from the tax that is imposed by this Act may be 16 transmitted to the Department by way of the State agency with 17 which, or State officer with whom, the tangible personal 18 property must be titled or registered (if titling or 19 registration is required) if the Department and such agency 20 or State officer determine that this procedure will expedite 21 the processing of applications for title or registration. 22 With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer 23 shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit 24 satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is 25 the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the 26 Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a tax 27 receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is 28 satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such 29 purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State 30 officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible 31 personal property that is involved (if titling or 32 registration is required) in support of such purchaser's 33 application for an Illinois certificate or other evidence of 34 title or registration to such tangible personal property. SB856 Enrolled -60- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this 2 Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the 3 retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other 4 evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration 5 is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user 6 has paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The 7 Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the 8 mandate of this paragraph. 9 If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer 10 wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment 11 of tax or proof of exemption made to the Department before 12 the retailer is willing to take these actions and such user 13 has not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may certify 14 to the fact of such delay by the retailer, and may (upon the 15 Department being satisfied of the truth of such 16 certification) transmit the information required by the 17 transaction reporting return and the remittance for tax or 18 proof of exemption directly to the Department and obtain his 19 tax receipt or exemption determination, in which event the 20 transaction reporting return and tax remittance (if a tax 21 payment was required) shall be credited by the Department to 22 the proper retailer's account with the Department, but 23 without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount provided for in this 24 Section being allowed. When the user pays the tax directly 25 to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the same amount 26 and in the same form in which it would be remitted if the tax 27 had been remitted to the Department by the retailer. 28 Where a retailer collects the tax with respect to the 29 selling price of tangible personal property which he sells 30 and the purchaser thereafter returns such tangible personal 31 property and the retailer refunds the selling price thereof 32 to the purchaser, such retailer shall also refund, to the 33 purchaser, the tax so collected from the purchaser. When 34 filing his return for the period in which he refunds such tax SB856 Enrolled -61- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 to the purchaser, the retailer may deduct the amount of the 2 tax so refunded by him to the purchaser from any other use 3 tax which such retailer may be required to pay or remit to 4 the Department, as shown by such return, if the amount of the 5 tax to be deducted was previously remitted to the Department 6 by such retailer. If the retailer has not previously 7 remitted the amount of such tax to the Department, he is 8 entitled to no deduction under this Act upon refunding such 9 tax to the purchaser. 10 Any retailer filing a return under this Section shall 11 also include (for the purpose of paying tax thereon) the 12 total tax covered by such return upon the selling price of 13 tangible personal property purchased by him at retail from a 14 retailer, but as to which the tax imposed by this Act was not 15 collected from the retailer filing such return, and such 16 retailer shall remit the amount of such tax to the Department 17 when filing such return. 18 If experience indicates such action to be practicable, 19 the Department may prescribe and furnish a combination or 20 joint return which will enable retailers, who are required to 21 file returns hereunder and also under the Retailers' 22 Occupation Tax Act, to furnish all the return information 23 required by both Acts on the one form. 24 Where the retailer has more than one business registered 25 with the Department under separate registration under this 26 Act, such retailer may not file each return that is due as a 27 single return covering all such registered businesses, but 28 shall file separate returns for each such registered 29 business. 30 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 31 shall pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, a 32 special fund in the State Treasury which is hereby created, 33 the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1% 34 tax on sales of food for human consumption which is to be SB856 Enrolled -62- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than 2 alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and food which has been 3 prepared for immediate consumption) and prescription and 4 nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances and 5 insulin, urine testing materials, syringes and needles used 6 by diabetics. 7 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 8 shall pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund 4% 9 of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from the 10 6.25% general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 11 property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a 12 retailer and which is titled or registered by an agency of 13 this State's government. 14 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 15 shall pay into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, a 16 special fund in the State Treasury, 20% of the net revenue 17 realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% general rate 18 on the selling price of tangible personal property, other 19 than tangible personal property which is purchased outside 20 Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or 21 registered by an agency of this State's government. 22 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 23 shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net 24 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 25 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 26 property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a 27 retailer and which is titled or registered by an agency of 28 this State's government. 29 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 30 pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into 31 the Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% 32 and on and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid 33 into the Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in 34 any fiscal year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, SB856 Enrolled -63- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 as the case may be, of the moneys received by the Department 2 and required to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant 3 to Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9 4 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act, and 5 Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, such Acts being 6 hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" and such aggregate of 2.2% 7 or 3.8%, as the case may be, of moneys being hereinafter 8 called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) the amount transferred 9 to the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax 10 Reform Fund shall be less than the Annual Specified Amount 11 (as defined in Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax 12 Act), an amount equal to the difference shall be immediately 13 paid into the Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received 14 by the Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; and further 15 provided, that if on the last business day of any month the 16 sum of (1) the Tax Act Amount required to be deposited into 17 the Build Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund 18 during such month and (2) the amount transferred during such 19 month to the Build Illinois Fund from the State and Local 20 Sales Tax Reform Fund shall have been less than 1/12 of the 21 Annual Specified Amount, an amount equal to the difference 22 shall be immediately paid into the Build Illinois Fund from 23 other moneys received by the Department pursuant to the Tax 24 Acts; and, further provided, that in no event shall the 25 payments required under the preceding proviso result in 26 aggregate payments into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant to 27 this clause (b) for any fiscal year in excess of the greater 28 of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) the Annual Specified Amount 29 for such fiscal year; and, further provided, that the amounts 30 payable into the Build Illinois Fund under this clause (b) 31 shall be payable only until such time as the aggregate amount 32 on deposit under each trust indenture securing Bonds issued 33 and outstanding pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is 34 sufficient, taking into account any future investment income, SB856 Enrolled -64- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 to fully provide, in accordance with such indenture, for the 2 defeasance of or the payment of the principal of, premium, if 3 any, and interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and 4 on any Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees 5 and costs payable with respect thereto, all as certified by 6 the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. If on the last 7 business day of any month in which Bonds are outstanding 8 pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of the 9 moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Account in the 10 Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less than the 11 amount required to be transferred in such month from the 12 Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond 13 Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the 14 Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency 15 shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the 16 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois 17 Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build 18 Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence 19 shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b) 20 of the preceding sentence and shall reduce the amount 21 otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to clause (b) 22 of the preceding sentence. The moneys received by the 23 Department pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited 24 into the Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim 25 and charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond 26 Act. 27 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 28 Fund as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any 29 amendment thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified 30 monthly installment of the amount requested in the 31 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 32 Exposition Authority provided under Section 8.25f of the 33 State Finance Act, but not in excess of the sums designated 34 as "Total Deposit", shall be deposited in the aggregate from SB856 Enrolled -65- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 collections under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of 2 the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation 3 Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act 4 into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund in the 5 specified fiscal years. 6 Fiscal Year Total Deposit 7 1993 $0 8 1994 53,000,000 9 1995 58,000,000 10 1996 61,000,000 11 1997 64,000,000 12 1998 68,000,000 13 1999 71,000,000 14 2000 75,000,000 15 2001 80,000,000 16 2002 84,000,000 17 2003 89,000,000 18 2004 and 93,000,000 19 each fiscal year 20 thereafter that bonds 21 are outstanding under 22 Section 13.2 of the 23 Metropolitan Pier and 24 Exposition Authority 25 Act. 26 Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal 27 year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the 28 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 29 Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount 30 deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by 31 the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection 32 (g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition 33 Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits 34 required under this Section for previous months and years, SB856 Enrolled -66- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project 2 Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, 3 but not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total 4 Deposit", has been deposited. 5 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 6 Fund and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant 7 to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendment thereto 8 hereafter enacted, each month the Department shall pay into 9 the Local Government Distributive Fund .4% of the net revenue 10 realized for the preceding month from the 5% general rate, or 11 .4% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the preceding 12 month from the 6.25% general rate, as the case may be, on the 13 selling price of tangible personal property which amount 14 shall, subject to appropriation, be distributed as provided 15 in Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act. No payments or 16 distributions pursuant to this paragraph shall be made if the 17 tax imposed by this Act on photoprocessing products is 18 declared unconstitutional, or if the proceeds from such tax 19 are unavailable for distribution because of litigation. 20 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 21 Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund, and the 22 Local Government Distributive Fund pursuant to the preceding 23 paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted, 24 beginning July 1, 1993, the Department shall each month pay 25 into the Illinois Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net 26 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 27 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 28 property. 29 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 30 pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the 31 State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account 32 and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as 33 part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue Fund in 34 accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act. SB856 Enrolled -67- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 As soon as possible after the first day of each month, 2 upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the 3 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall 4 transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax 5 Fund an amount equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue 6 realized under this Act for the second preceding month; 7 except that this transfer shall not be made for the months 8 February through June of 1992. 9 Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue 10 collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount 11 paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for 12 overpayment of liability. 13 For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers, 14 importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail 15 in Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may 16 assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the 17 Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to 18 such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make 19 written objection to the Department to this arrangement. 20 (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-116; 88-194; 88-660, eff. 9-16-94; 21 88-669, eff. 11-29-94; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-379, eff. 22 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.) 23 (35 ILCS 105/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.20) 24 Sec. 20. As soon as practicable after a claim for credit 25 or refund is filed, the Department shall examine the same and 26 determine the amount of credit or refund to which the 27 claimant or the claimant's legal representative, in the event 28 that the claimant shall have died or become a person under 29 legal disability, is entitled and shall, by its Notice of 30 Tentative Determination of Claim, notify the claimant or his 31 or her legal representative of such determination, which 32 determination shall be prima facie correct. Proof of such 33 determination by the Department may be made at any hearing SB856 Enrolled -68- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 before the Department or in any legal proceeding by a 2 reproduced copy of the Department's record relating thereto, 3 in the name of the Department under the certificate of the 4 Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy shall, without 5 further proof, be admitted into evidence before the 6 Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima 7 facie proof of the correctness of the Department's 8 determination, as shown therein. If such claimant, or the 9 legal representative of a deceased claimant or a claimant who 10 is a person under legal disability shall, within 6020days 11 after the Department's Notice of Tentative Determination of 12 Claim, file a protest thereto and request a hearing thereon, 13 the Department shall give notice to such claimant, or the 14 legal representative of a deceased claimant, or a claimant 15 who is a person under legal disability of the time and place 16 fixed for such hearing, and shall hold a hearing in 17 conformity with the provisions of this Act, and pursuant 18 thereto shall issue its Final Determination of the amount, if 19 any, found to be due as a result of such hearing, to such 20 claimant, or the legal representative of a deceased claimant 21 or a claimant who is a person under legal disability. 22 If a protest to the Department's Notice of Tentative 23 Determination of Claim is not filed within 6020days and a 24 request for a hearing thereon is not made as provided herein, 25 the said Notice shall thereupon become and operate as a Final 26 Determination; and, if the Department's Notice of Tentative 27 Determination, upon becoming a Final Determination, indicates 28 no amount due to the claimant, or, upon issuance of a credit 29 or refund for the amount, if any, found by the Department to 30 be due, the claim in all its aspects shall be closed and no 31 longer open to protest, hearing, judicial review, or by any 32 other proceeding or action whatever, either before the 33 Department or in any court of this State. Claims for credit 34 or refund hereunder must be filed with and initially SB856 Enrolled -69- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 determined by the Department, the remedy herein provided 2 being exclusive; and no court shall have jurisdiction to 3 determine the merits of any claim except upon review as 4 provided in this Act. 5 (Source: P.A. 83-706.) 6 Section 25. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by 7 changing Section 18 as follows: 8 (35 ILCS 110/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.48) 9 Sec. 18. As soon as practicable after a claim for credit 10 or refund is filed, the Department shall examine the same and 11 determine the amount of credit or refund to which the 12 claimant or the claimant's legal representative, in the event 13 that the claimant shall have died or become a person under 14 legal disability, is entitled and shall, by its Notice of 15 Tentative Determination of Claim, notify the claimant or his 16 legal representative of such determination, which 17 determination shall be prima facie correct. Proof of such 18 determination by the Department may be made at any hearing 19 before the Department or in any legal proceeding by a 20 reproduced copy of the Department's record relating thereto, 21 in the name of the Department under the certificate of the 22 Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy shall, without 23 further proof, be admitted into evidence before the 24 Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima 25 facie proof of the correctness of the Department's 26 determination, as shown therein. If such claimant, or the 27 legal representative of a deceased claimant or a claimant who 28 is a person under legal disability, shall, within 6020days 29 after the Department's Notice of Tentative Determination of 30 Claim, file a protest thereto and request a hearing thereon, 31 the Department shall give notice to such claimant, or the 32 legal representative of a deceased claimant or claimant who SB856 Enrolled -70- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 is a person under legal disability, of the time and place 2 fixed for such hearing, and shall hold a hearing in 3 conformity with the provisions of this Act, and pursuant 4 thereto shall issue its Final Determination of the amount, if 5 any, found to be due as a result of such hearing, to such 6 claimant, or the legal representative of a deceased or 7 incompetent claimant. 8 If a protest to the Department's Notice of Tentative 9 Determination of Claim is not filed within 6020days and a 10 request for a hearing thereon is not made as provided herein, 11 the Notice shall thereupon become and operate as a Final 12 Determination; and, if the Department's Notice of Tentative 13 Determination upon becoming a Final Determination, indicates 14 no amount due to the claimant, or, upon issuance of a credit 15 or refund for the amount, if any, found by the Department to 16 be due, the claim in all its aspects shall be closed and no 17 longer open to protest, hearing, judicial review, or by any 18 other proceeding or action whatever, either before the 19 Department or in any court of this State. Claims for credit 20 or refund hereunder must be filed with and initially 21 determined by the Department, the remedy herein provided 22 being exclusive; and no court shall have jurisdiction to 23 determine the merits of any claim except upon review as 24 provided in this Act. 25 (Source: P.A. 83-706.) 26 Section 30. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by 27 changing Section 18 as follows: 28 (35 ILCS 115/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.118) 29 Sec. 18. As soon as practicable after a claim for credit 30 or refund is filed, the Department shall examine the same and 31 determine the amount of credit or refund to which the 32 claimant or the claimant's legal representative, in the event SB856 Enrolled -71- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 that the claimant shall have died or become a person under 2 legal disability, is entitled and shall, by its Notice of 3 Tentative Determination of Claim, notify the claimant or his 4 or her legal representative of such determination, which 5 determination shall be prima facie correct. Proof of such 6 determination by the Department may be made at any hearing 7 before the Department or in any legal proceeding by a 8 reproduced copy of the Department's record relating thereto, 9 in the name of the Department under the certificate of the 10 Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy shall, without 11 further proof, be admitted into evidence before the 12 Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima 13 facie proof of the correctness of the Department's 14 determination, as shown therein. If such claimant, or the 15 legal representative of a deceased claimant or a claimant who 16 is under legal disability shall, within 6020days after the 17 Department's Notice of Tentative Determination of Claim, file 18 a protest thereto and request a hearing thereon, the 19 Department shall give notice to such claimant, or the legal 20 representative of a deceased claimant or a claimant who is 21 under legal disability, of the time and place fixed for such 22 hearing, and shall hold a hearing in conformity with the 23 provisions of this Act, and pursuant thereto shall issue its 24 Final Determination of the amount, if any, found to be due as 25 a result of such hearing, to such claimant, or the legal 26 representative of a deceased claimant or a claimant who is 27 under legal disability. 28 If a protest to the Department's Notice of Tentative 29 Determination of Claim is not filed within 6020days and a 30 request for a hearing thereon is not made as provided herein, 31 the Notice shall thereupon become and operate as a Final 32 Determination; and, if the Department's Notice of Tentative 33 Determination, upon becoming a Final Determination, indicates 34 no amount due to the claimant, or, upon issuance of a credit SB856 Enrolled -72- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 or refund for the amount, if any, found by the Department to 2 be due, the claim in all its aspects shall be closed and no 3 longer open to protest, hearing, judicial review, or by any 4 other proceeding or action whatever, either before the 5 Department or in any court of this State. Claims for credit 6 or refund hereunder must be filed with and initially 7 determined by the Department, the remedy herein provided 8 being exclusive; and no court shall have jurisdiction to 9 determine the merits of any claim except upon review as 10 provided in this Act. 11 (Source: P.A. 83-706.) 12 Section 35. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended 13 by changing Sections 2a, 3, 6c, and 11 as follows: 14 (35 ILCS 120/2a) (from Ch. 120, par. 441a) 15 Sec. 2a. It is unlawful for any person to engage in the 16 business of selling tangible personal property at retail in 17 this State without a certificate of registration from the 18 Department. Application for a certificate of registration 19 shall be made to the Department upon forms furnished by it. 20 Each such application shall be signed and verified and shall 21 state: (1) The name and social security number of the 22 applicant; (2) the address of his principal place of 23 business; (3) the address of the principal place of business 24 from which he engages in the business of selling tangible 25 personal property at retail in this State and the addresses 26 of all other places of business, if any (enumerating such 27 addresses, if any, in a separate list attached to and made a 28 part of the application), from which he engages in the 29 business of selling tangible personal property at retail in 30 this State, and (4) the name and address of the person or 31 persons who will be responsible for filing returns and 32 payment of taxes due under this Act, (5) in the case of a SB856 Enrolled -73- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 corporation, the name, title, and social security number of 2 each corporate officer, (6) in the case of a limited 3 liability company, the name, social security number, and FEIN 4 number of each manager and member, and (7) such other 5 information as the Department may reasonably require. The 6 application shall contain an acceptance of responsibility 7 signed by the person or persons who will be responsible for 8 filing returns and payment of the taxes due under this Act. 9 If the applicant will sell tangible personal property at 10 retail through vending machines, his application to register 11 shall indicate the number of vending machines to be so 12 operated; and thereafter, he shall notify the Department by 13 January 31 of the number of vending machines which such 14 person was using in his business of selling tangible personal 15 property at retail on the preceding December 31. 16 The Department may deny a certificate of registration to 17 any applicant if the owner, any partner, any manager or 18 member of a limited liability company, or a corporate officer 19 of the applicant, is or has been the owner, a partner, a 20 manager or member of a limited liability company, or a 21 corporate officer, of another retailer that is in default for 22 moneys due under this Act. 23 Every applicant for a certificate of registration 24 hereunder shall, at the time of filing such application, 25 furnish a bond from a surety company authorized to do 26 business in the State of Illinois, or an irrevocable bank 27 letter of credit or a bond signed by 2 personal sureties who 28 have filed, with the Department, sworn statements disclosing 29 net assets equal to at least 3 times the amount of the bond 30 to be required of such applicant, or a bond secured by an 31 assignment of a bank account or certificate of deposit, 32 stocks or bonds, conditioned upon the applicant paying to the 33 State of Illinois all moneys becoming due under this Act and 34 under any other State tax law or municipal or county tax SB856 Enrolled -74- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 ordinance or resolution under which the certificate of 2 registration that is issued to the applicant under this Act 3 will permit the applicant to engage in business without 4 registering separately under such other law, ordinance or 5 resolution. The Department shall fix the amount of such 6 security in each case, taking into consideration the amount 7 of money expected to become due from the applicant under this 8 Act and under any other State tax law or municipal or county 9 tax ordinance or resolution under which the certificate of 10 registration that is issued to the applicant under this Act 11 will permit the applicant to engage in business without 12 registering separately under such other law, ordinance or 13 resolution. The amount of security required by the Department 14 shall be such as, in its opinion, will protect the State of 15 Illinois against failure to pay the amount which may become 16 due from the applicant under this Act and under any other 17 State tax law or municipal or county tax ordinance or 18 resolution under which the certificate of registration that 19 is issued to the applicant under this Act will permit the 20 applicant to engage in business without registering 21 separately under such other law, ordinance or resolution, but 22 the amount of the security required by the Department shall 23 not exceed three times the amount of the applicant's average 24 monthly tax liability, or $50,000.00, whichever amount is 25 lower. 26 No certificate of registration under this Act shall be 27 issued by the Department until the applicant provides the 28 Department with satisfactory security as herein provided for. 29 Upon receipt of the application for certificate of 30 registration in proper form, and upon approval by the 31 Department of the security furnished by the applicant, the 32 Department shall issue to such applicant a certificate of 33 registration which shall permit the person to whom it is 34 issued to engage in the business of selling tangible personal SB856 Enrolled -75- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 property at retail in this State. The certificate of 2 registration shall be conspicuously displayed at the place of 3 business which the person so registered states in his 4 application to be the principal place of business from which 5 he engages in the business of selling tangible personal 6 property at retail in this State. 7 No certificate of registration issued to a taxpayer who 8 files returns required by this Act on a monthly basis shall 9 be valid after the expiration of 5 years from the date of its 10 issuance or last renewal. The expiration date of a 11 sub-certificate of registration shall be that of the 12 certificate of registration to which the sub-certificate 13 relates. A certificate of registration shall automatically 14 be renewed, subject to revocation as provided by this Act, 15 for an additional 5 years from the date of its expiration 16 unless otherwise notified by the Department as provided by 17 this paragraph. Where a taxpayer to whom a certificate of 18 registration is issued under this Act is in default to the 19 State of Illinois for delinquent returns or for moneys due 20 under this Act or any other State tax law or municipal or 21 county ordinance administered or enforced by the Department, 22 the Department shall, not less than 120 days before the 23 expiration date of such certificate of registration, give 24 notice to the taxpayer to whom the certificate was issued,of 25 the account period of the delinquent returns, the amount of 26 tax, penalty and interest due and owing from the taxpayer, 27 and that the certificate of registration shall not be 28 automatically renewed upon its expiration date unless the 29 taxpayer, on or before the date of expiration, has filed and 30 paid the delinquent returns or paid the defaulted amount in 31 full. A taxpayer to whom such a notice is issued shall be 32 deemed an applicant for renewal. The Department shall 33 promulgate regulations establishing procedures for taxpayers 34 who file returns on a monthly basis but desire and qualify to SB856 Enrolled -76- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 change to a quarterly or yearly filing basis and will no 2 longer be subject to renewal under this Section, and for 3 taxpayers who file returns on a yearly or quarterly basis but 4 who desire or are required to change to a monthly filing 5 basis and will be subject to renewal under this Section. 6 The Department may in its discretion approve renewal by 7 an applicant who is in default if, at the time of application 8 for renewal, the applicant files all of the delinquent 9 returns or pays to the Department such percentage of the 10 defaulted amount as may be determined by the Department and 11 agrees in writing to waive all limitations upon the 12 Department for collection of the remaining defaulted amount 13 to the Department over a period not to exceed 5 years from 14 the date of renewal of the certificate; however, no renewal 15 application submitted by an applicant who is in default shall 16 be approved if the immediately preceding renewal by the 17 applicant was conditioned upon the installment payment 18 agreement described in this Section. The payment agreement 19 herein provided for shall be in addition to and not in lieu 20 of the security required by this Section of a taxpayer who is 21 no longer considered a prior continuous compliance taxpayer. 22 The execution of the payment agreement as provided in this 23 Act shall not toll the accrual of interest at the statutory 24 rate. 25 A certificate of registration issued under this Act more 26 than 5 years before the effective date of this amendatory Act 27 of 1989 shall expire and be subject to the renewal provisions 28 of this Section on the next anniversary of the date of 29 issuance of such certificate which occurs more than 6 months 30 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989. A 31 certificate of registration issued less than 5 years before 32 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989 shall 33 expire and be subject to the renewal provisions of this 34 Section on the 5th anniversary of the issuance of the SB856 Enrolled -77- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 certificate. 2 If the person so registered states that he operates other 3 places of business from which he engages in the business of 4 selling tangible personal property at retail in this State, 5 the Department shall furnish him with a sub-certificate of 6 registration for each such place of business, and the 7 applicant shall display the appropriate sub-certificate of 8 registration at each such place of business. All 9 sub-certificates of registration shall bear the same 10 registration number as that appearing upon the certificate of 11 registration to which such sub-certificates relate. 12 If the applicant will sell tangible personal property at 13 retail through vending machines, the Department shall furnish 14 him with a sub-certificate of registration for each such 15 vending machine, and the applicant shall display the 16 appropriate sub-certificate of registration on each such 17 vending machine by attaching the sub-certificate of 18 registration to a conspicuous part of such vending machine. 19 Where the same person engages in 2 or more businesses of 20 selling tangible personal property at retail in this State, 21 which businesses are substantially different in character or 22 engaged in under different trade names or engaged in under 23 other substantially dissimilar circumstances (so that it is 24 more practicable, from an accounting, auditing or bookkeeping 25 standpoint, for such businesses to be separately registered), 26 the Department may require or permit such person (subject to 27 the same requirements concerning the furnishing of security 28 as those that are provided for hereinbefore in this Section 29 as to each application for a certificate of registration) to 30 apply for and obtain a separate certificate of registration 31 for each such business or for any of such businesses, under a 32 single certificate of registration supplemented by related 33 sub-certificates of registration. 34 Any person who is registered under the "Retailers' SB856 Enrolled -78- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Occupation Tax Act" as of March 8, 1963, and who, during the 2 3-year period immediately prior to March 8, 1963, or during a 3 continuous 3-year period part of which passed immediately 4 before and the remainder of which passes immediately after 5 March 8, 1963, has been so registered continuously and who is 6 determined by the Department not to have been either 7 delinquent or deficient in the payment of tax liability 8 during that period under this Act or under any other State 9 tax law or municipal or county tax ordinance or resolution 10 under which the certificate of registration that is issued to 11 the registrant under this Act will permit the registrant to 12 engage in business without registering separately under such 13 other law, ordinance or resolution, shall be considered to be 14 a Prior Continuous Compliance taxpayer. Also any taxpayer who 15 has, as verified by the Department, faithfully and 16 continuously complied with the condition of his bond or other 17 security under the provisions of this Act for a period of 3 18 consecutive years shall be considered to be a Prior 19 Continuous Compliance taxpayer. 20 Every Prior Continuous Compliance taxpayer shall be 21 exempt from all requirements under this Act concerning the 22 furnishing of security as a condition precedent to his being 23 authorized to engage in the business of selling tangible 24 personal property at retail in this State. This exemption 25 shall continue for each such taxpayer until such time as he 26 may be determined by the Department to be delinquent in the 27 filing of any returns, or is determined by the Department 28 (either through the Department's issuance of a final 29 assessment which has become final under the Act, or by the 30 taxpayer's filing of a return which admits tax that is not 31 paid to be due) to be delinquent or deficient in the paying 32 of any tax under this Act or under any other State tax law or 33 municipal or county tax ordinance or resolution under which 34 the certificate of registration that is issued to the SB856 Enrolled -79- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 registrant under this Act will permit the registrant to 2 engage in business without registering separately under such 3 other law, ordinance or resolution, at which time that 4 taxpayer shall become subject to all the financial 5 responsibility requirements of this Act and, as a condition 6 of being allowed to continue to engage in the business of 7 selling tangible personal property at retail, shall be 8 required to post bond or other acceptable security with the 9 Department covering liability which such taxpayer may 10 thereafter incur. Any taxpayer who fails to pay an admitted 11 or established liability under this Act may also be required 12 to post bond or other acceptable security with this 13 Department guaranteeing the payment of such admitted or 14 established liability. 15 No certificate of registration shall be issued to any 16 person who is in default to the State of Illinois for moneys 17 due under this Act or under any other State tax law or 18 municipal or county tax ordinance or resolution under which 19 the certificate of registration that is issued to the 20 applicant under this Act will permit the applicant to engage 21 in business without registering separately under such other 22 law, ordinance or resolution. 23 Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Department 24 under this Section may, within 20 days after notice of such 25 decision, protest and request a hearing, whereupon the 26 Department shall give notice to such person of the time and 27 place fixed for such hearing and shall hold a hearing in 28 conformity with the provisions of this Act and then issue its 29 final administrative decision in the matter to such person. 30 In the absence of such a protest within 20 days, the 31 Department's decision shall become final without any further 32 determination being made or notice given. 33 With respect to security other than bonds (upon which the 34 Department may sue in the event of a forfeiture), if the SB856 Enrolled -80- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 taxpayer fails to pay, when due, any amount whose payment 2 such security guarantees, the Department shall, after such 3 liability is admitted by the taxpayer or established by the 4 Department through the issuance of a final assessment that 5 has become final under the law, convert the security which 6 that taxpayer has furnished into money for the State, after 7 first giving the taxpayer at least 10 days' written notice, 8 by registered or certified mail, to pay the liability or 9 forfeit such security to the Department. If the security 10 consists of stocks or bonds or other securities which are 11 listed on a public exchange, the Department shall sell such 12 securities through such public exchange. If the security 13 consists of an irrevocable bank letter of credit, the 14 Department shall convert the security in the manner provided 15 for in the Uniform Commercial Code. If the security consists 16 of a bank certificate of deposit, the Department shall 17 convert the security into money by demanding and collecting 18 the amount of such bank certificate of deposit from the bank 19 which issued such certificate. If the security consists of a 20 type of stocks or other securities which are not listed on a 21 public exchange, the Department shall sell such security to 22 the highest and best bidder after giving at least 10 days' 23 notice of the date, time and place of the intended sale by 24 publication in the "State Official Newspaper". If the 25 Department realizes more than the amount of such liability 26 from the security, plus the expenses incurred by the 27 Department in converting the security into money, the 28 Department shall pay such excess to the taxpayer who 29 furnished such security, and the balance shall be paid into 30 the State Treasury. 31 The Department shall discharge any surety and shall 32 release and return any security deposited, assigned, pledged 33 or otherwise provided to it by a taxpayer under this Section 34 within 30 days after: SB856 Enrolled -81- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (1) such taxpayer becomes a Prior Continuous 2 Compliance taxpayer; or 3 (2) such taxpayer has ceased to collect receipts on 4 which he is required to remit tax to the Department, has 5 filed a final tax return, and has paid to the Department 6 an amount sufficient to discharge his remaining tax 7 liability, as determined by the Department, under this 8 Act and under every other State tax law or municipal or 9 county tax ordinance or resolution under which the 10 certificate of registration issued under this Act permits 11 the registrant to engage in business without registering 12 separately under such other law, ordinance or resolution. 13 The Department shall make a final determination of the 14 taxpayer's outstanding tax liability as expeditiously as 15 possible after his final tax return has been filed; if 16 the Department cannot make such final determination 17 within 45 days after receiving the final tax return, 18 within such period it shall so notify the taxpayer, 19 stating its reasons therefor. 20 (Source: P.A. 88-480; 89-399, eff. 8-20-95.) 21 (35 ILCS 120/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 442) 22 Sec. 3. Except as provided in this Section, on or before 23 the twentieth day of each calendar month, every person 24 engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property 25 at retail in this State during the preceding calendar month 26 shall file a return with the Department, stating: 27 1. The name of the seller; 28 2. His residence address and the address of his 29 principal place of business and the address of the 30 principal place of business (if that is a different 31 address) from which he engages in the business of selling 32 tangible personal property at retail in this State; 33 3. Total amount of receipts received by him during SB856 Enrolled -82- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the preceding calendar month or quarter, as the case may 2 be, from sales of tangible personal property, and from 3 services furnished, by him during such preceding calendar 4 month or quarter; 5 4. Total amount received by him during the 6 preceding calendar month or quarter on charge and time 7 sales of tangible personal property, and from services 8 furnished, by him prior to the month or quarter for which 9 the return is filed; 10 5. Deductions allowed by law; 11 6. Gross receipts which were received by him during 12 the preceding calendar month or quarter and upon the 13 basis of which the tax is imposed; 14 7. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of 15 this Act; 16 8. The amount of tax due; 17 9. The signature of the taxpayer; and 18 10. Such other reasonable information as the 19 Department may require. 20 If a taxpayer fails to sign a return within 30 days after 21 the proper notice and demand for signature by the Department, 22 the return shall be considered valid and any amount shown to 23 be due on the return shall be deemed assessed. 24 Each return shall be accompanied by the statement of 25 prepaid tax issued pursuant to Section 2e for which credit is 26 claimed. 27 A retailer may accept a Manufacturer's Purchase Credit 28 certification from a purchaser in satisfaction of Use Tax as 29 provided in Section 3-85 of the Use Tax Act if the purchaser 30 provides the appropriate documentation as required by Section 31 3-85 of the Use Tax Act. A Manufacturer's Purchase Credit 32 certification, accepted by a retailer as provided in Section 33 3-85 of the Use Tax Act, may be used by that retailer to 34 satisfy Retailers' Occupation Tax liability in the amount SB856 Enrolled -83- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 claimed in the certification, not to exceed 6.25% of the 2 receipts subject to tax from a qualifying purchase. 3 The Department may require returns to be filed on a 4 quarterly basis. If so required, a return for each calendar 5 quarter shall be filed on or before the twentieth day of the 6 calendar month following the end of such calendar quarter. 7 The taxpayer shall also file a return with the Department for 8 each of the first two months of each calendar quarter, on or 9 before the twentieth day of the following calendar month, 10 stating: 11 1. The name of the seller; 12 2. The address of the principal place of business 13 from which he engages in the business of selling tangible 14 personal property at retail in this State; 15 3. The total amount of taxable receipts received by 16 him during the preceding calendar month from sales of 17 tangible personal property by him during such preceding 18 calendar month, including receipts from charge and time 19 sales, but less all deductions allowed by law; 20 4. The amount of credit provided in Section 2d of 21 this Act; 22 5. The amount of tax due; and 23 6. Such other reasonable information as the 24 Department may require. 25 If a total amount of less than $1 is payable, refundable 26 or creditable, such amount shall be disregarded if it is less 27 than 50 cents and shall be increased to $1 if it is 50 cents 28 or more. 29 Beginning October 1, 1993, a taxpayer who has an average 30 monthly tax liability of $150,000 or more shall make all 31 payments required by rules of the Department by electronic 32 funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1994, a taxpayer who 33 has an average monthly tax liability of $100,000 or more 34 shall make all payments required by rules of the Department SB856 Enrolled -84- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 by electronic funds transfer. Beginning October 1, 1995, a 2 taxpayer who has an average monthly tax liability of $50,000 3 or more shall make all payments required by rules of the 4 Department by electronic funds transfer. The term "average 5 monthly tax liability" shall be the sum of the taxpayer's 6 liabilities under this Act, and under all other State and 7 local occupation and use tax laws administered by the 8 Department, for the immediately preceding calendar year 9 divided by 12. 10 Before August 1 of each year beginning in 1993, the 11 Department shall notify all taxpayers required to make 12 payments by electronic funds transfer. All taxpayers 13 required to make payments by electronic funds transfer shall 14 make those payments for a minimum of one year beginning on 15 October 1. 16 Any taxpayer not required to make payments by electronic 17 funds transfer may make payments by electronic funds transfer 18 with the permission of the Department. 19 All taxpayers required to make payment by electronic 20 funds transfer and any taxpayers authorized to voluntarily 21 make payments by electronic funds transfer shall make those 22 payments in the manner authorized by the Department. 23 The Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary to 24 effectuate a program of electronic funds transfer and the 25 requirements of this Section. 26 Any amount which is required to be shown or reported on 27 any return or other document under this Act shall, if such 28 amount is not a whole-dollar amount, be increased to the 29 nearest whole-dollar amount in any case where the fractional 30 part of a dollar is 50 cents or more, and decreased to the 31 nearest whole-dollar amount where the fractional part of a 32 dollar is less than 50 cents. 33 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 34 return and if the retailer's average monthly tax liability to SB856 Enrolled -85- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the Department does not exceed $200, the Department may 2 authorize his returns to be filed on a quarter annual basis, 3 with the return for January, February and March of a given 4 year being due by April 20 of such year; with the return for 5 April, May and June of a given year being due by July 20 of 6 such year; with the return for July, August and September of 7 a given year being due by October 20 of such year, and with 8 the return for October, November and December of a given year 9 being due by January 20 of the following year. 10 If the retailer is otherwise required to file a monthly 11 or quarterly return and if the retailer's average monthly tax 12 liability with the Department does not exceed $50, the 13 Department may authorize his returns to be filed on an annual 14 basis, with the return for a given year being due by January 15 20 of the following year. 16 Such quarter annual and annual returns, as to form and 17 substance, shall be subject to the same requirements as 18 monthly returns. 19 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act 20 concerning the time within which a retailer may file his 21 return, in the case of any retailer who ceases to engage in a 22 kind of business which makes him responsible for filing 23 returns under this Act, such retailer shall file a final 24 return under this Act with the Department not more than one 25 month after discontinuing such business. 26 Where the same person has more than one business 27 registered with the Department under separate registrations 28 under this Act, such person may not file each return that is 29 due as a single return covering all such registered 30 businesses, but shall file separate returns for each such 31 registered business. 32 In addition, with respect to motor vehicles, watercraft, 33 aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered 34 with an agency of this State, every retailer selling this SB856 Enrolled -86- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 kind of tangible personal property shall file, with the 2 Department, upon a form to be prescribed and supplied by the 3 Department, a separate return for each such item of tangible 4 personal property which the retailer sells, except that 5 where, in the same transaction, a retailer of aircraft, 6 watercraft, motor vehicles or trailers transfers more than 7 one aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle or trailer to another 8 aircraft, watercraft, motor vehicle retailer or trailer 9 retailer for the purpose of resale, that seller for resale 10 may report the transfer of all aircraft, watercraft, motor 11 vehicles or trailers involved in that transaction to the 12 Department on the same uniform invoice-transaction reporting 13 return form. For purposes of this Section, "watercraft" 14 means a Class 2, Class 3, or Class 4 watercraft as defined in 15 Section 3-2 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, a 16 personal watercraft, or any boat equipped with an inboard 17 motor. 18 Any retailer who sells only motor vehicles, watercraft, 19 aircraft, or trailers that are required to be registered with 20 an agency of this State, so that all retailers' occupation 21 tax liability is required to be reported, and is reported, on 22 such transaction reporting returns and who is not otherwise 23 required to file monthly or quarterly returns, need not file 24 monthly or quarterly returns. However, those retailers shall 25 be required to file returns on an annual basis. 26 The transaction reporting return, in the case of motor 27 vehicles or trailers that are required to be registered with 28 an agency of this State, shall be the same document as the 29 Uniform Invoice referred to in Section 5-402 of The Illinois 30 Vehicle Code and must show the name and address of the 31 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 32 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 33 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 34 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, SB856 Enrolled -87- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 if any, to the extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows 2 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 3 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 4 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 5 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 6 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 7 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 8 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 9 place and date of the sale; a sufficient identification of 10 the property sold; such other information as is required in 11 Section 5-402 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, and such other 12 information as the Department may reasonably require. 13 The transaction reporting return in the case of 14 watercraft or aircraft must show the name and address of the 15 seller; the name and address of the purchaser; the amount of 16 the selling price including the amount allowed by the 17 retailer for traded-in property, if any; the amount allowed 18 by the retailer for the traded-in tangible personal property, 19 if any, to the extent to which Section 1 of this Act allows 20 an exemption for the value of traded-in property; the balance 21 payable after deducting such trade-in allowance from the 22 total selling price; the amount of tax due from the retailer 23 with respect to such transaction; the amount of tax collected 24 from the purchaser by the retailer on such transaction (or 25 satisfactory evidence that such tax is not due in that 26 particular instance, if that is claimed to be the fact); the 27 place and date of the sale, a sufficient identification of 28 the property sold, and such other information as the 29 Department may reasonably require. 30 Such transaction reporting return shall be filed not 31 later than 20 days after the day of delivery of the item that 32 is being sold, but may be filed by the retailer at any time 33 sooner than that if he chooses to do so. The transaction 34 reporting return and tax remittance or proof of exemption SB856 Enrolled -88- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 from the Illinois use tax may be transmitted to the 2 Department by way of the State agency with which, or State 3 officer with whom the tangible personal property must be 4 titled or registered (if titling or registration is required) 5 if the Department and such agency or State officer determine 6 that this procedure will expedite the processing of 7 applications for title or registration. 8 With each such transaction reporting return, the retailer 9 shall remit the proper amount of tax due (or shall submit 10 satisfactory evidence that the sale is not taxable if that is 11 the case), to the Department or its agents, whereupon the 12 Department shall issue, in the purchaser's name, a use tax 13 receipt (or a certificate of exemption if the Department is 14 satisfied that the particular sale is tax exempt) which such 15 purchaser may submit to the agency with which, or State 16 officer with whom, he must title or register the tangible 17 personal property that is involved (if titling or 18 registration is required) in support of such purchaser's 19 application for an Illinois certificate or other evidence of 20 title or registration to such tangible personal property. 21 No retailer's failure or refusal to remit tax under this 22 Act precludes a user, who has paid the proper tax to the 23 retailer, from obtaining his certificate of title or other 24 evidence of title or registration (if titling or registration 25 is required) upon satisfying the Department that such user 26 has paid the proper tax (if tax is due) to the retailer. The 27 Department shall adopt appropriate rules to carry out the 28 mandate of this paragraph. 29 If the user who would otherwise pay tax to the retailer 30 wants the transaction reporting return filed and the payment 31 of the tax or proof of exemption made to the Department 32 before the retailer is willing to take these actions and such 33 user has not paid the tax to the retailer, such user may 34 certify to the fact of such delay by the retailer and may SB856 Enrolled -89- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (upon the Department being satisfied of the truth of such 2 certification) transmit the information required by the 3 transaction reporting return and the remittance for tax or 4 proof of exemption directly to the Department and obtain his 5 tax receipt or exemption determination, in which event the 6 transaction reporting return and tax remittance (if a tax 7 payment was required) shall be credited by the Department to 8 the proper retailer's account with the Department, but 9 without the 2.1% or 1.75% discount provided for in this 10 Section being allowed. When the user pays the tax directly 11 to the Department, he shall pay the tax in the same amount 12 and in the same form in which it would be remitted if the tax 13 had been remitted to the Department by the retailer. 14 Refunds made by the seller during the preceding return 15 period to purchasers, on account of tangible personal 16 property returned to the seller, shall be allowed as a 17 deduction under subdivision 5 of his monthly or quarterly 18 return, as the case may be, in case the seller had 19 theretofore included the receipts from the sale of such 20 tangible personal property in a return filed by him and had 21 paid the tax imposed by this Act with respect to such 22 receipts. 23 Where the seller is a corporation, the return filed on 24 behalf of such corporation shall be signed by the president, 25 vice-president, secretary or treasurer or by the properly 26 accredited agent of such corporation. 27 Where the seller is a limited liability company, the 28 return filed on behalf of the limited liability company shall 29 be signed by a manager, member, or properly accredited agent 30 of the limited liability company. 31 Except as provided in this Section, the retailer filing 32 the return under this Section shall, at the time of filing 33 such return, pay to the Department the amount of tax imposed 34 by this Act less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990 SB856 Enrolled -90- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 and 1.75% on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar 2 year, whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the 3 retailer for the expenses incurred in keeping records, 4 preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying 5 data to the Department on request. Any prepayment made 6 pursuant to Section 2d of this Act shall be included in the 7 amount on which such 2.1% or 1.75% discount is computed. In 8 the case of retailers who report and pay the tax on a 9 transaction by transaction basis, as provided in this 10 Section, such discount shall be taken with each such tax 11 remittance instead of when such retailer files his periodic 12 return. 13 If the taxpayer's average monthly tax liability to the 14 Department under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service 15 Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax Act, excluding 16 any liability for prepaid sales tax to be remitted in 17 accordance with Section 2d of this Act, was $10,000 or more 18 during the preceding 4 complete calendar quarters, he shall 19 file a return with the Department each month by the 20th day 20 of the month next following the month during which such tax 21 liability is incurred and shall make payments to the 22 Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of 23 the month during which such liability is incurred. If the 24 month during which such tax liability is incurred began prior 25 to January 1, 1985, each payment shall be in an amount equal 26 to 1/4 of the taxpayer's actual liability for the month or an 27 amount set by the Department not to exceed 1/4 of the average 28 monthly liability of the taxpayer to the Department for the 29 preceding 4 complete calendar quarters (excluding the month 30 of highest liability and the month of lowest liability in 31 such 4 quarter period). If the month during which such tax 32 liability is incurred begins on or after January 1, 1985 and 33 prior to January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount 34 equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the SB856 Enrolled -91- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 2 calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during 3 which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after 4 January 1, 1987 and prior to January 1, 1988, each payment 5 shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual 6 liability for the month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability 7 for the same calendar month of the preceding year. If the 8 month during which such tax liability is incurred begins on 9 or after January 1, 1988, and prior to January 1, 1989, or 10 begins on or after January 1, 1996, each payment shall be in 11 an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability 12 for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 13 calendar month of the preceding year. If the month during 14 which such tax liability is incurred begins on or after 15 January 1, 1989, and prior to January 1, 1996, each payment 16 shall be in an amount equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual 17 liability for the month or 25% of the taxpayer's liability 18 for the same calendar month of the preceding year or 100% of 19 the taxpayer's actual liability for the quarter monthly 20 reporting period. The amount of such quarter monthly 21 payments shall be credited against the final tax liability of 22 the taxpayer's return for that month. Once applicable, the 23 requirement of the making of quarter monthly payments to the 24 Department by taxpayers having an average monthly tax 25 liability of $10,000 or more as determined in the manner 26 provided above shall continue until such taxpayer's average 27 monthly liability to the Department during the preceding 4 28 complete calendar quarters (excluding the month of highest 29 liability and the month of lowest liability) is less than 30 $9,000, or until such taxpayer's average monthly liability to 31 the Department as computed for each calendar quarter of the 4 32 preceding complete calendar quarter period is less than 33 $10,000. However, if a taxpayer can show the Department that 34 a substantial change in the taxpayer's business has occurred SB856 Enrolled -92- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 which causes the taxpayer to anticipate that his average 2 monthly tax liability for the reasonably foreseeable future 3 will fall below $10,000, then such taxpayer may petition the 4 Department for a change in such taxpayer's reporting status. 5 The Department shall change such taxpayer's reporting status 6 unless it finds that such change is seasonal in nature and 7 not likely to be long term. If any such quarter monthly 8 payment is not paid at the time or in the amount required by 9 this Section, then the taxpayer shall be liable for penalties 10 and interest ontaxpayer's 2.1% or 1.75% vendors' discount11shall be reduced by 2.1% or 1.75% ofthe difference between 12 the minimum amount due as a payment and the amount of such 13 quarter monthly payment actually and timely paid,and the14taxpayer shall be liable for penalties and interest on such15difference,except insofar as the taxpayer has previously 16 made payments for that month to the Department in excess of 17 the minimum payments previously due as provided in this 18 Section. The Department shall make reasonable rules and 19 regulations to govern the quarter monthly payment amount and 20 quarter monthly payment dates for taxpayers who file on other 21 than a calendar monthly basis. 22 Without regard to whether a taxpayer is required to make 23 quarter monthly payments as specified above, any taxpayer who 24 is required by Section 2d of this Act to collect and remit 25 prepaid taxes and has collected prepaid taxes which average 26 in excess of $25,000 per month during the preceding 2 27 complete calendar quarters, shall file a return with the 28 Department as required by Section 2f and shall make payments 29 to the Department on or before the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last 30 day of the month during which such liability is incurred. If 31 the month during which such tax liability is incurred began 32 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1985, 33 each payment shall be in an amount not less than 22.5% of the 34 taxpayer's actual liability under Section 2d. If the month SB856 Enrolled -93- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or 2 after January 1, 1986, each payment shall be in an amount 3 equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the 4 month or 27.5% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 5 calendar month of the preceding calendar year. If the month 6 during which such tax liability is incurred begins on or 7 after January 1, 1987, each payment shall be in an amount 8 equal to 22.5% of the taxpayer's actual liability for the 9 month or 26.25% of the taxpayer's liability for the same 10 calendar month of the preceding year. The amount of such 11 quarter monthly payments shall be credited against the final 12 tax liability of the taxpayer's return for that month filed 13 under this Section or Section 2f, as the case may be. Once 14 applicable, the requirement of the making of quarter monthly 15 payments to the Department pursuant to this paragraph shall 16 continue until such taxpayer's average monthly prepaid tax 17 collections during the preceding 2 complete calendar quarters 18 is $25,000 or less. If any such quarter monthly payment is 19 not paid at the time or in the amount required, the taxpayer 20 shall be liable for penalties and interest on such 21 difference, except insofar as the taxpayer has previously 22 made payments for that month in excess of the minimum 23 payments previously due. 24 If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the 25 taxpayer's liabilities under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the 26 Service Occupation Tax Act and the Service Use Tax Act, as 27 shown on an original monthly return, the Department shall, if 28 requested by the taxpayer, issue to the taxpayer a credit 29 memorandum no later than 30 days after the date of payment. 30 The credit evidenced by such credit memorandum may be 31 assigned by the taxpayer to a similar taxpayer under this 32 Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act or the 33 Service Use Tax Act, in accordance with reasonable rules and 34 regulations to be prescribed by the Department. If no such SB856 Enrolled -94- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 request is made, the taxpayer may credit such excess payment 2 against tax liability subsequently to be remitted to the 3 Department under this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service 4 Occupation Tax Act or the Service Use Tax Act, in accordance 5 with reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the 6 Department. If the Department subsequently determined that 7 all or any part of the credit taken was not actually due to 8 the taxpayer, the taxpayer's 2.1% and 1.75% vendor's discount 9 shall be reduced by 2.1% or 1.75% of the difference between 10 the credit taken and that actually due, and that taxpayer 11 shall be liable for penalties and interest on such 12 difference. 13 If a retailer of motor fuel is entitled to a credit under 14 Section 2d of this Act which exceeds the taxpayer's liability 15 to the Department under this Act for the month which the 16 taxpayer is filing a return, the Department shall issue the 17 taxpayer a credit memorandum for the excess. 18 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 19 shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund, a special fund 20 in the State treasury which is hereby created, the net 21 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 1% tax on 22 sales of food for human consumption which is to be consumed 23 off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic 24 beverages, soft drinks and food which has been prepared for 25 immediate consumption) and prescription and nonprescription 26 medicines, drugs, medical appliances and insulin, urine 27 testing materials, syringes and needles used by diabetics. 28 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 29 shall pay into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, a 30 special fund in the State treasury which is hereby created, 31 4% of the net revenue realized for the preceding month from 32 the 6.25% general rate. 33 Beginning January 1, 1990, each month the Department 34 shall pay into the Local Government Tax Fund 16% of the net SB856 Enrolled -95- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 2 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 3 property. 4 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 5 pursuant to this Act, (a) 1.75% thereof shall be paid into 6 the Build Illinois Fund and (b) prior to July 1, 1989, 2.2% 7 and on and after July 1, 1989, 3.8% thereof shall be paid 8 into the Build Illinois Fund; provided, however, that if in 9 any fiscal year the sum of (1) the aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, 10 as the case may be, of the moneys received by the Department 11 and required to be paid into the Build Illinois Fund pursuant 12 to this Act, Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the 13 Service Use Tax Act, and Section 9 of the Service Occupation 14 Tax Act, such Acts being hereinafter called the "Tax Acts" 15 and such aggregate of 2.2% or 3.8%, as the case may be, of 16 moneys being hereinafter called the "Tax Act Amount", and (2) 17 the amount transferred to the Build Illinois Fund from the 18 State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall be less than the 19 Annual Specified Amount (as hereinafter defined), an amount 20 equal to the difference shall be immediately paid into the 21 Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the 22 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; the "Annual Specified 23 Amount" means the amounts specified below for fiscal years 24 1986 through 1993: 25 Fiscal Year Annual Specified Amount 26 1986 $54,800,000 27 1987 $76,650,000 28 1988 $80,480,000 29 1989 $88,510,000 30 1990 $115,330,000 31 1991 $145,470,000 32 1992 $182,730,000 33 1993 $206,520,000; 34 and means the Certified Annual Debt Service Requirement (as SB856 Enrolled -96- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 defined in Section 13 of the Build Illinois Bond Act) or the 2 Tax Act Amount, whichever is greater, for fiscal year 1994 3 and each fiscal year thereafter; and further provided, that 4 if on the last business day of any month the sum of (1) the 5 Tax Act Amount required to be deposited into the Build 6 Illinois Bond Account in the Build Illinois Fund during such 7 month and (2) the amount transferred to the Build Illinois 8 Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall 9 have been less than 1/12 of the Annual Specified Amount, an 10 amount equal to the difference shall be immediately paid into 11 the Build Illinois Fund from other moneys received by the 12 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts; and, further provided, 13 that in no event shall the payments required under the 14 preceding proviso result in aggregate payments into the Build 15 Illinois Fund pursuant to this clause (b) for any fiscal year 16 in excess of the greater of (i) the Tax Act Amount or (ii) 17 the Annual Specified Amount for such fiscal year. The 18 amounts payable into the Build Illinois Fund under clause (b) 19 of the first sentence in this paragraph shall be payable only 20 until such time as the aggregate amount on deposit under each 21 trust indenture securing Bonds issued and outstanding 22 pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is sufficient, taking 23 into account any future investment income, to fully provide, 24 in accordance with such indenture, for the defeasance of or 25 the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and 26 interest on the Bonds secured by such indenture and on any 27 Bonds expected to be issued thereafter and all fees and costs 28 payable with respect thereto, all as certified by the 29 Director of the Bureau of the Budget. If on the last 30 business day of any month in which Bonds are outstanding 31 pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act, the aggregate of 32 moneys deposited in the Build Illinois Bond Account in the 33 Build Illinois Fund in such month shall be less than the 34 amount required to be transferred in such month from the SB856 Enrolled -97- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Build Illinois Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond 2 Retirement and Interest Fund pursuant to Section 13 of the 3 Build Illinois Bond Act, an amount equal to such deficiency 4 shall be immediately paid from other moneys received by the 5 Department pursuant to the Tax Acts to the Build Illinois 6 Fund; provided, however, that any amounts paid to the Build 7 Illinois Fund in any fiscal year pursuant to this sentence 8 shall be deemed to constitute payments pursuant to clause (b) 9 of the first sentence of this paragraph and shall reduce the 10 amount otherwise payable for such fiscal year pursuant to 11 that clause (b). The moneys received by the Department 12 pursuant to this Act and required to be deposited into the 13 Build Illinois Fund are subject to the pledge, claim and 14 charge set forth in Section 12 of the Build Illinois Bond 15 Act. 16 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 17 Fund as provided in the preceding paragraph or in any 18 amendment thereto hereafter enacted, the following specified 19 monthly installment of the amount requested in the 20 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 21 Exposition Authority provided under Section 8.25f of the 22 State Finance Act, but not in excess of sums designated as 23 "Total Deposit", shall be deposited in the aggregate from 24 collections under Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of 25 the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation 26 Tax Act, and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act 27 into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund in the 28 specified fiscal years. 29 Fiscal Year Total Deposit 30 1993 $0 31 1994 53,000,000 32 1995 58,000,000 33 1996 61,000,000 34 1997 64,000,000 SB856 Enrolled -98- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 1998 68,000,000 2 1999 71,000,000 3 2000 75,000,000 4 2001 80,000,000 5 2002 84,000,000 6 2003 89,000,000 7 2004 and 93,000,000 8 each fiscal year 9 thereafter that bonds 10 are outstanding under 11 Section 13.2 of the 12 Metropolitan Pier and 13 Exposition Authority 14 Act. 15 Beginning July 20, 1993 and in each month of each fiscal 16 year thereafter, one-eighth of the amount requested in the 17 certificate of the Chairman of the Metropolitan Pier and 18 Exposition Authority for that fiscal year, less the amount 19 deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund by 20 the State Treasurer in the respective month under subsection 21 (g) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition 22 Authority Act, plus cumulative deficiencies in the deposits 23 required under this Section for previous months and years, 24 shall be deposited into the McCormick Place Expansion Project 25 Fund, until the full amount requested for the fiscal year, 26 but not in excess of the amount specified above as "Total 27 Deposit", has been deposited. 28 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 29 Fund and the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund pursuant 30 to the preceding paragraphs or in any amendment thereto 31 hereafter enacted, each month the Department shall pay into 32 the Local Government Distributive Fund 0.4% of the net 33 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 5% general 34 rate or 0.4% of 80% of the net revenue realized for the SB856 Enrolled -99- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 preceding month from the 6.25% general rate, as the case may 2 be, on the selling price of tangible personal property which 3 amount shall, subject to appropriation, be distributed as 4 provided in Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act. No 5 payments or distributions pursuant to this paragraph shall be 6 made if the tax imposed by this Act on photoprocessing 7 products is declared unconstitutional, or if the proceeds 8 from such tax are unavailable for distribution because of 9 litigation. 10 Subject to payment of amounts into the Build Illinois 11 Fund, the McCormick Place Expansion Project to the preceding 12 paragraphs or in any amendments thereto hereafter enacted, 13 beginning July 1, 1993, the Department shall each month pay 14 into the Illinois Tax Increment Fund 0.27% of 80% of the net 15 revenue realized for the preceding month from the 6.25% 16 general rate on the selling price of tangible personal 17 property. 18 Of the remainder of the moneys received by the Department 19 pursuant to this Act, 75% thereof shall be paid into the 20 State Treasury and 25% shall be reserved in a special account 21 and used only for the transfer to the Common School Fund as 22 part of the monthly transfer from the General Revenue Fund in 23 accordance with Section 8a of the State Finance Act. 24 The Department may, upon separate written notice to a 25 taxpayer, require the taxpayer to prepare and file with the 26 Department on a form prescribed by the Department within not 27 less than 60 days after receipt of the notice an annual 28 information return for the tax year specified in the notice. 29 Such annual return to the Department shall include a 30 statement of gross receipts as shown by the retailer's last 31 Federal income tax return. If the total receipts of the 32 business as reported in the Federal income tax return do not 33 agree with the gross receipts reported to the Department of 34 Revenue for the same period, the retailer shall attach to his SB856 Enrolled -100- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 annual return a schedule showing a reconciliation of the 2 2 amounts and the reasons for the difference. The retailer's 3 annual return to the Department shall also disclose the cost 4 of goods sold by the retailer during the year covered by such 5 return, opening and closing inventories of such goods for 6 such year, costs of goods used from stock or taken from stock 7 and given away by the retailer during such year, payroll 8 information of the retailer's business during such year and 9 any additional reasonable information which the Department 10 deems would be helpful in determining the accuracy of the 11 monthly, quarterly or annual returns filed by such retailer 12 as provided for in this Section. 13 If the annual information return required by this Section 14 is not filed when and as required, the taxpayer shall be 15 liable as follows: 16 (i) Until January 1, 1994, the taxpayer shall be 17 liable for a penalty equal to 1/6 of 1% of the tax due 18 from such taxpayer under this Act during the period to be 19 covered by the annual return for each month or fraction 20 of a month until such return is filed as required, the 21 penalty to be assessed and collected in the same manner 22 as any other penalty provided for in this Act. 23 (ii) On and after January 1, 1994, the taxpayer 24 shall be liable for a penalty as described in Section 3-4 25 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 26 The chief executive officer, proprietor, owner or highest 27 ranking manager shall sign the annual return to certify the 28 accuracy of the information contained therein. Any person 29 who willfully signs the annual return containing false or 30 inaccurate information shall be guilty of perjury and 31 punished accordingly. The annual return form prescribed by 32 the Department shall include a warning that the person 33 signing the return may be liable for perjury. 34 The provisions of this Section concerning the filing of SB856 Enrolled -101- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 an annual information return do not apply to a retailer who 2 is not required to file an income tax return with the United 3 States Government. 4 As soon as possible after the first day of each month, 5 upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the 6 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall 7 transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Motor Fuel Tax 8 Fund an amount equal to 1.7% of 80% of the net revenue 9 realized under this Act for the second preceding month; 10 except that this transfer shall not be made for the months 11 February through June, 1992. 12 Net revenue realized for a month shall be the revenue 13 collected by the State pursuant to this Act, less the amount 14 paid out during that month as refunds to taxpayers for 15 overpayment of liability. 16 For greater simplicity of administration, manufacturers, 17 importers and wholesalers whose products are sold at retail 18 in Illinois by numerous retailers, and who wish to do so, may 19 assume the responsibility for accounting and paying to the 20 Department all tax accruing under this Act with respect to 21 such sales, if the retailers who are affected do not make 22 written objection to the Department to this arrangement. 23 Any person who promotes, organizes, provides retail 24 selling space for concessionaires or other types of sellers 25 at the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin State Fair, county fairs, 26 local fairs, art shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions 27 or events, including any transient merchant as defined by 28 Section 2 of the Transient Merchant Act of 1987, is required 29 to file a report with the Department providing the name of 30 the merchant's business, the name of the person or persons 31 engaged in merchant's business, the permanent address and 32 Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax Registration Number of the 33 merchant, the dates and location of the event and other 34 reasonable information that the Department may require. The SB856 Enrolled -102- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 report must be filed not later than the 20th day of the month 2 next following the month during which the event with retail 3 sales was held. Any person who fails to file a report 4 required by this Section commits a business offense and is 5 subject to a fine not to exceed $250. 6 Any person engaged in the business of selling tangible 7 personal property at retail as a concessionaire or other type 8 of seller at the Illinois State Fair, county fairs, art 9 shows, flea markets and similar exhibitions or events, or any 10 transient merchants, as defined by Section 2 of the Transient 11 Merchant Act of 1987, may be required to make a daily report 12 of the amount of such sales to the Department and to make a 13 daily payment of the full amount of tax due. The Department 14 shall impose this requirement when it finds that there is a 15 significant risk of loss of revenue to the State at such an 16 exhibition or event. Such a finding shall be based on 17 evidence that a substantial number of concessionaires or 18 other sellers who are not residents of Illinois will be 19 engaging in the business of selling tangible personal 20 property at retail at the exhibition or event, or other 21 evidence of a significant risk of loss of revenue to the 22 State. The Department shall notify concessionaires and other 23 sellers affected by the imposition of this requirement. In 24 the absence of notification by the Department, the 25 concessionaires and other sellers shall file their returns as 26 otherwise required in this Section. 27 (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-116; 88-194; 88-480; 88-547, eff. 28 6-30-94; 88-660, eff. 9-16-94; 88-669, eff. 11-29-94; 88-670, 29 eff. 12-2-94; 89-89, eff. 6-30-95; 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 30 89-379, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.) 31 (35 ILCS 120/6c) (from Ch. 120, par. 445c) 32 Sec. 6c. If a protest to the Department's Notice of 33 Tentative Determination of Claim is not filed within 6020SB856 Enrolled -103- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 days and a request for a hearing thereon is not made as 2 provided in Section 6b of this Act, the said Notice shall 3 thereupon become and operate as a Final Determination; and, 4 if the Department's Notice of Tentative Determination, upon 5 becoming a Final Determination, indicates no amount due to 6 the claimant, or, upon issuance of a credit memorandum or 7 refund for the amount, if any, found by the Department to be 8 due, the claim in all its aspects shall be closed and no 9 longer open to protest, hearing, judicial review, or by any 10 other proceeding or action whatever, either before the 11 Department or in any court of this State. Claims for credit 12 or refund hereunder must be filed with and initially 13 determined by the Department, the remedy herein provided 14 being exclusive; and no court shall have jurisdiction to 15 determine the merits of any claim except upon review as 16 provided herein. 17 (Source: P. A. 77-1032.) 18 (35 ILCS 120/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 450) 19 Sec. 11. All information received by the Department from 20 returns filed under this Act, or from any investigation 21 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 22 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 23 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 24 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 25 guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. 26 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 27 publishing or making available to the public the names and 28 addresses of persons filing returns under this Act, or 29 reasonable statistics concerning the operation of the tax by 30 grouping the contents of returns so the information in any 31 individual return is not disclosed. 32 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 33 divulging to the United States Government or the government SB856 Enrolled -104- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 of any other state, or any village that does not levy any 2 real property taxes for village operations and that receives 3 more than 60% of its general corporate revenue from taxes 4 under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service 5 Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, or 6 any officer or agency thereof, for exclusively official 7 purposes, information received by the Department in 8 administering this Act, provided that such other governmental 9 agency agrees to divulge requested tax information to the 10 Department. 11 The Department's furnishing of information derived from a 12 taxpayer's return or from an investigation conducted under 13 this Act to the surety on a taxpayer's bond that has been 14 furnished to the Department under this Act, either to provide 15 notice to such surety of its potential liability under the 16 bond or, in order to support the Department's demand for 17 payment from such surety under the bond, is an official 18 purpose within the meaning of this Section. 19 The furnishing upon request of information obtained by 20 the Department from returns filed under this Act or 21 investigations conducted under this Act to the Illinois 22 Liquor Control Commission for official use is deemed to be an 23 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 24 Notice to a surety of potential liability shall not be 25 given unless the taxpayer has first been notified, not less 26 than 10 days prior thereto, of the Department's intent to so 27 notify the surety. 28 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 29 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 30 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 31 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 32 Where an appeal or a protest has been filed on behalf of 33 a taxpayer, the furnishing upon request of the attorney for 34 the taxpayer of returns filed by the taxpayer and information SB856 Enrolled -105- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an official 2 purpose within the meaning of this Section. 3 The furnishing of financial information to a home rule 4 unit that has imposed a tax similar to that imposed by this 5 Act pursuant to its home rule powers, or to any village that 6 does not levy any real property taxes for village operations 7 and that receives more than 60% of its general corporate 8 revenue from taxes under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax 9 Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' 10 Occupation Tax Act, upon request of the Chief Executive 11 thereof, is an official purpose within the meaning of this 12 Section, provided the home rule unit or village that does 13 not levy any real property taxes for village operations and 14 that receives more than 60% of its general corporate revenue 15 from taxes under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, 16 the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation 17 Tax Act agrees in writing to the requirements of this 18 Section. 19 For a village that does not levy any real property taxes 20 for village operations and that receives more than 60% of its 21 general corporate revenue from taxes under the Use Tax Act, 22 Service Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and 23 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the officers eligible to 24 receive information from the Department of Revenue under this 25 Section are the village manager and the chief financial 26 officer of the village. 27 Information so provided shall be subject to all 28 confidentiality provisions of this Section. The written 29 agreement shall provide for reciprocity, limitations on 30 access, disclosure, and procedures for requesting 31 information. 32 The Director may make available to any State agency, 33 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 34 to engage in any occupation, information that a person SB856 Enrolled -106- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 2 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 3 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 4 interest due under this Act. The Director may also make 5 available to the Secretary of State information that a 6 limited liability company, which has filed articles of 7 organization with the Secretary of State, or corporation 8 which has been issued a certificate of incorporation by the 9 Secretary of State has failed to file returns under this Act 10 or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or has 11 failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 12 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all 13 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 14 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired 15 without such proceedings being instituted. 16 The Director shall make available for public inspection 17 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 18 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 19 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 20 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 21 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 22 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 23 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 24 secrets or other confidential information identified as 25 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 26 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 27 Department shall provide by rule. 28 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 29 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 30 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 31 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 32 The Director shall make available for public inspection 33 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 34 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term SB856 Enrolled -107- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 2 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 3 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 4 Compliance and Administration Fund. 5 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 6 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 7 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 8 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 9 (Source: P.A. 88-480; 88-669, eff. 11-29-94; 89-89, eff. 10 6-30-95.) 11 Section 40. The Cigarette Tax Act is amended by changing 12 Sections 9d and 10b as follows: 13 (35 ILCS 130/9d) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.9d) 14 Sec. 9d. If it appears, after claim therefor filed with 15 the Department, that an amount of tax or penalty has been 16 paid which was not due under this Act, whether as the result 17 of a mistake of fact or an error of law, except as 18 hereinafter provided, then the Department shall issue a 19 credit memorandum or refund to the person who made the 20 erroneous payment or, if that person has died or become a 21 person under legal disability, to his or her legal 22 representative, as such. 23 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 24 credit or refund under this Act, the Department may first 25 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 26 due under this Act or under the Cigarette Use Tax Act from 27 the person entitled to such credit or refund. For this 28 purpose, if proceedings are pending to determine whether or 29 not any tax or penalty is due under this Act or under the 30 Cigarette Use Tax Act from such person, the Department may 31 withhold issuance of the credit or refund pending the final 32 disposition of such proceedings and may apply such credit or SB856 Enrolled -108- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 refund against any amount found to be due to the Department 2 under this Act or under the Cigarette Use Tax Act as a result 3 of such proceedings. The balance, if any, of the credit or 4 refund shall be issued to the person entitled thereto. 5 If no tax or penalty is due and no proceeding is pending 6 to determine whether such taxpayer is indebted to the 7 Department for tax or penalty, the credit memorandum or 8 refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in the case of a 9 credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be assigned and 10 set over by the lawful holder thereof, subject to reasonable 11 rules of the Department, to any other person who is subject 12 to this Act or the Cigarette Use Tax Act, and the amount 13 thereof shall be applied by the Department against any tax or 14 penalty due or to become due under this Act or under the 15 Cigarette Use Tax Act from such assignee. 16 As to any claim filed hereunder with the Department on 17 and after each January 1 and July 1, no amount of tax or 18 penalty erroneously paid (either in total or partial 19 liquidation of a tax or penalty under this Act) more than 3 20 years prior to such January 1 and July 1, respectively, shall 21 be credited or refunded, except that if both the Department 22 and the taxpayer have agreed to an extension of time to issue 23 a notice of tax liability under this Act, the claim may be 24 filed at any time prior to the expiration of the period 25 agreed upon. 26 If the Department approves a claim for stamps affixed to 27 a product returned to a manufacturer or for replacement of 28 stamps, the credit memorandum shall not exceed the face value 29 of stamps originally affixed, and replacement stamps shall be 30 issued only in an amount equal to the value of the stamps 31 previously affixed. Higher denomination stamps shall not be 32 issued as replacements for lower value stamps. Distributors 33 must prove the face value of the stamps which have been 34 destroyed or returned to manufacturers when filing claims. SB856 Enrolled -109- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Act shall 2 bear interest at the rate and in the manner set forth in the 3 Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 4 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 5 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 6 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 7 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 8 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 9 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 10 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 11 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 12 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 13 If the Department approves a claim for the physical 14 replacement of cigarette tax stamps, the Department (subject 15 to the same limitations as those provided for hereinbefore in 16 this Section) may issue an assignable credit memorandum or 17 refund to the claimant or to the claimant's legal 18 representative. 19 The provisions of Sections 6a, 6b and 6c of the 20 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with 21 this Act, shall apply, as far as practicable, to the subject 22 matter of this Act to the same extent as if such provisions 23 were included herein. 24 (Source: P.A. 87-205; 88-88.) 25 (35 ILCS 130/10b) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.10b) 26 Sec. 10b. All information received by the Department 27 from returns filed under this Act, or from any investigation 28 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 29 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 30 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 31 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 32 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 33 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from SB856 Enrolled -110- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 publishing or making available to the public the names and 2 addresses of persons filing returns under this Act, or 3 reasonable statistics concerning the operation of the tax by 4 grouping the contents of returns so that the information in 5 any individual return is not disclosed. 6 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 7 divulging to the United States Government or the government 8 of any other state, or any officer or agency thereof, for 9 exclusively official purposes, information received by the 10 Department in administering this Act, provided that such 11 other governmental agency agrees to divulge requested tax 12 information to the Department. 13 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 14 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 15 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 16 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 17 The furnishing of financial information to a home rule 18 unit with a population in excess of 2,000,000 that has 19 imposed a tax similar to that imposed by this Act under its 20 home rule powers, upon request of the Chief Executive of the 21 home rule unit, is an official purpose within the meaning of 22 this Section, provided the home rule unit agrees in writing 23 to the requirements of this Section. Information so provided 24 is subject to all confidentiality provisions of this Section. 25 The written agreement shall provide for reciprocity, 26 limitations on access, disclosure, and procedures for 27 requesting information. 28 The Director may make available to any State agency, 29 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 30 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 31 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 32 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 33 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 34 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all SB856 Enrolled -111- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 2 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired 3 without such proceedings being instituted. 4 The Director shall make available for public inspection 5 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 6 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 7 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 8 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 9 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 10 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 11 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 12 secrets or other confidential information identified as 13 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 14 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 15 Department shall provide by rule. 16 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 17 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 18 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 19 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 20 The Director shall make available for public inspection 21 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 22 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 23 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 24 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 25 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 26 Compliance and Administration Fund. 27 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 28 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 29 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 30 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 31 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 32 Section 45. The Cigarette Use Tax Act is amended by 33 changing Sections 14a and 20 as follows: SB856 Enrolled -112- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (35 ILCS 135/14a) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.44a) 2 Sec. 14a. If it appears, after claim therefor filed with 3 the Department, that an amount of tax or penalty has been 4 paid which was not due under this Act, whether as the result 5 of a mistake of fact or an error of law, except as 6 hereinafter provided, then the Department shall issue a 7 credit memorandum or refund to the person who made the 8 erroneous payment or, if that person has died or become a 9 person under legal disability, to his or her legal 10 representative, as such. 11 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 12 credit or refund under this Act, the Department may first 13 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 14 due under this Act or under the Cigarette Tax Act from the 15 person entitled to such credit or refund. For this purpose, 16 if proceedings are pending to determine whether or not any 17 tax or penalty is due under this Act or under the Cigarette 18 Tax Act from such person, the Department may withhold 19 issuance of the credit or refund pending the final 20 disposition of such proceedings and may apply such credit or 21 refund against any amount found to be due to the Department 22 under this Act or under the Cigarette Tax Act as a result of 23 such proceedings. The balance, if any, of the credit or 24 refund shall be issued to the person entitled thereto. 25 If no tax or penalty is due and no proceeding is pending 26 to determine whether such taxpayer is indebted to the 27 Department for tax or penalty, the credit memorandum or 28 refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in the case of a 29 credit memorandum) may be assigned and set over by the lawful 30 holder thereof, subject to reasonable rules of the 31 Department, to any other person who is subject to this Act or 32 the Cigarette Tax Act, and the amount thereof shall be 33 applied by the Department against any tax or penalty due or 34 to become due under this Act or under the Cigarette Tax Act SB856 Enrolled -113- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 from such assignee. 2 As to any claim filed hereunder with the Department on 3 and after each January 1 and July 1, no amount of tax or 4 penalty erroneously paid (either in total or partial 5 liquidation of a tax or penalty under this Act) more than 3 6 years prior to such January 1 and July 1, respectively, shall 7 be credited or refunded, except that if both the Department 8 and the taxpayer have agreed to an extension of time to issue 9 a notice of tax liability under this Act, the claim may be 10 filed at any time prior to the expiration of the period 11 agreed upon. 12 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 13 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 14 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 15 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 16 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 17 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 18 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 19 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 20 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 21 If the Department approves a claim for the physical 22 replacement of cigarette tax stamps, the Department (subject 23 to the same limitations as those provided for hereinbefore in 24 this Section) may issue an assignable credit memorandum or 25 refund to the claimant or to the claimant's legal 26 representative. 27 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Act shall 28 bear interest at the rate and in the manner set forth in the 29 Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 30 The provisions of Sections 6a, 6b and 6c of the 31 "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", approved June 28, 1933, as 32 amended, in effect on the effective date of this amendatory 33 Act, as subsequently amended, which are not inconsistent with 34 this Act, shall apply, as far as practicable, to the subject SB856 Enrolled -114- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 matter of this Act to the same extent as if such provisions 2 were included herein. 3 (Source: P.A. 83-706.) 4 (35 ILCS 135/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.50) 5 Sec. 20. All information received by the Department 6 from returns filed under this Act, or from any investigation 7 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 8 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 9 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 10 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 11 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 12 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 13 publishing or making available to the public the names and 14 addresses of persons filing returns under this Act, or 15 reasonable statistics concerning the operation of the tax by 16 grouping the contents of returns so that the information in 17 any individual return is not disclosed. 18 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 19 divulging to the United States Government or the government 20 of any other state, or any officer or agency thereof, for 21 exclusively official purposes, information received by the 22 Department in administering this Act, provided that such 23 other governmental agency agrees to divulge requested tax 24 information to the Department. 25 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 26 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 27 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 28 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 29 The furnishing of financial information to a home rule 30 unit with a population in excess of 2,000,000 that has 31 imposed a tax similar to that imposed by this Act under its 32 home rule powers, upon request of the Chief Executive of the 33 home rule unit, is an official purpose within the meaning of SB856 Enrolled -115- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 this Section, provided the home rule unit agrees in writing 2 to the requirements of this Section. Information so provided 3 is subject to all confidentiality provisions of this Section. 4 The written agreement shall provide for reciprocity, 5 limitations on access, disclosure, and procedures for 6 requesting information. 7 The Director may make available to any State agency, 8 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 9 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 10 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 11 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 12 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 13 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all 14 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 15 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired 16 without such proceedings being instituted. 17 The Director shall make available for public inspection 18 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 19 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 20 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 21 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 22 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 23 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 24 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 25 secrets or other confidential information identified as 26 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 27 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 28 Department shall provide by rule. 29 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 30 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 31 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 32 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 33 The Director shall make available for public inspection 34 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days SB856 Enrolled -116- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 2 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 3 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 4 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 5 Compliance and Administration Fund. 6 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 7 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 8 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 9 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 10 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 11 Section 48. The Motor Fuel Tax Law is amended by 12 changing Sections 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 13, and 13a.7 and adding 13 Section 13a.8 as follows: 14 (35 ILCS 505/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 419) 15 Sec. 3. No person shall act as a distributor of motor 16 fuel within this State without first securing a license to 17 act as a distributor of motor fuel from the Department. 18 Application for such license shall be made to the Department 19 upon blanks furnished by it. The application shall be signed 20 and verified, and shall contain such information as the 21 Department deems necessary. A blender shall, in addition to 22 securing a distributor's license, make application to the 23 Department for a blender's permit, setting forth in the 24 application such information as the Department deems 25 necessary. The applicant for a distributor's license shall 26 also file with the Department a bond on a form to be approved 27 by and with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the 28 Department conditioned upon such applicant paying to the 29 State of Illinois all monies becoming due by reason of the 30 sale or use of motor fuel by the applicant, together with all 31 penalties and interest thereon. The Department shall fix the 32 penalty of such bond in each case taking into consideration SB856 Enrolled -117- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the amount of motor fuel expected to be sold, distributed and 2 used by such applicant and the penalty fixed by the 3 Department shall be such, as in its opinion, will protect the 4 State of Illinois against failure to pay the amount 5 hereinafter provided on motor fuel sold, distributed and 6 used, but the amount of the penalty fixed by the Department 7 shall not exceed 2.1 times the amount of tax liability of a 8 monthly return; however, in no event shall the amount of such 9 penalty exceed $100,000$40,001. Upon receipt of the 10 application and bond in proper form, the Department shall 11 issue to the applicant a license to act as a distributor. No 12 person who is in default to the State for monies due under 13 this Act for the sale, distribution or use of motor fuel 14 shall receive a license either directly or indirectly to act 15 as a distributor. 16 A license shall not be granted to any person whose 17 principal place of business is in a state other than 18 Illinois, unless such person is licensed for motor fuel 19 distribution in the state in which the principal place of 20 business is located and that such person is not in default to 21 that State for any monies due for the sale, distribution, or 22 use of motor fuel. 23 Notwithstanding his activities are not those of a 24 distributor as defined in Section 1.2 of this Act: 25 A. A person who as of July 1, 1957 holds a 26 distributor's license may continue in that capacity so 27 long as he continues to comply with obligations of a 28 distributor. 29 B. A person who in this State is engaged in the 30 distribution of motor fuel primarily by tank car or tank 31 truck, or both, and who operates an Illinois bulk plant 32 where he has active bulk storage capacity of not less 33 than 30,000 gallons for gasoline as defined in example 34 (A) in the second paragraph of Section 5 of this Act, SB856 Enrolled -118- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 may, by application to the Department and compliance with 2 the requirements of this Section, obtain a distributor's 3 license, and when so licensed shall be subject to all the 4 obligations and have all the rights and privileges of a 5 distributor under this Act. 6 (Source: P.A. 87-149.) 7 (35 ILCS 505/3a) (from Ch. 120, par. 419a) 8 Sec. 3a. No person, other than a licensed distributor, 9 shall act as a supplier of special fuel within this State 10 without first securing a license to act as a supplier of 11 special fuel from the Department. 12 Application for such license shall be made to the 13 Department upon blanks furnished by it. The application shall 14 be signed and verified and shall contain such information as 15 the Department deems necessary. 16 The applicant for a supplier's license shall also file, 17 with the Department, a bond on a form to be approved by and 18 with a surety or sureties satisfactory to the Department, 19 conditioned upon such applicant paying to the State of 20 Illinois all moneys becoming due by reason of the sale or use 21 of special fuel by the applicant, together with all penalties 22 and interest thereon. The Department shall fix the penalty of 23 such bond in each case, taking into consideration the amount 24 of special fuel expected to be sold, distributed and used by 25 such applicant, and the penalty fixed by the Department shall 26 be such, as in its opinion, will protect the State of 27 Illinois against failure to pay the amount hereinafter 28 provided on special fuel sold, distributed and used, but the 29 amount of the penalty fixed by the Department shall not 30 exceed twice the amount of tax liability of a monthly return; 31 however, in no event shall the amount exceed $100,000 32$40,001. 33 Upon receipt of the application and bond in proper form, SB856 Enrolled -119- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the Department shall issue to the applicant a license to act 2 as a supplier. No person who is in default to the State for 3 moneys due under this Act for the sale, distribution or use 4 of motor fuel shall receive a license either directly or 5 indirectly to act as a supplier. 6 A license shall not be granted to any person whose 7 principal place of business is in a state other than 8 Illinois, unless such person is licensed for motor fuel 9 distribution in the State in which the principal place of 10 business is located and that other State requires such 11 license and that such person is not in default to that State 12 for any monies due for the sale, distribution, or use of 13 motor fuel. 14 (Source: P.A. 87-149.) 15 (35 ILCS 505/3b) (from Ch. 120, par. 419b) 16 Sec. 3b. No person other than a licensed distributor or 17 licensed supplier shall act as a bulk user of special fuel 18 within this State without first securing a license to act as 19 a bulk user of special fuel from the Department. 20 Application for such license shall be made to the 21 Department upon blanks furnished by it. The application shall 22 be signed and verified and shall contain such information as 23 the Department deems necessary. 24 If the bulk user will not be buying all special fuel 25 tax-paid under this Act, but will be making any special fuel 26 purchases at all without paying the tax that is imposed by 27 this Act to his vendor, such applicant for a bulk user's 28 license shall also file, with the Department, a bond on a 29 form to be approved by and with a surety or sureties 30 satisfactory to the Department, conditioned upon such 31 applicant paying to the State of Illinois all moneys becoming 32 due by reason of use of special fuel by the applicant, 33 together with all penalties and interest thereon. If the SB856 Enrolled -120- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 bulk user will be purchasing any special fuel without paying 2 the tax, the bulk user shall also obtain a permit from the 3 Department to do so. The Department shall fix the penalty of 4 such bond in each case, taking into consideration the amount 5 of special fuel expected to be used by such applicant, and 6 the penalty fixed by the Department shall be such, as in its 7 opinion, will protect the State of Illinois against failure 8 to pay the amount hereinafter provided on special fuel used, 9 but the amount of the penalty fixed by the Department shall 10 not exceed twice the amount of tax liability on tax-free fuel 11 expected to be used by the bulk user annually; however, in no 12 event shall the amount of such penalty exceed $100,000 13$40,001. 14 Upon receipt of the application and bond in proper form, 15 the Department shall issue to the applicant a license to act 16 as a bulk user. No person who is in default to the State for 17 moneys due under this Act for the sale, distribution or use 18 of motor fuel shall receive a license either directly or 19 indirectly to act as a bulk user. 20 (Source: P.A. 87-149.) 21 (35 ILCS 505/3c) (from Ch. 120, par. 419b.1) 22 Sec. 3c. No person shall act as a receiver of fuel 23 within this State without first securing a license from the 24 Department to act as a receiver of fuel. 25 Application for such license shall be made to the 26 Department upon blanks furnished by it. The application 27 shall be signed and verified, and shall contain such 28 information as the Department deems necessary. The applicant 29 for a receiver's license shall also file with the Department 30 a bond on a form to be approved by and with a surety or 31 sureties satisfactory to the Department conditioned upon such 32 applicant paying to the State of Illinois all monies becoming 33 due by reason of the receipt of fuel by the applicant, SB856 Enrolled -121- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 together with all penalties and interest thereon. The 2 Department shall fix the penalty of such bond in each case 3 taking into consideration the amount of fuel expected to be 4 sold, distributed and used by such applicant and the penalty 5 fixed by the Department shall be such, as in its opinion, 6 will protect the State of Illinois against failure to pay the 7 tax imposed by Section 2a on fuel received in this State, but 8 the amount of the penalty fixed by the Department shall not 9 exceed twice the amount of tax liability of a monthly return; 10 however, in no event shall the amount exceed $100,000 11$40,001. 12 Upon receipt of the application and bond in proper form, 13 the Department shall issue to the applicant a license to act 14 as a receiver. No person who is in default to the State for 15 monies due under this Act for the receipt, sale, distribution 16 or use of fuel or motor fuel shall receive a license either 17 directly or indirectly to act as a receiver. 18 (Source: P.A. 86-125; 86-958.) 19 (35 ILCS 505/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 429) 20 Sec. 13. Any person other than a distributor or 21 supplier, who loses motor fuel through any cause or uses 22 motor fuel (upon which he has paid the amount required to be 23 collected under Section 2 of this Act) for any purpose other 24 than operating a motor vehicle upon the public highways or 25 waters, shall be reimbursed and repaid the amount so paid. 26 Any person who purchases motor fuel in Illinois and uses 27 that motor fuel in another state and that other state imposes 28 a tax on the use of such motor fuel shall be reimbursed and 29 repaid the amount of Illinois tax paid under Section 2 of 30 this Act on the motor fuel used in such other state. 31 Reimbursement and repayment shall be made by the Department 32 upon receipt of adequate proof of taxes paid to another state 33 and the amount of motor fuel used in that state. SB856 Enrolled -122- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Claims for such reimbursement must be made to the 2 Department of Revenue, duly verified bythe affidavit ofthe 3 claimant (or by the claimant's legal representative if the 4 claimant has died or become a person under legal disability), 5 upon forms prescribed by the Department. The claim must 6 state such facts relating to the purchase, importation, 7 manufacture or production of the motor fuel by the claimant 8 as the Department may deem necessary, and the time when, and 9 the circumstances of its loss or the specific purpose for 10 which it was used (as the case may be), together with such 11 other information as the Department may reasonably require. 12 No claim based upon idle time shall be allowed. Claims for 13 full reimbursement must be filed not later than one year 14 after the date on which the tax was paid by the claimant. 15 If, however, a claim for such reimbursement otherwise 16 meeting the requirements of this Section is filed more than 17 one year but less than 2 years after that date, the claimant 18 shall be reimbursed at the rate of 80% of the amount to which 19 he would have been entitled if his claim had been timely 20 filed. 21 The Department may make such investigation of the 22 correctness of the facts stated in such claims as it deems 23 necessary. When the Department has approved any such claim, 24 it shall pay to the claimant (or to the claimant's legal 25 representative, as such if the claimant has died or become a 26 person under legal disability) the reimbursement provided in 27 this Section, out of any moneys appropriated to it for that 28 purpose. 29Any receiver who has paid the tax imposed by Section 2a30of this Act (either directly to the Department or to another31licensed receiver) upon fuel exported or sold under the32exemptions provided in Section 2a may file a claim for credit33to recover the amount so paid. Such claims shall be made to34the Department, duly verified by the affidavit of theSB856 Enrolled -123- LRB9000732KDcbA 1claimant (or by the claimant's legal representative if the2claimant has died or become a person under legal disability),3upon forms prescribed by the Department. The claim shall4state such facts relating to the purchase, importation,5manufacture, production, export, or sale of the fuel by the6claimant as the Department may deem necessary together with7such other information as the Department may reasonably8require. Claims must be filed not later than one year after9the date on which the tax was paid by the claimant. The10Department may make such investigation of the correctness of11the facts stated in such claims as it deems necessary. When12the Department approves a claim, the Department shall issue a13credit memorandum to the receiver who made the payment for14which the credit is being given or, if the receiver has died15or become incompetent, to such receiver's legal16representative. The amount of such credit memorandum shall be17credited against any tax due or to become due under this Act18from the receiver who made the payment for which credit has19been given.20 Any distributor or supplier who has paid the tax imposed 21 by Section 2 of this Act upon motor fuel lost or used by such 22 distributor or supplier for any purpose other than operating 23 a motor vehicle upon the public highways or waters may file a 24 claim for credit or refund to recover the amount so paid. 25 Such claims shall be filed on forms prescribed by the 26 Department. Such claims shall be made to the Department, 27 duly verified bythe affidavit ofthe claimant (or by the 28 claimant's legal representative if the claimant has died or 29 become a person under legal disability), upon forms 30 prescribed by the Department. The claim shall state such 31 facts relating to the purchase, importation, manufacture or 32 production of the motor fuel by the claimant as the 33 Department may deem necessary and the time when the loss or 34 nontaxable use occurred, and the circumstances of its loss or SB856 Enrolled -124- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the specific purpose for which it was used (as the case may 2 be), together with such other information as the Department 3 may reasonably require. Claims must be filed not later than 4 one year after the date on which the tax was paid by the 5 claimant. 6 The Department may make such investigation of the 7 correctness of the facts stated in such claims as it deems 8 necessary. When the Department approves a claim, the 9 Department shall issue a refund or credit memorandum as 10 requested by the taxpayer, to the distributor or supplier who 11 made the payment for which the refund or credit is being 12 given or, if the distributor or supplier has died or become 13 incompetent, to such distributor's or supplier's legal 14 representative, as such. The amount of such credit 15 memorandum shall be credited against any tax due or to become 16 due under this Act from the distributor or supplier who made 17 the payment for which credit has been given. 18 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Section 19 shall bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified 20 in the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 21 In case the distributor, receiver,or supplier requests 22 and the Department determines that the claimant is entitled 23 to a refund, such refund shall be made only from such 24 appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If it 25 appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 26 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 27 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 28 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 29 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 30 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 31 If no tax is due and no proceeding is pending to 32 determine whether such distributor, receiver,or supplier is 33 indebted to the Department for tax, the credit memorandum so 34 issued may be assigned and set over by the lawful holder SB856 Enrolled -125- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 thereof, subject to reasonable rules of the Department, to 2 any other licensed distributor, receiver,or supplier who is 3 subject to this Act, and the amount thereof applied by the 4 Department against any tax due or to become due under this 5 Act from such assignee. 6 If the payment for which the distributor's, receiver's,7 or supplier's claim is filed is held in the protest fund of 8 the State Treasury during the pendency of the claim for 9 credit proceedings pursuant to the order of the court in 10 accordance with Section 2a of the State Officers and 11 Employees Money Disposition Act"An Act in relation to the12payment and disposition of moneys received by officers and13employees of the State of Illinois by virtue of their office14or employment", approved June 9, 1911,and if it is 15 determined by the Department or by the final order of a 16 reviewing court under the Administrative Review Law that the 17 claimant is entitled to all or a part of the credit claimed, 18 the claimant, instead of receiving a credit memorandum from 19 the Department, shall receive a cash refund from the protest 20 fund as provided for in Section 2a of the State Officers and 21 Employees Money Disposition Act"An Act in relation to the22payment and disposition of moneys received by officers and23employees of the State of Illinois by virtue of their office24or employment". 25 If any person ceases to be licensed as a distributor,26receiver,or supplier while still holding an unused credit 27 memorandum issued under this Act, such person may, at his 28 election (instead of assigning the credit memorandum to a 29 licensed distributor, licensed receiver,or licensed supplier 30 under this Act), surrender such unused credit memorandum to 31 the Department and receive a refund of the amount to which 32 such person is entitled. 33 (Source: P.A. 87-205; 88-480.) SB856 Enrolled -126- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (35 ILCS 505/13a.7) (from Ch. 120, par. 429a7) 2 Sec. 13a.7. Notwithstanding the provisions for credit 3 memoranda, credits or refunds contained in Section 13a.3 of 4 this Act, no credit memorandum, credit or refund shall be 5 allowed or made based upon a return filed more than 4 years 6one yearafter the due date of thesuchreturn or the date 7 the return is filed, whichever is later. 8 (Source: P.A. 85-293.) 9 (35 ILCS 505/13a.8 new) 10 Sec. 13a.8. Any receiver who has paid the tax imposed by 11 Section 2a of this Law (either directly to the Department or 12 to another licensed receiver) upon fuel exported or sold 13 under the exemptions provided in Section 2a may file a claim 14 for credit to recover the amount so paid. The claims shall 15 be made to the Department, duly verified by the claimant (or 16 by the claimant's legal representative if the claimant has 17 died or become a person under legal disability), upon forms 18 prescribed by the Department. The claim shall state such 19 facts relating to the purchase, importation, manufacture, 20 production, export, or sale of the fuel by the claimant as 21 the Department may deem necessary together with such other 22 information as the Department may reasonably require. The 23 Department may investigate the correctness of the facts 24 stated in the claims as it deems necessary. When the 25 Department approves a claim, the Department shall issue a 26 credit memorandum to the receiver who made the payment for 27 which the credit is being given or, if the receiver has died 28 or become incompetent, to the receiver's legal 29 representative. The amount of the credit memorandum shall be 30 credited against any tax due or to become due under this Act 31 from the receiver who made the payment for which credit has 32 been given. 33 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Section SB856 Enrolled -127- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 shall bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified 2 in the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 3 In case the receiver requests and the Department 4 determines that the claimant is entitled to a refund, the 5 refund shall be made only from such appropriation as may be 6 available for that purpose. If it appears unlikely that the 7 amount appropriated would permit everyone having a claim 8 allowed during the period covered by such appropriation to 9 elect to receive a cash refund, the Department, by rule or 10 regulation, shall provide for the payment of refunds in 11 hardship cases and shall define what types of cases qualify 12 as hardship cases. 13 If no tax is due and no proceeding is pending to 14 determine whether the receiver is indebted to the Department 15 for tax, the credit memorandum issued may be assigned and set 16 over by the lawful holder thereof, subject to reasonable 17 rules of the Department, to any other licensed receiver who 18 is subject to this Act, and the amount thereof applied by the 19 Department against any tax due or to become due under this 20 Act from such assignee. 21 If the payment for which the receiver's claim is filed is 22 held in the protest fund of the State Treasury during the 23 pendency of the claim for credit proceedings under an order 24 of the court in accordance with Section 2a of the State 25 Officers and Employees Money Disposition Act and if it is 26 determined by the Department or by the final order of a 27 reviewing court under the Administrative Review Law that the 28 claimant is entitled to all or a part of the credit claimed, 29 the claimant, instead of receiving a credit memorandum from 30 the Department, shall receive a cash refund from the protest 31 fund as provided for in Section 2a of the State Officers and 32 Employees Money Disposition Act. 33 If any person ceases to be licensed as a receiver while 34 still holding an unused credit memorandum issued under this SB856 Enrolled -128- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Act, that person may, at his or her election (instead of 2 assigning the credit memorandum to a licensed receiver under 3 this Act), surrender the unused credit memorandum to the 4 Department and receive a refund of the amount to which such 5 person is entitled. 6 Section 50. The Messages Tax Act is amended by changing 7 Sections 5, 6, and 11 as follows: 8 (35 ILCS 610/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 467.5) 9 Sec. 5. All of the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 10 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i,and5j, 6b, and 6c of the Retailers' 11 Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with this Act, 12 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act shall 13 apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this 14 Act to the same extent as if such provisions were included 15 herein. References in such incorporated Sections of the 16 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, to sellers or to 17 persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal 18 property mean persons engaged in the business of transmitting 19 messages when used in this Act. References in such 20 incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to 21 purchasers of tangible personal property mean purchasers of 22 the service of transmitting messages when used in this Act. 23 References in such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' 24 Occupation Tax Act to sales of tangible personal property 25 mean the transmitting of messages when used in this Act. 26 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 27 (35 ILCS 610/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 467.6) 28 Sec. 6. If it appears, after claim therefor filed with 29 the Department, that an amount of tax or penalty or interest 30 has been paid which was not due under this Act, whether as 31 the result of a mistake of fact or an error of law, except as SB856 Enrolled -129- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 hereinafter provided, then the Department shall issue a 2 credit memorandum or refund to the person who made the 3 erroneous payment or, if that person has died or become a 4 person under legal disability, to his or her legal 5 representative, as such. 6 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 7 credit or refund under this Act, the Department may first 8 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 9 or interest due hereunder from the person entitled to such 10 credit or refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are 11 pending to determine whether or not any tax or penalty or 12 interest is due under this Act from such person, the 13 Department may withhold issuance of the credit or refund 14 pending the final disposition of such proceedings and may 15 apply such credit or refund against any amount found to be 16 due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The 17 balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to 18 the person entitled thereto. 19 If no tax or penalty or interest is due and no proceeding 20 is pending to determine whether such person is indebted to 21 the Department for tax or penalty or interest, the credit 22 memorandum or refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in 23 the case of a credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be 24 assigned and set over by the lawful holder thereof, subject 25 to reasonable rules of the Department, to any other person 26 who is subject to this Act, and the amount thereof shall be 27 applied by the Department against any tax or penalty or 28 interest due or to become due under this Act from such 29 assignee. 30 As to any claim for credit or refund filed with the 31 Department on or after each January 1 and July 1, no amounts 32 erroneously paid more than 3 years prior to such January 1 33 and July 1, respectively, shall be credited or refunded, 34 except that if both the Department and the taxpayer have SB856 Enrolled -130- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 agreed to an extension of time to issue a notice of tax 2 liability under this Act, the claim may be filed at any time 3 prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. 4 Claims for credit or refund shall be filed upon forms 5 provided by the Department. As soon as practicable after any 6 claim for credit or refund is filed, the Department shall 7 examine the same and determine the amount of credit or refund 8 to which the claimant is entitled and shall notify the 9 claimant of such determination, which amount shall be prima 10 facie correct. 11 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Act shall 12 bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified in the 13 Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 14 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 15 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 16 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 17 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 18 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 19 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 20 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 21 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 22 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 23 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 24 (35 ILCS 610/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 467.11) 25 Sec. 11. All information received by the Department from 26 returns filed under this Act, or from any investigations 27 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 28 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 29 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 30 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 31 guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. 32 Provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall 33 prevent the Director from publishing or making available to SB856 Enrolled -131- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 the public the names and addresses of taxpayers filing 2 returns under this Act, or from publishing or making 3 available reasonable statistics concerning the operation of 4 the tax wherein the contents of returns are grouped into 5 aggregates in such a way that the information contained in 6 any individual return shall not be disclosed. 7 And provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall 8 prevent the Director from making available to the United 9 States Government or any officer or agency thereof, for 10 exclusively official purposes, information received by the 11 Department in the administration of this Act. 12 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 13 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 14 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 15 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 16 The Director may make available to any State agency, 17 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 18 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 19 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 20 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 21 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 22 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all 23 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 24 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired 25 without such proceedings being instituted. 26 The Director shall make available for public inspection 27 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 28 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 29 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 30 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 31 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 32 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 33 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 34 secrets or other confidential information identified as SB856 Enrolled -132- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 2 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 3 Department shall provide by rule. 4 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 5 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 6 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 7 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 8 The Director shall make available for public inspection 9 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 10 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 11 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 12 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 13 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 14 Compliance and Administration Fund. 15 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 16 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 17 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 18 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 19 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 20 Section 55. The Gas Revenue Tax Act is amended by 21 changing Sections 5, 6, and 11 as follows: 22 (35 ILCS 615/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 467.20) 23 Sec. 5. All of the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 24 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i,and5j, 6b, and 6c of the Retailers' 25 Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with this Act, 26 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act shall 27 apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this 28 Act to the same extent as if such provisions were included 29 herein. References in such incorporated Sections of the 30 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, to sellers or to 31 persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal 32 property mean persons engaged in the business of SB856 Enrolled -133- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 distributing, supplying, furnishing or selling gas when used 2 in this Act. References in such incorporated Sections of the 3 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to purchasers of tangible 4 personal property mean purchasers of gas when used in this 5 Act. References in such incorporated Sections of the 6 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to sales of tangible personal 7 property mean the distributing, supplying, furnishing or 8 selling of gas when used in this Act. 9 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 10 (35 ILCS 615/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 467.21) 11 Sec. 6. If it appears, after claim therefor filed with 12 the Department, that an amount of tax or penalty or interest 13 has been paid which was not due under this Act, whether as 14 the result of a mistake of fact or an error of law, except as 15 hereinafter provided, then the Department shall issue a 16 credit memorandum or refund to the person who made the 17 erroneous payment or, if that person has died or become a 18 person under legal disability, to his or her legal 19 representative, as such. 20 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 21 credit or refund under this Act, the Department may first 22 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 23 or interest due hereunder from the person entitled to such 24 credit or refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are 25 pending to determine whether or not any tax or penalty or 26 interest is due under this Act from such person, the 27 Department may withhold issuance of the credit or refund 28 pending the final disposition of such proceedings and may 29 apply such credit or refund against any amount found to be 30 due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The 31 balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to 32 the person entitled thereto. 33 If no tax or penalty or interest is due and no proceeding SB856 Enrolled -134- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 is pending to determine whether such person is indebted to 2 the Department for tax or penalty or interest, the credit 3 memorandum or refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in 4 the case of a credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be 5 assigned and set over by the lawful holder thereof, subject 6 to reasonable rules of the Department, to any other person 7 who is subject to this Act, and the amount thereof shall be 8 applied by the Department against any tax or penalty or 9 interest due or to become due under this Act from such 10 assignee. 11 As to any claim for credit or refund filed with the 12 Department on or after each January 1 and July 1, no amounts 13 erroneously paid more than 3 years prior to such January 1 14 and July 1, respectively, shall be credited or refunded, 15 except that if both the Department and the taxpayer have 16 agreed to an extension of time to issue a notice of tax 17 liability under this Act, the claim may be filed at any time 18 prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. 19 Claims for credit or refund shall be filed upon forms 20 provided by the Department. As soon as practicable after any 21 claim for credit or refund is filed, the Department shall 22 examine the same and determine the amount of credit or refund 23 to which the claimant is entitled and shall notify the 24 claimant of such determination, which amount shall be prima 25 facie correct. 26 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Act shall 27 bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified in the 28 Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 29 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 30 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 31 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 32 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 33 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 34 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the SB856 Enrolled -135- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 2 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 3 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 4 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 5 (35 ILCS 615/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 467.26) 6 Sec. 11. All information received by the Department from 7 returns filed under this Act, or from any investigations 8 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 9 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 10 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 11 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 12 guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. 13 Provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall 14 prevent the Director from publishing or making available to 15 the public the names and addresses of taxpayers filing 16 returns under this Act, or from publishing or making 17 available reasonable statistics concerning the operation of 18 the tax wherein the contents of returns are grouped into 19 aggregates in such a way that the information contained in 20 any individual return shall not be disclosed. 21 And provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall 22 prevent the Director from making available to the United 23 States Government or any officer or agency thereof, for 24 exclusively official purposes, information received by the 25 Department in the administration of this Act. 26 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 27 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 28 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 29 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 30 The Director may make available to any State agency, 31 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 32 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 33 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this SB856 Enrolled -136- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 2 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 3 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all 4 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 5 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired 6 without such proceedings being instituted. 7 The Director shall make available for public inspection 8 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 9 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 10 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 11 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 12 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 13 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 14 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 15 secrets or other confidential information identified as 16 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 17 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 18 Department shall provide by rule. 19 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 20 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 21 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 22 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 23 The Director shall make available for public inspection 24 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 25 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 26 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 27 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 28 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 29 Compliance and Administration Fund. 30 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 31 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 32 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 33 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 34 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) SB856 Enrolled -137- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Section 60. The Public Utilities Revenue Act is amended 2 by changing Sections 5, 6, and 11 as follows: 3 (35 ILCS 620/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 472) 4 Sec. 5. All of the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i,and5j, 6b, and 6c of the Retailers' 6 Occupation Tax Act, which are not inconsistent with this Act, 7 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act shall 8 apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this 9 Act to the same extent as if such provisions were included 10 herein. References in such incorporated Sections of the 11 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, to sellers or to 12 persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal 13 property mean persons engaged in the business of 14 distributing, supplying, furnishing or selling electricity 15 when used in this Act. References in such incorporated 16 Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to purchasers 17 of tangible personal property mean purchasers of electricity 18 when used in this Act. References in such incorporated 19 Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to sales of 20 tangible personal property mean the distributing, supplying, 21 furnishing or selling of electricity when used in this Act. 22 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 23 (35 ILCS 620/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 473) 24 Sec. 6. If it appears, after claim therefor filed with 25 the Department, that an amount of tax or penalty or interest 26 has been paid which was not due under this Act, whether as 27 the result of a mistake of fact or an error of law, except as 28 hereinafter provided, then the Department shall issue a 29 credit memorandum or refund to the person who made the 30 erroneous payment or, if that person has died or become a 31 person under legal disability, to his or her legal 32 representative, as such. SB856 Enrolled -138- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 2 credit or refund under this Act, the Department may first 3 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 4 or interest due hereunder from the person entitled to such 5 credit or refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are 6 pending to determine whether or not any tax or penalty or 7 interest is due under this Act from such person, the 8 Department may withhold issuance of the credit or refund 9 pending the final disposition of such proceedings and may 10 apply such credit or refund against any amount found to be 11 due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The 12 balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to 13 the person entitled thereto. 14 If no tax or penalty or interest is due and no proceeding 15 is pending to determine whether such person is indebted to 16 the Department for tax or penalty or interest, the credit 17 memorandum or refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in 18 the case of a credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be 19 assigned and set over by the lawful holder thereof, subject 20 to reasonable rules of the Department, to any other person 21 who is subject to this Act, and the amount thereof shall be 22 applied by the Department against any tax or penalty or 23 interest due or to become due under this Act from such 24 assignee. 25 As to any claim for credit or refund filed with the 26 Department on or after each January 1 and July 1, no amounts 27 erroneously paid more than 3 years prior to such January 1 28 and July 1, respectively, shall be credited or refunded, 29 except that if both the Department and the taxpayer have 30 agreed to an extension of time to issue a notice of tax 31 liability under this Act, the claim may be filed at any time 32 prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. 33 Claims for credit or refund shall be filed upon forms 34 provided by the Department. As soon as practicable after any SB856 Enrolled -139- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 claim for credit or refund is filed, the Department shall 2 examine the same and determine the amount of credit or refund 3 to which the claimant is entitled and shall notify the 4 claimant of such determination, which amount shall be prima 5 facie correct. 6 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Act shall 7 bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified in the 8 Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 9 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 10 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 11 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 12 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 13 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 14 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 15 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 16 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 17 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 18 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 19 (35 ILCS 620/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 478) 20 Sec. 11. All information received by the Department from 21 returns filed under this Act, or from any investigations 22 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 23 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 24 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 25 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 26 guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. 27 Provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall 28 prevent the Director from publishing or making available to 29 the public the names and addresses of taxpayers filing 30 returns under this Act, or from publishing or making 31 available reasonable statistics concerning the operation of 32 the tax wherein the contents of returns are grouped into 33 aggregates in such a way that the information contained in SB856 Enrolled -140- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 any individual return shall not be disclosed. 2 And provided, that nothing contained in this Act shall 3 prevent the Director from making available to the United 4 States Government or any officer or agency thereof, for 5 exclusively official purposes, information received by the 6 Department in the administration of this Act. 7 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 8 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 9 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 10 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 11 The Director may make available to any State agency, 12 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 13 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 14 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 15 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 16 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 17 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all 18 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 19 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired 20 without such proceedings being instituted. 21 The Director shall make available for public inspection 22 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 23 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 24 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 25 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 26 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 27 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 28 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 29 secrets or other confidential information identified as 30 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 31 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 32 Department shall provide by rule. 33 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 34 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the SB856 Enrolled -141- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 2 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 3 The Director shall make available for public inspection 4 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 5 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 6 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 7 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 8 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 9 Compliance and Administration Fund. 10 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 11 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 12 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 13 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 14 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 15 Section 65. The Water Company Invested Capital Tax Act 16 is amended by changing Sections 5, 6, and 11 as follows: 17 (35 ILCS 625/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 1415) 18 Sec. 5. All of the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 19 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i,and5j, 6b, and 6c of the Retailers' 20 Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and 21 Interest Act, which are not inconsistent with this Act, shall 22 apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this 23 Act to the same extent as if such provisions were included 24 herein. References in such incorporated Sections of the 25 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, to sellers or to 26 persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal 27 property mean water companies when used in this Act. 28 References in such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' 29 Occupation Tax Act to purchasers of tangible personal 30 property mean purchasers of water, or of water and sewage 31 disposal, when used in this Act. References in such 32 incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to SB856 Enrolled -142- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 sales of tangible personal property mean the distributing, 2 supplying, furnishing or selling of water for use or 3 consumption, or of water and sewage disposal, when used in 4 this Act. 5 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 6 (35 ILCS 625/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 1416) 7 Sec. 6. If it appears, after claim therefor filed with 8 the Department, that an amount of tax or penalty or interest 9 has been paid which was not due under this Act, whether as 10 the result of a mistake of fact or an error of law, except as 11 hereinafter provided, then the Department shall issue a 12 credit memorandum or refund to the person who made the 13 erroneous payment or, if that person has died or become 14 incompetent, to his legal representative, as such. 15 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 16 credit or refund under this Act, the Department may first 17 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 18 or interest due hereunder from the person entitled to such 19 credit or refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are 20 pending to determine whether or not any tax or penalty or 21 interest is due under this Act from such person, the 22 Department may withhold issuance of the credit or refund 23 pending the final disposition of such proceedings and may 24 apply such credit or refund against any amount found to be 25 due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The 26 balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to 27 the person entitled thereto. 28 If no tax or penalty or interest is due and no proceeding 29 is pending to determine whether such person is indebted to 30 the Department for tax or penalty or interest, the credit 31 memorandum or refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in 32 the case of a credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be 33 assigned and set over by the lawful holder thereof, subject SB856 Enrolled -143- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 to reasonable rules of the Department, to any other person 2 who is subject to this Act, and the amount thereof shall be 3 applied by the Department against any tax or penalty or 4 interest due or to become due under this Act from such 5 assignee. 6 As to any claim for credit or refund filed with the 7 Department on or after each January 1 and July 1, no amounts 8 erroneously paid more than 3 years prior to such January 1 9 and July 1, respectively, shall be credited or refunded, 10 except that if both the Department and the taxpayer have 11 agreed to an extension of time to issue a notice of tax 12 liability under this Act, the claim may be filed at any time 13 prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. 14 Claims for credit or refund shall be filed upon forms 15 provided by the Department. As soon as practicable after any 16 claim for credit or refund is filed, the Department shall 17 examine the same and determine the amount of credit or refund 18 to which the claimant is entitled and shall notify the 19 claimant of such determination, which amount shall be prima 20 facie correct. 21 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Section 22 shall bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified 23 in the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 24 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 25 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 26 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 27 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 28 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 29 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 30 Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the 31 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 32 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 33 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) SB856 Enrolled -144- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (35 ILCS 625/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 1421) 2 Sec. 11. All information received by the Department from 3 returns filed under this Act, or from any investigations 4 conducted under this Act, shall be confidential, except for 5 official purposes, and any person who divulges any such 6 information in any manner, except in accordance with a proper 7 judicial order or as otherwise provided by law, shall be 8 guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. 9 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 10 from publishing or making available to the public the names 11 and addresses of taxpayers filing returns under this Act, or 12 from publishing or making available reasonable statistics 13 concerning the operation of the tax wherein the contents of 14 returns are grouped into aggregates in such a way that the 15 information contained in any individual return shall not be 16 disclosed. 17 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 18 from making available to the United States Government or any 19 officer or agency thereof, for exclusively official purposes, 20 information received by the Department in the administration 21 of this Act. 22 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 23 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 24 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 25 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 26 The Director may make available to any State agency, 27 including the Illinois Supreme Court, which licenses persons 28 to engage in any occupation, information that a person 29 licensed by such agency has failed to file returns under this 30 Act or pay the tax, penalty and interest shown therein, or 31 has failed to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or 32 interest due under this Act. An assessment is final when all 33 proceedings in court for review of such assessment have 34 terminated or the time for the taking thereof has expired SB856 Enrolled -145- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 without such proceedings being instituted. 2 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 3 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 4 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 5 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 6 (Source: P.A. 83-1415.) 7 Section 70. The Telecommunications Excise Tax Act is 8 amended by changing Sections 9, 10, and 15 as follows: 9 (35 ILCS 630/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 2009) 10 Sec. 9. All of the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 11 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i,and5j, 6b, and 6c of the Retailers' 12 Occupation Tax Act, which are not inconsistent with this Act, 13 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, 14 shall apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of 15 this Act to the same extent as if such provisions were 16 included herein. References in such incorporated Sections of 17 the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, to sellers or 18 to persons engaged in the business of selling tangible 19 personal property mean retailers, as defined in this Article, 20 or persons engaged in the act or privilege of originating or 21 receiving telecommunications. References in such 22 incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to 23 purchasers of tangible personal property mean purchasers of 24 telecommunications as defined in this Article. References in 25 such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax 26 Act to sales of tangible personal property mean the act or 27 privilege of originating or receiving telecommunications as 28 defined in this Article. 29 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 30 (35 ILCS 630/10) (from Ch. 120, par. 2010) 31 Sec. 10. If it shall appear that an amount of tax or SB856 Enrolled -146- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 penalty or interest has been paid in error hereunder to the 2 Department by a taxpayer, as distinguished from the retailer, 3 whether such amount be paid through a mistake of fact or an 4 error of law, such taxpayer may file a claim for credit or 5 refund with the Department. If it shall appear that an 6 amount of tax or penalty or interest has been paid in error 7 to the Department hereunder by a retailer who is required or 8 authorized to collect and remit the tax imposed by this 9 Article, whether such amount be paid through a mistake of 10 fact or an error of law, such retailer may file a claim for 11 credit or refund with the Department, provided that no credit 12 or refund shall be allowed for any amount paid by any such 13 retailer unless it shall appear that he bore the burden of 14 such amount and did not shift the burden thereof to anyone 15 else, or unless it shall appear that he or she or his or her 16 legal representative has unconditionally repaid such amount 17 to his customer (1) who bore the burden thereof and has not 18 shifted such burden directly or indirectly in any manner 19 whatsoever; or (2) who, if he or she shifted such burden, has 20 repaid unconditionally such amount to his or her own 21 customer; and (3) who is not entitled to receive any 22 reimbursement therefor from any other source than from his 23 retailer, nor to be relieved of such burden in any other 24 manner whatsoever. 25 If it is determined that the Department should issue a 26 credit or refund under this Article, the Department may first 27 apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty 28 or interest due hereunder from the person entitled to such 29 credit or refund. For this purpose, if proceedings are 30 pending to determine whether or not any tax or penalty or 31 interest is due under this Article from such person, the 32 Department may withhold issuance of the credit or refund 33 pending the final disposition of such proceedings and may 34 apply such credit or refund against any amount found to be SB856 Enrolled -147- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 due to the Department as a result of such proceedings. The 2 balance, if any, of the credit or refund shall be issued to 3 the person entitled thereto. 4 If no tax or penalty or interest is due and no proceeding 5 is pending to determine whether such person is indebted to 6 the Department for tax or penalty or interest, the credit 7 memorandum or refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in 8 the case of a credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be 9 assigned and set over by the lawful holder thereof, subject 10 to reasonable rules of the Department, to any other person 11 who is subject to this Article, and the amount thereof shall 12 be applied by the Department against any tax or penalty or 13 interest due or to become due under this Article from such 14 assignee. 15 As to any claim for credit or refund filed with the 16 Department on or after each January 1 and July 1, no amounts 17 erroneously paid more than three years prior to such January 18 1 and July 1, respectively, shall be credited or refunded, 19 except that if both the Department and the taxpayer have 20 agreed to an extension of time to issue a notice of tax 21 liability under this Act, the claim may be filed at any time 22 prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. 23 Claims for credit or refund shall be filed upon forms 24 provided by the Department. As soon as practicable after any 25 claim for credit or refund is filed, the Department shall 26 examine the same and determine the amount of credit or refund 27 to which the claimant is entitled and shall notify the 28 claimant of such determination, which amount shall be prima 29 facie correct. 30 A claim for credit or refund shall be considered to have 31 been filed with the Department on the date upon which it is 32 received by the Department. Upon receipt of any claim for 33 credit or refund filed under this Article, any officer or 34 employee of the Department, authorized in writing by the SB856 Enrolled -148- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 Director of Revenue to acknowledge receipt of such claims on 2 behalf of the Department, shall execute on behalf of the 3 Department, and shall deliver or mail to the claimant or his 4 duly authorized agent, a written receipt, acknowledging that 5 the claim has been filed with the Department, describing the 6 claim in sufficient detail to identify it and stating the 7 date upon which the claim was received by the Department. 8 Such written receipt shall be prima facie evidence that the 9 Department received the claim described in such receipt and 10 shall be prima facie evidence of the date when such claim was 11 received by the Department. In the absence of such a written 12 receipt, the records of the Department as to when the claim 13 was received by the Department, or as to whether or not the 14 claim was received at all by the Department, shall be deemed 15 to be prima facie correct upon these questions in the event 16 of any dispute between the claimant (or his or her legal 17 representative) and the Department concerning these 18 questions. 19 Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Article 20 shall bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified 21 in the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. 22 In case the Department determines that the claimant is 23 entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from 24 such appropriation as may be available for that purpose. If 25 it appears unlikely that the amount appropriated would permit 26 everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by 27 such appropriation to elect to receive a cash refund, the 28 Department by rule or regulation shall provide for the 29 payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what 30 types of cases qualify as hardship cases. 31 If a retailer who has failed to pay tax on gross charges 32 for telecommunications is required by the Department to pay 33 such tax, such retailer, without filing any formal claim with 34 the Department, shall be allowed to take credit against such SB856 Enrolled -149- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 tax liability to the extent, if any, to which such retailer 2 has paid the tax to its vendor of the telecommunications 3 which such retailer purchased and used for resale, and no 4 penalty or interest shall be charged to such retailer on the 5 amount of such credit. However, when such credit is allowed 6 to the retailer by the Department, the vendor is precluded 7 from refunding any of the tax to the retailer and filing a 8 claim for credit or refund with respect thereto with the 9 Department. The provisions of this Section added by this 10 amendatory Act of 1988 shall be applied retroactively, 11 regardless of the date of the transaction. 12 (Source: P.A. 87-205.) 13 (35 ILCS 630/15) (from Ch. 120, par. 2015) 14 Sec. 15. Confidential information. All information 15 received by the Department from returns filed under this 16 Article, or from any investigations conducted under this 17 Article, shall be confidential, except for official purposes, 18 and any person who divulges any such information in any 19 manner, except in accordance with a proper judicial order or 20 as otherwise provided by law, shall be guilty of a Class B 21 misdemeanor. 22 Provided, that nothing contained in this Article shall 23 prevent the Director from publishing or making available to 24 the public the names and addresses of retailers or taxpayers 25 filing returns under this Article, or from publishing or 26 making available reasonable statistics concerning the 27 operation of the tax wherein the contents of returns are 28 grouped into aggregates in such a way that the information 29 contained in any individual return shall not be disclosed. 30 And provided, that nothing contained in this Article 31 shall prevent the Director from making available to the 32 United States Government or the government of any other 33 state, or any officer or agency thereof, for exclusively SB856 Enrolled -150- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 official purposes, information received by the Department in 2 the administration of this Article, if such other 3 governmental agency agrees to divulge requested tax 4 information to the Department. 5 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or 6 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 7 information related thereto under this Article is deemed to 8 be an official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 9 The Director shall make available for public inspection 10 in the Department's principal office and for publication, at 11 cost, administrative decisions issued on or after January 1, 12 1995. These decisions are to be made available in a manner so 13 that the following taxpayer information is not disclosed: 14 (1) The names, addresses, and identification 15 numbers of the taxpayer, related entities, and employees. 16 (2) At the sole discretion of the Director, trade 17 secrets or other confidential information identified as 18 such by the taxpayer, no later than 30 days after receipt 19 of an administrative decision, by such means as the 20 Department shall provide by rule. 21 The Director shall determine the appropriate extent of 22 the deletions allowed in paragraph (2). In the event the 23 taxpayer does not submit deletions, the Director shall make 24 only the deletions specified in paragraph (1). 25 The Director shall make available for public inspection 26 and publication an administrative decision within 180 days 27 after the issuance of the administrative decision. The term 28 "administrative decision" has the same meaning as defined in 29 Section 3-101 of Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure. 30 Costs collected under this Section shall be paid into the Tax 31 Compliance and Administration Fund. 32 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 33 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 34 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an SB856 Enrolled -151- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 2 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 3 Section 72. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by 4 changing Section 8-9 as follows: 5 (235 ILCS 5/8-9) (from Ch. 43, par. 163e) 6 Sec. 8-9. Tax information; confidentiality. All 7 information received by the Department from returns filed 8 under this Act, or from any investigation conducted under 9 this Act, shall be confidential, except for official 10 purposes, and any person who divulges any such information in 11 any manner, except in accordance with a proper judicial order 12 or as otherwise provided by law, shall be guilty of a Class B 13 misdemeanor. 14 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 15 publishing or making available to the public the names and 16 addresses of persons filing returns under this Act, or 17 reasonable statistics concerning the operation of the tax by 18 grouping the contents of returns so that the information in 19 any individual return is not disclosed. 20 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from 21 divulging to the United States Government or the government 22 of any other state, or any officer or agency thereof, for 23 exclusively official purposes, information received by the 24 Department in administering this Act, provided that such 25 other governmental agency agrees to divulge requested tax 26 information to the Department. 27 The furnishing upon request of information obtained by 28 the Department from returns filed under this Act or 29 investigations conducted under this Act to the Illinois 30 Liquor Control Commission for official use is deemed to be an 31 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 32 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or SB856 Enrolled -152- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 his authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and 2 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an 3 official purpose within the meaning of this Section. 4 The furnishing of financial information to a home rule 5 unit with a population in excess of 2,000,000 that has 6 imposed a tax similar to that imposed by this Act under its 7 home rule powers, upon request of the Chief Executive of the 8 home rule unit, is an official purpose within the meaning of 9 this Section, provided the home rule unit agrees in writing 10 to the requirements of this Section. Information so provided 11 is subject to all confidentiality provisions of this Section. 12 The written agreement shall provide for reciprocity, 13 limitations on access, disclosure, and procedures for 14 requesting information. 15 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director 16 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a 17 request or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an 18 authorized representative of the taxpayer. 19 (Source: P.A. 88-669, eff. 11-29-94.) 20 Section 75. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons 21 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is 22 amended by changing Section 3.07 as follows: 23 (320 ILCS 25/3.07) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.07) 24 Sec. 3.07. "Income" means adjusted gross income, 25 properly reportable for federal income tax purposes under the 26 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, modified by adding 27 thereto the sum of the following amounts to the extent 28 deducted or excluded from gross income in the computation of 29 adjusted gross income: 30 (A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued 31 as interest or dividends during the taxable year; SB856 Enrolled -153- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by 2 the Illinois Income Tax Act paid for the taxable year; 3 (C) An amount equal to all amounts received during 4 the taxable year as an annuity under an annuity, 5 endowment or life insurance contract or under any other 6 contract or agreement; 7 (D) An amount equal to the amount of benefits paid 8 under the Federal Social Security Act during the taxable 9 year; 10 (E) An amount equal to the amount of benefits paid 11 under the Railroad Retirement Act during the taxable 12 year; 13 (F) An amount equal to the total amount of cash 14 public assistance payments received from any governmental 15 agency during the taxable year other than benefits 16 received pursuant to this Act;.17 (G) An amount equal to any net operating loss 18 carryover deduction or capital loss carryover deduction 19 during the taxable year. 20 "Income" does not include any grant assistance received 21 under the Nursing Home Grant Assistance Act. 22 This amendatory Act of 1987 shall be effective for 23 purposes of this Section for tax years ending on or after 24 December 31, 1987. 25 (Source: P.A. 87-863.) 26 Section 80. The Uniform Penalty and Interest Act is 27 amended by changing Section 3-3 as follows: 28 (35 ILCS 735/3-3) (from Ch. 120, par. 2603-3) 29 Sec. 3-3. Penalty for failure to file or pay. 30 (a) This subsection (a) is applicable before January 1, 31 1996. A penalty of 5% of the tax required to be shown due on 32 a return shall be imposed for failure to file the tax return SB856 Enrolled -154- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 on or before the due date prescribed for filing determined 2 with regard for any extension of time for filing (penalty for 3 late filing or nonfiling). If any unprocessable return is 4 corrected and filed within 21 days after notice by the 5 Department, the late filing or nonfiling penalty shall not 6 apply. If a penalty for late filing or nonfiling is imposed 7 in addition to a penalty for late payment, the total penalty 8 due shall be the sum of the late filing penalty and the 9 applicable late payment penalty. Beginning on the effective 10 date of this amendatory Act of 1995, in the case of any type 11 of tax return required to be filed more frequently than 12 annually, when the failure to file the tax return on or 13 before the date prescribed for filing (including any 14 extensions) is shown to be nonfraudulent and has not occurred 15 in the 2 years immediately preceding the failure to file on 16 the prescribed due date, the penalty imposed by section 17 3-3(a) shall be abated. 18 (a-5) This subsection (a-5) is applicable on and after 19 January 1, 1996. A penalty equal to 2% of the tax required to 20 be shown due on a return, up to a maximum amount of $250, 21 determined without regard to any part of the tax that is paid 22 on time or by any credit that was properly allowable on the 23 date the return was required to be filed, shall be imposed 24 for failure to file the tax return on or before the due date 25 prescribed for filing determined with regard for any 26 extension of time for filing. However, if any return is not 27 filed within 30 days after notice of nonfiling mailed by the 28 Department to the last known address of the taxpayer 29 contained in Department records, an additional penalty amount 30 shall be imposed equal to the greater of $250 or 2% of the 31 tax shown on the return. However, the additional penalty 32 amount may not exceed $5,000 and is determined without regard 33 to any part of the tax that is paid on time or by any credit 34 that was properly allowable on the date the return was SB856 Enrolled -155- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 required to be filed (penalty for late filing or nonfiling). 2 If any unprocessable return is corrected and filed within 30 3 days after notice by the Department, the late filing or 4 nonfiling penalty shall not apply. If a penalty for late 5 filing or nonfiling is imposed in addition to a penalty for 6 late payment, the total penalty due shall be the sum of the 7 late filing penalty and the applicable late payment penalty. 8 In the case of any type of tax return required to be filed 9 more frequently than annually, when the failure to file the 10 tax return on or before the date prescribed for filing 11 (including any extensions) is shown to be nonfraudulent and 12 has not occurred in the 2 years immediately preceding the 13 failure to file on the prescribed due date, the penalty 14 imposed by section 3-3(a) shall be abated. 15 (b) A penalty of 15% of the tax shown on the return or 16 the tax required to be shown due on the return shall be 17 imposed for failure to pay: 18 (1) the tax shown due on the return on or before 19 the due date prescribed for payment of that tax, an 20 amount of underpayment of estimated tax, or an amount 21 that is reported in an amended return other than an 22 amended return timely filed as required by subsection (b) 23 of Section 506 of the Illinois Income Tax Act (penalty 24 for late payment or nonpayment of admitted liability); or 25 (2) the full amount of any tax required to be shown 26 due on a return and which is not shown (penalty for late 27 payment or nonpayment of additional liability), within 30 28 days after a notice of arithmetic error, notice and 29 demand, or a final assessment is issued by the 30 Department. In the case of a final assessment arising 31 following a protest and hearing, the 30-day period shall 32 not begin until all proceedings in court for review of 33 the final assessment have terminated or the period for 34 obtaining a review has expired without proceedings for a SB856 Enrolled -156- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 review having been instituted. In the case of a notice 2 of tax liability that becomes a final assessment without 3 a protest and hearing, the penalty provided in this 4 paragraph (2) shall be imposed at the expiration of the 5 period provided for the filing of a protest. 6 (c) For purposes of the late payment penalties, the 7 basis of the penalty shall be the tax shown or required to be 8 shown on a return, whichever is applicable, reduced by any 9 part of the tax which is paid on time and by any credit which 10 was properly allowable on the date the return was required to 11 be filed. 12 (d) A penalty shall be applied to the tax required to be 13 shown even if that amount is less than the tax shown on the 14 return. 15 (e) If both a subsection (b)(1) penalty and a subsection 16 (b)(2) penalty are assessed against the same return, the 17 subsection (b)(2) penalty shall be assessed against only the 18 additional tax found to be due. 19 (f) If the taxpayer has failed to file the return, the 20 Department shall determine the correct tax according to its 21 best judgment and information, which amount shall be prima 22 facie evidence of the correctness of the tax due. 23 (g) The time within which to file a return or pay an 24 amount of tax due without imposition of a penalty does not 25 extend the time within which to file a protest to a notice of 26 tax liability or a notice of deficiency. 27 (h) No return shall be determined to be unprocessable 28 because of the omission of any information requested on the 29 return pursuant to Section 39b53 of the Civil Administrative 30 Code of Illinois. 31 (Source: P.A. 88-480; 89-379, eff. 8-18-95; 89-436, eff. 32 1-1-96.) 33 Section 80. The Environmental Protection Act is amended SB856 Enrolled -157- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 by changing Section 57.11 as follows: 2 (415 ILCS 5/57.11) 3 Sec. 57.11. Underground Storage Tank Fund; creation. 4 (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a 5 special fund to be known as the Underground Storage Tank 6 Fund. There shall be deposited into the Underground Storage 7 Tank Fund all monies received by the Office of the State Fire 8 Marshal as fees for underground storage tanks under Sections 9 4 and 5 of the Gasoline Storage Act and as fees pursuant to 10 the Motor Fuel Tax Law. All amounts held in the Underground 11 Storage Tank Fund shall be invested at interest by the State 12 Treasurer. All income earned from the investments shall be 13 deposited into the Underground Storage Tank Fund no less 14 frequently than quarterly. Moneys in the Underground Storage 15 Tank Fund, pursuant to appropriation, may be used by the 16 Agency and the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the 17 following purposes: 18 (1) To take action authorized under Section 57.12 19 to recover costs under Section 57.12. 20 (2) To assist in the reduction and mitigation of 21 damage caused by leaks from underground storage tanks, 22 including but not limited to, providing alternative water 23 supplies to persons whose drinking water has become 24 contaminated as a result of those leaks. 25 (3) To be used as a matching amount towards federal 26 assistance relative to the release of petroleum from 27 underground storage tanks. 28 (4) For the costs of administering activities of 29 the Agency and the Office of the State Fire Marshal 30 relative to the Underground Storage Tank Fund. 31 (5) For payment of costs of corrective action 32 incurred by and indemnification to operators of 33 underground storage tanks as provided in this Title. SB856 Enrolled -158- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (6) For a total of 2 demonstration projects in 2 amounts in excess of a $10,000 deductible charge designed 3 to assess the viability of corrective action projects at 4 sites which have experienced contamination from petroleum 5 releases. Such demonstration projects shall be conducted 6 in accordance with the provision of this Title. 7 (7) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the 8 Underground Storage Tank Fund may also be used by the 9 Department of Revenue for the costs of administering its 10 activities relative to the Fund and for refunds provided 11 for in Section 13a.8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Act. 12 (b) Moneys in the Underground Storage Tank Fund may, 13 pursuant to appropriation, be used by the Office of the State 14 Fire Marshal or the Agency to take whatever emergency action 15 is necessary or appropriate to assure that the public health 16 or safety is not threatened whenever there is a release or 17 substantial threat of a release of petroleum from an 18 underground storage tank and for the costs of administering 19 its activities relative to the Underground Storage Tank Fund. 20 (c) Beginning July 1, 1993, the Governor shall certify 21 to the State Comptroller and State Treasurer the monthly 22 amount necessary to pay debt service on State obligations 23 issued pursuant to Section 6 of the General Obligation Bond 24 Act. On the last day of each month, the Comptroller shall 25 order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the 26 Underground Storage Tank Fund to the General Obligation Bond 27 Retirement and Interest Fund the amount certified by the 28 Governor, plus any cumulative deficiency in those transfers 29 for prior months. 30 (Source: P.A. 88-496.) 31 Section 85. The Environmental Impact Fee Law is amended 32 by changing Section 325 as follows: SB856 Enrolled -159- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 (415 ILCS 125/325) 2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2003) 3 Sec. 325. Incorporation of other Acts. The provisions 4 of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 5 6b, 6c, 8, 9, 10 and 12 (except to the extent to which the 6 minimum notice requirement for hearings conflicts with that 7 provided for in Section 16 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law), of the 8 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act that are not inconsistent with 9 this Act, and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest 10 Act shall apply as far as practicable, to the subject matter 11 of this Law to the same extent as if those provisions were 12 included in this Law. 13 In addition, Sections 12, 12a, 13a.8, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 14 18 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law shall apply as far as 15 practicable, to the subject matter of this Law to the same 16 extent as if those provisions were included in this Law. 17 References to "taxes" in these incorporated Sections 18 shall be construed to apply to the administration, payment, 19 and remittance of all fees under this Law. 20 (Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 1-1-96; 89-457, eff. 5-22-96.) 21 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act 22 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by 23 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a 24 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that 25 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) 26 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from 27 any other Public Act. 28 Section 90. Severability. The provisions of this Act 29 are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. 30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 31 January 1, 1998, except that the provisions in Section 20 SB856 Enrolled -160- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 amending Section 9 of the Use Tax Act and the provisions in 2 Section 30 amending Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation 3 Tax Act take effect January 1, 1999. SB856 Enrolled -161- LRB9000732KDcbA 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 2505/39b52 4 30 ILCS 105/6z-18 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-18 5 30 ILCS 105/6z-20 from Ch. 127, par. 142z-20 6 35 ILCS 5/203 from Ch. 120, par. 2-203 7 35 ILCS 5/301 from Ch. 120, par. 3-301 8 35 ILCS 5/506 from Ch. 120, par. 5-506 9 35 ILCS 5/905 from Ch. 120, par. 9-905 10 35 ILCS 5/911 from Ch. 120, par. 9-911 11 35 ILCS 5/1501 from Ch. 120, par. 15-1501 12 35 ILCS 105/20 from Ch. 120, par. 439.20 13 35 ILCS 110/18 from Ch. 120, par. 439.48 14 35 ILCS 115/18 from Ch. 120, par. 439.118 15 35 ILCS 120/2a from Ch. 120, par. 441a 16 35 ILCS 120/6c from Ch. 120, par. 445c 17 35 ILCS 130/9d from Ch. 120, par. 453.9d 18 35 ILCS 135/14a from Ch. 120, par. 453.44a 19 35 ILCS 610/5 from Ch. 120, par. 467.5 20 35 ILCS 610/6 from Ch. 120, par. 467.6 21 35 ILCS 615/5 from Ch. 120, par. 467.20 22 35 ILCS 615/6 from Ch. 120, par. 467.21 23 35 ILCS 620/5 from Ch. 120, par. 472 24 35 ILCS 620/6 from Ch. 120, par. 473 25 35 ILCS 625/5 from Ch. 120, par. 1415 26 35 ILCS 625/6 from Ch. 120, par. 1416 27 35 ILCS 630/9 from Ch. 120, par. 2009 28 35 ILCS 630/10 from Ch. 120, par. 2010 29 320 ILCS 25/3.07 from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.07