Informational Bulletin Form - Illinois Department Of Revenue

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FY 2005-14
May 2005
Illinois Department of Revenue
Informational Bulletin
Brian Hamer
Sales Tax Rate Change Summary
Director of Revenue
To:
All Retailers and Servicepersons Conducting Business
in Units of Local Government That Have Imposed a
Sales Tax Rate Change Beginning July 1, 2005
For information
or forms...
Call us at:
Effective July 1, 2005, certain units of
eral merchandise (reported on Line 4a of
local government have either imposed or
Form ST-1 and Form ST-2). The same
1 800 732-8866 or
changed their tax rate on sales of general
items of general merchandise reported on
217 782-3336
merchandise for home rule sales tax,
Form ST-1 and Form ST-2 that are subject
non-home rule sales tax, or county public
to state sales tax are also subject to home
Call our TDD
safety sales tax.
rule sales tax, non-home rule sales tax, or
(telecommunications device
county public safety sales tax.
The new state and local combined rate
for the deaf) at:
will be preprinted on Line 4a of Form
Home rule sales tax, non-home rule sales
1 800 544-5304
ST-1, Sales and Use Tax Return, or
tax, and county public safety sales tax do
Write us at:
Form ST-2, Multiple Site Form, as a total
not apply to sales of qualifying food,
Illinois Department of Revenue
general merchandise rate. The combined
drugs, and medical appliances* (reported
rate is also shown in the table on the
on Line 5a of Form ST-1 and Form ST-2).
P.O. Box 19044
back of this bulletin.
Springfield, IL 62794-9044
Also, home rule sales tax, non-home rule
It may be necessary to adjust your cash
sales tax, and county public safety sales
Visit our Web site at:
registers and any computer programs you
tax do not apply to items that must be
use so that, beginning on July 1, you will
titled or registered by an agency of Illinois
collect and pay the correct amount of tax.
state government (reported on Form
Call
our 24-hour
ST-556, Sales Tax Transaction Return).
Forms Order Line at:
If you use software to create the forms
However, If the buyer of titled or regis-
1 800 356-6302
you file, that software must also be
tered property is a Chicago resident,
adjusted. You may need to contact your
Chicago Home Rule Use Tax is due. If you
software vendor.
file Form ST-556 and are located in
This bulletin is written to
For a complete listing of statewide sales
Chicago or any other location within Cook,
inform you of recent
tax rates, see the July 1, 2005, version of
DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will
our Publication ST-25, Illinois Sales Tax
changes; it does not replace
County, please see Informational Bulletin
Rate Reference Manual. This publication
FY 2005-15 for information about the rate
statutes, rules and regula-
is available on our web site at
increase.
tions, or court decisions.
Note: Units of local government may
impose and administer other taxes that are
What is taxed?
not collected by the Illinois Department of
You must collect home rule sales tax,
Revenue. Please contact your municipal or
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
non-home rule sales tax, and county
74, 510 copies - 5/05 - P .O. Number 2051237
county clerk’s office for more information.
public safety sales tax on sales of gen-

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