Supporting Information

Taxes

Amusement Tax (7510)
Amusement Tax: Subscribers to Paid Television Programming (7511)
Boat Mooring Tax (7560)
Bottled Water Tax (1904, 1904IN)
Checkout Bag Tax (2737)
Chicago Film Office — Tax Incentives For Filming
The State of Illinois offers a 30% transferable Tax Credit for qualified productions.
Cigarette Tax (7506)
Electricity Infrastructure Maintenance Fee (7576)
Electricity Use Tax (7578)
Emergency Telephone System Surcharge - Landline (2908)
Emergency Telephone System Surcharge - Wireless (2906)
Foreign Fire Insurance Tax (7505)
Fountain Soft Drink Tax (7590)
Gas Use Tax (7574)
Ground Transportation Tax (7595)
Hotel Accommodations Tax (7520) AND Vacation Rental and Shared Housing Surcharge (7520S)
Liquid Nicotine Product Tax (7514)
Liquor Tax (7573)
MPEA Airport Departure Tax (8500)
Motor Vehicle Lessor Tax (7575)
MyDec Help
Effective 1/1/2016, in accordance with URPO Ruling #5, all Real Property Transfer Tax declarations must be filed online at https://mytax.illinois.gov/MyDec//.
Occupation Tax - Natural Gas Distributor and Reseller (7571)
Parking Restrictions for Special Types of Vehicles
The City of Chicago has a law restricting the parking of commercial trucks and junk vehicles on city streets. For several years, the City has prohibited trucks weighing over 4500 lbs, (18 wheelers) from parking on City streets.
Parking Tax (7530, 7530V)
Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax (7550)
Real Property Transfer Tax (7551)
Restaurant Tax (7525)
Tax Application and Affidavit Forms
Forms used to correspond with the Tax Division
Tax Audit Information
Information about tax audits conducted by the Tax Division of the Department of Finance
Tax Division FAQs
Tax Information - EN ESPANOL
Información sobre los impuestos de Chicago
Tax Information Bulletins
Information Bulletins regarding various tax issues
Tax List
List of taxes enforced by the Tax Division of the Department of Finance
Tax Reasonable Cause Guidelines for Penalty Waiver Requests
Reasonable Cause Standards to Abate Late and/or Failure to File Penalties
Tax Returns
Effective 1/1/2016, in accordance with URPO Ruling #5, tax collectors and taxpayers must file their tax returns electronically.
Tax Rulings
List of tax rulings released by the Department of Finance
Telecommunications Tax (7501)
Tire Fee (BA94)
Use Tax for Non-Titled Personal Property (8402B, 8402CO, 8402IN, 8403)
Use Tax for Titled Personal Property (8400, 8400R)
Vehicle Fuel Tax (7577)

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