Illinois § 15

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 15, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 15.

Tax rate database. (a) The Department shall make tax rate information publicly available on its Internet website. The tax rate information shall include rate information on income, property, use and occupation, and excise taxes. (b) Tax rate information for use and occupation taxes administered by the Department shall include the tax rate applicable in a municipality or the unincorporated area of a county and list the individual rates that comprise the aggregate rate in that municipality or in the unincorporated area of that county. (c) Beginning with the 2008 levy year, and for every subsequent levy year, tax rate information for property taxes shall include the name of each taxing district, a list of all funds for which taxes were extended and the corresponding tax rate for each fund, and the district's total tax rate. The Department may also include such other property tax information that it determines is necessary to achieve the purpose set forth in Section 5 of this Act. This information shall be made available in a viewable and downloadable format on the effective date of this Act and shall be updated on January 1 of each subsequent year with the most recent tax rate information available. (d) Tax rate information for income taxes shall include the individual income tax rate as well as the corporate income tax rate. This information shall be made available in a viewable and downloadable format on the effective date of this Act and shall be updated on January 1 of each subsequent year with the most recent tax rate information available. (e) Tax rate information for excise taxes shall include the statewide rates as well as local rates for taxes administered by the Department. This information shall be made available in a viewable and downloadable format on the effective date of this Act and shall be updated on January 1 and July 1 of each subsequent year with the most recent tax rate information available. (Source: P.A. 97-353, eff. 1-1-12.)

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Section 15 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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