Tax Increases - House Bill 174
Senate Amendment 2

At
the end of the Spring Legislative Session the Illinois
Senate passed the largest Income Tax increase in the history
of the state and created a first time tax on services. The
YES votes came from all Democrats. The bill now awaits
action by the House of Representatives. Details are:
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Personal Income Tax goes from 3 to 5%, a
67% increase
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Corporate Income Tax goes from 4.8 to 5%
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Taxes 100's of services for the first
time
The State Senate vote in favor of the
Income Tax increase pales in comparison to what else was in
the bill: a new tax on
SERVICES!

To
see a complete list of the Services that would be taxed go to:
'New Tax on Services.'
This is a list of the 39 new Service
Categories, which hundreds of
services are contained and could be taxed:
(1) Other
warehousing and storage (household and specialty goods)
(2) Travel agent services
(3) Carpet and upholstery cleaning services
(4) Dating services
(5) Dry cleaning and laundry, except coin-operated
(6) Consumer goods rental
(7) Health clubs, tanning parlors, reducing salons
(8) Linen supply
(9) Interior design services
(10) Other business services, including copy shops
(11) Bowling Centers
(12) Coin operated video games and pinball machines
(13) Membership fees in private clubs
(14) Admission to spectator sports (excluding horse tracks)
(15) Admission to cultural events
(16) Billiard Parlors
(17) Scenic and sightseeing transportation
(18) Taxi and Limousine services
(19) Unscheduled chartered passenger air transportation
(20) Motion picture theaters, except drive-in theaters
(21) Pet grooming
(22) Landscaping services (including lawn care)
(23) Income from intrastate transportation of persons
(24) Mini-storage
(25) Household goods storage
(26) Cold storage
(27) Marina Service (docking, storage, cleaning, repair)
(28) Marine towing service (including tugboats)
(29) Gift and package wrapping service
(30) Laundry and dry cleaning services, coin-operated
(31) Other services to buildings and dwellings
(32) Water softening and conditioning
(33) Internet Service Providers
(34) Short term auto rental
(35) Information Services
(36) Amusement park admission and rides
(37) Circuses and fairs -- admission and games
(38) Cable and other program distribution
(39) Rental of video tapes for home viewing
Click Here to print a copy of the Petition to
Help Stop the New Service Tax

The
new service tax would be on services such as cable TV, dry cleaning,
bowling, internet service providers and diaper service. It would take
billions of dollars out of the wallets and purses of Illinoisans and
cause thousands of businesses to start collecting and remitting this
new tax to the state.
The
Senate has passed the Legislation, but it has not yet been voted on
in the House of Representatives. CLA is focusing its efforts to stop
the legislation in the House.
CLA is collecting signatures in opposition to the new service tax.
When CLA gets the information back, they will see that those who
signed in opposition are updated when action is needed and what they
can do to help.
Will you help get signatures?
You may print a petition to circulate. Please return the
petitions as soon as possible so we may be in touch with the signors.
It is imperative the signor print the contact information so it is
legible.
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Below is contact information for your state
elected officials.
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