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The RTA sales tax was increased to 1.25% in Cook County, and 0.75% in the collar counties (from 1% and 0.25%, respectively), but one-third of the sales tax collected in the collar counties (i.e. 0.25%) is distributed directly to the counties [39] and the county boards may use that money for transportation or public safety purposes. [40]
However, due to the weak economy and unstable real estate market, money from these taxes severely decreased; in 2010, tax revenue fell at least 20% short of the projected value. [134] Beyond this, steadily reducing support from city and state governments led to borrowing money by issuing bonds, which contributed heavily to the debt.
Posted Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:40 pm CT. It’s hard to believe some states don’t have a sales tax, especially if you live in Illinois, which is ranked 10th in the nation for highest combined ...
Illinois has a new sales tax holiday aimed at helping parents save on back to school — especially as record inflation hits. Shannon Antinori , Patch Staff Posted Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 8:30 am CT
Sales tax is calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the applicable tax rate. The seller collects it at the time of the sale. Use tax is self-assessed by a buyer who has not paid sales tax on a taxable purchase. Unlike the value added tax, a sales tax is imposed only at the retail level.
Last year, Illinois was among the states that established the sales tax holiday to help families save money on school essentials. During the nine-day holiday, the state sales tax of 6.25 percent ...
On April 30, the end of the last budget year, the village collected $3.1 million in sales taxes, up from $2.6 million the previous year, or a 19 percent increase. A decade ago, the village ...
In March 2008, the County Board increased the sales tax by one percent to 1.75 percent. This followed a quarter-cent increase in mass transit taxes. In Chicago, the rate increased to 10.25 percent, the steepest nominal rate of any major metropolitan area in America. In Evanston, sales tax reached 10 percent and Oak Lawn residents pay 9.5 ...