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Recent News About Illinois Department of Revenue
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Illinois law granting hospitals tax exemption struck down by appellate court as unconstitutional
A state appellate panel has struck down an Illinois law providing tax exemptions to hospitals, saying lawmakers erred under the state constitution in believing hospitals should be able to avoid paying property taxes because they may provide enough benefits to their communities to offset the millions of dollars in tax revenue lost to cities, counties, school districts and other local property tax-collecting entities. -
Appeals panel tosses $158K legal fee award in consumer fraud case vs Sears over $3.10 sales tax overcharge
Chicago-based Zimmerman Law Offices may need to produce more records to substantiate its work if it wishes to recover a $157,000 payday it claims Sears must pay for work the firm performed to secure a $3.10 consumer fraud judgment on behalf of a “professional class action plaintiff” who had claimed the retailer charged him too much sales tax when he used federal vouchers to buy digital television converter boxes. -
Ex-worker alleges Department of Revenue discharged him unlawfully
CHICAGO – A Cook County man is suing the Illinois Department of Revenue, alleging unlawful termination. -
Chicago grocer challenges tax bill levied by Illinois revenue agents
CHICAGO–A Chicago grocery and liquor store is suing Illinois, saying the state is attempting to block renewal of its liquor license, allegedly because of unpaid taxes. -
State asks court to shut down auto electronics shop for unpaid taxes, operating without license
Illinois has asked a judge to keep an automotive business from operating without a license. -
Former bar owner says resolving tax problem with IDOR has been "a nightmare"
Nick Pezzuto sold his last beer in 2009.Now, Pezzuto, the director of a Chicago Heights Magnet school, is counting down the days to when he can write a fat check to the state of Illinois and rid himself of the last of the sales tax liability the Illinois Department of Revenue believes he yet holds from the sale of the beers and other alcoholic drinks he and his partners sold through a Steger sports -
Supreme Court rules on insurance setoffs, tax issues
Setoffs for other insurance recovered in dramshop cases where bar owners are defended by the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund apply against the owners’ maximum statutory liability and not jury verdicts, the Illinois Supreme Court held today. -
Supreme Court hears arguments over jurisidiction in case brought by downstate school district
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over jurisdiction in a case that could affect a Madison County school district’s tax revenues.
