March 21: IDOR public hearing on proposed rules about local sales tax sourcing

From the Regional Transportation Authority and the Illinois Department of Revenue:

The Illinois Department of Revenue recently announced there will be a public hearing on its proposed permanent amendments to rules regarding local sales tax sourcing on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 10am. This hearing will be held simultaneously at the Department’s offices in Springfield and Chicago at Illinois Department of Revenue, JRTC – 7th Floor, Room 7-216 100 West Randolph, Chicago, IL 60601, and will be simulcast as a video conference.

Your participation is crucial. Local governments need to take advantage of this opportunity to explain how these tax avoidance practices have hampered budgets, delayed infrastructure repairs and kept new projects on hold because unscrupulous companies have denied municipalities and counties the revenue they are due.

Please click here for instructions on how to reserve time to testify.

Click here for RTA’s public comments regarding these rules that were recently submitted to the Illinois Department of Revenue. For questions, please contact:

Claire J. Serdiuk-Anderson, Manager of External Affairs Regional Transportation Authority ­ 175 W. Jackson Blvd # 1650, Chicago, IL 60604 312-913-3220 ­ C: 312-504-4693 ­serdiukc@rtachicago.org ­ http://www.rtachicago.org

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Paul Berks, Deputy General Counsel Illinois Department of Revenue 100 West Randolph Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601 312- 814-4680. email: Paul.Berks@Illinois.gov