HR0121

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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The City of Chicago currently imposes an 8% 
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personal property lease transaction tax on certain car rentals 
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within the City and within the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, 
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Lake, McHenry, and Will; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Under a recent ruling by the City's Department of 
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Revenue, it is presumed that the rental is subject to the 
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City's transaction tax if a suburban car rental company does 
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not maintain written records, including a photocopy  of the 
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lessee's driver's license or other  residency documentation, or 
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if the lessee resides in Chicago or is staying a local visiting 
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address in the City; this presumption can be rebutted only by a 
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sworn affidavit signed by the lessee and certifying that he or 
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she will not be spending more than 50% of his or her time in 
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Chicago during the rental period; and

 
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    WHEREAS, This practice is a burden on suburban drivers and 
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businesses; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It is wrong for the City of Chicago to attempt to 
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balance its $50.5 million budget gap on the backs of suburban 
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drivers, many of whom may not be using city roads and services; 
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therefore, be it

 
 


 






HR0121
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the City of Chicago to cease its attempts to collect this 
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transaction tax on non-city residents in suburban areas; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to the Mayor of the City of Chicago and the Director 
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of the Department of Revenue of the City of Chicago.