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Illinois Bills to Watch

by Catherine A. Battin and Mary Kay McCalla Martire | May 24, 2017 | False Claims Act, Illinois, Income Tax, Interest and Penalties, Nexus, Sales Tax, Unclaimed Property

Just days away from the May 31 close of its regular legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly has yet to enact the comprehensive series of tax and budget reforms that were first proposed by the Illinois Senate leadership late last year. Yesterday, the Senate passed a modified version of Senate Bill (SB) 9, the tax proposal we described in a previous post, without any Republican support. SB 9 now moves to the Democratically-controlled House for consideration. Even if approved by the House, it seems likely that Illinois’ Republican Governor will veto the legislation. (more…)

Illinois UP Bill Would Retroactively Require Reporting of Gift Cards and B2B Transactions

by Diann Smith, Eric D. Carstens and Stephen P. Kranz | Apr 25, 2017 | Constitutional Issues, Illinois, Nationwide Importance, Unclaimed Property

Earlier this year, an unclaimed property rewrite bill (HB 2603) was introduced in the Illinois House that would require holders to retroactively report a number of property types currently exempt. The provision would require a retroactive period of 10 report years. Items that are currently exempt that would become reportable include gift cards and property resulting from business-to-business (B2B) transactions. (more…)