Simplified municipal telecommunications tax Effective January 1, 2011

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Simplifi ed Municipal
Telecommunications Tax Rate
Changes Effective January 1, 2011
Brian Hamer / Director
Illinois Department of Revenue
informational
FY 2011-03
October 2010
Bulletin
Effective January 1, 2011 the municipalities listed below and on the next
page are either imposing a simplifi ed municipal telecommunications tax
or increasing their simplifi ed municipal telecommunications tax rate. The
combined rates are the statewide rate of 7.00 percent (.07) plus the Simplifi ed
Municipal Telecommunications Tax imposed at the local level (up to a
maximum rate of 6.00 percent outside Chicago).
For a complete listing of statewide telecommunications tax rates, see the Tax
Rate Finder on our web site at tax.illinois.gov.
Simplifi ed Municipal Telecommunications Tax Rate Change
Combined rate as of Local rate Combined rate as of
Municipalities December 31, 2010 Increase January 1, 2011
Cerro Gordo 7.00% +6.00% 13.00%
Chatham 12.00% +1.00% 13.00%
Deerfi eld (Cook County) 8.00% +5.00% 13.00%
Deerfi eld (Lake County) 8.00% +5.00% 13.00%
Flanagan 7.00% +3.00% 10.00%
Fox Lake (McHenry County) 10.75% +1.00% 11.75%
Fox Lake (Lake County) 10.75% +1.00% 11.75%
Georgetown 12.00% +1.00% 13.00%
Hammond 7.00% +5.00% 12.00%
Harvard 11.50% +1.50% 13.00%
Highwood 11.50% +1.50% 13.00%