Illinois: Use tax applies to tangible personal property purchased in Illinois when sales tax is not collected, while Chicago imposes municipal taxes on digital services such as SaaS and streaming.
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Key Takeaways
In Illinois, remote retailers with no physical presence must collect and remit use tax if they have USD 100,000 or more in cumulative gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property to Illinois purchasers, calculated quarterly over the preceding 12 months.
Chicago's Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax imposes a 15% rate on the lease or rental price of SaaS and cloud services used in the city.
Chicago levies a 10.25% Amusement Tax on streaming or electronically supplied amusement services within the city.
Starting from 1 January 2025, Illinois implemented the Retailers’ Occupation Tax requiring remote and out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales taxes based on the buyer's delivery location.
Primary source
Read the full article at 1stopVATThis summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 22 July 2026. It relates to VAT developments in United States. The original source is 1stopVAT.
