By Mary Goetsch,Aurora, Ill. Wayne Johnson’s comment on the IRS tax forms in the The Voice April 18 edition may come true: There are complicated tax laws that even their agents can’t figure out. It means the new 1040 Forms will be ambiguous and difficult. As just one example, we...
By Jerry Nowicki A new State fiscal year will begin July 1, ushering in the reinstatement of a one percent tax on groceries and a second increase to the State’s motor fuel tax in 2023. Amid record-high inflation last spring, the General Assembly temporarily waived Illinois’ grocery tax for the...
A bill set to improve military and Department of Revenue processes for requesting and fulfilling sales tax exemptions will go to the governor’s desk. The measure sponsored by State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) passed the House recently. “The men and women serving in our armed forces have made significant personal...
By State rep. Dagmara Avelar and State rep. Ryan Spain All around Illinois, the signs of change are apparent. The COVID-19 pandemic changed our economy, how we live and work, and how working-class and lower-income families struggle day to day. We come together to argue for a solution to one...
Kane County treasurer, Christopher J. Lauzen, CPA MBA, announced that the 2023 Kane County Mobile Home Tax bills were to be mailed on or about March 1, with a due date of May 1. Payments may be mailed to the treasurer’s office using a personal check or money order. Payments...
Kane County treasurer, Michael J. Kilbourne, MBA, announced that 2021 Kane County Real Estate tax bills, that are payable in 2022, are expected to be mailed Friday, April 29. The first installment will be due on or before June 1, and the second installment will be due on or before...
Kane County treasurer, Michael J. Kilbourne, MBA, would like to remind taxpayers the second installment of property tax is due on or before September 1. If you are a new or existing homeowner and need a copy of the bill to remit payment, you may print a duplicate bill atKaneCountyTreasurer.org...
Kane County Treasurer, David J. Rickert, reminds taxpayers that information and forms for the Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral program are available in the Treasurer’s office, 719 Batavia Avenue, Geneva. The program allows qualified senior citizens to defer all or part of their 2020 property taxes up to $5,000 on...
By Sarah Mansur As the Illinois State government attempts to close a multi-billion-dollar budget-hole, Democratic Party House speaker Michael Madigan has said he is prepared to vote for an increase to the State’s flat income tax rate should governor JB Pritzker request it, a proposal met with pushback from his...
You’ve probably seen the ads on television telling you two different stories about the proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that is on the ballot for the November 3 election. It would amend Illinois’ method of taxation from flat tax to graduated tax. Those who support it, call it the...
By Jerry Nowicki Days after the governor donated $51.5 Million of his personal fortune to a committee supporting a graduated income tax constitutional amendment, a new coalition has begun an effort to defeat the measure. At stake is governor JB Pritzker’s signature policy proposal, a constitutional amendment scrapping the state’s...
In response to the unprecedented health crisis currently facing Illinois residents due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Kane County Board, at the request of Treasurer Rickert, unanimously passed a resolution granting a 30 day waiver of interest penalty for the first installment of property taxes. This will help ease...
By Peter Hancock Illinois House Republicans said Tuesday they believe efforts to enact property tax relief have stalled in the General Assembly, and they accused Democrats of using a task force that was formed last year to push for higher income and sales taxes. “Illinois’ convoluted and broken property tax...
Kane County treasurer, David J. Rickert, announced the 2020 Kane County Mobile Home Tax bills will be mailed on or before February 28. Payment is due on or before May 1. Payments may be mailed to the Treasurer’s office by using a personal check or money order. Payments may be...
Small business owners are invited to learn how to save on their taxes at The Top 4.5 Deductions for Small Business Owners, a free workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Oswego Public Library’s downtown Oswego campus, 32 W. Jefferson Street. The workshop is free...
By John W. Whitehead “Taxman,” the only song written by George Harrison to open one of the Beatles’ albums, 1966 Revolver album, is a snarling, biting, angry commentary on government greed and how little control we the taxpayers have over our lives and our money. If you drive a car,...
