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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2021

02.10.21

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This annual report lists and...

Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago - 2019

01.16.19

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Selected Consumer Taxes in the City of Chicago

02.24.12

This brief provides an updated compilation of selected consumer taxes, including rates and descriptions, in effect in the City of Chicago on February 2, 2012. It includes such taxes as the sales...

Recommendations for a Financially Sustainable City of Chicago

06.30.11

The purpose of this report is to provide the City of Chicago’s Mayor and City Council with detailed recommendations on ways to address the City’s serious financial challenges and...

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Consumer Taxes in Chicago: Increases and Updates for 2021

01.11.21

Annually the Civic Federation releases a report on consumer taxes in the City of Chicago. Consumer taxes are tied to the use or consumption of certain goods and services that can be charged directly to consumers through retail transactions or passed onto consumers by businesses or governments....

City of Chicago Passes Additional 2.0% Tax on Home Sharing

07.27.18

The Chicago City Council on July 25, 2018 approved a 2.0% surcharge on shared housing and vacation rentals in the City of Chicago. The 2.0% surcharge is in addition to an existing 4.0% surcharge on vacation rentals or shared housing units, bringing the total taxes specific to home sharing to 6.0...