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PROPOSED LIMITATION OF ILLINOIS COMMON CARRIER TAX EXEMPTION

On April 12, 2013, the Illinois Senate passed SB2326, which at the time of this writing is now being considered by the Revenue and Finance Committee of the Illinois House. Included in the bill is a significant change to the Illinois Common Carrier Tax Exemption (referred to as Illinois “Rolling Stock”) that should be of significant concern to the general aviation community. The change would directly affect the following Illinois taxes: Use Tax; Service Use Tax;

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Sales & Use Taxes, State and Local Taxation

CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT SALES TAX ON PURCHASES

Sales & Use Taxes, State and Local Taxation

Advocate Shareholder quoted as Aviation Tax Expert by the Wall Street Journal

Title: Tax Change Helps Executives Afford Pricier Planes

Author: Rachel Feintzeig – Sept. 12, 2018

Source: Wall Street Journal

The recent changes to the tax code are giving business executives a new perk: the opportunity to deduct the entirety of a corporate-jet purchase.

President Trump signed more than 100 changes to the U.S. tax code into law at the end of last year. Among them: The price of a new or used airplane purchased by a company can be a 100% write-off against its earnings.