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* Illinois will soon tax trade-in car value, even for out-of-state purchases: Beginning in 2020, a new law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker will apply Illinois’ sales tax to any traded-in vehicle’s worth over $10,000. That means trading in a $30,000 car for one worth $60,000 will cost the customer an extra $1,200 in additional sales taxes.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:22 pm

Comments

Priceless.

Comment by Blue Dog Dem Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:24 pm
Appropriate.

Comment by Blue Dog Dem Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:24 pm
If we could tax sour grapes, this state wouldn’t have a revenue problem.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:26 pm
I took out my toilets so you know I didn’t flush him down.

Comment by Fax Machine Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:28 pm
Social media connecting Chicago and Southern Illinois one post at a time.

Comment by Almost the weekend Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:31 pm
“Yes We Can!”

Comment by phocion Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:38 pm
Spot on.

Comment by Bavette Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:40 pm
=If we could tax sour grapes, this state wouldn’t have a revenue problem.

– MrJM=

Hall of Fame comment. Best ever maybe? At least in the team picture. The internet should be shut down now.

Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:40 pm
“Look. It’s time for alligators to pay their fair share. Our new tax brackets are only going to affect the 3% of alligators that can afford to live in lagoons like the one in Humboldt Park. The rest of the alligators in this state are going to see a tax decrease.”

Comment by ChrisB Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:42 pm
“The alligator didn’t do anything improper ok? The lagoon IS the toilet…”

Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:46 pm
Confederate Railroad? I don’t own that, do I?

Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:47 pm
So much more tasteful and funny than the recent memes I’ve seen comparing JB to Stalin, or George III.

Comment by Duke of Normandy Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:49 pm
==Can we tax that?==

Depends. Is the alligator retired?

Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:50 pm
- @misterjayem - Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:26 pm:

If we could tax sour grapes, this state wouldn’t have a revenue problem.

– MrJM

Rim Shot!…Mr.JM is one clever fellow.

Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:51 pm
If it moves, tax it

It is still moving, regulate it

If it is stops moving, subsidize it

Comment by Lucky Pierre Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:52 pm
Memes don’t vote.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:54 pm
No sir, we can’t tax it
but….
We can regulate it and charge fees like several other states.
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wildlife/alligator-hunting.

Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 12:55 pm
Ya know, alligator make a nice leather for hand bags and high end shoes. So a luxury tax is the way to go.

Comment by Huh? Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:03 pm
The tax investiGator

Comment by Donnie Elgin Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:13 pm
Does Alligator Bob have a trapping license? Isn’t the alligator trapping season in September?

Comment by Huh? Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:13 pm
Hey, easy down. That gator’ll be at the Mayor’s booth at Taste tomorrow. I am serving. $5 a bite. Be there.

Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:15 pm
“Likely a southern, Confederate gator - shoot on sight”

Comment by Stuntman Bob's Brother Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:24 pm
Caption: “I am a played out, tired trope meme.”

I get it. People don’t like taxes. I don’t either. But c’mon. I have yet to see a viable plan by naysayers to fix the problems that require actual revenue. Cutting our way out of this situation is neither feasible nor honest.

How do you propose we pay for crumbling bridges? Some of the bridges in this state require you to close your eyes and pray they don’t collapse from underneath you. And don’t get me started on the roads here. I have been to Costa Rica where the roads are notoriously bad. Well, not as bad as some Chicago streets. I’d say the moon has better driving conditions than some of our highways.

Pension shortfalls? Where is that revenue gonna come from? Its a real problem and its today’s problem.

Back log of unpaid bills? It’s criminal that some small and medium sized businesses have to wait over a year to get paid. Shameful. But again, where is the revenue coming from if not new taxes?

I could go on but why bother? John Kass, Dan Proft, Kristen McQueary, the Triumvirate of Illinois Haters, want to scream from the top of there lungs how broke this state is and then gut with a rusty knife anyone who dares to make a move to actually fix this mess. Sigh.

Comment by Colin O'Scopy Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:32 pm
The GOP rallies arounds the alligator. Shouting that they support the right for alligators to bite whom and what they choose free from government interference.

Comment by Norseman Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:32 pm
Will apply Illinois’ sales tax to any traded-in vehicle’s worth over $10,000. That means trading in a $30,000.

Curious is he using a graduated sales tax here? On said $30,000 dollar trade in, would only $20,000 dollars of the value be taxed or the full 30k?

Otherwise getting a value of 10,300 would be worse than getting a 9,999 trade in value.

Comment by Seats Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:34 pm
I say we tax the bejeezus out of the alligator (and get it a subscription to the IPI) so it gets so fed up and leaves the state and moves to Indiana.

Comment by Henry Francis Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:34 pm
I do not understand the car trade-in tax. A $30K car is taxed at the time of purchase for the full $30K. You then buy a $40K car 3 years later and pay the tax on the full $40K. Then you pay a tax on the $15K trade-in value of the old car? So the original car was taxed essentially at a $45K value (or $35K if it is just the amount over $10K)?

Or did the $40K car only get taxed at $25K value ($40K-$15K trade-in), and they are eliminating that exclusion? If so, does that mean the person buying the $15K car does not pay any tax on that transaction? That would be fair, since that car had already been taxed at a higher value during the initial sale.

Comment by thechampaignlife Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:47 pm
Oh the irony that the guv tried to save .000097 of his wealth by pulling the toilets and then he turns around and attempts to tax anything he can find on the general population.

Comment by Pick a Name Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 1:56 pm
It is already taxed in a way in Illinois. At the Riverdock restaurant in Hardin, IL they serve alligator. So, when you pay your bill the tax could be said to have been on alligator.

Comment by Boat captain Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 2:11 pm
How about we tax the gator a buck a tooth?

Comment by Chicago Cynic Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 2:19 pm
Champaign, the general rule is that sales tax applies any time you buy anything, measured by the amount paid, whether that amount is in pennies, cyber-currency, or another asset. Until 12/31/19, though, if you trade in a car, that doesn’t count towards the purchase price of another car, when you’re figuring out the tax. So your second example: $40K car less $15K trade-in means tax on just the $25K. The purchaser of the $15K car won’t have to pay tax, usually, because you’re probably not a licensed retailer, and they’re probably buying it to resell anyway (and there’s no sales tax when a retailer buys inventory). After 1/1/2020, though, only $10K of the trade-in gets excluded, so the tax due on your example will be calculated on $30K instead of $25K.

Comment by notsosure Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 2:26 pm
Madigan & Getzendanner is filing a lagoon property tax appeal for Chance The Snapper until Benny the Bull nets him out.

Comment by Jose Abreu's Next Homerun Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 2:26 pm
Can we get it to gamble and buy some pot?

It’s a caption contest folks, lighten up…

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 2:52 pm
Why not? They tax Crocs.

Comment by Big Rock Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 2:54 pm
Fix our bridges of the alligator will get you.

Comment by SAP Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 3:11 pm
Pritzker told me that alligator tastes like chicken.

Comment by Practical Politics Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 3:18 pm
Any truth to the rumor that Channel 7 has instituted a CODE GREEN?

Comment by SAP Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 3:20 pm
Need to create a new division in IDOR - shouldn’t take more than 20-25 staffers to keep up with the alligator tax. Just sayin…

Comment by Looking down the Road Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 3:33 pm
Tax it and then extend the foie gras ban to alligator meat.

Comment by Boone's is Back Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 3:36 pm
Someone will have to tell me if it crawled up through their toilet, because, you know….

Comment by A guy Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 4:53 pm
I propose a meme tax.

Comment by work in progress Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 5:36 pm
As a bald guy, I say Illinois should tax hairlines like Pritzker’s. The closer it is to a man’s eyebrows, the higher the tax.

Seems fair to me.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Jul 11, 19 @ 6:49 pm
“Mama says gators are ornery ’cause they got all them teeth and no toothbrush”

Comment by Stuntman Bob's Brother Friday, Jul 12, 19 @ 2:48 pm