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      (35 ILCS 5/Art. 7 heading)
ARTICLE 7. WITHHOLDING TAX.

    (35 ILCS 5/701) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑701)
    Sec. 701. Requirement and Amount of Withholding.
    (a) In General. Every employer maintaining an office or transacting business within this State and required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to withhold a tax on:
        (1) compensation paid in this State (as determined
     under Section 304(a)(2)(B) to an individual; or
        (2) payments described in subsection (b) shall deduct
     and withhold from such compensation for each payroll period (as defined in Section 3401 of the Internal Revenue Code) an amount equal to the amount by which such individual's compensation exceeds the proportionate part of this withholding exemption (computed as provided in Section 702) attributable to the payroll period for which such compensation is payable multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of Section 201.
    (b) Payment to Residents. Any payment (including compensation) to a resident by a payor maintaining an office or transacting business within this State (including any agency, officer, or employee of this State or of any political subdivision of this State) and on which withholding of tax is required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed to be compensation paid in this State by an employer to an employee for the purposes of Article 7 and Section 601(b)(1) to the extent such payment is included in the recipient's base income and not subjected to withholding by another state. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no amount shall be withheld from unemployment insurance benefit payments made to an individual pursuant to the Unemployment Insurance Act unless the individual has voluntarily elected the withholding pursuant to rules promulgated by the Director of Employment Security.
    (c) Special Definitions. Withholding shall be considered required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent the Internal Revenue Code either requires withholding or allows for voluntary withholding the payor and recipient have entered into such a voluntary withholding agreement. For the purposes of Article 7 and Section 1002(c) the term "employer" includes any payor who is required to withhold tax pursuant to this Section.
    (d) Reciprocal Exemption. The Director may enter into an agreement with the taxing authorities of any state which imposes a tax on or measured by income to provide that compensation paid in such state to residents of this State shall be exempt from withholding of such tax; in such case, any compensation paid in this State to residents of such state shall be exempt from withholding. All reciprocal agreements shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2505‑575 of the Department of Revenue Law (20 ILCS 2505/2505‑575).
    (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this Section, no withholding is required on payments for which withholding is required under Section 3405 or 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
(Source: P.A. 92‑846, eff. 8‑23‑02; 93‑634, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (35 ILCS 5/702) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑702)
    Sec. 702. Amount Exempt from Withholding. For purposes of this Section an employee shall be entitled to a withholding exemption in an amount equal to the basic amount in Section 204(b) for each personal or dependent exemption which he is entitled to claim on his federal return pursuant to Section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; plus an allowance equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 he is entitled to deduct from gross income in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; plus an additional allowance equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 eligible for subtraction on his Illinois income tax return as Illinois real estate taxes paid during the taxable year; or in any lesser amount claimed by him. Every employee shall furnish to his employer such information as is required for the employer to make an accurate withholding under this Act. The employer may rely on this information for withholding purposes. If any employee fails or refuses to furnish such information, the employer shall withhold the full rate of tax from the employee's total compensation.
(Source: P.A. 90‑613, eff. 7‑9‑98.)

    (35 ILCS 5/703) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑703)
    Sec. 703. Information statement. Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act from compensation of an employee, or who would have been required so to deduct and withhold tax if the employee's withholding exemption were not in excess of the basic amount in Section 204(b), shall furnish in duplicate to each such employee in respect of the compensation paid by such employer to such employee during the calendar year on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, or, if his employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, on the date on which the last payment of compensation is made, a written statement in such form as the Department may by regulation prescribe showing the amount of compensation paid by the employer to the employee, the amount deducted and withheld as tax, the tax‑exempt amount contributed to a medical savings account, and such other information as the Department shall prescribe. A copy of such statement shall be filed by the employee with his return for his taxable year to which it relates (as determined under Section 601(b)(1)).
(Source: P.A. 91‑841, eff. 6‑22‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (35 ILCS 5/704)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑704)
    Sec. 704. Employer's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
    (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act prior to January 1, 2008, shall make such payments and returns as provided in this Section.
    (b) Quarter Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the third banking day following the close of a quarter monthly period, pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds $1,000. For purposes of this Section, Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and local bank holidays are not banking days. A quarter monthly period, for purposes of this subsection, ends on the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of each calendar month. Every such employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department all withheld taxes not previously paid to the Department.
    (c) Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the 15th day of the second and third months of each calendar quarter, and on or before the last day of the month following the last month of each such quarter, pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,000. Every such employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department all withheld taxes not previously paid to the Department.
    (d) Annual Payments: Returns. Where the amount of compensation paid by an employer is not sufficient to require the withholding of tax from the compensation of any of its employees (or where the aggregate amount withheld is less than $500), the Department may by regulation permit such employer to file only an annual return and to pay the taxes required to be deducted and withheld at the time of filing such annual return.
    (e) Annual Return. The Department may, as it deems appropriate, prescribe by regulation for the filing of annual returns in lieu of quarterly returns described in subsections (b) and (c).
    (e‑5) Annual Return and Payment. On and after January 1, 1998, notwithstanding subsections (b) through (d) of this Section, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The annual return may be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return.
    (f) Magnetic Media Filing. Forms W‑2 that, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, are required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media, must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 95‑8, eff. 6‑29‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/704A)
    Sec. 704A. Employer's return and payment of tax withheld.
    (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act on or after January 1, 2008 shall make those payments and returns as provided in this Section.
    (b) Returns. Every employer shall, in the form and manner required by the Department, make returns with respect to taxes withheld or required to be withheld under this Article 7 for each quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2008, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of that quarter.
    (c) Payments. With respect to amounts withheld or
     required to be withheld on or after January 1, 2008:
        (1) Semi‑weekly payments. For each calendar year,
     each employer who withheld or was required to withhold more than $12,000 during the one‑year period ending on June 30 of the immediately preceding calendar year, payment must be made:
            (A) on or before each Friday of the calendar
         year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday;
            (B) on or before each Wednesday of the calendar
         year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
        (2) Semi‑weekly payments. Any employer who withholds
     or is required to withhold more than $12,000 in any quarter of a calendar year is required to make payments on the dates set forth under item (1) of this subsection (c) for each remaining quarter of that calendar year and for the subsequent calendar year.
        (3) Monthly payments. Each employer, other than an
     employer described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the Department, on or before the 15th day of each month the taxes withheld or required to be withheld during the immediately preceding month.
        (4) Payments with returns. Each employer shall pay to
     the Department, on or before the due date for each return required to be filed under this Section, any tax withheld or required to be withheld during the period for which the return is due and not previously paid to the Department.
    (d) Regulatory authority. The Department may, by rule:
        (1) If the aggregate amounts required to be withheld
     under this Article 7 do not exceed $1,000 for the calendar year, permit employers, in lieu of the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), to file annual returns due on or before January 31 of the following year for taxes withheld or required to be withheld during that calendar year and to pay the taxes required to be shown on each such return no later than the due date for such return.
        (2) Provide that any payment required to be made
     under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is deemed to be timely to the extent paid by electronic funds transfer on or before the due date for deposit of federal income taxes withheld from, or federal employment taxes due with respect to, the wages from which the Illinois taxes were withheld.
        (3) Designate one or more depositories to which
     payment of taxes required to be withheld under this Article 7 must be paid by some or all employers.
        (4) Increase the threshold dollar amounts at which
     employers are required to make semi‑weekly payments under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2).
    (e) Annual return and payment. Every employer who
     deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section with respect to such employees by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The Department may allow the employer's return to be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return or to be submitted with a return due from the employer under Section 1400.2 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
    (f) Magnetic media and electronic filing. Any W‑2 Form
     that, under the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, is required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media or electronically must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media or electronically for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.
    (g) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31, 2009, a taxpayer who makes an election under Section 5‑15(f) of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Act for a taxable year shall be allowed a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year beginning after the end of that taxable year equal to the amount of the credit awarded to the taxpayer by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Act for the taxable year. The credit may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one taxable year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
    (h) An employer may claim a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year ending after date on which a tax credit certificate was issued under Section 35 of the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. The credit shall be equal to the amount shown on the certificate, but may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one calendar year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑8, eff. 6‑29‑07; 95‑707, eff. 1‑11‑08; 96‑834, eff. 12‑14‑09; 96‑888, eff. 4‑13‑10.)

    (35 ILCS 5/705) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑705)
    Sec. 705. Employer's Liability for Withheld Taxes. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act is liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount withheld or required to be withheld and paid over to the Department, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the employer. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under this Act shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Department. No employee shall have any right of action against his employer in respect of any money deducted and withheld from his wages and paid over to the Department in compliance or in intended compliance with this Act.
(Source: P.A. 82‑1009.)

    (35 ILCS 5/706) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑706)
    Sec. 706. Employer's Failure to Withhold.
    If an employer fails to deduct and withhold any amount of tax as required under this Act, and thereafter the tax on account of which such amount was required to be deducted and withheld is paid, such amount of tax shall not be collected from the employer, but the employer shall not be relieved from liability for penalties or interest otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/707) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑707)
    Sec. 707. Governmental Employers.
    If the employer is the United States, or a state, Territory, or political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, the return of the amount deducted and withheld upon any compensation may be made by any officer or employee of the United States, or of such state, Territory, or political subdivision, or of the District of Columbia, or of such agency or instrumentality, as the case may be, having control of the payment of such compensation, or appropriately designated for that purpose.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/709.5)
    Sec. 709.5. Withholding by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and trusts.
    (a) In general. For each taxable year ending on or after December 31, 2008, every partnership (other than a publicly traded partnership under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code or investment partnership), Subchapter S corporation, and trust must withhold from each nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary (other than a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary who is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 205 of this Act or who is included on a composite return filed by the partnership or Subchapter S corporation for the taxable year under subsection (f) of Section 502 of this Act) an amount equal to the distributable share of the business income of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust apportionable to Illinois of that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code, whether or not distributed, multiplied by the applicable rates of tax for that partner or shareholder under subsections (a) through (d) of Section 201 of this Act.
    (b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under subsection (a) of this Section and paid to the Department shall be treated as a payment of the estimated tax liability or of the liability for withholding under this Section of the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary to whom the income is distributable for the taxable year in which that person incurred a liability under this Act with respect to that income. The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to which a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary may claim a credit against its obligation for withholding under this Section for amounts withheld under this Section with respect to income distributable to it by a partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust and allowing its partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries to claim a credit under this subsection (b) for those withheld amounts.
    (c) Exemption from withholding.
        (1) A partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust
     shall not be required to withhold tax under subsection (a) of this Section with respect to any nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary (other than an individual) from whom the partnership, S corporation, or trust has received a certificate, completed in the form and manner prescribed by the Department, stating that such nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall:
            (A) file all returns that the partner,
         shareholder, or beneficiary is required to file under Section 502 of this Act and make timely payment of all taxes imposed under Section 201 of this Act or under this Section on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with respect to income of the partnership, S corporation, or trust; and
            (B) be subject to personal jurisdiction in this
         State for purposes of the collection of income taxes, together with related interest and penalties, imposed on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with respect to the income of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
        (2) The Department may revoke the exemption provided
     by this subsection (c) at any time that it determines that the nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary is not abiding by the terms of the certificate. The Department shall notify the partnership, S corporation, or trust that it has revoked a certificate by notice left at the usual place of business of the partnership, S corporation, or trust or by mail to the last known address of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
        (3) A partnership, S corporation, or trust that
     receives a certificate under this subsection (c) properly completed by a nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall not be required to withhold any amount from that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary, the payment of which would be due under Section 711(a‑5) of this Act after the receipt of the certificate and no earlier than 60 days after the Department has notified the partnership, S corporation, or trust that the certificate has been revoked.
        (4) Certificates received by a the partnership, S
     corporation, or trust under this subsection (c) must be retained by the partnership, S corporation, or trust and a record of such certificates must be provided to the Department, in a format in which the record is available for review by the Department, upon request by the Department. The Department may, by rule, require the record of certificates to be maintained and provided to the Department electronically.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07; 95‑707, eff. 1‑11‑08.)

    (35 ILCS 5/710) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑710)
    Sec. 710. Withholding from lottery winnings. (a) In General. Any person making a payment to a resident or nonresident of winnings under the Illinois Lottery Law and not required to withhold Illinois income tax from such payment under Subsection (b) of Section 701 of this Act because those winnings are not subject to Federal income tax withholding, must withhold Illinois income tax from such payment at a rate equal to the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of Section 201, provided that withholding is not required if such payment of winnings is less than $1,000.
    (b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under Subsection (a) shall be a credit against the Illinois income tax liability of the person to whom the payment of winnings was made for the taxable year in which that person incurred an Illinois income tax liability with respect to those winnings.
(Source: P.A. 85‑731.)

    (35 ILCS 5/711)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑711)
    Sec. 711. Payor's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
    (a) In general. Every payor required to deduct and withhold tax under Section 710 shall be subject to the same reporting requirements regarding taxes withheld and the same monthly and quarter monthly (weekly) payment requirements as an employer subject to the provisions of Section 701. For purposes of monthly and quarter monthly (weekly) payments, the total tax withheld under Sections 701 and 710 shall be considered in the aggregate.
    (a‑5) Every partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust required to withhold tax under Section 709.5 shall report the amounts withheld and the partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries from whom the amounts were withheld, and pay over the amount withheld, no later than the due date (without regard to extensions) of the tax return of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust for the taxable year.
    (b) Information statement. Every payor required to deduct and withhold tax under Section 710 shall furnish in duplicate to each party entitled to the credit for such withholding under subsection (b) of Section 709.5, and subsection (b) of Section 710, respectively, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year for amounts withheld under Section 710 or the due date (without regard to extensions) of the return of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust for the taxable year for amounts withheld under Section 709.5 for the taxable year, a written statement in such form as the Department may by regulation prescribe showing the amount of the payments, the amount deducted and withheld as tax, and such other information as the Department may prescribe. A copy of such statement shall be filed by the party entitled to the credit for the withholding under subsection (b) of Section 709.5, or subsection (b) of Section 710 with his return for the taxable year to which it relates.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/712)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑712)
    Sec. 712. Payor's Liability For Withheld Taxes. Every payor who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under Sections 709.5 or 710 is liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount withheld or required to be withheld and paid over to the Department, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the payor. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under Sections 709.5 or 710 shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Department. No payee shall have any right of action against his payor in respect of any money deducted and withheld and paid over to the Department in compliance or in intended compliance with Sections 709.5 or 710 (and until January 1, 1989, Sections 708 and 709).
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/713)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑713)
    Sec. 713. Payor's Failure To Withhold. If a payor fails to deduct and withhold any amount of tax as required under Sections 709.5 or 710 and thereafter the tax on account of which such amount was required to be deducted and withheld is paid, such amount of tax shall not be collected from the payor, but the payor shall not be relieved from liability for penalties or interest otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold. For purposes of this Section, the tax on account of which an amount is required to be deducted and withheld is the tax of the individual or individuals who are entitled to a credit under subsection (b) of Section 709.5 or subsection (b) of Section 710 for the withheld tax.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

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      (35 ILCS 5/Art. 7 heading)
ARTICLE 7. WITHHOLDING TAX.

    (35 ILCS 5/701) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑701)
    Sec. 701. Requirement and Amount of Withholding.
    (a) In General. Every employer maintaining an office or transacting business within this State and required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to withhold a tax on:
        (1) compensation paid in this State (as determined
     under Section 304(a)(2)(B) to an individual; or
        (2) payments described in subsection (b) shall deduct
     and withhold from such compensation for each payroll period (as defined in Section 3401 of the Internal Revenue Code) an amount equal to the amount by which such individual's compensation exceeds the proportionate part of this withholding exemption (computed as provided in Section 702) attributable to the payroll period for which such compensation is payable multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of Section 201.
    (b) Payment to Residents. Any payment (including compensation) to a resident by a payor maintaining an office or transacting business within this State (including any agency, officer, or employee of this State or of any political subdivision of this State) and on which withholding of tax is required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed to be compensation paid in this State by an employer to an employee for the purposes of Article 7 and Section 601(b)(1) to the extent such payment is included in the recipient's base income and not subjected to withholding by another state. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no amount shall be withheld from unemployment insurance benefit payments made to an individual pursuant to the Unemployment Insurance Act unless the individual has voluntarily elected the withholding pursuant to rules promulgated by the Director of Employment Security.
    (c) Special Definitions. Withholding shall be considered required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent the Internal Revenue Code either requires withholding or allows for voluntary withholding the payor and recipient have entered into such a voluntary withholding agreement. For the purposes of Article 7 and Section 1002(c) the term "employer" includes any payor who is required to withhold tax pursuant to this Section.
    (d) Reciprocal Exemption. The Director may enter into an agreement with the taxing authorities of any state which imposes a tax on or measured by income to provide that compensation paid in such state to residents of this State shall be exempt from withholding of such tax; in such case, any compensation paid in this State to residents of such state shall be exempt from withholding. All reciprocal agreements shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2505‑575 of the Department of Revenue Law (20 ILCS 2505/2505‑575).
    (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this Section, no withholding is required on payments for which withholding is required under Section 3405 or 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
(Source: P.A. 92‑846, eff. 8‑23‑02; 93‑634, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (35 ILCS 5/702) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑702)
    Sec. 702. Amount Exempt from Withholding. For purposes of this Section an employee shall be entitled to a withholding exemption in an amount equal to the basic amount in Section 204(b) for each personal or dependent exemption which he is entitled to claim on his federal return pursuant to Section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; plus an allowance equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 he is entitled to deduct from gross income in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; plus an additional allowance equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 eligible for subtraction on his Illinois income tax return as Illinois real estate taxes paid during the taxable year; or in any lesser amount claimed by him. Every employee shall furnish to his employer such information as is required for the employer to make an accurate withholding under this Act. The employer may rely on this information for withholding purposes. If any employee fails or refuses to furnish such information, the employer shall withhold the full rate of tax from the employee's total compensation.
(Source: P.A. 90‑613, eff. 7‑9‑98.)

    (35 ILCS 5/703) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑703)
    Sec. 703. Information statement. Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act from compensation of an employee, or who would have been required so to deduct and withhold tax if the employee's withholding exemption were not in excess of the basic amount in Section 204(b), shall furnish in duplicate to each such employee in respect of the compensation paid by such employer to such employee during the calendar year on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, or, if his employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, on the date on which the last payment of compensation is made, a written statement in such form as the Department may by regulation prescribe showing the amount of compensation paid by the employer to the employee, the amount deducted and withheld as tax, the tax‑exempt amount contributed to a medical savings account, and such other information as the Department shall prescribe. A copy of such statement shall be filed by the employee with his return for his taxable year to which it relates (as determined under Section 601(b)(1)).
(Source: P.A. 91‑841, eff. 6‑22‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (35 ILCS 5/704)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑704)
    Sec. 704. Employer's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
    (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act prior to January 1, 2008, shall make such payments and returns as provided in this Section.
    (b) Quarter Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the third banking day following the close of a quarter monthly period, pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds $1,000. For purposes of this Section, Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and local bank holidays are not banking days. A quarter monthly period, for purposes of this subsection, ends on the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of each calendar month. Every such employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department all withheld taxes not previously paid to the Department.
    (c) Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the 15th day of the second and third months of each calendar quarter, and on or before the last day of the month following the last month of each such quarter, pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,000. Every such employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department all withheld taxes not previously paid to the Department.
    (d) Annual Payments: Returns. Where the amount of compensation paid by an employer is not sufficient to require the withholding of tax from the compensation of any of its employees (or where the aggregate amount withheld is less than $500), the Department may by regulation permit such employer to file only an annual return and to pay the taxes required to be deducted and withheld at the time of filing such annual return.
    (e) Annual Return. The Department may, as it deems appropriate, prescribe by regulation for the filing of annual returns in lieu of quarterly returns described in subsections (b) and (c).
    (e‑5) Annual Return and Payment. On and after January 1, 1998, notwithstanding subsections (b) through (d) of this Section, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The annual return may be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return.
    (f) Magnetic Media Filing. Forms W‑2 that, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, are required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media, must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 95‑8, eff. 6‑29‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/704A)
    Sec. 704A. Employer's return and payment of tax withheld.
    (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act on or after January 1, 2008 shall make those payments and returns as provided in this Section.
    (b) Returns. Every employer shall, in the form and manner required by the Department, make returns with respect to taxes withheld or required to be withheld under this Article 7 for each quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2008, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of that quarter.
    (c) Payments. With respect to amounts withheld or
     required to be withheld on or after January 1, 2008:
        (1) Semi‑weekly payments. For each calendar year,
     each employer who withheld or was required to withhold more than $12,000 during the one‑year period ending on June 30 of the immediately preceding calendar year, payment must be made:
            (A) on or before each Friday of the calendar
         year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday;
            (B) on or before each Wednesday of the calendar
         year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
        (2) Semi‑weekly payments. Any employer who withholds
     or is required to withhold more than $12,000 in any quarter of a calendar year is required to make payments on the dates set forth under item (1) of this subsection (c) for each remaining quarter of that calendar year and for the subsequent calendar year.
        (3) Monthly payments. Each employer, other than an
     employer described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the Department, on or before the 15th day of each month the taxes withheld or required to be withheld during the immediately preceding month.
        (4) Payments with returns. Each employer shall pay to
     the Department, on or before the due date for each return required to be filed under this Section, any tax withheld or required to be withheld during the period for which the return is due and not previously paid to the Department.
    (d) Regulatory authority. The Department may, by rule:
        (1) If the aggregate amounts required to be withheld
     under this Article 7 do not exceed $1,000 for the calendar year, permit employers, in lieu of the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), to file annual returns due on or before January 31 of the following year for taxes withheld or required to be withheld during that calendar year and to pay the taxes required to be shown on each such return no later than the due date for such return.
        (2) Provide that any payment required to be made
     under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is deemed to be timely to the extent paid by electronic funds transfer on or before the due date for deposit of federal income taxes withheld from, or federal employment taxes due with respect to, the wages from which the Illinois taxes were withheld.
        (3) Designate one or more depositories to which
     payment of taxes required to be withheld under this Article 7 must be paid by some or all employers.
        (4) Increase the threshold dollar amounts at which
     employers are required to make semi‑weekly payments under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2).
    (e) Annual return and payment. Every employer who
     deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section with respect to such employees by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The Department may allow the employer's return to be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return or to be submitted with a return due from the employer under Section 1400.2 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
    (f) Magnetic media and electronic filing. Any W‑2 Form
     that, under the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, is required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media or electronically must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media or electronically for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.
    (g) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31, 2009, a taxpayer who makes an election under Section 5‑15(f) of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Act for a taxable year shall be allowed a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year beginning after the end of that taxable year equal to the amount of the credit awarded to the taxpayer by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Act for the taxable year. The credit may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one taxable year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
    (h) An employer may claim a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year ending after date on which a tax credit certificate was issued under Section 35 of the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. The credit shall be equal to the amount shown on the certificate, but may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one calendar year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑8, eff. 6‑29‑07; 95‑707, eff. 1‑11‑08; 96‑834, eff. 12‑14‑09; 96‑888, eff. 4‑13‑10.)

    (35 ILCS 5/705) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑705)
    Sec. 705. Employer's Liability for Withheld Taxes. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act is liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount withheld or required to be withheld and paid over to the Department, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the employer. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under this Act shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Department. No employee shall have any right of action against his employer in respect of any money deducted and withheld from his wages and paid over to the Department in compliance or in intended compliance with this Act.
(Source: P.A. 82‑1009.)

    (35 ILCS 5/706) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑706)
    Sec. 706. Employer's Failure to Withhold.
    If an employer fails to deduct and withhold any amount of tax as required under this Act, and thereafter the tax on account of which such amount was required to be deducted and withheld is paid, such amount of tax shall not be collected from the employer, but the employer shall not be relieved from liability for penalties or interest otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/707) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑707)
    Sec. 707. Governmental Employers.
    If the employer is the United States, or a state, Territory, or political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, the return of the amount deducted and withheld upon any compensation may be made by any officer or employee of the United States, or of such state, Territory, or political subdivision, or of the District of Columbia, or of such agency or instrumentality, as the case may be, having control of the payment of such compensation, or appropriately designated for that purpose.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/709.5)
    Sec. 709.5. Withholding by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and trusts.
    (a) In general. For each taxable year ending on or after December 31, 2008, every partnership (other than a publicly traded partnership under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code or investment partnership), Subchapter S corporation, and trust must withhold from each nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary (other than a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary who is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 205 of this Act or who is included on a composite return filed by the partnership or Subchapter S corporation for the taxable year under subsection (f) of Section 502 of this Act) an amount equal to the distributable share of the business income of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust apportionable to Illinois of that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code, whether or not distributed, multiplied by the applicable rates of tax for that partner or shareholder under subsections (a) through (d) of Section 201 of this Act.
    (b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under subsection (a) of this Section and paid to the Department shall be treated as a payment of the estimated tax liability or of the liability for withholding under this Section of the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary to whom the income is distributable for the taxable year in which that person incurred a liability under this Act with respect to that income. The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to which a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary may claim a credit against its obligation for withholding under this Section for amounts withheld under this Section with respect to income distributable to it by a partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust and allowing its partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries to claim a credit under this subsection (b) for those withheld amounts.
    (c) Exemption from withholding.
        (1) A partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust
     shall not be required to withhold tax under subsection (a) of this Section with respect to any nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary (other than an individual) from whom the partnership, S corporation, or trust has received a certificate, completed in the form and manner prescribed by the Department, stating that such nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall:
            (A) file all returns that the partner,
         shareholder, or beneficiary is required to file under Section 502 of this Act and make timely payment of all taxes imposed under Section 201 of this Act or under this Section on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with respect to income of the partnership, S corporation, or trust; and
            (B) be subject to personal jurisdiction in this
         State for purposes of the collection of income taxes, together with related interest and penalties, imposed on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with respect to the income of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
        (2) The Department may revoke the exemption provided
     by this subsection (c) at any time that it determines that the nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary is not abiding by the terms of the certificate. The Department shall notify the partnership, S corporation, or trust that it has revoked a certificate by notice left at the usual place of business of the partnership, S corporation, or trust or by mail to the last known address of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
        (3) A partnership, S corporation, or trust that
     receives a certificate under this subsection (c) properly completed by a nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall not be required to withhold any amount from that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary, the payment of which would be due under Section 711(a‑5) of this Act after the receipt of the certificate and no earlier than 60 days after the Department has notified the partnership, S corporation, or trust that the certificate has been revoked.
        (4) Certificates received by a the partnership, S
     corporation, or trust under this subsection (c) must be retained by the partnership, S corporation, or trust and a record of such certificates must be provided to the Department, in a format in which the record is available for review by the Department, upon request by the Department. The Department may, by rule, require the record of certificates to be maintained and provided to the Department electronically.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07; 95‑707, eff. 1‑11‑08.)

    (35 ILCS 5/710) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑710)
    Sec. 710. Withholding from lottery winnings. (a) In General. Any person making a payment to a resident or nonresident of winnings under the Illinois Lottery Law and not required to withhold Illinois income tax from such payment under Subsection (b) of Section 701 of this Act because those winnings are not subject to Federal income tax withholding, must withhold Illinois income tax from such payment at a rate equal to the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of Section 201, provided that withholding is not required if such payment of winnings is less than $1,000.
    (b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under Subsection (a) shall be a credit against the Illinois income tax liability of the person to whom the payment of winnings was made for the taxable year in which that person incurred an Illinois income tax liability with respect to those winnings.
(Source: P.A. 85‑731.)

    (35 ILCS 5/711)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑711)
    Sec. 711. Payor's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
    (a) In general. Every payor required to deduct and withhold tax under Section 710 shall be subject to the same reporting requirements regarding taxes withheld and the same monthly and quarter monthly (weekly) payment requirements as an employer subject to the provisions of Section 701. For purposes of monthly and quarter monthly (weekly) payments, the total tax withheld under Sections 701 and 710 shall be considered in the aggregate.
    (a‑5) Every partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust required to withhold tax under Section 709.5 shall report the amounts withheld and the partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries from whom the amounts were withheld, and pay over the amount withheld, no later than the due date (without regard to extensions) of the tax return of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust for the taxable year.
    (b) Information statement. Every payor required to deduct and withhold tax under Section 710 shall furnish in duplicate to each party entitled to the credit for such withholding under subsection (b) of Section 709.5, and subsection (b) of Section 710, respectively, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year for amounts withheld under Section 710 or the due date (without regard to extensions) of the return of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust for the taxable year for amounts withheld under Section 709.5 for the taxable year, a written statement in such form as the Department may by regulation prescribe showing the amount of the payments, the amount deducted and withheld as tax, and such other information as the Department may prescribe. A copy of such statement shall be filed by the party entitled to the credit for the withholding under subsection (b) of Section 709.5, or subsection (b) of Section 710 with his return for the taxable year to which it relates.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/712)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑712)
    Sec. 712. Payor's Liability For Withheld Taxes. Every payor who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under Sections 709.5 or 710 is liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount withheld or required to be withheld and paid over to the Department, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the payor. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under Sections 709.5 or 710 shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Department. No payee shall have any right of action against his payor in respect of any money deducted and withheld and paid over to the Department in compliance or in intended compliance with Sections 709.5 or 710 (and until January 1, 1989, Sections 708 and 709).
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/713)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑713)
    Sec. 713. Payor's Failure To Withhold. If a payor fails to deduct and withhold any amount of tax as required under Sections 709.5 or 710 and thereafter the tax on account of which such amount was required to be deducted and withheld is paid, such amount of tax shall not be collected from the payor, but the payor shall not be relieved from liability for penalties or interest otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold. For purposes of this Section, the tax on account of which an amount is required to be deducted and withheld is the tax of the individual or individuals who are entitled to a credit under subsection (b) of Section 709.5 or subsection (b) of Section 710 for the withheld tax.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

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      (35 ILCS 5/Art. 7 heading)
ARTICLE 7. WITHHOLDING TAX.

    (35 ILCS 5/701) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑701)
    Sec. 701. Requirement and Amount of Withholding.
    (a) In General. Every employer maintaining an office or transacting business within this State and required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to withhold a tax on:
        (1) compensation paid in this State (as determined
     under Section 304(a)(2)(B) to an individual; or
        (2) payments described in subsection (b) shall deduct
     and withhold from such compensation for each payroll period (as defined in Section 3401 of the Internal Revenue Code) an amount equal to the amount by which such individual's compensation exceeds the proportionate part of this withholding exemption (computed as provided in Section 702) attributable to the payroll period for which such compensation is payable multiplied by a percentage equal to the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of Section 201.
    (b) Payment to Residents. Any payment (including compensation) to a resident by a payor maintaining an office or transacting business within this State (including any agency, officer, or employee of this State or of any political subdivision of this State) and on which withholding of tax is required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed to be compensation paid in this State by an employer to an employee for the purposes of Article 7 and Section 601(b)(1) to the extent such payment is included in the recipient's base income and not subjected to withholding by another state. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no amount shall be withheld from unemployment insurance benefit payments made to an individual pursuant to the Unemployment Insurance Act unless the individual has voluntarily elected the withholding pursuant to rules promulgated by the Director of Employment Security.
    (c) Special Definitions. Withholding shall be considered required under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent the Internal Revenue Code either requires withholding or allows for voluntary withholding the payor and recipient have entered into such a voluntary withholding agreement. For the purposes of Article 7 and Section 1002(c) the term "employer" includes any payor who is required to withhold tax pursuant to this Section.
    (d) Reciprocal Exemption. The Director may enter into an agreement with the taxing authorities of any state which imposes a tax on or measured by income to provide that compensation paid in such state to residents of this State shall be exempt from withholding of such tax; in such case, any compensation paid in this State to residents of such state shall be exempt from withholding. All reciprocal agreements shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2505‑575 of the Department of Revenue Law (20 ILCS 2505/2505‑575).
    (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this Section, no withholding is required on payments for which withholding is required under Section 3405 or 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
(Source: P.A. 92‑846, eff. 8‑23‑02; 93‑634, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (35 ILCS 5/702) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑702)
    Sec. 702. Amount Exempt from Withholding. For purposes of this Section an employee shall be entitled to a withholding exemption in an amount equal to the basic amount in Section 204(b) for each personal or dependent exemption which he is entitled to claim on his federal return pursuant to Section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; plus an allowance equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 he is entitled to deduct from gross income in arriving at adjusted gross income pursuant to Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; plus an additional allowance equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 eligible for subtraction on his Illinois income tax return as Illinois real estate taxes paid during the taxable year; or in any lesser amount claimed by him. Every employee shall furnish to his employer such information as is required for the employer to make an accurate withholding under this Act. The employer may rely on this information for withholding purposes. If any employee fails or refuses to furnish such information, the employer shall withhold the full rate of tax from the employee's total compensation.
(Source: P.A. 90‑613, eff. 7‑9‑98.)

    (35 ILCS 5/703) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑703)
    Sec. 703. Information statement. Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act from compensation of an employee, or who would have been required so to deduct and withhold tax if the employee's withholding exemption were not in excess of the basic amount in Section 204(b), shall furnish in duplicate to each such employee in respect of the compensation paid by such employer to such employee during the calendar year on or before January 31 of the succeeding year, or, if his employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, on the date on which the last payment of compensation is made, a written statement in such form as the Department may by regulation prescribe showing the amount of compensation paid by the employer to the employee, the amount deducted and withheld as tax, the tax‑exempt amount contributed to a medical savings account, and such other information as the Department shall prescribe. A copy of such statement shall be filed by the employee with his return for his taxable year to which it relates (as determined under Section 601(b)(1)).
(Source: P.A. 91‑841, eff. 6‑22‑00; 92‑16, eff. 6‑28‑01.)

    (35 ILCS 5/704)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑704)
    Sec. 704. Employer's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
    (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act prior to January 1, 2008, shall make such payments and returns as provided in this Section.
    (b) Quarter Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the third banking day following the close of a quarter monthly period, pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds $1,000. For purposes of this Section, Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and local bank holidays are not banking days. A quarter monthly period, for purposes of this subsection, ends on the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of each calendar month. Every such employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department all withheld taxes not previously paid to the Department.
    (c) Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the 15th day of the second and third months of each calendar quarter, and on or before the last day of the month following the last month of each such quarter, pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount withheld by such employer (together with amounts previously withheld and not paid to the Department) exceeds $500 but does not exceed $1,000. Every such employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with respect to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a depositary designated by the Department all withheld taxes not previously paid to the Department.
    (d) Annual Payments: Returns. Where the amount of compensation paid by an employer is not sufficient to require the withholding of tax from the compensation of any of its employees (or where the aggregate amount withheld is less than $500), the Department may by regulation permit such employer to file only an annual return and to pay the taxes required to be deducted and withheld at the time of filing such annual return.
    (e) Annual Return. The Department may, as it deems appropriate, prescribe by regulation for the filing of annual returns in lieu of quarterly returns described in subsections (b) and (c).
    (e‑5) Annual Return and Payment. On and after January 1, 1998, notwithstanding subsections (b) through (d) of this Section, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The annual return may be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return.
    (f) Magnetic Media Filing. Forms W‑2 that, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, are required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media, must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 95‑8, eff. 6‑29‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/704A)
    Sec. 704A. Employer's return and payment of tax withheld.
    (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act on or after January 1, 2008 shall make those payments and returns as provided in this Section.
    (b) Returns. Every employer shall, in the form and manner required by the Department, make returns with respect to taxes withheld or required to be withheld under this Article 7 for each quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2008, on or before the last day of the first month following the close of that quarter.
    (c) Payments. With respect to amounts withheld or
     required to be withheld on or after January 1, 2008:
        (1) Semi‑weekly payments. For each calendar year,
     each employer who withheld or was required to withhold more than $12,000 during the one‑year period ending on June 30 of the immediately preceding calendar year, payment must be made:
            (A) on or before each Friday of the calendar
         year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday;
            (B) on or before each Wednesday of the calendar
         year, for taxes withheld or required to be withheld on the immediately preceding Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
        (2) Semi‑weekly payments. Any employer who withholds
     or is required to withhold more than $12,000 in any quarter of a calendar year is required to make payments on the dates set forth under item (1) of this subsection (c) for each remaining quarter of that calendar year and for the subsequent calendar year.
        (3) Monthly payments. Each employer, other than an
     employer described in items (1) or (2) of this subsection, shall pay to the Department, on or before the 15th day of each month the taxes withheld or required to be withheld during the immediately preceding month.
        (4) Payments with returns. Each employer shall pay to
     the Department, on or before the due date for each return required to be filed under this Section, any tax withheld or required to be withheld during the period for which the return is due and not previously paid to the Department.
    (d) Regulatory authority. The Department may, by rule:
        (1) If the aggregate amounts required to be withheld
     under this Article 7 do not exceed $1,000 for the calendar year, permit employers, in lieu of the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), to file annual returns due on or before January 31 of the following year for taxes withheld or required to be withheld during that calendar year and to pay the taxes required to be shown on each such return no later than the due date for such return.
        (2) Provide that any payment required to be made
     under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is deemed to be timely to the extent paid by electronic funds transfer on or before the due date for deposit of federal income taxes withheld from, or federal employment taxes due with respect to, the wages from which the Illinois taxes were withheld.
        (3) Designate one or more depositories to which
     payment of taxes required to be withheld under this Article 7 must be paid by some or all employers.
        (4) Increase the threshold dollar amounts at which
     employers are required to make semi‑weekly payments under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2).
    (e) Annual return and payment. Every employer who
     deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax from a person engaged in domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section 3510 of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the requirements of this Section with respect to such employees by filing an annual return and paying the taxes required to be deducted and withheld on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the employer's taxable year. The Department may allow the employer's return to be submitted with the employer's individual income tax return or to be submitted with a return due from the employer under Section 1400.2 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
    (f) Magnetic media and electronic filing. Any W‑2 Form
     that, under the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, is required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on magnetic media or electronically must also be submitted to the Department on magnetic media or electronically for Illinois purposes, if required by the Department.
    (g) For amounts deducted or withheld after December 31, 2009, a taxpayer who makes an election under Section 5‑15(f) of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Act for a taxable year shall be allowed a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year beginning after the end of that taxable year equal to the amount of the credit awarded to the taxpayer by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Act for the taxable year. The credit may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one taxable year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
    (h) An employer may claim a credit against payments due under this Section for amounts withheld during the first calendar year ending after date on which a tax credit certificate was issued under Section 35 of the Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Act. The credit shall be equal to the amount shown on the certificate, but may not reduce the taxpayer's obligation for any payment due under this Section to less than zero. If the amount of the credit exceeds the total payments due under this Section with respect to amounts withheld during the calendar year, the excess may be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability under this Section in the 5 succeeding calendar years. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from more than one calendar year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑8, eff. 6‑29‑07; 95‑707, eff. 1‑11‑08; 96‑834, eff. 12‑14‑09; 96‑888, eff. 4‑13‑10.)

    (35 ILCS 5/705) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑705)
    Sec. 705. Employer's Liability for Withheld Taxes. Every employer who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this Act is liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount withheld or required to be withheld and paid over to the Department, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the employer. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under this Act shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Department. No employee shall have any right of action against his employer in respect of any money deducted and withheld from his wages and paid over to the Department in compliance or in intended compliance with this Act.
(Source: P.A. 82‑1009.)

    (35 ILCS 5/706) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑706)
    Sec. 706. Employer's Failure to Withhold.
    If an employer fails to deduct and withhold any amount of tax as required under this Act, and thereafter the tax on account of which such amount was required to be deducted and withheld is paid, such amount of tax shall not be collected from the employer, but the employer shall not be relieved from liability for penalties or interest otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/707) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑707)
    Sec. 707. Governmental Employers.
    If the employer is the United States, or a state, Territory, or political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, the return of the amount deducted and withheld upon any compensation may be made by any officer or employee of the United States, or of such state, Territory, or political subdivision, or of the District of Columbia, or of such agency or instrumentality, as the case may be, having control of the payment of such compensation, or appropriately designated for that purpose.
(Source: P. A. 76‑261.)

    (35 ILCS 5/709.5)
    Sec. 709.5. Withholding by partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, and trusts.
    (a) In general. For each taxable year ending on or after December 31, 2008, every partnership (other than a publicly traded partnership under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code or investment partnership), Subchapter S corporation, and trust must withhold from each nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary (other than a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary who is exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or under Section 205 of this Act or who is included on a composite return filed by the partnership or Subchapter S corporation for the taxable year under subsection (f) of Section 502 of this Act) an amount equal to the distributable share of the business income of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust apportionable to Illinois of that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code, whether or not distributed, multiplied by the applicable rates of tax for that partner or shareholder under subsections (a) through (d) of Section 201 of this Act.
    (b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under subsection (a) of this Section and paid to the Department shall be treated as a payment of the estimated tax liability or of the liability for withholding under this Section of the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary to whom the income is distributable for the taxable year in which that person incurred a liability under this Act with respect to that income. The Department shall adopt rules pursuant to which a partner, shareholder, or beneficiary may claim a credit against its obligation for withholding under this Section for amounts withheld under this Section with respect to income distributable to it by a partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust and allowing its partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries to claim a credit under this subsection (b) for those withheld amounts.
    (c) Exemption from withholding.
        (1) A partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust
     shall not be required to withhold tax under subsection (a) of this Section with respect to any nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary (other than an individual) from whom the partnership, S corporation, or trust has received a certificate, completed in the form and manner prescribed by the Department, stating that such nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall:
            (A) file all returns that the partner,
         shareholder, or beneficiary is required to file under Section 502 of this Act and make timely payment of all taxes imposed under Section 201 of this Act or under this Section on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with respect to income of the partnership, S corporation, or trust; and
            (B) be subject to personal jurisdiction in this
         State for purposes of the collection of income taxes, together with related interest and penalties, imposed on the partner, shareholder, or beneficiary with respect to the income of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
        (2) The Department may revoke the exemption provided
     by this subsection (c) at any time that it determines that the nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary is not abiding by the terms of the certificate. The Department shall notify the partnership, S corporation, or trust that it has revoked a certificate by notice left at the usual place of business of the partnership, S corporation, or trust or by mail to the last known address of the partnership, S corporation, or trust.
        (3) A partnership, S corporation, or trust that
     receives a certificate under this subsection (c) properly completed by a nonresident partner, shareholder, or beneficiary shall not be required to withhold any amount from that partner, shareholder, or beneficiary, the payment of which would be due under Section 711(a‑5) of this Act after the receipt of the certificate and no earlier than 60 days after the Department has notified the partnership, S corporation, or trust that the certificate has been revoked.
        (4) Certificates received by a the partnership, S
     corporation, or trust under this subsection (c) must be retained by the partnership, S corporation, or trust and a record of such certificates must be provided to the Department, in a format in which the record is available for review by the Department, upon request by the Department. The Department may, by rule, require the record of certificates to be maintained and provided to the Department electronically.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07; 95‑707, eff. 1‑11‑08.)

    (35 ILCS 5/710) (from Ch. 120, par. 7‑710)
    Sec. 710. Withholding from lottery winnings. (a) In General. Any person making a payment to a resident or nonresident of winnings under the Illinois Lottery Law and not required to withhold Illinois income tax from such payment under Subsection (b) of Section 701 of this Act because those winnings are not subject to Federal income tax withholding, must withhold Illinois income tax from such payment at a rate equal to the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in subsection (b) of Section 201, provided that withholding is not required if such payment of winnings is less than $1,000.
    (b) Credit for taxes withheld. Any amount withheld under Subsection (a) shall be a credit against the Illinois income tax liability of the person to whom the payment of winnings was made for the taxable year in which that person incurred an Illinois income tax liability with respect to those winnings.
(Source: P.A. 85‑731.)

    (35 ILCS 5/711)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑711)
    Sec. 711. Payor's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
    (a) In general. Every payor required to deduct and withhold tax under Section 710 shall be subject to the same reporting requirements regarding taxes withheld and the same monthly and quarter monthly (weekly) payment requirements as an employer subject to the provisions of Section 701. For purposes of monthly and quarter monthly (weekly) payments, the total tax withheld under Sections 701 and 710 shall be considered in the aggregate.
    (a‑5) Every partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust required to withhold tax under Section 709.5 shall report the amounts withheld and the partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries from whom the amounts were withheld, and pay over the amount withheld, no later than the due date (without regard to extensions) of the tax return of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust for the taxable year.
    (b) Information statement. Every payor required to deduct and withhold tax under Section 710 shall furnish in duplicate to each party entitled to the credit for such withholding under subsection (b) of Section 709.5, and subsection (b) of Section 710, respectively, on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year for amounts withheld under Section 710 or the due date (without regard to extensions) of the return of the partnership, Subchapter S corporation, or trust for the taxable year for amounts withheld under Section 709.5 for the taxable year, a written statement in such form as the Department may by regulation prescribe showing the amount of the payments, the amount deducted and withheld as tax, and such other information as the Department may prescribe. A copy of such statement shall be filed by the party entitled to the credit for the withholding under subsection (b) of Section 709.5, or subsection (b) of Section 710 with his return for the taxable year to which it relates.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/712)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑712)
    Sec. 712. Payor's Liability For Withheld Taxes. Every payor who deducts and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under Sections 709.5 or 710 is liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount withheld or required to be withheld and paid over to the Department, and any penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the payor. Any amount of tax actually deducted and withheld under Sections 709.5 or 710 shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the Department. No payee shall have any right of action against his payor in respect of any money deducted and withheld and paid over to the Department in compliance or in intended compliance with Sections 709.5 or 710 (and until January 1, 1989, Sections 708 and 709).
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)

    (35 ILCS 5/713)(from Ch. 120, par. 7‑713)
    Sec. 713. Payor's Failure To Withhold. If a payor fails to deduct and withhold any amount of tax as required under Sections 709.5 or 710 and thereafter the tax on account of which such amount was required to be deducted and withheld is paid, such amount of tax shall not be collected from the payor, but the payor shall not be relieved from liability for penalties or interest otherwise applicable in respect of such failure to deduct and withhold. For purposes of this Section, the tax on account of which an amount is required to be deducted and withheld is the tax of the individual or individuals who are entitled to a credit under subsection (b) of Section 709.5 or subsection (b) of Section 710 for the withheld tax.
(Source: P.A. 95‑233, eff. 8‑16‑07.)