Independent Tax Tribunal Faces Elimination by Pritzker Budget Proposal

Independent tax tribunal faces elimination by Pritzker budget proposal – Center Square

The General Assembly created the independent tribunal in 2013, with the stated purposes of increasing fairness in the tax system and resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Illinois Department of Revenue. The tribunal’s jurisdiction is limited to certain Illinois statutes and it generally hears cases involving more than $15,000 of interest and penalties.

Independent tax tribunal faces elimination by Pritzker budget proposal

(The Center Square) – The chief judge of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal says it will be bad for taxpayers if his agency is eliminated on July 1, as proposed