On June 4, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the state’s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget implementation bill, Public Act 100-0587 (the Act). The Act makes a significant change to the Illinois sales/use tax nexus...more
Just days away from the May 31 close of its regular legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly has yet to enact the comprehensive series of tax and budget reforms that were first proposed by the Illinois Senate...more
On Monday, October 17, the Illinois Appellate Court issued another taxpayer-friendly opinion in an Illinois False Claims Act case alleging a failure to collect and remit sales tax on internet and catalog sales to customers in...more
At a hearing yesterday, Cook County Circuit Judge James Snyder granted the State of Illinois’ (State) Motion to Dismiss 201 Illinois False Claims Act (FCA) cases filed by the law firm of Stephen B. Diamond, PC (Relator)...more
5/24/2016
/ Bad Faith ,
Burden of Proof ,
Commerce Clause ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Internet ,
Liquor ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nexus ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Twenty-First Amendment ,
Wine & Alcohol