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To qualify for the rolling stock exemption, • the motor vehicle or trailer must be used to transport persons or property for hire, • the purchaser must certify that the motor vehicle or trailer will be utilized by an interstate carrier for hire who holds an active USDOT number with the carrier operation listed as “ ...

Definition. The tax is imposed on motor vehicles purchased (or acquired by gift or transfer) from another individual or private party. (Sales of motor vehicles from registered Illinois dealers are taxed under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.)

The rolling stock exemption applies to rolling stock used by an interstate carrier for hire, even just between points in Illinois, if the rolling stock transports, for hire, persons whose journeys or property whose shipments originate or terminate outside Illinois.

If you sell items at retail in Illinois that are of the type that must be titled or registered by an agency of Illinois state government (i.e., vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, trailers, and mobile homes), you must report these sales on Form ST‑556, Sales Tax Transaction Return.

Qualified exemptions include items used: • primarily in the manufacturing or assembling of tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, including graphic arts production. primarily in production agriculture.

Exemptions Sales to state, local, and federal governments. Sales to not-for-profit organizations that are exclusively charitable, religious, or educational. Sales of newspapers and magazines.