Illinois Compiled Statutes
805 ILCS 5/15.35 (2026)
Franchise taxes payable by domestic corporations
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(805 ILCS 5/15.35)
(from Ch. 32, par. 15.35) (Text of Section from P.A. 102-16, 103-8, and 103-592) Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this Act: (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing | its first report of issuance of shares. |
(b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing | (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a report of an increase in paid-in capital without the issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof last reported in any document, other than an annual report, interim annual report or final transition annual report required by this Act to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. |
(c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing | a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated corporations as last reported by them in any documents, other than annual reports, required by this Act to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations as last reported by them in any document, other than an annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation which has established an extended filing month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation which has established an extended filing month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation which has established an extended filing month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation in the next succeeding calendar year. |
(d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with | the annual report which the corporation is required by this Act to file. |
On or after January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2021, and prior to January 1, 2024, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, the first $5,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On and after January 1, 2025, the first $10,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24.) (Text of Section from P.A. 102-282, 102-558, 103-8, and 103-592) Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this Act: (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing | its first report of issuance of shares. |
(b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing | (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a report of an increase in paid-in capital without the issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof last reported in any document, other than an annual report, interim annual report or final transition annual report required by this Act to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. |
(c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing | a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated corporations as last reported by them in any documents, other than annual reports, required by this Act to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations as last reported by them in any document, other than an annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation which has established an extended filing month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation which has established an extended filing month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation which has established an extended filing month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation in the next succeeding calendar year. |
(d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with | the annual report which the corporation is required by this Act to file. |
On or after January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and prior to January 1, 2024, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2025, the first $5,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On and after January 1, 2025, the first $10,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. (Source: P.A. 102-282, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1999–2007 · leading case: NDC LLC v. Topinka, 871 N.E.2d 210 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007).
NDC LLC v. Topinka, 871 N.E.2d 210 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “805 ILCS 5/15.35, 15.65 (West 2004). With certain exceptions not relevant here, the Business Corporation Act defines a foreign corporation as a for-profit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of Illinois.”
E & E Hauling, Inc. v. Ryan, 713 N.E.2d 178 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “The rate of the annual franchise tax is one-tenth of 1% of a corporation's paid-in capital, but not less than $25 or more than $1,000,000 per year.”
E & E Hauling, Inc. v. Ryan, 306 Ill. App. 3d 131 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “The rate of the annual franchise tax is one-tenth of 1% of a corporation’s paid-in capital, but not less than $25 or more than $1 million per year.”
Nalco NDC LLC v. Judy Barr Topinka (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “805 ILCS 5/15.35, 15.65 (West 2004). With certain exceptions not relevant here, the Business Corporation Act defines a foreign corporation as a for-profit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of Illinois.”
— 805 ILCS 5/15.35(d) — 2 cases
E & E Hauling, Inc. v. Ryan, 713 N.E.2d 178 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “The rate of the annual franchise tax is one-tenth of 1% of a corporation's paid-in capital, but not less than $25 or more than $1,000,000 per year.”
E & E Hauling, Inc. v. Ryan, 306 Ill. App. 3d 131 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “The rate of the annual franchise tax is one-tenth of 1% of a corporation’s paid-in capital, but not less than $25 or more than $1 million per year.”
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