A service tax on lawyers?
In July 2014, candidate Bruce Rauner proposed expanding Illinois' sales tax to selected businesses and occupations that provide services. Legal services are among those Rauner named in his proposal, which exempts accountants, financial advisors, and other professionals. The Illinois State Bar Association objects to a service tax on legal services because, among other reasons, it is a regressive tax ultimately paid by those who purchase legal services, not the attorney. Find out more in the February Illinois Bar Journal.
Member Comments (1)
I am very much against this. Not only will it be passed onto clients, many of whom are neither wealthy nor voluntarily using an attorney, but it will cause the law firms themselves time consuming administrative work to do the billing and pay the tax. We need to fight this. Let the agencies which charge for on-line services keep the money instead of letting it be swept by the General Assembly for redistribution among the members.