Illinois Amended Sales Tax Transaction Return

Amended Sales Tax Transaction Return
ST-556-X - Amended Sales Tax Transaction Return
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Illinois Department of Revenue

	ST-556-X	
Amended Sales Tax Transaction Return
				

(For Sales of Vehicles, Watercraft, Aircraft, Trailers, and Mobile Homes - Do not use for leases)

		

Rev 05	 Form 017	 Station 312
E S	 ____/____/____
NS	 CA	 DP	RC	 TL	 EC	___	 ___

		
		

Read this information first	

	

Do not write above this line.

•	 Everyone must complete Steps 1, 2, and 4.	

Amount you are paying: $	__________________

•	 You must also complete Step 3 if you are changing	
financial information.	

Make your check payable to “Illinois Department of Revenue.”

•	 If you are claiming an overpayment on this return and you collected the overpaid tax from your customer(s), you must
refund the tax to your customer(s) before filing this return. When you complete this return, you must state, under penalties
of perjury, in Step 4, that you unconditionally refunded the overpaid tax to your customer(s).

Step 1:	Identify the return you are amending and your business
					
1	 Original tax return no.	__________________________________

3	 Business name	_______________________________________

				

2	 Account ID no. ____ ____ ____ ____ - ____ ____ ____ ____ 4	 Phone number (_____) _____ - _______________
		

Illinois account ID number

Step 2:	Mark the reason why you are filing an amended return
1	____	 I put the incorrect date of delivery. The correct date is

5 	____	 The purchaser’s name or address, the vehicle description, or

		
___ ___/___ ___/___ ___ ___ ___.	
2	____	 I made a computational error on Lines 3 through 14 of my	
		original return.
3	____	 The purchaser returned the vehicle and cancelled the deal.

the trade-in description was incorrect. The correct information is
		Purchaser’s name_________________________________
		Purchaser’s address_______________________________
		Vehicle description________________________________
		Trade-in description________________________________
4	 I should have reported this sale as:	
6 ____	 The taxable location name was incorrect. The correct
		 a	 ____	 Sold to a nonresident purchaser (see instructions)	 	
	 name is__________________________.
				
Drive-away permit no.______________________ 	 7	____	 I am claiming credit for tax that was previously paid to an
				
Lic. plate no. _________________ State _______
Illinois retailer or directly to the Department for an item that
		 b	 ____	 Sold for resale to a Dealer - Enter Illinois Account
was purchased for leasing purposes and then sold at retail.
ID no. or enter “out-of-state dealer.”	
I did not claim this credit on my original Form ST-556, or on
_______________________________________
a Form RUT-25 or Form RUT-25-LSE, when the sale after
	
	c	 ____	 Sold to an exempt organization	
lease was made. See instructions. The tax return number of
	 			
(Tax-exempt no. E - _______________________)	
the return used to report the original lease transaction is
	
	d	 ____	 Sold to an interstate carrier for hire for use as 	
		_______________________________________________.
				
rolling stock 	
8 	____ 	 Other. Please explain. ______________________________
	
		
	
(Certificate of authority no.__________________)	 		_______________________________________________
		 e	 ____	 Sold for rental use	
		_______________________________________________
				
__ __ __ __ — __ __ __ __
		_______________________________________________
				 Purchaser’s account ID no.
		_______________________________________________
		f ____	 Other. Please explain.______________________	 		_______________________________________________
				 ________________________________________	 		_______________________________________________
				 ________________________________________	 		_______________________________________________
			
	________________________________________ 		_______________________________________________

Please turn this page over to complete Steps 3 and 4.

*501751110*
ST-556-X (R-01/15) 	

This form is authorized as outlined under the tax or fee Act imposing the tax or fee for which this form is filed. Disclosure of this
information is required. Failure to provide information may result in this form not being processed and may result in a penalty.

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Step 3:	Correct your financial information
Complete this section only if you are changing financial information. Otherwise, go to Step 4 and sign your return.

Penalty and interest information
If you were assessed penalty and interest on the original Form ST‑556 that you filed, we will take those figures into account when we compute
your amended return. Do not include penalty or interest in the figures you enter on any of the lines in Column A or Column B below.

Column A	

Column B

Most recent figures filed	

Figures as they should
have been filed

Round to the nearest whole dollar.	
	

	

	1	 Enter the total price. (Include accessories, federal excise tax, 		
		freight and labor, dealer preparation, documentary fees, and

		

dealer-reimbursed rebates or incentives.)	

1	_______________________	 1	_______________________

	 2	

Total trade-in credit or value 	

2 _______________________	

	 3	

Amount subject to tax - Subtract Line 2 from Line 1.	

3	_______________________	 3	_______________________

2 _______________________	

	 4	 Tax - Multiply Line 3 by the correct tax rate. (________________)	 4	_______________________	 4	_______________________
	
Enter rate.
	 5	 Use tax for certain districts (See instructions.)
		 Enter the name of the:
		a	 County		_________________________________________
		b	 City		_________________________________________
		c	 Township	_________________________________________	 5	_______________________	 5	_______________________
	 6	

Total tax - Line 4 plus Line 5	

6	_______________________	 6	_______________________

	 7	

Retailer’s allowance (See instructions.)	

7	_______________________	 7	_______________________

	 7a	 MED fee (See instructions.)	

7a	_______________________	

	 8	

8	_______________________	 8	_______________________

Net tax due - Line 6 minus Line 7 plus Line 7a	

	9	 Prior overpayment 	

7a	_______________________

9	_______________________	 9	_______________________

	10	

Previously leased vehicle credit - See instructions. 	

10	_______________________	10	_______________________

	11	

Excess tax collected	

11	_______________________	11	_______________________

	12	

Total tax due - Line 8 minus Line 9 minus Line 10 plus Line 11	

12	_______________________	12	_______________________

	13	

Credit memorandum	

13	_______________________	13	_______________________

	14	

Net total due - Subtract Line 13 from Line 12. 	

14	_______________________	14	_______________________

	15	
		
		
		

Enter the total amount you have paid. 			
15	_______________________
Compare Line 14, Column B, and Line 15.	
•	If Line 15 is greater than Line 14, Column B, enter the difference on Line 16.
•	If Line 15 is less than Line 14, Column B, enter the difference on Line 17.			

	16	

Overpayment — This is the amount you have overpaid. Go to Step 4 and sign your return.	16	_______________________

17		 Underpayment — This is the amount you have underpaid. Pay this amount.
		 Go to Step 4 and sign your return.			
	 	 Make your check payable to “Illinois Department of Revenue.”

17	_______________________

Step 4:	Sign below
Under penalties of perjury, I state that I have examined this return, and to the best of my knowledge, it is true, correct, and
complete. Under penalties of perjury, I state that I have unconditionally refunded to my customer(s) any overpaid sales tax that I
collected from my customer(s) and am claiming as an overpayment on this return.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Owner, partner, or officer’s signature	

Title		

Phone					

Date

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paid preparer’s signature	

Mail to:	
			
			

Title		

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
PO BOX 19034
SPRINGFIELD IL 62794-9034

ST-556-X (R-01/15)	

*501752110*

Phone					

Date

Enter the amount you are paying on the line
provided in the “Read this information first”
section on the front of this return.

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