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Illinois Private Party Vehicle Transfer Local Tax Rates (RUT-50 Reference)
Extracted from PDF file 2025-illinois-form-rut-6.pdf, last modified March 2024Private Party Vehicle Transfer Local Tax Rates (RUT-50 Reference)
Illinois Department of Revenue RUT-6 Form RUT-50 Reference Guide This publication lists the most current rates for the municipal and county private party vehicle use taxes administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue. Rate changes generally occur on January 1 or July 1. On Form RUT-50, Private Party Vehicle Use Tax Transaction, municipal tax must be entered on Step 6, Line 2, and county tax must be entered on Step 6, Line 3. Applicable tax locations are based on the address indicated on your Illinois title or registration application. If this address is within a municipality and county listed below, you must pay the additional tax for both locations. Tax due based on vehicle age Other than exceptions and motorcycles or ATVs, the local government private party vehicle use tax due is based on the age of the vehicle. Municipality listing City of Chicago County listing Age of Vehicle Tax due 3 years or newer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80 4 to 8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65 9 to 14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 15 years or older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Age of Vehicle Cook County Tax due 3 years or newer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 4 to 8 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175 9 years or older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90 Tax due for certain exceptions The following chart provides the local government private party vehicle use tax due if the vehicle qualifies for the exceptions listed on Form RUT-50, Step 4, Lines 2a, 2b, or 2c. Municipality listing City of Chicago Age of Vehicle Tax due 14 years or newer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 15 years or older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0* * Exception items that are 15 years old or more at the time of purchase are allowed a full exemption from the Chicago private party vehicle use tax. County listing Tax due Cook County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 Tax due for motorcycles or ATVs The following chart provides the local government private party vehicle use tax due for the purchase of a motorcycle or all terrain vehicle (ATV) (includes motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, three or four-wheel ATVs, and motorized pedalcycle). Municipality listing Tax due City of Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15* * Unlike the full exemption for allowed exception items that are 15 years old or more, the Chicago private party vehicle use tax for motorcycles is $15, regardless of the age of the vehicle at the time of purchase. County listing Tax due Cook County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90 RUT-6 (R-03/24) Printed by authority of the state of Illinois, electronic only, one copy
RUT-6, Form RUT-50 Reference Guide
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This document has local government vehicle tax rates (including Chicago) for private party vehicle sales occurring on or after July 1, 2015
We last updated the Private Party Vehicle Transfer Local Tax Rates (RUT-50 Reference) in February 2026, so this is the latest version of Form RUT-6, fully updated for tax year 2025. You can download or print current or past-year PDFs of Form RUT-6 directly from TaxFormFinder. You can print other Illinois tax forms here.
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| Form Code | Form Name |
|---|---|
| Form CRT-61 | Certificate of Resale (Sales Tax Exemption) |
| Form RUT-50 Instructions | Private Party Vehicle Use Tax Transaction Return Instructions |
| Form ST-1 | Sales and Use Tax and E911 Surcharge Return |
| Form ST-587 | Sales Tax Equipment Exemption Certificate |
| Form RUT-75 Instructions | Aircraft/Watercraft Use Tax Transaction Return Instructions |
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Illinois usually releases forms for the current tax year between January and April. We last updated Illinois Form RUT-6 from the Department of Revenue in February 2026.
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Historical Past-Year Versions of Illinois Form RUT-6
We have a total of five past-year versions of Form RUT-6 in the TaxFormFinder archives, including for the previous tax year. Download past year versions of this tax form as PDFs here:
2025 Form RUT-6
RUT-6, Form RUT-50 Reference Guide
2024 Form RUT-6
RUT-50, Instructions for Private Party Vehicle Use Tax Transaction Return
2023 Form RUT-6
RUT-6, Form RUT-50 Reference Guide
2022 Form RUT-6
RUT-6, Form RUT-50 Reference Guide
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