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Article 110, Section 110-5, eff. 6-7-24; 103-1055, eff. 12-20-24; 104-6, Article 5, Section 5-10, eff. 6-16-25; 104-6, Article 35, Section 35-20, eff. 6-16-25; revised 1-12-26.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 9. Except as to motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, and trailers that are required to be registered with an agency of this State, each retailer required or authorized to collect the tax imposed by this Act shall pay to the Department the amount of such tax (except as otherwise provided) at the time when he is required to file his return for the period during which such tax was collected, less a discount of 2.1% prior to January 1, 1990, and 1.75% on and after January 1, 1990, or $5 per calendar year, whichever is greater, which is allowed to reimburse the retailer for expenses incurred in collecting the tax, keeping records, preparing and filing returns, remitting the tax and supplying data to the Department on request. Beginning with returns due on or after January 1, 2025, the discount allowed in this Section, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Service Use Tax Act, including any local tax administered by the Department and reported on the same return, shall not exceed $1,000 per month in the aggregate for returns other than transaction returns filed during the month. When determining the discount allowed under this Section, retailers shall include the amount of tax that would have been due at the 6.25% SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468