{"id":276,"date":"2018-05-11T15:47:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T15:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illinoistax.org\/?page_id=276"},"modified":"2024-12-12T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T18:47:02","slug":"membership-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/?page_id=276","title":{"rendered":"Membership Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Membership in the Taxpayers\u2019 Federation of Illinois has many benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TFI members keep up to date on current (and likely future) tax developments in Illinois, particularly in the General Assembly and Department of Revenue.<\/li>\n<li>The organization\u2019s reputation as a nonpartisan policy expert means TFI members have the ability to influence policy.<\/li>\n<li>TFI members include the best and brightest in the state and local tax community, collaborating and sharing ideas\u2014participation in working groups and committees is open to all members.<\/li>\n<li>Membership support helps underwrite TFI\u2019s research and publications, which are relied upon by media, lawmakers, and staff in executive and legislative branches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TFI\u2019s activities and events are all geared towards furthering one or more of these benefits, as highlighted in the examples below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Communications<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 We communicate with members in a variety of ways.\u00a0 <em>TFI Report From the Capitol<\/em> is emailed to all members weekly during the legislative session and on an as-needed basis throughout the year.\u00a0 Click here for a sample Report.\u00a0 Specialized communications go out to advisory committees and working groups, discussed below.\u00a0 Members receive email and hard copies of our research publication, <em>Tax Facts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Events<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 The Federation\u2019s three major events of the year, the Spring Legislative Conference, our Annual Meeting in June and the State and Local Tax Conference in September, are major opportunities for face to face contact with decision makers and leading tax and government affairs professionals, and always include substantive sessions on current (and future) developments.\u00a0 Members attend these events at a significant discount.\u00a0 See the Calendar of Events for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Committees<\/u><\/strong>.\u00a0 Participating in TFI\u2019s Advisory Committees is one of the most valuable benefits of Federation membership. These committees scrutinize current and proposed legislation, regulations, and administrative practices.\u00a0 The work and findings of the committees help the Federation to provide sound and trusted real-world advice to policy makers on tax and fiscal issues. There are five committees:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Income and Franchise Tax Committee focuses on income tax issues, including apportionment, unitary groups, the tax base generally, tax credits, and interest and penalties. The Committee also addresses concerns with Illinois\u2019 archaic franchise tax, and advocates for its repeal.<\/li>\n<li>The Sales and Excise Tax Committee focuses on topics like nexus standards, exemptions, sourcing rules, local \u201csales\u201d taxes, and procedural issues.<\/li>\n<li>The Property Tax Committee looks at all aspects of Illinois\u2019 property tax system, including assessment practices, appeals procedures, and exemptions.<\/li>\n<li>The Local Taxes Committee was formed in response to the proliferation of new taxes by local governments throughout Illinois. The Committee works closely with local governments, particularly the City of Chicago and Cook County, to ensure that they understand the consequences of their actions and to encourage adherence to the principles of sound taxation.<\/li>\n<li>The Government Structure and Spending Committee evaluates Illinois\u2019 overall government structure and service delivery system, with a strong focus on the State\u2019s fiscal practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Advisory committees meet several times a year in the Chicago area, and committee members receive frequent emails with updates on new draft regulations, legislative proposals, and the like. The committees also hold conference calls to discuss major developments.\u00a0 Periodically, working groups or subcommittees form to address narrow topics; these groups can last a few weeks or months or can become a standing interest group.\u00a0 There are also four industry-specific committees to address their unique tax issues:\u00a0 Financial Organizations, Insurance, Transportation and Utilities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Membership in the Taxpayers\u2019 Federation of Illinois has many benefits: &nbsp; TFI members keep up to date on current (and likely future) tax developments in Illinois, particularly in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-276","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=276"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4314,"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276\/revisions\/4314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/illinoistax.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}