Parking Lot & Garage Operation Tax

Parking Lot and Garage Operations

Effective September 1, 2013, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a change to the structure of the Parking Tax imposed upon the use and privilege of parking a motor vehicle in or upon any parking lot or garage in the County. The new structure imposes a rate of 6% of the charge or fee paid for parking for a 24-hour period or less and 9% of the charge or fee paid for parking for a weekly or monthly period. Reference the Sample tax return for the registration of Parking Tax Returns. Site Schedule is the detailed breakdown of parkers and parking collections per site to be filed along with Department of Revenue issued Parking return for all operators of Parking Lots, Garages or Valet Services registered with Cook County. Schedule A is the parking address listing of all sites operated by a Parking lot/garage operator or Valet service registered with Cook County. Every Operator of a parking lot and garage operation in the County of Cook must file a monthly return. Due Date – 20th of each month. 

Registered Operators

Below is the List of Parking Lot Operators and Valet Operators Registered with the Cook County Department of Revenue