--- title: Key Chicago Tax Rate Changes Effective January 2025 description: Starting January 1, 2025, several important tax rate changes will take effect in Chicago, impacting various sectors. These changes are part of the 2025... image: https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/980x411%20-%20Key%20Chicago%20Tax%20Rate%20Changes%20Effective%20Jan.%202025-1.jpg --- [![Porte Brown logo](https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/PB%20Logo%20-%20Web%20400dpi%20--%20LARGE-HighRes-01.svg "Porte Brown logo")](https://portebrown-6854056.hs-sites.com/) [![Porte Brown logo](https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/PB%20Logo%20-%20Web%20400dpi%20--%20LARGE-HighRes-01.svg "Porte Brown logo")](https://portebrown-6854056.hs-sites.com/) Search # Key Chicago Tax Rate Changes Effective January 2025 ![calendar-icon](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2040891/Marketplace/WASABI/icons/icon-calendar.svg) * By [ Ashley Trabaris ](https://blog.portebrown.com/author/ashley-trabaris) - January 09, 2025 * Key Chicago Tax Rate Changes Effective January 2025 1:11 **Starting January 1, 2025,** several important tax rate changes will take effect in Chicago, impacting various sectors. These changes are part of the 2025 Revenue Ordinance passed by the City Council on December 16, 2024. - ‍**Personal Property Lease Tax:** The tax rate for personal property leases will increase to 11%.**‍** - **Amusement Tax:** For paid television and electronically delivered amusements, such as streaming services and online games, the tax rate will be 10.25%.**‍** - **Parking Tax:** The tax on parking, including valet services, will be set at 23.25%.**‍** - **Checkout Bag Tax:** A tax of ten cents per checkout bag will be imposed, with stores retaining one cent per bag.**‍** - **Ground Transportation Surcharge:** An additional $1.50 surcharge will apply to rides in the Downtown Zone between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., effective January 6, 2025. For any questions regarding these changes, [please contact a member of your Porte Brown advisory team](https://www.portebrown.com/contact-us). The updates published from Chicago can be found here: [City of Chicago: Tax Rate Changes as of January 2025](https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/provdrs/tax_division/news/2024/december/ChicagoTaxRateChangesasofJanuary2025.html) [![SALT](https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/SALT%20600x400.jpg "SALT")](https://www.portebrown.com/services/state-local-tax) #### SERVICE SPOTLIGHT ### State & Local Tax Services No matter the state or jurisdiction that your business resides, state and local taxes always seem to be in transition. Porte Brown’s tax experts can help your business remain compliant with state tax laws and regulations, develop innovative tax planning strategies regardless of where your company conducts business or the number of states your company may reside, perform nexus reviews, and highlight potential areas of sales and use tax exposure. Our state and local tax (SALT) specialists... [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6854056/7933ee3a-9a4c-41d6-b3c5-628868848649.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6854056/7933ee3a-9a4c-41d6-b3c5-628868848649) Comments ### Sign Up for the PB NewsBlog Stay up-to-date with the latest Porte Brown news and service updates, upcoming events and industry happenings, reminders of upcoming filing deadlines, updates on emerging technologies, and more! ## What's New ## Recent News [ **2026 Remote Retailer Tax Amnesty Program** 02 July 2026 ](https://blog.portebrown.com/illinois-remote-retailer-tax-amnesty-2026) [ **Protect Your Money-Saving Use of Independent Contractors** 02 July 2026 ](https://blog.portebrown.com/protect-your-money-saving-use-of-independent-contractors) ## Contact Us Porte Brown LLC 845 Oakton St. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Copyright © 2026 Porte Brown LLC. All rights reserved. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Ashley Trabaris", "url" : "https://blog.portebrown.com/author/ashley-trabaris" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-09T08:15:00.397Z", "datePublished" : "2025-01-09T08:15:00.000Z", "headline" : "Key Chicago Tax Rate Changes Effective January 2025", "image" : [ "https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/980x411%20-%20Key%20Chicago%20Tax%20Rate%20Changes%20Effective%20Jan.%202025-1.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.portebrown.com/key-chicago-tax-rate-changes-effective-january-2025", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.portebrown.com/hubfs/PB%20Logo%20-%20Web%20400dpi-1.png" }, "name" : "Porte Brown LLC" } } ```