Fox Lake, IL · Lake County
Municipal Tax Return
Fox Lake hotel, motel, short-term rental, restaurant, tavern, and eating-establishment operators use this return to report municipal taxes and submit payment.
What this form is
This return reports hotel and motel room rental tax or places-for-eating tax, including taxable receipts, tax amounts, penalties, and totals due. Fox Lake requires owners, managers, or operators of covered businesses to file by the applicable monthly or quarterly due date, including when there are no receipts. The return asks for business and taxpayer information, reporting-period figures, signatures, and supporting tax forms.
Who needs it
Owners, managers, or operators of Fox Lake hotels, motels, short-term rentals, restaurants, taverns, and eating establishments must file this return.
How to submit it
Mail the completed return, tax payment payable to the Village of Fox Lake, and a copy of the applicable sales or hotel tax form to Village of Fox Lake, 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL 60020.
About notarization
This return is signed and dated without a notary; it includes a declaration under penalty of law but requires no notarized or sworn attachment.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download The Return
Download the Municipal Tax Return PDF.
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Complete The Return
Enter business and taxpayer details, reporting-period receipts, tax amounts, and required signatures.
- 3
Gather Supporting Forms
Include the applicable ST-1, ST-2, or RHM-1 copy for the same reporting period.
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Mail The Return
Mail the return and payment payable to the Village of Fox Lake to 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL 60020.
Frequently asked questions
- Who files the Fox Lake Municipal Tax Return?
- Owners, managers, or operators of hotels, motels, short-term rentals, restaurants, taverns, and eating establishments in Fox Lake must file.
- Do I need a notary for the Municipal Tax Return?
- No. Sign and date the return; it includes a declaration under penalty of law but does not require a notarized or sworn attachment.
- How do I submit the Municipal Tax Return?
- Mail the return, payment payable to the Village of Fox Lake, and a copy of the applicable sales or hotel tax form to 66 Thillen Drive, Fox Lake, IL 60020.
- What supporting documents must I include?
- Include a copy of the Illinois Sales and Use Tax form ST-1 and/or ST-2, or the Illinois Hotel Operators’ Occupation Tax form RHM-1, for the same reporting period.
Need something notarized?
This Municipal Tax Return doesn’t need a notary — but Illinois residents can notarize other documents online with a commissioned online notary.