(35 ILCS 5/Art. 13 heading)
(35 ILCS 5/1301) (from Ch. 120, par. 13-1301) Sec. 1301. Willful and Fraudulent Acts. Any person who is subject to the provisions of this Act and who willfully fails to file a return, or who files a fraudulent return, or who willfully attempts in any other manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this Act or the payment thereof, or any accountant or other agent who knowingly enters false information on the return of any taxpayer under this Act, shall, in addition to other penalties, be guilty of a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for each subsequent offense. Any person who is subject to this Act and who willfully violates any rule or regulation of the Department for the administration and enforcement of this Act or who fails to keep books and records as required in this Act is, in addition to other penalties, guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any person whose commercial domicile or whose residence is in this State and who is charged with a violation under this Section shall be tried in the county where his commercial domicile or his residence is located unless he asserts a right to be tried in another venue. A prosecution for any act in violation of this Section may be commenced at any time within 5 years of the commission of that act. (Source: P.A. 94-1074, eff. 12-26-06.)
(35 ILCS 5/1302) (from Ch. 120, par. 13-1302) Sec. 1302. Willful Failure to Pay Over. Any person who accepts money that is due to the Department under this Act from a taxpayer for the purpose of acting as the taxpayer's agent to make the payment to the Department, but who willfully fails to remit such payment to the Department when due, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any such person who purports to make such payment by issuing or delivering a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be paid by the depository, shall be guilty of a deceptive practice in violation of Section 17-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. Any person whose commercial domicile or whose residence is in this State and who is charged with a violation under this Section shall be tried in the county where his commercial domicile or his residence is located unless he asserts a right to be tried in another venue. A prosecution for any act in violation of this Section may be commenced at any time within 5 years of the commission of that act. (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)