FUCK ILLINOIS! First time in 7 years of my podcast this state has added a 15% tax to my Soundcloud platform costing me an additional $21.06 that I wasn’t expecting. I wonder where that money is going?????
Effective January 1, 2026, streaming services in Illinois are subject to new taxes, including a “social media amusement tax” in Chicago on specific large-scale platforms. These measures extend existing amusement taxes applied to digital streaming services in Chicago.