Illinois postpones plans to tax crypto transactions
Illinois moved the planned start date for its 0.2% crypto transaction tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027 in an agreed court motion. The two pieces describe that as a six-month delay to the tax’s enforcement date, with one framing it as a postponement of Illinois’ crypto tax plan and the other as a court-backed request.
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People and firms that would have faced the tax on Jan. 1 now see that timetable pushed back to July 1, 2027, so the change matters first for traders and businesses planning transactions in Illinois. The move also matters for state tax watchers because it leaves the tax policy visible and unfinished rather than fully in place today.
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