Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, Quincy is Illinois’ “Gem City.” For nearly 200 years, this remarkable community has served as a major crossroads of the midwest due to its central location along the river. While Quincy’s past is alive through its well-maintained historical districts and amenities, its future is bright. A bustling hospitality trade serves as one of the town’s main economic drivers, as Quincy is home to a delightful array of eateries, breweries, and wineries.
Recognizing its growing popularity as a must-stop spot along the mighty Mississippi, Quincy’s leaders wanted to ensure that their community continued to prosper and shine bright as the jewel of the region for years to come.
But more than just collecting on taxes in arrears, Moore wanted to offer Quincy businesses a more convenient, cost-effective way to remit taxes that worked for them—and the City.
Localgov, is a cloud-based remittance platform that helps administer taxes and fees. Localgov offers a secure, consumer-style filing and payment solution that allows them to manage accounts, pay via credit, debit, or ACH, and avoid waiting in line or paying late fees. Learn more about Localgov's short-term rental tax compliance solution here.
It’s been popular with Quincy’s taxpayers and taxpayer agents. “For accountants who might submit taxes for dozens of local businesses, says Moore. “They’re reporting significant time savings. They’re thankful it’s so easy.” This ease of use means that compliance has gone through the roof.
Within just 60 days, more than 94% of Quincy’s business taxpayers had registered and paid food-and-beverage taxes, and Moore’s team expected to achieve total compliance by their goal date.
Quincy achieved complete hotel-tax compliance almost immediately. Localgov’s Concierge Customer Service team made it happen through direct outreach to business taxpayers, carefully explaining how to use Localgov and answering any questions. Combined with Localgov’s easy-to-use interface, this service took the heavy lifting off Quincy’s municipal staff.
"Combining both the tax audit process and the tax collection process on the back end with one company really made for a package deal that made sense for us economically and logistically. I don’t know that I have had any other vendor, client, software company, or partner in my 40 years of professional experience that has been so exceptional at their job."
Linda Moore
Treasurer, the City of Quincy, Illinois
