100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0464

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 5/224 new

    Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Authorizes a credit to individual taxpayers who are residents of Illinois for expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified college tuition expenses paid for the taxpayer or a dependent of the taxpayer, as determined under the Act, for up to 4 years of college education for each eligible student attending an institution of higher education. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 25% of the qualified college tuition expenses, but not to exceed $2,500 per student per taxable year. Provides that, if a taxpayer claims a credit for a dependent, then that dependent may not claim a credit on the dependent's return for that taxable year. Defines "qualified college tuition expenses" as the tuition required for the enrollment or attendance of an eligible student at an institution of higher education who is eligible to receive grants from the Monetary Award Program, except that tuition payments made through scholarships or other financial aid are excluded and tuition payments for post-baccalaureate or other graduate degrees are excluded. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero and may not be carried back or carried forward. Exempts the credit from the Act's sunset provisions. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding
5Section 224 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 5/224 new)
7    Sec. 224. Credit for employee's higher education loans.
8    (a) For each taxable year ending on or after December 31,
92017, each individual taxpayer who is a resident of Illinois is
10entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
11and (b) of Section 201 of this Act for expenditures made by the
12taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified college tuition
13expenses paid for the taxpayer or a dependent of the taxpayer,
14as determined under this Act, for up to 4 years of college
15education for each eligible student attending an institution of
16higher education. The amount of the credit is equal to 25% of
17the qualified college tuition expenses, but not to exceed
18$2,500 per student per taxable year. If a taxpayer claims a
19credit for a dependent, then that dependent may not claim a
20credit on the dependent's return for that taxable year.
21    (b) "Qualified college tuition expenses" means the tuition
22required for the enrollment or attendance of an eligible
23student at an institution of higher education who is eligible

 

 

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1to receive grants from the Monetary Award Program, except that
2tuition payments made through scholarships or other financial
3aid are excluded and tuition payments for post-baccalaureate or
4other graduate degrees are excluded.
5    (c) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce
6the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of
7the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess
8may not be carried carried back or carried forward.
9    (d) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section
10250.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.