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1 | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 302 and 701 as follows:
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6 | (35 ILCS 5/302) (from Ch. 120, par. 3-302)
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7 | Sec. 302. Compensation paid to nonresidents.
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8 | (a) In general. For taxable years beginning prior to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | January 1, 2017, all All items of compensation paid in this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | State (as
determined under Section 304(a)(2)(B)) to an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | individual who is a
nonresident at the time of such payment and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | all items of deduction directly
allocable thereto, shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | allocated to this State.
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14 | For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (1) all items of compensation of a nonresident | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | individual who is a member of a professional athletic team, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | and all items of deduction directly allocable thereto, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | shall be allocated to this State as determined under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section 304(a)(2)(B)(iv); and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (2) the amount of all items of compensation of all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | other nonresident individuals, and of all items of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | deduction directly allocable thereto, allocated to this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | State shall be the portion of the individual's total |
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1 | compensation for services performed for his or her employer | ||||||
2 | during the taxable year which the number of working days | ||||||
3 | spent within this State performing services for the | ||||||
4 | employer in any manner during the taxable year bears to the | ||||||
5 | total number of working days spent both within and without | ||||||
6 | this State during the taxable year. For purposes of this | ||||||
7 | paragraph: | ||||||
8 | (A) A "working day" is any day on which the | ||||||
9 | employee performs duties on behalf of the employer. | ||||||
10 | Weekends, vacation days, sick days, and holidays | ||||||
11 | (whether or not paid) are not working days unless the | ||||||
12 | employee is required by the employer to perform some | ||||||
13 | duties on that day. | ||||||
14 | (B) A working day is spent in this State if: | ||||||
15 | (i) a greater amount of time is spent by the | ||||||
16 | employee in this State during that day performing | ||||||
17 | duties on behalf of the employer (other than | ||||||
18 | travelling) than is spent performing duties in any | ||||||
19 | other State; or | ||||||
20 | (ii) the only work performed by the employee on | ||||||
21 | behalf of the employer on that day is travelling to | ||||||
22 | a destination within this State, and the employee | ||||||
23 | arrives on that day. | ||||||
24 | (C) A working day is not spent in this State if the | ||||||
25 | only activity engaged in by the employee on behalf of | ||||||
26 | the employer in this State on that day is travelling |
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1 | from or through this State to a destination outside | ||||||
2 | this State. | ||||||
3 | (b) Reciprocal exemption. The Director may enter into an | ||||||
4 | agreement with
the taxing authorities of any state which | ||||||
5 | imposes a tax on or measured by
income to provide that | ||||||
6 | compensation paid in such state to residents of this
State | ||||||
7 | shall be exempt from such tax; in such case, any compensation | ||||||
8 | paid in
this State to residents of such state shall not be | ||||||
9 | allocated to this State.
All reciprocal agreements shall be | ||||||
10 | subject to the requirements of Section
2505-575 of the | ||||||
11 | Department of Revenue Law (20 ILCS
2505/2505-575).
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12 | (c) Cross references.
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13 | (1) For allocation of amounts received by
nonresidents | ||||||
14 | from certain employee trusts, see Section 301(b)(2).
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15 | (2) For allocation of compensation by residents, see | ||||||
16 | Section 301(a).
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17 | (Source: P.A. 90-491, eff. 1-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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18 | (35 ILCS 5/701) (from Ch. 120, par. 7-701) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 701. Requirement and Amount of Withholding.
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20 | (a) In General. Every
employer maintaining an office or | ||||||
21 | transacting business within this State
and required under the | ||||||
22 | provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to
withhold a tax on:
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23 | (1) compensation allocated to this State under | ||||||
24 | subsection (a) of Section 302 paid in this State (as | ||||||
25 | determined under Section
304(a)(2)(B) to an individual ; or
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1 | (2) payments described in subsection (b) shall deduct | ||||||
2 | and withhold from
such compensation for each payroll period | ||||||
3 | (as defined in Section 3401 of
the Internal Revenue Code) | ||||||
4 | an amount equal to the amount by which such
individual's
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5 | compensation exceeds the proportionate part of this | ||||||
6 | withholding exemption
(computed as provided in Section | ||||||
7 | 702) attributable to the payroll period
for which such | ||||||
8 | compensation is payable multiplied by a percentage equal
to | ||||||
9 | the percentage tax rate for individuals provided in | ||||||
10 | subsection (b) of
Section 201.
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11 | (b) Payment to Residents. Any payment (including | ||||||
12 | compensation, but not including a payment from which | ||||||
13 | withholding is required under Section 710 of this Act) to a
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14 | resident
by a payor maintaining an office or transacting | ||||||
15 | business within this State
(including any agency, officer, or | ||||||
16 | employee of this State or of any political
subdivision of this | ||||||
17 | State) and on which withholding of tax is required under
the | ||||||
18 | provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code shall be deemed to be | ||||||
19 | compensation paid in this State
by an employer to an employee | ||||||
20 | for the purposes of Article 7 and Section
601(b)(1) to the | ||||||
21 | extent such payment is included in the recipient's base
income | ||||||
22 | and not subjected to withholding by another state.
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23 | Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no amount | ||||||
24 | shall be
withheld from unemployment insurance benefit payments | ||||||
25 | made to an individual
pursuant to the Unemployment Insurance | ||||||
26 | Act unless the individual has
voluntarily elected the |
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1 | withholding pursuant to rules promulgated by the
Director of | ||||||
2 | Employment Security.
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3 | (c) Special Definitions. Withholding shall be considered | ||||||
4 | required under
the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to | ||||||
5 | the extent the Internal Revenue
Code either requires | ||||||
6 | withholding or allows for voluntary withholding the
payor and | ||||||
7 | recipient have entered into such a voluntary withholding | ||||||
8 | agreement.
For the purposes of Article 7 and Section 1002(c) | ||||||
9 | the term "employer" includes
any payor who is required to | ||||||
10 | withhold tax pursuant to this Section.
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11 | (d) Reciprocal Exemption. The Director may enter into an | ||||||
12 | agreement with
the taxing authorities of any state which | ||||||
13 | imposes a tax on or measured by
income to provide that | ||||||
14 | compensation paid in such state to residents of this
State | ||||||
15 | shall be exempt from withholding of such tax; in such case, any
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16 | compensation paid in this State to residents of such state | ||||||
17 | shall be exempt
from withholding.
All reciprocal agreements | ||||||
18 | shall be subject to the requirements of Section
2505-575 of the | ||||||
19 | Department of Revenue Law (20 ILCS
2505/2505-575).
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20 | (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this Section, no | ||||||
21 | withholding
is required on payments for which withholding is | ||||||
22 | required under Section
3405 or 3406 of the Internal Revenue | ||||||
23 | Code.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 97-507, eff. 8-23-11; 98-496, eff. 1-1-14.)
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
26 | becoming law.
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