94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0910

 

Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 5/216 new

    Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who make cash donations to school districts. Provides that the amount of the credit is the amount of the donations made during the taxable year. Provides that, to receive a credit, the taxpayer must present to the Department of Revenue a certification from the school district receiving the donation. Provides that to qualify for the credit, the amount of the donation must be $150 or more in the case of an individual, trust, estate, or partnership or $1,500 or more in the case of a corporation. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back. Provides that, in no event, may the credit reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Requires the Department of Revenue, in cooperation with the State Board of Education, to adopt rules concerning the credit. Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding
5 Section 216 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 5/216 new)
7     Sec. 216. School district donation credit.
8     (a) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 2005,
9 each taxpayer who makes a cash donation to a school district is
10 entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
11 and (b) of Section 201 in an amount equal to the amount of the
12 donation.
13     (b) To receive a credit under this Section, the taxpayer
14 must present to the Department a certification from the school
15 district receiving the donation. The certification must state
16 the amount of the donation. To qualify for a credit under the
17 Section, the amount of the donation must be $150 or more in the
18 case of an individual, trust, estate, or partnership or $1,500
19 or more in the case of a corporation.
20     (c) If the taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S
21 corporation, the credit is allowed to the partners or
22 shareholders in accordance with the determination of income and
23 distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
24 Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
25     The Department, in cooperation with the State Board of
26 Education, must adopt rules to enforce and administer the
27 provisions of this Section.
28     The credit may not be carried forward or back. In no event
29 shall a credit under this Section reduce the taxpayer's
30 liability to less than zero.