97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5867

 

Introduced 2/16/2012, by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 5/201  from Ch. 120, par. 2-201

    Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the tax imposed.


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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
5changing Section 201 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 5/201)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2-201)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 97-636)
8    Sec. 201. Tax Imposed.
9    (a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby
10imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and and estate
11for each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the
12privilege of earning or receiving income in or as a resident of
13this State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other
14occupation or privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any
15municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof.
16    (b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this
17Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by
18subsection (d-1):
19        (1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
20    taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal
21    to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable
22    year.
23        (2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for

 

 

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1    taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending
2    after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 2
3    1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
4    July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii)
5    3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after June
6    30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
7        (3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
8    taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending
9    prior to January 1, 2011, an amount equal to 3% of the
10    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
11        (4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
12    taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and
13    ending after December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum
14    of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
15    to January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
16    (ii) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
17    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
18        (5) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
19    taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and
20    ending prior to January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 5% of
21    the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
22        (5.1) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
23    for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and
24    ending after December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum
25    of (i) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
26    to January 1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and

 

 

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1    (ii) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
2    after December 31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
3        (5.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
4    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
5    and ending prior to January 1, 2025, an amount equal to
6    3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
7        (5.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
8    for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2025, and
9    ending after December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the sum
10    of (i) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
11    prior to January 1, 2025, as calculated under Section
12    202.5, and (ii) 3.25% of the taxpayer's net income for the
13    period after December 31, 2024, as calculated under Section
14    202.5.
15        (5.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
16    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an
17    amount equal to 3.25% of the taxpayer's net income for the
18    taxable year.
19        (6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
20    ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of the
21    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
22        (7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
23    beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
24    1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4% of the
25    taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1, 1989,
26    as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of the

 

 

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1    taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30, 1989,
2    as calculated under Section 202.3.
3        (8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
4    beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending prior to January
5    1, 2011, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net
6    income for the taxable year.
7        (9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
8    beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and ending after
9    December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8%
10    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
11    January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
12    (ii) 7% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
13    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
14        (10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
15    beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and ending prior to
16    January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 7% of the taxpayer's
17    net income for the taxable year.
18        (11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
19    beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and ending after
20    December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 7% of
21    the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to January
22    1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 5.25%
23    of the taxpayer's net income for the period after December
24    31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
25        (12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
26    beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and ending prior to

 

 

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1    January 1, 2025, an amount equal to 5.25% of the taxpayer's
2    net income for the taxable year.
3        (13) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
4    beginning prior to January 1, 2025, and ending after
5    December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 5.25%
6    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
7    January 1, 2025, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
8    (ii) 4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
9    December 31, 2024, as calculated under Section 202.5.
10        (14) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
11    beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an amount equal to
12    4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
13    The rates under this subsection (b) are subject to the
14provisions of Section 201.5.
15    (c) Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax.
16Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
17income tax, there is also hereby imposed the Personal Property
18Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on every
19corporation (including Subchapter S corporations), partnership
20and trust, for each taxable year ending after June 30, 1979.
21Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of earning or receiving
22income in or as a resident of this State. The Personal Property
23Tax Replacement Income Tax shall be in addition to the income
24tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section and in
25addition to all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by
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1subdivision thereof.
2    (d) Additional Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
3Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax
4imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
5in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S
6corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
7be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
8income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
91, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in this
10subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, and in the case of a
11partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be an
12additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
13for the taxable year.
14    (d-1) Rate reduction for certain foreign insurers. In the
15case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of the
16Illinois Insurance Code, whose state or country of domicile
17imposes on insurers domiciled in Illinois a retaliatory tax
18(excluding any insurer whose premiums from reinsurance assumed
19are 50% or more of its total insurance premiums as determined
20under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 304, except
21that for purposes of this determination premiums from
22reinsurance do not include premiums from inter-affiliate
23reinsurance arrangements), beginning with taxable years ending
24on or after December 31, 1999, the sum of the rates of tax
25imposed by subsections (b) and (d) shall be reduced (but not
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1under this Act, net of all credits allowed under this Act,
2shall equal (i) the total amount of tax that would be imposed
3on the foreign insurer's net income allocable to Illinois for
4the taxable year by such foreign insurer's state or country of
5domicile if that net income were subject to all income taxes
6and taxes measured by net income imposed by such foreign
7insurer's state or country of domicile, net of all credits
8allowed or (ii) a rate of zero if no such tax is imposed on such
9income by the foreign insurer's state of domicile. For the
10purposes of this subsection (d-1), an inter-affiliate includes
11a mutual insurer under common management.
12        (1) For the purposes of subsection (d-1), in no event
13    shall the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections
14    (b) and (d) be reduced below the rate at which the sum of:
15            (A) the total amount of tax imposed on such foreign
16        insurer under this Act for a taxable year, net of all
17        credits allowed under this Act, plus
18            (B) the privilege tax imposed by Section 409 of the
19        Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance company
20        tax imposed by Section 12 of the Fire Investigation
21        Act, and the fire department taxes imposed under
22        Section 11-10-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code,
23    equals 1.25% for taxable years ending prior to December 31,
24    2003, or 1.75% for taxable years ending on or after
25    December 31, 2003, of the net taxable premiums written for
26    the taxable year, as described by subsection (1) of Section

 

 

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1    409 of the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph will in
2    no event increase the rates imposed under subsections (b)
3    and (d).
4        (2) Any reduction in the rates of tax imposed by this
5    subsection shall be applied first against the rates imposed
6    by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed by
7    subsection (a) net of all credits allowed under this
8    Section other than the credit allowed under subsection (i)
9    has been reduced to zero, against the rates imposed by
10    subsection (d).
11    This subsection (d-1) is exempt from the provisions of
12Section 250.
13    (e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit
14against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for
15investment in qualified property.
16        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to .5%
17    of the basis of qualified property placed in service during
18    the taxable year, provided such property is placed in
19    service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be allowed an
20    additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of qualified
21    property placed in service during the taxable year,
22    provided such property is placed in service on or after
23    July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment within
24    Illinois has increased by 1% or more over the preceding
25    year as determined by the taxpayer's employment records
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1    Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be deemed to have
2    met the 1% growth in base employment for the first year in
3    which they file employment records with the Illinois
4    Department of Employment Security. The provisions added to
5    this Section by Public Act 85-1200 (and restored by Public
6    Act 87-895) shall be construed as declaratory of existing
7    law and not as a new enactment. If, in any year, the
8    increase in base employment within Illinois over the
9    preceding year is less than 1%, the additional credit shall
10    be limited to that percentage times a fraction, the
11    numerator of which is .5% and the denominator of which is
12    1%, but shall not exceed .5%. The investment credit shall
13    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
14    taxpayer's liability in any tax year below zero, nor may
15    any credit for qualified property be allowed for any year
16    other than the year in which the property was placed in
17    service in Illinois. For tax years ending on or after
18    December 31, 1987, and on or before December 31, 1988, the
19    credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the
20    property is placed in service, or, if the amount of the
21    credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether it
22    exceeds the original liability or the liability as later
23    amended, such excess may be carried forward and applied to
24    the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the
25    excess credit years if the taxpayer (i) makes investments
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1    equivalent jobs in Illinois, (ii) is located in an
2    enterprise zone established pursuant to the Illinois
3    Enterprise Zone Act and (iii) is certified by the
4    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
5    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) as
6    complying with the requirements specified in clause (i) and
7    (ii) by July 1, 1986. The Department of Commerce and
8    Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
9    Opportunity) shall notify the Department of Revenue of all
10    such certifications immediately. For tax years ending
11    after December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
12    the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
13    or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
14    for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability or
15    the liability as later amended, such excess may be carried
16    forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable
17    years following the excess credit years. The credit shall
18    be applied to the earliest year for which there is a
19    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
20    that is available to offset a liability, earlier credit
21    shall be applied first.
22        (2) The term "qualified property" means property
23    which:
24            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
25        buildings and structural components of buildings and
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1        improvements to real property that are not a structural
2        component of a building such as landscaping, sewer
3        lines, local access roads, fencing, parking lots, and
4        other appurtenances;
5            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
6        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
7        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
8        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
9        (e);
10            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
11        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
12            (D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is
13        primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining coal
14        or fluorite, or in retailing, or was placed in service
15        on or after July 1, 2006 in a River Edge Redevelopment
16        Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
17        Redevelopment Zone Act; and
18            (E) has not previously been used in Illinois in
19        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
20        the credit provided by this subsection (e) or
21        subsection (f).
22        (3) For purposes of this subsection (e),
23    "manufacturing" means the material staging and production
24    of tangible personal property by procedures commonly
25    regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or
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1    shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes of
2    this subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the same
3    meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of the
4    Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subsection (e),
5    the term "retailing" means the sale of tangible personal
6    property for use or consumption and not for resale, or
7    services rendered in conjunction with the sale of tangible
8    personal property for use or consumption and not for
9    resale. For purposes of this subsection (e), "tangible
10    personal property" has the same meaning as when that term
11    is used in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and, for
12    taxable years ending after December 31, 2008, does not
13    include the generation, transmission, or distribution of
14    electricity.
15        (4) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
16    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
17    income tax purposes.
18        (5) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
19    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
20    in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of such
21    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
22    date of such increase in basis.
23        (6) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
24    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
25        (7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
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1    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
2    any qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
3    months after being placed in service, the Personal Property
4    Tax Replacement Income Tax for such taxable year shall be
5    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
6    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
7    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
8    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
9    computation and, (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
10    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
11    purposes of this paragraph (7), a reduction of the basis of
12    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
13    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
14    property to the extent of such reduction.
15        (8) Unless the investment credit is extended by law,
16    the basis of qualified property shall not include costs
17    incurred after December 31, 2013, except for costs incurred
18    pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or before
19    December 31, 2013.
20        (9) Each taxable year ending before December 31, 2000,
21    a partnership may elect to pass through to its partners the
22    credits to which the partnership is entitled under this
23    subsection (e) for the taxable year. A partner may use the
24    credit allocated to him or her under this paragraph only
25    against the tax imposed in subsections (c) and (d) of this
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1    credits shall be allocated among the partners in the
2    partnership in accordance with the rules set forth in
3    Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the rules
4    promulgated under that Section, and the allocated amount of
5    the credits shall be allowed to the partners for that
6    taxable year. The partnership shall make this election on
7    its Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax return for
8    that taxable year. The election to pass through the credits
9    shall be irrevocable.
10        For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2000,
11    a partner that qualifies its partnership for a subtraction
12    under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d)
13    of Section 203 or a shareholder that qualifies a Subchapter
14    S corporation for a subtraction under subparagraph (S) of
15    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 203 shall be
16    allowed a credit under this subsection (e) equal to its
17    share of the credit earned under this subsection (e) during
18    the taxable year by the partnership or Subchapter S
19    corporation, determined in accordance with the
20    determination of income and distributive share of income
21    under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal
22    Revenue Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
23    of Section 250.
24    (f) Investment credit; Enterprise Zone; River Edge
25Redevelopment Zone.
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1    tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
2    investment in qualified property which is placed in service
3    in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant to the Illinois
4    Enterprise Zone Act or, for property placed in service on
5    or after July 1, 2006, a River Edge Redevelopment Zone
6    established pursuant to the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
7    Act. For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S
8    corporations, and owners of limited liability companies,
9    if the liability company is treated as a partnership for
10    purposes of federal and State income taxation, there shall
11    be allowed a credit under this subsection (f) to be
12    determined in accordance with the determination of income
13    and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
14    and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit
15    shall be .5% of the basis for such property. The credit
16    shall be available only in the taxable year in which the
17    property is placed in service in the Enterprise Zone or
18    River Edge Redevelopment Zone and shall not be allowed to
19    the extent that it would reduce a taxpayer's liability for
20    the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
21    to below zero. For tax years ending on or after December
22    31, 1985, the credit shall be allowed for the tax year in
23    which the property is placed in service, or, if the amount
24    of the credit exceeds the tax liability for that year,
25    whether it exceeds the original liability or the liability
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1    applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
2    following the excess credit year. The credit shall be
3    applied to the earliest year for which there is a
4    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
5    that is available to offset a liability, the credit
6    accruing first in time shall be applied first.
7        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
8            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
9        buildings and structural components of buildings;
10            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
11        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
12        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
13        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
14        (f);
15            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
16        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
17            (D) is used in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
18        Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer; and
19            (E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
20        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
21        the credit provided by this subsection (f) or
22        subsection (e).
23        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
24    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
25    income tax purposes.
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1    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
2    in service in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
3    Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer, the amount of such
4    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
5    date of such increase in basis.
6        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
7    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
8        (6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
9    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
10    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
11    any qualified property is moved outside the Enterprise Zone
12    or River Edge Redevelopment Zone within 48 months after
13    being placed in service, the tax imposed under subsections
14    (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable year shall be
15    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
16    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
17    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
18    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
19    computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
20    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
21    purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the basis of
22    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
23    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
24    property to the extent of such reduction.
25        (7) There shall be allowed an additional credit equal
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1    service during the taxable year in a River Edge
2    Redevelopment Zone, provided such property is placed in
3    service on or after July 1, 2006, and the taxpayer's base
4    employment within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over
5    the preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's
6    employment records filed with the Illinois Department of
7    Employment Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois
8    shall be deemed to have met the 1% growth in base
9    employment for the first year in which they file employment
10    records with the Illinois Department of Employment
11    Security. If, in any year, the increase in base employment
12    within Illinois over the preceding year is less than 1%,
13    the additional credit shall be limited to that percentage
14    times a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.5% and the
15    denominator of which is 1%, but shall not exceed 0.5%.
16    (g) Jobs Tax Credit; Enterprise Zone, River Edge
17Redevelopment Zone, and Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone.
18        (1) A taxpayer conducting a trade or business in an
19    enterprise zone or a High Impact Business designated by the
20    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or for
21    taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2006, in a
22    River Edge Redevelopment Zone conducting a trade or
23    business in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
24    Sub-Zone shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed
25    by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section in the amount of
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1    the taxable year.
2        (2) To qualify for the credit:
3            (A) the taxpayer must hire 5 or more eligible
4        employees to work in an enterprise zone, River Edge
5        Redevelopment Zone, or federally designated Foreign
6        Trade Zone or Sub-Zone during the taxable year;
7            (B) the taxpayer's total employment within the
8        enterprise zone, River Edge Redevelopment Zone, or
9        federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone
10        must increase by 5 or more full-time employees beyond
11        the total employed in that zone at the end of the
12        previous tax year for which a jobs tax credit under
13        this Section was taken, or beyond the total employed by
14        the taxpayer as of December 31, 1985, whichever is
15        later; and
16            (C) the eligible employees must be employed 180
17        consecutive days in order to be deemed hired for
18        purposes of this subsection.
19        (3) An "eligible employee" means an employee who is:
20            (A) Certified by the Department of Commerce and
21        Economic Opportunity as "eligible for services"
22        pursuant to regulations promulgated in accordance with
23        Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, Training
24        Services for the Disadvantaged or Title III of the Job
25        Training Partnership Act, Employment and Training
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1            (B) Hired after the enterprise zone, River Edge
2        Redevelopment Zone, or federally designated Foreign
3        Trade Zone or Sub-Zone was designated or the trade or
4        business was located in that zone, whichever is later.
5            (C) Employed in the enterprise zone, River Edge
6        Redevelopment Zone, or Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone.
7        An employee is employed in an enterprise zone or
8        federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone if
9        his services are rendered there or it is the base of
10        operations for the services performed.
11            (D) A full-time employee working 30 or more hours
12        per week.
13        (4) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1985
14    and prior to December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed
15    for the tax year in which the eligible employees are hired.
16    For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1988, the
17    credit shall be allowed for the tax year immediately
18    following the tax year in which the eligible employees are
19    hired. If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
20    liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
21    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
22    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
23    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
24    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
25    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
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1    credit shall be applied first.
2        (5) The Department of Revenue shall promulgate such
3    rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry
4    out the purposes of this subsection (g).
5        (6) The credit shall be available for eligible
6    employees hired on or after January 1, 1986.
7    (h) Investment credit; High Impact Business.
8        (1) Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 5.5
9    of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall be
10    allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
11    and (b) of this Section for investment in qualified
12    property which is placed in service by a Department of
13    Commerce and Economic Opportunity designated High Impact
14    Business. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
15    property. The credit shall not be available (i) until the
16    minimum investments in qualified property set forth in
17    subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
18    Enterprise Zone Act have been satisfied or (ii) until the
19    time authorized in subsection (b-5) of the Illinois
20    Enterprise Zone Act for entities designated as High Impact
21    Businesses under subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and
22    (a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
23    Act, and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
24    reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
25    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. The
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1    taxable year in which such investments have been completed.
2    The credit for additional investments beyond the minimum
3    investment by a designated high impact business authorized
4    under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
5    Enterprise Zone Act shall be available only in the taxable
6    year in which the property is placed in service and shall
7    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
8    taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by subsections (a)
9    and (b) of this Section to below zero. For tax years ending
10    on or after December 31, 1987, the credit shall be allowed
11    for the tax year in which the property is placed in
12    service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
13    liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
14    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
15    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
16    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
17    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
18    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
19    tax year that is available to offset a liability, the
20    credit accruing first in time shall be applied first.
21        Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public Act
22    88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
23    reflect existing law.
24        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
25            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
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1            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
2        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
3        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
4        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
5        (h);
6            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
7        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
8            (D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
9        Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
10        Section.
11        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
12    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
13    income tax purposes.
14        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
15    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
16    in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
17    Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of
18    such increase shall be deemed property placed in service on
19    the date of such increase in basis.
20        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
21    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
22        (6) If during any taxable year ending on or before
23    December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified
24    property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months
25    after being placed in service, or the situs of any
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1    months after being placed in service, the tax imposed under
2    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable
3    year shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined
4    by (i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
5    been allowed for the year in which credit for such property
6    was originally allowed by eliminating such property from
7    such computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed
8    credit from the amount of credit previously allowed. For
9    the purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the
10    basis of qualified property resulting from a
11    redetermination of the purchase price shall be deemed a
12    disposition of qualified property to the extent of such
13    reduction.
14        (7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 31,
15    1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under this
16    subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax abatement and
17    the taxpayer relocates its entire facility in violation of
18    the explicit terms and length of the contract under Section
19    18-183 of the Property Tax Code, the tax imposed under
20    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be increased
21    for the taxable year in which the taxpayer relocated its
22    facility by an amount equal to the amount of credit
23    received by the taxpayer under this subsection (h).
24    (i) Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
25Tax. For tax years ending prior to December 31, 2003, a credit
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1(b) of this Section for the tax imposed by subsections (c) and
2(d) of this Section. This credit shall be computed by
3multiplying the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
4Section by a fraction, the numerator of which is base income
5allocable to Illinois and the denominator of which is Illinois
6base income, and further multiplying the product by the tax
7rate imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
8    Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under this
9subsection which is unused in the year the credit is computed
10because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by subsections (a)
11and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the original
12liability or the liability as later amended) may be carried
13forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by subsections
14(a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the excess credit
15year, provided that no credit may be carried forward to any
16year ending on or after December 31, 2003. This credit shall be
17applied first to the earliest year for which there is a
18liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from more
19than one tax year that is available to offset a liability the
20earliest credit arising under this subsection shall be applied
21first.
22    If, during any taxable year ending on or after December 31,
231986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
24Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
25subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax
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1recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax
2imposed by subsections (c) and (d). If any portion of the
3reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different
4taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such taxable
5year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
6    (j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years
7ending on or after December 31, 1986 and prior to December 31,
82003, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
9imposed by subsections (a) and (b) under this Section for all
10amounts paid or accrued, on behalf of all persons employed by
11the taxpayer in Illinois or Illinois residents employed outside
12of Illinois by a taxpayer, for educational or vocational
13training in semi-technical or technical fields or semi-skilled
14or skilled fields, which were deducted from gross income in the
15computation of taxable income. The credit against the tax
16imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 1.6% of such
17training expenses. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
18corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if the
19liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes of
20federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a
21credit under this subsection (j) to be determined in accordance
22with the determination of income and distributive share of
23income under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the
24Internal Revenue Code.
25    Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused in
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1the 5 taxable years following the year for which the credit is
2first computed until it is used. This credit shall be applied
3first to the earliest year for which there is a liability. If
4there is a credit under this subsection from more than one tax
5year that is available to offset a liability the earliest
6credit arising under this subsection shall be applied first. No
7carryforward credit may be claimed in any tax year ending on or
8after December 31, 2003.
9    (k) Research and development credit.
10    For tax years ending after July 1, 1990 and prior to
11December 31, 2003, and beginning again for tax years ending on
12or after December 31, 2004, and ending prior to January 1,
132011, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
14imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
15increasing research activities in this State. The credit
16allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
17shall be equal to 6 1/2% of the qualifying expenditures for
18increasing research activities in this State. For partners,
19shareholders of subchapter S corporations, and owners of
20limited liability companies, if the liability company is
21treated as a partnership for purposes of federal and State
22income taxation, there shall be allowed a credit under this
23subsection to be determined in accordance with the
24determination of income and distributive share of income under
25Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue
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1    For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying expenditures"
2means the qualifying expenditures as defined for the federal
3credit for increasing research activities which would be
4allowable under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code and
5which are conducted in this State, "qualifying expenditures for
6increasing research activities in this State" means the excess
7of qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in which
8incurred over qualifying expenditures for the base period,
9"qualifying expenditures for the base period" means the average
10of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base
11period, and "base period" means the 3 taxable years immediately
12preceding the taxable year for which the determination is being
13made.
14    Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
15year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the
16unused credit shown on its final completed return carried over
17as a credit against the tax liability for the following 5
18taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever occurs
19first; provided that no credit earned in a tax year ending
20prior to December 31, 2003 may be carried forward to any year
21ending on or after December 31, 2003, and no credit may be
22carried forward to any taxable year ending on or after January
231, 2011.
24    If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year from
252 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the earliest
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1given year. If a tax liability for the given year still
2remains, the credit from the next earliest year will then be
3applied, and so on, until all credits have been used or no tax
4liability for the given year remains. Any remaining unused
5credit or credits then will be carried forward to the next
6following year in which a tax liability is incurred, except
7that no credit can be carried forward to a year which is more
8than 5 years after the year in which the expense for which the
9credit is given was incurred.
10    No inference shall be drawn from this amendatory Act of the
1191st General Assembly in construing this Section for taxable
12years beginning before January 1, 1999.
13    (l) Environmental Remediation Tax Credit.
14        (i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 and on
15    or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be allowed a
16    credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
17    of this Section for certain amounts paid for unreimbursed
18    eligible remediation costs, as specified in this
19    subsection. For purposes of this Section, "unreimbursed
20    eligible remediation costs" means costs approved by the
21    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Agency") under
22    Section 58.14 of the Environmental Protection Act that were
23    paid in performing environmental remediation at a site for
24    which a No Further Remediation Letter was issued by the
25    Agency and recorded under Section 58.10 of the
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1    for the taxable year in which Agency approval of the
2    eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is not
3    available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any related
4    party caused or contributed to, in any material respect, a
5    release of regulated substances on, in, or under the site
6    that was identified and addressed by the remedial action
7    pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
8    Environmental Protection Act. After the Pollution Control
9    Board rules are adopted pursuant to the Illinois
10    Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and
11    enforcement of Section 58.9 of the Environmental
12    Protection Act, determinations as to credit availability
13    for purposes of this Section shall be made consistent with
14    those rules. For purposes of this Section, "taxpayer"
15    includes a person whose tax attributes the taxpayer has
16    succeeded to under Section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code
17    and "related party" includes the persons disallowed a
18    deduction for losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of
19    Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being
20    a related taxpayer, as well as any of its partners. The
21    credit allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
22    and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible
23    remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site, except
24    that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any site
25    contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the
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1    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). The
2    total credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year with
3    a maximum total of $150,000 per site. For partners and
4    shareholders of subchapter S corporations, there shall be
5    allowed a credit under this subsection to be determined in
6    accordance with the determination of income and
7    distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
8    subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
9        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
10    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
11    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
12    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. The
13    term "unused credit" does not include any amounts of
14    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of the
15    maximum credit per site authorized under paragraph (i).
16    This credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
17    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
18    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
19    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
20    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
21    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
22    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
23    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
24    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
25    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
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1    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
2    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
3    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
4    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
5    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
6    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
7    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
8        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
9    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
10    Environmental Protection Act.
11    (m) Education expense credit. Beginning with tax years
12ending after December 31, 1999, a taxpayer who is the custodian
13of one or more qualifying pupils shall be allowed a credit
14against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this
15Section for qualified education expenses incurred on behalf of
16the qualifying pupils. The credit shall be equal to 25% of
17qualified education expenses, but in no event may the total
18credit under this subsection claimed by a family that is the
19custodian of qualifying pupils exceed $500. In no event shall a
20credit under this subsection reduce the taxpayer's liability
21under this Act to less than zero. This subsection is exempt
22from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
23    For purposes of this subsection:
24    "Qualifying pupils" means individuals who (i) are
25residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of
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1sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is
2sought were full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten through
3twelfth grade education program at any school, as defined in
4this subsection.
5    "Qualified education expense" means the amount incurred on
6behalf of a qualifying pupil in excess of $250 for tuition,
7book fees, and lab fees at the school in which the pupil is
8enrolled during the regular school year.
9    "School" means any public or nonpublic elementary or
10secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
11VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
12satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School Code,
13except that nothing shall be construed to require a child to
14attend any particular public or nonpublic school to qualify for
15the credit under this Section.
16    "Custodian" means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
17Illinois resident who is a parent, the parents, a legal
18guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
19    (n) River Edge Redevelopment Zone site remediation tax
20credit.
21        (i) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 2006,
22    a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
23    imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
24    certain amounts paid for unreimbursed eligible remediation
25    costs, as specified in this subsection. For purposes of
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1    means costs approved by the Illinois Environmental
2    Protection Agency ("Agency") under Section 58.14a of the
3    Environmental Protection Act that were paid in performing
4    environmental remediation at a site within a River Edge
5    Redevelopment Zone for which a No Further Remediation
6    Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
7    58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
8    be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval of
9    the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is
10    not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
11    related party caused or contributed to, in any material
12    respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or under
13    the site that was identified and addressed by the remedial
14    action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
15    Environmental Protection Act. Determinations as to credit
16    availability for purposes of this Section shall be made
17    consistent with rules adopted by the Pollution Control
18    Board pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure
19    Act for the administration and enforcement of Section 58.9
20    of the Environmental Protection Act. For purposes of this
21    Section, "taxpayer" includes a person whose tax attributes
22    the taxpayer has succeeded to under Section 381 of the
23    Internal Revenue Code and "related party" includes the
24    persons disallowed a deduction for losses by paragraphs
25    (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267 of the Internal Revenue
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1    of its partners. The credit allowed against the tax imposed
2    by subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the
3    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of
4    $100,000 per site.
5        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
6    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
7    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
8    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. This
9    credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
10    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
11    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
12    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
13    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
14    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
15    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
16    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
17    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
18    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
19    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
20    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
21    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
22    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
23    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
24    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
25    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
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1        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
2    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
3    Environmental Protection Act.
4(Source: P.A. 96-115, eff. 7-31-09; 96-116, eff. 7-31-09;
596-937, eff. 6-23-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1496, eff.
61-13-11; 97-2, eff. 5-6-11.)
 
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-636)
8    Sec. 201. Tax Imposed.
9    (a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby
10imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and and estate
11for each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the
12privilege of earning or receiving income in or as a resident of
13this State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other
14occupation or privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any
15municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof.
16    (b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this
17Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by
18subsection (d-1):
19        (1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
20    taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal
21    to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable
22    year.
23        (2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
24    taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending
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1    1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
2    July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii)
3    3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after June
4    30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
5        (3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
6    taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending
7    prior to January 1, 2011, an amount equal to 3% of the
8    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
9        (4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
10    taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and
11    ending after December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum
12    of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
13    to January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
14    (ii) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
15    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
16        (5) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
17    taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and
18    ending prior to January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 5% of
19    the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
20        (5.1) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
21    for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and
22    ending after December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum
23    of (i) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
24    to January 1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
25    (ii) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
26    after December 31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.

 

 

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1        (5.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
2    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
3    and ending prior to January 1, 2025, an amount equal to
4    3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
5        (5.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
6    for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2025, and
7    ending after December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the sum
8    of (i) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
9    prior to January 1, 2025, as calculated under Section
10    202.5, and (ii) 3.25% of the taxpayer's net income for the
11    period after December 31, 2024, as calculated under Section
12    202.5.
13        (5.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
14    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an
15    amount equal to 3.25% of the taxpayer's net income for the
16    taxable year.
17        (6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
18    ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of the
19    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
20        (7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
21    beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
22    1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4% of the
23    taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1, 1989,
24    as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of the
25    taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30, 1989,
26    as calculated under Section 202.3.

 

 

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1        (8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
2    beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending prior to January
3    1, 2011, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net
4    income for the taxable year.
5        (9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
6    beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and ending after
7    December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8%
8    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
9    January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
10    (ii) 7% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
11    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
12        (10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
13    beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and ending prior to
14    January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 7% of the taxpayer's
15    net income for the taxable year.
16        (11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
17    beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and ending after
18    December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 7% of
19    the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to January
20    1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 5.25%
21    of the taxpayer's net income for the period after December
22    31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
23        (12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
24    beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and ending prior to
25    January 1, 2025, an amount equal to 5.25% of the taxpayer's
26    net income for the taxable year.

 

 

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1        (13) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
2    beginning prior to January 1, 2025, and ending after
3    December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 5.25%
4    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
5    January 1, 2025, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
6    (ii) 4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
7    December 31, 2024, as calculated under Section 202.5.
8        (14) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
9    beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an amount equal to
10    4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
11    The rates under this subsection (b) are subject to the
12provisions of Section 201.5.
13    (c) Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax.
14Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
15income tax, there is also hereby imposed the Personal Property
16Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on every
17corporation (including Subchapter S corporations), partnership
18and trust, for each taxable year ending after June 30, 1979.
19Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of earning or receiving
20income in or as a resident of this State. The Personal Property
21Tax Replacement Income Tax shall be in addition to the income
22tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section and in
23addition to all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by
24this State or by any municipal corporation or political
25subdivision thereof.
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1Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax
2imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
3in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S
4corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
5be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
6income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
71, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in this
8subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, and in the case of a
9partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be an
10additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
11for the taxable year.
12    (d-1) Rate reduction for certain foreign insurers. In the
13case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of the
14Illinois Insurance Code, whose state or country of domicile
15imposes on insurers domiciled in Illinois a retaliatory tax
16(excluding any insurer whose premiums from reinsurance assumed
17are 50% or more of its total insurance premiums as determined
18under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 304, except
19that for purposes of this determination premiums from
20reinsurance do not include premiums from inter-affiliate
21reinsurance arrangements), beginning with taxable years ending
22on or after December 31, 1999, the sum of the rates of tax
23imposed by subsections (b) and (d) shall be reduced (but not
24increased) to the rate at which the total amount of tax imposed
25under this Act, net of all credits allowed under this Act,
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1on the foreign insurer's net income allocable to Illinois for
2the taxable year by such foreign insurer's state or country of
3domicile if that net income were subject to all income taxes
4and taxes measured by net income imposed by such foreign
5insurer's state or country of domicile, net of all credits
6allowed or (ii) a rate of zero if no such tax is imposed on such
7income by the foreign insurer's state of domicile. For the
8purposes of this subsection (d-1), an inter-affiliate includes
9a mutual insurer under common management.
10        (1) For the purposes of subsection (d-1), in no event
11    shall the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections
12    (b) and (d) be reduced below the rate at which the sum of:
13            (A) the total amount of tax imposed on such foreign
14        insurer under this Act for a taxable year, net of all
15        credits allowed under this Act, plus
16            (B) the privilege tax imposed by Section 409 of the
17        Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance company
18        tax imposed by Section 12 of the Fire Investigation
19        Act, and the fire department taxes imposed under
20        Section 11-10-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code,
21    equals 1.25% for taxable years ending prior to December 31,
22    2003, or 1.75% for taxable years ending on or after
23    December 31, 2003, of the net taxable premiums written for
24    the taxable year, as described by subsection (1) of Section
25    409 of the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph will in
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1    and (d).
2        (2) Any reduction in the rates of tax imposed by this
3    subsection shall be applied first against the rates imposed
4    by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed by
5    subsection (a) net of all credits allowed under this
6    Section other than the credit allowed under subsection (i)
7    has been reduced to zero, against the rates imposed by
8    subsection (d).
9    This subsection (d-1) is exempt from the provisions of
10Section 250.
11    (e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit
12against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for
13investment in qualified property.
14        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to .5%
15    of the basis of qualified property placed in service during
16    the taxable year, provided such property is placed in
17    service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be allowed an
18    additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of qualified
19    property placed in service during the taxable year,
20    provided such property is placed in service on or after
21    July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment within
22    Illinois has increased by 1% or more over the preceding
23    year as determined by the taxpayer's employment records
24    filed with the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
25    Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be deemed to have
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1    which they file employment records with the Illinois
2    Department of Employment Security. The provisions added to
3    this Section by Public Act 85-1200 (and restored by Public
4    Act 87-895) shall be construed as declaratory of existing
5    law and not as a new enactment. If, in any year, the
6    increase in base employment within Illinois over the
7    preceding year is less than 1%, the additional credit shall
8    be limited to that percentage times a fraction, the
9    numerator of which is .5% and the denominator of which is
10    1%, but shall not exceed .5%. The investment credit shall
11    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
12    taxpayer's liability in any tax year below zero, nor may
13    any credit for qualified property be allowed for any year
14    other than the year in which the property was placed in
15    service in Illinois. For tax years ending on or after
16    December 31, 1987, and on or before December 31, 1988, the
17    credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the
18    property is placed in service, or, if the amount of the
19    credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether it
20    exceeds the original liability or the liability as later
21    amended, such excess may be carried forward and applied to
22    the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the
23    excess credit years if the taxpayer (i) makes investments
24    which cause the creation of a minimum of 2,000 full-time
25    equivalent jobs in Illinois, (ii) is located in an
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1    Enterprise Zone Act and (iii) is certified by the
2    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
3    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) as
4    complying with the requirements specified in clause (i) and
5    (ii) by July 1, 1986. The Department of Commerce and
6    Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
7    Opportunity) shall notify the Department of Revenue of all
8    such certifications immediately. For tax years ending
9    after December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
10    the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
11    or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
12    for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability or
13    the liability as later amended, such excess may be carried
14    forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable
15    years following the excess credit years. The credit shall
16    be applied to the earliest year for which there is a
17    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
18    that is available to offset a liability, earlier credit
19    shall be applied first.
20        (2) The term "qualified property" means property
21    which:
22            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
23        buildings and structural components of buildings and
24        signs that are real property, but not including land or
25        improvements to real property that are not a structural
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1        lines, local access roads, fencing, parking lots, and
2        other appurtenances;
3            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
4        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
5        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
6        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
7        (e);
8            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
9        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
10            (D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is
11        primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining coal
12        or fluorite, or in retailing, or was placed in service
13        on or after July 1, 2006 in a River Edge Redevelopment
14        Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
15        Redevelopment Zone Act; and
16            (E) has not previously been used in Illinois in
17        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
18        the credit provided by this subsection (e) or
19        subsection (f).
20        (3) For purposes of this subsection (e),
21    "manufacturing" means the material staging and production
22    of tangible personal property by procedures commonly
23    regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or
24    assembling which changes some existing material into new
25    shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes of
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1    meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of the
2    Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subsection (e),
3    the term "retailing" means the sale of tangible personal
4    property for use or consumption and not for resale, or
5    services rendered in conjunction with the sale of tangible
6    personal property for use or consumption and not for
7    resale. For purposes of this subsection (e), "tangible
8    personal property" has the same meaning as when that term
9    is used in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and, for
10    taxable years ending after December 31, 2008, does not
11    include the generation, transmission, or distribution of
12    electricity.
13        (4) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
14    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
15    income tax purposes.
16        (5) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
17    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
18    in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of such
19    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
20    date of such increase in basis.
21        (6) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
22    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
23        (7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
24    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
25    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
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1    months after being placed in service, the Personal Property
2    Tax Replacement Income Tax for such taxable year shall be
3    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
4    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
5    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
6    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
7    computation and, (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
8    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
9    purposes of this paragraph (7), a reduction of the basis of
10    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
11    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
12    property to the extent of such reduction.
13        (8) Unless the investment credit is extended by law,
14    the basis of qualified property shall not include costs
15    incurred after December 31, 2018, except for costs incurred
16    pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or before
17    December 31, 2018.
18        (9) Each taxable year ending before December 31, 2000,
19    a partnership may elect to pass through to its partners the
20    credits to which the partnership is entitled under this
21    subsection (e) for the taxable year. A partner may use the
22    credit allocated to him or her under this paragraph only
23    against the tax imposed in subsections (c) and (d) of this
24    Section. If the partnership makes that election, those
25    credits shall be allocated among the partners in the
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1    Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the rules
2    promulgated under that Section, and the allocated amount of
3    the credits shall be allowed to the partners for that
4    taxable year. The partnership shall make this election on
5    its Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax return for
6    that taxable year. The election to pass through the credits
7    shall be irrevocable.
8        For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2000,
9    a partner that qualifies its partnership for a subtraction
10    under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d)
11    of Section 203 or a shareholder that qualifies a Subchapter
12    S corporation for a subtraction under subparagraph (S) of
13    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 203 shall be
14    allowed a credit under this subsection (e) equal to its
15    share of the credit earned under this subsection (e) during
16    the taxable year by the partnership or Subchapter S
17    corporation, determined in accordance with the
18    determination of income and distributive share of income
19    under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal
20    Revenue Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
21    of Section 250.
22    (f) Investment credit; Enterprise Zone; River Edge
23Redevelopment Zone.
24        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the
25    tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
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1    in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant to the Illinois
2    Enterprise Zone Act or, for property placed in service on
3    or after July 1, 2006, a River Edge Redevelopment Zone
4    established pursuant to the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
5    Act. For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S
6    corporations, and owners of limited liability companies,
7    if the liability company is treated as a partnership for
8    purposes of federal and State income taxation, there shall
9    be allowed a credit under this subsection (f) to be
10    determined in accordance with the determination of income
11    and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
12    and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit
13    shall be .5% of the basis for such property. The credit
14    shall be available only in the taxable year in which the
15    property is placed in service in the Enterprise Zone or
16    River Edge Redevelopment Zone and shall not be allowed to
17    the extent that it would reduce a taxpayer's liability for
18    the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
19    to below zero. For tax years ending on or after December
20    31, 1985, the credit shall be allowed for the tax year in
21    which the property is placed in service, or, if the amount
22    of the credit exceeds the tax liability for that year,
23    whether it exceeds the original liability or the liability
24    as later amended, such excess may be carried forward and
25    applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
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1    applied to the earliest year for which there is a
2    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
3    that is available to offset a liability, the credit
4    accruing first in time shall be applied first.
5        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
6            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
7        buildings and structural components of buildings;
8            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
9        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
10        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
11        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
12        (f);
13            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
14        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
15            (D) is used in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
16        Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer; and
17            (E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
18        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
19        the credit provided by this subsection (f) or
20        subsection (e).
21        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
22    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
23    income tax purposes.
24        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
25    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
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1    Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer, the amount of such
2    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
3    date of such increase in basis.
4        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
5    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
6        (6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
7    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
8    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
9    any qualified property is moved outside the Enterprise Zone
10    or River Edge Redevelopment Zone within 48 months after
11    being placed in service, the tax imposed under subsections
12    (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable year shall be
13    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
14    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
15    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
16    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
17    computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
18    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
19    purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the basis of
20    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
21    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
22    property to the extent of such reduction.
23        (7) There shall be allowed an additional credit equal
24    to 0.5% of the basis of qualified property placed in
25    service during the taxable year in a River Edge
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1    service on or after July 1, 2006, and the taxpayer's base
2    employment within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over
3    the preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's
4    employment records filed with the Illinois Department of
5    Employment Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois
6    shall be deemed to have met the 1% growth in base
7    employment for the first year in which they file employment
8    records with the Illinois Department of Employment
9    Security. If, in any year, the increase in base employment
10    within Illinois over the preceding year is less than 1%,
11    the additional credit shall be limited to that percentage
12    times a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.5% and the
13    denominator of which is 1%, but shall not exceed 0.5%.
14    (g) Jobs Tax Credit; Enterprise Zone, River Edge
15Redevelopment Zone, and Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone.
16        (1) A taxpayer conducting a trade or business in an
17    enterprise zone or a High Impact Business designated by the
18    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or for
19    taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2006, in a
20    River Edge Redevelopment Zone conducting a trade or
21    business in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
22    Sub-Zone shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed
23    by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section in the amount of
24    $500 per eligible employee hired to work in the zone during
25    the taxable year.
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1            (A) the taxpayer must hire 5 or more eligible
2        employees to work in an enterprise zone, River Edge
3        Redevelopment Zone, or federally designated Foreign
4        Trade Zone or Sub-Zone during the taxable year;
5            (B) the taxpayer's total employment within the
6        enterprise zone, River Edge Redevelopment Zone, or
7        federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone
8        must increase by 5 or more full-time employees beyond
9        the total employed in that zone at the end of the
10        previous tax year for which a jobs tax credit under
11        this Section was taken, or beyond the total employed by
12        the taxpayer as of December 31, 1985, whichever is
13        later; and
14            (C) the eligible employees must be employed 180
15        consecutive days in order to be deemed hired for
16        purposes of this subsection.
17        (3) An "eligible employee" means an employee who is:
18            (A) Certified by the Department of Commerce and
19        Economic Opportunity as "eligible for services"
20        pursuant to regulations promulgated in accordance with
21        Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, Training
22        Services for the Disadvantaged or Title III of the Job
23        Training Partnership Act, Employment and Training
24        Assistance for Dislocated Workers Program.
25            (B) Hired after the enterprise zone, River Edge
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1        Trade Zone or Sub-Zone was designated or the trade or
2        business was located in that zone, whichever is later.
3            (C) Employed in the enterprise zone, River Edge
4        Redevelopment Zone, or Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone.
5        An employee is employed in an enterprise zone or
6        federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone if
7        his services are rendered there or it is the base of
8        operations for the services performed.
9            (D) A full-time employee working 30 or more hours
10        per week.
11        (4) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1985
12    and prior to December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed
13    for the tax year in which the eligible employees are hired.
14    For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1988, the
15    credit shall be allowed for the tax year immediately
16    following the tax year in which the eligible employees are
17    hired. If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
18    liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
19    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
20    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
21    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
22    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
23    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
24    tax year that is available to offset a liability, earlier
25    credit shall be applied first.
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1    rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry
2    out the purposes of this subsection (g).
3        (6) The credit shall be available for eligible
4    employees hired on or after January 1, 1986.
5    (h) Investment credit; High Impact Business.
6        (1) Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 5.5
7    of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall be
8    allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
9    and (b) of this Section for investment in qualified
10    property which is placed in service by a Department of
11    Commerce and Economic Opportunity designated High Impact
12    Business. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
13    property. The credit shall not be available (i) until the
14    minimum investments in qualified property set forth in
15    subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
16    Enterprise Zone Act have been satisfied or (ii) until the
17    time authorized in subsection (b-5) of the Illinois
18    Enterprise Zone Act for entities designated as High Impact
19    Businesses under subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and
20    (a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
21    Act, and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
22    reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
23    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. The
24    credit applicable to such investments shall be taken in the
25    taxable year in which such investments have been completed.
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1    investment by a designated high impact business authorized
2    under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
3    Enterprise Zone Act shall be available only in the taxable
4    year in which the property is placed in service and shall
5    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
6    taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by subsections (a)
7    and (b) of this Section to below zero. For tax years ending
8    on or after December 31, 1987, the credit shall be allowed
9    for the tax year in which the property is placed in
10    service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
11    liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
12    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
13    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
14    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
15    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
16    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
17    tax year that is available to offset a liability, the
18    credit accruing first in time shall be applied first.
19        Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public Act
20    88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
21    reflect existing law.
22        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
23            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
24        buildings and structural components of buildings;
25            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
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1        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
2        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
3        (h);
4            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
5        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
6            (D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
7        Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
8        Section.
9        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
10    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
11    income tax purposes.
12        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
13    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
14    in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
15    Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of
16    such increase shall be deemed property placed in service on
17    the date of such increase in basis.
18        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
19    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
20        (6) If during any taxable year ending on or before
21    December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified
22    property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months
23    after being placed in service, or the situs of any
24    qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
25    months after being placed in service, the tax imposed under
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1    year shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined
2    by (i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
3    been allowed for the year in which credit for such property
4    was originally allowed by eliminating such property from
5    such computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed
6    credit from the amount of credit previously allowed. For
7    the purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the
8    basis of qualified property resulting from a
9    redetermination of the purchase price shall be deemed a
10    disposition of qualified property to the extent of such
11    reduction.
12        (7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 31,
13    1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under this
14    subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax abatement and
15    the taxpayer relocates its entire facility in violation of
16    the explicit terms and length of the contract under Section
17    18-183 of the Property Tax Code, the tax imposed under
18    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be increased
19    for the taxable year in which the taxpayer relocated its
20    facility by an amount equal to the amount of credit
21    received by the taxpayer under this subsection (h).
22    (i) Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
23Tax. For tax years ending prior to December 31, 2003, a credit
24shall be allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and
25(b) of this Section for the tax imposed by subsections (c) and
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1multiplying the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
2Section by a fraction, the numerator of which is base income
3allocable to Illinois and the denominator of which is Illinois
4base income, and further multiplying the product by the tax
5rate imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
6    Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under this
7subsection which is unused in the year the credit is computed
8because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by subsections (a)
9and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the original
10liability or the liability as later amended) may be carried
11forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by subsections
12(a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the excess credit
13year, provided that no credit may be carried forward to any
14year ending on or after December 31, 2003. This credit shall be
15applied first to the earliest year for which there is a
16liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from more
17than one tax year that is available to offset a liability the
18earliest credit arising under this subsection shall be applied
19first.
20    If, during any taxable year ending on or after December 31,
211986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
22Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
23subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax
24shall also be reduced. Such reduction shall be determined by
25recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax
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1reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different
2taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such taxable
3year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
4    (j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years
5ending on or after December 31, 1986 and prior to December 31,
62003, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
7imposed by subsections (a) and (b) under this Section for all
8amounts paid or accrued, on behalf of all persons employed by
9the taxpayer in Illinois or Illinois residents employed outside
10of Illinois by a taxpayer, for educational or vocational
11training in semi-technical or technical fields or semi-skilled
12or skilled fields, which were deducted from gross income in the
13computation of taxable income. The credit against the tax
14imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 1.6% of such
15training expenses. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
16corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if the
17liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes of
18federal and State income taxation, there shall be allowed a
19credit under this subsection (j) to be determined in accordance
20with the determination of income and distributive share of
21income under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the
22Internal Revenue Code.
23    Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused in
24the year the credit is earned may be carried forward to each of
25the 5 taxable years following the year for which the credit is
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1first to the earliest year for which there is a liability. If
2there is a credit under this subsection from more than one tax
3year that is available to offset a liability the earliest
4credit arising under this subsection shall be applied first. No
5carryforward credit may be claimed in any tax year ending on or
6after December 31, 2003.
7    (k) Research and development credit.
8    For tax years ending after July 1, 1990 and prior to
9December 31, 2003, and beginning again for tax years ending on
10or after December 31, 2004, and ending prior to January 1,
112016, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
12imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
13increasing research activities in this State. The credit
14allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
15shall be equal to 6 1/2% of the qualifying expenditures for
16increasing research activities in this State. For partners,
17shareholders of subchapter S corporations, and owners of
18limited liability companies, if the liability company is
19treated as a partnership for purposes of federal and State
20income taxation, there shall be allowed a credit under this
21subsection to be determined in accordance with the
22determination of income and distributive share of income under
23Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue
24Code.
25    For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying expenditures"
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1credit for increasing research activities which would be
2allowable under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code and
3which are conducted in this State, "qualifying expenditures for
4increasing research activities in this State" means the excess
5of qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in which
6incurred over qualifying expenditures for the base period,
7"qualifying expenditures for the base period" means the average
8of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base
9period, and "base period" means the 3 taxable years immediately
10preceding the taxable year for which the determination is being
11made.
12    Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
13year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the
14unused credit shown on its final completed return carried over
15as a credit against the tax liability for the following 5
16taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever occurs
17first; provided that no credit earned in a tax year ending
18prior to December 31, 2003 may be carried forward to any year
19ending on or after December 31, 2003.
20    If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year from
212 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the earliest
22year will be applied first against the tax liability for the
23given year. If a tax liability for the given year still
24remains, the credit from the next earliest year will then be
25applied, and so on, until all credits have been used or no tax
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1credit or credits then will be carried forward to the next
2following year in which a tax liability is incurred, except
3that no credit can be carried forward to a year which is more
4than 5 years after the year in which the expense for which the
5credit is given was incurred.
6    No inference shall be drawn from this amendatory Act of the
791st General Assembly in construing this Section for taxable
8years beginning before January 1, 1999.
9    (l) Environmental Remediation Tax Credit.
10        (i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 and on
11    or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be allowed a
12    credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
13    of this Section for certain amounts paid for unreimbursed
14    eligible remediation costs, as specified in this
15    subsection. For purposes of this Section, "unreimbursed
16    eligible remediation costs" means costs approved by the
17    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Agency") under
18    Section 58.14 of the Environmental Protection Act that were
19    paid in performing environmental remediation at a site for
20    which a No Further Remediation Letter was issued by the
21    Agency and recorded under Section 58.10 of the
22    Environmental Protection Act. The credit must be claimed
23    for the taxable year in which Agency approval of the
24    eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is not
25    available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any related
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1    release of regulated substances on, in, or under the site
2    that was identified and addressed by the remedial action
3    pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
4    Environmental Protection Act. After the Pollution Control
5    Board rules are adopted pursuant to the Illinois
6    Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and
7    enforcement of Section 58.9 of the Environmental
8    Protection Act, determinations as to credit availability
9    for purposes of this Section shall be made consistent with
10    those rules. For purposes of this Section, "taxpayer"
11    includes a person whose tax attributes the taxpayer has
12    succeeded to under Section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code
13    and "related party" includes the persons disallowed a
14    deduction for losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of
15    Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being
16    a related taxpayer, as well as any of its partners. The
17    credit allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
18    and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible
19    remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site, except
20    that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any site
21    contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the
22    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
23    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). The
24    total credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year with
25    a maximum total of $150,000 per site. For partners and
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1    allowed a credit under this subsection to be determined in
2    accordance with the determination of income and
3    distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
4    subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
5        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
6    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
7    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
8    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. The
9    term "unused credit" does not include any amounts of
10    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of the
11    maximum credit per site authorized under paragraph (i).
12    This credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
13    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
14    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
15    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
16    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
17    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
18    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
19    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
20    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
21    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
22    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
23    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
24    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
25    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
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1    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
2    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
3    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
4        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
5    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
6    Environmental Protection Act.
7    (m) Education expense credit. Beginning with tax years
8ending after December 31, 1999, a taxpayer who is the custodian
9of one or more qualifying pupils shall be allowed a credit
10against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this
11Section for qualified education expenses incurred on behalf of
12the qualifying pupils. The credit shall be equal to 25% of
13qualified education expenses, but in no event may the total
14credit under this subsection claimed by a family that is the
15custodian of qualifying pupils exceed $500. In no event shall a
16credit under this subsection reduce the taxpayer's liability
17under this Act to less than zero. This subsection is exempt
18from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
19    For purposes of this subsection:
20    "Qualifying pupils" means individuals who (i) are
21residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of
2221 at the close of the school year for which a credit is
23sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is
24sought were full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten through
25twelfth grade education program at any school, as defined in
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1    "Qualified education expense" means the amount incurred on
2behalf of a qualifying pupil in excess of $250 for tuition,
3book fees, and lab fees at the school in which the pupil is
4enrolled during the regular school year.
5    "School" means any public or nonpublic elementary or
6secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
7VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
8satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School Code,
9except that nothing shall be construed to require a child to
10attend any particular public or nonpublic school to qualify for
11the credit under this Section.
12    "Custodian" means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
13Illinois resident who is a parent, the parents, a legal
14guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
15    (n) River Edge Redevelopment Zone site remediation tax
16credit.
17        (i) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 2006,
18    a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
19    imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
20    certain amounts paid for unreimbursed eligible remediation
21    costs, as specified in this subsection. For purposes of
22    this Section, "unreimbursed eligible remediation costs"
23    means costs approved by the Illinois Environmental
24    Protection Agency ("Agency") under Section 58.14a of the
25    Environmental Protection Act that were paid in performing
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1    Redevelopment Zone for which a No Further Remediation
2    Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
3    58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
4    be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval of
5    the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is
6    not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
7    related party caused or contributed to, in any material
8    respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or under
9    the site that was identified and addressed by the remedial
10    action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
11    Environmental Protection Act. Determinations as to credit
12    availability for purposes of this Section shall be made
13    consistent with rules adopted by the Pollution Control
14    Board pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure
15    Act for the administration and enforcement of Section 58.9
16    of the Environmental Protection Act. For purposes of this
17    Section, "taxpayer" includes a person whose tax attributes
18    the taxpayer has succeeded to under Section 381 of the
19    Internal Revenue Code and "related party" includes the
20    persons disallowed a deduction for losses by paragraphs
21    (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267 of the Internal Revenue
22    Code by virtue of being a related taxpayer, as well as any
23    of its partners. The credit allowed against the tax imposed
24    by subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the
25    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of
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1        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
2    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
3    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
4    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. This
5    credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
6    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
7    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
8    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
9    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
10    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
11    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
12    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
13    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
14    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
15    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
16    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
17    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
18    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
19    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
20    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
21    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
22    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
23        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
24    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
25    Environmental Protection Act.
26(Source: P.A. 96-115, eff. 7-31-09; 96-116, eff. 7-31-09;

 

 

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196-937, eff. 6-23-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1496, eff.
21-13-11; 97-2, eff. 5-6-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12.)
 
3    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
4changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
5that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
6represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
7not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
8made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
9Public Act.