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[ Introduced ][ House Amendment 001 ]

90_HB0400eng

      35 ILCS 5/211 new
          Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to  create  an  income
      tax  credit  for  a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of
      less than $100,000 in  an  amount  not  to  exceed  $500  for
      amounts  spent  during  the  taxable year for the tuition and
      fees of the  taxpayer  and  any  dependent  of  the  taxpayer
      engaged  in  full-time  or part-time undergraduate studies at
      any public  or  private  college,  university,  or  community
      college  located  in  Illinois.  Provides that this credit is
      not available  to  individuals  whose  tuition  or  fees  are
      reimbursed  by their employers.  Provides that the credit may
      not reduce the taxpayer's income tax liability to  less  than
      zero.   Applicable  to  tax years ending on or after December
      31, 1997.  Sunsets the  credit  after  10  years.   Effective
      immediately.
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HB0400 Engrossed                              LRB9000153KDksD
 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding
 2    Section 211.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Income Tax Act is amended by
 6    adding Section 211 as follows:
 7        (35 ILCS 5/211 new)
 8        Sec. 211.  Tax credit for tuition and fees  paid  at  any
 9    public  or  private college, university, or community college
10    located in Illinois.  Beginning with taxable years ending  on
11    or  after  December  31,  1997  and ending with taxable years
12    ending on or before December 31, 2006,  a  taxpayer  with  an
13    adjusted  gross income of less than $100,000 is entitled to a
14    credit against the tax imposed under this Act  in  an  amount
15    not  to  exceed the lesser of $500 or 50% of actual costs for
16    amounts spent during the taxable year  for  the  tuition  and
17    fees  of  the  taxpayer  and  any  dependent  of the taxpayer
18    engaged in full-time or part-time  undergraduate  studies  at
19    any  public  or  private  college,  university,  or community
20    college located  in  Illinois.   This  credit  shall  not  be
21    available to individuals whose tuition or fees are reimbursed
22    by   their  employers  or  the  Illinois  Student  Assistance
23    Commission's Monetary Award Program (MAP).  In no event shall
24    a credit under this Section reduce the  taxpayer's  liability
25    under this Act to less than zero.
26        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
27    becoming law.

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