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90_HB1116 20 ILCS 205/40.30 new 35 ILCS 5/211 new Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for corporations in an amount equal to 5% of the amounts spent by the corporation during the taxable year on biodegradable materials made of corn or soybean products. Provides that the credit may be carried forward for 5 years. Provides that in no event shall the credit reduce the corporation's tax liability to below zero. Provides that the credit applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1997. Sunsets the credit after 5 years. Requires the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue, to study the effect of the credit on the corn-based and soybean-based biodegradable materials markets at the end of the 5-year period. Effective immediately. LRB9004535KDcd LRB9004535KDcd 1 AN ACT in relation to taxes, amending named Acts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 5 amended by adding Section 40.30 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 205/40.30 new) 7 Sec. 40.30. To conduct a study in 2002, in cooperation 8 with the Illinois Department of Revenue, on the effects on 9 the corn-based and soybean-based biodegradable materials 10 markets resulting from the Biodegradable Materials Tax Credit 11 provided in Section 211 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The 12 Department shall report its findings to the Illinois General 13 Assembly by February 1, 2003. 14 Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 15 adding Section 211 as follows: 16 (35 ILCS 5/211 new) 17 Sec. 211. Biodegradable Materials Tax Credit. 18 (a) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 19 and ending before December 30, 2002, each corporation subject 20 to this Act shall be entitled to a credit against the tax 21 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in an 22 amount equal to 5% of the amount expended by a corporation on 23 biodegradable materials made of corn or soybean products, 24 including, but not limited to, corn-based biodegradable 25 packing peanuts or soybean-based building materials. The 26 Department of Agriculture shall, by rule, determine what 27 materials qualify as biodegradable materials for purposes of 28 this Section. In no instance shall the credit provided in 29 this Section reduce the corporation's liability under this -2- LRB9004535KDcd 1 Act below zero. 2 (b) If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax 3 liability for the year, the excess may be carried forward and 4 applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following 5 the excess credit year. The credit shall be applied to the 6 earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there 7 are credits from more than one tax year that are available to 8 offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied 9 first. 10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 11 becoming law.