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90_HB2408 35 ILCS 5/212 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that beginning with tax years ending on or after December 31, 1997, a taxpayer that has previously filed one return under this Act shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of one percent, a taxpayer that has filed 2 previous returns under this Act shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of 2%, a taxpayer that has filed 3 previous returns under this Act shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of 3%, a taxpayer that has filed 4 previous returns under this Act shall be entitled to a credit in the amount of 4%, and a taxpayer that has filed 5 or more previous returns under this Act shall be entitled to a credit of 5%. Exempts credit from the sunset provisions. Effective immediately. LRB9007764KDks LRB9007764KDks 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding 2 Section 212. 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 212 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 5/212 new) 8 Sec. 212. Tax credit; previous year returns. Beginning 9 with tax years ending on or after December 31, 1997, a 10 taxpayer who has previously filed a return under this Act 11 shall be entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by 12 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in the following 13 amount: 14 (1) for a taxpayer who has filed one previous return 15 under this Act, 1%; 16 (2) for a taxpayer who has filed 2 previous returns 17 under this Act, 2%; 18 (3) for a taxpayer who has filed 3 previous returns 19 under this Act, 3%; 20 (4) for a taxpayer who has filed 4 previous returns 21 under this Act, 4%; and 22 (5) for a taxpayer who has filed 5 or more previous 23 returns under this Act, 5%. 24 The credit provided by this Section is exempt from the 25 provisions of Section 250 of this Act. 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 27 becoming law.