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91_SB1325 LRB9110269SMdv 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 for long term care insurance 9 premiums. Beginning in taxable year 2001, an individual 10 taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by 11 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in an amount equal to 12 15% of the premium costs paid by the taxpayer during the 13 taxable year for a qualified long term care insurance 14 contract as defined by Section 7702B of the Internal Revenue 15 Code that offers coverage to either the individual or the 16 individual's spouse, parent, or dependent as defined in 17 Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit allowed 18 under this Section may not exceed $200 for each qualified 19 long term care policy or the amount of the taxpayer's 20 liability under this Act, whichever is less. A taxpayer is 21 not entitled to the credit with respect to amounts expended 22 for the same qualified long term care insurance contract that 23 are claimed by another taxpayer. If the amount of the credit 24 exceeds the taxpayer's liability under this Act for the year, 25 then the excess may not be carried forward to apply to the 26 taxpayer's liability for the succeeding year. The provisions 27 of Section 250 do not apply to the credit under this Section. 28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 29 January 1, 2001.