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91_HB1474 LRB9103445PTpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing 2 Sections 201 and 901 and adding Sections 202.5 and 202.7. 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 changing Sections 201 and 901 and adding Sections 202.5 and 7 202.7 as follows: 8 (35 ILCS 5/201) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-201) 9 Sec. 201. Tax Imposed. 10 (a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby 11 imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and estate 12 for each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the 13 privilege of earning or receiving income in or as a resident 14 of this State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other 15 occupation or privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any 16 municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof. 17 (b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this 18 Section shall be determined as follows: 19 (1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, 20 for taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount 21 equal to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the 22 taxable year. 23 (2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, 24 for taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and 25 ending after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of 26 (i) 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period 27 prior to July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, 28 and (ii) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period 29 after June 30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3. 30 (3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, 31 for taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989 and -2- LRB9103445PTpk 1 ending before January 1, 2000, an amount equal to 3% of 2 the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year. 3 (3.1) In the case of an individual, trust, or 4 estate, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 5 2000 and ending after December 31, 1999, an amount equal 6 to the sum of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the 7 period before January 1, 2000 as calculated under Section 8 202.5 and (ii) 2.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the 9 period after December 31, 1999, as calculated under 10 Section 202.5. 11 (3.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or 12 estate, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 13 1999 and ending before January 1, 2002, an amount equal 14 to 2.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable 15 year. 16 (3.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or 17 estate, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 18 2002 and ending after December 31, 2001, an amount equal 19 to the sum of (i) 2.75% of the taxpayer's net income for 20 the period before January 1, 2002 as calculated under 21 Section 202.7 and (ii) 3% of the taxpayer's net income 22 for the period after December 31, 2001, as calculated 23 under Section 202.7. 24 (3.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or 25 estate, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 26 2001, an amount equal to 3% of the taxpayer's net income 27 for the taxable year. 28 (4) (Blank). 29 (5) (Blank). 30 (6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years 31 ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of 32 the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year. 33 (7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years 34 beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30, -3- LRB9103445PTpk 1 1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4% of the 2 taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1, 3 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of 4 the taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30, 5 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3. 6 (8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years 7 beginning after June 30, 1989 and end before January 1, 8 2000, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net 9 income for the taxable year. 10 (9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years 11 beginning before January 1, 2000 and ending after 12 December 31, 1999, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8% 13 of the taxpayer's net income for the period before 14 January 1, 2000 as calculated under Section 202.5 and 15 (ii) 4.4% of the taxpayer's net income for the period 16 after December 31, 1999, as calculated under Section 17 202.5. 18 (10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable 19 years beginning after December 31, 1999 and ending before 20 January 1, 2002, an amount equal to 4.4% of the 21 taxpayer's net income for the taxable year. 22 (11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable 23 years beginning before January 1, 2002 and ending after 24 December 31, 2001, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.4% 25 of the taxpayer's net income for the period before 26 January 1, 2002 as calculated under Section 202.7 and 27 (ii) 4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the period 28 after December 31, 2001, as calculated under Section 29 202.7. 30 (12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable 31 years beginning after December 31, 2001, an amount equal 32 to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable 33 year. 34 (c) Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in -4- LRB9103445PTpk 1 addition to such income tax, there is also hereby imposed the 2 Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net 3 income on every corporation (including Subchapter S 4 corporations), partnership and trust, for each taxable year 5 ending after June 30, 1979. Such taxes are imposed on the 6 privilege of earning or receiving income in or as a resident 7 of this State. The Personal Property Tax Replacement Income 8 Tax shall be in addition to the income tax imposed by 9 subsections (a) and (b) of this Section and in addition to 10 all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by this State 11 or by any municipal corporation or political subdivision 12 thereof. 13 (d) Additional Personal Property Tax Replacement Income 14 Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax 15 imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section 16 in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S 17 corporation, shall be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of 18 such taxpayer's net income for the taxable year, except that 19 beginning on January 1, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 20 2.85% specified in this subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, 21 and in the case of a partnership, trust or a Subchapter S 22 corporation shall be an additional amount equal to 1.5% of 23 such taxpayer's net income for the taxable year. 24 (e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a 25 credit against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income 26 Tax for investment in qualified property. 27 (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to 28 .5% of the basis of qualified property placed in service 29 during the taxable year, provided such property is placed 30 in service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be 31 allowed an additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of 32 qualified property placed in service during the taxable 33 year, provided such property is placed in service on or 34 after July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment -5- LRB9103445PTpk 1 within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over the 2 preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's employment 3 records filed with the Illinois Department of Employment 4 Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be 5 deemed to have met the 1% growth in base employment for 6 the first year in which they file employment records with 7 the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The 8 provisions added to this Section by Public Act 85-1200 9 (and restored by Public Act 87-895) shall be construed as 10 declaratory of existing law and not as a new enactment. 11 If, in any year, the increase in base employment within 12 Illinois over the preceding year is less than 1%, the 13 additional credit shall be limited to that percentage 14 times a fraction, the numerator of which is .5% and the 15 denominator of which is 1%, but shall not exceed .5%. 16 The investment credit shall not be allowed to the extent 17 that it would reduce a taxpayer's liability in any tax 18 year below zero, nor may any credit for qualified 19 property be allowed for any year other than the year in 20 which the property was placed in service in Illinois. For 21 tax years ending on or after December 31, 1987, and on or 22 before December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for 23 the tax year in which the property is placed in service, 24 or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability 25 for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability 26 or the liability as later amended, such excess may be 27 carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 28 taxable years following the excess credit years if the 29 taxpayer (i) makes investments which cause the creation 30 of a minimum of 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs in 31 Illinois, (ii) is located in an enterprise zone 32 established pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act 33 and (iii) is certified by the Department of Commerce and 34 Community Affairs as complying with the requirements -6- LRB9103445PTpk 1 specified in clause (i) and (ii) by July 1, 1986. The 2 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs shall notify 3 the Department of Revenue of all such certifications 4 immediately. For tax years ending after December 31, 5 1988, the credit shall be allowed for the tax year in 6 which the property is placed in service, or, if the 7 amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability for that 8 year, whether it exceeds the original liability or the 9 liability as later amended, such excess may be carried 10 forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable 11 years following the excess credit years. The credit shall 12 be applied to the earliest year for which there is a 13 liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year 14 that is available to offset a liability, earlier credit 15 shall be applied first. 16 (2) The term "qualified property" means property 17 which: 18 (A) is tangible, whether new or used, 19 including buildings and structural components of 20 buildings and signs that are real property, but not 21 including land or improvements to real property that 22 are not a structural component of a building such as 23 landscaping, sewer lines, local access roads, 24 fencing, parking lots, and other appurtenances; 25 (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of 26 the Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year 27 property" as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that 28 Code is not eligible for the credit provided by this 29 subsection (e); 30 (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in 31 Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; 32 (D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is 33 primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining 34 coal or fluorite, or in retailing; and -7- LRB9103445PTpk 1 (E) has not previously been used in Illinois 2 in such a manner and by such a person as would 3 qualify for the credit provided by this subsection 4 (e) or subsection (f). 5 (3) For purposes of this subsection (e), 6 "manufacturing" means the material staging and production 7 of tangible personal property by procedures commonly 8 regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or 9 assembling which changes some existing material into new 10 shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes 11 of this subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the 12 same meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of 13 the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this 14 subsection (e), the term "retailing" means the sale of 15 tangible personal property or services rendered in 16 conjunction with the sale of tangible consumer goods or 17 commodities. 18 (4) The basis of qualified property shall be the 19 basis used to compute the depreciation deduction for 20 federal income tax purposes. 21 (5) If the basis of the property for federal income 22 tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been 23 placed in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount 24 of such increase shall be deemed property placed in 25 service on the date of such increase in basis. 26 (6) The term "placed in service" shall have the 27 same meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue 28 Code. 29 (7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases 30 to be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer 31 within 48 months after being placed in service, or the 32 situs of any qualified property is moved outside Illinois 33 within 48 months after being placed in service, the 34 Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for such -8- LRB9103445PTpk 1 taxable year shall be increased. Such increase shall be 2 determined by (i) recomputing the investment credit which 3 would have been allowed for the year in which credit for 4 such property was originally allowed by eliminating such 5 property from such computation and, (ii) subtracting such 6 recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously 7 allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (7), a 8 reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting 9 from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be 10 deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent 11 of such reduction. 12 (8) Unless the investment credit is extended by 13 law, the basis of qualified property shall not include 14 costs incurred after December 31, 2003, except for costs 15 incurred pursuant to a binding contract entered into on 16 or before December 31, 2003. 17 (9) Each taxable year, a partnership may elect to 18 pass through to its partners the credits to which the 19 partnership is entitled under this subsection (e) for the 20 taxable year. A partner may use the credit allocated to 21 him or her under this paragraph only against the tax 22 imposed in subsections (c) and (d) of this Section. If 23 the partnership makes that election, those credits shall 24 be allocated among the partners in the partnership in 25 accordance with the rules set forth in Section 704(b) of 26 the Internal Revenue Code, and the rules promulgated 27 under that Section, and the allocated amount of the 28 credits shall be allowed to the partners for that taxable 29 year. The partnership shall make this election on its 30 Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax return for 31 that taxable year. The election to pass through the 32 credits shall be irrevocable. 33 (f) Investment credit; Enterprise Zone. 34 (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against -9- LRB9103445PTpk 1 the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this 2 Section for investment in qualified property which is 3 placed in service in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant 4 to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. For partners and for 5 shareholders of Subchapter S corporations, there shall be 6 allowed a credit under this subsection (f) to be 7 determined in accordance with the determination of income 8 and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 9 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. The 10 credit shall be .5% of the basis for such property. The 11 credit shall be available only in the taxable year in 12 which the property is placed in service in the Enterprise 13 Zone and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would 14 reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by 15 subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. 16 For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1985, 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 20 it exceeds the original liability or the liability as 21 later amended, such excess may be carried forward and 22 applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years 23 following the excess credit year. The credit shall be 24 applied to the earliest year for which there is a 25 liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year 26 that is available to offset a liability, the credit 27 accruing first in time shall be applied first. 28 (2) The term qualified property means property 29 which: 30 (A) is tangible, whether new or used, 31 including buildings and structural components of 32 buildings; 33 (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of 34 the Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year -10- LRB9103445PTpk 1 property" as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that 2 Code is not eligible for the credit provided by this 3 subsection (f); 4 (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in 5 Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; 6 (D) is used in the Enterprise Zone by the 7 taxpayer; and 8 (E) has not been previously used in Illinois 9 in such a manner and by such a person as would 10 qualify for the credit provided by this subsection 11 (f) or subsection (e). 12 (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the 13 basis used to compute the depreciation deduction for 14 federal income tax purposes. 15 (4) If the basis of the property for federal income 16 tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been 17 placed in service in the Enterprise Zone by the taxpayer, 18 the amount of such increase shall be deemed property 19 placed in service on the date of such increase in basis. 20 (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the 21 same meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue 22 Code. 23 (6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases 24 to be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer 25 within 48 months after being placed in service, or the 26 situs of any qualified property is moved outside the 27 Enterprise Zone within 48 months after being placed in 28 service, the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of 29 this Section for such taxable year shall be increased. 30 Such increase shall be determined by (i) recomputing the 31 investment credit which would have been allowed for the 32 year in which credit for such property was originally 33 allowed by eliminating such property from such 34 computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit -11- LRB9103445PTpk 1 from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the 2 purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the basis 3 of qualified property resulting from a redetermination of 4 the purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of 5 qualified property to the extent of such reduction. 6 (g) Jobs Tax Credit; Enterprise Zone and Foreign 7 Trade Zone or Sub-Zone. 8 (1) A taxpayer conducting a trade or business in an 9 enterprise zone or a High Impact Business designated by 10 the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs 11 conducting a trade or business in a federally designated 12 Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone shall be allowed a credit 13 against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of 14 this Section in the amount of $500 per eligible employee 15 hired to work in the zone during the taxable year. 16 (2) To qualify for the credit: 17 (A) the taxpayer must hire 5 or more eligible 18 employees to work in an enterprise zone or federally 19 designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone during the 20 taxable year; 21 (B) the taxpayer's total employment within the 22 enterprise zone or federally designated Foreign 23 Trade Zone or Sub-Zone must increase by 5 or more 24 full-time employees beyond the total employed in 25 that zone at the end of the previous tax year for 26 which a jobs tax credit under this Section was 27 taken, or beyond the total employed by the taxpayer 28 as of December 31, 1985, whichever is later; and 29 (C) the eligible employees must be employed 30 180 consecutive days in order to be deemed hired for 31 purposes of this subsection. 32 (3) An "eligible employee" means an employee who 33 is: 34 (A) Certified by the Department of Commerce -12- LRB9103445PTpk 1 and Community Affairs as "eligible for services" 2 pursuant to regulations promulgated in accordance 3 with Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, 4 Training Services for the Disadvantaged or Title III 5 of the Job Training Partnership Act, Employment and 6 Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers Program. 7 (B) Hired after the enterprise zone or 8 federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone 9 was designated or the trade or business was located 10 in that zone, whichever is later. 11 (C) Employed in the enterprise zone or Foreign 12 Trade Zone or Sub-Zone. An employee is employed in 13 an enterprise zone or federally designated Foreign 14 Trade Zone or Sub-Zone if his services are rendered 15 there or it is the base of operations for the 16 services performed. 17 (D) A full-time employee working 30 or more 18 hours per week. 19 (4) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 20 1985 and prior to December 31, 1988, the credit shall be 21 allowed for the tax year in which the eligible employees 22 are hired. For tax years ending on or after December 31, 23 1988, the credit shall be allowed for the tax year 24 immediately following the tax year in which the eligible 25 employees are hired. If the amount of the credit exceeds 26 the tax liability for that year, whether it exceeds the 27 original liability or the liability as later amended, 28 such excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax 29 liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess 30 credit year. The credit shall be applied to the earliest 31 year for which there is a liability. If there is credit 32 from more than one tax year that is available to offset a 33 liability, earlier credit shall be applied first. 34 (5) The Department of Revenue shall promulgate such -13- LRB9103445PTpk 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 subsection (b) of Section 5.5 of the 7 Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall be allowed 8 a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and 9 (b) of this Section for investment in qualified property 10 which is placed in service by a Department of Commerce 11 and Community Affairs designated High Impact Business. 12 The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such property. 13 The credit shall not be available until the minimum 14 investments in qualified property set forth in Section 15 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act have been 16 satisfied and shall not be allowed to the extent that it 17 would reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed 18 by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. 19 The credit applicable to such minimum investments shall 20 be taken in the taxable year in which such minimum 21 investments have been completed. The credit for 22 additional investments beyond the minimum investment by a 23 designated high impact business shall be available only 24 in the taxable year in which the property is placed in 25 service and shall not be allowed to the extent that it 26 would reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed 27 by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. 28 For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the 29 credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the 30 property is placed in service, or, if the amount of the 31 credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether 32 it exceeds the original liability or the liability as 33 later amended, such excess may be carried forward and 34 applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years -14- LRB9103445PTpk 1 following the excess credit year. The credit shall be 2 applied to the earliest year for which there is a 3 liability. If there is credit from more than one tax 4 year that is available to offset a liability, the credit 5 accruing first in time shall be applied first. 6 Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public 7 Act 88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and 8 reflect existing law. 9 (2) The term qualified property means property 10 which: 11 (A) is tangible, whether new or used, 12 including buildings and structural components of 13 buildings; 14 (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of 15 the Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year 16 property" as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that 17 Code is not eligible for the credit provided by this 18 subsection (h); 19 (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in 20 Section 179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and 21 (D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone 22 Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this 23 Section. 24 (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the 25 basis used to compute the depreciation deduction for 26 federal income tax purposes. 27 (4) If the basis of the property for federal income 28 tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been 29 placed in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade 30 Zone or Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the 31 amount of such increase shall be deemed property placed 32 in service on the date of such increase in basis. 33 (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the 34 same meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue -15- LRB9103445PTpk 1 Code. 2 (6) If during any taxable year ending on or before 3 December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified 4 property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months 5 after being placed in service, or the situs of any 6 qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48 7 months after being placed in service, the tax imposed 8 under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such 9 taxable year shall be increased. Such increase shall be 10 determined by (i) recomputing the investment credit which 11 would have been allowed for the year in which credit for 12 such property was originally allowed by eliminating such 13 property from such computation, and (ii) subtracting such 14 recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously 15 allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), a 16 reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting 17 from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be 18 deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent 19 of such reduction. 20 (7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 21 31, 1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under 22 this subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax 23 abatement and the taxpayer relocates its entire facility 24 in violation of the explicit terms and length of the 25 contract under Section 18-183 of the Property Tax Code, 26 the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of this 27 Section shall be increased for the taxable year in which 28 the taxpayer relocated its facility by an amount equal to 29 the amount of credit received by the taxpayer under this 30 subsection (h). 31 (i) A credit shall be allowed against the tax imposed by 32 subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for the tax imposed 33 by subsections (c) and (d) of this Section. This credit 34 shall be computed by multiplying the tax imposed by -16- LRB9103445PTpk 1 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section by a fraction, the 2 numerator of which is base income allocable to Illinois and 3 the denominator of which is Illinois base income, and further 4 multiplying the product by the tax rate imposed by 5 subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. 6 Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under 7 this subsection which is unused in the year the credit is 8 computed because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by 9 subsections (a) and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the 10 original liability or the liability as later amended) may be 11 carried forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by 12 subsections (a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the 13 excess credit year. This credit shall be applied first to 14 the earliest year for which there is a liability. If there 15 is a credit under this subsection from more than one tax year 16 that is available to offset a liability the earliest credit 17 arising under this subsection shall be applied first. 18 If, during any taxable year ending on or after December 19 31, 1986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this 20 Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this 21 subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax 22 shall also be reduced. Such reduction shall be determined by 23 recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax 24 imposed by subsection (c) and (d). If any portion of the 25 reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different 26 taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such 27 taxable year to reduce the amount of credit claimed. 28 (j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years 29 ending on or after December 31, 1986, a taxpayer shall be 30 allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) 31 and (b) under this Section for all amounts paid or accrued, 32 on behalf of all persons employed by the taxpayer in Illinois 33 or Illinois residents employed outside of Illinois by a 34 taxpayer, for educational or vocational training in -17- LRB9103445PTpk 1 semi-technical or technical fields or semi-skilled or skilled 2 fields, which were deducted from gross income in the 3 computation of taxable income. The credit against the tax 4 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 1.6% of such 5 training expenses. For partners and for shareholders of 6 subchapter S corporations, there shall be allowed a credit 7 under this subsection (j) to be determined in accordance with 8 the determination of income and distributive share of income 9 under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal 10 Revenue Code. 11 Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused 12 in the year the credit is earned may be carried forward to 13 each of the 5 taxable years following the year for which the 14 credit is first computed until it is used. This credit shall 15 be applied first to the earliest year for which there is a 16 liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from 17 more than one tax year that is available to offset a 18 liability the earliest credit arising under this subsection 19 shall be applied first. 20 (k) Research and development credit. 21 Beginning with tax years ending after July 1, 1990, a 22 taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by 23 subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for increasing 24 research activities in this State. The credit allowed 25 against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 26 equal to 6 1/2% of the qualifying expenditures for increasing 27 research activities in this State. 28 For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying 29 expenditures" means the qualifying expenditures as defined 30 for the federal credit for increasing research activities 31 which would be allowable under Section 41 of the Internal 32 Revenue Code and which are conducted in this State, 33 "qualifying expenditures for increasing research activities 34 in this State" means the excess of qualifying expenditures -18- LRB9103445PTpk 1 for the taxable year in which incurred over qualifying 2 expenditures for the base period, "qualifying expenditures 3 for the base period" means the average of the qualifying 4 expenditures for each year in the base period, and "base 5 period" means the 3 taxable years immediately preceding the 6 taxable year for which the determination is being made. 7 Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable 8 year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the 9 unused credit shown on its final completed return carried 10 over as a credit against the tax liability for the following 11 5 taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever 12 occurs first. 13 If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year 14 from 2 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the 15 earliest year will be applied first against the tax liability 16 for the given year. If a tax liability for the given year 17 still remains, the credit from the next earliest year will 18 then be applied, and so on, until all credits have been used 19 or no tax liability for the given year remains. Any 20 remaining unused credit or credits then will be carried 21 forward to the next following year in which a tax liability 22 is incurred, except that no credit can be carried forward to 23 a year which is more than 5 years after the year in which the 24 expense for which the credit is given was incurred. 25 Unless extended by law, the credit shall not include 26 costs incurred after December 31, 2004, except for costs 27 incurred pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or 28 before December 31, 2004. 29 (l) Environmental Remediation Tax Credit. 30 (i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 31 and on or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be 32 allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections 33 (a) and (b) of this Section for certain amounts paid for 34 unreimbursed eligible remediation costs, as specified in -19- LRB9103445PTpk 1 this subsection. For purposes of this Section, 2 "unreimbursed eligible remediation costs" means costs 3 approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 4 ("Agency") under Section 58.14 of the Environmental 5 Protection Act that were paid in performing environmental 6 remediation at a site for which a No Further Remediation 7 Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under 8 Section 58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The 9 credit must be claimed for the taxable year in which 10 Agency approval of the eligible remediation costs is 11 granted. The credit is not available to any taxpayer if 12 the taxpayer or any related party caused or contributed 13 to, in any material respect, a release of regulated 14 substances on, in, or under the site that was identified 15 and addressed by the remedial action pursuant to the Site 16 Remediation Program of the Environmental Protection Act. 17 After the Pollution Control Board rules are adopted 18 pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act for 19 the administration and enforcement of Section 58.9 of the 20 Environmental Protection Act, determinations as to credit 21 availability for purposes of this Section shall be made 22 consistent with those rules. For purposes of this 23 Section, "taxpayer" includes a person whose tax 24 attributes the taxpayer has succeeded to under Section 25 381 of the Internal Revenue Code and "related party" 26 includes the persons disallowed a deduction for losses by 27 paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267 of the 28 Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being a related 29 taxpayer, as well as any of its partners. The credit 30 allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and 31 (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible 32 remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site, except 33 that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any site 34 contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the -20- LRB9103445PTpk 1 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. The total 2 credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year with a 3 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 6 in accordance with the determination of income and 7 distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 8 of 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. 13 The 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 17 for which there is a liability. If there is a credit 18 under this subsection from more than one tax year that is 19 available to offset a liability, the earliest credit 20 arising under this subsection shall be applied first. A 21 credit allowed under this subsection may be sold to a 22 buyer as part of a sale of all or part of the remediation 23 site for which the credit was granted. The purchaser of 24 a remediation site and the tax credit shall succeed to 25 the unused credit and remaining carry-forward period of 26 the seller. To perfect the transfer, the assignor shall 27 record the transfer in the chain of title for the site 28 and provide written notice to the Director of the 29 Illinois Department of Revenue of the assignor's intent 30 to sell the remediation site and the amount of the tax 31 credit to be transferred as a portion of the sale. In no 32 event may a credit be transferred to any taxpayer if the 33 taxpayer or a related party would not be eligible under 34 the provisions of subsection (i). -21- LRB9103445PTpk 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. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-519, eff. 7-18-96; 5 89-591, eff. 8-1-96; 90-123, eff. 7-21-97; 90-458, eff. 6 8-17-97; 90-605, eff. 6-30-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-717, 7 eff. 8-7-98; 90-792, eff. 1-1-99; revised 9-16-98.) 8 (35 ILCS 5/202.5 new) 9 Sec. 202.5. Net income attributable to the period prior 10 to January 1, 2000, and net income attributable to the period 11 after December 31, 1999. 12 (a) In general. With respect to the taxable year of a 13 taxpayer beginning prior to January 1, 2000, and ending after 14 December 31, 1999, net income for the period after December 15 31, 1999, shall be that amount which bears the same ratio to 16 the taxpayer's net income for the entire taxable year as the 17 number of days in such year after December 31, 1999, bears to 18 the total number of days in such year, and the net income for 19 the period prior to January 1, 2000, shall be that amount 20 which bears the same ratio to the taxpayer's net income for 21 the entire taxable year as the number of days in such year 22 prior to January 1, 2000, bears to the total number of days 23 in such year. 24 (b) Election to attribute income and deduction items 25 specifically to the respective portions of a taxable year 26 prior to January 1, 2000, and after December 31, 1999. In the 27 case of a taxpayer with a taxable year beginning prior to 28 January 1, 2000, and ending after December 31, 1999, the 29 taxpayer may elect, in lieu of the procedure established in 30 subsection (a) of this Section, to determine net income on a 31 specific accounting basis for the 2 portions of his taxable 32 year: 33 (i) from the beginning of the taxable year through -22- LRB9103445PTpk 1 December 31, 1999, and 2 (ii) from January 1, 2000, through the end of the 3 taxable year. 4 If the taxpayer elects specific accounting under this 5 subsection, there shall be taken into account in computing 6 base income for each of the 2 portions of the taxable year 7 only those items earned, received, paid, incurred or accrued 8 in each such period. The standard exemption provided by 9 Section 204 shall be divided between the respective periods 10 in amounts which bear the same ratio to the total exemption 11 allowable under Section 204 (determined without regard to 12 this Section) as the total number of days in each such period 13 bears to the total number of days in the taxable year. The 14 election provided by this subsection shall be made in such 15 manner and at such time as the Department may by forms or 16 regulations prescribe, but shall be made not later than the 17 due date (including any extensions thereof) for the filing of 18 the return for the taxable year, and shall be irrevocable. 19 (35 ILCS 5/202.7 new) 20 Sec. 202.7. Net income attributable to the period prior 21 to January 1, 2002, and net income attributable to the period 22 after December 31, 2001. 23 (a) In general. With respect to the taxable year of a 24 taxpayer beginning prior to January 1, 2002, and ending after 25 December 31, 2001, net income for the period after December 26 31, 2001, shall be that amount which bears the same ratio to 27 the taxpayer's net income for the entire taxable year as the 28 number of days in such year after December 31, 2001, bears to 29 the total number of days in such year, and the net income for 30 the period prior to January 1, 2002, shall be that amount 31 which bears the same ratio to the taxpayer's net income for 32 the entire taxable year as the number of days in such year 33 prior to January 1, 2002, bears to the total number of days -23- LRB9103445PTpk 1 in such year. 2 (b) Election to attribute income and deduction items 3 specifically to the respective portions of a taxable year 4 prior to January 1, 2002, and after December 31, 2001. In the 5 case of a taxpayer with a taxable year beginning prior to 6 January 1, 2002, and ending after December 31, 2001, the 7 taxpayer may elect, in lieu of the procedure established in 8 subsection (a) of this Section, to determine net income on a 9 specific accounting basis for the 2 portions of his taxable 10 year: 11 (i) from the beginning of the taxable year through 12 December 31, 2001, and 13 (ii) from January 1, 2002, through the end of the 14 taxable year. 15 If the taxpayer elects specific accounting under this 16 subsection, there shall be taken into account in computing 17 base income for each of the 2 portions of the taxable year 18 only those items earned, received, paid, incurred or accrued 19 in each such period. The standard exemption provided by 20 Section 204 shall be divided between the respective periods 21 in amounts which bear the same ratio to the total exemption 22 allowable under Section 204 (determined without regard to 23 this Section) as the total number of days in each such period 24 bears to the total number of days in the taxable year. The 25 election provided by this subsection shall be made in such 26 manner and at such time as the Department may by forms or 27 regulations prescribe, but shall be made not later than the 28 due date (including any extensions thereof) for the filing of 29 the return for the taxable year, and shall be irrevocable. 30 (35 ILCS 5/901) (from Ch. 120, par. 9-901) 31 Sec. 901. Collection Authority. 32 (a) In general. 33 The Department shall collect the taxes imposed by this -24- LRB9103445PTpk 1 Act. The Department shall collect certified past due child 2 support amounts under Section 39b52 of the Civil 3 Administrative Code of Illinois. Except as provided in 4 subsections (c) and (e) of this Section, money collected 5 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 6 Act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State 7 treasury; money collected pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) 8 of Section 201 of this Act shall be paid into the Personal 9 Property Tax Replacement Fund, a special fund in the State 10 Treasury; and money collected under Section 39b52 of the 11 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois shall be paid into the 12 Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund, a special fund outside 13 the State Treasury. 14 (b) Local Governmental Distributive Fund. 15 Beginning August 1, 1969, and continuing through June 30, 16 1994, the Treasurer shall transfer each month from the 17 General Revenue Fund to a special fund in the State treasury, 18 to be known as the "Local Government Distributive Fund", an 19 amount equal to 1/12 of the net revenue realized from the tax 20 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act 21 during the preceding month. Beginning July 1, 1994, and 22 continuing through June 30, 1995, the Treasurer shall 23 transfer each month from the General Revenue Fund to the 24 Local Government Distributive Fund an amount equal to 1/11 of 25 the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections 26 (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act during the preceding 27 month. Beginning July 1, 1995, the Treasurer shall transfer 28 each month from the General Revenue Fund to the Local 29 Government Distributive Fund an amount equal to 1/10 of the 30 net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections (a) 31 and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act during 32 the preceding month. Net revenue realized for a month shall 33 be defined as the revenue from the tax imposed by subsections 34 (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act which is deposited in -25- LRB9103445PTpk 1 the General Revenue Fund, the Educational Assistance Fund and 2 the Income Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund 3 during the month minus the amount paid out of the General 4 Revenue Fund in State warrants during that same month as 5 refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under the 6 tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 7 Act. 8 (c) Deposits Into Income Tax Refund Fund. 9 (1) Beginning on January 1, 1989 and thereafter, 10 the Department shall deposit a percentage of the amounts 11 collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(1), (2), 12and(3), (3.1), (3.2), (3.3), and (3.4) of Section 201 of 13 this Act into a fund in the State treasury known as the 14 Income Tax Refund Fund. The Department shall deposit 6% 15 of such amounts during the period beginning January 1, 16 1989 and ending on June 30, 1989. Beginning with State 17 fiscal year 1990 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 18 percentage deposited into the Income Tax Refund Fund 19 during a fiscal year shall be the Annual Percentage. For 20 fiscal years 1999 through 2001, the Annual Percentage 21 shall be 7.1%. For all other fiscal years, the Annual 22 Percentage shall be calculated as a fraction, the 23 numerator of which shall be the amount of refunds 24 approved for payment by the Department during the 25 preceding fiscal year as a result of overpayment of tax 26 liability under subsections (a) and (b)(1), (2),and(3), 27 (3.1), (3.2), (3.3), and (3.4) of Section 201 of this Act 28 plus the amount of such refunds remaining approved but 29 unpaid at the end of the preceding fiscal year, the 30 denominator of which shall be the amounts which will be 31 collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(1), (2), 32and(3), (3.1), (3.2), (3.3), and (3.4) of Section 201 of 33 this Act during the preceding fiscal year. The Director 34 of Revenue shall certify the Annual Percentage to the -26- LRB9103445PTpk 1 Comptroller on the last business day of the fiscal year 2 immediately preceding the fiscal year for which it is to 3 be effective. 4 (2) Beginning on January 1, 1989 and thereafter, 5 the Department shall deposit a percentage of the amounts 6 collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(6), (7), 7and(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (c) and (d) of Section 8 201 of this Act into a fund in the State treasury known 9 as the Income Tax Refund Fund. The Department shall 10 deposit 18% of such amounts during the period beginning 11 January 1, 1989 and ending on June 30, 1989. Beginning 12 with State fiscal year 1990 and for each fiscal year 13 thereafter, the percentage deposited into the Income Tax 14 Refund Fund during a fiscal year shall be the Annual 15 Percentage. For fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, the 16 Annual Percentage shall be 19%. For all other fiscal 17 years, the Annual Percentage shall be calculated as a 18 fraction, the numerator of which shall be the amount of 19 refunds approved for payment by the Department during the 20 preceding fiscal year as a result of overpayment of tax 21 liability under subsections (a) and (b)(6), (7),and(8), 22 (9), (10), (11), and (12), (c) and (d) of Section 201 of 23 this Act plus the amount of such refunds remaining 24 approved but unpaid at the end of the preceding fiscal 25 year, the denominator of which shall be the amounts which 26 will be collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (b)(6), 27 (7),and(8), (9), (10), (11), and (12), (c) and (d) of 28 Section 201 of this Act during the preceding fiscal year. 29 The Director of Revenue shall certify the Annual 30 Percentage to the Comptroller on the last business day of 31 the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for 32 which it is to be effective. 33 (d) Expenditures from Income Tax Refund Fund. 34 (1) Beginning January 1, 1989, money in the Income -27- LRB9103445PTpk 1 Tax Refund Fund shall be expended exclusively for the 2 purpose of paying refunds resulting from overpayment of 3 tax liability under Section 201 of this Act and for 4 making transfers pursuant to this subsection (d). 5 (2) The Director shall order payment of refunds 6 resulting from overpayment of tax liability under Section 7 201 of this Act from the Income Tax Refund Fund only to 8 the extent that amounts collected pursuant to Section 201 9 of this Act and transfers pursuant to this subsection (d) 10 have been deposited and retained in the Fund. 11 (3) As soon as possible after the end of each 12 fiscal year, the Director shall order transferred and the 13 State Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer from 14 the Income Tax Refund Fund to the Personal Property Tax 15 Replacement Fund an amount, certified by the Director to 16 the Comptroller, equal to the excess of the amount 17 collected pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of Section 18 201 of this Act deposited into the Income Tax Refund Fund 19 during the fiscal year over the amount of refunds 20 resulting from overpayment of tax liability under 21 subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act paid 22 from the Income Tax Refund Fund during the fiscal year. 23 (4) As soon as possible after the end of each 24 fiscal year, the Director shall order transferred and the 25 State Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer from 26 the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Income 27 Tax Refund Fund an amount, certified by the Director to 28 the Comptroller, equal to the excess of the amount of 29 refunds resulting from overpayment of tax liability under 30 subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act paid 31 from the Income Tax Refund Fund during the fiscal year 32 over the amount collected pursuant to subsections (c) and 33 (d) of Section 201 of this Act deposited into the Income 34 Tax Refund Fund during the fiscal year. -28- LRB9103445PTpk 1 (4.5) As soon as possible after the end of fiscal 2 year 1999 and of each fiscal year thereafter, the 3 Director shall order transferred and the State Treasurer 4 and State Comptroller shall transfer from the Income Tax 5 Refund Fund to the General Revenue Fund any surplus 6 remaining in the Income Tax Refund Fund as of the end of 7 such fiscal year. 8 (5) This Act shall constitute an irrevocable and 9 continuing appropriation from the Income Tax Refund Fund 10 for the purpose of paying refunds upon the order of the 11 Director in accordance with the provisions of this 12 Section. 13 (e) Deposits into the Education Assistance Fund and the 14 Income Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund. 15 On July 1, 1991, and thereafter, of the amounts collected 16 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this 17 Act, minus deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, the 18 Department shall deposit 7.3% into the Education Assistance 19 Fund in the State Treasury. Beginning July 1, 1991, and 20 continuing through January 31, 1993, of the amounts collected 21 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the 22 Illinois Income Tax Act, minus deposits into the Income Tax 23 Refund Fund, the Department shall deposit 3.0% into the 24 Income Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund in 25 the State Treasury. Beginning February 1, 1993 and 26 continuing through June 30, 1993, of the amounts collected 27 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the 28 Illinois Income Tax Act, minus deposits into the Income Tax 29 Refund Fund, the Department shall deposit 4.4% into the 30 Income Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund in 31 the State Treasury. Beginning July 1, 1993, and continuing 32 through June 30, 1994, of the amounts collected under 33 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act, minus 34 deposits into the Income Tax Refund Fund, the Department -29- LRB9103445PTpk 1 shall deposit 1.475% into the Income Tax Surcharge Local 2 Government Distributive Fund in the State Treasury. 3 (Source: P.A. 89-6, eff. 12-31-95; 90-613, eff. 7-9-98; 4 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.) (e-mailed) 5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 6 becoming law.