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91_SB1593 LRB9112460SMdvB 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. Child and elderly care expense credit. For 9 taxable years 2000 through 2004, every individual taxpayer 10 whose taxable income is $75,000 or less is entitled to a tax 11 credit equal to 5% of the amount paid in the taxable year for 12 day care expenses for a dependent child of the taxpayer or an 13 elderly dependent of the taxpayer 65 years old or older. If 14 the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability for the 15 year, the excess may be carried forward and applied to the 16 tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess 17 credit year. The credit shall be applied to the earliest 18 year for which there is a tax liability. If there are 19 credits from more than one tax year that are available to 20 offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied 21 first. 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 23 becoming law.