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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5527

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Brandun Schweizer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

35 ILCS 5/201

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the
research and development credit by calculating the increase in the
taxpayer's research activities in the State over 50% (currently, 100%) of
the qualifying expenditures for the base period. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning revenue.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
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changing Section 201 as follows:

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(35 ILCS 5/201)
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Sec. 201.
Tax imposed.
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(a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby
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imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and estate for
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each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the privilege
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of earning or receiving income in or as a resident of this
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State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other occupation or
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privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any municipal
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corporation or political subdivision thereof.
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(b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this
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Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by
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subsection (d-1):
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(1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
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taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount
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equal to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the
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taxable year.
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(2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
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taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending

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after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 2
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1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
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July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii)
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3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after June
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30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
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(3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
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taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending
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prior to January 1, 2011, an amount equal to 3% of the
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taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
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(4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
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for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and
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ending after December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum
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of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
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to January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
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(ii) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
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December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
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(5) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
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for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011,
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and ending prior to January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 5%
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of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
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(5.1) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
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for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and
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ending after December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum
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of (i) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
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to January 1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
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(ii) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period

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after December 31, 2014, as calculated under Section
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202.5.
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(5.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
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for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
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and ending prior to July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 3.75%
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of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
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(5.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
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for taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 2017, and
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ending after June 30, 2017, an amount equal to the sum of
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(i) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
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prior to July 1, 2017, as calculated under Section 202.5,
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and (ii) 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
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after June 30, 2017, as calculated under Section 202.5.
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(5.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
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for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2017, an
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amount equal to 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the
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taxable year.
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(6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of the
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taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
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(7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
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1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4% of the
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taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1,
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1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of
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the taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30,

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1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
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(8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending prior to January
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1, 2011, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net
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income for the taxable year.
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(9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and ending after
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December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8%
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of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
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January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
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(ii) 7% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
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December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
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(10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and ending prior to
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January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 7% of the taxpayer's
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net income for the taxable year.
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(11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and ending after
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December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 7% of
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the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to January
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1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 5.25%
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of the taxpayer's net income for the period after December
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31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
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(12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and ending prior to
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July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 5.25% of the taxpayer's

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net income for the taxable year.
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(13) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning prior to July 1, 2017, and ending after June 30,
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2017, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 5.25% of the
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taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1,
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2017, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 7% of
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the taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30,
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2017, as calculated under Section 202.5.
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(14) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
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beginning on or after July 1, 2017, an amount equal to 7%
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of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
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The rates under this subsection (b) are subject to the
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provisions of Section 201.5.
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(b-5) Surcharge; sale or exchange of assets, properties,
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and intangibles of organization gaming licensees. For each of
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taxable years 2019 through 2027, a surcharge is imposed on all
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taxpayers on income arising from the sale or exchange of
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capital assets, depreciable business property, real property
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used in the trade or business, and Section 197 intangibles (i)
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of an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing
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Act of 1975 and (ii) of an organization gaming licensee under
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the Illinois Gambling Act. The amount of the surcharge is
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equal to the amount of federal income tax liability for the
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taxable year attributable to those sales and exchanges. The
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surcharge imposed shall not apply if:
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(1) the organization gaming license, organization

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license, or racetrack property is transferred as a result
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of any of the following:
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(A) bankruptcy, a receivership, or a debt
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adjustment initiated by or against the initial
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licensee or the substantial owners of the initial
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licensee;
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(B) cancellation, revocation, or termination of
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any such license by the Illinois Gaming Board or the
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Illinois Racing Board;
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(C) a determination by the Illinois Gaming Board
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that transfer of the license is in the best interests
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of Illinois gaming;
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(D) the death of an owner of the equity interest in
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a licensee;
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(E) the acquisition of a controlling interest in
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the stock or substantially all of the assets of a
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publicly traded company;
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(F) a transfer by a parent company to a wholly
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owned subsidiary; or
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(G) the transfer or sale to or by one person to
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another person where both persons were initial owners
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of the license when the license was issued; or
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(2) the controlling interest in the organization
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gaming license, organization license, or racetrack
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property is transferred in a transaction to lineal
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descendants in which no gain or loss is recognized or as a

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result of a transaction in accordance with Section 351 of
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the Internal Revenue Code in which no gain or loss is
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recognized; or
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(3) live horse racing was not conducted in 2010 at a
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racetrack located within 3 miles of the Mississippi River
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under a license issued pursuant to the Illinois Horse
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Racing Act of 1975.
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The transfer of an organization gaming license,
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organization license, or racetrack property by a person other
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than the initial licensee to receive the organization gaming
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license is not subject to a surcharge. The Department shall
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adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this
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subsection.
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(c) Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax.
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Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
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income tax, there is also hereby imposed the Personal Property
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Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on every
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corporation (including Subchapter S corporations), partnership
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and trust, for each taxable year ending after June 30, 1979.
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Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of earning or
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receiving income in or as a resident of this State. The
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Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax shall be in
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addition to the income tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
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of this Section and in addition to all other occupation or
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privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any municipal
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corporation or political subdivision thereof.

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(d) Additional Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
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Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax
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imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
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in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S
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corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
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be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
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income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
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1, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in this
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subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, and in the case of a
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partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be an
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additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
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for the taxable year.
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(d-1) Rate reduction for certain foreign insurers. In the
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case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of the
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Illinois Insurance Code, whose state or country of domicile
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imposes on insurers domiciled in Illinois a retaliatory tax
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(excluding any insurer whose premiums from reinsurance assumed
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are 50% or more of its total insurance premiums as determined
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under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 304, except
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that for purposes of this determination premiums from
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reinsurance do not include premiums from inter-affiliate
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reinsurance arrangements), beginning with taxable years ending
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on or after December 31, 1999, the sum of the rates of tax
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imposed by subsections (b) and (d) shall be reduced (but not
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increased) to the rate at which the total amount of tax imposed
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under this Act, net of all credits allowed under this Act,

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shall equal (i) the total amount of tax that would be imposed
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on the foreign insurer's net income allocable to Illinois for
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the taxable year by such foreign insurer's state or country of
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domicile if that net income were subject to all income taxes
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and taxes measured by net income imposed by such foreign
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insurer's state or country of domicile, net of all credits
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allowed or (ii) a rate of zero if no such tax is imposed on
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such income by the foreign insurer's state of domicile. For
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the purposes of this subsection (d-1), an inter-affiliate
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includes a mutual insurer under common management.
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(1) For the purposes of subsection (d-1), in no event
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shall the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections
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(b) and (d) be reduced below the rate at which the sum of:
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(A) the total amount of tax imposed on such
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foreign insurer under this Act for a taxable year, net
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of all credits allowed under this Act, plus
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(B) the privilege tax imposed by Section 409 of
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the Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance
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company tax imposed by Section 12 of the Fire
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Investigation Act, and the fire department taxes
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imposed under Section 11-10-1 of the Illinois
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Municipal Code,
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equals 1.25% for taxable years ending prior to December
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31, 2003, or 1.75% for taxable years ending on or after
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December 31, 2003, of the net taxable premiums written for
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the taxable year, as described by subsection (1) of

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Section 409 of the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph
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will in no event increase the rates imposed under
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subsections (b) and (d).
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(2) Any reduction in the rates of tax imposed by this
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subsection shall be applied first against the rates
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imposed by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed
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by subsection (a) net of all credits allowed under this
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Section other than the credit allowed under subsection (i)
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has been reduced to zero, against the rates imposed by
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subsection (d).
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This subsection (d-1) is exempt from the provisions of
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Section 250.
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(e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a
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credit against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
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Tax for investment in qualified property.
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(1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to .5%
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of the basis of qualified property placed in service
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during the taxable year, provided such property is placed
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in service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be allowed
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an additional credit equal to .5% of the basis of
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qualified property placed in service during the taxable
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year, provided such property is placed in service on or
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after July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment
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within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over the
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preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's employment
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records filed with the Illinois Department of Employment

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Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be
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deemed to have met the 1% growth in base employment for the
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first year in which they file employment records with the
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Illinois Department of Employment Security. The provisions
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added to this Section by Public Act 85-1200 (and restored
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by Public Act 87-895) shall be construed as declaratory of
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existing law and not as a new enactment. If, in any year,
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the increase in base employment within Illinois over the
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preceding year is less than 1%, the additional credit
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shall be limited to that percentage times a fraction, the
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numerator of which is .5% and the denominator of which is
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1%, but shall not exceed .5%. The investment credit shall
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not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
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taxpayer's liability in any tax year below zero, nor may
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any credit for qualified property be allowed for any year
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other than the year in which the property was placed in
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service in Illinois. For tax years ending on or after
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December 31, 1987, and on or before December 31, 1988, the
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credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the
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property is placed in service, or, if the amount of the
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credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether it
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exceeds the original liability or the liability as later
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amended, such excess may be carried forward and applied to
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the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the
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excess credit years if the taxpayer (i) makes investments
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which cause the creation of a minimum of 2,000 full-time

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equivalent jobs in Illinois, (ii) is located in an
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enterprise zone established pursuant to the Illinois
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Enterprise Zone Act and (iii) is certified by the
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Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
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Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) as
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complying with the requirements specified in clause (i)
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and (ii) by July 1, 1986. The Department of Commerce and
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Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
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Opportunity) shall notify the Department of Revenue of all
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such certifications immediately. For tax years ending
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after December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
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the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
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or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
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for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability
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or the liability as later amended, such excess may be
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carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5
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taxable years following the excess credit years. The
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credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
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there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
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tax year that is available to offset a liability, earlier
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credit shall be applied first.
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(2) The term "qualified property" means property
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which:
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(A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
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buildings and structural components of buildings and
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signs that are real property, but not including land

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or improvements to real property that are not a
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structural component of a building such as
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landscaping, sewer lines, local access roads, fencing,
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parking lots, and other appurtenances;
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(B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
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Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
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as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
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eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
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(e);
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(C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
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179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
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(D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is
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primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining coal
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or fluorite, or in retailing, or was placed in service
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on or after July 1, 2006 in a River Edge Redevelopment
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Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
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Redevelopment Zone Act; and
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(E) has not previously been used in Illinois in
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such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
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the credit provided by this subsection (e) or
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subsection (f).
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(3) For purposes of this subsection (e),
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"manufacturing" means the material staging and production
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of tangible personal property by procedures commonly
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regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or
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assembling which changes some existing material into new

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shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes
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of this subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the
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same meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of the
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Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subsection
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(e), the term "retailing" means the sale of tangible
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personal property for use or consumption and not for
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resale, or services rendered in conjunction with the sale
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of tangible personal property for use or consumption and
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not for resale. For purposes of this subsection (e),
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"tangible personal property" has the same meaning as when
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that term is used in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
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and, for taxable years ending after December 31, 2008,
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does not include the generation, transmission, or
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distribution of electricity.
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(4) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
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used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
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income tax purposes.
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(5) If the basis of the property for federal income
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tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
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placed in service in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount
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of such increase shall be deemed property placed in
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service on the date of such increase in basis.
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(6) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
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meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
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be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within

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48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
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any qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
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months after being placed in service, the Personal
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Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for such taxable year
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shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined by
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(i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
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been allowed for the year in which credit for such
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property was originally allowed by eliminating such
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property from such computation and, (ii) subtracting such
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recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously
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allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (7), a
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reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting
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from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be
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deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent
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of such reduction.
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(8) Unless the investment credit is extended by law,
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the basis of qualified property shall not include costs
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incurred after December 31, 2018, except for costs
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incurred pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or
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before December 31, 2018.
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(9) Each taxable year ending before December 31, 2000,
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a partnership may elect to pass through to its partners
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the credits to which the partnership is entitled under
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this subsection (e) for the taxable year. A partner may
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use the credit allocated to him or her under this
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paragraph only against the tax imposed in subsections (c)

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and (d) of this Section. If the partnership makes that
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election, those credits shall be allocated among the
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partners in the partnership in accordance with the rules
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set forth in Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,
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and the rules promulgated under that Section, and the
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allocated amount of the credits shall be allowed to the
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partners for that taxable year. The partnership shall make
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this election on its Personal Property Tax Replacement
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Income Tax return for that taxable year. The election to
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pass through the credits shall be irrevocable.
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For taxable years ending on or after December 31,
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2000, a partner that qualifies its partnership for a
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subtraction under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of
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subsection (d) of Section 203 or a shareholder that
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qualifies a Subchapter S corporation for a subtraction
16

under subparagraph (S) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b)
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of Section 203 shall be allowed a credit under this
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subsection (e) equal to its share of the credit earned
19

under this subsection (e) during the taxable year by the
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partnership or Subchapter S corporation, determined in
21

accordance with the determination of income and
22

distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
23

and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. This
24

paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
25

(f) Investment credit; Enterprise Zone; River Edge
26
Redevelopment Zone.

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(1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the
2

tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
3

investment in qualified property which is placed in
4

service in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant to the
5

Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or, for property placed in
6

service on or after July 1, 2006, a River Edge
7

Redevelopment Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
8

Redevelopment Zone Act. For partners, shareholders of
9

Subchapter S corporations, and owners of limited liability
10

companies, if the liability company is treated as a
11

partnership for purposes of federal and State income
12

taxation, for taxable years ending before December 31,
13

2023, there shall be allowed a credit under this
14

subsection (f) to be determined in accordance with the
15

determination of income and distributive share of income
16

under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the
17

Internal Revenue Code. For taxable years ending on or
18

after December 31, 2023, for partners and shareholders of
19

Subchapter S corporations, the provisions of Section 251
20

shall apply with respect to the credit under this
21

subsection. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
22

property. The credit shall be available only in the
23

taxable year in which the property is placed in service in
24

the Enterprise Zone or River Edge Redevelopment Zone and
25

shall not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
26

taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by subsections

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(a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. For tax years
2

ending on or after December 31, 1985, the credit shall be
3

allowed for the tax year in which the property is placed in
4

service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
5

liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
6

liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
7

may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
8

the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
9

credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
10

there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
11

tax year that is available to offset a liability, the
12

credit accruing first in time shall be applied first.
13

(2) The term qualified property means property which:
14

(A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
15

buildings and structural components of buildings;
16

(B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
17

Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
18

as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
19

eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
20

(f);
21

(C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
22

179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
23

(D) is used in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
24

Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer; and
25

(E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
26

such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for

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the credit provided by this subsection (f) or
2

subsection (e).
3

(3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
4

used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
5

income tax purposes.
6

(4) If the basis of the property for federal income
7

tax depreciation purposes is increased after it has been
8

placed in service in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
9

Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer, the amount of such
10

increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
11

date of such increase in basis.
12

(5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
13

meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
14

(6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
15

be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
16

48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
17

any qualified property is moved outside the Enterprise
18

Zone or River Edge Redevelopment Zone within 48 months
19

after being placed in service, the tax imposed under
20

subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable
21

year shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined
22

by (i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
23

been allowed for the year in which credit for such
24

property was originally allowed by eliminating such
25

property from such computation, and (ii) subtracting such
26

recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously

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allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), a
2

reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting
3

from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be
4

deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent
5

of such reduction.
6

(7) There shall be allowed an additional credit equal
7

to 0.5% of the basis of qualified property placed in
8

service during the taxable year in a River Edge
9

Redevelopment Zone, provided such property is placed in
10

service on or after July 1, 2006, and the taxpayer's base
11

employment within Illinois has increased by 1% or more
12

over the preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's
13

employment records filed with the Illinois Department of
14

Employment Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois
15

shall be deemed to have met the 1% growth in base
16

employment for the first year in which they file
17

employment records with the Illinois Department of
18

Employment Security. If, in any year, the increase in base
19

employment within Illinois over the preceding year is less
20

than 1%, the additional credit shall be limited to that
21

percentage times a fraction, the numerator of which is
22

0.5% and the denominator of which is 1%, but shall not
23

exceed 0.5%.
24

(8) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
25

2021, there shall be allowed an Enterprise Zone
26

construction jobs credit against the taxes imposed under

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subsections (a) and (b) of this Section as provided in
2

Section 13 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
3

The credit or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's
4

liability to less than zero. If the amount of the credit or
5

credits exceeds the taxpayer's liability, the excess may
6

be carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's
7

liability in succeeding calendar years in the same manner
8

provided under paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act.
9

The credit or credits shall be applied to the earliest
10

year for which there is a tax liability. If there are
11

credits from more than one taxable year that are available
12

to offset a liability, the earlier credit shall be applied
13

first.
14

For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S
15

corporations, and owners of limited liability companies,
16

if the liability company is treated as a partnership for
17

the purposes of federal and State income taxation, for
18

taxable years ending before December 31, 2023, there shall
19

be allowed a credit under this Section to be determined in
20

accordance with the determination of income and
21

distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
22

and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. For taxable
23

years ending on or after December 31, 2023, for partners
24

and shareholders of Subchapter S corporations, the
25

provisions of Section 251 shall apply with respect to the
26

credit under this subsection.

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The total aggregate amount of credits awarded under
2

the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9)
3

shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
4

This paragraph (8) is exempt from the provisions of
5

Section 250.
6

(g) (Blank).
7

(h) Investment credit; High Impact Business.
8

(1) Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section
9

5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall
10

be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections
11

(a) and (b) of this Section for investment in qualified
12

property which is placed in service by a Department of
13

Commerce and Economic Opportunity designated High Impact
14

Business. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
15

property. The credit shall not be available (i) until the
16

minimum investments in qualified property set forth in
17

subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
18

Enterprise Zone Act have been satisfied or (ii) until the
19

time authorized in subsection (b-5) of the Illinois
20

Enterprise Zone Act for entities designated as High Impact
21

Businesses under subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and
22

(a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
23

Act, and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
24

reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
25

subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. The
26

credit applicable to such investments shall be taken in

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the taxable year in which such investments have been
2

completed. The credit for additional investments beyond
3

the minimum investment by a designated high impact
4

business authorized under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section
5

5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act shall be available
6

only in the taxable year in which the property is placed in
7

service and shall not be allowed to the extent that it
8

would reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
9

subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. For
10

tax years ending on or after December 31, 1987, the credit
11

shall be allowed for the tax year in which the property is
12

placed in service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds
13

the tax liability for that year, whether it exceeds the
14

original liability or the liability as later amended, such
15

excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax
16

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 liability. If there is credit
19

from more than one tax year that is available to offset a
20

liability, the credit accruing first in time shall be
21

applied first.
22

Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public Act
23

88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
24

reflect existing law.
25

(2) The term qualified property means property which:
26

(A) is tangible, whether new or used, including

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buildings and structural components of buildings;
2

(B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
3

Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
4

as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
5

eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
6

(h);
7

(C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
8

179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
9

(D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
10

Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
11

Section.
12

(3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
13

used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
14

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 a federally designated Foreign Trade
18

Zone or Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the
19

amount of such increase shall be deemed property placed in
20

service on the date of such increase in basis.
21

(5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
22

meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
23

(6) If during any taxable year ending on or before
24

December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified
25

property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months
26

after being placed in service, or the situs of any

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qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
2

months after being placed in service, the tax imposed
3

under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such
4

taxable year shall be increased. Such increase shall be
5

determined by (i) recomputing the investment credit which
6

would have been allowed for the year in which credit for
7

such property was originally allowed by eliminating such
8

property from such computation, and (ii) subtracting such
9

recomputed credit from the amount of credit previously
10

allowed. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), a
11

reduction of the basis of qualified property resulting
12

from a redetermination of the purchase price shall be
13

deemed a disposition of qualified property to the extent
14

of such reduction.
15

(7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 31,
16

1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under this
17

subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax abatement and
18

the taxpayer relocates its entire facility in violation of
19

the explicit terms and length of the contract under
20

Section 18-183 of the Property Tax Code, the tax imposed
21

under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be
22

increased for the taxable year in which the taxpayer
23

relocated its facility by an amount equal to the amount of
24

credit received by the taxpayer under this subsection (h).
25

(h-5) High Impact Business construction jobs credit. For
26
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, there

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shall also be allowed a High Impact Business construction jobs
2
credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b)
3
of this Section as provided in subsections (i) and (j) of
4
Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
5

The credit or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's
6
liability to less than zero. If the amount of the credit or
7
credits exceeds the taxpayer's liability, the excess may be
8
carried forward and applied against the taxpayer's liability
9
in succeeding calendar years in the manner provided under
10
paragraph (4) of Section 211 of this Act. The credit or credits
11
shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax
12
liability. If there are credits from more than one taxable
13
year that are available to offset a liability, the earlier
14
credit shall be applied first.
15

For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S corporations,
16
and owners of limited liability companies, for taxable years
17
ending before December 31, 2023, if the liability company is
18
treated as a partnership for the purposes of federal and State
19
income taxation, there shall be allowed a credit under this
20
Section to be determined in accordance with the determination
21
of income and distributive share of income under Sections 702
22
and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. For
23
taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2023, for
24
partners and shareholders of Subchapter S corporations, the
25
provisions of Section 251 shall apply with respect to the
26
credit under this subsection.

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The total aggregate amount of credits awarded under the
2
Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9) shall not
3
exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
4

This subsection (h-5) is exempt from the provisions of
5
Section 250.
6

(i) Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
7
Tax. For tax years ending prior to December 31, 2003, a credit
8
shall be allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
9
and (b) of this Section for the tax imposed by subsections (c)
10
and (d) of this Section. This credit shall be computed by
11
multiplying the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
12
Section by a fraction, the numerator of which is base income
13
allocable to Illinois and the denominator of which is Illinois
14
base income, and further multiplying the product by the tax
15
rate imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
16

Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under this
17
subsection which is unused in the year the credit is computed
18
because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by subsections
19
(a) and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the original
20
liability or the liability as later amended) may be carried
21
forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by
22
subsections (a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the
23
excess credit year, provided that no credit may be carried
24
forward to any year ending on or after December 31, 2003. This
25
credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for which
26
there is a liability. If there is a credit under this

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subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
2
offset a liability the earliest credit arising under this
3
subsection shall be applied first.
4

If, during any taxable year ending on or after December
5
31, 1986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
6
Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
7
subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax
8
shall also be reduced. Such reduction shall be determined by
9
recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax
10
imposed by subsections (c) and (d). If any portion of the
11
reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different
12
taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such
13
taxable year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
14

(j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years
15
ending on or after December 31, 1986 and prior to December 31,
16
2003, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
17
imposed by subsections (a) and (b) under this Section for all
18
amounts paid or accrued, on behalf of all persons employed by
19
the taxpayer in Illinois or Illinois residents employed
20
outside of Illinois by a taxpayer, for educational or
21
vocational training in semi-technical or technical fields or
22
semi-skilled or skilled fields, which were deducted from gross
23
income in the computation of taxable income. The credit
24
against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be
25
1.6% of such training expenses. For partners, shareholders of
26
subchapter S corporations, and owners of limited liability

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companies, if the liability company is treated as a
2
partnership for purposes of federal and State income taxation,
3
for taxable years ending before December 31, 2023, there shall
4
be allowed a credit under this subsection (j) to be determined
5
in accordance with the determination of income and
6
distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
7
subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. For taxable years
8
ending on or after December 31, 2023, for partners and
9
shareholders of Subchapter S corporations, the provisions of
10
Section 251 shall apply with respect to the credit under this
11
subsection.
12

Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused
13
in the year the credit is earned may be carried forward to each
14
of the 5 taxable years following the year for which the credit
15
is first computed until it is used. This credit shall be
16
applied first to the earliest year for which there is a
17
liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from
18
more than one tax year that is available to offset a liability,
19
the earliest credit arising under this subsection shall be
20
applied first. No carryforward credit may be claimed in any
21
tax year ending on or after December 31, 2003.
22

(k) Research and development credit. For tax years ending
23
after July 1, 1990 and prior to December 31, 2003, and
24
beginning again for tax years ending on or after December 31,
25
2004,
and ending prior to January 1, 2032,
a taxpayer shall be
26
allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)

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and (b) of this Section for increasing research activities in
2
this State. The credit allowed against the tax imposed by
3
subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 6 1/2% of the
4
qualifying expenditures for increasing research activities in
5
this State. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
6
corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if
7
the liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes
8
of federal and State income taxation, for taxable years ending
9
before December 31, 2023, there shall be allowed a credit
10
under this subsection to be determined in accordance with the
11
determination of income and distributive share of income under
12
Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue
13
Code. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2023,
14
for partners and shareholders of Subchapter S corporations,
15
the provisions of Section 251 shall apply with respect to the
16
credit under this subsection.
17

For purposes of this subsection
:

,
18

"Base period" means the 3 taxable years immediately
19
preceding the taxable year for which the determination is
20
being made.

21

"Qualifying

"qualifying
expenditures" means the qualifying
22
expenditures as defined for the federal credit for increasing
23
research activities which would be allowable under Section 41
24
of the Internal Revenue Code and which are conducted in this
25
State
.

,
26

"Qualifying

"qualifying
expenditures for increasing

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research activities in this State" means
: (1) for taxable
2
years ending before December 31, 2026,
the excess of
3
qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in which incurred
4
over qualifying expenditures for the base period
; and (2) for
5
taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2026, the excess
6
of qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in which
7
incurred over 50% of the qualifying expenditures for the base
8
period.

,
9

"Qualifying

"qualifying
expenditures for the base period"
10
means the average of the qualifying expenditures for each year
11
in the base period
, and "base period" means the 3 taxable years
12
immediately preceding the taxable year for which the
13
determination is being made
.
14

Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
15
year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the
16
unused credit shown on its final completed return carried over
17
as a credit against the tax liability for the following 5
18
taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever
19
occurs first; provided that no credit earned in a tax year
20
ending prior to December 31, 2003 may be carried forward to any
21
year ending on or after December 31, 2003.
22

If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year from
23
2 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the earliest
24
year will be applied first against the tax liability for the
25
given year. If a tax liability for the given year still
26
remains, the credit from the next earliest year will then be

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applied, and so on, until all credits have been used or no tax
2
liability for the given year remains. Any remaining unused
3
credit or credits then will be carried forward to the next
4
following year in which a tax liability is incurred, except
5
that no credit can be carried forward to a year which is more
6
than 5 years after the year in which the expense for which the
7
credit is given was incurred.
8

No inference shall be drawn from Public Act 91-644 in
9
construing this Section for taxable years beginning before
10
January 1, 1999.
11

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the research
12
and development credit under this subsection (k) shall apply
13
continuously for all tax years ending on or after December 31,
14
2004 and ending prior to January 1, 2032, including, but not
15
limited to, the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending
16
on July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-22). All
17
actions taken in reliance on the continuation of the credit
18
under this subsection (k) by any taxpayer are hereby
19
validated.
20

This subsection (k) is exempt from the provisions of
21
Section 250.

22

(l) Environmental Remediation Tax Credit.
23

(i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 and
24

on or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be
25

allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections
26

(a) and (b) of this Section for certain amounts paid for

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unreimbursed eligible remediation costs, as specified in
2

this subsection. For purposes of this Section,
3

"unreimbursed eligible remediation costs" means costs
4

approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
5

("Agency") under Section 58.14 of the Environmental
6

Protection Act that were paid in performing environmental
7

remediation at a site for which a No Further Remediation
8

Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
9

58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
10

be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval
11

of the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit
12

is not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
13

related party caused or contributed to, in any material
14

respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or
15

under the site that was identified and addressed by the
16

remedial action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program
17

of the Environmental Protection Act. After the Pollution
18

Control Board rules are adopted pursuant to the Illinois
19

Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and
20

enforcement of Section 58.9 of the Environmental
21

Protection Act, determinations as to credit availability
22

for purposes of this Section shall be made consistent with
23

those rules. For purposes of this Section, "taxpayer"
24

includes a person whose tax attributes the taxpayer has
25

succeeded to under Section 381 of the Internal Revenue
26

Code and "related party" includes the persons disallowed a

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deduction for losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of
2

Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of
3

being a related taxpayer, as well as any of its partners.
4

The credit allowed against the tax imposed by subsections
5

(a) and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed
6

eligible remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site,
7

except that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any
8

site contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the
9

Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
10

Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). The
11

total credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year
12

with a maximum total of $150,000 per site. For partners
13

and shareholders of subchapter S corporations, there shall
14

be allowed a credit under this subsection to be determined
15

in accordance with the determination of income and
16

distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
17

and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
18

(ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
19

unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
20

forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
21

for which the credit is first earned until it is used. The
22

term "unused credit" does not include any amounts of
23

unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of the
24

maximum credit per site authorized under paragraph (i).
25

This credit shall be applied first to the earliest year
26

for which there is a liability. If there is a credit under

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this subsection from more than one tax year that is
2

available to offset a liability, the earliest credit
3

arising under this subsection shall be applied first. A
4

credit allowed under this subsection may be sold to a
5

buyer as part of a sale of all or part of the remediation
6

site for which the credit was granted. The purchaser of a
7

remediation site and the tax credit shall succeed to the
8

unused credit and remaining carry-forward period of the
9

seller. To perfect the transfer, the assignor shall record
10

the transfer in the chain of title for the site and provide
11

written notice to the Director of the Illinois Department
12

of Revenue of the assignor's intent to sell the
13

remediation site and the amount of the tax credit to be
14

transferred as a portion of the sale. In no event may a
15

credit be transferred to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or a
16

related party would not be eligible under the provisions
17

of subsection (i).
18

(iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
19

shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
20

Environmental Protection Act.
21

(m) Education expense credit. Beginning with tax years
22
ending after December 31, 1999, a taxpayer who is the
23
custodian of one or more qualifying pupils shall be allowed a
24
credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
25
this Section for qualified education expenses incurred on
26
behalf of the qualifying pupils. The credit shall be equal to

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25% of qualified education expenses, but in no event may the
2
total credit under this subsection claimed by a family that is
3
the custodian of qualifying pupils exceed (i) $500 for tax
4
years ending prior to December 31, 2017, and (ii) $750 for tax
5
years ending on or after December 31, 2017. In no event shall a
6
credit under this subsection reduce the taxpayer's liability
7
under this Act to less than zero. Notwithstanding any other
8
provision of law, for taxable years beginning on or after
9
January 1, 2017, no taxpayer may claim a credit under this
10
subsection (m) if the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the
11
taxable year exceeds (i) $500,000, in the case of spouses
12
filing a joint federal tax return or (ii) $250,000, in the case
13
of all other taxpayers. This subsection is exempt from the
14
provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
15

For purposes of this subsection:
16

"Qualifying pupils" means individuals who (i) are
17
residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of
18
21 at the close of the school year for which a credit is
19
sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is
20
sought were full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten
21
through twelfth grade education program at any school, as
22
defined in this subsection.
23

"Qualified education expense" means the amount incurred on
24
behalf of a qualifying pupil in excess of $250 for tuition,
25
book fees, and lab fees at the school in which the pupil is
26
enrolled during the regular school year.

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"School" means any public or nonpublic elementary or
2
secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
3
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
4
satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School Code,
5
except that nothing shall be construed to require a child to
6
attend any particular public or nonpublic school to qualify
7
for the credit under this Section.
8

"Custodian" means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
9
Illinois resident who is a parent, the parents, a legal
10
guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
11

(n) River Edge Redevelopment Zone site remediation tax
12
credit.
13

(i) For tax years ending on or after December 31,
14

2006, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
15

imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
16

certain amounts paid for unreimbursed eligible remediation
17

costs, as specified in this subsection. For purposes of
18

this Section, "unreimbursed eligible remediation costs"
19

means costs approved by the Illinois Environmental
20

Protection Agency ("Agency") under Section 58.14a of the
21

Environmental Protection Act that were paid in performing
22

environmental remediation at a site within a River Edge
23

Redevelopment Zone for which a No Further Remediation
24

Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
25

58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
26

be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval

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of the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit
2

is not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
3

related party caused or contributed to, in any material
4

respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or
5

under the site that was identified and addressed by the
6

remedial action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program
7

of the Environmental Protection Act. Determinations as to
8

credit availability for purposes of this Section shall be
9

made consistent with rules adopted by the Pollution
10

Control Board pursuant to the Illinois Administrative
11

Procedure Act for the administration and enforcement of
12

Section 58.9 of the Environmental Protection Act. For
13

purposes of this Section, "taxpayer" includes a person
14

whose tax attributes the taxpayer has succeeded to under
15

Section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code and "related
16

party" includes the persons disallowed a deduction for
17

losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267
18

of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being a related
19

taxpayer, as well as any of its partners. The credit
20

allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
21

shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible
22

remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site.
23

(ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
24

unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
25

forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
26

for which the credit is first earned until it is used. This

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credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
2

which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
3

subsection from more than one tax year that is available
4

to offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under
5

this subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed
6

under this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a
7

sale of all or part of the remediation site for which the
8

credit was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site
9

and the tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and
10

remaining carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect
11

the transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in
12

the chain of title for the site and provide written notice
13

to the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of
14

the assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
15

amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
16

the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
17

taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
18

eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
19

(iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
20

shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
21

Environmental Protection Act.
22

(o) For each of taxable years during the Compassionate Use
23
of Medical Cannabis Program, a surcharge is imposed on all
24
taxpayers on income arising from the sale or exchange of
25
capital assets, depreciable business property, real property
26
used in the trade or business, and Section 197 intangibles of

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an organization registrant under the Compassionate Use of
2
Medical Cannabis Program Act. The amount of the surcharge is
3
equal to the amount of federal income tax liability for the
4
taxable year attributable to those sales and exchanges. The
5
surcharge imposed does not apply if:
6

(1) the medical cannabis cultivation center
7

registration, medical cannabis dispensary registration, or
8

the property of a registration is transferred as a result
9

of any of the following:
10

(A) bankruptcy, a receivership, or a debt
11

adjustment initiated by or against the initial
12

registration or the substantial owners of the initial
13

registration;
14

(B) cancellation, revocation, or termination of
15

any registration by the Illinois Department of Public
16

Health;
17

(C) a determination by the Illinois Department of
18

Public Health that transfer of the registration is in
19

the best interests of Illinois qualifying patients as
20

defined by the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
21

Program Act;
22

(D) the death of an owner of the equity interest in
23

a registrant;
24

(E) the acquisition of a controlling interest in
25

the stock or substantially all of the assets of a
26

publicly traded company;

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(F) a transfer by a parent company to a wholly
2

owned subsidiary; or
3

(G) the transfer or sale to or by one person to
4

another person where both persons were initial owners
5

of the registration when the registration was issued;
6

or
7

(2) the cannabis cultivation center registration,
8

medical cannabis dispensary registration, or the
9

controlling interest in a registrant's property is
10

transferred in a transaction to lineal descendants in
11

which no gain or loss is recognized or as a result of a
12

transaction in accordance with Section 351 of the Internal
13

Revenue Code in which no gain or loss is recognized.
14

(p) Pass-through entity tax.
15

(1) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,
16

2021, a partnership (other than a publicly traded
17

partnership under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue
18

Code) or Subchapter S corporation may elect to apply the
19

provisions of this subsection. A separate election shall
20

be made for each taxable year. Such election shall be made
21

at such time, and in such form and manner as prescribed by
22

the Department, and, once made, is irrevocable.
23

(2) Entity-level tax. A partnership or Subchapter S
24

corporation electing to apply the provisions of this
25

subsection shall be subject to a tax for the privilege of
26

earning or receiving income in this State in an amount

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equal to 4.95% of the taxpayer's net income for the
2

taxable year.
3

(3) Net income defined.
4

(A) In general. For purposes of paragraph (2), the
5

term net income has the same meaning as defined in
6

Section 202 of this Act, except that, for tax years
7

ending on or after December 31, 2023, a deduction
8

shall be allowed in computing base income for
9

distributions to a retired partner to the extent that
10

the partner's distributions are exempt from tax under
11

Section 203(a)(2)(F) of this Act. In addition, the
12

following modifications shall not apply:
13

(i) the standard exemption allowed under
14

Section 204;
15

(ii) the deduction for net losses allowed
16

under Section 207;
17

(iii) in the case of an S corporation, the
18

modification under Section 203(b)(2)(S); and
19

(iv) in the case of a partnership, the
20

modifications under Section 203(d)(2)(H) and
21

Section 203(d)(2)(I).
22

(B) Special rule for tiered partnerships. If a
23

taxpayer making the election under paragraph (1) is a
24

partner of another taxpayer making the election under
25

paragraph (1), net income shall be computed as
26

provided in subparagraph (A), except that the taxpayer

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shall subtract its distributive share of the net
2

income of the electing partnership (including its
3

distributive share of the net income of the electing
4

partnership derived as a distributive share from
5

electing partnerships in which it is a partner).
6

(4) Credit for entity level tax. Each partner or
7

shareholder of a taxpayer making the election under this
8

Section shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed
9

under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act
10

for the taxable year of the partnership or Subchapter S
11

corporation for which an election is in effect ending
12

within or with the taxable year of the partner or
13

shareholder in an amount equal to 4.95% times the partner
14

or shareholder's distributive share of the net income of
15

the electing partnership or Subchapter S corporation, but
16

not to exceed the partner's or shareholder's share of the
17

tax imposed under paragraph (1) which is actually paid by
18

the partnership or Subchapter S corporation. If the
19

taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S corporation that
20

is itself a partner of a partnership making the election
21

under paragraph (1), the credit under this paragraph shall
22

be allowed to the taxpayer's partners or shareholders (or
23

if the partner is a partnership or Subchapter S
24

corporation then its partners or shareholders) in
25

accordance with the determination of income and
26

distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704

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and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. If the
2

amount of the credit allowed under this paragraph exceeds
3

the partner's or shareholder's liability for tax imposed
4

under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act
5

for the taxable year, such excess shall be treated as an
6

overpayment for purposes of Section 909 of this Act.
7

(5) Nonresidents. A nonresident individual who is a
8

partner or shareholder of a partnership or Subchapter S
9

corporation for a taxable year for which an election is in
10

effect under paragraph (1) shall not be required to file
11

an income tax return under this Act for such taxable year
12

if the only source of net income of the individual (or the
13

individual and the individual's spouse in the case of a
14

joint return) is from an entity making the election under
15

paragraph (1) and the credit allowed to the partner or
16

shareholder under paragraph (4) equals or exceeds the
17

individual's liability for the tax imposed under
18

subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act for the
19

taxable year.
20

(6) Liability for tax. Except as provided in this
21

paragraph, a partnership or Subchapter S making the
22

election under paragraph (1) is liable for the
23

entity-level tax imposed under paragraph (2). If the
24

electing partnership or corporation fails to pay the full
25

amount of tax deemed assessed under paragraph (2), the
26

partners or shareholders shall be liable to pay the tax

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assessed (including penalties and interest). Each partner
2

or shareholder shall be liable for the unpaid assessment
3

based on the ratio of the partner's or shareholder's share
4

of the net income of the partnership over the total net
5

income of the partnership. If the partnership or
6

Subchapter S corporation fails to pay the tax assessed
7

(including penalties and interest) and thereafter an
8

amount of such tax is paid by the partners or
9

shareholders, such amount shall not be collected from the
10

partnership or corporation.
11

(7) Foreign tax. For purposes of the credit allowed
12

under Section 601(b)(3) of this Act, tax paid by a
13

partnership or Subchapter S corporation to another state
14

which, as determined by the Department, is substantially
15

similar to the tax imposed under this subsection, shall be
16

considered tax paid by the partner or shareholder to the
17

extent that the partner's or shareholder's share of the
18

income of the partnership or Subchapter S corporation
19

allocated and apportioned to such other state bears to the
20

total income of the partnership or Subchapter S
21

corporation allocated or apportioned to such other state.
22

(8) Suspension of withholding. The provisions of
23

Section 709.5 of this Act shall not apply to a partnership
24

or Subchapter S corporation for the taxable year for which
25

an election under paragraph (1) is in effect.
26

(9) Requirement to pay estimated tax. For each taxable

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year for which an election under paragraph (1) is in
2

effect, a partnership or Subchapter S corporation is
3

required to pay estimated tax for such taxable year under
4

Sections 803 and 804 of this Act if the amount payable as
5

estimated tax can reasonably be expected to exceed $500.
6

(10) The provisions of this subsection shall apply
7

only with respect to taxable years for which the
8

limitation on individual deductions applies under Section
9

164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
10
(Source: P.A. 103-9, eff. 6-7-23; 103-396, eff. 1-1-24;
11
103-595, eff. 6-26-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 104-453, eff.
12
12-12-25.)

13

Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
14
becoming law.

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