103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4565

 

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Ryan Spain

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 5/241 new

    Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit not to exceed 25% of the eligible costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the production of a biobased product. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall award the credits. Provides that the total aggregate amount of credits awarded under those provisions shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
5adding Section 241 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 5/241 new)
7    Sec. 241. Biobased products credit.
8    (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
92025, each taxpayer who incurs eligible costs during the
10taxable year in connection with the production of a biobased
11product may apply to the Department of Commerce and Economic
12Opportunity for a credit against the taxes imposed by
13subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201. The credit may not
14exceed 25% of those eligible costs. Upon satisfactory review,
15the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
16issue a tax credit certificate to the applicant stating the
17amount of the tax credit to which the applicant is entitled.
18The total aggregate amount of credits awarded under this
19Section shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
20    To be eligible for the credit under this Section, the
21biobased product must be produced in Illinois; however, the
22raw materials are not required to be sourced from Illinois.
23    (b) A credit under this Section that is awarded to a

 

 

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1partner of a partnership or a shareholder of a subchapter S
2corporation shall be awarded as provided in Section 251.
3    (c) If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
4for the year, the excess may be carried forward and applied to
5the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the excess
6credit year. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year
7for which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from
8more than one tax year that are available to offset a
9liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first. In no
10event shall a credit under this Section reduce the taxpayer's
11liability to less than zero.
12    (d) As used in this Section:
13    "Biobased product" means a commercial or industrial
14product (other than food or fuel) that is derived from raw
15materials such as plants and other renewable agricultural,
16marine, or forestry materials and that meets either of the
17following criteria:
18        (1) the product is primarily (at least 50%) composed
19    of biological products, including renewable domestic
20    agricultural materials, renewable chemicals, or forestry
21    materials; or
22        (2) the product is an intermediate ingredient or
23    feedstock and 100% of the carbon in the product is from
24    renewable, biological sources verified using ASTM D6866 or
25    equivalent radioisotope testing.
26    "Eligible costs" means:

 

 

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1        (1) costs associated with studies, surveys, the
2    development of plans and specifications, implementation,
3    and program administration, including, but not limited to,
4    professional services costs, architectural costs,
5    engineering costs, legal costs, financial services costs,
6    and planning and administrative costs;
7        (2) marketing costs;
8        (3) property assembly costs, including, but not
9    limited to, costs associated with the acquisition of land
10    and other real or personal property or rights or interests
11    in property, demolition of buildings, and site
12    preparation;
13        (4) costs of rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair,
14    or remodeling of existing buildings;
15        (5) costs of construction of new buildings;
16        (6) costs of construction of public works or
17    improvements related to business development, including,
18    but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, water service, and
19    sanitary and storm sewer service;
20        (7) costs of eliminating or removing contaminants and
21    other impediments; including, but not limited to, site
22    improvements, the installation of parking lots and other
23    concrete or asphalt barriers, and the clearing or grading
24    of land;
25        (8) costs associated with job training and retraining;
26        (9) up to 30% of the financing costs; and

 

 

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1        (10) costs of capital equipment purchases.
2    (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
3shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
4    (f) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section
5250.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.