97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3390

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. Carole Pankau

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 5/223 new

    Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit in an amount equal to: (i) 100% of the cost of unemployment insurance and worker's compensation paid during the taxable year for each employee hired by the taxpayer during the taxable year and (ii) 50% of the cost of unemployment insurance and worker's compensation paid during the taxable year for each employee hired by the taxpayer during the previous taxable year. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 adding
5Section 223 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 5/223 new)
7    Sec. 223. Credit for unemployment and worker's
8compensation.
9    (a) For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2012,
10each taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the taxes imposed
11under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act in an
12amount equal to 100% of the cost of unemployment insurance and
13worker's compensation paid during the taxable year for each
14employee hired by the taxpayer during the taxable year. In
15addition, for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
162012, each taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the taxes
17imposed under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this
18Act in an amount equal to 50% of the cost of unemployment
19insurance and worker's compensation paid during the taxable
20year for each employee hired by the taxpayer during the
21previous taxable year.
22    (b) The tax credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability
23to less than zero. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the

 

 

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1tax liability for the year, the excess may be carried forward
2and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
3following the excess credit year. The credit must be applied to
4the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If there
5are credits from more than one tax year that are available to
6offset a liability, then the earlier credit must be applied
7first.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.