Full Text of HB1518 97th General Assembly
HB1518 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB1518 Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 320 ILCS 30/2 | from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 452 | 320 ILCS 30/3 | from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 453 |
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Amends the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act. Beginning in tax year 2012, increases the taxpayer's income limit from $50,000 to $55,000. Provides that "qualified property" must not be held in trust, other than an Illinois land trust with the taxpayer identified as the sole beneficiary, if the taxpayer is filing for the program for the first time effective as of the January 1, 2011 assessment year or tax year 2012 and thereafter. Effective as of the January 1, 2011 assessment year or tax year 2012 and thereafter, provides that the total amount of any deferral shall not exceed $5,000 per taxpayer in each tax year. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning revenue.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Act | 5 | | is amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as follows:
| 6 | | (320 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 452)
| 7 | | Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 8 | | (a) "Taxpayer" means an individual whose household income | 9 | | for the year
is no greater than: (i) $40,000 through tax year | 10 | | 2005; and (ii) $50,000 for tax years year 2006 through 2011; | 11 | | and (iii) $55,000 for tax year 2012 and thereafter.
| 12 | | (b) "Tax deferred property" means the property upon which | 13 | | real
estate taxes are deferred under this Act.
| 14 | | (c) "Homestead" means the land and buildings thereon, | 15 | | including a
condominium or a dwelling unit in a multidwelling | 16 | | building that is owned and
operated as a cooperative, occupied | 17 | | by the taxpayer as his residence or which
are temporarily | 18 | | unoccupied by the taxpayer because such taxpayer is temporarily
| 19 | | residing, for not more than 1 year, in a licensed facility as | 20 | | defined in
Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act.
| 21 | | (d) "Real estate taxes" or "taxes" means the taxes on real | 22 | | property for
which the taxpayer would be liable under the | 23 | | Property Tax Code, including special service area taxes, and |
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| 1 | | special assessments on
benefited real property for which the | 2 | | taxpayer would be liable to a unit of
local government.
| 3 | | (e) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
| 4 | | (f) "Qualifying property" means a homestead which (a) the | 5 | | taxpayer or the
taxpayer and his spouse own in fee simple or | 6 | | are purchasing in fee simple under
a recorded instrument of | 7 | | sale, (b) is not income-producing property, (c) is not
subject | 8 | | to a lien for unpaid real estate taxes when a claim under this | 9 | | Act is
filed , and (d) is not held in trust, other than an | 10 | | Illinois land trust with the taxpayer identified as the sole | 11 | | beneficiary, if the taxpayer is filing for the program for the | 12 | | first time effective as of the January 1, 2011 assessment year | 13 | | or tax year 2012 and thereafter .
| 14 | | (g) "Equity interest" means the current assessed valuation | 15 | | of the qualified
property times the fraction necessary to | 16 | | convert that figure to full market
value minus any outstanding | 17 | | debts or liens on that property. In the case of
qualifying | 18 | | property not having a separate assessed valuation, the | 19 | | appraised
value as determined by a qualified real estate | 20 | | appraiser shall be used instead
of the current assessed | 21 | | valuation.
| 22 | | (h) "Household income" has the meaning ascribed to that | 23 | | term in the Senior
Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax | 24 | | Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
Act.
| 25 | | (i) "Collector" means the county collector or, if the taxes | 26 | | to be deferred
are special assessments, an official designated |
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| 1 | | by a unit of local government
to collect special assessments.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 94-794, eff. 5-22-06.)
| 3 | | (320 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 453)
| 4 | | Sec. 3.
A taxpayer may, on or before March 1 of each year,
| 5 | | apply to the county collector of the county where his | 6 | | qualifying
property is located, or to the official designated | 7 | | by a unit of local
government to collect special assessments on | 8 | | the qualifying property, as the
case may be, for a deferral of | 9 | | all or a part of real estate taxes payable
during that year for | 10 | | the preceding year in the case of real estate taxes
other than | 11 | | special assessments, or for a deferral of any installments | 12 | | payable
during that year in the case of special assessments, on | 13 | | all or part of his
qualifying property. The application shall | 14 | | be on a form prescribed by the
Department and furnished by the | 15 | | collector,
(a) showing that the applicant
will be 65 years of | 16 | | age or older by June 1 of the year for which a tax
deferral is | 17 | | claimed, (b) describing the property and verifying that the
| 18 | | property is qualifying property as defined in Section 2, (c) | 19 | | certifying
that the taxpayer has owned and occupied as his | 20 | | residence such
property or other qualifying property in the | 21 | | State for at least the last 3
years except for any periods | 22 | | during which the taxpayer may have temporarily
resided in a | 23 | | nursing or sheltered care home, and (d) specifying whether
the | 24 | | deferral is for all or a part of the taxes, and, if for a part, | 25 | | the amount
of deferral applied for. As to qualifying property |
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| 1 | | not having a separate
assessed valuation, the taxpayer shall | 2 | | also file with the county collector a
written appraisal of the | 3 | | property prepared by a qualified real estate appraiser
together | 4 | | with a certificate signed by the appraiser stating that he has
| 5 | | personally examined the property and setting forth the value of | 6 | | the land and
the value of the buildings thereon occupied by the | 7 | | taxpayer as his residence.
| 8 | | The collector shall grant the tax deferral provided such | 9 | | deferral does not
exceed funds available in the Senior Citizens | 10 | | Real Estate Deferred Tax
Revolving Fund and provided that the | 11 | | owner or owners of such real property have
entered into a tax | 12 | | deferral and recovery agreement with the collector on behalf
of | 13 | | the county or other unit of local government, which agreement | 14 | | expressly
states:
| 15 | | (1) That the total amount of taxes deferred under this Act, | 16 | | plus
interest, for the year for which a tax deferral is claimed | 17 | | as well
as for those previous years for which taxes are not | 18 | | delinquent and
for which such deferral has been claimed may not | 19 | | exceed 80%
of the taxpayer's equity interest in the property | 20 | | for which taxes are
to be deferred and that, if the total | 21 | | deferred taxes plus interest equals
80% of the taxpayer's | 22 | | equity interest in the property, the taxpayer shall
thereafter | 23 | | pay the annual interest due on such deferred taxes plus | 24 | | interest
so that total deferred taxes plus interest will not | 25 | | exceed such 80% of the
taxpayer's equity interest in the | 26 | | property. Effective as of the January 1, 2011 assessment year |
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| 1 | | or tax year 2012 and thereafter, the total amount of any such | 2 | | deferral shall not exceed $5,000 per taxpayer in each tax year.
| 3 | | (2) That any real estate taxes deferred under this Act and | 4 | | any
interest accrued thereon at the rate of 6% per year are a | 5 | | lien on the real
estate and improvements thereon until paid. No | 6 | | sale or transfer of such
real property may be legally closed | 7 | | and recorded until the taxes
which would otherwise have been | 8 | | due on the property, plus accrued
interest, have been paid | 9 | | unless the collector certifies in
writing that an arrangement | 10 | | for prompt payment of the amount due
has been made with his | 11 | | office. The same shall apply if the
property is to be made the | 12 | | subject of a contract of sale.
| 13 | | (3) That upon the death of the taxpayer claiming the | 14 | | deferral
the heirs-at-law, assignees or legatees shall have | 15 | | first
priority to the real property upon which taxes have been | 16 | | deferred
by paying in full the total taxes which would | 17 | | otherwise have been due,
plus interest. However, if such | 18 | | heir-at-law, assignee, or legatee
is a surviving spouse, the | 19 | | tax deferred status of the
property shall be continued during | 20 | | the life of that surviving spouse
if the spouse is 55 years of | 21 | | age or older within 6 months of the
date of death of the | 22 | | taxpayer and enters into a tax deferral and
recovery agreement | 23 | | before the time when deferred taxes become due
under this | 24 | | Section. Any additional taxes deferred, plus interest,
on the | 25 | | real property under a tax deferral and recovery agreement
| 26 | | signed by a surviving spouse shall be added to the taxes and |
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| 1 | | interest
which would otherwise have been due, and the payment | 2 | | of which has been
postponed during the life of such surviving | 3 | | spouse, in determining
the 80% equity requirement provided by | 4 | | this Section.
| 5 | | (4) That if the taxes due, plus interest, are not paid by | 6 | | the heir-at-law,
assignee or legatee or if payment is not | 7 | | postponed during the life of a
surviving spouse, the deferred | 8 | | taxes and interest shall be recovered from the
estate of the | 9 | | taxpayer within one year of the date of his death. In addition,
| 10 | | deferred real estate taxes and any interest accrued thereon are | 11 | | due within 90
days after any tax deferred property ceases to be | 12 | | qualifying property as
defined in Section 2.
| 13 | | If payment is not made when required by this Section, | 14 | | foreclosure proceedings
may be instituted under the Property | 15 | | Tax Code.
| 16 | | (5) That any joint owner has given written prior approval | 17 | | for such
agreement,
which written approval shall be made a part | 18 | | of such agreement.
| 19 | | (6) That a guardian for a person under legal disability | 20 | | appointed for a
taxpayer who otherwise qualifies under this Act | 21 | | may act for the taxpayer in
complying with this Act.
| 22 | | (7) That a taxpayer or his agent has provided to the | 23 | | satisfaction of the
collector, sufficient evidence that the | 24 | | qualifying property on which the taxes
are to be deferred is | 25 | | insured against fire or casualty loss for at least the
total | 26 | | amount of taxes which have been deferred.
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| 1 | | If the taxes to be deferred are special assessments, the | 2 | | unit of local
government making the assessments shall forward a | 3 | | copy of the agreement
entered into pursuant to this Section and | 4 | | the bills for such assessments to
the county collector of the | 5 | | county in which the qualifying property is located.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 90-170, eff. 7-23-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
| 7 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 8 | | becoming law.
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