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[ House Amendment 001 ]

90_HB1317

      35 ILCS 5/208             from Ch. 120, par. 2-208
          Amends the Illinois Income Tax  Act.   Provides  that  an
      individual  taxpayer  who is 65 years of age or older and has
      an annual household  income  of  $35,000  or  less  shall  be
      entitled  to  a  tax credit equal to 10% of the real property
      taxes paid by the taxpayer during the  taxable  year  on  the
      principal  residence  of  the taxpayer (now 5% for everyone).
      Exempts the credit from the  sunset  provisions.    Effective
      immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by changing
 2    Section 208.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Income Tax Act is amended by
 6    changing Section 208 as follows:
 7        (35 ILCS 5/208) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-208)
 8        Sec. 208. Tax credit for residential real property taxes.
 9        (a)  Beginning with tax years ending on or after December
10    31, 1991, every individual taxpayer shall be  entitled  to  a
11    tax  credit  equal  to 5% of real property taxes paid by such
12    taxpayer during the taxable year on the  principal  residence
13    of  the  taxpayer.  In  the  case  of multi-unit or multi-use
14    structures and farm dwellings, the taxes  on  the  taxpayer's
15    principal  residence shall be that portion of the total taxes
16    which is attributable to such principal residence.
17        (b)  Beginning with tax years ending on or after December
18    31, 1997, an individual taxpayer who is 65 years or older and
19    has an annual household income of $35,000 or less is entitled
20    to a tax credit equal to 10% of the real property taxes  paid
21    by  the  taxpayer  during  the  taxable year on the principal
22    residence of the taxpayer.  In  the  case  of  multi-unit  or
23    multi-use  structures  and  farm  dwellings, the taxes on the
24    taxpayer's principal residence shall be that portion  of  the
25    total  taxes that is attributable to the principal residence.
26    A taxpayer who has claimed the credit in subsection  (a)  may
27    not  claim the credit under this subsection.  This amendatory
28    Act of 1997 is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
29    (Source: P.A. 87-17.)
30        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
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 1    becoming law.

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