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91_SB1565

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding
 2    Section 212.

 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    adding Section 212 as follows:

 7        (35 ILCS 5/212 new)
 8        Sec. 212.  Earned income tax credit.
 9        (a)  With respect to the federal earned income tax credit
10    allowed for the taxable year under Section 32 of the  federal
11    Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 32, each individual taxpayer
12    is   entitled   to  a  credit  against  the  tax  imposed  by
13    subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in an amount equal  to
14    the following percentage of the federal credit:
15             (1)  For taxable year 2000, 10%.
16             (2)  For taxable years 2001 and 2002, 15%.
17             (3)  For taxable year 2003 and thereafter, 20%.
18    For  a  non resident or part-year resident, the amount of the
19    credit under this Section shall be reduced by multiplying the
20    amount of the credit by the percentage of income allocated to
21    this State.
22        (b)  If  the  amount  of  the  credit  exceeds  the   tax
23    liability  for  the  year,  then  the  excess credit shall be
24    refunded to the taxpayer.  The amount of a refund  shall  not
25    be  included  in  the  taxpayer's income or resources for the
26    purposes of determining eligibility or benefit level  in  any
27    means-tested  benefit  program administered by a governmental
28    entity unless required by federal law.
29        (c)  The Department shall calculate  the  amount  of  the
30    earned  income  credit on behalf of an individual taxpayer if
31    the taxpayer (i) requests assistance on the  prescribed  form
 
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 1    and (ii) submits the required information.

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

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