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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1897 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that each individual who serves as a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer EMS provider during the taxable year is entitled to a credit in an amount equal to $500. Effective immediately.
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| | HB1897 | | LRB102 13359 HLH 18703 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning revenue.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 232 as follows:
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| 6 | | (35 ILCS 5/232 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 232. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS |
| 8 | | providers. |
| 9 | | (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, |
| 10 | | 2021, each individual who serves as a volunteer firefighter or |
| 11 | | a volunteer EMS provider during the taxable year is entitled |
| 12 | | to a credit against the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and |
| 13 | | (b) of Section 201 in an amount equal to $500. |
| 14 | | (b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce a |
| 15 | | taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of |
| 16 | | credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess may |
| 17 | | be carried forward and applied to the tax liability for the 5 |
| 18 | | taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax credit |
| 19 | | shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is a tax |
| 20 | | liability. If there are credits for more than one year that are |
| 21 | | available to offset liability, the earlier credit shall be |
| 22 | | applied first. |
| 23 | | (c) As used in this Section: |