97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2523

 

Introduced 11/8/2011, by Sen. Kyle McCarter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 655/5.3  from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 608
35 ILCS 5/201  from Ch. 120, par. 2-201
35 ILCS 120/1f  from Ch. 120, par. 440f
220 ILCS 5/9-222.1  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222.1

    Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the research and development credit applies for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2004, and ending prior to January 1, 2016 (now, January 1, 2011). Provides that the credit may not be carried forward to any taxable year ending on or after January 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that enterprise zones shall be in effect for 35 (instead of 30) calendar years, or for a lesser number of years specified in the certified designating ordinance. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and the Public Utilities Act to make conforming changes. Further amends the Public Utilities Act to provide that a business that is primarily engaged in manufacturing is exempt from the additional charges added to its utility bills as a pass-on of State utility taxes. 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 Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.3 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 655/5.3)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 608)
7    Sec. 5.3. Certification of Enterprise Zones; Effective
8date.
9    (a) Approval of designated Enterprise Zones shall be made
10by the Department by certification of the designating
11ordinance. The Department shall promptly issue a certificate
12for each Enterprise Zone upon its approval. The certificate
13shall be signed by the Director of the Department, shall make
14specific reference to the designating ordinance, which shall be
15attached thereto, and shall be filed in the office of the
16Secretary of State. A certified copy of the Enterprise Zone
17Certificate, or a duplicate original thereof, shall be recorded
18in the office of recorder of deeds of the county in which the
19Enterprise Zone lies.
20    (b) An Enterprise Zone shall be effective upon its
21certification. The Department shall transmit a copy of the
22certification to the Department of Revenue, and to the
23designating municipality or county.

 

 

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1    Upon certification of an Enterprise Zone, the terms and
2provisions of the designating ordinance shall be in effect, and
3may not be amended or repealed except in accordance with
4Section 5.4.
5    (c) An Enterprise Zone shall be in effect for 35 30
6calendar years, or for a lesser number of years specified in
7the certified designating ordinance. Enterprise Zones shall
8terminate at midnight of December 31 of the final calendar year
9of the certified term, except as provided in Section 5.4.
10    (d) No more than 12 Enterprise Zones may be certified by
11the Department in calendar year 1984, no more than 12
12Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department in calendar
13year 1985, no more than 13 Enterprise Zones may be certified by
14the Department in calendar year 1986, no more than 15
15Enterprise Zones may be certified by the Department in calendar
16year 1987, and no more than 20 Enterprise Zones may be
17certified by the Department in calendar year 1990. In other
18calendar years, no more than 13 Enterprise Zones may be
19certified by the Department. The Department may also designate
20up to 8 additional Enterprise Zones outside the regular
21application cycle if warranted by the extreme economic
22circumstances as determined by the Department. The Department
23may also designate one additional Enterprise Zone outside the
24regular application cycle if an aircraft manufacturer agrees to
25locate an aircraft manufacturing facility in the proposed
26Enterprise Zone. Notwithstanding any other provision of this

 

 

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1Act, no more than 89 Enterprise Zones may be certified by the
2Department for the 10 calendar years commencing with 1983. The
37 additional Enterprise Zones authorized by Public Act 86-15
4shall not lie within municipalities or unincorporated areas of
5counties that abut or are contiguous to Enterprise Zones
6certified pursuant to this Section prior to June 30, 1989. The
77 additional Enterprise Zones (excluding the additional
8Enterprise Zone which may be designated outside the regular
9application cycle) authorized by Public Act 86-1030 shall not
10lie within municipalities or unincorporated areas of counties
11that abut or are contiguous to Enterprise Zones certified
12pursuant to this Section prior to February 28, 1990. Beginning
13in calendar year 2004 and until December 31, 2008, one
14additional enterprise zone may be certified by the Department.
15In any calendar year, the Department may not certify more than
163 Zones located within the same municipality. The Department
17may certify Enterprise Zones in each of the 10 calendar years
18commencing with 1983. The Department may not certify more than
19a total of 18 Enterprise Zones located within the same county
20(whether within municipalities or within unincorporated
21territory) for the 10 calendar years commencing with 1983.
22Thereafter, the Department may not certify any additional
23Enterprise Zones, but may amend and rescind certifications of
24existing Enterprise Zones in accordance with Section 5.4.
25    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if (i) the
26county board of any county in which a current military base is

 

 

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1located, in part or in whole, or in which a military base that
2has been closed within 20 years of the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of 1998 is located, in part or in whole, adopts
4a designating ordinance in accordance with Section 5 of this
5Act to designate the military base in that county as an
6enterprise zone and (ii) the property otherwise meets the
7qualifications for an enterprise zone as prescribed in Section
84 of this Act, then the Department may certify the designating
9ordinance or ordinances, as the case may be.
10(Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01; 92-777, eff. 1-1-03; 93-436,
11eff. 1-1-04.)
 
12    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
13changing Section 201 as follows:
 
14    (35 ILCS 5/201)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2-201)
15    Sec. 201. Tax Imposed.
16    (a) In general. A tax measured by net income is hereby
17imposed on every individual, corporation, trust and estate for
18each taxable year ending after July 31, 1969 on the privilege
19of earning or receiving income in or as a resident of this
20State. Such tax shall be in addition to all other occupation or
21privilege taxes imposed by this State or by any municipal
22corporation or political subdivision thereof.
23    (b) Rates. The tax imposed by subsection (a) of this
24Section shall be determined as follows, except as adjusted by

 

 

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1subsection (d-1):
2        (1) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
3    taxable years ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal
4    to 2 1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable
5    year.
6        (2) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
7    taxable years beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending
8    after June 30, 1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 2
9    1/2% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
10    July 1, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii)
11    3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after June
12    30, 1989, as calculated under Section 202.3.
13        (3) In the case of an individual, trust or estate, for
14    taxable years beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending
15    prior to January 1, 2011, an amount equal to 3% of the
16    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
17        (4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
18    taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and
19    ending after December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum
20    of (i) 3% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
21    to January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
22    (ii) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
23    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
24        (5) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate, for
25    taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and
26    ending prior to January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 5% of

 

 

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1    the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
2        (5.1) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
3    for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and
4    ending after December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum
5    of (i) 5% of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior
6    to January 1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
7    (ii) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
8    after December 31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
9        (5.2) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
10    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015,
11    and ending prior to January 1, 2025, an amount equal to
12    3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
13        (5.3) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
14    for taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2025, and
15    ending after December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the sum
16    of (i) 3.75% of the taxpayer's net income for the period
17    prior to January 1, 2025, as calculated under Section
18    202.5, and (ii) 3.25% of the taxpayer's net income for the
19    period after December 31, 2024, as calculated under Section
20    202.5.
21        (5.4) In the case of an individual, trust, or estate,
22    for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an
23    amount equal to 3.25% of the taxpayer's net income for the
24    taxable year.
25        (6) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
26    ending prior to July 1, 1989, an amount equal to 4% of the

 

 

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1    taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
2        (7) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
3    beginning prior to July 1, 1989 and ending after June 30,
4    1989, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4% of the
5    taxpayer's net income for the period prior to July 1, 1989,
6    as calculated under Section 202.3, and (ii) 4.8% of the
7    taxpayer's net income for the period after June 30, 1989,
8    as calculated under Section 202.3.
9        (8) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
10    beginning after June 30, 1989, and ending prior to January
11    1, 2011, an amount equal to 4.8% of the taxpayer's net
12    income for the taxable year.
13        (9) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
14    beginning prior to January 1, 2011, and ending after
15    December 31, 2010, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 4.8%
16    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
17    January 1, 2011, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
18    (ii) 7% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
19    December 31, 2010, as calculated under Section 202.5.
20        (10) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
21    beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and ending prior to
22    January 1, 2015, an amount equal to 7% of the taxpayer's
23    net income for the taxable year.
24        (11) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
25    beginning prior to January 1, 2015, and ending after
26    December 31, 2014, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 7% of

 

 

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1    the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to January
2    1, 2015, as calculated under Section 202.5, and (ii) 5.25%
3    of the taxpayer's net income for the period after December
4    31, 2014, as calculated under Section 202.5.
5        (12) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
6    beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and ending prior to
7    January 1, 2025, an amount equal to 5.25% of the taxpayer's
8    net income for the taxable year.
9        (13) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
10    beginning prior to January 1, 2025, and ending after
11    December 31, 2024, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 5.25%
12    of the taxpayer's net income for the period prior to
13    January 1, 2025, as calculated under Section 202.5, and
14    (ii) 4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the period after
15    December 31, 2024, as calculated under Section 202.5.
16        (14) In the case of a corporation, for taxable years
17    beginning on or after January 1, 2025, an amount equal to
18    4.8% of the taxpayer's net income for the taxable year.
19    The rates under this subsection (b) are subject to the
20provisions of Section 201.5.
21    (c) Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax.
22Beginning on July 1, 1979 and thereafter, in addition to such
23income tax, there is also hereby imposed the Personal Property
24Tax Replacement Income Tax measured by net income on every
25corporation (including Subchapter S corporations), partnership
26and trust, for each taxable year ending after June 30, 1979.

 

 

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1Such taxes are imposed on the privilege of earning or receiving
2income in or as a resident of this State. The Personal Property
3Tax Replacement Income Tax shall be in addition to the income
4tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section and in
5addition to all other occupation or privilege taxes imposed by
6this State or by any municipal corporation or political
7subdivision thereof.
8    (d) Additional Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
9Tax Rates. The personal property tax replacement income tax
10imposed by this subsection and subsection (c) of this Section
11in the case of a corporation, other than a Subchapter S
12corporation and except as adjusted by subsection (d-1), shall
13be an additional amount equal to 2.85% of such taxpayer's net
14income for the taxable year, except that beginning on January
151, 1981, and thereafter, the rate of 2.85% specified in this
16subsection shall be reduced to 2.5%, and in the case of a
17partnership, trust or a Subchapter S corporation shall be an
18additional amount equal to 1.5% of such taxpayer's net income
19for the taxable year.
20    (d-1) Rate reduction for certain foreign insurers. In the
21case of a foreign insurer, as defined by Section 35A-5 of the
22Illinois Insurance Code, whose state or country of domicile
23imposes on insurers domiciled in Illinois a retaliatory tax
24(excluding any insurer whose premiums from reinsurance assumed
25are 50% or more of its total insurance premiums as determined
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1that for purposes of this determination premiums from
2reinsurance do not include premiums from inter-affiliate
3reinsurance arrangements), beginning with taxable years ending
4on or after December 31, 1999, the sum of the rates of tax
5imposed by subsections (b) and (d) shall be reduced (but not
6increased) to the rate at which the total amount of tax imposed
7under this Act, net of all credits allowed under this Act,
8shall equal (i) the total amount of tax that would be imposed
9on the foreign insurer's net income allocable to Illinois for
10the taxable year by such foreign insurer's state or country of
11domicile if that net income were subject to all income taxes
12and taxes measured by net income imposed by such foreign
13insurer's state or country of domicile, net of all credits
14allowed or (ii) a rate of zero if no such tax is imposed on such
15income by the foreign insurer's state of domicile. For the
16purposes of this subsection (d-1), an inter-affiliate includes
17a mutual insurer under common management.
18        (1) For the purposes of subsection (d-1), in no event
19    shall the sum of the rates of tax imposed by subsections
20    (b) and (d) be reduced below the rate at which the sum of:
21            (A) the total amount of tax imposed on such foreign
22        insurer under this Act for a taxable year, net of all
23        credits allowed under this Act, plus
24            (B) the privilege tax imposed by Section 409 of the
25        Illinois Insurance Code, the fire insurance company
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1        Act, and the fire department taxes imposed under
2        Section 11-10-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code,
3    equals 1.25% for taxable years ending prior to December 31,
4    2003, or 1.75% for taxable years ending on or after
5    December 31, 2003, of the net taxable premiums written for
6    the taxable year, as described by subsection (1) of Section
7    409 of the Illinois Insurance Code. This paragraph will in
8    no event increase the rates imposed under subsections (b)
9    and (d).
10        (2) Any reduction in the rates of tax imposed by this
11    subsection shall be applied first against the rates imposed
12    by subsection (b) and only after the tax imposed by
13    subsection (a) net of all credits allowed under this
14    Section other than the credit allowed under subsection (i)
15    has been reduced to zero, against the rates imposed by
16    subsection (d).
17    This subsection (d-1) is exempt from the provisions of
18Section 250.
19    (e) Investment credit. A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit
20against the Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax for
21investment in qualified property.
22        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit equal to .5%
23    of the basis of qualified property placed in service during
24    the taxable year, provided such property is placed in
25    service on or after July 1, 1984. There shall be allowed an
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1    property placed in service during the taxable year,
2    provided such property is placed in service on or after
3    July 1, 1986, and the taxpayer's base employment within
4    Illinois has increased by 1% or more over the preceding
5    year as determined by the taxpayer's employment records
6    filed with the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
7    Taxpayers who are new to Illinois shall be deemed to have
8    met the 1% growth in base employment for the first year in
9    which they file employment records with the Illinois
10    Department of Employment Security. The provisions added to
11    this Section by Public Act 85-1200 (and restored by Public
12    Act 87-895) shall be construed as declaratory of existing
13    law and not as a new enactment. If, in any year, the
14    increase in base employment within Illinois over the
15    preceding year is less than 1%, the additional credit shall
16    be limited to that percentage times a fraction, the
17    numerator of which is .5% and the denominator of which is
18    1%, but shall not exceed .5%. The investment credit shall
19    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
20    taxpayer's liability in any tax year below zero, nor may
21    any credit for qualified property be allowed for any year
22    other than the year in which the property was placed in
23    service in Illinois. For tax years ending on or after
24    December 31, 1987, and on or before December 31, 1988, the
25    credit shall be allowed for the tax year in which the
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1    credit exceeds the tax liability for that year, whether it
2    exceeds the original liability or the liability as later
3    amended, such excess may be carried forward and applied to
4    the tax liability of the 5 taxable years following the
5    excess credit years if the taxpayer (i) makes investments
6    which cause the creation of a minimum of 2,000 full-time
7    equivalent jobs in Illinois, (ii) is located in an
8    enterprise zone established pursuant to the Illinois
9    Enterprise Zone Act and (iii) is certified by the
10    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
11    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) as
12    complying with the requirements specified in clause (i) and
13    (ii) by July 1, 1986. The Department of Commerce and
14    Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic
15    Opportunity) shall notify the Department of Revenue of all
16    such certifications immediately. For tax years ending
17    after December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed for
18    the tax year in which the property is placed in service,
19    or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability
20    for that year, whether it exceeds the original liability or
21    the liability as later amended, such excess may be carried
22    forward and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable
23    years following the excess credit years. The credit shall
24    be applied to the earliest year for which there is a
25    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
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1    shall be applied first.
2        (2) The term "qualified property" means property
3    which:
4            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
5        buildings and structural components of buildings and
6        signs that are real property, but not including land or
7        improvements to real property that are not a structural
8        component of a building such as landscaping, sewer
9        lines, local access roads, fencing, parking lots, and
10        other appurtenances;
11            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
12        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
13        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
14        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
15        (e);
16            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
17        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
18            (D) is used in Illinois by a taxpayer who is
19        primarily engaged in manufacturing, or in mining coal
20        or fluorite, or in retailing, or was placed in service
21        on or after July 1, 2006 in a River Edge Redevelopment
22        Zone established pursuant to the River Edge
23        Redevelopment Zone Act; and
24            (E) has not previously been used in Illinois in
25        such a manner and by such a person as would qualify for
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1        subsection (f).
2        (3) For purposes of this subsection (e),
3    "manufacturing" means the material staging and production
4    of tangible personal property by procedures commonly
5    regarded as manufacturing, processing, fabrication, or
6    assembling which changes some existing material into new
7    shapes, new qualities, or new combinations. For purposes of
8    this subsection (e) the term "mining" shall have the same
9    meaning as the term "mining" in Section 613(c) of the
10    Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subsection (e),
11    the term "retailing" means the sale of tangible personal
12    property for use or consumption and not for resale, or
13    services rendered in conjunction with the sale of tangible
14    personal property for use or consumption and not for
15    resale. For purposes of this subsection (e), "tangible
16    personal property" has the same meaning as when that term
17    is used in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and, for
18    taxable years ending after December 31, 2008, does not
19    include the generation, transmission, or distribution of
20    electricity.
21        (4) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
22    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
23    income tax purposes.
24        (5) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
25    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
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1    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
2    date of such increase in basis.
3        (6) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
4    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
5        (7) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
6    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
7    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
8    any qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
9    months after being placed in service, the Personal Property
10    Tax Replacement Income Tax for such taxable year shall be
11    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
12    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
13    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
14    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
15    computation and, (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
16    from the amount of credit previously allowed. For the
17    purposes of this paragraph (7), a reduction of the basis of
18    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
19    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
20    property to the extent of such reduction.
21        (8) Unless the investment credit is extended by law,
22    the basis of qualified property shall not include costs
23    incurred after December 31, 2013, except for costs incurred
24    pursuant to a binding contract entered into on or before
25    December 31, 2013.
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1    a partnership may elect to pass through to its partners the
2    credits to which the partnership is entitled under this
3    subsection (e) for the taxable year. A partner may use the
4    credit allocated to him or her under this paragraph only
5    against the tax imposed in subsections (c) and (d) of this
6    Section. If the partnership makes that election, those
7    credits shall be allocated among the partners in the
8    partnership in accordance with the rules set forth in
9    Section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the rules
10    promulgated under that Section, and the allocated amount of
11    the credits shall be allowed to the partners for that
12    taxable year. The partnership shall make this election on
13    its Personal Property Tax Replacement Income Tax return for
14    that taxable year. The election to pass through the credits
15    shall be irrevocable.
16        For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2000,
17    a partner that qualifies its partnership for a subtraction
18    under subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d)
19    of Section 203 or a shareholder that qualifies a Subchapter
20    S corporation for a subtraction under subparagraph (S) of
21    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 203 shall be
22    allowed a credit under this subsection (e) equal to its
23    share of the credit earned under this subsection (e) during
24    the taxable year by the partnership or Subchapter S
25    corporation, determined in accordance with the
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1    under Sections 702 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal
2    Revenue Code. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
3    of Section 250.
4    (f) Investment credit; Enterprise Zone; River Edge
5Redevelopment Zone.
6        (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the
7    tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
8    investment in qualified property which is placed in service
9    in an Enterprise Zone created pursuant to the Illinois
10    Enterprise Zone Act or, for property placed in service on
11    or after July 1, 2006, a River Edge Redevelopment Zone
12    established pursuant to the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
13    Act. For partners, shareholders of Subchapter S
14    corporations, and owners of limited liability companies,
15    if the liability company is treated as a partnership for
16    purposes of federal and State income taxation, there shall
17    be allowed a credit under this subsection (f) to be
18    determined in accordance with the determination of income
19    and distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704
20    and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit
21    shall be .5% of the basis for such property. The credit
22    shall be available only in the taxable year in which the
23    property is placed in service in the Enterprise Zone or
24    River Edge Redevelopment Zone and shall not be allowed to
25    the extent that it would reduce a taxpayer's liability for
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1    to below zero. For tax years ending on or after December
2    31, 1985, the credit shall be allowed for the tax year in
3    which the property is placed in service, or, if the amount
4    of the credit exceeds the tax liability for that year,
5    whether it exceeds the original liability or the liability
6    as later amended, such excess may be carried forward and
7    applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
8    following the excess credit year. The credit shall be
9    applied to the earliest year for which there is a
10    liability. If there is credit from more than one tax year
11    that is available to offset a liability, the credit
12    accruing first in time shall be applied first.
13        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
14            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
15        buildings and structural components of buildings;
16            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
17        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
18        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
19        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
20        (f);
21            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
22        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
23            (D) is used in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
24        Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer; and
25            (E) has not been previously used in Illinois in
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1        the credit provided by this subsection (f) or
2        subsection (e).
3        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
4    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
5    income tax purposes.
6        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
7    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
8    in service in the Enterprise Zone or River Edge
9    Redevelopment Zone by the taxpayer, the amount of such
10    increase shall be deemed property placed in service on the
11    date of such increase in basis.
12        (5) The term "placed in service" shall have the same
13    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
14        (6) If during any taxable year, any property ceases to
15    be qualified property in the hands of the taxpayer within
16    48 months after being placed in service, or the situs of
17    any qualified property is moved outside the Enterprise Zone
18    or River Edge Redevelopment Zone within 48 months after
19    being placed in service, the tax imposed under subsections
20    (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable year shall be
21    increased. Such increase shall be determined by (i)
22    recomputing the investment credit which would have been
23    allowed for the year in which credit for such property was
24    originally allowed by eliminating such property from such
25    computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed credit
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1    purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the basis of
2    qualified property resulting from a redetermination of the
3    purchase price shall be deemed a disposition of qualified
4    property to the extent of such reduction.
5        (7) There shall be allowed an additional credit equal
6    to 0.5% of the basis of qualified property placed in
7    service during the taxable year in a River Edge
8    Redevelopment Zone, provided such property is placed in
9    service on or after July 1, 2006, and the taxpayer's base
10    employment within Illinois has increased by 1% or more over
11    the preceding year as determined by the taxpayer's
12    employment records filed with the Illinois Department of
13    Employment Security. Taxpayers who are new to Illinois
14    shall be deemed to have met the 1% growth in base
15    employment for the first year in which they file employment
16    records with the Illinois Department of Employment
17    Security. If, in any year, the increase in base employment
18    within Illinois over the preceding year is less than 1%,
19    the additional credit shall be limited to that percentage
20    times a fraction, the numerator of which is 0.5% and the
21    denominator of which is 1%, but shall not exceed 0.5%.
22    (g) Jobs Tax Credit; Enterprise Zone, River Edge
23Redevelopment Zone, and Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone.
24        (1) A taxpayer conducting a trade or business in an
25    enterprise zone or a High Impact Business designated by the
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1    taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2006, in a
2    River Edge Redevelopment Zone conducting a trade or
3    business in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
4    Sub-Zone shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed
5    by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section in the amount of
6    $500 per eligible employee hired to work in the zone during
7    the taxable year.
8        (2) To qualify for the credit:
9            (A) the taxpayer must hire 5 or more eligible
10        employees to work in an enterprise zone, River Edge
11        Redevelopment Zone, or federally designated Foreign
12        Trade Zone or Sub-Zone during the taxable year;
13            (B) the taxpayer's total employment within the
14        enterprise zone, River Edge Redevelopment Zone, or
15        federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone
16        must increase by 5 or more full-time employees beyond
17        the total employed in that zone at the end of the
18        previous tax year for which a jobs tax credit under
19        this Section was taken, or beyond the total employed by
20        the taxpayer as of December 31, 1985, whichever is
21        later; and
22            (C) the eligible employees must be employed 180
23        consecutive days in order to be deemed hired for
24        purposes of this subsection.
25        (3) An "eligible employee" means an employee who is:
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1        Economic Opportunity as "eligible for services"
2        pursuant to regulations promulgated in accordance with
3        Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act, Training
4        Services for the Disadvantaged or Title III of the Job
5        Training Partnership Act, Employment and Training
6        Assistance for Dislocated Workers Program.
7            (B) Hired after the enterprise zone, River Edge
8        Redevelopment Zone, or federally designated Foreign
9        Trade Zone or Sub-Zone was designated or the trade or
10        business was located in that zone, whichever is later.
11            (C) Employed in the enterprise zone, River Edge
12        Redevelopment Zone, or Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone.
13        An employee is employed in an enterprise zone or
14        federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone if
15        his services are rendered there or it is the base of
16        operations for the services performed.
17            (D) A full-time employee working 30 or more hours
18        per week.
19        (4) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1985
20    and prior to December 31, 1988, the credit shall be allowed
21    for the tax year in which the eligible employees are hired.
22    For tax years ending on or after December 31, 1988, the
23    credit shall be allowed for the tax year immediately
24    following the tax year in which the eligible employees are
25    hired. If the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
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1    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
2    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
3    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
4    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
5    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
6    tax year that is available to offset a liability, earlier
7    credit shall be applied first.
8        (5) The Department of Revenue shall promulgate such
9    rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry
10    out the purposes of this subsection (g).
11        (6) The credit shall be available for eligible
12    employees hired on or after January 1, 1986.
13    (h) Investment credit; High Impact Business.
14        (1) Subject to subsections (b) and (b-5) of Section 5.5
15    of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, a taxpayer shall be
16    allowed a credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
17    and (b) of this Section for investment in qualified
18    property which is placed in service by a Department of
19    Commerce and Economic Opportunity designated High Impact
20    Business. The credit shall be .5% of the basis for such
21    property. The credit shall not be available (i) until the
22    minimum investments in qualified property set forth in
23    subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
24    Enterprise Zone Act have been satisfied or (ii) until the
25    time authorized in subsection (b-5) of the Illinois
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1    Businesses under subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(C), and
2    (a)(3)(D) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
3    Act, and shall not be allowed to the extent that it would
4    reduce a taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by
5    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section to below zero. The
6    credit applicable to such investments shall be taken in the
7    taxable year in which such investments have been completed.
8    The credit for additional investments beyond the minimum
9    investment by a designated high impact business authorized
10    under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of Section 5.5 of the Illinois
11    Enterprise Zone Act shall be available only in the taxable
12    year in which the property is placed in service and shall
13    not be allowed to the extent that it would reduce a
14    taxpayer's liability for the tax imposed by subsections (a)
15    and (b) of this Section to below zero. For tax years ending
16    on or after December 31, 1987, the credit shall be allowed
17    for the tax year in which the property is placed in
18    service, or, if the amount of the credit exceeds the tax
19    liability for that year, whether it exceeds the original
20    liability or the liability as later amended, such excess
21    may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of
22    the 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The
23    credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which
24    there is a liability. If there is credit from more than one
25    tax year that is available to offset a liability, the
26    credit accruing first in time shall be applied first.

 

 

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1        Changes made in this subdivision (h)(1) by Public Act
2    88-670 restore changes made by Public Act 85-1182 and
3    reflect existing law.
4        (2) The term qualified property means property which:
5            (A) is tangible, whether new or used, including
6        buildings and structural components of buildings;
7            (B) is depreciable pursuant to Section 167 of the
8        Internal Revenue Code, except that "3-year property"
9        as defined in Section 168(c)(2)(A) of that Code is not
10        eligible for the credit provided by this subsection
11        (h);
12            (C) is acquired by purchase as defined in Section
13        179(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
14            (D) is not eligible for the Enterprise Zone
15        Investment Credit provided by subsection (f) of this
16        Section.
17        (3) The basis of qualified property shall be the basis
18    used to compute the depreciation deduction for federal
19    income tax purposes.
20        (4) If the basis of the property for federal income tax
21    depreciation purposes is increased after it has been placed
22    in service in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or
23    Sub-Zone located in Illinois by the taxpayer, the amount of
24    such increase shall be deemed property placed in service on
25    the date of such increase in basis.
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1    meaning as under Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code.
2        (6) If during any taxable year ending on or before
3    December 31, 1996, any property ceases to be qualified
4    property in the hands of the taxpayer within 48 months
5    after being placed in service, or the situs of any
6    qualified property is moved outside Illinois within 48
7    months after being placed in service, the tax imposed under
8    subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for such taxable
9    year shall be increased. Such increase shall be determined
10    by (i) recomputing the investment credit which would have
11    been allowed for the year in which credit for such property
12    was originally allowed by eliminating such property from
13    such computation, and (ii) subtracting such recomputed
14    credit from the amount of credit previously allowed. For
15    the purposes of this paragraph (6), a reduction of the
16    basis of qualified property resulting from a
17    redetermination of the purchase price shall be deemed a
18    disposition of qualified property to the extent of such
19    reduction.
20        (7) Beginning with tax years ending after December 31,
21    1996, if a taxpayer qualifies for the credit under this
22    subsection (h) and thereby is granted a tax abatement and
23    the taxpayer relocates its entire facility in violation of
24    the explicit terms and length of the contract under Section
25    18-183 of the Property Tax Code, the tax imposed under
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1    for the taxable year in which the taxpayer relocated its
2    facility by an amount equal to the amount of credit
3    received by the taxpayer under this subsection (h).
4    (i) Credit for Personal Property Tax Replacement Income
5Tax. For tax years ending prior to December 31, 2003, a credit
6shall be allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and
7(b) of this Section for the tax imposed by subsections (c) and
8(d) of this Section. This credit shall be computed by
9multiplying the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
10Section by a fraction, the numerator of which is base income
11allocable to Illinois and the denominator of which is Illinois
12base income, and further multiplying the product by the tax
13rate imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
14    Any credit earned on or after December 31, 1986 under this
15subsection which is unused in the year the credit is computed
16because it exceeds the tax liability imposed by subsections (a)
17and (b) for that year (whether it exceeds the original
18liability or the liability as later amended) may be carried
19forward and applied to the tax liability imposed by subsections
20(a) and (b) of the 5 taxable years following the excess credit
21year, provided that no credit may be carried forward to any
22year ending on or after December 31, 2003. This credit shall be
23applied first to the earliest year for which there is a
24liability. If there is a credit under this subsection from more
25than one tax year that is available to offset a liability the
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1first.
2    If, during any taxable year ending on or after December 31,
31986, the tax imposed by subsections (c) and (d) of this
4Section for which a taxpayer has claimed a credit under this
5subsection (i) is reduced, the amount of credit for such tax
6shall also be reduced. Such reduction shall be determined by
7recomputing the credit to take into account the reduced tax
8imposed by subsections (c) and (d). If any portion of the
9reduced amount of credit has been carried to a different
10taxable year, an amended return shall be filed for such taxable
11year to reduce the amount of credit claimed.
12    (j) Training expense credit. Beginning with tax years
13ending on or after December 31, 1986 and prior to December 31,
142003, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
15imposed by subsections (a) and (b) under this Section for all
16amounts paid or accrued, on behalf of all persons employed by
17the taxpayer in Illinois or Illinois residents employed outside
18of Illinois by a taxpayer, for educational or vocational
19training in semi-technical or technical fields or semi-skilled
20or skilled fields, which were deducted from gross income in the
21computation of taxable income. The credit against the tax
22imposed by subsections (a) and (b) shall be 1.6% of such
23training expenses. For partners, shareholders of subchapter S
24corporations, and owners of limited liability companies, if the
25liability company is treated as a partnership for purposes of
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1credit under this subsection (j) to be determined in accordance
2with the determination of income and distributive share of
3income under Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the
4Internal Revenue Code.
5    Any credit allowed under this subsection which is unused in
6the year the credit is earned may be carried forward to each of
7the 5 taxable years following the year for which the credit is
8first computed until it is used. This credit shall be applied
9first to the earliest year for which there is a liability. If
10there is a credit under this subsection from more than one tax
11year that is available to offset a liability the earliest
12credit arising under this subsection shall be applied first. No
13carryforward credit may be claimed in any tax year ending on or
14after December 31, 2003.
15    (k) Research and development credit.
16    For tax years ending after July 1, 1990 and prior to
17December 31, 2003, and beginning again for tax years ending on
18or after December 31, 2004, and ending prior to January 1, 2016
19January 1, 2011, a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against
20the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
21increasing research activities in this State. The credit
22allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
23shall be equal to 6 1/2% of the qualifying expenditures for
24increasing research activities in this State. For partners,
25shareholders of subchapter S corporations, and owners of
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1treated as a partnership for purposes of federal and State
2income taxation, there shall be allowed a credit under this
3subsection to be determined in accordance with the
4determination of income and distributive share of income under
5Sections 702 and 704 and subchapter S of the Internal Revenue
6Code.
7    For purposes of this subsection, "qualifying expenditures"
8means the qualifying expenditures as defined for the federal
9credit for increasing research activities which would be
10allowable under Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code and
11which are conducted in this State, "qualifying expenditures for
12increasing research activities in this State" means the excess
13of qualifying expenditures for the taxable year in which
14incurred over qualifying expenditures for the base period,
15"qualifying expenditures for the base period" means the average
16of the qualifying expenditures for each year in the base
17period, and "base period" means the 3 taxable years immediately
18preceding the taxable year for which the determination is being
19made.
20    Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the taxable
21year may be carried forward. A taxpayer may elect to have the
22unused credit shown on its final completed return carried over
23as a credit against the tax liability for the following 5
24taxable years or until it has been fully used, whichever occurs
25first; provided that no credit earned in a tax year ending
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1ending on or after December 31, 2003, and no credit may be
2carried forward to any taxable year ending on or after January
31, 2016 January 1, 2011.
4    If an unused credit is carried forward to a given year from
52 or more earlier years, that credit arising in the earliest
6year will be applied first against the tax liability for the
7given year. If a tax liability for the given year still
8remains, the credit from the next earliest year will then be
9applied, and so on, until all credits have been used or no tax
10liability for the given year remains. Any remaining unused
11credit or credits then will be carried forward to the next
12following year in which a tax liability is incurred, except
13that no credit can be carried forward to a year which is more
14than 5 years after the year in which the expense for which the
15credit is given was incurred.
16    No inference shall be drawn from this amendatory Act of the
1791st General Assembly in construing this Section for taxable
18years beginning before January 1, 1999.
19    (l) Environmental Remediation Tax Credit.
20        (i) For tax years ending after December 31, 1997 and on
21    or before December 31, 2001, a taxpayer shall be allowed a
22    credit against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b)
23    of this Section for certain amounts paid for unreimbursed
24    eligible remediation costs, as specified in this
25    subsection. For purposes of this Section, "unreimbursed
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1    Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ("Agency") under
2    Section 58.14 of the Environmental Protection Act that were
3    paid in performing environmental remediation at a site for
4    which a No Further Remediation Letter was issued by the
5    Agency and recorded under Section 58.10 of the
6    Environmental Protection Act. The credit must be claimed
7    for the taxable year in which Agency approval of the
8    eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is not
9    available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any related
10    party caused or contributed to, in any material respect, a
11    release of regulated substances on, in, or under the site
12    that was identified and addressed by the remedial action
13    pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
14    Environmental Protection Act. After the Pollution Control
15    Board rules are adopted pursuant to the Illinois
16    Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and
17    enforcement of Section 58.9 of the Environmental
18    Protection Act, determinations as to credit availability
19    for purposes of this Section shall be made consistent with
20    those rules. For purposes of this Section, "taxpayer"
21    includes a person whose tax attributes the taxpayer has
22    succeeded to under Section 381 of the Internal Revenue Code
23    and "related party" includes the persons disallowed a
24    deduction for losses by paragraphs (b), (c), and (f)(1) of
25    Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code by virtue of being
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1    credit allowed against the tax imposed by subsections (a)
2    and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the unreimbursed eligible
3    remediation costs in excess of $100,000 per site, except
4    that the $100,000 threshold shall not apply to any site
5    contained in an enterprise zone as determined by the
6    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
7    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). The
8    total credit allowed shall not exceed $40,000 per year with
9    a maximum total of $150,000 per site. For partners and
10    shareholders of subchapter S corporations, there shall be
11    allowed a credit under this subsection to be determined in
12    accordance with the determination of income and
13    distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and
14    subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
15        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
16    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
17    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
18    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. The
19    term "unused credit" does not include any amounts of
20    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of the
21    maximum credit per site authorized under paragraph (i).
22    This credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
23    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
24    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
25    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
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1    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
2    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
3    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
4    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
5    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
6    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
7    chain of title for the site and provide written notice to
8    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
9    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
10    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
11    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
12    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
13    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
14        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
15    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
16    Environmental Protection Act.
17    (m) Education expense credit. Beginning with tax years
18ending after December 31, 1999, a taxpayer who is the custodian
19of one or more qualifying pupils shall be allowed a credit
20against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this
21Section for qualified education expenses incurred on behalf of
22the qualifying pupils. The credit shall be equal to 25% of
23qualified education expenses, but in no event may the total
24credit under this subsection claimed by a family that is the
25custodian of qualifying pupils exceed $500. In no event shall a
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1under this Act to less than zero. This subsection is exempt
2from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act.
3    For purposes of this subsection:
4    "Qualifying pupils" means individuals who (i) are
5residents of the State of Illinois, (ii) are under the age of
621 at the close of the school year for which a credit is
7sought, and (iii) during the school year for which a credit is
8sought were full-time pupils enrolled in a kindergarten through
9twelfth grade education program at any school, as defined in
10this subsection.
11    "Qualified education expense" means the amount incurred on
12behalf of a qualifying pupil in excess of $250 for tuition,
13book fees, and lab fees at the school in which the pupil is
14enrolled during the regular school year.
15    "School" means any public or nonpublic elementary or
16secondary school in Illinois that is in compliance with Title
17VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and attendance at which
18satisfies the requirements of Section 26-1 of the School Code,
19except that nothing shall be construed to require a child to
20attend any particular public or nonpublic school to qualify for
21the credit under this Section.
22    "Custodian" means, with respect to qualifying pupils, an
23Illinois resident who is a parent, the parents, a legal
24guardian, or the legal guardians of the qualifying pupils.
25    (n) River Edge Redevelopment Zone site remediation tax
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1        (i) For tax years ending on or after December 31, 2006,
2    a taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax
3    imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this Section for
4    certain amounts paid for unreimbursed eligible remediation
5    costs, as specified in this subsection. For purposes of
6    this Section, "unreimbursed eligible remediation costs"
7    means costs approved by the Illinois Environmental
8    Protection Agency ("Agency") under Section 58.14a of the
9    Environmental Protection Act that were paid in performing
10    environmental remediation at a site within a River Edge
11    Redevelopment Zone for which a No Further Remediation
12    Letter was issued by the Agency and recorded under Section
13    58.10 of the Environmental Protection Act. The credit must
14    be claimed for the taxable year in which Agency approval of
15    the eligible remediation costs is granted. The credit is
16    not available to any taxpayer if the taxpayer or any
17    related party caused or contributed to, in any material
18    respect, a release of regulated substances on, in, or under
19    the site that was identified and addressed by the remedial
20    action pursuant to the Site Remediation Program of the
21    Environmental Protection Act. Determinations as to credit
22    availability for purposes of this Section shall be made
23    consistent with rules adopted by the Pollution Control
24    Board pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure
25    Act for the administration and enforcement of Section 58.9
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1    Section, "taxpayer" includes a person whose tax attributes
2    the taxpayer has succeeded to under Section 381 of the
3    Internal Revenue Code and "related party" includes the
4    persons disallowed a deduction for losses by paragraphs
5    (b), (c), and (f)(1) of Section 267 of the Internal Revenue
6    Code by virtue of being a related taxpayer, as well as any
7    of its partners. The credit allowed against the tax imposed
8    by subsections (a) and (b) shall be equal to 25% of the
9    unreimbursed eligible remediation costs in excess of
10    $100,000 per site.
11        (ii) A credit allowed under this subsection that is
12    unused in the year the credit is earned may be carried
13    forward to each of the 5 taxable years following the year
14    for which the credit is first earned until it is used. This
15    credit shall be applied first to the earliest year for
16    which there is a liability. If there is a credit under this
17    subsection from more than one tax year that is available to
18    offset a liability, the earliest credit arising under this
19    subsection shall be applied first. A credit allowed under
20    this subsection may be sold to a buyer as part of a sale of
21    all or part of the remediation site for which the credit
22    was granted. The purchaser of a remediation site and the
23    tax credit shall succeed to the unused credit and remaining
24    carry-forward period of the seller. To perfect the
25    transfer, the assignor shall record the transfer in the
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1    the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue of the
2    assignor's intent to sell the remediation site and the
3    amount of the tax credit to be transferred as a portion of
4    the sale. In no event may a credit be transferred to any
5    taxpayer if the taxpayer or a related party would not be
6    eligible under the provisions of subsection (i).
7        (iii) For purposes of this Section, the term "site"
8    shall have the same meaning as under Section 58.2 of the
9    Environmental Protection Act.
10(Source: P.A. 96-115, eff. 7-31-09; 96-116, eff. 7-31-09;
1196-937, eff. 6-23-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1496, eff.
121-13-11; 97-2, eff. 5-6-11.)
 
13    Section 15. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
14changing Section 1f as follows:
 
15    (35 ILCS 120/1f)  (from Ch. 120, par. 440f)
16    Sec. 1f. Except for High Impact Businesses, the exemption
17stated in Sections 1d and 1e of this Act shall only apply to
18business enterprises which:
19        (1) either (i) make investments which cause the
20    creation of a minimum of 200 full-time equivalent jobs in
21    Illinois or (ii) make investments which cause the retention
22    of a minimum of 2000 full-time jobs in Illinois or (iii)
23    make investments of a minimum of $40,000,000 and retain at
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1    exemption is granted and for the duration of the exemption;
2    and
3        (2) are located in an Enterprise Zone established
4    pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act; and
5        (3) are certified by the Department of Commerce and
6    Economic Opportunity as complying with the requirements
7    specified in clauses (1), (2) and (3).
8    Any business enterprise seeking to avail itself of the
9exemptions stated in Sections 1d or 1e, or both, shall make
10application to the Department of Commerce and Economic
11Opportunity in such form and providing such information as may
12be prescribed by the Department of Commerce and Economic
13Opportunity. However, no business enterprise shall be
14required, as a condition for certification under clause (4) of
15this Section, to attest that its decision to invest under
16clause (1) of this Section and to locate under clause (2) of
17this Section is predicated upon the availability of the
18exemptions authorized by Sections 1d or 1e.
19    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
20determine whether the business enterprise meets the criteria
21prescribed in this Section. If the Department of Commerce and
22Economic Opportunity determines that such business enterprise
23meets the criteria, it shall issue a certificate of eligibility
24for exemption to the business enterprise in such form as is
25prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The Department of
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1certification requests within 60 days after receipt of the
2application, and shall file with the Department of Revenue a
3copy of each certificate of eligibility for exemption.
4    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
5have the power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out
6the provisions of this Section including the power to define
7the amounts and types of eligible investments not specified in
8this Section which business enterprises must make in order to
9receive the exemptions stated in Sections 1d and 1e of this
10Act; and to require that any business enterprise that is
11granted a tax exemption repay the exempted tax if the business
12enterprise fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the
13certification.
14    Such certificate of eligibility for exemption shall be
15presented by the business enterprise to its supplier when
16making the initial purchase of tangible personal property for
17which an exemption is granted by Section 1d or Section 1e, or
18both, together with a certification by the business enterprise
19that such tangible personal property is exempt from taxation
20under Section 1d or Section 1e and by indicating the exempt
21status of each subsequent purchase on the face of the purchase
22order.
23    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
24determine the period during which such exemption from the taxes
25imposed under this Act is in effect which shall not exceed 35
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1(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
2    Section 20. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
3Section 9-222.1 as follows:
 
4    (220 ILCS 5/9-222.1)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222.1)
5    Sec. 9-222.1. Exemptions.
6    (a) A business enterprise which is located within an area
7designated by a county or municipality as an enterprise zone
8pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or located in a
9federally designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone shall be
10exempt from the additional charges added to the business
11enterprise's utility bills as a pass-on of municipal and State
12utility taxes under Sections 9-221 and 9-222 of this Act, to
13the extent such charges are exempted by ordinance adopted in
14accordance with paragraph (e) of Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois
15Municipal Code in the case of municipal utility taxes, and to
16the extent such charges are exempted by the percentage
17specified by the Department of Commerce and Economic
18Opportunity in the case of State utility taxes, provided such
19business enterprise meets the following criteria:
20        (1) it (i) makes investments which cause the creation
21    of a minimum of 200 full-time equivalent jobs in Illinois;
22    (ii) makes investments of at least $175,000,000 which cause
23    the creation of a minimum of 150 full-time equivalent jobs
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1    retention of a minimum of 300 full-time equivalent jobs in
2    the manufacturing sector, as defined by the North American
3    Industry Classification System, in an area in Illinois in
4    which the unemployment rate is above 9% and makes an
5    application to the Department within 3 months after the
6    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
7    Assembly and certifies relocation of the 300 full-time
8    equivalent jobs within 36 months after the application;
9    (iv) makes investments which cause the retention of a
10    minimum of 1,000 full-time jobs in Illinois; or (v) makes
11    an application to the Department within 2 months after the
12    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
13    Assembly and makes investments that cause the retention of
14    a minimum of 500 full-time equivalent jobs in 2009 and
15    2010, 675 full-time jobs in Illinois in 2011, 850 full-time
16    jobs in 2012, and 1,000 full-time jobs in 2013, in the
17    manufacturing sector as defined by the North American
18    Industry Classification System; and
19        (2) it is either (i) located in an Enterprise Zone
20    established pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or
21    (ii) located in a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone
22    or Sub-Zone and is designated a High Impact Business by the
23    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
24        (3) it is certified by the Department of Commerce and
25    Economic Opportunity as complying with the requirements
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1    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
2determine the period during which such exemption from the
3charges imposed under Section 9-222 is in effect which shall
4not exceed 35 30 years or the certified term of the enterprise
5zone, whichever period is shorter, except that the exemption
6period for a business enterprise qualifying under item (iii) of
7clause (1) of this subsection Section shall not exceed 35 30
8years.
9    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
10have the power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out
11the provisions of this Section including procedures for
12complying with the requirements specified in clauses (1) and
13(2) of this subsection Section and procedures for applying for
14the exemptions authorized under this Section; to define the
15amounts and types of eligible investments which business
16enterprises must make in order to receive State utility tax
17exemptions pursuant to Sections 9-222 and 9-222.1 of this Act;
18to approve such utility tax exemptions for business enterprises
19whose investments are not yet placed in service; and to require
20that business enterprises granted tax exemptions repay the
21exempted tax should the business enterprise fail to comply with
22the terms and conditions of the certification. However, no
23business enterprise shall be required, as a condition for
24certification under clause (3) of this subsection Section, to
25attest that its decision to invest under clause (1) of this
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1predicated upon the availability of the exemptions authorized
2by this Section.
3    (b) In addition, a business that is primarily engaged in
4manufacturing is exempt from the additional charges added to
5its utility bills as a pass-on of State utility taxes under
6Section 9-222 of this Act.
7    (c) A business enterprise shall be exempt, in whole or in
8part, from the pass-on charges of municipal utility taxes
9imposed under Section 9-221, only if it meets the criteria
10specified in clauses (1) through (3) of subsection (a) of this
11Section and the municipality has adopted an ordinance
12authorizing the exemption under paragraph (e) of Section 8-11-2
13of the Illinois Municipal Code. Upon certification of the
14business enterprises by the Department of Commerce and Economic
15Opportunity, the Department of Commerce and Economic
16Opportunity shall notify the Department of Revenue of such
17certification. The Department of Revenue shall notify the
18public utilities of the exemption status of business
19enterprises from the pass-on charges of State and municipal
20utility taxes. Such exemption status shall be effective within
213 months after certification of the business enterprise.
22(Source: P.A. 96-716, eff. 8-25-09; 96-865, eff. 1-21-10.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.