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90_HB0400eng 35 ILCS 5/211 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to create an income tax credit for a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 in an amount not to exceed $500 for amounts spent during the taxable year for the tuition and fees of the taxpayer and any dependent of the taxpayer engaged in full-time or part-time undergraduate studies at any public or private college, university, or community college located in Illinois. Provides that this credit is not available to individuals whose tuition or fees are reimbursed by their employers. Provides that the credit may not reduce the taxpayer's income tax liability to less than zero. Applicable to tax years ending on or after December 31, 1997. Sunsets the credit after 10 years. Effective immediately. LRB9000153KDksD HB0400 Engrossed LRB9000153KDksD 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Income Tax Act by adding 2 Section 211. 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 211 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 5/211 new) 8 Sec. 211. Tax credit for tuition and fees paid at any 9 public or private college, university, or community college 10 located in Illinois. Beginning with taxable years ending on 11 or after December 31, 1997 and ending with taxable years 12 ending on or before December 31, 2006, a taxpayer with an 13 adjusted gross income of less than $100,000 is entitled to a 14 credit against the tax imposed under this Act in an amount 15 not to exceed the lesser of $500 or 50% of actual costs for 16 amounts spent during the taxable year for the tuition and 17 fees of the taxpayer and any dependent of the taxpayer 18 engaged in full-time or part-time undergraduate studies at 19 any public or private college, university, or community 20 college located in Illinois. This credit shall not be 21 available to individuals whose tuition or fees are reimbursed 22 by their employers or the Illinois Student Assistance 23 Commission's Monetary Award Program (MAP). In no event shall 24 a credit under this Section reduce the taxpayer's liability 25 under this Act to less than zero. 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 27 becoming law.