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90_SB0266 35 ILCS 5/211 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit, beginning in taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 and ending with taxable years ending on or before December 30, 2002, for employers who pay insurance premiums on policies to insure the employers' liability under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act equal to 5% of the premiums that the employer paid during the taxable year. Provides that the credit shall not reduce the employer's tax liability to less than zero. SDS/bill0006/dgp SDS/bill0006/dgp 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. Workers' compensation tax credit. Beginning 9 with taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997 and 10 ending with taxable years ending on or before December 30, 11 2002, every employer, including self-insured employers and 12 group self-insured employers who pay insurance premiums on a 13 policy to insure the employer's liability under the Workers' 14 Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act 15 shall be entitled to a tax credit against the tax imposed in 16 subsection (a) and (b) of Section 201 equal to 5% of the 17 premiums that the employer paid during the taxable year. 18 This credit shall not reduce the employer's tax liability to 19 less than zero.