Bill Text: IL SB1727 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after July 1, 2019 or for transfers made on or after July 1, 2019. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1727 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1727-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB1727 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. William E. Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 405/2 from Ch. 120, par. 405A-2
35 ILCS 405/3 from Ch. 120, par. 405A-3
35 ILCS 405/4 from Ch. 120, par. 405A-4
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under the Act for persons dying on or after July 1, 2019 or for transfers made on or after July 1, 2019. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping
Transfer Tax Act is amended by changing Sections 2, 3, and 4 as
follows:
(35 ILCS 405/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 405A-2)
Sec. 2. Definitions.
"Federal estate tax" means the tax due to the United States
with respect to a taxable transfer under Chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
"Federal generation-skipping transfer tax" means the tax
due to the United States with respect to a taxable transfer
under Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Federal return" means the federal estate tax return with
respect to the federal estate tax and means the federal
generation-skipping transfer tax return with respect to the
federal generation-skipping transfer tax.
"Federal transfer tax" means the federal estate tax or the
federal generation-skipping transfer tax.
"Illinois estate tax" means the tax due to this State with
respect to a taxable transfer.
"Illinois generation-skipping transfer tax" means the tax

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due to this State with respect to a taxable transfer that gives
rise to a federal generation-skipping transfer tax.
"Illinois transfer tax" means the Illinois estate tax or
the Illinois generation-skipping transfer tax.
"Internal Revenue Code" means, unless otherwise provided,
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
"Non-resident trust" means a trust that is not a resident
of this State for purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act, as
amended from time to time.
"Person" means and includes any individual, trust, estate,
partnership, association, company or corporation.
"Qualified heir" means a qualified heir as defined in
Section 2032A(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Resident trust" means a trust that is a resident of this
State for purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act, as amended
from time to time.
"State" means any state, territory or possession of the
United States and the District of Columbia.
"State tax credit" means:
(a) For persons dying on or after January 1, 2003 and
through December 31, 2005, an amount equal to the full credit
calculable under Section 2011 or Section 2604 of the Internal
Revenue Code as the credit would have been computed and allowed
under the Internal Revenue Code as in effect on December 31,
2001, without the reduction in the State Death Tax Credit as

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provided in Section 2011(b)(2) or the termination of the State
Death Tax Credit as provided in Section 2011(f) as enacted by
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001,
but recognizing the increased applicable exclusion amount
through December 31, 2005.
(b) For persons dying after December 31, 2005 and on or
before December 31, 2009, and for persons dying after December
31, 2010 and prior to July 1, 2019, an amount equal to the full
credit calculable under Section 2011 or 2604 of the Internal
Revenue Code as the credit would have been computed and allowed
under the Internal Revenue Code as in effect on December 31,
2001, without the reduction in the State Death Tax Credit as
provided in Section 2011(b)(2) or the termination of the State
Death Tax Credit as provided in Section 2011(f) as enacted by
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001,
but recognizing the exclusion amount of only (i) $2,000,000 for
persons dying prior to January 1, 2012, (ii) $3,500,000 for
persons dying on or after January 1, 2012 and prior to January
1, 2013, and (iii) $4,000,000 for persons dying on or after
January 1, 2013, and with reduction to the adjusted taxable
estate for any qualified terminable interest property election
as defined in subsection (b-1) of this Section.
(b-1) The person required to file the Illinois return may
elect on a timely filed Illinois return a marital deduction for
qualified terminable interest property under Section
2056(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of the

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Illinois estate tax that is separate and independent of any
qualified terminable interest property election for federal
estate tax purposes. For purposes of the Illinois estate tax,
the inclusion of property in the gross estate of a surviving
spouse is the same as under Section 2044 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
In the case of any trust for which a State or federal
qualified terminable interest property election is made, the
trustee may not retain non-income producing assets for more
than a reasonable amount of time without the consent of the
surviving spouse.
"Taxable transfer" means an event that gives rise to a
state tax credit, including any credit as a result of the
imposition of an additional tax under Section 2032A(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
"Transferee" means a transferee within the meaning of
Section 2603(a)(1) and Section 6901(h) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
"Transferred property" means:
(1) With respect to a taxable transfer occurring at the
death of an individual, the deceased individual's gross
estate as defined in Section 2031 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(2) With respect to a taxable transfer occurring as a
result of a taxable termination as defined in Section
2612(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxable amount

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determined under Section 2622(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(3) With respect to a taxable transfer occurring as a
result of a taxable distribution as defined in Section
2612(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, the taxable amount
determined under Section 2621(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(4) With respect to an event which causes the
imposition of an additional estate tax under Section
2032A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, the qualified real
property that was disposed of or which ceased to be used
for the qualified use, within the meaning of Section
2032A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Trust" includes a trust as defined in Section 2652(b)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-789, eff. 9-8-09; 96-1496, eff. 1-13-11;
97-636, eff. 6-1-12.)
(35 ILCS 405/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 405A-3)
Sec. 3. Illinois estate tax.
(a) Imposition of Tax. An Illinois estate tax is imposed on
every taxable transfer involving transferred property having a
tax situs within the State of Illinois.
(b) Amount of tax. On estates of persons dying before
January 1, 2003, the amount of the Illinois estate tax shall be
the state tax credit, as defined in Section 2 of this Act, with

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respect to the taxable transfer reduced by the lesser of:
(1) the amount of the state tax credit paid to any
other state or states; and
(2) the amount determined by multiplying the maximum
state tax credit allowable with respect to the taxable
transfer by the percentage which the gross value of the
transferred property not having a tax situs in Illinois
bears to the gross value of the total transferred property.
(c) On estates of persons dying on or after January 1, 2003
and prior to July 1, 2019, the amount of the Illinois estate
tax shall be the state tax credit, as defined in Section 2 of
this Act, reduced by the amount determined by multiplying the
state tax credit with respect to the taxable transfer by the
percentage which the gross value of the transferred property
not having a tax situs in Illinois bears to the gross value of
the total transferred property.
(d) No tax shall be imposed under this Act for persons
dying on or after July 1, 2019.
(Source: P.A. 93-30, eff. 6-20-03; 94-419, eff. 8-2-05.)
(35 ILCS 405/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 405A-4)
Sec. 4. Illinois generation-skipping transfer tax.
(a) Imposition of tax. An Illinois generation-skipping
transfer tax is imposed on every taxable transfer resulting in
federal generation-skipping transfer tax involving transferred
property having a tax situs within the State of Illinois.

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(b) Amount of tax. The amount of the Illinois
generation-skipping transfer tax shall be the maximum state tax
credit allowable with respect to the taxable transfer, reduced
by the lesser of:
(1) the amount of the state tax credit paid to any
other state or states; and
(2) the amount determined by multiplying the maximum
state tax credit allowable with respect to the taxable
transfer by the percentage which the gross value of the
transferred property not having a tax situs in Illinois
bears to the gross value of the total transferred property.
(c) No tax shall be imposed under this Act for transfers
occurring on or after July 1, 2019.
(Source: P.A. 86-737.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.