Bill Text: IL SB2656 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for certain small businesses in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 10% of the property taxes paid by the qualified small business during the taxable year for eligible real property or (ii) $1,500. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-09-30 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson [SB2656 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2656-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2656 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 5/241 new
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for certain small businesses in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 10% of the property taxes paid by the qualified small business during the taxable year for eligible real property or (ii) $1,500. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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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 Income Tax Act is amended by
adding Section 241 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/241 new)
Sec. 241. Small business property tax relief credit.
(a) For taxable years ending on or after December 31,
2024, each qualified small business is entitled to a credit
against the taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 201 in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 10% of the
property taxes paid by the qualified small business during the
taxable year for eligible real property or (ii) $1,500.
(b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce
the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of
the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess
may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the
5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax
credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is
a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year
that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit
shall be applied first.
(c) If the taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S

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corporation, the credit is allowed to pass through to the
partners and shareholders as provided in Section 251.
(d) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section
250.
(e) As used in this Section:
"Eligible real property" means property located in
Illinois that meets the following criteria:
(1) the taxpayer has an ownership interest in the
property, whether legal, equitable, or as a lessee, and
the taxpayer is liable for the payment of property taxes
on the property;
(2) the property is used to conduct the taxpayer's
business operations; and
(3) the property is not residential.
"Qualified small business" means a sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or
cooperative that conducts business in Illinois, employs fewer
than 50 employees in the State during the taxable year, and is
current with all State and federal tax obligations as of the
last day of the taxable year.