103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3051 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/234 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into credit agreements with eligible manufacturing employers for the purpose of creating manufacturing jobs in the State. Effective immediately. LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3051 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/234 new 35 ILCS 5/234 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into credit agreements with eligible manufacturing employers for the purpose of creating manufacturing jobs in the State. Effective immediately. LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3051 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/234 new 35 ILCS 5/234 new 35 ILCS 5/234 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into credit agreements with eligible manufacturing employers for the purpose of creating manufacturing jobs in the State. Effective immediately. LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b A BILL FOR HB3051LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b HB3051 LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b HB3051 LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b 1 AN ACT concerning revenue. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by 5 adding Section 234 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 5/234 new) 7 Sec. 234. Manufacturing jobs credit. 8 (a) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 9 may enter into credit agreements with eligible manufacturing 10 employers for the purpose of creating manufacturing jobs in 11 the State. Credits under this Section shall be available for 12 taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and may be 13 used to offset the taxpayer's liability for the taxes imposed 14 under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201. A credit under 15 this Section may not exceed the incremental income tax 16 attributable to new and retained employees during the taxable 17 year. 18 (b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce 19 the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of 20 the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess 21 may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 22 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax 23 credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3051 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/234 new 35 ILCS 5/234 new 35 ILCS 5/234 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may enter into credit agreements with eligible manufacturing employers for the purpose of creating manufacturing jobs in the State. Effective immediately. LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 5/234 new LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b HB3051 LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b HB3051- 2 -LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b HB3051 - 2 - LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b HB3051 - 2 - LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b 1 a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year 2 that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit 3 shall be applied first. 4 (c) For partners and shareholders of Subchapter S 5 corporations, there shall be allowed a credit under this 6 Section to be determined in accordance with the determination 7 of income and distributive share of income under Sections 702 8 and 704 and Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. 9 (d) As used in this Section, "incremental income tax" has 10 the meaning given to that term in the Economic Development for 11 a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. 12 (e) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 13 250. 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 15 becoming law. HB3051 - 2 - LRB103 30531 HLH 56964 b