103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3192 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/234 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer is entitled to an income tax credit for each person who is (i) 62 years of age or older during the taxable year and (ii) employed by the taxpayer at a location in this State for not less than 185 days during the taxable year. Provides that the credit may be carried forward. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately. LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3192 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/234 new 35 ILCS 5/234 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer is entitled to an income tax credit for each person who is (i) 62 years of age or older during the taxable year and (ii) employed by the taxpayer at a location in this State for not less than 185 days during the taxable year. Provides that the credit may be carried forward. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately. LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3192 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber 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 a taxpayer is entitled to an income tax credit for each person who is (i) 62 years of age or older during the taxable year and (ii) employed by the taxpayer at a location in this State for not less than 185 days during the taxable year. Provides that the credit may be carried forward. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately. LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b A BILL FOR HB3192LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b HB3192 LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b HB3192 LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 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. Credit for wages paid to persons 62 years of age 8 or older. 9 (a) For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 10 2024, each taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the tax 11 imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of this Act 12 in the amount of $2,500 for each person who is (i) 62 years of 13 age or older during the taxable year and (ii) employed by the 14 taxpayer at a location in this State for not less than 185 days 15 during the taxable year. For partners, shareholders of 16 Subchapter S corporations, and owners of limited liability 17 companies, if the liability company is treated as a 18 partnership for purposes of federal and State income taxation, 19 there shall be allowed a credit under this Section to be 20 determined in accordance with the determination of income and 21 distributive share of income under Sections 702 and 704 and 22 Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. 23 (b) In no event shall a credit under this Section reduce 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3192 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber 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 a taxpayer is entitled to an income tax credit for each person who is (i) 62 years of age or older during the taxable year and (ii) employed by the taxpayer at a location in this State for not less than 185 days during the taxable year. Provides that the credit may be carried forward. Provides that the credit is exempt from the Act's automatic sunset provision. Effective immediately. LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 5/234 new LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b HB3192 LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b HB3192- 2 -LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b HB3192 - 2 - LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b HB3192 - 2 - LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b 1 the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. If the amount of 2 the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year, the excess 3 may be carried forward and applied to the tax liability of the 4 5 taxable years following the excess credit year. The tax 5 credit shall be applied to the earliest year for which there is 6 a tax liability. If there are credits for more than one year 7 that are available to offset a liability, the earlier credit 8 shall be applied first. 9 (c) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 10 250. 11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 12 becoming law. HB3192 - 2 - LRB103 30357 HLH 56787 b