103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4526 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/241 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in the amount of $5,000 for a taxpayer who is a qualified community care physician. Effective immediately. LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4526 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/241 new 35 ILCS 5/241 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in the amount of $5,000 for a taxpayer who is a qualified community care physician. Effective immediately. LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4526 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/241 new 35 ILCS 5/241 new 35 ILCS 5/241 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in the amount of $5,000 for a taxpayer who is a qualified community care physician. Effective immediately. LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b A BILL FOR HB4526LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b HB4526 LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b HB4526 LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 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 241 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 5/241 new) 7 Sec. 241. Community care providers credit. 8 (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 9 2025, an individual taxpayer who is a qualified community care 10 physician shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by 11 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 in the amount of $5,000. 12 (b) The credit or credits may not reduce the taxpayer's 13 liability to less than zero. If the amount of the tax credit 14 exceeds the taxpayer's liability for the year, the excess may 15 not be carried forward or carried back. 16 (c) As used in this Section: 17 "Good standing" means that the Illinois State Medical 18 Board has not taken any adverse disciplinary action against 19 the person at any time and that the person has had no more than 20 3 medical malpractice judgments or settlements in the 4 years 21 immediately preceding the taxable year in which the person is 22 seeking the credit. 23 "Qualified community care physician" means a person who is 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4526 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/241 new 35 ILCS 5/241 new 35 ILCS 5/241 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in the amount of $5,000 for a taxpayer who is a qualified community care physician. Effective immediately. LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 5/241 new LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b HB4526 LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b HB4526- 2 -LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b HB4526 - 2 - LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b HB4526 - 2 - LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b 1 licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under the 2 Medical Practice Act of 1987 and who: 3 (1) is in good standing; 4 (2) is certified by the United States Department of 5 Veterans Affairs as part of the community care network; 6 and 7 (3) provides health care services during the taxable 8 year to at least 5 patients who qualify for the Veterans 9 Community Care Program at the time the health care 10 services are rendered. 11 "Veterans Community Care Program" means the Community Care 12 Program operated by the United States Department of Veterans 13 Affairs. 14 (d) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section 15 250. HB4526 - 2 - LRB103 36474 HLH 66577 b