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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1406 Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 805 ILCS 5/15.98 new Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, in the case of a domestic or foreign corporation, no payment is required for a franchise tax that would have been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. Repeals those Sections on January 1, 2025. Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to prepare a bill effecting necessary changes to conform the statutes to the changes made by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 04503 HLH 49509 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1406 Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 805 ILCS 5/15.98 new 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 805 ILCS 5/15.98 new Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, in the case of a domestic or foreign corporation, no payment is required for a franchise tax that would have been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. Repeals those Sections on January 1, 2025. Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to prepare a bill effecting necessary changes to conform the statutes to the changes made by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 04503 HLH 49509 b LRB103 04503 HLH 49509 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1406 Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Win Stoller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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77 Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, in the case of a domestic or foreign corporation, no payment is required for a franchise tax that would have been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. Repeals those Sections on January 1, 2025. Directs the Legislative Reference Bureau to prepare a bill effecting necessary changes to conform the statutes to the changes made by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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1313 1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
1414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1616 4 Section 5. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is amended
1717 5 by changing Sections 15.35 and 15.65 and by adding Section
1818 6 15.98 as follows:
1919 7 (805 ILCS 5/15.35) (from Ch. 32, par. 15.35)
2020 8 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-16)
2121 9 Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic
2222 10 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises
2323 11 in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the
2424 12 Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on
2525 13 the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this
2626 14 Act:
2727 15 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its
2828 16 first report of issuance of shares.
2929 17 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
3030 18 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a
3131 19 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the
3232 20 issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of
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7474 1 last reported in any document, other than an annual
7575 2 report, interim annual report or final transition annual
7676 3 report required by this Act to be filed in the office of
7777 4 the Secretary of State.
7878 5 (c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
7979 6 a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger
8080 7 or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital
8181 8 of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the
8282 9 merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the
8383 10 paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated
8484 11 corporations as last reported by them in any documents,
8585 12 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be
8686 13 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in
8787 14 addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable
8888 15 for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in
8989 16 capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations
9090 17 as last reported by them in any document, other than an
9191 18 annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the
9292 19 Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next
9393 20 succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a
9494 21 corporation which has established an extended filing
9595 22 month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new
9696 23 corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the
9797 24 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month
9898 25 or, in the case of a corporation which has established an
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110110 1 surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to
111111 2 the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation
112112 3 which has established an extended filing month, the
113113 4 extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation
114114 5 in the next succeeding calendar year.
115115 6 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with the
116116 7 annual report which the corporation is required by this
117117 8 Act to file.
118118 9 On or after January 1, 2020 and before prior to January 1,
119119 10 2021, the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed
120120 11 under this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and before
121121 12 January 1, 2022, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from
122122 13 the tax imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2022
123123 14 and before January 1, 2023, the first $10,000 in liability is
124124 15 exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after
125125 16 January 1, 2023 and before January 1, 2024, the first $100,000
126126 17 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this
127127 18 Section. The provisions of this Section shall not require the
128128 19 payment of any franchise tax that would otherwise have been
129129 20 due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. There shall be no
130130 21 refunds or proration of franchise tax for any taxes due and
131131 22 payable on or after January 1, 2024 on the basis that a portion
132132 23 of the corporation's taxable year extends beyond January 1,
133133 24 2024. Public Act 101-9 shall not affect any right accrued or
134134 25 established, or any liability or penalty incurred prior to
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146146 1 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
147147 2 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)
148148 3 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-282)
149149 4 Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic
150150 5 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises
151151 6 in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the
152152 7 Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on
153153 8 the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this
154154 9 Act:
155155 10 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its
156156 11 first report of issuance of shares.
157157 12 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
158158 13 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a
159159 14 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the
160160 15 issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of
161161 16 incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in
162162 17 capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses
163163 18 an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof
164164 19 last reported in any document, other than an annual
165165 20 report, interim annual report or final transition annual
166166 21 report required by this Act to be filed in the office of
167167 22 the Secretary of State.
168168 23 (c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
169169 24 a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger
170170 25 or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital
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181181 1 of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the
182182 2 merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the
183183 3 paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated
184184 4 corporations as last reported by them in any documents,
185185 5 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be
186186 6 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in
187187 7 addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable
188188 8 for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in
189189 9 capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations
190190 10 as last reported by them in any document, other than an
191191 11 annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the
192192 12 Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next
193193 13 succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a
194194 14 corporation which has established an extended filing
195195 15 month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new
196196 16 corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the
197197 17 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month
198198 18 or, in the case of a corporation which has established an
199199 19 extended filing month, the extended filing month of the
200200 20 surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to
201201 21 the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation
202202 22 which has established an extended filing month, the
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204204 24 in the next succeeding calendar year.
205205 25 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with the
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217217 1 Act to file.
218218 2 On or after January 1, 2020 and before prior to January 1,
219219 3 2021, the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed
220220 4 under this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and before
221221 5 prior to January 1, 2022, the first $1,000 in liability is
222222 6 exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after
223223 7 January 1, 2022 and before prior to January 1, 2023, the first
224224 8 $10,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under this
225225 9 Section. On or after January 1, 2023 and before prior to
226226 10 January 1, 2024, the first $100,000 in liability is exempt
227227 11 from the tax imposed under this Section. The provisions of
228228 12 this Section shall not require the payment of any franchise
229229 13 tax that would otherwise have been due and payable on or after
230230 14 January 1, 2024. There shall be no refunds or proration of
231231 15 franchise tax for any taxes due and payable on or after January
232232 16 1, 2024 on the basis that a portion of the corporation's
233233 17 taxable year extends beyond January 1, 2024. Public Act 101-9
234234 18 shall not affect any right accrued or established, or any
235235 19 liability or penalty incurred prior to January 1, 2024.
236236 20 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 December 31,
237237 21 2024.
238238 22 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-282, eff. 1-1-22.)
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240240 24 Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic
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252252 1 in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the
253253 2 Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on
254254 3 the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this
255255 4 Act:
256256 5 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its
257257 6 first report of issuance of shares.
258258 7 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
259259 8 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a
260260 9 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the
261261 10 issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of
262262 11 incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in
263263 12 capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses
264264 13 an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof
265265 14 last reported in any document, other than an annual
266266 15 report, interim annual report or final transition annual
267267 16 report required by this Act to be filed in the office of
268268 17 the Secretary of State.
269269 18 (c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
270270 19 a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger
271271 20 or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital
272272 21 of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the
273273 22 merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the
274274 23 paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated
275275 24 corporations as last reported by them in any documents,
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288288 1 addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable
289289 2 for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in
290290 3 capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations
291291 4 as last reported by them in any document, other than an
292292 5 annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the
293293 6 Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next
294294 7 succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a
295295 8 corporation which has established an extended filing
296296 9 month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new
297297 10 corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the
298298 11 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month
299299 12 or, in the case of a corporation which has established an
300300 13 extended filing month, the extended filing month of the
301301 14 surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to
302302 15 the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation
303303 16 which has established an extended filing month, the
304304 17 extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation
305305 18 in the next succeeding calendar year.
306306 19 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with the
307307 20 annual report which the corporation is required by this
308308 21 Act to file.
309309 22 On or after January 1, 2020 and before prior to January 1,
310310 23 2021, the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed
311311 24 under this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and before
312312 25 prior to January 1, 2022, the first $1,000 in liability is
313313 26 exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after
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324324 1 January 1, 2022 and before prior to January 1, 2023, the first
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326326 3 Section. On or after January 1, 2023 and before prior to
327327 4 January 1, 2024, the first $100,000 in liability is exempt
328328 5 from the tax imposed under this Section. The provisions of
329329 6 this Section shall not require the payment of any franchise
330330 7 tax that would otherwise have been due and payable on or after
331331 8 January 1, 2024. There shall be no refunds or proration of
332332 9 franchise tax for any taxes due and payable on or after January
333333 10 1, 2024 on the basis that a portion of the corporation's
334334 11 taxable year extends beyond January 1, 2024. Public Act 101-9
335335 12 shall not affect any right accrued or established, or any
336336 13 liability or penalty incurred prior to January 1, 2024.
337337 14 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 December 31,
338338 15 2025.
339339 16 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
340340 17 (805 ILCS 5/15.65) (from Ch. 32, par. 15.65)
341341 18 Sec. 15.65. Franchise taxes payable by foreign
342342 19 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its authority to
343343 20 transact such business in this State as set out in its
344344 21 application therefor or any amendment thereto, each foreign
345345 22 corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State the following
346346 23 franchise taxes, computed on the basis, at the rates and for
347347 24 the periods prescribed in this Act:
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359359 1 application for authority to transact business in this
360360 2 State.
361361 3 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing
362362 4 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a
363363 5 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the
364364 6 issuance of shares, or (3) a report of cumulative changes
365365 7 in paid-in capital or a report of an exchange or
366366 8 reclassification of shares, whenever any such report
367367 9 discloses an increase in its paid-in capital over the
368368 10 amount thereof last reported in any document, other than
369369 11 an annual report, interim annual report or final
370370 12 transition annual report, required by this Act to be filed
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372372 14 (c) Whenever the corporation shall be a party to a
373373 15 statutory merger and shall be the surviving corporation,
374374 16 an additional franchise tax at the time of filing its
375375 17 report following merger, if such report discloses that the
376376 18 amount represented in this State of its paid-in capital
377377 19 immediately after the merger is greater than the aggregate
378378 20 of the amounts represented in this State of the paid-in
379379 21 capital of such of the merged corporations as were
380380 22 authorized to transact business in this State at the time
381381 23 of the merger, as last reported by them in any documents,
382382 24 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be
383383 25 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in
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395395 1 further additional franchise tax on the paid-in capital of
396396 2 each of the merged corporations as last reported by them
397397 3 in any document, other than an annual report, required by
398398 4 this Act to be filed with the Secretary of State, from
399399 5 their taxable year end to the next succeeding anniversary
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401401 7 established an extended filing month, the extended filing
402402 8 month of the surviving corporation; however if the taxable
403403 9 year ends within the 2-month period immediately preceding
404404 10 the anniversary month or the extended filing month of the
405405 11 surviving corporation, the tax will be computed to the
406406 12 anniversary or, extended filing month of the surviving
407407 13 corporation in the next succeeding calendar year.
408408 14 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with any
409409 15 annual report which the corporation is required by this
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411411 17 On or after January 1, 2020 and before prior to January 1,
412412 18 2021, the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed
413413 19 under this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and before
414414 20 January 1, 2024, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from
415415 21 the tax imposed under this Section. The provisions of this
416416 22 Section shall not require the payment of any franchise tax
417417 23 that would otherwise have been due and payable on or after
418418 24 January 1, 2024. There shall be no refunds or proration of
419419 25 franchise tax for any taxes due and payable on or after January
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431431 1 taxable year extends beyond January 1, 2024. This amendatory
432432 2 Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall not affect any right
433433 3 accrued or established, or any liability or penalty incurred
434434 4 prior to January 1, 2024.
435435 5 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
436436 6 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
437437 7 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
438438 8 (805 ILCS 5/15.98 new)
439439 9 Sec. 15.98. Preparation of bill. The Legislative Reference
440440 10 Bureau shall prepare for introduction in the 2024 spring
441441 11 session of the General Assembly a bill effecting such changes
442442 12 in the statutes as may be necessary to conform the statutes to
443443 13 the changes in law made by this amendatory Act of the 103rd
444444 14 General Assembly.
445445 15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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