103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1810 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the federal depreciation deduction and net operating losses to restore provisions that were in effect prior to Public Act 102-16. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that no franchise tax shall be imposed on foreign or domestic corporations on or after January 1, 2024, and repeals those provisions on January 1, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1810 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the federal depreciation deduction and net operating losses to restore provisions that were in effect prior to Public Act 102-16. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that no franchise tax shall be imposed on foreign or domestic corporations on or after January 1, 2024, and repeals those provisions on January 1, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1810 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the federal depreciation deduction and net operating losses to restore provisions that were in effect prior to Public Act 102-16. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that no franchise tax shall be imposed on foreign or domestic corporations on or after January 1, 2024, and repeals those provisions on January 1, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b A BILL FOR SB1810LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 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 changing Section 207 as follows: 6 (35 ILCS 5/207) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-207) 7 Sec. 207. Net Losses. 8 (a) If after applying all of the (i) modifications 9 provided for in paragraph (2) of Section 203(b), paragraph (2) 10 of Section 203(c) and paragraph (2) of Section 203(d) and (ii) 11 the allocation and apportionment provisions of Article 3 of 12 this Act and subsection (c) of this Section, the taxpayer's 13 net income results in a loss; 14 (1) for any taxable year ending prior to December 31, 15 1999, such loss shall be allowed as a carryover or 16 carryback deduction in the manner allowed under Section 17 172 of the Internal Revenue Code; 18 (2) for any taxable year ending on or after December 19 31, 1999 and prior to December 31, 2003, such loss shall be 20 allowed as a carryback to each of the 2 taxable years 21 preceding the taxable year of such loss and shall be a net 22 operating loss carryover to each of the 20 taxable years 23 following the taxable year of such loss; 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1810 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes changes concerning the federal depreciation deduction and net operating losses to restore provisions that were in effect prior to Public Act 102-16. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that no franchise tax shall be imposed on foreign or domestic corporations on or after January 1, 2024, and repeals those provisions on January 1, 2025. Effective immediately. LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b A BILL FOR 35 ILCS 5/207 from Ch. 120, par. 2-207 805 ILCS 5/15.35 from Ch. 32, par. 15.35 805 ILCS 5/15.65 from Ch. 32, par. 15.65 LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 2 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 2 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 2 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 (3) for any taxable year ending on or after December 2 31, 2003 and prior to December 31, 2021, such loss shall be 3 allowed as a net operating loss carryover to each of the 12 4 taxable years following the taxable year of such loss, 5 except as provided in subsection (d); and 6 (4) for any taxable year ending on or after December 7 31, 2021, and for any net loss incurred in a taxable year 8 prior to a taxable year ending on or after December 31, 9 2021 for which the statute of limitation for utilization 10 of such net loss has not expired, such loss shall be 11 allowed as a net operating loss carryover to each of the 20 12 taxable years following the taxable year of such loss, 13 except as provided in subsection (d). 14 (a-5) Election to relinquish carryback and order of 15 application of losses. 16 (A) For losses incurred in tax years ending prior 17 to December 31, 2003, the taxpayer may elect to 18 relinquish the entire carryback period with respect to 19 such loss. Such election shall be made in the form and 20 manner prescribed by the Department and shall be made 21 by the due date (including extensions of time) for 22 filing the taxpayer's return for the taxable year in 23 which such loss is incurred, and such election, once 24 made, shall be irrevocable. 25 (B) The entire amount of such loss shall be 26 carried to the earliest taxable year to which such SB1810 - 2 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 3 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 3 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 3 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 loss may be carried. The amount of such loss which 2 shall be carried to each of the other taxable years 3 shall be the excess, if any, of the amount of such loss 4 over the sum of the deductions for carryback or 5 carryover of such loss allowable for each of the prior 6 taxable years to which such loss may be carried. 7 (b) Any loss determined under subsection (a) of this 8 Section must be carried back or carried forward in the same 9 manner for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 10 of this Act as for purposes of subsections (c) and (d) of 11 Section 201 of this Act. 12 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for 13 each taxable year ending on or after December 31, 2008, for 14 purposes of computing the loss for the taxable year under 15 subsection (a) of this Section and the deduction taken into 16 account for the taxable year for a net operating loss 17 carryover under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) 18 of this Section, the loss and net operating loss carryover 19 shall be reduced in an amount equal to the reduction to the net 20 operating loss and net operating loss carryover to the taxable 21 year, respectively, required under Section 108(b)(2)(A) of the 22 Internal Revenue Code, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator 23 of which is the amount of discharge of indebtedness income 24 that is excluded from gross income for the taxable year (but 25 only if the taxable year ends on or after December 31, 2008) 26 under Section 108(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and that SB1810 - 3 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 4 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 4 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 4 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 would have been allocated and apportioned to this State under 2 Article 3 of this Act but for that exclusion, and the 3 denominator of which is the total amount of discharge of 4 indebtedness income excluded from gross income under Section 5 108(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year. The 6 reduction required under this subsection (c) shall be made 7 after the determination of Illinois net income for the taxable 8 year in which the indebtedness is discharged. 9 (d) In the case of a corporation (other than a Subchapter S 10 corporation), no carryover deduction shall be allowed under 11 this Section for any taxable year ending after December 31, 12 2010 and prior to December 31, 2012, and no carryover 13 deduction shall exceed $100,000 for any taxable year ending on 14 or after December 31, 2012 and prior to December 31, 2014 and 15 for any taxable year ending on or after December 31, 2021 and 16 before December 31, 2023 prior to December 31, 2024; provided 17 that, for purposes of determining the taxable years to which a 18 net loss may be carried under subsection (a) of this Section, 19 no taxable year for which a deduction is disallowed under this 20 subsection, or for which the deduction would exceed $100,000 21 if not for this subsection, shall be counted. 22 (e) In the case of a residual interest holder in a real 23 estate mortgage investment conduit subject to Section 860E of 24 the Internal Revenue Code, the net loss in subsection (a) 25 shall be equal to: 26 (1) the amount computed under subsection (a), without SB1810 - 4 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 5 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 5 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 5 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 regard to this subsection (e), or if that amount is 2 positive, zero; 3 (2) minus an amount equal to the amount computed under 4 subsection (a), without regard to this subsection (e), 5 minus the amount that would be computed under subsection 6 (a) if the taxpayer's federal taxable income were computed 7 without regard to Section 860E of the Internal Revenue 8 Code and without regard to this subsection (e). 9 The modification in this subsection (e) is exempt from the 10 provisions of Section 250. 11 (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-669, eff. 11-16-21.) 12 Section 10. The Business Corporation Act of 1983 is 13 amended by changing Sections 15.35 and 15.65 as follows: 14 (805 ILCS 5/15.35) (from Ch. 32, par. 15.35) 15 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-16) 16 Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic 17 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises 18 in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the 19 Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on 20 the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this 21 Act: 22 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its 23 first report of issuance of shares. 24 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing SB1810 - 5 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 6 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 6 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 6 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a 2 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the 3 issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of 4 incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in 5 capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses 6 an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof 7 last reported in any document, other than an annual 8 report, interim annual report or final transition annual 9 report required by this Act to be filed in the office of 10 the Secretary of State. 11 (c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing 12 a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger 13 or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital 14 of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the 15 merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the 16 paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated 17 corporations as last reported by them in any documents, 18 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be 19 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in 20 addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable 21 for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in 22 capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations 23 as last reported by them in any document, other than an 24 annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the 25 Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next 26 succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a SB1810 - 6 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 7 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 7 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 7 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 corporation which has established an extended filing 2 month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new 3 corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the 4 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month 5 or, in the case of a corporation which has established an 6 extended filing month, the extended filing month of the 7 surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to 8 the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation 9 which has established an extended filing month, the 10 extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation 11 in the next succeeding calendar year. 12 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with the 13 annual report which the corporation is required by this 14 Act to file. 15 On or after January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, 16 the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under 17 this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and prior to January 18 1, 2024, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from the tax 19 imposed under this Section. The provisions of this Section 20 shall not require the payment of any franchise tax that would 21 otherwise have been due and payable on or after January 1, 22 2024. There shall be no refunds or proration of franchise tax 23 for any taxes due and payable on or after January 1, 2024 on 24 the basis that a portion of the corporation's taxable year 25 extends beyond January 1, 2024. Public Act 101-9 shall not 26 affect any right accrued or established, or any liability or SB1810 - 7 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 8 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 8 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 8 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 penalty incurred, prior to January 1, 2024. 2 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025. 3 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.) 4 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-282) 5 Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic 6 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises 7 in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the 8 Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on 9 the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this 10 Act: 11 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its 12 first report of issuance of shares. 13 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing 14 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a 15 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the 16 issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of 17 incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in 18 capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses 19 an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof 20 last reported in any document, other than an annual 21 report, interim annual report or final transition annual 22 report required by this Act to be filed in the office of 23 the Secretary of State. 24 (c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing 25 a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger SB1810 - 8 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 9 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 9 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 9 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital 2 of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the 3 merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the 4 paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated 5 corporations as last reported by them in any documents, 6 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be 7 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in 8 addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable 9 for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in 10 capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations 11 as last reported by them in any document, other than an 12 annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the 13 Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next 14 succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a 15 corporation which has established an extended filing 16 month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new 17 corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the 18 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month 19 or, in the case of a corporation which has established an 20 extended filing month, the extended filing month of the 21 surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to 22 the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation 23 which has established an extended filing month, the 24 extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation 25 in the next succeeding calendar year. 26 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with the SB1810 - 9 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 10 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 10 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 10 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 annual report which the corporation is required by this 2 Act to file. 3 On or after January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, 4 the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under 5 this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and prior to January 6 1, 2022, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from the tax 7 imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2022 and 8 prior to January 1, 2023, the first $10,000 in liability is 9 exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after 10 January 1, 2023 and prior to January 1, 2024, the first 11 $100,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under 12 this Section. The provisions of this Section shall not require 13 the payment of any franchise tax that would otherwise have 14 been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. There shall 15 be no refunds or proration of franchise tax for any taxes due 16 and payable on or after January 1, 2024 on the basis that a 17 portion of the corporation's taxable year extends beyond 18 January 1, 2024. Public Act 101-9 shall not affect any right 19 accrued or established, or any liability or penalty incurred 20 prior to January 1, 2024. 21 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 December 31, 22 2024. 23 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-282, eff. 1-1-22.) 24 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-558) 25 Sec. 15.35. Franchise taxes payable by domestic SB1810 - 10 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 11 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 11 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 11 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its franchises 2 in this State, each domestic corporation shall pay to the 3 Secretary of State the following franchise taxes, computed on 4 the basis, at the rates and for the periods prescribed in this 5 Act: 6 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its 7 first report of issuance of shares. 8 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing 9 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a 10 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the 11 issuance of shares, or (3) an amendment to the articles of 12 incorporation or a report of cumulative changes in paid-in 13 capital, whenever any amendment or such report discloses 14 an increase in its paid-in capital over the amount thereof 15 last reported in any document, other than an annual 16 report, interim annual report or final transition annual 17 report required by this Act to be filed in the office of 18 the Secretary of State. 19 (c) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing 20 a report of paid-in capital following a statutory merger 21 or consolidation, which discloses that the paid-in capital 22 of the surviving or new corporation immediately after the 23 merger or consolidation is greater than the sum of the 24 paid-in capital of all of the merged or consolidated 25 corporations as last reported by them in any documents, 26 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be SB1810 - 11 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 12 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 12 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 12 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in 2 addition, the surviving or new corporation shall be liable 3 for a further additional franchise tax on the paid-in 4 capital of each of the merged or consolidated corporations 5 as last reported by them in any document, other than an 6 annual report, required by this Act to be filed with the 7 Secretary of State from their taxable year end to the next 8 succeeding anniversary month or, in the case of a 9 corporation which has established an extended filing 10 month, the extended filing month of the surviving or new 11 corporation; however if the taxable year ends within the 12 2-month period immediately preceding the anniversary month 13 or, in the case of a corporation which has established an 14 extended filing month, the extended filing month of the 15 surviving or new corporation the tax will be computed to 16 the anniversary month or, in the case of a corporation 17 which has established an extended filing month, the 18 extended filing month of the surviving or new corporation 19 in the next succeeding calendar year. 20 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with the 21 annual report which the corporation is required by this 22 Act to file. 23 On or after January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, 24 the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under 25 this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and prior to January 26 1, 2022, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from the tax SB1810 - 12 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 13 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 13 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 13 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 imposed under this Section. On or after January 1, 2022 and 2 prior to January 1, 2023, the first $10,000 in liability is 3 exempt from the tax imposed under this Section. On or after 4 January 1, 2023 and prior to January 1, 2024, the first 5 $100,000 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under 6 this Section. The provisions of this Section shall not require 7 the payment of any franchise tax that would otherwise have 8 been due and payable on or after January 1, 2024. There shall 9 be no refunds or proration of franchise tax for any taxes due 10 and payable on or after January 1, 2024 on the basis that a 11 portion of the corporation's taxable year extends beyond 12 January 1, 2024. Public Act 101-9 shall not affect any right 13 accrued or established, or any liability or penalty incurred 14 prior to January 1, 2024. 15 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 December 31, 16 2025. 17 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) 18 (805 ILCS 5/15.65) (from Ch. 32, par. 15.65) 19 Sec. 15.65. Franchise taxes payable by foreign 20 corporations. For the privilege of exercising its authority to 21 transact such business in this State as set out in its 22 application therefor or any amendment thereto, each foreign 23 corporation shall pay to the Secretary of State the following 24 franchise taxes, computed on the basis, at the rates and for 25 the periods prescribed in this Act: SB1810 - 13 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 14 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 14 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 14 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 (a) An initial franchise tax at the time of filing its 2 application for authority to transact business in this 3 State. 4 (b) An additional franchise tax at the time of filing 5 (1) a report of the issuance of additional shares, or (2) a 6 report of an increase in paid-in capital without the 7 issuance of shares, or (3) a report of cumulative changes 8 in paid-in capital or a report of an exchange or 9 reclassification of shares, whenever any such report 10 discloses an increase in its paid-in capital over the 11 amount thereof last reported in any document, other than 12 an annual report, interim annual report or final 13 transition annual report, required by this Act to be filed 14 in the office of the Secretary of State. 15 (c) Whenever the corporation shall be a party to a 16 statutory merger and shall be the surviving corporation, 17 an additional franchise tax at the time of filing its 18 report following merger, if such report discloses that the 19 amount represented in this State of its paid-in capital 20 immediately after the merger is greater than the aggregate 21 of the amounts represented in this State of the paid-in 22 capital of such of the merged corporations as were 23 authorized to transact business in this State at the time 24 of the merger, as last reported by them in any documents, 25 other than annual reports, required by this Act to be 26 filed in the office of the Secretary of State; and in SB1810 - 14 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 15 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 15 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 15 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 addition, the surviving corporation shall be liable for a 2 further additional franchise tax on the paid-in capital of 3 each of the merged corporations as last reported by them 4 in any document, other than an annual report, required by 5 this Act to be filed with the Secretary of State, from 6 their taxable year end to the next succeeding anniversary 7 month or, in the case of a corporation which has 8 established an extended filing month, the extended filing 9 month of the surviving corporation; however if the taxable 10 year ends within the 2-month period immediately preceding 11 the anniversary month or the extended filing month of the 12 surviving corporation, the tax will be computed to the 13 anniversary or, extended filing month of the surviving 14 corporation in the next succeeding calendar year. 15 (d) An annual franchise tax payable each year with any 16 annual report which the corporation is required by this 17 Act to file. 18 On or after January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, 19 the first $30 in liability is exempt from the tax imposed under 20 this Section. On or after January 1, 2021 and prior to January 21 1, 2024, the first $1,000 in liability is exempt from the tax 22 imposed under this Section. The provisions of this Section 23 shall not require the payment of any franchise tax that would 24 otherwise have been due and payable on or after January 1, 25 2024. There shall be no refunds or proration of franchise tax 26 for any taxes due and payable on or after January 1, 2024 on SB1810 - 15 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810- 16 -LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 16 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b SB1810 - 16 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b 1 the basis that a portion of the corporation's taxable year 2 extends beyond January 1, 2024. Public Act 101-9 shall not 3 affect any right accrued or established, or any liability or 4 penalty incurred, prior to January 1, 2024. 5 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025. 6 (Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 7 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.) 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 9 becoming law. SB1810 - 16 - LRB103 28540 HLH 54921 b