Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2847 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2847 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/246 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to the person with a developmental disability or severe mental illness, but not to exceed $6,000 in wages paid during the taxable year to any single qualified employee. Effective immediately. LRB104 08410 HLH 18461 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2847 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 5/246 new 35 ILCS 5/246 new Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to the person with a developmental disability or severe mental illness, but not to exceed $6,000 in wages paid during the taxable year to any single qualified employee. Effective immediately. LRB104 08410 HLH 18461 b LRB104 08410 HLH 18461 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2847 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to the person with a developmental disability or severe mental illness, but not to exceed $6,000 in wages paid during the taxable year to any single qualified employee. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
15	15	5 adding Section 246 as follows:
16	16	6 (35 ILCS 5/246 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 246. Credit for employment of persons with
18	18	8 developmental disabilities or severe mental illness.
19	19	9 (a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
20	20	10 2025, a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental
21	21	11 disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the
22	22	12 Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is
23	23	13 entitled to a credit against the taxes imposed by subsections
24	24	14 (a) and (b) of Section 201 in an amount equal to 25% of the
25	25	15 wages paid by the taxpayer to the person with a developmental
26	26	16 disability or severe mental illness, but not to exceed $6,000
27	27	17 in wages paid during the taxable year to any single qualified
28	28	18 employee.
29	29	19 (b) The taxpayer shall apply, in the form and manner
30	30	20 required by the Department of Human Services, for a
31	31	21 determination of whether an employee meets the requirements
32	32	22 under subsection (a). If an employee meets the requirements, a
33	33	23 letter of certification containing the names of the taxpayer
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2847 Introduced , by Rep. Nicole La Ha SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount equal to 25% of the wages paid by the taxpayer to the person with a developmental disability or severe mental illness, but not to exceed $6,000 in wages paid during the taxable year to any single qualified employee. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 and the qualifying employee shall be issued by the Department
69	69	2 of Human Services to the taxpayer. The Department of Human
70	70	3 Services shall adopt rules for the certification of employees
71	71	4 under this Section.
72	72	5 (c) The tax credit may not reduce the taxpayer's liability
73	73	6 to less than zero. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the
74	74	7 tax liability for the year, the excess may be carried forward
75	75	8 and applied to the tax liability of the 5 taxable years
76	76	9 following the excess credit year. The credit must be applied
77	77	10 to the earliest year for which there is a tax liability. If
78	78	11 there are credits from more than one tax year that are
79	79	12 available to offset a liability, then the earlier credit must
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81	81	14 (d) If the taxpayer is a partnership or Subchapter S
82	82	15 corporation, the credit is allowed to the partners or
83	83	16 shareholders in accordance with Section 251.
84	84	17 (e) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section
85	85	18 250.
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