Bill Text: IL HB3564 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. Provides that an applicant who has been awarded a Credit under the Act may, in the applicant's sole discretion, opt to retain taxes withheld under the Illinois Income Tax Act in lieu of an income tax credit. Provides that the amount of withheld taxes retained by the applicant in a taxable year may not exceed the amount of the Credit awarded by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for that taxable year. Provides that each employee whose taxes were withheld by an employer who retains amounts under this subsection must receive credit for 100% of the taxes withheld from his or her pay. Requires the Department to report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the progress of the incentive payment program. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to make corresponding changes concerning tax withholding. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3564 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3564-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning economic development.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 704 as follows:
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6 | (35 ILCS 5/704) (from Ch. 120, par. 7-704)
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7 | Sec. 704. Employer's Return and Payment of Tax Withheld.
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8 | (a) In general, every employer who deducts and withholds or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | is required
to deduct and withhold tax under this Act prior to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | January 1, 2008, shall make such payments and
returns as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | provided in this Section.
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12 | (b) Quarter Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | deducts
and withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | under this Act
shall, on or before the third banking day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | following the close of a quarter
monthly period, pay to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Department or to a depositary designated by the
Department, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes
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18 | so required to be deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | amount
withheld by such employer (together with amounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | previously withheld and
not paid to the Department) exceeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | $1,000. For purposes of this Section,
Saturdays, Sundays, legal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | holidays and local bank holidays are not banking
days. A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | quarter monthly period, for purposes of this subsection, ends |
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1 | on
the 7th, 15th, 22nd and last day of each calendar month. | ||||||
2 | Every such
employer shall for each calendar quarter, on or | ||||||
3 | before the last day of the
first month following the close of | ||||||
4 | such quarter, and for the calendar year,
on or before January | ||||||
5 | 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a return with
respect | ||||||
6 | to such taxes in such form and manner as the Department may by
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7 | regulations prescribe, and pay to the Department or to a | ||||||
8 | depositary
designated by the Department all withheld taxes not | ||||||
9 | previously paid to
the Department.
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10 | (c) Monthly Payments: Returns. Every employer required to | ||||||
11 | deduct and
withhold tax under this Act shall, on or before the | ||||||
12 | 15th day of the second
and third months of each calendar | ||||||
13 | quarter, and on or before the last day of
the month following | ||||||
14 | the last month of each such quarter, pay to the
Department or | ||||||
15 | to a depositary designated by the Department, pursuant to
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16 | regulations prescribed by the Department, the taxes so required | ||||||
17 | to be
deducted and withheld, whenever the aggregate amount | ||||||
18 | withheld by such employer
(together with amounts previously | ||||||
19 | withheld and not paid to the
Department) exceeds $500 but does | ||||||
20 | not exceed $1,000. Every such employer
shall for each calendar | ||||||
21 | quarter, on or before the last day of the first
month following | ||||||
22 | the close of such quarter, and for the calendar year, on or
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23 | before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, make a | ||||||
24 | return with
respect to such taxes in such form and manner as | ||||||
25 | the Department may by
regulations prescribe, and pay to the | ||||||
26 | Department or to a depositary
designated by the Department all |
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1 | withheld taxes not previously paid to
the Department.
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2 | (d) Annual Payments: Returns. Where the amount of | ||||||
3 | compensation paid
by an employer is not sufficient to require | ||||||
4 | the withholding of tax from the
compensation of any of its | ||||||
5 | employees (or where the aggregate amount
withheld is less than | ||||||
6 | $500), the Department may by regulation permit such
employer to | ||||||
7 | file only an annual return and to pay the taxes required to be
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8 | deducted and withheld at the time of filing such annual return.
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9 | (e) Annual Return. The Department may, as it deems | ||||||
10 | appropriate, prescribe
by regulation for the filing of annual | ||||||
11 | returns in lieu of quarterly returns
described in subsections | ||||||
12 | (b) and (c).
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13 | (e-5) Annual Return and Payment. On and after January 1, | ||||||
14 | 1998,
notwithstanding subsections (b) through (d) of this | ||||||
15 | Section, every employer who
deducts and withholds or is | ||||||
16 | required to deduct and withhold tax from a person
engaged in | ||||||
17 | domestic service employment, as that term is defined in Section | ||||||
18 | 3510
of the Internal Revenue Code, may comply with the | ||||||
19 | requirements of this Section
by filing an annual return and | ||||||
20 | paying the taxes required to be deducted and
withheld on or | ||||||
21 | before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of
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22 | the employer's taxable year. The annual return may be submitted | ||||||
23 | with the
employer's individual income tax return.
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24 | (f) Magnetic Media Filing. Forms W-2 that, pursuant to
the | ||||||
25 | Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, | ||||||
26 | are
required to be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service on |
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1 | magnetic media,
must also be submitted to the Department on | ||||||
2 | magnetic media for Illinois
purposes, if required by the | ||||||
3 | Department.
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4 | (g) EDGE Credit assistance. Every employer who
deducts and | ||||||
5 | withholds or is required to deduct and withhold tax under this | ||||||
6 | Act who retains income tax withholdings under Section 5-16 of | ||||||
7 | the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act | ||||||
8 | must make a return with
respect to such taxes and retained | ||||||
9 | amounts in the form and manner that the Department, by
rule, | ||||||
10 | requires and pay to the Department or to a depositary
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11 | designated by the Department those withheld taxes not retained | ||||||
12 | by the taxpayer.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 95-8, eff. 6-29-07.)
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14 | Section 10. The Economic Development for a Growing Economy | ||||||
15 | Tax Credit Act is amended by adding Section 5-16 as follows:
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16 | (35 ILCS 10/5-16 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 5-16. Optional retention income tax withholding.
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18 | (a) An applicant who has been awarded a Credit under this | ||||||
19 | this Act may, in the applicant's sole discretion, opt to retain | ||||||
20 | taxes withheld under Article 7 of the Illinois Income Tax Act | ||||||
21 | in lieu of an income tax credit. The amount of withheld taxes | ||||||
22 | retained by the applicant in a taxable year may not exceed the | ||||||
23 | amount of the Credit awarded by the Department for that taxable | ||||||
24 | year. |
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1 | (b) Each employee whose taxes were withheld by an employer | ||||||
2 | who retains amounts under this subsection must receive credit | ||||||
3 | for 100% of the taxes withheld from his or her pay. | ||||||
4 | (c) The Department shall file annual reports with the | ||||||
5 | General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1 each | ||||||
6 | year concerning the applicants' retention of withheld taxes | ||||||
7 | during the previous year and regarding the progress this | ||||||
8 | assistance has made in advancing economic development in | ||||||
9 | Illinois and its various regions.
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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