Bill Text: IL HB4921 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that contributions to an ABLE account during the taxable year may be deducted from adjusted gross income in a specified Section of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Defines "donor". Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides for the modification of adjusted gross income for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 by adding a maximum of $10,000 contributed in the taxable year to an ABLE account to the calculation of adjusted gross income. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4921 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4921-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4921 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 505/16.6
35 ILCS 5/203 from Ch. 120, par. 2-203
Amends the State Treasurer Act. Provides that contributions to an ABLE account during the taxable year may be deducted from adjusted gross income in a specified Section of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Defines "donor". Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides for the modification of adjusted gross income for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 by adding a maximum of $10,000 contributed in the taxable year to an ABLE account to the calculation of adjusted gross income. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Treasurer Act is amended by changing
Section 16.6 as follows:
(15 ILCS 505/16.6)
Sec. 16.6. ABLE account program.
(a) As used in this Section:
"ABLE account" or "account" means an account established
for the purpose of financing certain qualified expenses of
eligible individuals as specifically provided for in this
Section and authorized by Section 529A of the Internal Revenue
Code.
"ABLE account plan" or "plan" means the savings account
plan provided for in this Section.
"Account administrator" means the person selected by the
State Treasurer to administer the daily operations of the ABLE
account plan and provide marketing, recordkeeping, investment
management, and other services for the plan.
"Aggregate account balance" means the amount in an account
on a particular date or the fair market value of an account on
a particular date.
"Beneficiary" means the ABLE account owner.

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"Board" means the Illinois State Board of Investment.
"Contracting state" means a state without a qualified ABLE
program which has entered into a contract with Illinois to
provide residents of the contracting state access to a
qualified ABLE program.
"Designated representative" means a person who is
authorized to act on behalf of an account owner. An account
owner is authorized to act on his or her own behalf unless the
account owner is a minor or the account owner has been
adjudicated to have a disability so that a guardian has been
appointed. A designated representative acts in a fiduciary
capacity to the account owner. The State Treasurer shall
recognize a person as a designated representative without
appointment by a court in the following order of priority:
(1) The account owner's plenary guardian of the estate,
or the account owner's limited guardian of financial or
contractual matters. Any guardian acting in this capacity
shall not be required to seek court approval for any ABLE
qualified distributions.
(2) The agent named by the account owner in a property
power of attorney recognized as a statutory short form
power of attorney for property.
(3) Such individual or entity that the account owner so
designates in writing, in a manner to be established by the
State Treasurer.
(4) Such other individual or entity designated by the

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State Treasurer pursuant to its rules.
"Disability certification" has the meaning given to that
term under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Donor" means any person who makes a contribution to an
ABLE account.
"Eligible individual" has the meaning given to that term
under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Participation agreement" means an agreement to
participate in the ABLE account plan between an account owner
and the State, through its agencies and the State Treasurer.
"Qualified disability expenses" has the meaning given to
that term under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Qualified withdrawal" or "qualified distribution" means a
withdrawal from an ABLE account to pay the qualified disability
expenses of the beneficiary of the account.
(b) The "Achieving a Better Life Experience" or "ABLE"
account program is hereby created and shall be administered by
the State Treasurer. The purpose of the ABLE plan is to
encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private
funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with
disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of
life, and to provide secure funding for disability-related
expenses on behalf of designated beneficiaries with
disabilities that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits
provided through private insurance, federal and State medical
and disability insurance, the beneficiary's employment, and

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other sources. Under the plan, a person may make contributions
to an ABLE account to meet the qualified disability expenses of
the designated beneficiary of the account. The plan must be
operated as an accounts-type plan that permits persons to save
for qualified disability expenses incurred by or on behalf of
an eligible individual.
The State Treasurer shall promote awareness of the
availability and advantages of the ABLE account plan as a way
to assist individuals and families in saving private funds for
the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities. The
cost of these promotional efforts shall not be funded with fees
imposed on participants by the State Treasurer.
The State Treasurer shall not accept contributions for ABLE
accounts under this Section until the Internal Revenue Service
has issued its final regulations or interim guidance concerning
ABLE accounts.
A separate account must be maintained for each beneficiary
for whom contributions are made, and no more than one account
shall be established per beneficiary. If an ABLE account is
established for a designated beneficiary, no account
subsequently established for such beneficiary shall be treated
as an ABLE account. The preceding sentence shall not apply in
the case of an ABLE account established for purposes of a
rollover as permitted under Section 529A of the Internal
Revenue Code.
An ABLE account may be established under this Section for a

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designated beneficiary who is a resident of Illinois, a
resident of a contracting state, or a resident of any other
state.
Prior to the establishment of an ABLE account, an account
owner must provide documentation to the State Treasurer that
the account beneficiary is an eligible individual.
Annual contributions to an ABLE account on behalf of a
beneficiary are subject to the requirements of subsection (b)
of Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. No person may
make a contribution to an ABLE account if such a contribution
would result in the aggregate account balance of an ABLE
account exceeding the account balance limit authorized under
Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Treasurer shall
review the contribution limit at least annually.
The State Treasurer shall administer the plan, including
accepting and processing applications, maintaining account
records, making payments, and undertaking any other necessary
tasks to administer the plan, including the appointment of an
account administrator. The State Treasurer may contract with
one or more third parties to carry out some or all of these
administrative duties, including, but not limited to,
providing investment management services, incentives, and
marketing the plan.
In designing and establishing the plan's requirements and
in negotiating or entering into contracts with third parties
under this Section, the State Treasurer shall consult with the

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Board. The State Treasurer shall establish fees to be imposed
on participants to recover the costs of administration,
recordkeeping, and investment management. The State Treasurer
must use his or her best efforts to keep these fees as low as
possible, consistent with efficient administration.
The Illinois ABLE Accounts Administrative Fund is created
as a nonappropriated trust fund in the State treasury. The
State Treasurer shall use moneys in the Administrative Fund to
pay for administrative expenses he or she incurs in the
performance of his or her duties under this Section. The State
Treasurer shall use moneys in the Administrative Fund to cover
administrative expenses incurred under this Section. The
Administrative Fund may receive any grants or other moneys
designated for administrative purposes from the State, or any
unit of federal, state, or local government, or any other
person, firm, partnership, or corporation. Any interest
earnings that are attributable to moneys in the Administrative
Fund must be deposited into the Administrative Fund. Any fees
established by the State Treasurer to recover the costs of
administration, recordkeeping, and investment management shall
be deposited into the Administrative Fund.
Subject to appropriation, the State Treasurer may pay
administrative costs associated with the creation and
management of the plan until sufficient assets are available in
the Administrative Fund for that purpose.
Applications for accounts, account owner data, account

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data, and data on beneficiaries of accounts are confidential
and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information
Act.
(c) The State Treasurer may invest the moneys in ABLE
accounts in the same manner and in the same types of
investments provided for the investment of moneys by the Board.
To enhance the safety and liquidity of ABLE accounts, to ensure
the diversification of the investment portfolio of accounts,
and in an effort to keep investment dollars in the State, the
State Treasurer may make a percentage of each account available
for investment in participating financial institutions doing
business in the State, except that the accounts may be invested
without limit in investment options from open-ended investment
companies registered under Section 80a of the federal
Investment Company Act of 1940. The State Treasurer may
contract with one or more third parties for investment
management, recordkeeping, or other services in connection
with investing the accounts.
The account administrator shall annually prepare and adopt
a written statement of investment policy that includes a risk
management and oversight program. The risk management and
oversight program shall be designed to ensure that an effective
risk management system is in place to monitor the risk levels
of the ABLE plan, to ensure that the risks taken are prudent
and properly managed, to provide an integrated process for
overall risk management, and to assess investment returns as

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well as risk to determine if the risks taken are adequately
compensated compared to applicable performance benchmarks and
standards.
The State Treasurer may enter into agreements with other
states to either allow Illinois residents to participate in a
plan operated by another state or to allow residents of other
states to participate in the Illinois ABLE plan.
(d) The State Treasurer shall ensure that the plan meets
the requirements for an ABLE account under Section 529A of the
Internal Revenue Code. The State Treasurer may request a
private letter ruling or rulings from the Internal Revenue
Service and must take any necessary steps to ensure that the
plan qualifies under relevant provisions of federal law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any determination by the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States that an account
was utilized to make non-qualified distributions shall not
result in an ABLE account being disregarded as a resource.
A person may make contributions to an ABLE account on
behalf of a beneficiary. Contributions to an account made by
persons other than the account owner become the property of the
account owner. Contributions to an account shall be considered
as a transfer of assets for fair market value. A person does
not acquire an interest in an ABLE account by making
contributions to an account. A contribution to any account for
a beneficiary must be rejected if the contribution would cause
either the aggregate or annual account balance of the account

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to exceed the limits imposed by Section 529A of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Any change in account owner must be done in a manner
consistent with Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Notice of any proposed amendments to the rules and
regulations shall be provided to all owners or their designated
representatives prior to adoption. Amendments to rules and
regulations shall apply only to contributions made after the
adoption of the amendment. Amendments to this Section
automatically amend the participation agreement. Any
amendments to the operating procedures and policies of the plan
shall automatically amend the participation agreement after
adoption by the State Treasurer.
All assets of the plan, including any contributions to
accounts, are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the
account owner and shall be considered spendthrift accounts
exempt from all of the owner's creditors. The plan shall
provide separate accounting for each designated beneficiary
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) of Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Assets must be held in either a state trust fund outside the
State treasury, to be known as the Illinois ABLE plan trust
fund, or in accounts with a third-party provider selected
pursuant to this Section. Amounts contributed to ABLE accounts
shall not be commingled with State funds and the State shall
have no claim to or against, or interest in, such funds.

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Plan assets are not subject to claims by creditors of the
State and are not subject to appropriation by the State.
Payments from the Illinois ABLE account plan shall be made
under this Section.
The assets of ABLE accounts and their income may not be
used as security for a loan.
The assets of ABLE accounts and their income and operation
shall be exempt from all taxation by the State of Illinois and
any of its subdivisions to the extent exempt from federal
income taxation. The accrued earnings on investments in an ABLE
account once disbursed on behalf of a designated beneficiary
shall be similarly exempt from all taxation by the State of
Illinois and its subdivisions to the extent exempt from federal
income taxation, so long as they are used for qualified
expenses.
Contributions to an ABLE account during the taxable year
may be deducted from adjusted gross income as provided in
Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. The provisions of
this paragraph are exempt from Section 250 of the Illinois
Income Tax Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law that requires
consideration of one or more financial circumstances of an
individual, for the purpose of determining eligibility to
receive, or the amount of, any assistance or benefit authorized
by such provision to be provided to or for the benefit of such
individual, any amount, including earnings thereon, in the ABLE

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account of such individual, any contributions to the ABLE
account of the individual, and any distribution for qualified
disability expenses shall be disregarded for such purpose with
respect to any period during which such individual maintains,
makes contributions to, or receives distributions from such
ABLE account.
(e) The account owner or the designated representative of
the account owner may request that a qualified distribution be
made for the benefit of the account owner. Qualified
distributions shall be made for qualified disability expenses
allowed pursuant to Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Qualified distributions must be withdrawn proportionally from
contributions and earnings in an account owner's account on the
date of distribution as provided in Section 529A of the
Internal Revenue Code. Upon the death of a beneficiary, the
amount remaining in the beneficiary's account must be
distributed pursuant to subsection (f) of Section 529A of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(f) The State Treasurer may adopt rules to carry out the
purposes of this Section. The State Treasurer shall further
have the power to issue peremptory rules necessary to ensure
that ABLE accounts meet all of the requirements for a qualified
state ABLE program under Section 529A of the Internal Revenue
Code and any regulations issued by the Internal Revenue
Service.
(Source: P.A. 99-145, eff. 1-1-16; 99-563, eff. 7-15-16.)

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Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
changing Section 203 as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/203) (from Ch. 120, par. 2-203)
Sec. 203. Base income defined.
(a) Individuals.
(1) In general. In the case of an individual, base
income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's adjusted
gross income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph
(2).
(2) Modifications. The adjusted gross income referred
to in paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the
sum of the following amounts:
(A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued
to the taxpayer as interest or dividends during the
taxable year to the extent excluded from gross income
in the computation of adjusted gross income, except
stock dividends of qualified public utilities
described in Section 305(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code;
(B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by
this Act to the extent deducted from gross income in
the computation of adjusted gross income for the
taxable year;
(C) An amount equal to the amount received during

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the taxable year as a recovery or refund of real
property taxes paid with respect to the taxpayer's
principal residence under the Revenue Act of 1939 and
for which a deduction was previously taken under
subparagraph (L) of this paragraph (2) prior to July 1,
1991, the retrospective application date of Article 4
of Public Act 87-17. In the case of multi-unit or
multi-use structures and farm dwellings, the taxes on
the taxpayer's principal residence shall be that
portion of the total taxes for the entire property
which is attributable to such principal residence;
(D) An amount equal to the amount of the capital
gain deduction allowable under the Internal Revenue
Code, to the extent deducted from gross income in the
computation of adjusted gross income;
(D-5) An amount, to the extent not included in
adjusted gross income, equal to the amount of money
withdrawn by the taxpayer in the taxable year from a
medical care savings account and the interest earned on
the account in the taxable year of a withdrawal
pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 20 of the Medical
Care Savings Account Act or subsection (b) of Section
20 of the Medical Care Savings Account Act of 2000;
(D-10) For taxable years ending after December 31,
1997, an amount equal to any eligible remediation costs
that the individual deducted in computing adjusted

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gross income and for which the individual claims a
credit under subsection (l) of Section 201;
(D-15) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an
amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken
on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the
taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(D-16) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,
or otherwise disposes of property for which the
taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an
addition modification under subparagraph (D-15), then
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
deductions taken in all taxable years under
subparagraph (Z) with respect to that property.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction
modification under subparagraph (Z), then an amount
equal to that subtraction modification.
The taxpayer is required to make the addition
modification under this subparagraph only once with
respect to any one piece of property;
(D-17) An amount equal to the amount otherwise
allowed as a deduction in computing base income for

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interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a
member of the same unitary business group but for the
fact that foreign person's business activity outside
the United States is 80% or more of the foreign
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304. The addition modification
required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the
extent that dividends were included in base income of
the unitary group for the same taxable year and
received by the taxpayer or by a member of the
taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts
included in gross income under Sections 951 through 964
of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in
gross income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue
Code) with respect to the stock of the same person to
whom the interest was paid, accrued, or incurred.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or

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incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who
is subject in a foreign country or state, other
than a state which requires mandatory unitary
reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income
with respect to such interest; or
(ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer can establish, based on a
preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person, during the same taxable
year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest
to a person that is not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
interest expense between the taxpayer and the
person did not have as a principal purpose the
avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid
pursuant to a contract or agreement that
reflects an arm's-length interest rate and
terms; or
(iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on
clear and convincing evidence, that the interest
paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract or
agreement entered into at arm's-length rates and
terms and the principal purpose for the payment is
not federal or Illinois tax avoidance; or

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(iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or
if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing
to the application or use of an alternative method
of apportionment under Section 304(f).
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act;
(D-18) An amount equal to the amount of intangible
expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in
computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a
foreign person who would be a member of the same
unitary business group but for the fact that the
foreign person's business activity outside the United
States is 80% or more of that person's total business
activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after

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December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of
the same unitary business group but for the fact that
the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)
from being included in the unitary business group
because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion
business income under different subsections of Section
304. The addition modification required by this
subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that
dividends were included in base income of the unitary
group for the same taxable year and received by the
taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary
business group (including amounts included in gross
income under Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal
Revenue Code and amounts included in gross income under
Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect
to the stock of the same person to whom the intangible
expenses and costs were directly or indirectly paid,
incurred, or accrued. The preceding sentence does not
apply to the extent that the same dividends caused a
reduction to the addition modification required under
Section 203(a)(2)(D-17) of this Act. As used in this
subparagraph, the term "intangible expenses and costs"
includes (1) expenses, losses, and costs for, or
related to, the direct or indirect acquisition, use,
maintenance or management, ownership, sale, exchange,
or any other disposition of intangible property; (2)

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losses incurred, directly or indirectly, from
factoring transactions or discounting transactions;
(3) royalty, patent, technical, and copyright fees;
(4) licensing fees; and (5) other similar expenses and
costs. For purposes of this subparagraph, "intangible
property" includes patents, patent applications, trade
names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask
works, trade secrets, and similar types of intangible
assets.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) any item of intangible expenses or costs
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person who is
subject in a foreign country or state, other than a
state which requires mandatory unitary reporting,
to a tax on or measured by net income with respect
to such item; or
(ii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based
on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person during the same taxable
year paid, accrued, or incurred, the
intangible expense or cost to a person that is
not a related member, and

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(b) the transaction giving rise to the
intangible expense or cost between the
taxpayer and the person did not have as a
principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois
income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract
or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;
or
(iii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person if the
taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;
or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in
writing to the application or use of an alternative
method of apportionment under Section 304(f);
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act;
(D-19) For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of

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insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed
as a deduction in computing base income, and that were
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to
a person who would be a member of the same unitary
business group but for the fact that the person is
prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being
included in the unitary business group because he or
she is ordinarily required to apportion business
income under different subsections of Section 304. The
addition modification required by this subparagraph
shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were
included in base income of the unitary group for the
same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group
(including amounts included in gross income under
Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code
and amounts included in gross income under Section 78
of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock
of the same person to whom the premiums and costs were
directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The
preceding sentence does not apply to the extent that
the same dividends caused a reduction to the addition
modification required under Section 203(a)(2)(D-17) or
Section 203(a)(2)(D-18) of this Act.
(D-20) For taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2002 and ending on or before December 31,

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2006, in the case of a distribution from a qualified
tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal
Revenue Code, other than (i) a distribution from a
College Savings Pool created under Section 16.5 of the
State Treasurer Act or (ii) a distribution from the
Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund, an amount equal to
the amount excluded from gross income under Section
529(c)(3)(B). For taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2007, in the case of a distribution from a
qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the
Internal Revenue Code, other than (i) a distribution
from a College Savings Pool created under Section 16.5
of the State Treasurer Act, (ii) a distribution from
the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund, or (iii) a
distribution from a qualified tuition program under
Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code that (I)
adopts and determines that its offering materials
comply with the College Savings Plans Network's
disclosure principles and (II) has made reasonable
efforts to inform in-state residents of the existence
of in-state qualified tuition programs by informing
Illinois residents directly and, where applicable, to
inform financial intermediaries distributing the
program to inform in-state residents of the existence
of in-state qualified tuition programs at least
annually, an amount equal to the amount excluded from

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gross income under Section 529(c)(3)(B).
For the purposes of this subparagraph (D-20), a
qualified tuition program has made reasonable efforts
if it makes disclosures (which may use the term
"in-state program" or "in-state plan" and need not
specifically refer to Illinois or its qualified
programs by name) (i) directly to prospective
participants in its offering materials or makes a
public disclosure, such as a website posting; and (ii)
where applicable, to intermediaries selling the
out-of-state program in the same manner that the
out-of-state program distributes its offering
materials;
(D-21) For taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2007, in the case of transfer of moneys from
a qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the
Internal Revenue Code that is administered by the State
to an out-of-state program, an amount equal to the
amount of moneys previously deducted from base income
under subsection (a)(2)(Y) of this Section;
(D-22) For taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2009, in the case of a nonqualified
withdrawal or refund of moneys from a qualified tuition
program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code
administered by the State that is not used for
qualified expenses at an eligible education

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institution, an amount equal to the contribution
component of the nonqualified withdrawal or refund
that was previously deducted from base income under
subsection (a)(2)(y) of this Section, provided that
the withdrawal or refund did not result from the
beneficiary's death or disability;
(D-23) An amount equal to the credit allowable to
the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,
determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this
Act;
(D-24) For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction
allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code
for the taxable year;
and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of the
following amounts:
(E) For taxable years ending before December 31,
2001, any amount included in such total in respect of
any compensation (including but not limited to any
compensation paid or accrued to a serviceman while a
prisoner of war or missing in action) paid to a
resident by reason of being on active duty in the Armed
Forces of the United States and in respect of any
compensation paid or accrued to a resident who as a
governmental employee was a prisoner of war or missing
in action, and in respect of any compensation paid to a

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resident in 1971 or thereafter for annual training
performed pursuant to Sections 502 and 503, Title 32,
United States Code as a member of the Illinois National
Guard or, beginning with taxable years ending on or
after December 31, 2007, the National Guard of any
other state. For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2001, any amount included in such total in
respect of any compensation (including but not limited
to any compensation paid or accrued to a serviceman
while a prisoner of war or missing in action) paid to a
resident by reason of being a member of any component
of the Armed Forces of the United States and in respect
of any compensation paid or accrued to a resident who
as a governmental employee was a prisoner of war or
missing in action, and in respect of any compensation
paid to a resident in 2001 or thereafter by reason of
being a member of the Illinois National Guard or,
beginning with taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2007, the National Guard of any other
state. The provisions of this subparagraph (E) are
exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(F) An amount equal to all amounts included in such
total pursuant to the provisions of Sections 402(a),
402(c), 403(a), 403(b), 406(a), 407(a), and 408 of the
Internal Revenue Code, or included in such total as
distributions under the provisions of any retirement

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or disability plan for employees of any governmental
agency or unit, or retirement payments to retired
partners, which payments are excluded in computing net
earnings from self employment by Section 1402 of the
Internal Revenue Code and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto;
(G) The valuation limitation amount;
(H) An amount equal to the amount of any tax
imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer
and included in such total for the taxable year;
(I) An amount equal to all amounts included in such
total pursuant to the provisions of Section 111 of the
Internal Revenue Code as a recovery of items previously
deducted from adjusted gross income in the computation
of taxable income;
(J) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total which were paid by a corporation which
conducts business operations in a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River
Edge Redevelopment Zone Act, and conducts
substantially all of its operations in a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone or zones. This subparagraph (J) is
exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(K) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total that were paid by a corporation that
conducts business operations in a federally designated

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Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated a
High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided
that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in
subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under
this subparagraph (K);
(L) For taxable years ending after December 31,
1983, an amount equal to all social security benefits
and railroad retirement benefits included in such
total pursuant to Sections 72(r) and 86 of the Internal
Revenue Code;
(M) With the exception of any amounts subtracted
under subparagraph (N), an amount equal to the sum of
all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections
171(a) (2), and 265(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest and
disallowed as deductions by Section 265(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for taxable years
ending on or after August 13, 1999, Sections 171(a)(2),
265, 280C, and 832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue
Code, plus, for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2011, Section 45G(e)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code and, for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, any amount included in gross income
under Section 87 of the Internal Revenue Code; the
provisions of this subparagraph are exempt from the

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provisions of Section 250;
(N) An amount equal to all amounts included in such
total which are exempt from taxation by this State
either by reason of its statutes or Constitution or by
reason of the Constitution, treaties or statutes of the
United States; provided that, in the case of any
statute of this State that exempts income derived from
bonds or other obligations from the tax imposed under
this Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest net
of bond premium amortization;
(O) An amount equal to any contribution made to a
job training project established pursuant to the Tax
Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act;
(P) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction
used to compute the federal income tax credit for
restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of
right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of
the Internal Revenue Code or of any itemized deduction
taken from adjusted gross income in the computation of
taxable income for restoration of substantial amounts
held under claim of right for the taxable year;
(Q) An amount equal to any amounts included in such
total, received by the taxpayer as an acceleration in
the payment of life, endowment or annuity benefits in
advance of the time they would otherwise be payable as
an indemnity for a terminal illness;

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(R) An amount equal to the amount of any federal or
State bonus paid to veterans of the Persian Gulf War;
(S) An amount, to the extent included in adjusted
gross income, equal to the amount of a contribution
made in the taxable year on behalf of the taxpayer to a
medical care savings account established under the
Medical Care Savings Account Act or the Medical Care
Savings Account Act of 2000 to the extent the
contribution is accepted by the account administrator
as provided in that Act;
(T) An amount, to the extent included in adjusted
gross income, equal to the amount of interest earned in
the taxable year on a medical care savings account
established under the Medical Care Savings Account Act
or the Medical Care Savings Account Act of 2000 on
behalf of the taxpayer, other than interest added
pursuant to item (D-5) of this paragraph (2);
(U) For one taxable year beginning on or after
January 1, 1994, an amount equal to the total amount of
tax imposed and paid under subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 201 of this Act on grant amounts received by
the taxpayer under the Nursing Home Grant Assistance
Act during the taxpayer's taxable years 1992 and 1993;
(V) Beginning with tax years ending on or after
December 31, 1995 and ending with tax years ending on
or before December 31, 2004, an amount equal to the

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amount paid by a taxpayer who is a self-employed
taxpayer, a partner of a partnership, or a shareholder
in a Subchapter S corporation for health insurance or
long-term care insurance for that taxpayer or that
taxpayer's spouse or dependents, to the extent that the
amount paid for that health insurance or long-term care
insurance may be deducted under Section 213 of the
Internal Revenue Code, has not been deducted on the
federal income tax return of the taxpayer, and does not
exceed the taxable income attributable to that
taxpayer's income, self-employment income, or
Subchapter S corporation income; except that no
deduction shall be allowed under this item (V) if the
taxpayer is eligible to participate in any health
insurance or long-term care insurance plan of an
employer of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse. The
amount of the health insurance and long-term care
insurance subtracted under this item (V) shall be
determined by multiplying total health insurance and
long-term care insurance premiums paid by the taxpayer
times a number that represents the fractional
percentage of eligible medical expenses under Section
213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 not actually
deducted on the taxpayer's federal income tax return;
(W) For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 1998, all amounts included in the taxpayer's federal

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gross income in the taxable year from amounts converted
from a regular IRA to a Roth IRA. This paragraph is
exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(X) For taxable year 1999 and thereafter, an amount
equal to the amount of any (i) distributions, to the
extent includible in gross income for federal income
tax purposes, made to the taxpayer because of his or
her status as a victim of persecution for racial or
religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis
regime or as an heir of the victim and (ii) items of
income, to the extent includible in gross income for
federal income tax purposes, attributable to, derived
from or in any way related to assets stolen from,
hidden from, or otherwise lost to a victim of
persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi
Germany or any other Axis regime immediately prior to,
during, and immediately after World War II, including,
but not limited to, interest on the proceeds receivable
as insurance under policies issued to a victim of
persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi
Germany or any other Axis regime by European insurance
companies immediately prior to and during World War II;
provided, however, this subtraction from federal
adjusted gross income does not apply to assets acquired
with such assets or with the proceeds from the sale of
such assets; provided, further, this paragraph shall

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only apply to a taxpayer who was the first recipient of
such assets after their recovery and who is a victim of
persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi
Germany or any other Axis regime or as an heir of the
victim. The amount of and the eligibility for any
public assistance, benefit, or similar entitlement is
not affected by the inclusion of items (i) and (ii) of
this paragraph in gross income for federal income tax
purposes. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 250;
(Y) For taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2002 and ending on or before December 31, 2004,
moneys contributed in the taxable year to a College
Savings Pool account under Section 16.5 of the State
Treasurer Act, except that amounts excluded from gross
income under Section 529(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal
Revenue Code shall not be considered moneys
contributed under this subparagraph (Y). For taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2005, a maximum
of $10,000 contributed in the taxable year to (i) a
College Savings Pool account under Section 16.5 of the
State Treasurer Act or (ii) the Illinois Prepaid
Tuition Trust Fund, except that amounts excluded from
gross income under Section 529(c)(3)(C)(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code shall not be considered moneys
contributed under this subparagraph (Y). For purposes

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of this subparagraph, contributions made by an
employer on behalf of an employee, or matching
contributions made by an employee, shall be treated as
made by the employee. This subparagraph (Y) is exempt
from the provisions of Section 250;
(Y-5) For taxable years beginning on or after
January 1, 2019, a maximum of $10,000 contributed in
the taxable year to an ABLE account under Section 16.6
of the State Treasurer Act. This subparagraph (Y-5) is
exempt from the provisions of Section 250 of this Act;
(Z) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the
taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction
is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return
under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year
thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where:
(1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation
deduction taken for the taxable year on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return on property
for which the bonus depreciation deduction was
taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section
168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not including
the bonus depreciation deduction;
(2) for taxable years ending on or before
December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30
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0.429); and
(3) for taxable years ending after December
31, 2005:
(i) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
(ii) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
1.0.
The aggregate amount deducted under this
subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of
property may not exceed the amount of the bonus
depreciation deduction taken on that property on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection
(k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This
subparagraph (Z) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250;
(AA) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,
or otherwise disposes of property for which the
taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an
addition modification under subparagraph (D-15), then
an amount equal to that addition modification.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through

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the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (D-15), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction under
this subparagraph only once with respect to any one
piece of property.
This subparagraph (AA) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(BB) Any amount included in adjusted gross income,
other than salary, received by a driver in a
ridesharing arrangement using a motor vehicle;
(CC) The amount of (i) any interest income (net of
the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account
for the taxable year with respect to a transaction with
a taxpayer that is required to make an addition
modification with respect to such transaction under
Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),
203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed
the amount of that addition modification, and (ii) any
income from intangible property (net of the deductions
allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable
year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer that
is required to make an addition modification with

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respect to such transaction under Section
203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or
203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of that
addition modification. This subparagraph (CC) is
exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(DD) An amount equal to the interest income taken
into account for the taxable year (net of the
deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(a)(2)(D-17) for
interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, to the same person. This subparagraph (DD)
is exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(EE) An amount equal to the income from intangible

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property taken into account for the taxable year (net
of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(a)(2)(D-18) for
intangible expenses and costs paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same foreign
person. This subparagraph (EE) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(FF) An amount equal to any amount awarded to the
taxpayer during the taxable year by the Court of Claims
under subsection (c) of Section 8 of the Court of
Claims Act for time unjustly served in a State prison.
This subparagraph (FF) is exempt from the provisions of
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(GG) For taxable years ending on or after December
31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to
add back any insurance premiums under Section
203(a)(2)(D-19), such taxpayer may elect to subtract
that part of a reimbursement received from the
insurance company equal to the amount of the expense or
loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance
company) that would have been taken into account as a
deduction for federal income tax purposes if the
expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer makes
the election provided for by this subparagraph (GG),
the insurer to which the premiums were paid must add
back to income the amount subtracted by the taxpayer
pursuant to this subparagraph (GG). This subparagraph
(GG) is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
(b) Corporations.
(1) In general. In the case of a corporation, base
income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable
income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2).
(2) Modifications. The taxable income referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum
of the following amounts:
(A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued
to the taxpayer as interest and all distributions
received from regulated investment companies during

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the taxable year to the extent excluded from gross
income in the computation of taxable income;
(B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by
this Act to the extent deducted from gross income in
the computation of taxable income for the taxable year;
(C) In the case of a regulated investment company,
an amount equal to the excess of (i) the net long-term
capital gain for the taxable year, over (ii) the amount
of the capital gain dividends designated as such in
accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code and any amount designated under Section
852(b)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code,
attributable to the taxable year (this amendatory Act
of 1995 (Public Act 89-89) is declarative of existing
law and is not a new enactment);
(D) The amount of any net operating loss deduction
taken in arriving at taxable income, other than a net
operating loss carried forward from a taxable year
ending prior to December 31, 1986;
(E) For taxable years in which a net operating loss
carryback or carryforward from a taxable year ending
prior to December 31, 1986 is an element of taxable
income under paragraph (1) of subsection (e) or
subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (e),
the amount by which addition modifications other than
those provided by this subparagraph (E) exceeded

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subtraction modifications in such earlier taxable
year, with the following limitations applied in the
order that they are listed:
(i) the addition modification relating to the
net operating loss carried back or forward to the
taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to
December 31, 1986 shall be reduced by the amount of
addition modification under this subparagraph (E)
which related to that net operating loss and which
was taken into account in calculating the base
income of an earlier taxable year, and
(ii) the addition modification relating to the
net operating loss carried back or forward to the
taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to
December 31, 1986 shall not exceed the amount of
such carryback or carryforward;
For taxable years in which there is a net operating
loss carryback or carryforward from more than one other
taxable year ending prior to December 31, 1986, the
addition modification provided in this subparagraph
(E) shall be the sum of the amounts computed
independently under the preceding provisions of this
subparagraph (E) for each such taxable year;
(E-5) For taxable years ending after December 31,
1997, an amount equal to any eligible remediation costs
that the corporation deducted in computing adjusted

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gross income and for which the corporation claims a
credit under subsection (l) of Section 201;
(E-10) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an
amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken
on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the
taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(E-11) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,
or otherwise disposes of property for which the
taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an
addition modification under subparagraph (E-10), then
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
deductions taken in all taxable years under
subparagraph (T) with respect to that property.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction
modification under subparagraph (T), then an amount
equal to that subtraction modification.
The taxpayer is required to make the addition
modification under this subparagraph only once with
respect to any one piece of property;
(E-12) An amount equal to the amount otherwise
allowed as a deduction in computing base income for

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interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a
member of the same unitary business group but for the
fact the foreign person's business activity outside
the United States is 80% or more of the foreign
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304. The addition modification
required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the
extent that dividends were included in base income of
the unitary group for the same taxable year and
received by the taxpayer or by a member of the
taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts
included in gross income pursuant to Sections 951
through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts
included in gross income under Section 78 of the
Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of the
same person to whom the interest was paid, accrued, or
incurred.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:

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(i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who
is subject in a foreign country or state, other
than a state which requires mandatory unitary
reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income
with respect to such interest; or
(ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer can establish, based on a
preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person, during the same taxable
year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest
to a person that is not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
interest expense between the taxpayer and the
person did not have as a principal purpose the
avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid
pursuant to a contract or agreement that
reflects an arm's-length interest rate and
terms; or
(iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on
clear and convincing evidence, that the interest
paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract or
agreement entered into at arm's-length rates and
terms and the principal purpose for the payment is

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not federal or Illinois tax avoidance; or
(iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or
if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing
to the application or use of an alternative method
of apportionment under Section 304(f).
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act;
(E-13) An amount equal to the amount of intangible
expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in
computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a
foreign person who would be a member of the same
unitary business group but for the fact that the
foreign person's business activity outside the United
States is 80% or more of that person's total business

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activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of
the same unitary business group but for the fact that
the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)
from being included in the unitary business group
because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion
business income under different subsections of Section
304. The addition modification required by this
subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that
dividends were included in base income of the unitary
group for the same taxable year and received by the
taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary
business group (including amounts included in gross
income pursuant to Sections 951 through 964 of the
Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in gross
income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code)
with respect to the stock of the same person to whom
the intangible expenses and costs were directly or
indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to the extent that the same
dividends caused a reduction to the addition
modification required under Section 203(b)(2)(E-12) of
this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term
"intangible expenses and costs" includes (1) expenses,
losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or
indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or management,

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ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of
intangible property; (2) losses incurred, directly or
indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting
transactions; (3) royalty, patent, technical, and
copyright fees; (4) licensing fees; and (5) other
similar expenses and costs. For purposes of this
subparagraph, "intangible property" includes patents,
patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service
marks, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, and
similar types of intangible assets.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) any item of intangible expenses or costs
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person who is
subject in a foreign country or state, other than a
state which requires mandatory unitary reporting,
to a tax on or measured by net income with respect
to such item; or
(ii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based
on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person during the same taxable
year paid, accrued, or incurred, the
intangible expense or cost to a person that is

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not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
intangible expense or cost between the
taxpayer and the person did not have as a
principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois
income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract
or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;
or
(iii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person if the
taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;
or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in
writing to the application or use of an alternative
method of apportionment under Section 304(f);
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act;
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December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of
insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed
as a deduction in computing base income, and that were
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to
a person who would be a member of the same unitary
business group but for the fact that the person is
prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being
included in the unitary business group because he or
she is ordinarily required to apportion business
income under different subsections of Section 304. The
addition modification required by this subparagraph
shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were
included in base income of the unitary group for the
same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group
(including amounts included in gross income under
Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code
and amounts included in gross income under Section 78
of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock
of the same person to whom the premiums and costs were
directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The
preceding sentence does not apply to the extent that
the same dividends caused a reduction to the addition
modification required under Section 203(b)(2)(E-12) or
Section 203(b)(2)(E-13) of this Act;
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31, 2008, any deduction for dividends paid by a captive
real estate investment trust that is allowed to a real
estate investment trust under Section 857(b)(2)(B) of
the Internal Revenue Code for dividends paid;
(E-16) An amount equal to the credit allowable to
the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,
determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this
Act;
(E-17) For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction
allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code
for the taxable year;
and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of the
following amounts:
(F) An amount equal to the amount of any tax
imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer
and included in such total for the taxable year;
(G) An amount equal to any amount included in such
total under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(H) In the case of a regulated investment company,
an amount equal to the amount of exempt interest
dividends as defined in subsection (b) (5) of Section
852 of the Internal Revenue Code, paid to shareholders
for the taxable year;
(I) With the exception of any amounts subtracted
under subparagraph (J), an amount equal to the sum of

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all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections
171(a) (2), and 265(a)(2) and amounts disallowed as
interest expense by Section 291(a)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and all amounts of expenses allocable to
interest and disallowed as deductions by Section
265(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for
taxable years ending on or after August 13, 1999,
Sections 171(a)(2), 265, 280C, 291(a)(3), and
832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, plus,
for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2011,
amounts disallowed as deductions by Section 45G(e)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code and, for taxable years
ending on or after December 31, 2008, any amount
included in gross income under Section 87 of the
Internal Revenue Code and the policyholders' share of
tax-exempt interest of a life insurance company under
Section 807(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code (in
the case of a life insurance company with gross income
from a decrease in reserves for the tax year) or
Section 807(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code (in
the case of a life insurance company allowed a
deduction for an increase in reserves for the tax
year); the provisions of this subparagraph are exempt
from the provisions of Section 250;
(J) An amount equal to all amounts included in such
total which are exempt from taxation by this State

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either by reason of its statutes or Constitution or by
reason of the Constitution, treaties or statutes of the
United States; provided that, in the case of any
statute of this State that exempts income derived from
bonds or other obligations from the tax imposed under
this Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest net
of bond premium amortization;
(K) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total which were paid by a corporation which
conducts business operations in a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River
Edge Redevelopment Zone Act and conducts substantially
all of its operations in a River Edge Redevelopment
Zone or zones. This subparagraph (K) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(L) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total that were paid by a corporation that
conducts business operations in a federally designated
Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated a
High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided
that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in
subparagraph (K) of paragraph 2 of this subsection
shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under
this subparagraph (L);
(M) For any taxpayer that is a financial
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this Act, an amount included in such total as interest
income from a loan or loans made by such taxpayer to a
borrower, to the extent that such a loan is secured by
property which is eligible for the River Edge
Redevelopment Zone Investment Credit. To determine the
portion of a loan or loans that is secured by property
eligible for a Section 201(f) investment credit to the
borrower, the entire principal amount of the loan or
loans between the taxpayer and the borrower should be
divided into the basis of the Section 201(f) investment
credit property which secures the loan or loans, using
for this purpose the original basis of such property on
the date that it was placed in service in the River
Edge Redevelopment Zone. The subtraction modification
available to taxpayer in any year under this subsection
shall be that portion of the total interest paid by the
borrower with respect to such loan attributable to the
eligible property as calculated under the previous
sentence. This subparagraph (M) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(M-1) For any taxpayer that is a financial
organization within the meaning of Section 304(c) of
this Act, an amount included in such total as interest
income from a loan or loans made by such taxpayer to a
borrower, to the extent that such a loan is secured by
property which is eligible for the High Impact Business

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Investment Credit. To determine the portion of a loan
or loans that is secured by property eligible for a
Section 201(h) investment credit to the borrower, the
entire principal amount of the loan or loans between
the taxpayer and the borrower should be divided into
the basis of the Section 201(h) investment credit
property which secures the loan or loans, using for
this purpose the original basis of such property on the
date that it was placed in service in a federally
designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone located in
Illinois. No taxpayer that is eligible for the
deduction provided in subparagraph (M) of paragraph
(2) of this subsection shall be eligible for the
deduction provided under this subparagraph (M-1). The
subtraction modification available to taxpayers in any
year under this subsection shall be that portion of the
total interest paid by the borrower with respect to
such loan attributable to the eligible property as
calculated under the previous sentence;
(N) Two times any contribution made during the
taxable year to a designated zone organization to the
extent that the contribution (i) qualifies as a
charitable contribution under subsection (c) of
Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code and (ii) must,
by its terms, be used for a project approved by the
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Section 11 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or under
Section 10-10 of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Act.
This subparagraph (N) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250;
(O) An amount equal to: (i) 85% for taxable years
ending on or before December 31, 1992, or, a percentage
equal to the percentage allowable under Section
243(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for
taxable years ending after December 31, 1992, of the
amount by which dividends included in taxable income
and received from a corporation that is not created or
organized under the laws of the United States or any
state or political subdivision thereof, including, for
taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1988,
dividends received or deemed received or paid or deemed
paid under Sections 951 through 965 of the Internal
Revenue Code, exceed the amount of the modification
provided under subparagraph (G) of paragraph (2) of
this subsection (b) which is related to such dividends,
and including, for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, dividends received from a captive
real estate investment trust; plus (ii) 100% of the
amount by which dividends, included in taxable income
and received, including, for taxable years ending on or
after December 31, 1988, dividends received or deemed
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through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and including,
for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008,
dividends received from a captive real estate
investment trust, from any such corporation specified
in clause (i) that would but for the provisions of
Section 1504 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code be
treated as a member of the affiliated group which
includes the dividend recipient, exceed the amount of
the modification provided under subparagraph (G) of
paragraph (2) of this subsection (b) which is related
to such dividends. This subparagraph (O) is exempt from
the provisions of Section 250 of this Act;
(P) An amount equal to any contribution made to a
job training project established pursuant to the Tax
Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act;
(Q) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction
used to compute the federal income tax credit for
restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of
right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of
the Internal Revenue Code;
(R) On and after July 20, 1999, in the case of an
attorney-in-fact with respect to whom an interinsurer
or a reciprocal insurer has made the election under
Section 835 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C.
835, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
amounts paid or incurred by that interinsurer or

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reciprocal insurer in the taxable year to the
attorney-in-fact over the deduction allowed to that
interinsurer or reciprocal insurer with respect to the
attorney-in-fact under Section 835(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code for the taxable year; the provisions of
this subparagraph are exempt from the provisions of
Section 250;
(S) For taxable years ending on or after December
31, 1997, in the case of a Subchapter S corporation, an
amount equal to all amounts of income allocable to a
shareholder subject to the Personal Property Tax
Replacement Income Tax imposed by subsections (c) and
(d) of Section 201 of this Act, including amounts
allocable to organizations exempt from federal income
tax by reason of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code. This subparagraph (S) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(T) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the
taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction
is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return
under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year
thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where:
(1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation
deduction taken for the taxable year on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return on property

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for which the bonus depreciation deduction was
taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section
168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not including
the bonus depreciation deduction;
(2) for taxable years ending on or before
December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30
and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
(3) for taxable years ending after December
31, 2005:
(i) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
(ii) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
1.0.
The aggregate amount deducted under this
subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of
property may not exceed the amount of the bonus
depreciation deduction taken on that property on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection
(k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This
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Section 250;
(U) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons, or
otherwise disposes of property for which the taxpayer
was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (E-10), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (E-10), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction under
this subparagraph only once with respect to any one
piece of property.
This subparagraph (U) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(V) The amount of: (i) any interest income (net of
the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account
for the taxable year with respect to a transaction with
a taxpayer that is required to make an addition
modification with respect to such transaction under
Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),
203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed
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income from intangible property (net of the deductions
allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable
year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer that
is required to make an addition modification with
respect to such transaction under Section
203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or
203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of such
addition modification, and (iii) any insurance premium
income (net of deductions allocable thereto) taken
into account for the taxable year with respect to a
transaction with a taxpayer that is required to make an
addition modification with respect to such transaction
under Section 203(a)(2)(D-19), Section
203(b)(2)(E-14), Section 203(c)(2)(G-14), or Section
203(d)(2)(D-9), but not to exceed the amount of that
addition modification. This subparagraph (V) is exempt
from the provisions of Section 250;
(W) An amount equal to the interest income taken
into account for the taxable year (net of the
deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
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who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(b)(2)(E-12) for
interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, to the same person. This subparagraph (W)
is exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(X) An amount equal to the income from intangible
property taken into account for the taxable year (net
of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
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addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(b)(2)(E-13) for
intangible expenses and costs paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same foreign
person. This subparagraph (X) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(Y) For taxable years ending on or after December
31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to
add back any insurance premiums under Section
203(b)(2)(E-14), such taxpayer may elect to subtract
that part of a reimbursement received from the
insurance company equal to the amount of the expense or
loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance
company) that would have been taken into account as a
deduction for federal income tax purposes if the
expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer makes
the election provided for by this subparagraph (Y), the
insurer to which the premiums were paid must add back
to income the amount subtracted by the taxpayer
pursuant to this subparagraph (Y). This subparagraph
(Y) is exempt from the provisions of Section 250; and
(Z) The difference between the nondeductible
controlled foreign corporation dividends under Section
965(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code over the taxable
income of the taxpayer, computed without regard to
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without regard to any net operating loss deduction.
This subparagraph (Z) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250.
(3) Special rule. For purposes of paragraph (2) (A),
"gross income" in the case of a life insurance company, for
tax years ending on and after December 31, 1994, and prior
to December 31, 2011, shall mean the gross investment
income for the taxable year and, for tax years ending on or
after December 31, 2011, shall mean all amounts included in
life insurance gross income under Section 803(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(c) Trusts and estates.
(1) In general. In the case of a trust or estate, base
income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable
income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2).
(2) Modifications. Subject to the provisions of
paragraph (3), the taxable income referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum of the
following amounts:
(A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued
to the taxpayer as interest or dividends during the
taxable year to the extent excluded from gross income
in the computation of taxable income;
(B) In the case of (i) an estate, $600; (ii) a
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required to distribute all of its income currently,
$300; and (iii) any other trust, $100, but in each such
case, only to the extent such amount was deducted in
the computation of taxable income;
(C) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by
this Act to the extent deducted from gross income in
the computation of taxable income for the taxable year;
(D) The amount of any net operating loss deduction
taken in arriving at taxable income, other than a net
operating loss carried forward from a taxable year
ending prior to December 31, 1986;
(E) For taxable years in which a net operating loss
carryback or carryforward from a taxable year ending
prior to December 31, 1986 is an element of taxable
income under paragraph (1) of subsection (e) or
subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (e),
the amount by which addition modifications other than
those provided by this subparagraph (E) exceeded
subtraction modifications in such taxable year, with
the following limitations applied in the order that
they are listed:
(i) the addition modification relating to the
net operating loss carried back or forward to the
taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to
December 31, 1986 shall be reduced by the amount of
addition modification under this subparagraph (E)

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which related to that net operating loss and which
was taken into account in calculating the base
income of an earlier taxable year, and
(ii) the addition modification relating to the
net operating loss carried back or forward to the
taxable year from any taxable year ending prior to
December 31, 1986 shall not exceed the amount of
such carryback or carryforward;
For taxable years in which there is a net operating
loss carryback or carryforward from more than one other
taxable year ending prior to December 31, 1986, the
addition modification provided in this subparagraph
(E) shall be the sum of the amounts computed
independently under the preceding provisions of this
subparagraph (E) for each such taxable year;
(F) For taxable years ending on or after January 1,
1989, an amount equal to the tax deducted pursuant to
Section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code if the trust
or estate is claiming the same tax for purposes of the
Illinois foreign tax credit under Section 601 of this
Act;
(G) An amount equal to the amount of the capital
gain deduction allowable under the Internal Revenue
Code, to the extent deducted from gross income in the
computation of taxable income;
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1997, an amount equal to any eligible remediation costs
that the trust or estate deducted in computing adjusted
gross income and for which the trust or estate claims a
credit under subsection (l) of Section 201;
(G-10) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an
amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken
on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the
taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the
Internal Revenue Code; and
(G-11) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,
or otherwise disposes of property for which the
taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an
addition modification under subparagraph (G-10), then
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
deductions taken in all taxable years under
subparagraph (R) with respect to that property.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction
modification under subparagraph (R), then an amount
equal to that subtraction modification.
The taxpayer is required to make the addition
modification under this subparagraph only once with
respect to any one piece of property;

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(G-12) An amount equal to the amount otherwise
allowed as a deduction in computing base income for
interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a
member of the same unitary business group but for the
fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of the foreign
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304. The addition modification
required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the
extent that dividends were included in base income of
the unitary group for the same taxable year and
received by the taxpayer or by a member of the
taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts
included in gross income pursuant to Sections 951
through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts
included in gross income under Section 78 of the
Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of the
same person to whom the interest was paid, accrued, or

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incurred.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who
is subject in a foreign country or state, other
than a state which requires mandatory unitary
reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income
with respect to such interest; or
(ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer can establish, based on a
preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person, during the same taxable
year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest
to a person that is not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
interest expense between the taxpayer and the
person did not have as a principal purpose the
avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid
pursuant to a contract or agreement that
reflects an arm's-length interest rate and
terms; or
(iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on
clear and convincing evidence, that the interest
paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract or

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agreement entered into at arm's-length rates and
terms and the principal purpose for the payment is
not federal or Illinois tax avoidance; or
(iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or
if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing
to the application or use of an alternative method
of apportionment under Section 304(f).
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act;
(G-13) An amount equal to the amount of intangible
expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in
computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a
foreign person who would be a member of the same
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foreign person's business activity outside the United
States is 80% or more of that person's total business
activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of
the same unitary business group but for the fact that
the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)
from being included in the unitary business group
because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion
business income under different subsections of Section
304. The addition modification required by this
subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that
dividends were included in base income of the unitary
group for the same taxable year and received by the
taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary
business group (including amounts included in gross
income pursuant to Sections 951 through 964 of the
Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in gross
income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code)
with respect to the stock of the same person to whom
the intangible expenses and costs were directly or
indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to the extent that the same
dividends caused a reduction to the addition
modification required under Section 203(c)(2)(G-12) of
this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term
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expenses, losses, and costs for or related to the
direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or
management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other
disposition of intangible property; (2) losses
incurred, directly or indirectly, from factoring
transactions or discounting transactions; (3) royalty,
patent, technical, and copyright fees; (4) licensing
fees; and (5) other similar expenses and costs. For
purposes of this subparagraph, "intangible property"
includes patents, patent applications, trade names,
trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works,
trade secrets, and similar types of intangible assets.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) any item of intangible expenses or costs
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person who is
subject in a foreign country or state, other than a
state which requires mandatory unitary reporting,
to a tax on or measured by net income with respect
to such item; or
(ii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based
on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person during the same taxable

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year paid, accrued, or incurred, the
intangible expense or cost to a person that is
not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
intangible expense or cost between the
taxpayer and the person did not have as a
principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois
income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract
or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;
or
(iii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person if the
taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;
or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in
writing to the application or use of an alternative
method of apportionment under Section 304(f);
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
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under Section 404 of this Act;
(G-14) For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of
insurance premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed
as a deduction in computing base income, and that were
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to
a person who would be a member of the same unitary
business group but for the fact that the person is
prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being
included in the unitary business group because he or
she is ordinarily required to apportion business
income under different subsections of Section 304. The
addition modification required by this subparagraph
shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were
included in base income of the unitary group for the
same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group
(including amounts included in gross income under
Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code
and amounts included in gross income under Section 78
of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock
of the same person to whom the premiums and costs were
directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The
preceding sentence does not apply to the extent that
the same dividends caused a reduction to the addition
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Section 203(c)(2)(G-13) of this Act;
(G-15) An amount equal to the credit allowable to
the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,
determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this
Act;
(G-16) For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction
allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code
for the taxable year;
and by deducting from the total so obtained the sum of the
following amounts:
(H) An amount equal to all amounts included in such
total pursuant to the provisions of Sections 402(a),
402(c), 403(a), 403(b), 406(a), 407(a) and 408 of the
Internal Revenue Code or included in such total as
distributions under the provisions of any retirement
or disability plan for employees of any governmental
agency or unit, or retirement payments to retired
partners, which payments are excluded in computing net
earnings from self employment by Section 1402 of the
Internal Revenue Code and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto;
(I) The valuation limitation amount;
(J) An amount equal to the amount of any tax
imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer
and included in such total for the taxable year;

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(K) An amount equal to all amounts included in
taxable income as modified by subparagraphs (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) which are exempt from
taxation by this State either by reason of its statutes
or Constitution or by reason of the Constitution,
treaties or statutes of the United States; provided
that, in the case of any statute of this State that
exempts income derived from bonds or other obligations
from the tax imposed under this Act, the amount
exempted shall be the interest net of bond premium
amortization;
(L) With the exception of any amounts subtracted
under subparagraph (K), an amount equal to the sum of
all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections
171(a) (2) and 265(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest and
disallowed as deductions by Section 265(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for taxable years
ending on or after August 13, 1999, Sections 171(a)(2),
265, 280C, and 832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue
Code, plus, (iii) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2011, Section 45G(e)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code and, for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, any amount included in gross income
under Section 87 of the Internal Revenue Code; the
provisions of this subparagraph are exempt from the

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provisions of Section 250;
(M) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total which were paid by a corporation which
conducts business operations in a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River
Edge Redevelopment Zone Act and conducts substantially
all of its operations in a River Edge Redevelopment
Zone or zones. This subparagraph (M) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(N) An amount equal to any contribution made to a
job training project established pursuant to the Tax
Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act;
(O) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total that were paid by a corporation that
conducts business operations in a federally designated
Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated a
High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided
that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in
subparagraph (M) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under
this subparagraph (O);
(P) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction
used to compute the federal income tax credit for
restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of
right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of
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(Q) For taxable year 1999 and thereafter, an amount
equal to the amount of any (i) distributions, to the
extent includible in gross income for federal income
tax purposes, made to the taxpayer because of his or
her status as a victim of persecution for racial or
religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis
regime or as an heir of the victim and (ii) items of
income, to the extent includible in gross income for
federal income tax purposes, attributable to, derived
from or in any way related to assets stolen from,
hidden from, or otherwise lost to a victim of
persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi
Germany or any other Axis regime immediately prior to,
during, and immediately after World War II, including,
but not limited to, interest on the proceeds receivable
as insurance under policies issued to a victim of
persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi
Germany or any other Axis regime by European insurance
companies immediately prior to and during World War II;
provided, however, this subtraction from federal
adjusted gross income does not apply to assets acquired
with such assets or with the proceeds from the sale of
such assets; provided, further, this paragraph shall
only apply to a taxpayer who was the first recipient of
such assets after their recovery and who is a victim of
persecution for racial or religious reasons by Nazi

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Germany or any other Axis regime or as an heir of the
victim. The amount of and the eligibility for any
public assistance, benefit, or similar entitlement is
not affected by the inclusion of items (i) and (ii) of
this paragraph in gross income for federal income tax
purposes. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions
of Section 250;
(R) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the
taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction
is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return
under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year
thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where:
(1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation
deduction taken for the taxable year on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return on property
for which the bonus depreciation deduction was
taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section
168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not including
the bonus depreciation deduction;
(2) for taxable years ending on or before
December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30
and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
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(i) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
(ii) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
1.0.
The aggregate amount deducted under this
subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of
property may not exceed the amount of the bonus
depreciation deduction taken on that property on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection
(k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This
subparagraph (R) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250;
(S) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons, or
otherwise disposes of property for which the taxpayer
was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (G-10), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer

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was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (G-10), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction under
this subparagraph only once with respect to any one
piece of property.
This subparagraph (S) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(T) The amount of (i) any interest income (net of
the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account
for the taxable year with respect to a transaction with
a taxpayer that is required to make an addition
modification with respect to such transaction under
Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),
203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed
the amount of such addition modification and (ii) any
income from intangible property (net of the deductions
allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable
year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer that
is required to make an addition modification with
respect to such transaction under Section
203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or
203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of such
addition modification. This subparagraph (T) is exempt
from the provisions of Section 250;
(U) An amount equal to the interest income taken

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into account for the taxable year (net of the
deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(c)(2)(G-12) for
interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, to the same person. This subparagraph (U)
is exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(V) An amount equal to the income from intangible
property taken into account for the taxable year (net
of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
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person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(c)(2)(G-13) for
intangible expenses and costs paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same foreign
person. This subparagraph (V) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(W) in the case of an estate, an amount equal to
all amounts included in such total pursuant to the
provisions of Section 111 of the Internal Revenue Code
as a recovery of items previously deducted by the
decedent from adjusted gross income in the computation
of taxable income. This subparagraph (W) is exempt from
Section 250;
(X) an amount equal to the refund included in such
total of any tax deducted for federal income tax
purposes, to the extent that deduction was added back
under subparagraph (F). This subparagraph (X) is
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(Y) For taxable years ending on or after December
31, 2011, in the case of a taxpayer who was required to
add back any insurance premiums under Section
203(c)(2)(G-14), such taxpayer may elect to subtract
that part of a reimbursement received from the
insurance company equal to the amount of the expense or
loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance
company) that would have been taken into account as a
deduction for federal income tax purposes if the
expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer makes
the election provided for by this subparagraph (Y), the
insurer to which the premiums were paid must add back
to income the amount subtracted by the taxpayer
pursuant to this subparagraph (Y). This subparagraph
(Y) is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
(3) Limitation. The amount of any modification
otherwise required under this subsection shall, under
regulations prescribed by the Department, be adjusted by
any amounts included therein which were properly paid,
credited, or required to be distributed, or permanently set
aside for charitable purposes pursuant to Internal Revenue
Code Section 642(c) during the taxable year.
(d) Partnerships.
(1) In general. In the case of a partnership, base
income means an amount equal to the taxpayer's taxable

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income for the taxable year as modified by paragraph (2).
(2) Modifications. The taxable income referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be modified by adding thereto the sum
of the following amounts:
(A) An amount equal to all amounts paid or accrued
to the taxpayer as interest or dividends during the
taxable year to the extent excluded from gross income
in the computation of taxable income;
(B) An amount equal to the amount of tax imposed by
this Act to the extent deducted from gross income for
the taxable year;
(C) The amount of deductions allowed to the
partnership pursuant to Section 707 (c) of the Internal
Revenue Code in calculating its taxable income;
(D) An amount equal to the amount of the capital
gain deduction allowable under the Internal Revenue
Code, to the extent deducted from gross income in the
computation of taxable income;
(D-5) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, an
amount equal to the bonus depreciation deduction taken
on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the
taxable year under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(D-6) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons,
or otherwise disposes of property for which the
taxpayer was required in any taxable year to make an

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addition modification under subparagraph (D-5), then
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
deductions taken in all taxable years under
subparagraph (O) with respect to that property.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was allowed in any taxable year to make a subtraction
modification under subparagraph (O), then an amount
equal to that subtraction modification.
The taxpayer is required to make the addition
modification under this subparagraph only once with
respect to any one piece of property;
(D-7) An amount equal to the amount otherwise
allowed as a deduction in computing base income for
interest paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, (i) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2004, to a foreign person who would be a
member of the same unitary business group but for the
fact the foreign person's business activity outside
the United States is 80% or more of the foreign
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited

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under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304. The addition modification
required by this subparagraph shall be reduced to the
extent that dividends were included in base income of
the unitary group for the same taxable year and
received by the taxpayer or by a member of the
taxpayer's unitary business group (including amounts
included in gross income pursuant to Sections 951
through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code and amounts
included in gross income under Section 78 of the
Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock of the
same person to whom the interest was paid, accrued, or
incurred.
This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person who
is subject in a foreign country or state, other
than a state which requires mandatory unitary
reporting, to a tax on or measured by net income
with respect to such interest; or
(ii) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer can establish, based on a
preponderance of the evidence, both of the

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following:
(a) the person, during the same taxable
year, paid, accrued, or incurred, the interest
to a person that is not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
interest expense between the taxpayer and the
person did not have as a principal purpose the
avoidance of Illinois income tax, and is paid
pursuant to a contract or agreement that
reflects an arm's-length interest rate and
terms; or
(iii) the taxpayer can establish, based on
clear and convincing evidence, that the interest
paid, accrued, or incurred relates to a contract or
agreement entered into at arm's-length rates and
terms and the principal purpose for the payment is
not federal or Illinois tax avoidance; or
(iv) an item of interest paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to a person if
the taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence that the adjustments are unreasonable; or
if the taxpayer and the Director agree in writing
to the application or use of an alternative method
of apportionment under Section 304(f).
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment

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otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act; and
(D-8) An amount equal to the amount of intangible
expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a deduction in
computing base income, and that were paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, (i) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2004, to a
foreign person who would be a member of the same
unitary business group but for the fact that the
foreign person's business activity outside the United
States is 80% or more of that person's total business
activity and (ii) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, to a person who would be a member of
the same unitary business group but for the fact that
the person is prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27)
from being included in the unitary business group
because he or she is ordinarily required to apportion
business income under different subsections of Section
304. The addition modification required by this
subparagraph shall be reduced to the extent that
dividends were included in base income of the unitary

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group for the same taxable year and received by the
taxpayer or by a member of the taxpayer's unitary
business group (including amounts included in gross
income pursuant to Sections 951 through 964 of the
Internal Revenue Code and amounts included in gross
income under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code)
with respect to the stock of the same person to whom
the intangible expenses and costs were directly or
indirectly paid, incurred or accrued. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to the extent that the same
dividends caused a reduction to the addition
modification required under Section 203(d)(2)(D-7) of
this Act. As used in this subparagraph, the term
"intangible expenses and costs" includes (1) expenses,
losses, and costs for, or related to, the direct or
indirect acquisition, use, maintenance or management,
ownership, sale, exchange, or any other disposition of
intangible property; (2) losses incurred, directly or
indirectly, from factoring transactions or discounting
transactions; (3) royalty, patent, technical, and
copyright fees; (4) licensing fees; and (5) other
similar expenses and costs. For purposes of this
subparagraph, "intangible property" includes patents,
patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service
marks, copyrights, mask works, trade secrets, and
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This paragraph shall not apply to the following:
(i) any item of intangible expenses or costs
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, from a transaction with a person who is
subject in a foreign country or state, other than a
state which requires mandatory unitary reporting,
to a tax on or measured by net income with respect
to such item; or
(ii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or
indirectly, if the taxpayer can establish, based
on a preponderance of the evidence, both of the
following:
(a) the person during the same taxable
year paid, accrued, or incurred, the
intangible expense or cost to a person that is
not a related member, and
(b) the transaction giving rise to the
intangible expense or cost between the
taxpayer and the person did not have as a
principal purpose the avoidance of Illinois
income tax, and is paid pursuant to a contract
or agreement that reflects arm's-length terms;
or
(iii) any item of intangible expense or cost
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or

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indirectly, from a transaction with a person if the
taxpayer establishes by clear and convincing
evidence, that the adjustments are unreasonable;
or if the taxpayer and the Director agree in
writing to the application or use of an alternative
method of apportionment under Section 304(f);
Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the
Director from making any other adjustment
otherwise allowed under Section 404 of this Act for
any tax year beginning after the effective date of
this amendment provided such adjustment is made
pursuant to regulation adopted by the Department
and such regulations provide methods and standards
by which the Department will utilize its authority
under Section 404 of this Act;
(D-9) For taxable years ending on or after December
31, 2008, an amount equal to the amount of insurance
premium expenses and costs otherwise allowed as a
deduction in computing base income, and that were paid,
accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to a
person who would be a member of the same unitary
business group but for the fact that the person is
prohibited under Section 1501(a)(27) from being
included in the unitary business group because he or
she is ordinarily required to apportion business
income under different subsections of Section 304. The

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addition modification required by this subparagraph
shall be reduced to the extent that dividends were
included in base income of the unitary group for the
same taxable year and received by the taxpayer or by a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group
(including amounts included in gross income under
Sections 951 through 964 of the Internal Revenue Code
and amounts included in gross income under Section 78
of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to the stock
of the same person to whom the premiums and costs were
directly or indirectly paid, incurred, or accrued. The
preceding sentence does not apply to the extent that
the same dividends caused a reduction to the addition
modification required under Section 203(d)(2)(D-7) or
Section 203(d)(2)(D-8) of this Act;
(D-10) An amount equal to the credit allowable to
the taxpayer under Section 218(a) of this Act,
determined without regard to Section 218(c) of this
Act;
(D-11) For taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2017, an amount equal to the deduction
allowed under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code
for the taxable year;
and by deducting from the total so obtained the following
amounts:
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(F) An amount equal to the amount of any tax
imposed by this Act which was refunded to the taxpayer
and included in such total for the taxable year;
(G) An amount equal to all amounts included in
taxable income as modified by subparagraphs (A), (B),
(C) and (D) which are exempt from taxation by this
State either by reason of its statutes or Constitution
or by reason of the Constitution, treaties or statutes
of the United States; provided that, in the case of any
statute of this State that exempts income derived from
bonds or other obligations from the tax imposed under
this Act, the amount exempted shall be the interest net
of bond premium amortization;
(H) Any income of the partnership which
constitutes personal service income as defined in
Section 1348 (b) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code (as
in effect December 31, 1981) or a reasonable allowance
for compensation paid or accrued for services rendered
by partners to the partnership, whichever is greater;
this subparagraph (H) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250;
(I) An amount equal to all amounts of income
distributable to an entity subject to the Personal
Property Tax Replacement Income Tax imposed by
subsections (c) and (d) of Section 201 of this Act
including amounts distributable to organizations

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exempt from federal income tax by reason of Section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; this subparagraph
(I) is exempt from the provisions of Section 250;
(J) With the exception of any amounts subtracted
under subparagraph (G), an amount equal to the sum of
all amounts disallowed as deductions by (i) Sections
171(a) (2), and 265(2) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and all amounts of expenses allocable to interest and
disallowed as deductions by Section 265(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code; and (ii) for taxable years
ending on or after August 13, 1999, Sections 171(a)(2),
265, 280C, and 832(b)(5)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue
Code, plus, (iii) for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2011, Section 45G(e)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code and, for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 2008, any amount included in gross income
under Section 87 of the Internal Revenue Code; the
provisions of this subparagraph are exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(K) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total which were paid by a corporation which
conducts business operations in a River Edge
Redevelopment Zone or zones created under the River
Edge Redevelopment Zone Act and conducts substantially
all of its operations from a River Edge Redevelopment
Zone or zones. This subparagraph (K) is exempt from the

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provisions of Section 250;
(L) An amount equal to any contribution made to a
job training project established pursuant to the Real
Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act;
(M) An amount equal to those dividends included in
such total that were paid by a corporation that
conducts business operations in a federally designated
Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone and that is designated a
High Impact Business located in Illinois; provided
that dividends eligible for the deduction provided in
subparagraph (K) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
shall not be eligible for the deduction provided under
this subparagraph (M);
(N) An amount equal to the amount of the deduction
used to compute the federal income tax credit for
restoration of substantial amounts held under claim of
right for the taxable year pursuant to Section 1341 of
the Internal Revenue Code;
(O) For taxable years 2001 and thereafter, for the
taxable year in which the bonus depreciation deduction
is taken on the taxpayer's federal income tax return
under subsection (k) of Section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code and for each applicable taxable year
thereafter, an amount equal to "x", where:
(1) "y" equals the amount of the depreciation
deduction taken for the taxable year on the

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taxpayer's federal income tax return on property
for which the bonus depreciation deduction was
taken in any year under subsection (k) of Section
168 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not including
the bonus depreciation deduction;
(2) for taxable years ending on or before
December 31, 2005, "x" equals "y" multiplied by 30
and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
(3) for taxable years ending after December
31, 2005:
(i) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 30% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
30 and then divided by 70 (or "y" multiplied by
0.429); and
(ii) for property on which a bonus
depreciation deduction of 50% of the adjusted
basis was taken, "x" equals "y" multiplied by
1.0.
The aggregate amount deducted under this
subparagraph in all taxable years for any one piece of
property may not exceed the amount of the bonus
depreciation deduction taken on that property on the
taxpayer's federal income tax return under subsection
(k) of Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code. This

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subparagraph (O) is exempt from the provisions of
Section 250;
(P) If the taxpayer sells, transfers, abandons, or
otherwise disposes of property for which the taxpayer
was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (D-5), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
If the taxpayer continues to own property through
the last day of the last tax year for which the
taxpayer may claim a depreciation deduction for
federal income tax purposes and for which the taxpayer
was required in any taxable year to make an addition
modification under subparagraph (D-5), then an amount
equal to that addition modification.
The taxpayer is allowed to take the deduction under
this subparagraph only once with respect to any one
piece of property.
This subparagraph (P) is exempt from the
provisions of Section 250;
(Q) The amount of (i) any interest income (net of
the deductions allocable thereto) taken into account
for the taxable year with respect to a transaction with
a taxpayer that is required to make an addition
modification with respect to such transaction under
Section 203(a)(2)(D-17), 203(b)(2)(E-12),
203(c)(2)(G-12), or 203(d)(2)(D-7), but not to exceed

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the amount of such addition modification and (ii) any
income from intangible property (net of the deductions
allocable thereto) taken into account for the taxable
year with respect to a transaction with a taxpayer that
is required to make an addition modification with
respect to such transaction under Section
203(a)(2)(D-18), 203(b)(2)(E-13), 203(c)(2)(G-13), or
203(d)(2)(D-8), but not to exceed the amount of such
addition modification. This subparagraph (Q) is exempt
from Section 250;
(R) An amount equal to the interest income taken
into account for the taxable year (net of the
deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same

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taxable year under Section 203(d)(2)(D-7) for interest
paid, accrued, or incurred, directly or indirectly, to
the same person. This subparagraph (R) is exempt from
Section 250;
(S) An amount equal to the income from intangible
property taken into account for the taxable year (net
of the deductions allocable thereto) with respect to
transactions with (i) a foreign person who would be a
member of the taxpayer's unitary business group but for
the fact that the foreign person's business activity
outside the United States is 80% or more of that
person's total business activity and (ii) for taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2008, to a person
who would be a member of the same unitary business
group but for the fact that the person is prohibited
under Section 1501(a)(27) from being included in the
unitary business group because he or she is ordinarily
required to apportion business income under different
subsections of Section 304, but not to exceed the
addition modification required to be made for the same
taxable year under Section 203(d)(2)(D-8) for
intangible expenses and costs paid, accrued, or
incurred, directly or indirectly, to the same person.
This subparagraph (S) is exempt from Section 250; and
(T) For taxable years ending on or after December
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add back any insurance premiums under Section
203(d)(2)(D-9), such taxpayer may elect to subtract
that part of a reimbursement received from the
insurance company equal to the amount of the expense or
loss (including expenses incurred by the insurance
company) that would have been taken into account as a
deduction for federal income tax purposes if the
expense or loss had been uninsured. If a taxpayer makes
the election provided for by this subparagraph (T), the
insurer to which the premiums were paid must add back
to income the amount subtracted by the taxpayer
pursuant to this subparagraph (T). This subparagraph
(T) is exempt from the provisions of Section 250.
(e) Gross income; adjusted gross income; taxable income.
(1) In general. Subject to the provisions of paragraph
(2) and subsection (b) (3), for purposes of this Section
and Section 803(e), a taxpayer's gross income, adjusted
gross income, or taxable income for the taxable year shall
mean the amount of gross income, adjusted gross income or
taxable income properly reportable for federal income tax
purposes for the taxable year under the provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code. Taxable income may be less than
zero. However, for taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1986, net operating loss carryforwards from
taxable years ending prior to December 31, 1986, may not

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exceed the sum of federal taxable income for the taxable
year before net operating loss deduction, plus the excess
of addition modifications over subtraction modifications
for the taxable year. For taxable years ending prior to
December 31, 1986, taxable income may never be an amount in
excess of the net operating loss for the taxable year as
defined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 172 of the
Internal Revenue Code, provided that when taxable income of
a corporation (other than a Subchapter S corporation),
trust, or estate is less than zero and addition
modifications, other than those provided by subparagraph
(E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) for corporations or
subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) for
trusts and estates, exceed subtraction modifications, an
addition modification must be made under those
subparagraphs for any other taxable year to which the
taxable income less than zero (net operating loss) is
applied under Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code or
under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of this subsection
(e) applied in conjunction with Section 172 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
(2) Special rule. For purposes of paragraph (1) of this
subsection, the taxable income properly reportable for
federal income tax purposes shall mean:
(A) Certain life insurance companies. In the case
of a life insurance company subject to the tax imposed

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by Section 801 of the Internal Revenue Code, life
insurance company taxable income, plus the amount of
distribution from pre-1984 policyholder surplus
accounts as calculated under Section 815a of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(B) Certain other insurance companies. In the case
of mutual insurance companies subject to the tax
imposed by Section 831 of the Internal Revenue Code,
insurance company taxable income;
(C) Regulated investment companies. In the case of
a regulated investment company subject to the tax
imposed by Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code,
investment company taxable income;
(D) Real estate investment trusts. In the case of a
real estate investment trust subject to the tax imposed
by Section 857 of the Internal Revenue Code, real
estate investment trust taxable income;
(E) Consolidated corporations. In the case of a
corporation which is a member of an affiliated group of
corporations filing a consolidated income tax return
for the taxable year for federal income tax purposes,
taxable income determined as if such corporation had
filed a separate return for federal income tax purposes
for the taxable year and each preceding taxable year
for which it was a member of an affiliated group. For
purposes of this subparagraph, the taxpayer's separate

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taxable income shall be determined as if the election
provided by Section 243(b) (2) of the Internal Revenue
Code had been in effect for all such years;
(F) Cooperatives. In the case of a cooperative
corporation or association, the taxable income of such
organization determined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1381 through 1388 of the Internal
Revenue Code, but without regard to the prohibition
against offsetting losses from patronage activities
against income from nonpatronage activities; except
that a cooperative corporation or association may make
an election to follow its federal income tax treatment
of patronage losses and nonpatronage losses. In the
event such election is made, such losses shall be
computed and carried over in a manner consistent with
subsection (a) of Section 207 of this Act and
apportioned by the apportionment factor reported by
the cooperative on its Illinois income tax return filed
for the taxable year in which the losses are incurred.
The election shall be effective for all taxable years
with original returns due on or after the date of the
election. In addition, the cooperative may file an
amended return or returns, as allowed under this Act,
to provide that the election shall be effective for
losses incurred or carried forward for taxable years
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the election may only be revoked upon approval of the
Director. The Department shall adopt rules setting
forth requirements for documenting the elections and
any resulting Illinois net loss and the standards to be
used by the Director in evaluating requests to revoke
elections. Public Act 96-932 is declaratory of
existing law;
(G) Subchapter S corporations. In the case of: (i)
a Subchapter S corporation for which there is in effect
an election for the taxable year under Section 1362 of
the Internal Revenue Code, the taxable income of such
corporation determined in accordance with Section
1363(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, except that
taxable income shall take into account those items
which are required by Section 1363(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code to be separately stated; and (ii)
a Subchapter S corporation for which there is in effect
a federal election to opt out of the provisions of the
Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982 and have applied
instead the prior federal Subchapter S rules as in
effect on July 1, 1982, the taxable income of such
corporation determined in accordance with the federal
Subchapter S rules as in effect on July 1, 1982; and
(H) Partnerships. In the case of a partnership,
taxable income determined in accordance with Section
703 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that taxable

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income shall take into account those items which are
required by Section 703(a)(1) to be separately stated
but which would be taken into account by an individual
in calculating his taxable income.
(3) Recapture of business expenses on disposition of
asset or business. Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, if in prior years income from an asset or
business has been classified as business income and in a
later year is demonstrated to be non-business income, then
all expenses, without limitation, deducted in such later
year and in the 2 immediately preceding taxable years
related to that asset or business that generated the
non-business income shall be added back and recaptured as
business income in the year of the disposition of the asset
or business. Such amount shall be apportioned to Illinois
using the greater of the apportionment fraction computed
for the business under Section 304 of this Act for the
taxable year or the average of the apportionment fractions
computed for the business under Section 304 of this Act for
the taxable year and for the 2 immediately preceding
taxable years.
(f) Valuation limitation amount.
(1) In general. The valuation limitation amount
referred to in subsections (a) (2) (G), (c) (2) (I) and
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(A) The sum of the pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation
amounts (to the extent consisting of gain reportable
under the provisions of Section 1245 or 1250 of the
Internal Revenue Code) for all property in respect of
which such gain was reported for the taxable year; plus
(B) The lesser of (i) the sum of the pre-August 1,
1969 appreciation amounts (to the extent consisting of
capital gain) for all property in respect of which such
gain was reported for federal income tax purposes for
the taxable year, or (ii) the net capital gain for the
taxable year, reduced in either case by any amount of
such gain included in the amount determined under
subsection (a) (2) (F) or (c) (2) (H).
(2) Pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation amount.
(A) If the fair market value of property referred
to in paragraph (1) was readily ascertainable on August
1, 1969, the pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation amount for
such property is the lesser of (i) the excess of such
fair market value over the taxpayer's basis (for
determining gain) for such property on that date
(determined under the Internal Revenue Code as in
effect on that date), or (ii) the total gain realized
and reportable for federal income tax purposes in
respect of the sale, exchange or other disposition of
such property.
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to in paragraph (1) was not readily ascertainable on
August 1, 1969, the pre-August 1, 1969 appreciation
amount for such property is that amount which bears the
same ratio to the total gain reported in respect of the
property for federal income tax purposes for the
taxable year, as the number of full calendar months in
that part of the taxpayer's holding period for the
property ending July 31, 1969 bears to the number of
full calendar months in the taxpayer's entire holding
period for the property.
(C) The Department shall prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this paragraph.
(g) Double deductions. Unless specifically provided
otherwise, nothing in this Section shall permit the same item
to be deducted more than once.
(h) Legislative intention. Except as expressly provided by
this Section there shall be no modifications or limitations on
the amounts of income, gain, loss or deduction taken into
account in determining gross income, adjusted gross income or
taxable income for federal income tax purposes for the taxable
year, or in the amount of such items entering into the
computation of base income and net income under this Act for
such taxable year, whether in respect of property values as of

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August 1, 1969 or otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff. 7-6-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.