Bill Text: IL HB5347 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue must print on its standard individual income tax form a provision that allows taxpayers to contribute to the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5347 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5347-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB5347 Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 5/507AAA new
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue must print on its standard individual income tax form a provision that allows taxpayers to contribute to the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding
Section 507AAA as follows:
(35 ILCS 5/507AAA new)
Sec. 507AAA. General Revenue Fund donations. For taxable
years ending on or after December 31, 2012, the Department must
print on its standard individual income tax form a provision
(i) indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the
General Revenue Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of
the 97th General Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and
(ii) stating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's
refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the
return. Failure to remit any amount of increased payment shall
reduce the contribution accordingly. This Section does not
apply to any amended return.
This provision shall not be considered an income tax
checkoff for purposes of Section 509.1 of this Act and shall be
included on the standard individual income tax form regardless
of the amount of contributions received by the Fund in the
previous taxable year.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.