Illinois § 1
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1.
Local Government Distributive Fund. Through June 30, 1994, as soon as may be after the first day of each month the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an amount equal to 1/12 of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act during the preceding month. Beginning July 1, 1994, and continuing through June 30, 1995, as soon as may be after the first day of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an amount equal to 1/11 of the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act during the preceding month. Beginning July 1, 1995, as soon as may be after the first day of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the Treasurer an amount equal to the amounts calculated pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 901 of the Illinois Income Tax Act based on the net revenue realized from the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act during the preceding month. Net revenue realized for a month shall be defined as the revenue from the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act which is deposited in the General Revenue Fund, the Education Assistance Fund and the Income Tax Surcharge Local Government Distributive Fund during the month minus the amount paid out of the General Revenue Fund in State warrants during that same month as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. Upon receipt of such certification, the Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to a special fund in the State treasury, to be known as the "Local Government Distributive Fund", the amount shown on such certification. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Comptroller shall perform the transfers required by this Section no later than 60 days after he or she receives the certification from the Treasurer. This Section constitutes an irrevocable and continuing appropriation of all amounts that are paid into the Local Government Distributive Fund in accordance with this Section or from any other other source and that are allocated pursuant to this Act. The State Treasurer and State Comptroller are hereby authorized to make distributions as provided in this Act. (Source: P.A. 104-6, eff. 6-16-25.)
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