HB 1731 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

ESTATE TAX THRESHOLD FIX

Summary
Specifies that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Estate Tax Inflation Law. Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2026, if a valid election has been made under the Internal Revenue Code allowing a person to take into account a federal deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for the purposes of calculating the person's federal estate tax, then the person's Illinois exclusion amount shall include the Illinois deceased spousal unused exclusion amount for the deceased spouse with respect to whom the federal election was made. Provides that the exclusion amount used to calculate the decedent's Illinois estate tax shall be increased each year by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Provides that, for the purpose of calculating the Illinois Estate Tax, the State Death Tax Credit shall be calculated only on the portion of the decedent's adjusted taxable estate that exceeds the decedent's Illinois exclusion amount. Effective immediately.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Jul 15, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
To Tax Policy: Income Tax Subcommittee
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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