INC TX-HOMEBUYER CREDIT

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that, for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2012, and ending on or before December 31, 2016, individual taxpayers who make a purchase of residential real property during the taxable year are entitled to a credit in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Provides that the taxpayer is eligible for the credit if the property is purchased as the taxpayer's principal place of residence and the property is used as the taxpayer's principal place of residence on the last day of the taxable year. Contains provisions allowing the credit to be carried forward. Effective immediately.