(a) Imposition of tax. An Illinois generation-skipping transfer tax is imposed on every taxable transfer resulting in federal generation-skipping transfer tax involving transferred property having a tax situs within the State of Illinois. (b) Amount of tax. The amount of the Illinois generation-skipping transfer tax shall be the maximum state tax credit allowable with respect to the taxable transfer, reduced by the lesser of: (1) the amount of the state tax credit paid to any other state or states; and (2) the amount determined by multiplying the maximum state tax credit allowable with respect to the taxable transfer by the percentage which the gross value of the transferred property not having a tax situs in Illinois bears to the gross value of the total transferred property.
35 ILCS 405/4
Illinois generation-skipping transfer tax
Known as the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act
The act spans §§ 35-405-1 to 35-405-9 (18 sections).
P.A. 86-737.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.