Dividend Income Deduction

Section 524.550  Dividend Income Deduction The Dividend Income Deduction found in the Illinois Income Tax Act [35 ILCS 5/20(a)(2)(J), (b)(2)(K), (c)(2)(M) and (d)(2)(k)] provides that taxpayers may deduct from their taxable income an amount equal to those dividends that were paid to them by a corporation that conducts substantially all of its operations in a River Edge Redevelopment Zone.  The terms and conditions governing this tax deduction are found in the Illinois Department of Revenue's regulations (86 Ill. Adm. Code 2480).