What is the Illinois TECH-PREP Youth Vocational Programs Credit?

You may take this credit if

1. you are primarily engaged in manufacturing, and
2. you have direct payroll expenses for qualifying cooperative secondary school youth vocational programs in Illinois, or you pay for personal services performed by a TECH-PREP student or instructor who would be subject to withholding if they were employed by you and no other credit is claimed by the actual employer.

You may not take this credit for programs with national standards that have been or will be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, or any federal agency succeeding to the responsibilities of that bureau.

Definitions: “Qualifying TECH-PREP programs” are those certified by the Illinois State Board of Education.