The term "wages" does not include:
With respect to the calendar year 2023, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $13,271.
With respect to the calendar year 2024, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $13,590.
With respect to the calendar year 2025, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $13,916.
With respect to the calendar year 2026, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $14,250.
With respect to the calendar year 2027, and each calendar year thereafter, the term "wages" shall include only the remuneration paid to an individual by an employer during that period with respect to employment which does not exceed $14,592.
The remuneration paid to an individual by an employer with respect to employment in another State or States, upon which contributions were required of such employer under an unemployment compensation law of such other State or States, shall be included as a part of the remuneration herein referred to. For the purposes of this subsection, any employing unit which succeeds to the organization, trade, or business, or to substantially all of the assets of another employing unit, or to the organization, trade, or business, or to substantially all of the assets of a distinct severable portion of another employing unit, shall be treated as a single unit with its predecessor for the calendar year in which such succession occurs; any employing unit which is owned or controlled by the same interests which own or control another employing unit shall be treated as a single unit with the unit so owned or controlled by such interests for any calendar year throughout which such ownership or control exists; and, with respect to any trade or business transfer subject to subsection A of Section 1507.1, a transferee, as defined in subsection G of Section 1507.1, shall be treated as a single unit with the transferor, as defined in subsection G of Section 1507.1, for the calendar year in which the transfer occurs. This subsection applies only to Sections 1400, 1405A, and 1500.
820 ILCS 405/235