File electronically through a Tax Professional
An authorized tax professional will enter your tax data, transmit your IL-1040, and ask you to sign an IL-8453 as your official signature.
Benefits:
- Faster Refunds
- Accurate
- Proof of Filing
- Paperless
- Easy to Pay
Eligibility:
Your return may not be filed electronically by a tax professional if you:
- are claiming the following subtractions on Schedule M, Other Additions and Subtractions for individuals:
- August 1, 1969, valuation limitation amount from Schedule F (Line 22).
- Enterprise zone, River Edge zone and high impact business dividend subtraction amount from Schedule 1299-C (Line 23).
- want to amend or correct a previously filed return,
- claim credit for tax paid to other states on Line 17 other than Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin and their local taxing jurisdiction (i.e., city, county) and you are not a full-year Illinois resident,
- claim tax credits from Schedule 1299-C on Line 19, or
- completed Form IL-2210 based on annualized income.
You may not file electronically using Tax-Prep software if you:
- claim recapture of investments tax credits from Schedule 4255, or
- claim pass-through entity payments from Schedule K-1-T or K-1-P.
Locate the closest Authorized Tax Professional in your area who can electronically file your IL-1040 tax return:
For your convenience we are providing the following link to locate electronic filing tax professionals approved in both the Illinois Electronic Filing and the Internal Revenue Service Electronic Filing Programs.The Illinois Department of Revenue does not endorse or warrant these companies or their products or services. The decision to use or not use any of these professionals will not result in any special treatment from the Illinois Department of Revenue.
