Prepare An Illinois State Tax Amendment

If you need to change, amend an eFiled Illinois State Income Tax Return for the current tax year. You need to complete Form IL-1040-X for the appropriate Tax Year. The IRS requires Form - Form 1040X - to amend an IRS return (do not use Form 1040 for an IRS Amendment).

The IRS might have send you a notification to change your Federal Tax Return, or you might have discovered an error on a Return. If you or the IRS amended or changed one of your IRS Tax Return(s), the IRS will report this to the Illinois Tax Agency, thus you should file an Illinois Tax Amendment within one year.

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Illinois Tax Deadlines, Forms, Extension, Penalties

Instructions, Resources on how to prepare and e-File Illinois Tax Returns or how to prepare an Extension and/or previous Year Tax Returns

Prepare, eFile an IL + IRS Tax Return: Detailed eFile.com Service Overview

Start Federal and Illinois Tax Returns

Prepare only an IL State Return

Step by step instructions on how to only Prepare - not e-File - one or more State Returns on eFile.com.

File a current tax year Illinois Tax Amendment

Only Option:
You will need to complete, sign IL Form IL-1040-X for the appropriate Tax Year- Print, Mail the Form to IL Tax Department to:
Illinois Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 19047
Springfield, IL 62794-9047

IL Tax Amendment Form IL-1040-X
This Form can be used to file a: Tax Amendment, Change of Address.

Step 1: Select the Form IL-1040-X by Tax Year below.
Step 2: Sign, Mail Form IL-1040-X to the address listed above

How to correct a rejected Tax Return

If your IL Tax Return was rejected by the IL Tax Agency - not eFile.com - instructions on how to correct a rejected Illinois Tax Return.

For all Tax Years prior to the current tax year Prepare, Print, Sign and Mail-In - see address above - your Tax Amendment by Tax Year as soon as possible.

Tax Year 2023 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2022 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2021 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2020 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2019 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2018 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2017 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2016 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2015 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2014 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2013 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2012 - Form IL-1040-X
Tax Year 2011 - Form IL-1040-X

Check Your IL Tax Amendment Status

1. Call the IL Department of Revenue at (800) 732-8866.
2. Contact the Illinois Department of Revenue

Illinois Refund Deadlines

A. Three years from the due date of the original tax year return, including valid filing extensions.
B. One year from the final determination of the amended federal return or federal change, whichever is later, provided that the allowable refund is not more than the decrease in Illinois tax attributable to the federal change or correction.
C. Two years from the payment of an assessment, provided the amended return raises issues relating only to the prior assessment and the refund does not exceed the amount of tax paid on the prior assessment.
D. Two years from the filing of an amended Illinois return resulting in the payment of additional tax, provided that the current amended return raises issues relating solely to the prior amended return and that the refund does not exceed the amount of the tax payment made as a result of the prior amended return.
Additional Illinois Tax Income Taxes Deadlines

Illinois Income Tax Penalties

Find out how Illinois Late Filing and Late Payment Penalties are calculated.
For IRS Tax and Late Filing Penalties we have an easy to use tool: The PENALTYucator.

File an IRS Tax Amendment by Tax Year

Instructions on how to prepare an IRS Tax Amendment on eFile.com, however the IRS does not accept Tax Amendments electronically.

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