Illinois Tax Payment Instructions

Illinois Payments – Through MYTAXILLINOIS.GOV (No Account Set-Up Required)

To pay your Illinois Payment through your MyTaxIllinois.gov non-login payment option, access the IL website here
You will need your social security number, bank routing number & bank account number, & IL driver’s license
Under the “Individuals” box, click on “Make an IL-1040, IL-1040-ES, or IL-505-I payment”
- Select “Look up my IL-PIN” and enter your SSN and DL # or prior year AGI, check the confirmation box, and select conduct inquiry
- Note your IL-PIN for the next step and click back and home
On the next screen, complete the requested Taxpayer Information and select “Next”
On the Next screen,
- For 2023 Balance Due Payments, due on 4/15/2024- under “Payment Types” choose “IL-1040 Payment”, select tax year “2023”, and select “Next”
  - Enter in your payment information, payment date, and payment amount and click “Submit”
- For 2023 Extension Payments, due on 4/15/2024- under “Payment Types” choose “IL-505-I Payment”, select tax year “2023”, and select “Next”
  - Enter in your payment information, payment date, and payment amount and click “Submit”
- For 2024 Estimated Tax Payments- under “Payment Types” choose “IL-1040 Estimated Payment”, select tax year “2024”, select the applicable quarter for the payment you are making, and select “Next”
  - Enter in your payment information, payment date, and payment amount and click “Submit”
- Print confirmation screen and keep for your records; you can also upload a copy to the portal and we will add to your file.

Illinois Payments – Through MYTAXILLINOIS.GOV Account

To pay your Illinois Payment through your existing MyTaxIllinois.gov account, or to create an account, access the IL website here and sign in (or follow the prompts to create an account)
Once logged in to your account, on the top menu, select “Manage Payment and Returns”
On the next screen, under “Accounts”, select “Individual Income Tax”, under “Show”, select “Balances” and “All”, and under “For Periods”, select “All”
- For 2023 Balance Due Payments, due on 4/15/2024-
  - under “Balances”, click on the period 12/31/2023
  - on the next screen, select “Make a Payment”
  - select your payment method (bank debit or credit card or voucher by mail)
  - select “Balance Due Payment”
  - Enter in your payment information, payment date, and payment amount and click “Submit”
- For 2023 Extension Payments, due on 4/15/2024-
  - under “Balances”, click on the period 12/31/2023
  - on the next screen, select “Make a Payment”
  - select your payment method (bank debit or credit card or voucher by mail)
  - select “IL-505-I Payment”
  - Enter in your payment information, payment date, and payment amount and click “Submit”
- For 2024 Estimated Tax Payments-
  - under “Balances”, click on the period 12/31/2024
  - on the next screen, select “Make a Payment”
  - select your payment method (bank debit or credit card or voucher by mail)
  - select “IL-1040 Estimated Payment”
  - Enter in your payment information, payment date, and payment amount and click “Submit”
- Print confirmation screen and keep for your records; you can also upload a copy to the portal and we will add to your file

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