Under the Illinois Family Relief Plan passed by the Illinois House and Senate, one-time individual income and property tax rebates will be issued to taxpayers  who meet certain requirements.

You may be eligible to receive one or both of these rebates, which are expected to begin being issued the week of September 12.

To find information about these rebates go to: https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/programs/Rebates/Pages/Default.aspx

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Individual Income
Tax Rebate

How much is the rebate?

If filing as a single person, your rebate amount is $50.

If filing as a couple (married filing jointly), your rebate amount is $100 ($50 per person).

If you have dependents, you will receive a rebate amount of up to $300 ($100 per dependent, with a maximum of three).

You qualify if:

you were an Illinois resident in 2021 and

your adjusted gross income on your 2021 Form IL-1040 is under $400,000 (if filing jointly) or under $200,000 (if filing as a single person).

How to claim:

If you file(d) your 2021 IL-1040, you will automatically receive your rebate. If not, you have until October 17th to file your 2021 IL-1040. If you have dependents, you also must complete Schedule E/EIC.

Property
Tax Rebate

How much is the rebate?

Your rebate amount is equal to the property tax credit you were qualified to claim on your 2021 IL-1040 (up to a maximum of $300).

You qualify if:

you are an Illinois resident, and you paid Illinois property taxes in 2021 on your primary residence in 2020; and

your adjusted gross income on your 2021 Form IL-1040 is $500,000 or less (if filing jointly) or $250,000 or less (if filing as a single person).

How to claim:

If you file(d) your 2021 IL-1040 and Schedule ICR, you will automatically receive your rebate. If not, you have until October 17th to file a Property Tax Rebate form (IL-1040-PTR) to get your rebate.

Submit Form IL-1040-PTR electronically through MyTax Illinois (coming soon) or submit a paper Form IL-1040-PTR. For more information, see Instructions.