Illinois Department of Revenue IL-1040-ES Estimated Income Tax Payments for Individuals 2021
Am I required to make estimated If you do not receive your income What if I do not make my payments? income tax payments? evenly throughout the year or if you must You may be assessed a late-payment You must make estimated income tax begin making estimated payments in penalty if you do not pay the required payments if you reasonably expect your 2021 midyear, see Form IL‑2210, Computation of estimated payments on time. We will apply tax liability to exceed $1,000 after subtracting Penalties for Individuals, for further details on each payment to the earliest due date until your Illinois withholding, pass-through annualizing your income. that liability is paid, unless you provide specific instructions to apply it to another withholding, and tax credits for When are my payments due? income tax paid to other states, period. However, if you pay at least 90 percent Your first estimated payment is due by Illinois Property Tax paid, of this year’s tax or at least 100 percent of last April 15, 2021. You may either pay all of education expenses, year’s tax in four equal timely installments, your estimated tax at that time or pay your the Earned Income Credit, and you may not be subject to this penalty. estimated tax in four equal installments that Schedule 1299-C, Income Tax For more information about penalties and are due on April 15, 2021; June 15, 2021; Subtractions and Credits (for individuals). interest, see Publication 103, Penalties and September 15, 2021; and January 18, 2022. You will likely need to make estimated Interest for Illinois Taxes. payments if your income is either fully or If you file on a fiscal-year basis, What if I need additional assistance? partially exempt from Illinois withholding. please adjust all the due dates to correspond to your tax year. If you need additional assistance, Complete the Estimated Tax Worksheet to • visit our website at tax.illinois.gov, figure your estimated tax and to determine Are there any exceptions? • call 1 800 732-8866 or 217 782-3336 if you are required to make estimated tax You do not have to make estimated (TDD, telecommunications device for the payments. If you plan to file a joint income payments if you are deaf, at 1 800 544-5304), tax return, you must figure your estimated 65 years or older and permanently living in • write to us at Illinois Department of tax on your joint income. a nursing home or Revenue, P.O. Box 19044, Springfield, If you determine that you are required to a farmer. We consider you a farmer if at Illinois 62794-9044, or make estimated payments, you should least two-thirds of your total federal gross • visit a regional office. pay 100 percent of the tax. If your income income is from farming. Our office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. changes during the year, you should (Springfield office) and 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. complete the amended worksheet. (all other regional offices), Monday through Friday.
Estimated Tax Worksheet Agreement for Certain Electronic Payments. To print a copy of this Complete the Estimated Tax Worksheet to figure your estimated tax and form or for more information about this program, visit our website at the amount of any required payments. tax.illinois.gov. If your income changes during the tax year, If you pay electronically, do not send us your payment refigure the Estimated axT Worksheet based on your changes. voucher. Enter the refigured amount from Line 10 on your Amended Estimated Tax Voucher Estimated Tax Worksheet, Line 1. If you pay by check or money order, complete Form IL-1040-ES. follow the Amended Estimated Tax Worksheet instructions for Enter your Social Security number, and, if you are filing a joint Lines 2 through 8. return, enter your spouse’s Social Security number. Enter these Fiscal-year taxpayers – Please adjust the due dates to numbers in the order they will appear on your Form IL‑1040, correspond to your tax year. Individual Income Tax Return. Enter your name, and, if you are filing a joint return, enter your Electronic Payment Options spouse’s name. Also, enter your address and phone number. If you determine that you must make estimated tax payments, we Enter the amount you are paying from your Estimated Tax encourage you to use one of the following electronic payment options: Worksheet, Line 11, on the “Amount of payment” line. Online – Visit our website at mytax.illinois.gov to have your Detach the voucher, and enclose it with your payment. Print payment taken from your checking or savings account. You will your Social Security number(s), tax year, and “IL‑1040‑ES” on your need your IL-PIN (Illinois Personal Identification Number). payment. Mail both to the address shown on the voucher. Complete Credit Card – Use your MasterCard, Discover, American Express, your Record of Estimated Tax Payments on the next page. or Visa. The credit card service provider will assess a convenience fee. Have your credit card ready and visit our website or call one of Form IL-1041, IL-1065, and IL-1120-ST filers– Do not the following: use Form IL-1040-ES vouchers. Use the voucher associated with your return type to make any voluntary prepayments of tax. Official Payments Corporation at 1 833 747-1434. Value Payment Systems at 1 888 9-PAY-ILS (1 888 972-9457). Link2Gov/FIS at 1 877 57-TAXES (1 877 578-2937). Electronic Funds Transfer – Complete Form EFT-1, Authorization
IL‑1040‑ES (R‑12/20) This form is authorized as outlined under the Illinois Income Tax Act. Disclosure of Printed by authority of the State of Illinois, web only, 1. this information is required. Failure to provide information could result in a penalty. Page 1 of 2 Estimated Tax Worksheet
1 Enter the Illinois base income you expect to receive in 2021. (See Form IL-1040.) 1 2 Enter the total exemption amount you expect to claim on your 2021 Illinois Income Tax return, Line 10. (See Form IL-1040 and Schedule IL-E/EIC Instructions.) 2 3 Subtract Line 2 from Line 1. This is your net income expected in 2021. 3 4 Multiply Line 3 by 4.95% (.0495). 4 5 Enter the amount of Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and sale of assets by gaming licensee surcharges expected in 2021. 5 6 Add Lines 4 and 5. 6 7 Enter the amount of Illinois Income Tax you expect to be withheld from your wages or other income during 2021 and any pass-through withholding you expect to be paid on your behalf for 2021. 7 8 Enter the amount of credits for Illinois Property Tax paid, income tax paid to other states, education expenses, earned income, and tax credits from Schedule 1299‑C you expect to claim on your 2021 return. 8 9 Add Lines 7 and 8. This is the total of your withholding, pass-through withholding, and credits. 9 10 Subtract Line 9 from Line 6. This is your estimated tax for 2021. If $1,000 or less, stop. You do not have to make estimated tax payments at this time. If more than $1,000, continue to Line 11. 10 If your income changes during the year, complete the Amended Estimated Tax Worksheet. 11 Divide Line 10 by 4, and round the result to whole dollars. This is the amount of each of your estimated tax payments. 11 If you chose to credit a prior year overpayment to 2021 and the election was made on or before the extended due date of your prior year return, you may reduce your first estimated tax payment and any subsequent payments until the entire credit is used. If the Amended Estimated Tax Worksheet election was made after the extended due date of your prior year Use this worksheet to figure any changes to your estimated tax. return, the credit is considered paid on the date you made the election. 1 Amended estimated tax from Line 10 above 1 2 Divide Line 1 by 4. 2 3 Amount of estimated payments made with 2021 Forms IL-1040-ES, including any prior year overpayment applied to tax year 2021 3 Record of Estimated Tax Payments 4 Multiply Line 2 by the number of previously due estimated payments. 4 Voucher Voucher Check or money Amount Date order number 5 Subtract Line 3 from Line 4. This amount may be negative. 5 6 Add Lines 2 and 5, and round to whole dollars. If positive, this is the amount due on your next due date. If zero or negative, nothing is due on your next due date. If negative, continue to Line 7. Otherwise, stop here. 6 7 If Line 6 is negative, enter the amount here as a positive number. 7 8 Subtract Line 7 from Line 2, and round the Total result to whole dollars. This is the amount due on the following due date, if applicable. 8
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Page 2 of 2 Illinois Department of Revenue IL-1040-ES 2021 Estimated Income Tax Payment for Individuals Official Use Enter your Social Security numbers in the order they appear on your federal return. Calendar-Year Taxpayers ______- ______- ______- ______- ______Your estimated tax payments are due on Your Social Security number Spouse’s Social Security number April 15, 2021 September 15, 2021
June 15, 2021 January 18, 2022
Your first name and initial Spouse’s first name and initial Your last name $ . Amount of payment (Whole dollars only) Street address Make check payable and mail this voucher to: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SPRINGFIELD IL 62736-0001 City State ZIP ( ) Your daytime phone number *60312211W* IL‑1040‑ES (R‑12/20)
