2014 Schedule Icr Il-1040 Instructions (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Provide the following information

Section B: K-12 Education Expense Credit

Enter your name and Social Security number as shown on your

You must complete the K-12 Education Expense Credit

Form IL-1040.

Worksheet on the back of Schedule ICR before completing this

section.

Step 2: Figure your nonrefundable credit

Line 7a —

Enter the total amount of K-12 education expenses from

Lines 1 through 3 —

Follow the instructions on the form.

Line 13 of the worksheet on the back of Schedule ICR.

Section A: Illinois Property Tax Credit

Line 7c through 8 —

Follow the instructions on the form.

Line 4a —

Enter the total amount of Illinois Property Tax paid during

any receipts you received from your student’s school.

the tax year for the real estate that includes your principal residence.

Line 4b —

Section C: Total Nonrefundable Credit

Enter the name of the county and the property number,

sometimes called “property index number,” “parcel number,” or

Line 9 —

Add Lines 5 and 8, and enter this amount on

“permanent number” for the property listed on Line 4a.

Form IL-1040, Line 17.

You must enter your property number exactly as it appears

Step 3: Figure your refundable credit

on your property tax bill or assessment notice. Your property number

Lines 10a through 10d —

Follow the instructions on the form.

is found near the top of your property tax bill or assessment notice. If

your property taxes are paid through your mortgage, you may contact

Line 11 —

Enter this amount on Form IL-1040, Line 29.

your lender for your property number.

Section B Continued: K-12 Education Expense Credit

You may also get this number from your county assessor’s office. A

Worksheet

list of counties, with contact information, is under the “Individuals”

section of our website.

Lines 12a through 12j —

Complete one line for each qualifying

student, filling out Columns A through F by following the instructions

If you and your spouse each have a principal residence and

on the form.

have included the property tax paid on both residences in Line 4a,

If a student attended more than one school during the tax year,

enter the county and property number for the second residence on

please use a separate line for each school.

Line 4c.

If you need more space, you may attach a separate piece of paper

Lines 4c and 4d —

Enter the name of the county and the property

following this format.

number for any lots that

Line 13 —

Follow the instructions on the form to figure your

adjoin your principal residence,

qualified education expenses. Enter the total on Step 2, Line 7a of

are used for residential purposes, and

Schedule ICR.

you included when calculating the total amount of property tax

paid on Line 4a.

Line 4e —

Enter the portion of your tax bill that is deductible as a

business expense on U.S. income tax forms or schedules, even if you

did not take the federal deduction.

Lines 4f through 6 —

Follow the instructions on the form.

IL-1040 Schedule ICR Instructions back (R-12/14)

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