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Illinois Department of Revenue

Form IL-941

Illinois Quarterly Withholding Income Tax Return and Instructions

General Information

When is Form IL-941 due?

Annual Payment and

Return Schedule

You must complete and file Form IL-941 by

We assign you to a payment and return

the last day of April, July, October, and Janu-

schedule determined by the amount of tax

You must pay and file electronically or

ary of the following year.

use Form IL-941-A by

withheld during the “look-back” period, which

is the one-year period ending on June 30 of

January 31 of the following year for amounts with-

the immediately preceding calendar year. For

When must I pay?

held the entire preceding year.

the 2010 tax year, the look-back period is

When you are required to pay your Illinois

July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

withholding income tax depends on the

May I elect to pay more often?

More than $12,000

Semi-weekly

amount you withheld.

If you are assigned to the annual payment

More than $1,000 but

If you exceed $12,000, you must begin mak-

and return schedule, you may pay as often as

no more than $12,000 =

Monthly

ing your payments and filing your returns as

you like throughout the year and file a single

$1,000 and less

Annual

follows:

Form IL-941-A by January 31 of the follow-

Taxpayers assigned to semi-weekly or monthly

ing year. You may also elect to file quarterly

Semi-weekly Payment and

payment and quarterly return schedule must

returns and make payments according to the

Quarterly Return Schedule

file Form IL-941, Illinois Quarterly Withholding

the monthly payment and quarterly return

Income Tax Return, quarterly for the preceding

File your return

schedule. You must continue the payment

Pay electronically

electronically or use

quarter by the last day of April, July, October,

schedule you selected through the remainder

or use Form IL-501 by

Form IL-941 by

and January of the following year.

of the year or you may be subject to penalties.

Wednesday for amounts

the last day of April,

Taxpayers who withheld $1,000 or less and

It is your responsibility to use our WebFile and

withheld on the preceding July, October, and

who are assigned to the annual payment and

Pay, TaxNet, FSET, EFT or call us so we can

Wednesday, Thursday, or January.

return schedule should use Form IL-941-A,

Friday, and

send you a withholding coupon booklet. See

Friday for amounts

Illinois Yearly Withholding Income Tax Return,

Publication 131, Withholding Income Tax Pay-

withheld on the preceding

to report and pay their withholding tax for the

ment and Filing Requirements.

Saturday, Sunday,

entire year.

Monday, or Tuesday

New taxpayers are assigned to monthly pay-

What if I am assigned to the

ment and quarterly return schedule.

annual payment and return

Note: If you are assigned to the semi-weekly

If we assign you to the monthly payment and

schedule and withhold over

or monthly payment and quarterly return

quarterly return schedule and you do not ex-

schedule, you must file Form IL-941 every

$12,000?

ceed $12,000 in withholding, you must begin

quarter even if no tax was withheld during

If you exceed $12,000 in withholding during

making your payments and filing your returns

that quarter (e.g., employees who are sea-

a quarter, you must begin using the semi-

according to the monthly payment and return

sonal workers).

weekly payment and quarterly return sched-

schedule as follows:

ule for the following quarter, the remainder of

Who must file Form IL-941?

the year, and the subsequent year.

Monthly Payment and Quarterly

If you paid wages, salaries, and gambling

Return Schedule

winnings (including Illinois lottery) that are

May I pay or file electronically?

subject to Illinois withholding, you must file

File your return

Yes. We encourage you to use our free pro-

Pay electronically

electronically or use

Form IL-941. We will assign you to a payment

or use Form IL-501 by

Form IL-941 by

gram, WebFile and Pay.

and return schedule. If you have chosen the

15th of each month

the last day of April,

household employer’s method, see Publica-

• WebFile and Pay is an easy, convenient,

for amounts withheld on

July, October, and

tion 121, Illinois Income Tax Withholding for

and fast way to submit payments at any

the preceding month.

January.

Household Employees, for filing requirements.

time. You can schedule the dollar amount,

IL-941 Front (R-12/09)

We encourage you to file and pay electronically. Visit tax.illinois.gov.

IL-941

Illinois Department of Revenue

Illinois Quarterly Withholding

You must complete Lines 1 through 5.

Income Tax Return

Total compensation and gambling winnings (including Illinois

1 _________________

Lottery winnings) subject to Illinois withholding this quarter.

Illinois Income Tax required to be withheld for this quarter.

Complete all lines.

___ ___/ ___ ___/ ___ ___ ___ ___

This line must be completed.

___________________

Quarter ending

This quarter’s withholding payment (electronic and IL-501),

___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

plus overpayment you wish to apply to this quarter from a

Federal employer identification number

Seq. number

previous quarter or IL-941-A (if an annual filer last year).

___________________

If Line 2 is greater than Line 3, subtract Line 3 from Line 2.

_______________________________________________

Business name

This is your remaining balance due for this quarter. Make your

remittance payable to “Illinois Department of Revenue”.

___________________

_______________________________________________

If Line 2 is less than Line 3, subtract Line 2 from Line 3. This is

Number and street address

your overpayment to claim on your next IL-941 or IL-941-A.

___________________

_______________________________________________

Check this box if you have permanently stopped withholding.

City

State

ZIP

Under penalties of perjury, I state that, to the best of my knowledge, this return is true, correct, and complete.

(_______)_______________________________________

Daytime phone

____________________________________ __________________________ ________________

Signature

Daytime telephone number

Date

Mail to ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, PO BOX 19447, SPRINGFIELD IL 62794-9447

IL-941 (R-12/09) IL-492-0018

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Form Il-941 - Illinois Quarterly Withholding Income Tax Return And Instructions - 2009

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