Over 2 million taxpayers have already e-filed
$377.4
million in refunds paid
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[March 02, 2012]
CHICAGO -- The Illinois Department of
Revenue announced that electronic filing of individual tax returns
is up more than 10.5 percent over last year, with 2.040 million tax
returns filed online so far this year. The department expects that
electronic refunds due to online filers will be paid in about a
week.
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Electronic filing and requesting direct deposit of refund payments
reduces processing costs, provides better service for taxpayers and
ensures quicker processing of refund payments. Working families and
senior citizens can seek help from hundreds of volunteer tax
assistance centers across the state that will help them file their
taxes electronically. A list is available at
tax.illinois.gov.
WebFile, the state's interactive filing program, walks taxpayers
through all of the options for credits and deductions and is
available for free to Illinois tax filers. This is particularly
helpful to families eligible for the earned-income credit or
education credits. It also ensures that senior citizens get the full
benefits allowed under the law by clarifying which pensions or
benefits payment are tax-free on their Illinois income taxes.
Taxpayers can file electronically in
one of three ways:
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WebFile --
Taxpayers can file for free at
tax.illinois.gov.
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Tax professionals
-- Taxpayers can tell their tax preparer to file their return
electronically.
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Tax preparation packages -- Taxpayers
who purchase a tax preparation package can file it online
instead of printing and mailing a return.
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"In times like these when families are struggling, we need to do
everything we can to get tax refunds to taxpayers quickly and
easily," said Brian Hamer, director of the Department of Revenue. "I
am pleased Illinoisans are finding our electronic services helpful."
IDOR continues to encourage taxpayers to file electronically on
its website tax.illinois.gov
or ask about e-filing when they visit their tax preparer. Electronic
filing is fast, easy and, by reducing the use of paper, is
environmentally friendly.
[Text from
Illinois
Department of Revenue file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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