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        Illinois Department of Revenue                                    Use for tax years ending on or 
                                                                          after December 31, 2022 and 
                                                                          before December 31, 2023.
        IL-1041-X Instructions                                                                                                 2022

                                                 General Information

Who must file Form IL-1041-X?                                           Federal change - Do not file this amended return until you 
                                                                        receive a federal finalization notification from the IRS stating that 
You should file Form IL-1041-X if you are amending a previously         they have accepted your change, either by paying a refund, or by 
filed, processable Form IL-1041, Illinois Fiduciary Income and          final assessment, agreement, or judgment. In order to process an 
Replacement Tax Return, for a tax year ending on or after               amended return due to a federal change, the Illinois Department of 
December 31, 2007. Your change can occur from a state or federal        Revenue (IDOR) requires federal finalization notification. The federal 
change that affects items used to compute your Illinois net income,     finalization notification includes one or more of the following:
net loss, or credit, such as                                            a copy of your federal audit report (signed and dated by a 
•    an amendment of your federal income tax return,                      federal auditor),
•    an adjustment made by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or       an IRS account transcript, or
•    any other recomputation or redetermination.                        a federal refund check.
A separate amended return must be filed for each tax year you need             Acknowledgement that the IRS received your amended 
to amend.                                                               return is not acceptable proof of federal finalization.
                                                                        If your federal change decreases the tax due to Illinois and you 
What if I need to change my return before the                           are entitled to a refund or credit carryforward, you must file 
extended due date expires?                                              Form IL-1041-X within two years plus 120 days of federal finalization.
If you filed your original Form IL-1041 and a state or federal          If your federal change increases the tax due to Illinois, you must 
correction or change needs to be made before the extended due           file Form IL-1041-X and pay any additional tax within 120 days of 
date expires (see the instructions of your original return), you should IRS partial agreement or finalization. In order to avoid late payment 
file Form IL-1041-X. Due to the automatic extension, any return filed   penalties, you must attach proof of the federal finalization date, 
after the original return and on or before the extended due date will   showing the change was reported to Illinois within 120 days of IRS 
be treated as the original return.                                      acceptance, or you may be assessed a late-payment penalty.
If you are filing Form IL-1041-X before the extended due date                  If you fail to notify us of your change by filing Form 
to change the election on your original return to treat all income      IL-1041-X, we may issue a notice of deficiency at any time. Once 
other than compensation as business income, check the box on            you file your change, we may issue a notice of deficiency within two 
Schedule NR, Nonresident Computation of Fiduciary Income,               years.
Step 3, and provide a written explanation indicating the change 
to your election in the “Explain the changes on this return” area of    What if I am amending my return due to multiple 
Form IL-1041-X.                                                         federal adjustments?
How long do I have to amend my return?                                  If you are amending your original Form IL-1041 due to multiple 
                                                                        federal adjustments that were finalized on different dates, then 
The amount of time you have to amend your return depends on             you must complete separate amended Illinois returns for each 
whether your Form IL-1041-X is being filed to report a state or federal federal finalization date. For example, if you receive a 2022 return 
change.                                                                 adjustment from the IRS on July 10, 2023, then in August, you 
       If an amended return claiming a credit or refund is filed        amend your U.S. Form 1041 and receive federal finalization on 
within six months of the expiration of the statute of limitations, then October 22, 2023, then you must submit one Form IL-1041-X for the 
the statute of limitations will automatically be extended an additional July 10, 2023, adjustments and a separate Form IL-1041-X for the 
six months for issuing an assessment of additional tax due.             October 22, 2023, adjustments. Failure to file separate amended 
State change - If your change creates or increases the Illinois net     returns for each federal finalization date may result in the denial of 
loss for the year, you must file Form IL-1041-X showing the increase    the entire claim, a delay in processing, or the assessment of penalty 
in order to carry the increased loss amount to another year.            and interest. 
If your change decreases the tax due to Illinois and you are entitled          Federal finalization notification must be attached to your 
to a refund or credit carryforward, you must file Form IL-1041-X        amended return before the return will be processed.
within
•     three years after the due date of the return (including           What if my amended return involves an Illinois 
 extensions),                                                           net loss deduction (NLD)?
•    three years after the date your original return was filed, or      If you have an Illinois NLD from any loss year ending on or after 
•    one year after the date your Illinois tax was paid, whichever is   December 31, 1986, it is subtracted from and limited to base income 
 latest.                                                                allocable to Illinois.
If your change increases the tax due to Illinois, you should file       To determine your “Illinois net loss” start with your total unmodified 
Form IL-1041-X and pay the tax, penalty, and interest promptly.         base income and apply all addition and subtraction modifications, 
                                                                        and all allocation and apportionment provisions.
                                                                        If you are carrying an Illinois NLD, refer to Schedule NLD, Illinois Net 
                                                                        Loss Deduction, and Schedule NLD Instructions for how to calculate 
                                                                        your Illinois Net Loss Deduction. 

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Who should sign the return?                                              If you are filing Form IL-1041-X because
Your Form IL-1041-X must be signed by the fiduciary of the trust or      •    you filed an amended federal return and your tax due to Illinois 
estate. If there are two or more joint fiduciaries, the signature of one   decreases, you must attach proof of the federal finalization 
will comply with the requirements of the Illinois Income Tax Act (IITA).   date, a copy of that federal return, plus any other related forms, 
In the case of bankruptcy, a receiver, trustee, or assignee must sign      schedules, or attachments, including a signed and dated copy 
any return required to be filed on behalf of the trust or estate. Any      of any federal report of income tax examination changes, if 
person paid to prepare the return (other than a fiduciary of the trust     applicable.
or estate, or a regular, full-time employee of the taxpayer, such as a   •    you filed an amended federal return and your tax due to Illinois 
clerk, secretary, or bookkeeper) must provide a signature, date the        increases, you must attach proof of the federal finalization 
return, enter the preparer tax identification number (PTIN) issued to      date, including a signed and dated copy of any federal report 
them by the Internal Revenue Service, and provide their firm’s name,       of income tax examination changes, if applicable, showing 
federal employer identification number (FEIN), address, and phone          the change was reported to Illinois within 120 days of IRS 
number.                                                                    acceptance, or you may be assessed a late-payment penalty.
                                                                         •    of a change by the IRS, you must include all copies of the 
Can a reasonable facsimile be used?                                        federal examining officer’s reports, including preliminary, 
In general, you must obtain and use forms prescribed by the Illinois       revised, corrected, and superseding reports, and a signed and 
Department of Revenue (IDOR). Separate statements not on forms             dated copy of any federal report of income tax examination 
provided or approved by IDOR will not be accepted and you will             changes, if applicable.
be asked for appropriate documentation. Failure to comply with           •    you copied information incorrectly from your U.S. Form 1041 
this requirement may result in failure to file penalties, a delay          onto your Form IL-1041, you must include a copy of your 
in the processing of your return, or a delay in the generation             U.S. Form 1041.
of any overpayment. Additionally, failure to submit appropriate 
documentation when requested may result in a referral to our Audit       •    of a change in, or audit of, another state’s tax return, you must 
Bureau for compliance action.                                              include a copy of the other state’s corrected return or the 
                                                                           examining officer’s reports.
Trusts and Estates must complete Form IL-1041-X. Do not send 
a computer printout with line numbers and dollar amounts attached        •    of an Illinois net loss deduction, see the specific instructions for 
to a blank copy of the return. Computer generated printouts are            Line 30.
not acceptable, even if they are in the same format as IDOR forms.       •    of a change in the information reported on your 
Computer generated forms from an IDOR-approved software                    Schedule D, Beneficiary Information, you must include a 
developer are acceptable.                                                  corrected Illinois Schedule D.
                                                                         •    of changes reported on a revised Schedule K-1-P or K-1-T (or 
What are the penalties and interest?                                       any equivalent document) you received, you must include a 
Penalties — You will owe                                                   copy of the revised Schedule(s) K-1-P or K-1-T (or equivalent 
•    a late-filing penalty if you do not file a processable return by      document). Do not attach copies of Schedule(s) K-1-T you 
    the extended due date;                                                 issued and which lists your name and FEIN in Step 1 of 
                                                                           Schedule K-1-T.
•    a late-payment penalty if you do not pay the tax you owe by 
    the original due date of the return;                                 •    of changes, other than those described above, see 
                                                                           Form IL-1041 Instructions and any schedules for the year you 
•    a bad check penalty if your remittance is not honored by your 
                                                                           are changing to determine what attachments you must provide.
    financial institution; 
a cost of collection fee if you do not pay the amount you owe        Should I round?
    within 30 days of the date printed on your bill.                     You must round the dollar amounts on Form IL-1041-X to whole 
Interest — The interest rate is the federal underpayment rate, which     dollar amounts. To do this, you should drop any amount less than 
is set by the IRS under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6621.        50 cents and increase any amount of 50 cents or more to the next 
       For more information about penalties and interest, see            higher dollar.
Publication 103, Penalties and Interest for Illinois Taxes.
                                                                         Where should I file?
What must I attach to my Form IL-1041-X?                                 Mail your Form IL-1041-X to:
This form must contain a complete explanation of the reasons             ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
for filing the claim or amendment. You must attach proof of the          PO BOX 19016
federal finalization date and any schedules, forms, breakdowns,          SPRINGFIELD IL 62794-9016
statements, or other documentation required to support your claim. If 
Form IL-1041-X is submitted without the proper attachments, it may       What if I need additional assistance or forms?
be partially or totally denied.                                          •    Visit our website at tax.illinois.gov for assistance, forms or 
Examples of federal finalization include a copy of one or more of the      schedules.
following items:                                                         •    Write us at: 
  your federal refund check,                                                ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
                                                                              PO BOX 19001
  your audit report from the IRS, or                                        SPRINGFIELD IL 62794-9001
  your federal transcript verifying your federal taxable income.       •    Call 1 800 732-8866 or 217 782-3336 (TDD, 
                                                                           telecommunications device for the deaf, at 1 800 544-5304).
                                                                         Visit a taxpayer assistance office - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
                                                                           Springfield office) and 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (all other offices), 
                                                                           Monday through Friday.
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                                                 Specific Instructions

For instructions regarding completion of Steps 1 through 6, refer       L — You must check the box and attach Schedule 80/20, 
to the Form IL-1041 Instructions and schedules for the year being       Related-Party Expenses, if you are claiming related-party expenses 
amended.                                                                modifications on your Form IL-1041-X, even if the amounts are not 
Specific instructions for most of the lines are included. If a specific changing from your original return.
line is not referenced, follow the instructions on the form.            M — If you completed U.S. Form 8886 to report a tax shelter, and 
Enter the tax year you are amending in the space provided at the top    you did not attach a copy to your original return, check the box and 
of Form IL-1041-X.                                                      attach a copy of the U.S. Form 8886 to this return. If you are filing this 
Step 1: Identify your fiduciary                                         return because of changes associated with U.S. Form 8886, provide 
                                                                        a detailed explanation in “Explain the changes on this return” area of 
A — Type or print your legal business name. If you have a name          your Form IL-1041-X.
change from your original return, check the corresponding box.
                                                                        N — Check the box and attach a detailed statement if you must 
B — Type or print your mailing address. If your address has changed     adjust your loss or loss carryover due to discharge of indebtedness. 
since you filed your last return, check the box.                        For more information, see the Form IL-1041 Instructions for Line 28, 
C  Indicate if you are a trust or an estate by checking the            Schedule NLD, and Schedule NLD Instructions.
appropriate box.                                                        O — Check this box if you are filing this amended return to report 
D — Indicate if you are an Electing Small Business Trust (ESBT),        changes to your Illinois sales factor numerator due to the inclusion or 
an individual bankruptcy estate, or a complex trust or estate without   exclusion of throwback sales.
distribution by checking the appropriate box.                           P — Check this box if you are filing this amended return to report 
        For individual bankruptcy estates, you should complete          changes to your Illinois sales factor numerator due to the inclusion or 
Form IL-1040-X, Amended Individual Income Tax Return, carry             exclusion of double throwback sales.
the tax amount to Step 7 of Form IL-1041-X, and check the               Q — Check this box if you are a 52/53 week filer. A 52/53 week 
individual bankruptcy estate box. On the top of Form IL-1040-X,         filer is a fiscal filer with a tax year that varies from 52 to 53 weeks 
write “Individual Bankruptcy Estate. Do not detach.” Attach             because their tax year ends on the same day of the week instead of 
Form IL-1040-X to the back of Form IL-1041-X.                           the last day of the month. 
E — Check the appropriate box for the reason you are filing 
this return. If you are amending due to a federal change, you must 
                                                                             Explain the changes on this return
check the appropriate box for partial agreed or finalized, and include 
the date of IRS finalization, which might not be the date the federal   The purpose of this area is to allow you to explain what specific 
amended return was filed. Please attach a dated copy of any federal     changes you are making to your Illinois tax return. You should include 
examining officer’s report. If you do not provide this date or the      all relevant information, including, but not limited to, changes made to
required attachments, you may be assessed penalties and interest.       •    specific addition and subtraction modifications, 
FEnter your entire federal employer identification number (FEIN).    •    the business income election, 
GCheck the box if you are filing this form only to report an         •    credit or credit recapture amounts, 
increased net loss, you have no surcharges for Compassionate 
                                                                        •    the Illinois net operating loss deduction, and
Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or sale of assets by gaming 
licensee, or pass-through withholding payments to report on behalf      •    the federal or other state return that caused changes to the 
of your beneficiaries on your original or amended return, and              Illinois return.
no overpayment will result. Complete Steps 2 and 3, and Illinois        You must provide an explanation for each line item you change.
Schedule NR (Form IL-1041), if applicable, and Step 4, Lines 27         If your changes generate an overpayment which you elect to receive 
through 29. Sign the return in Step 9 and leave the rest of the form    as a credit carryforward and you elect to apply that credit to a tax 
blank.                                                                  year other than the year described in the Line 62 instructions, you 
H — If you are not an Illinois resident, you must check the box on      must follow the instructions found under “May I apply my credit to a 
Line H and attach a completed Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041),      different tax year?” If you fail to include the required information in 
Nonresident Computation of Fiduciary Income, to this return.            your explanation, your election will be considered invalid and we will 
I — You must check the box and attach Schedule 1299-D, Income           not apply your credit as you requested.
Tax Credits, if you are entitled to take income tax credits on Step 6,  General Information for Steps 2 through 6
Line 46, even if the amount is not changing from your original return, 
or if you have earned credits in this tax year, but are unable to use   Column A — Enter the amounts from your most recently filed 
them. Attach Illinois Schedule 1299-D and any other required support    or adjusted return for the year that you are amending. This may be 
listed on Schedule 1299-D to your tax return, even if you are unable    figures from your original Form IL-1041, or a previously amended or 
to use any of the credits in this tax year.                             audited return.
J — You must check the box and attach Form IL-4562, Special             Column B — Enter the correct amount for each line in Column B.
Depreciation, if you are claiming special depreciation addition or      For each line item you change, you must provide an explanation in 
subtraction modifications on Form IL-1041-X, even if the amounts are    the “Explain the changes on this return” area of your IL-1041-X. 
not changing from your original return.                                      If you are filing this form only to report an increase in your 
K — You must check the box and attach Schedule M, Other                 Illinois net loss, you have no surcharges for Compassionate Use of 
Additions and Subtractions (for businesses), if you are claiming other  Medical Cannabis Program Act or sale of assets by gaming licensee, 
addition or subtraction modifications on Form IL-1041-X, even if the    or pass-through withholding payments to report on behalf of your 
amounts are not changing from your original return.                     beneficiaries on your original or amended return, and the change will 
                                                                        not result in an overpayment, see the instructions for Step 5, Line 27.

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Step 2: Figure your income or loss                                      Line 30 — Enter your Illinois NLD carryforward from the 
                                                                        Illinois Schedule NLD, Step 1, Line 7 total box. Attach Illinois 
Lines 1 through 10 — Refer to your Form IL-1041, Step 2,                Schedule NLD to your Form IL-1041-X. 
Specific Instructions, for the year being amended.
                                                                        Line 31 — The standard exemption is $1,000. If you have a 
       Do not apply your Illinois net loss deduction amount in this     change in your tax year end, and the result is a tax period of less 
step. Net Loss Deductions are reported on Step 4, Line 30.              than 12 months, the standard exemption is prorated based on the 
Step 3: Figure your Illinois base income or loss                        number of days in the short tax year. However, if this is your first or 
                                                                        final return, you are allowed to use the full-year standard exemption 
Lines 13 through 24 — List each item and the amount on the              even if it is a short tax year. If you are a nonresident, you must use 
line provided. You must identify all subtractions and attach all of the Schedule NR (Form IL-1041) to compute your exemption allowance.
required supporting documentation.
                                                                        This figure cannot be greater than “$1,000.” The standard 
Line 26 — This is your base income or loss. If you are a resident       exemption is $0.00 if your AGI is $250,000 or more. You should 
of Illinois enter this amount on Step 4, Line 27, and complete the rest make the determination about your AGI based on AGI under 
of the return. If you are a nonresident of Illinois complete a revised  IRC Section 67(e).
Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041), before completing Step 4. 
Complete a revised Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041) only if you      Step 5: Figure your net replacement tax - 
completed this schedule with your original return. You must attach a    For trusts only, estates go to Step 7
completed Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041) to your return.           Follow the instructions on the form. Be sure to attach any required 
       If you elected to treat all of your income other than            schedules or forms.
compensation as business income on your original or corrected           Line 35 — See Illinois Schedule 4255, Recapture of Investment 
Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041), you must follow that election      Tax Credits, for more information. You must attach Illinois 
on your revised Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041). If you are filing  Schedule 4255 if you have an amount on this line. 
this return on or before the extended due date and are making the 
election to treat all nonbusiness income as business income, you        Line 37 — See Illinois Schedule CR (Form IL-1041), Credit for Tax 
must complete a new Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041). See            Paid to Other States, for more information regarding the replacement 
Illinois Schedule NR (Form IL-1041), Specific Instructions, for the     tax credit for income tax paid to another state while an Illinois 
year being amended.                                                     resident. You must attach Illinois Schedule CR (Form IL-1041) and 
                                                                        all required supporting documents. See Schedule CR Instructions for 
Step 4: Figure your net income                                          more information.
Line 27 — Follow the instructions on the form. If the corrected         Line 38 — See Form IL-477, Replacement Tax Investment Credits, 
amount in Column B reflects a loss, you may be able to carry            for more information. You must attach Form IL-477 and any other 
this loss to other years as an Illinois NLD. See the Schedule NLD       required support listed on Form IL-477 if you have an amount on this 
Instructions for more information.                                      line.
       If you are filing this form only to report an increase in your 
                                                                        Step 6: Figure your net income tax - For trusts 
Illinois net loss, you have no surcharges for Compassionate Use of 
Medical Cannabis Program Act or sale of assets by gaming licensee,      and estates
or pass-through withholding payments to report on behalf of your        Line 42 — Follow the instructions on Form IL-1041. 
beneficiaries on your original or amended return, and the change                    See Illinois Schedule 4255 for more information 
                                                                        Line 43 —
will not result in an overpayment, check the box in Step 1, Line G,     regarding the recapture of investment credits. You must attach Illinois 
complete Steps 2 and 3, Step 4, Lines 27 through 29, and Illinois       Schedule 4255 if you have an amount on this line. 
Schedule NR (Form IL-1041), if applicable. Complete the “Explain the 
changes on this return” area of your IL-1041-X stating what caused      Line 45 — See Illinois Schedule CR (Form IL-1041), for more 
the increase in the Illinois net loss and sign the return in Step 8.    information regarding the income tax credit for income tax paid 
Leave the rest of the form blank.                                       to another state while an Illinois resident. You must attach Illinois 
                                                                        Schedule CR (Form IL-1041) and all required supporting documents. 
Line 28 — If for federal income tax purposes you were required to       See Schedule CR Instructions for more information.
reduce a federal net operating loss reported on your U.S. Form 1041 
because you excluded from federal gross income discharge of             Line 46 — See Illinois Schedule 1299-D for more information 
indebtedness income, then you may be required to reduce the net         regarding income tax credits. If you have an amount on this line, 
loss reported on Line 27. Use the Loss Reduction Worksheet in the       check the box in Step 1, Line I and attach Illinois Schedule 1299-D 
Form IL-1041 Instructions to figure your loss reduction. Also, attach   and any other required support listed on Schedule 1299-D.

to Form IL-1041-X a copy of your U.S. Form 982, Reduction of            Step 7: Figure your refund or balance due
Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness and a detailed 
statement of the debt and reason for the debt. For additional                 If you are filing this form only to report an increase in 
information, see 86 Ill. Adm. Code Section 100.2310(c).                 your Illinois net loss, you have no surcharges for Compassionate 
                                                                        Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or sale of assets by gaming 
       If you also have Illinois net operating loss carryovers to the 
                                                                        licensee, or pass-through withholding payments to report on behalf 
tax year of the debt cancellation, you may also be required to reduce 
                                                                        of your beneficiaries on your original or amended return, and an 
these carryovers. See Schedule NLD and Instructions for more            overpayment will not result, do not complete this step.
information.
                                                                        Line 51 — Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act 
Line 29 — If you have a discharge of indebtedness adjustment 
                                                                        surcharge. Use the instructions and the Surcharge Worksheet in the 
on Line 28, add Lines 27 (a negative number) and 28 (a positive 
                                                                        Form IL-1041 Instructions to figure your surcharge. 
number), and enter the result here. This amount cannot be greater 
than zero.                                                              Line 52 — Sale of Assets by Gaming Licensee surcharge. Use 
                                                                        the instructions and the Surcharge Worksheet in the Form IL-1041 
If you do not have a discharge of indebtedness adjustment, enter 
                                                                        Instructions to figure your surcharge. 
zero on Line 28 and the amount from Line 27 on Line 29.

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Line 53 — Complete all sections of Illinois Schedule D and enter        Line 55e — Enter the amount of Illinois income tax withheld on 
the amount from Illinois Schedule D, Section A, Line 3 on this line.    wages and salaries (of a decedent), gambling withholding, and 
This is the amount of pass-through withholding payments you owe         sports wagering winnings withholding that were received by you. 
on behalf of your beneficiaries. Attach Illinois Schedule D to your     This withholding must be claimed by the fiduciary. Also include 
Form IL-1041-X.                                                         any Illinois Income Tax withheld as reported on any U.S. 1099 forms 
You must attach a corrected Illinois Schedule D if there is a change    you received. Attach Forms W-2, W-2G, and any U.S. 1099 forms 
in the information reported on your most recently filed Illinois        you received to your Form IL-1041-X.
Schedule D. See “Definitions to help you complete your Form IL-1041”             For Lines 55c, 55d, and 55e  Grantor trusts distribute all 
in the Form IL-1041 Instructions for more information.                  amounts reported on any Schedule K-1-P or K-1-T they receive to 
       You must also issue revised Schedule(s) K-1-T to your            the grantor identified on Schedule K-1-P, Line 9b, or Schedule K-1-T, 
beneficiaries if any amounts reported to them on the original           Line 8b. The distributed amounts are reported by the grantor 
Schedule(s) K-1-T you issued have changed. Mark the top of the          on their own Illinois return. Review the Schedule K-1-P(2) or 
revised Schedule(s) K-1-T you issue as “Revised.”                       Schedule K-1-T(2) Instructions.
Do not include on Line 53 any pass-through withholding payments         Line 57 — Enter previously paid penalty and interest. Obtain this 
reported to you on Schedule(s) K-1-P or K-1-T. Pass-through             information from your MyTax Illinois account. Sign into mytax.illinois.gov 
withholding payment amounts reported to you are included on             to view or register your account. 
Step 7, Line 55c.                                                       Line 58 — Enter the total amount of any overpayment, credit, or 
Line 55a — Enter the sum of any overpayment from your prior year        refund (whether or not you received the overpayment) reported on 
tax returns that you requested to be applied to this year’s tax return. your previously filed Form IL-1041 or Form IL-1041-X. Do not include 
Take into account any correspondence we may have sent you that          any interest that you received.
changed the amount of your credit carryforward from the previous        Line 62 — Enter the amount of overpayment you elect to be 
year.                                                                   credited forward. Check the box on this line if this is your final return 
Line 55b — Enter the sum of the following, not including any            and any remaining carryforward is being transferred to another 
penalty and interest previously paid:                                   entity. Attach a detailed statement to your return listing the FEIN of 
                                                                        the entity receiving the credit carryforward, the date the credit was 
  estimated payments or tax prepayments made during the tax 
                                                                        transferred, and the reason for the transfer. 
    year,
                                                                        See Form IL-1041, Line 58 instructions for information about applying 
  extension payments, 
                                                                        your credit carryforward.
  any tax payments you made with a previously filed 
                                                                        Your credit carryforward will not be applied if you do not file a 
    Form IL-1041-X, and
                                                                        processable return.
  any other payments made prior to the date this amended return 
                                                                        If your overpayment accrues interest and you elect to receive your
    is filed (e.g., responding to a bill). 
                                                                        entire overpayment as a credit carryforward, any interest 
Line 55c — Enter the amount you wish to claim of Illinois 
                                                                          due will be applied with your credit as an additional credit 
pass-through withholding payments reported to you by partnerships, 
                                                                          carryforward. We will calculate the amount of interest due and 
S corporations, or trusts on Schedule(s) K-1-P or K-1-T. If you 
                                                                          notify you. When you claim your credit carryforward in a future 
received more than one Schedule K-1-P or K-1-T, add the amounts 
you wish to claim from all the schedules and enter the total on           year you must include this interest amount in the amount 
                                                                          claimed.
Line 55c. Attach copies of the Schedules K-1-P and K-1-T you 
received from the pass-through entities to your Form IL-1041-X.         overpayment as both a credit carryforward and a refund, we 
See “Definitions to help you complete your Form IL-1041” in the           will apply the credit as you request and include any interest due 
Form IL-1041 Instructions for more information.                           with your refund.
       Do not include on Line 55c any pass-through withholding                   Your credit carryforward may be reduced by us due to 
payments you owe on behalf of your beneficiaries. Pass-through          corrections we make to your return, or to satisfy any unpaid tax, 
withholding payments you owe on behalf of your beneficiaries are        penalty, and interest due for this year or any other year. If we reduce 
included on Step 7, Line 53.                                            your credit carryforward, it may result in a late-payment penalty in a 
                                                                        subsequent year.
               Do not attach copies of Schedules K-1-T you issued 
to your beneficiaries. You should keep copies of these schedules in     May I apply my credit to a different tax year? 
your records.
                                                                        Yes. If you wish to apply your credit to a tax year other than the one 
Line 55d — Enter the amount of PTE tax credit reported to you           described above, you must indicate the tax year to which you wish to 
on Schedule(s) K-1-P or K-1-T that is retained by the fiduciary. If you have the credit apply in the “Explain the changes on this return” area 
received more than one Schedule K-1-P or K-1-T, add the amounts         of your IL-1041-X.
you wish to claim from all the schedules and enter the total on Line 
                                                                        If you do not follow these instructions, your election will be 
55d.
                                                                        considered invalid and we will apply your credit as indicated under 
PTE tax credit passed through to beneficiaries is reported on           “To which tax year will my credit apply?” in the original return 
Schedule K-1-T, Line 50.                                                instructions. 
       Do not include any PTE tax credit passed through to              If you submit a valid request, we will apply your credit as you 
beneficiaries on Schedule D, Section B, Line H.                         requested and notify you. Once made, your election to change the 
                                                                        tax year to which your credit will apply is irrevocable. 
                                                                                 You may only apply your credit to tax years occurring after 
                                                                        the year of the return creating the overpayment. If you request to 
                                                                        apply more credit than our records show you have available, we will 
                                                                        apply the maximum amount available and notify you of the difference.

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Line 63 — Follow the instructions on the form. We will calculate any 
interest that may be due you and include it in your refund check. Any 
refund may be reduced to satisfy any outstanding liability.
We do not currently offer direct deposit as a method for receiving a 
refund from an amended return. Overpayments will be refunded by 
check.
Line 64 — Follow the instructions on the form. This is your amount 
of tax due that must be paid in full if $1 or more. We encourage you 
to let us figure your penalties and interest and send you a bill instead 
of determining these amounts yourself. We will compute any penalty 
and interest due and notify you. For more information see “What 
are the penalties and interest?” and Publication 103, Penalties and 
Interest for Illinois Taxes.
       We will apply all payments against tax first, penalty second, 
and interest third.
If you have a balance due on Lines 64, be sure to enter the amount 
you are paying on the top of Page 1 of the Form IL-1041-X. 
Complete a payment voucher, Form IL-1041-X-V, make your check 
or money order payable to “Illinois Department of Revenue”  , and 
attach them to the front of the return or file and pay electronically.
Step 8 — Signature, date, and paid preparer’s 
information
You must sign and date your return. If you do not sign your return, 
it will not be considered filed and you may be subject to a nonfiler 
penalty.
If you pay someone to prepare your return, the income tax return 
preparer must also sign and date the return, enter the preparer tax 
identification number (PTIN) issued to them by the Internal Revenue 
Service, and provide their firm’s name, FEIN, address, and phone 
number.
If you want to allow the paid preparer listed in this step to discuss 
this return with IDOR, check the box. This authorization will allow 
your paid preparer to answer any questions that arise during the 
processing of your return, call us with questions about your return, 
and receive or respond to notices we send. The authorization will 
automatically end no later than one year after you file your amended 
return. You may revoke the authorization at any time by calling or 
writing us.

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