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                                                                                                *77612211W*
      Illinois Department of Revenue

      IL-56             Notice of Fiduciary Relationship

Step 1:  Identify the fiduciary and taxpayer
Fiduciary information                                                                      Taxpayer information (Required)

___________________________________                                                        ___________________________________
Name of fiduciary                                                                          Name of individual, estate, or trust 

___________________________________                                                        ___________________________________
Mailing address                                                                            Mailing address 

___________________________________                                                        ___________________________________
City                                                       State                 ZIP       City                                                State         ZIP 
(_____)_____________________________                                                       ___________________________________
Phone                                                                                      Taxpayer’s identification number (SSN or FEIN)
___________________________________                                                        If an estate, enter the decedent’s date of death ______/______/_______
Email address                                                                                                                                                                   Month     Day       Year

Step 2:  Describe the satisfactory evidence of authority
Describe what you have attached as satisfactory evidence of authority to act in a fiduciary capacity.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
Step 3:  List the nature and extent of liabilities
Enter all applicable years for which you are acting as a fiduciary. Enter the type of tax (e.g., income tax or retailers’ occupation tax), whether 
or not additional tax or a refund is due, and whether or not a return or payment is required.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 4:  Complete this step when you terminate a prior fiduciary relationship
___________________________________                                                        Date of termination: ______/______/_______
Name of prior fiduciary                                                                                        Month    Day        Year 
___________________________________                                                        (_____)_____________________________ 
Mailing address                                                                            Phone 
___________________________________                                                        ___________________________________
City                                                      State                 ZIP        Email address

Step 5:  Sign below
I have examined this notice and, to the best of my knowledge, it is true, correct, and complete.

_______________________________________________________                                    _______________________________                           ____  ____  ________
Signature of fiduciary                                                                     Title (e.g., guardian, trustee, or executor)              Month  Day         Year

                                                          This form is authorized as outlined by the Illinois Income Tax Act. Disclosure of this Printed by the authority of the state
      IL-56 (R-12/21)                                     information is REQUIRED. Failure to provide information could result in a penalty.     of Illinois - electronic only - one copy.
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