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The Illinois Department of Employment Security accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of unemployment taxes.
How to apply
The Illinois Department of Employment Security requires all EFT users to submit an Authorization Agreement form before submitting tax payment files. Once approved, you may be required to process a pre-notification transaction at least 10 days prior to the first transmission of an actual remittance. You will also receive a packet of information that includes tax addenda record formats as well as state routing and bank account numbers. Please use this information to verify that all bank account information is correctly entered in the application prior to remitting any tax payments to your bank for processing.
For more information about making EFT credit payments and to obtain the State of Illinois' EFT Credit Authorization Agreement form, please visit the Illinois Department of Employment Security website and navigate to the Employer Information > Electronic Payment Options for UI Taxes page.
Payment and other information
You are still required to file Form UI-3-40 on the regular due date for the particular tax period being paid even if you are paying via EFT.
The Illinois Department of Revenue accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of withholding taxes.
Employers who are semi-weekly filers are required to remit withholding tax payments via EFT.
Employers who are monthly filers can remit their taxes via EFT on a voluntary basis.
How to apply
The Illinois Department of Revenue requires some EFT users to complete and sign Form EFT-1 Authorization Agreement for Electronic Funds Transfer for approval before submitting tax payment files. Once approved, you will receive payment instructions and the date you can begin making payments. Please use this information to verify that all bank account information is correctly entered in the application prior to remitting any tax payments to your bank for processing. For more information about making EFT credit payments and to obtain the State of Illinois' Form EFT-1, please visit the Illinois Department of Revenue website and click the link for the Tax Professionals page.
Payment and other information
If you are paying via EFT, you are not required to file IL-501 payment forms. However, you are still required to file the IL-941 tax payment reconciliation forms on the regular due date for the particular tax period being paid.
Illinois Department of Revenue
PO Box 19447, Springfield, IL 62794-9447
IL-941
Illinois Department of Revenue
PO Box 19052, Springfield, IL 62794-9052
Deposit Schedule
Due Date
Payment Method(s)
Zero Filing Required
Zero EFT Accepted
Accepted
Approval required
ACH Debit
ACH Credit
ACH / EFT payment information
The Illinois Department of Employment Security accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of unemployment taxes.
How to apply
The Illinois Department of Employment Security requires all EFT users to submit an Authorization Agreement form before submitting tax payment files. Once approved, you may be required to process a pre-notification transaction at least 10 days prior to the first transmission of an actual remittance. You will also receive a packet of information that includes tax addenda record formats as well as state routing and bank account numbers. Please use this information to verify that all bank account information is correctly entered in the application prior to remitting any tax payments to your bank for processing.
For more information about making EFT credit payments and to obtain the State of Illinois' EFT Credit Authorization Agreement form, please visit the Illinois Department of Employment Security website and navigate to the Employer Information > Electronic Payment Options for UI Taxes page.
Payment and other information
You are still required to file Form UI-3-40 on the regular due date for the particular tax period being paid even if you are paying via EFT.
Form processing tips
Publication 131 states that a business can be designated as an annual return filer and a monthly depositor. To change the filing frequency of the IL-941 form from Quarterly (the default) to Annually, mark the Monthly depositor filing IL-941 Annually checkbox in the Payroll tax forms additional information dialog.
Pursuant to Public Act 97-0689, employers with a cumulative total of 25 or more employees in the prior calendar year are required to submit monthly wage reports electronically. Employers will continue to submit quarterly contribution and wage reports, and submit eight additional monthly wage report.
Mark the Enable IL Monthly SUTA Filing checkbox in the Payroll tax forms additional information dialog to makes available a monthly SUTA worksheet that you can print from the Actions > Process Payroll Tax Forms screen or the Actions > Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen. The Illinois Monthly SUTA Filing Report is required for the first and second months of each quarter: January and February; April and May; July and August; October and November. You can use the worksheet to reconcile and create the internet file to comply with the monthly filing requirements. This internet file can then be uploaded via the MyTax Illinois website.
E-filing notes
Forms UI-3/40, UI-40A, IL-501, IL-941, and IL-W-3
Registration with the State of Illinois is required prior to filing.
File format - FSET
Notes
Enter the Illinois EFIN and Reporting agent PIN in the Transmission Information dialog, accessed from the Actions > Process Electronic Forms screen.
There is a per-return transmission cost for electronically filing federal 94x forms; enrollment files do not accrue a fee. There is no additional transmission cost for electronically filing state forms. For more information, see Common questions about FSET.
Form IL-941
To mark Box B on Form IL-941, you must enter an inactive date for the client on the Main tab of the Setup > Clients screen and set the Inactive Reason to "Business Closed". If the client is not inactive, you can override Box B in the Actions > Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen and use MM/DD/YYYY as the format for the closing date.
To resolve the critical diagnostic Line 2 does not equal Line 2b-2d. Line 2 is the total SIT from the Employee Data tab: Line 2 must match both the sum of lines 2b-2d and the totals from Schedule P. If you enter an override that affects one of these lines, you need to make the override in both the SIT column on the Employee Data tab and the IL income tax withheld by day to keep the form in balance.
Illinois Form W-2 Copy 1
Registration required - Yes, a MyTax Illinois account is required
File format - FSET
State ID formats
Unemployment ID: 8 digits formatted #######-#
Withholding ID: Must match the federal EIN
New hire reporting
Reporting methods
File Upload Type: Internet
General reporting requirements
Electronic filing required: No
Filing frequency: 20 days from hire date
Registration required: No