SPRINGFIELD – Individual income tax returns for 2022 will begin to be accepted on Monday by the state and by the Internal Revenue Service. Officials say that if a taxpayer electronically files an error-free return, they should receive a direct deposit refund in four weeks. The Illinois Department of Revenue reported that 88% of tax returns were filed electronically last year with only 12% using paper forms. The 2022 tax filing deadline is Monday, April 18. Governor Pritzker recently announced that victims of severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes beginning December 10, 2021 have until May 16, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make income tax payments.
The state offers free filing of IL-1040 using MyTax Illinois, which can be found at tax.illinois.gov
IDOR works to safeguard and protect taxpayers from identity theft and will continue to coordinate with the IRS and other states to strengthen protections. Taxpayers are encouraged to do their part by protecting their personal information and staying alert to phone scams or phishing emails.
“We remain highly committed to protecting taxpayers’ information and by verifying information on tax returns before issuing refunds, IDOR prevented over $56 million in fraudulent or erroneous refunds from being issued in the last year alone” said IDOR Director David Harris.
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