The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) will begin accepting 2020 state individual income tax returns on Friday, Feb. 12, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting federal individual income tax returns.
If a taxpayer electronically files an error-free return, they should receive a direct deposit refund in four to six weeks, if applicable. Last year, IDOR saw a 2.7% increase in the number of electronic filers; of the 6,443,623 individual income tax returns, 87% were filed electronically and 63% received refunds.
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