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To claim the Illinois EITC on your 2024 IL-1040, Illinois Individual Income Tax Return, you must complete Schedule IL-E/EITC and enter the total from Line 9 on your IL-1040, Line 29. 

  • On the Schedule IL-E/EITC, Step 4, do not check boxes 5a-5d. 
  • Do not complete Illinois Expanded EITC Worksheet on Pages 3 and 4.

For more guidance see the instructions for the Schedule IL-E/EITC.

To claim the Illinois EITC on your 2024 IL-1040, Illinois Individual Income Tax Return, you must complete Schedule IL-E/EITC and enter the total from Line 9 on your IL-1040, Line 29. 

  • On the Schedule IL-E/EITC, Step 4, check box 5d. 
  • Complete Illinois Expanded EITC Worksheet on Pages 3 and 4, to calculate the amount of which to base your Illinois EITC, adding your child/ren that have ITINs.

For more guidance see the instructions for the Schedule IL-E/EITC.

To claim the Illinois EITC on your 2024 IL-1040, Illinois Individual Income Tax Return, you must complete Schedule IL-E/EITC and enter the total from Line 9 on your IL-1040, Line 29. 

  • On the Schedule IL-E/EITC, Step 4, check box 5a or 5b, whichever is applicable. 
  • Complete Illinois Expanded EITC Worksheet on Pages 3 and 4, to calculate the amount of which to base your Illinois EITC.

For more guidance see the instructions for the Schedule IL-E/EITC.