Illinois Property Tax Credit
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What is the Illinois Property Tax Credit?
The Illinois Property Tax Credit is a credit on your individual income tax return (Form IL-1040) equal to 5 percent of Illinois
Property Tax (real estate tax) you paid on your principal residence.
You must own your residence in order to take this credit. If you and your spouse each have a principal residence or if
you had two principal residences during the tax year due to the sale of your home, you may claim the tax paid on both
residences when guring this credit. See “What if I sell my house?” for more information.
Note: For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, the Illinois Property Tax Credit is not allowed if the taxpayer’s
adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $500,000 for returns with a federal ling status of married ling jointly, or
$250,000 for all other returns.
Complete Schedule ICR, Illinois Credits, to gure your credit.
You must write your property number (sometimes called “property index number,” “parcel number,” or “permanent number”)
on Schedule ICR when claiming an Illinois Property Tax Credit.
We review the credits you claim and, if necessary, we may ask you to provide additional information to verify your credits.
See Schedule ICR Instructions for more information.
What property tax may I include when I gure a property tax credit?
You may include the following when guring your property tax credit:
• Property tax you paid on your principal residence you owned if it is located in Illinois. Generally, you may gure a credit
on the property tax you paid on your principal residence for the prior year. For example, you may use the property tax
you paid in 2023 for your 2022 residence to gure your property tax credit on your 2023 Form IL-1040.
• Property tax you paid on an adjoining lot to your principal residence, if it is used for residential purposes.
• Prorated property tax you paid in the year you sold your Illinois residence.
• Illinois village tax you paid in the tax year.
• Multi-unit property tax you paid, but only if your principal residence is one of the units. Include only the tax assessed on
the unit that is your Illinois residence.
What may not be included when I gure a property tax credit?
You may not include the following when guring your property tax credit:
• Property tax assessed on property that is not your principal residence. For example, you may not claim a tax credit on
property that you do not live in or consider your principal residence. Examples would be a vacation home, a vacant lot,
rental property, property outside of Illinois, and farm land.
• Property tax assessed on your principal residence that you do not own, even if you paid the tax. For example, if you live
with relatives who own the residence and you paid the property tax but you do not own the property, you may not claim a
tax credit.
• Interest, penalties, or fees you paid because your property tax installments were paid late.
General Information
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General Information
What is the Illinois Property Tax Credit? ................................................................................................................................. 2
What property tax may I include when I gure a property tax credit? ..................................................................................... 2
What may not be included when I gure a property tax credit? .............................................................................................. 2
What if I bought a house? ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
What if I built a house?............................................................................................................................................................ 3
What if I sell my house? .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
May I include back property tax when I gure my property tax credit? ................................................................................... 3
May I include property tax if I am married and ling a separate return? ................................................................................. 3
May I gure a property tax credit if I live in a mobile home? ................................................................................................... 4
May I gure a property tax credit if a portion of my residence is used for business?.............................................................. 4
May I gure a property tax credit if I own farm property? ........................................................................................................ 4
May I receive a refund if my property tax credit exceeds the income tax I owe? .................................................................... 4
May I gure a property tax credit if I purchase my home under a contract for deed? ............................................................. 4
Contact Information ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4