Illinois Payment Coupon and Instructions

Payment Coupon and Instructions
2025 IL-501, Payment Coupon and Instructions
	

Illinois Department of Revenue

Payment Coupon (IL-501) and Instructions 			

	

2025

This form is for limited use only

Most withholding payments should be made electronically or with preprinted, personalized forms — not the form below.

Who should use this payment coupon?
If you are assigned to a monthly payment schedule, we encourage you to pay electronically. If you are assigned to the semi-weekly payment
schedule, you are required to pay electronically.
You would only use this payment coupon to pay the Illinois Income Tax you withheld if

•	you are a NEW business and have not yet received your registration information from us; or
•	you have ordered, but not yet received, personalized payment coupons from us.

To request personalized payment coupons be mailed to you, contact our Taxpayer Assistance Division (TAD) at 1 800 732-8866 or
217 782-3336.

How do I make electronic payments?
•	 MyTax Illinois, available on our website at mytax.illinois.gov, is our online account filing and management program that is free of
charge, to file, pay, and monitor your Illinois tax accounts.
•	 For information regarding our additional electronic options, including the Fed/State Employment Taxes (FSET) Program, a
program for large employers and payroll companies, visit our website at tax.illinois.gov, call 217 782-6257, or email us at
[email protected].

When are my payments due?
Important: If you have been notified that you are required to make semi-weekly payments, you must make your payments electronically.
Most taxpayers who use payment coupons are considered monthly payers. Monthly payers must pay by the 15th day of each month for
amounts withheld the preceding month. You may pay more frequently using one of our electronic methods or preprinted payment coupons.
Do not use your return, Form IL-941, Illinois Withholding Income Tax Return, to pay more frequently.
See Publication 131, Withholding Income Tax Payment and Filing Requirements, and Publication 131-D, 2025 Withholding Income Tax
Payment and Return Due Dates, for more information on payment requirements and due dates. Do not make a payment or submit a IL-501
if no Illinois income tax was withheld.

When is income tax considered withheld?
In Illinois, income tax is considered withheld on the date you pay your employees or others. This is important to determine when your
payment is due. Do not estimate your withholding income tax.

How much should I pay?
The amount you pay is dependent upon the amount you withhold from your payee. For information on how to calculate withholding, see the
2025 Booklet IL-700-T, Illinois Withholding Tax Tables.

What if I need additional assistance?
•	 Visit our website at tax.illinois.gov
•	 Call us at 1 800 732-8866 or 217 782-3336 or TTY at 1 800 544-5304.
•	 Email us at [email protected].
IL-501 (R-12/24)

Printed by the authority of the state of Illinois - electronic only, 1 copy.

		
		 Illinois Department of Revenue

		 Payment
		

IL-501

Coupon		

	Complete the following information.	

					

2025
Tax year

	
___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___	 ___ ___ ___
Federal employer identification number 	

Seq. number	

_______________________________________________
Business name

_______________________________________________
Number and street address

_______________________________________________
City	

State	ZIP

(_______)_______________________________________	

Daytime phone)
IL-501 (R-12/24)

Check the box to tell us the quarter that includes the month when you withheld the withholding income tax you
are paying. Check one box only. Make sure to report all Form IL-501 payments on Form IL-941, Step 5, Line 4,
for the corresponding quarter.

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Jan	Apr	 Jul	 Oct
Feb	May	 Aug	Nov
Mar	Jun	 Sep	 Dec
Amount paid:

$ ___________________.____

• Make check payable to “Illinois Department of Revenue” and write your 			
FEIN and “IL-501” on the check
• Mail to:	
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
			
PO BOX 19447
			
SPRINGFIELD IL 62794-9447
NOTE: Do not mail Form IL-501 if you electronically pay or are reporting a zero amount.

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