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35 ILCS 5/803

(35 ILCS 5/803) (from Ch. 120, par. 8-803)

Sec. 803. Payment of estimated tax.

(a) Every taxpayer other than an
estate, trust, partnership, Subchapter S corporation or farmer is required
to pay estimated tax for the taxable year, in such amount and with such
forms as the Department shall prescribe, if the amount payable as estimated
tax can reasonably be expected to be more than (i) $250 for taxable years
ending before December 31, 2001, $500 for taxable years ending on or
after December 31, 2001 and before December 31, 2019, and $1,000 for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2019, or (ii) $400 for
corporations.

(b) Estimated tax defined. The term "estimated tax" means the excess of:

(1) The amount which the taxpayer estimates to be his

tax under this Act for the taxable year, over

(2) The amount which he estimates to be the sum of

any amounts to be withheld on account of or credited against such tax.

(c) Joint payment.  If they are eligible to do so for federal tax
purposes, a husband and wife may pay estimated tax as if they were one
taxpayer, in which case the liability with respect to the estimated tax
shall be joint and several.  If a joint payment is made but the husband and
wife elect to determine their taxes under this Act separately, the
estimated tax for such year may be treated as the estimated tax of either
husband or wife, or may be divided between them, as they may elect.

(d) There shall be paid 4 equal installments of estimated tax for
each taxable year, payable as follows:

`Required Installment:`	`Due Date:`
`1st`	`April 15`
`2nd`	`June 15`
`3rd`	`September 15`
`4th`	`Individuals: January 15 of the`
	`following taxable year`
	`Corporations: December 15`

(e) Farmers.  An individual, having gross income from farming for the
taxable year which is at least 2/3 of his total estimated gross income for such year.

(f) Application to short taxable years. The application of this
section to taxable years of less than 12 months shall be in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Department.

(g) Fiscal years. In the application of this section to the case of a
taxable year beginning on any date other than January 1, there shall be
substituted, for the months specified in subsections (d) and
(e), the
months which correspond thereto.

(h) Installments paid in advance. Any installment of estimated
tax may be paid before the date prescribed for its payment.

The changes in this Section made by this amendatory Act of 1985 shall
apply to taxable years ending on or after January 1, 1986.

(Source: P.A. 101-355, eff. 8-9-19.)