I am sorry for the loss of your wife in 2017.
The state of Illinois requires that a return be mailed in if filing a return for a deceased taxpayer. The IL revenue department also asks that when you are filing a joint return as a surviving spouse, that you:
- print your name and your spouse’s name on the appropriate lines.
- write “deceased” and the date of death above your spouse’s name.
- sign your name in the area provided for your signature, and write
“filing as surviving spouse” in place of the decedent’s signature.
From the Illinois Revenue Dept:
'You may not file electronically using Tax-Prep software if you:
- are claiming the August 1, 1969, valuation limitation amount from Schedule F reported on Schedule M, Line 21,
- are filing a return for a deceased taxpayer,
- want to amend or correct a previously filed return,
- claim recapture of investments tax credits from Schedule 4255 on IL-1040, Line 14, or
- claim credit for tax paid to other states on IL-1040, Line 16 if you are not a full-year Illinois resident. '
http://tax.illinois.gov/Individuals/File/software.htm
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