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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

To apply your refund to your 2021 Illinois taxes, please follow these steps:

  1. Go back into your IL return.
  2. In the Other situations section, click Edit.
  3. Click the Start/Revisit box next to Estimate tax payments for next year.
  4. On the screen, Do You Want to Pay Illinois Estimated Taxes for 2021? click the Yes box [even though you're just applying the overpayment]
  5. Just click through the screens, until you reach Apply Overpayment?  Click the radio button next to Apply All and click Continue.
  6. The next screen will acknowledge that you chose to apply your refund to next year.

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