I'm an Illinois resident and the RE tax credit does work on the desktop version. not in the ICR instructions or on the tax forms or is that you get $0 credit if your Illinois adjusted gross income is more than $500,000 married or $250,000 for any other filing status. Illinois PUB 108
also if you are a non-resident of Illinois you don't get the credit even if you have a residence in Illinois
the amount carries from schedule A but it may include re taxes for other states depending on how you entered info for schedule a
there are also certain hoops you must jump trough
Turbotax requires the following questions to be answered (this is to make sure the credit is available under ILLinois law)
a) was this your personal residence for the prior year (for 2020 it will ask about 2019 and for 2021 about 2020 - because Illinois is a year behind in its taxes in 2020 yo really pay 2019 re taxes)
b) did you own the residence for the year in question
c) did you pay the bill by the end of the following year (the 2020 bill by the end of 2021 for example)
d) did the bill include property used as your personal residence
all 4 of these questions must be answered yes to get the credit
in addition the form requires the county and index number
