Am I required to include my federal tax return with my state of Illinois return?

[dreffron]

I am mailing my Illinois state tax return. Turbotax printed out a copy of my federal return at the end of the state return. Am I required to mail a copy of my federal tax return to Illinois?

[DDollar]

Yes, you need to send a copy of your federal tax return with your state return.

[brentvan]

Why doesn't Turbotax print out the federal tax return forms with my IL return for mailing? Are there certain circumstances where a copy of my federal return is not required to be mailed with my IL return?

[xmasbaby0]

Not sure why this answer is still here. I have lived in IL for thirty years and have never sent in my federal return with the IL return.  If you filed a federal return you are required to FILE an IL return, but IL does not require you to mail the federal return to them.

[kenneth-kaufhold]

Illinois requires copy of your federal forms when you have certain types of income

[markm3000]

It is state dependent......in MS you are not required to submit a federal return along with your state.

[jamie-m-todd]

If you need to file your state return by mail (my state being California), and you need to include your Federal return as part of the filing, please confirm/verify the following.  Under the Print Center tab (for a Premier downloaded to PC TurrboTax version), if I want to file my state tax return by mail I would pick the radio button of "All official forms required for filing".  With that choice selected, it looks like the forms underneath the "2018 California Tax Return" checkbox ALREADY include the Federal return forms.  Therefore, I should not have to print out and mail all forms that fall under the "2018 Federal Tax Return" checkbox because I would be sending duplication forms/information.  Please confirm/verify.

[bevans925]

Depends.  I have lived in IL for 20 years and never attached the federal return, and was never asked for it in the years we were due a refund.  However, in 2019, I did not include it, when I apparently should have, based upon our circumstances (i.e., a difference between W-2 wages and adjusted gross income).  After providing the federal return via mail in May, 2019, (electronic submission after the fact is not an option), we finally received our refund in January, 2020.

[GSD77]

Normally not. only include if have income excluded from state income.  Generally, that is interest from US obligations that are not taxable by State of Illinois.  If you have income on federal return that is exempt from state taxes TurboTax will print the pages of your federal tax return that must be filed with state.  

[GSD77]

Normally not. only include if have income excluded from state income.  Generally, that is interest from US obligations that are not taxable by State of Illinois.  If you have income on federal return that is exempt from state taxes TurboTax will print the pages of your federal tax return that must be filed with state.  

[Wray M Howard]

My federal return as approved however my state return was rejected.  In talking with one of turbo tax representatives she suggested I just fill out a revised state tax form with the corrections and mail it in to the state.  Should I inclose a copy of my federal return along with it?

[CatinaT1]

No. If your federal return was accepted, but your state return was rejected, you should be able to click the Fix it Now button and correct anything on your state return that is causing the rejection. Once that is corrected, you will refile your state return. 

If you continue to get a reject, please tell us what the reject code is, and we can help you.

[pahasappa]

This is incorrect.  Illinois does not require a copy of the federal tax return to be included with the Illinois state tax return.