Form 1099-G issued by the Illinois Department of Revenue reports the amount of overpayment of state tax or any tax rebate you have received in a tax year.
Did you know you can get your 1099-G tax form online? Logging into your IDES account and accessing the document is the quickest and easiest way to retrieve it. You can also request the form through our automated telephone system Teleserve at (312) 338-4337.
To check the status of your Illinois state refund online, go to .
If you have overpaid your taxes, you have the right, within specified time periods, to file for a credit (or, in some cases, a refund) of that overpayment.
Erroneous Refund Letter (LTR-359-IPD) - These letters notify you of a refund sent to you in error. Respond to the letter with the information requested. Support for Abatement Request (LTR-202) – These letters notify you of the results of your request for abatement of penalties.
To check the status of your refund, you may visit our automated Income Tax Refund Status Inquiry application. The application only allows you to check on the current year's refund status (not amended returns). To inquire about a prior year's, or amended, refund status, you may call us at 800 732-8866.
Your earnings for the week must be less than your weekly benefit amount (not including your dependent allowance). Any wages earned that are greater than 50% of your weekly benefit amount will be deducted from your unemployment insurance benefits for that week.
File an Appeal The appeal must be in writing or you may use form APL124F: Notice of Appeal/Board of Review. You must appeal within 30 days of the date of the Decision's issue. You should state why you are appealing and include the docket number of the Referee's Decision.
You may receive unemployment benefits for a total of 26 weeks. Federal relief currently provides for an additional 13 weeks of benefits resulting in 39 weeks of eligibility for Illinois resi- dents who actively search for work. Flexibility will be provided where job searches are impacted by COVID-19.
BPC is federally mandated to protect the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund by preventing, discouraging, detecting, investigating, and recovering unemployment insurance benefit overpayments. BPC consists of two units, Fraud Investigations and Audit and Recovery.