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Yes. Any business wishing to enroll in the Illinois Department of Revenue's (IDOR) business electronic filing and payment programs must complete Form IL-8633-B Business Electronic Filing Enrollment.

If you need to change information provided in a previous enrollment, you must complete a Revised form IL-8633-B.

If you have questions, you can call the Springfield Office at 217-785-5739 or write to:

      CENTRAL REGISTRATION DIVISION
      ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
      P.O. BOX 19030
      SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794

Form IL-8633-B must be mailed to:

      ELECTRONIC FILING SECTION
      ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
      P.O. BOX 19479
      SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9479

No. The Illinois Department of Revenue does not yet have the internet capability to process this type of registration.

It's possible the Illinois Department of Revenue has already sent out communications (Letter-225) letting you know a PIN has been assigned to you. The PIN is a four digit number and along with your IBT number will serve as your signature for electronic filing purposes.

If you lose your PIN you must contact IDOR. The telephone numbers are 1-800-732-8866 or 1-217-782-3336.

To qualify for electronic filing you must (1) have a PIN effective date for filing and (2) meet the IDOR program's qualifications for the liability period for which you are filing your sales tax return.

If you do not qualify you must file a paper form ST-1, Sales and Use Tax Return.

You must file Form EFT-1, Authorization Agreement for Electronic Funds Transfer.

You cannot amend your return through electronic filing. You must file a paper Form ST-1-X, Amended Sales and Use Tax Return, to correct any errors you discover subsequent to the filing.

You have two options for making your payments electronically. First, the ACH Credit Option requires a pre-notification transaction to be processed at least 10 business days before the first remittance payment. Second, the ACH Debit option could be initiated 15 days from the time of registration for testing purposes. See Form EFT-1 for more information and specifics.

When the Illinois Gateway receives a file (return) successfully, it returns a formatted acknowledgment of the successful transmission and this may serve as your officially timed & stamped receipt for the transmission. If any errors are encountered during the transmission, the Gateway transmits a fault message to the transmitter with an explanation. This explanation will be reported in the Client List under the column of E-Filing Status for easy access and monitoring.

If the PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ client was able to successfully transmit the return(s) to the PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ servers, you do not have to resend the return(s). The PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ client does not have to be connected to the internet for the returns to be submitted to IDOR. The servers will automatically handle all processing. When power is restored to your PC and you run the PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ client at a later time, you can click on the "check return status" button to retrieve the status of your return(s) from the PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ servers.

Yes. In addition to the requirements to run our PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ products, you will need (1) an internet connection and (2) a valid credit card to submit a return(s).

There are several factors that affect how long it will take to submit a return. Some of these factors include:

      - The speed of your internet connection
      - Internet congestion
      - The current load on the PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ servers
      - The current load on the IDOR servers (the number of users simultaneously E-Filing returns)

When you submit a return for electronic filing, a hold is put on your credit card when your return(s) is successfully submitted to our servers. Once IDOR accepts your return(s), the hold on your credit card is converted into a normal charge.

No. Your credit card will be charged once for each transmission, no matter how many returns are contained in that transmission.

No. A hold transaction for the electronic filing fee was placed on your credit card account when you submitted your return(s). When IDOR rejected your return(s), the hold transaction was voided. You will not see an entry on your credit card statement.

The PAVLOU SalesTaxPRO™ servers don't keep your credit card information for future reference. The credit card information is stored only during the time required to submit a transaction. After that, only the last four digits of your credit card number are retained.

No. The local returns supported by our program are signature ready forms approved for filing that you can print and file with the local tax authorities.