TAXES 20-04, Illinois State Income Tax Withholding

Published: March 5, 2020
Effective: Pay Period 03, 2020

Summary

The State of Illinois annual exemption amount for the basic allowances claimed for taxpayer, spouse, and other dependents has increased from $2,275 to $2,325.

No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

Tax Formula

State Abbreviation:

IL

State Tax Withholding State Code:

17

Acceptable Exemption Form:

IL-W-4

Basis for Withholding:

State Exemptions

Acceptable Exemption Data:

0/Number of Regular Allowances/Number of Additional Exemptions

TSP Deferred:

Yes

Special Coding:

Determine the Total Number of Allowances field as follows:

First Position - Enter zero (0).

Second or Third Positions - Enter the number of exemptions claimed.

Determine the Additional Exemptions Claimed field as follows:

First and Second Positions - Enter the number of additional allowances claimed on Line 2 of the IL-W-4. Valid values are 00 through 99. If no allowances are claimed, enter 00.

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 03, 2020)

  1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program and Flexible Spending Account — health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
  3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (e.g., taxable life insurance) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
  4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the annual wages.
  5. Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline, and subtract this amount from the annual wages:

    Exemption Allowance = $2,325 x Number of Exemptions

  6. Determine the additional allowance by applying the following guideline, and subtract this amount from step 5 to compute the taxable income:

    Additional Allowance = $1,000 x Number of Additional Exemptions

  7. Multiply annual taxable wages by 4.95 percent to determine the annual tax withholding.
  8. Divide the annual Illinois tax withholding calculated in step 7 by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the biweekly Illinois tax withholding.

Resources

To view the updated tax formula, go to the HR and Payroll Clients page from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the National Finance Center (NFC) Home page. Select the Publications tab and select U.S. Income Tax Formulas from the Publications menu to launch the tax map. Select the desired State from the map provided for the formula.

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