Form PTAX-340 Step-by-Step Instructions
Part 1: Applicant information
Lines 1 through 5 — Type or print the requested information.
Part 2: Property information
Lines 1 and 2 — Identify the property for which this
application is filed.
Lines 3 and 4 — Answer the questions by marking an “X”
next to your statement. If you answered “Yes” to the question
on Line 3 and you know the base year, write it in the space
provided.
Part 3: Household income for 2019
“Income” for this exemption means 2019 federal adjusted gross
income, plus certain items subtracted from or not included in
your federal adjusted gross income (320 ILCS 25/3.07). These
include tax-exempt interest, dividends, annuities, net operating
loss carryovers, capital loss carryovers, and Social Security
benefits. Income also includes public assistance payments from
a governmental agency, SSI, and certain taxes paid. These
Step-by-Step Instructions provide federal return line references
and reporting statement references, whenever possible.
The amounts written on each line must include the 2019 income
for you, your spouse, and all the other individuals living in the
household.
Line 1 — Social Security and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) benefits
Write the total amount of retirement, disability, or survivor’s
benefits (including Medicare deductions) the entire household
received from the Social Security Administration (shown on
Form SSA-1099, box 3 or use box 5 only if there is a reduction
of benefits). You also must include any Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) the entire household received and any benefits
to dependent children in the household. Do not include
reimbursements under Medicare/Medicaid for medical expenses.
Note: The amount deducted for Medicare ($1,608.00 yearly or
$134.00 per month, per person) is already included in the amount
in box 3 of Form SSA-1099.
Line 2 — Railroad Retirement benefits
Write the total amount of retirement, disability, or survivor’s
benefits (including Medicare deductions) the entire household
received under the Railroad Retirement Act (shown on Forms
SSA-1099 and RRB-1099).
Line 3 — Civil Service benefits
Write the total amount of retirement, disability, or survivor’s
benefits the entire household received under any Civil Service
retirement plan (shown on Form 1099-R).
Line 4 — Annuities and other retirement income
Write the total amount of income the entire household
received as an annuity from any annuity, endowment, life
insurance contract, or similar contract or agreement (shown
on Form 1099-R). Include only the federally taxable portion of
pensions, IRAs, and IRAs converted to Roth IRAs (shown on
U.S. 1040, Line 4b). IRAs are not taxable when “rolled over,”
unless “rolled over” into a Roth IRA.
Line 5 — Human Services and other governmental
cash public assistance benefits
Write the total amount of Human Services and other
governmental cash public assistance benefits the entire
household received. If the first two digits of any member’s Human
Services case number are the same as any of those in the
following list, you must include the total amount of any of these
benefits on Line 5.
01 aged 04 and 06 temporary assistance to
02 blind needy families (TANF)
03 disabled 07 general assistance
To determine the total amount of the household benefits, multiply
the monthly amount each person received by 12. You must
adjust your figures accordingly if anyone in the household did not
receive 12 equal checks during this period.
Food stamps and medical assistance benefits anyone in the
household may have received are not considered income and
should not be added to your total income.
Line 6 — Wages, salaries, and tips from work
Write the total amount of wages, salaries, and tips from work for
every household member (shown in box 1 of Form W-2).
Line 7 — Interest and dividends received
Write the total amount of interest and dividends the entire
household received from all sources, including any government
sources (shown on Forms 1099-INT, 1099-OID, and 1099-DIV).
You must include both taxable and nontaxable amounts.
Line 8 — Net rental, farm, and business income or (loss)
Write the total amount of net income or loss from rental, farm,
business sources, etc., the entire household received, as allowed
on U.S. 1040, Schedule 1, Lines 3, 5, and 6. You cannot use any
net operating loss (NOL) carryover in figuring income.
Line 9 — Net capital gain or (loss)
Write the total amount of taxable capital gain or loss the entire
household received in 2019, as allowed on U.S. 1040, Line 6 and
U.S. 1040, Schedule 1, Line 4. You cannot use a net capital loss
carryover in figuring income.
Line 10 — Other income or (loss)
Write the total amount of other income or loss not included in
Lines 1 through 9, that is included in federal adjusted gross
income, such as alimony received, unemployment compensation,
taxes withheld from oil or gas well royalties. You cannot use any
net operating loss (NOL) carryover in figuring income.
Line 11 — Add Lines 1 through 10.
Line 12 — Subtractions
You may subtract only the reported adjustments to income totaled
on U.S. 1040, Schedule 1, Line 22. For example
• IRA deduction • Educator expenses
• Archer MSA deduction • Tuition and fees
• moving expenses • Domestic production
• alimony or maintenance paid activities deduction
• health savings account deduction
• student loan interest deduction
• jury duty pay you gave to your employer
• deductible part of self-employment tax
• self-employed health insurance deduction
• self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and qualified plans
• penalty on early withdrawal of savings
Line 13 — Total household income
Subtract Line 12 from Line 11. If this amount is greater than
$65,000, you do not qualify for this exemption. See Page 3.
Part 4: Affidavit
Lines 1 through 4 — Mark the item that applies. Read the
affidavit carefully. The statements must apply.
Line 7 — Write the names and tax identification numbers of the
individuals, other than yourself, who used the property for their
principal residence on January 1, 2020. Attach an additional
sheet if necessary.
Line 8 — Follow the instructions on the form. If your spouse
does not reside at this property, be sure to write his or her name
and address.
Note: You must sign your Form PTAX-340 before you file it with
your CCAO. Return your completed Form PTAX-340 to your
CCAO’s office or mail it to the address printed on the bottom of
Page 2.
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