CPP-1 Instructions Back (R-10/20)
Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1: Debtor identification
Line A Complete all lines. If you have
a spouse who is also liable, complete
the lines about your spouse.
Line B If business debt, complete
all lines to identify the business or
organization.
Step 2: Describe your debt
and installment payment plan
request
Line 1 Identify all tax periods (i.e.,
month, quarter, or year) for which
the liability exists. For individual or
business income tax liabilities, write
the tax year covered by the return.
If you need additional space, write the
tax period beside the line provided or
list the tax periods on a separate sheet of
paper and attach it to this form.
If you have both individual income tax
and other tax debt, submit a separate
Form CPP-1 for the individual income
tax liability.
If you are requesting an installment
payment plan for more than one type
of tax other than individual income
tax (i.e., sales, withholding, excise,
or business income tax), you may
combine the tax types on your Form
CPP-1. Write the type of tax beside the
line provided or list the tax types and
periods on a separate sheet of paper
and attach it to this form.
Line 2 Write the amount of your good
faith down payment (which is due with
your completed Form CPP-1). You
must make this payment using MyTax
Illinois or “Pay by Phone” payment
method or by mailing us a check or
guaranteed remittance. Please make
your down payment amount as large
as possible to reduce additional
interest accrual. Interest accrues on
the tax until paid.
Line 3 Write the amount of debt
to be included in your installment
payment plan. If your unpaid
liability is over $10,000, complete
Form EG-13-I, Financial and Other
Information Statement for Individuals,
or Form EG-13-B, Financial and Other
Information Statement for Businesses,
and submit it with Form CPP-1. Both
of these forms are available on our
website at tax.illinois.gov.
Line 4 For your regular installment
plan payments, write the date
payments will begin and the amount
of each payment. Please make the
payment amount as large as possible
to reduce additional interest accrual.
Interest accrues on the tax until paid.
Line 5 Check one box to tell us
how frequently you will make your
installment plan payments as identified
on Line 4.
Step
3: Provide your financial
institution and account
information
Complete all lines about your account.
Check the box to authorize the Illinois
Department of Revenue to utilize the
ACH debit method of payment from
this account.
Step 4:
Read the statement
and sign the form
You (or in the case of a business,
the person responsible for remitting
payments) must sign the statement. If
you do not, processing of your request
will be delayed and we may take
collection action to collect the unpaid
debt.
We will contact you if we do not
approve the installment payment plan
as you request or if we need additional
information from you.
By signing the application, you
agree to the following:
(1) the Illinois Department of Revenue
(IDOR) is authorized to use the
information on this form to make
withdrawals (ACH debits) at the
frequency you selected in Line 5
and from the account listed on
Line 6 in accordance with the
Department of Revenue Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
and all applicable Illinois tax acts,
and that this authorization remains
in effect until the debt is paid or you
notify IDOR in writing to cancel;
(2) IDOR may request additional
information about your financial
condition and you may be required
to pay a higher amount than the
payment plan described on this
form;
(3) IDOR has the discretion to file a
lien at any time, including, but not
limited to, when IDOR determines
there is a risk of non-payment;
(4) IDOR may contact you about this
payment plan at any address
and phone number listed in
Step 1 (this includes electronic
communication by email or text);
and
(5) if you do not remit the scheduled
payment, file all required returns,
and pay all taxes when due,
IDOR may cancel the installment
payment plan, the entire unpaid
balance will become due
immediately, and IDOR may take
enforcement action, including levy
of your bank account or wages.