As tax season nears, here's everything Illinois taxpayers should know, including important deadlines and how to file ...

Illinois income taxes are calculated differently than in some other states, levying a flat personal income tax rather than following a tiered structure. Many, or all, of the products featured on this ...

Here's what you should know about income tax, what it is, how it works, how to calculate it and which states don't have it.

Let's face it – paying taxes is a drag. Especially since it's something of a never-ending process, federally required year after year. Though you can technically avoid paying state taxes on retirement ...

Illinois taxpayers may maximize the impact of their charitable giving with the Illinois Gives Tax Credit program, which offers 25% state income tax credits to contributions to qualified endowments of ...

When a progressive Chicago alderperson scolded Gov. JB Pritzker in November over his opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ...

It comes as a surprise to some, but condominiums and other forms of community associations are entities that must file income tax returns. Even though community associations are “not-for-profit” ...

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Most states offer at least one tax break to retirees but some exempt multiple forms of retirement income and eight states ...