Electronic Filing Cigarette Returns

              Illinois Department of Revenue
101 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Electronic Filing Updates and Revisions
Transmission Exchanges, Asynchronous only
Note: Steps 6 through 10 were inadvertently omitted from the Electronic Filing Guide.
1. A transmission session is initiated when the transmitter dials the appropriate telephone
number. IDOR's communications processor will respond:
a. ILLINOIS DEPT OF REVENUE SYSTEMS
UNAUTHORIZED USE MAY RESULT IN
CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES
b. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD:
2. The transmitter sends the assigned LOGON and password.
3. If the LOGON and password is correct, IDOR's' communications processor will respond:
a. ARE YOU READY TO RECEIVE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS?
4. If the transmitter responds "N" or "n", the Acknowledgment step will not proceed.
Instead, the IDOR's communications processor will respond:
a. EFS READY TO RECEIVE
5. If the transmitter responds with a "Y" or "y", one of the following will occur:
a. If the transmitter has previously sent files, all acknowledgment files not sent
previously will be sent before another file can be transmitted to IDOR. (Note: All
files are kept on the system for five days.) In this case, IDOR’s communications
processor will respond:
(i) YOU HAVE 120 SECONDS TO BEGIN RECEIVING ACK FILE.
b. If a transmitter has no acknowledgement files from a previous transmission,
IDOR will respond:
(i) NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO TRANSMIT
6. After successful transmission of the acknowledgment file, IDOR's communications
processor will respond:
a. ACKNOWLEDGMENT FILE TRANSMISSION COMPLETE.
b. EFS READY TO RECEIVE
7. If the transmitter does not have a file to transmit, the transmitter should disconnect from
IDOR's communications processor. Otherwise, the transmitter should begin transmission
of the file. Note: more than one file may be transmitted