Motor Fuel Tax and Underground Storage Tank/Environmental Impact Fee Changes

              This bulletin summarizes changes to
the fi ling requirements for Motor Fuel
Tax (MFT) and Underground Storage
Tank/Environmental Impact Fee (UST/
EIF) schedules. Changes include:
the elimination of all exceptions to
the magnetic media fi ling require-ment.
All previously exempt fi lers
are now required to use magnetic
media when fi ling schedules
beginning with returns due on and
after July 1, 2008, and
the list of schedules that must be
fi led using magnetic media has
been expanded to include the
Schedule M — Gasoline, MFT,
UST, and EIF Products Used
for Blending, and Schedule M
— Special Fuel, MFT, UST, and EIF
Products Used for Blending.
For returns due on and after July 1,
2008, all licensed blenders fi ling a
Schedule M — Gasoline and or a
Schedule M — Special Fuel, must fi le
using magnetic media. We have also
approved the use of Compact Discs
(CD’s) for submitting your magnetic
media.
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Do I send my magnetic media
with my return?
No. Returns will continue to be mailed to:
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
MOTOR FUEL TAX
PO BOX 19019
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9019
All magnetic media must be mailed in
protective envelopes and continue to be
mailed to:
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
MOTOR FUEL TAX
PO BOX 19477
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9477
The due dates for fi ling supporting
schedule data using magnetic media
are the same as for fi ling returns.
Will the department supply
software or diskettes?
No. A copy of the department’s stan-dards
for Schedule M — Gasoline and
Schedule M — Special Fuel is enclosed
with this bulletin. If you require a com-plete
set showing the standards for all
schedules, you may contact us at the
telephone number listed on this bulletin.
Motor Fuel Tax and Underground
Storage Tank/Environmental
Impact Fee Changes
To: All paper schedule fi lers and blenders of
motor fuel and other fuels
For information or
forms . . .
Call us at:
1 800 732-8866 or
217 782-2291
Call our TDD
(telecommunications device
for the deaf) at:
1 800 544-5304
Write us at:
Motor Fuel
Compliance Review and
Licensing Section
Illinois Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 19477
Springfi eld, IL 62794-9477
Visit our web site at:
tax.illinois.gov
Call our 24-hour
Forms Order Line at:
1 800 356-6302
This bulletin is written to
inform you of recent changes;
it does not replace statutes,
rules and regulations, or court
decisions.
Illinois Department of Revenue
Informational Bulletin
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
450 copies - 05/08 - P.O. Number 2080769
FY 2008-16
May 2008
Brian Hamer
Director of Revenue