How to register for a sales tax permit in Illinois

Sidr Tax creates the sales tax account for you. However, this state requires that you have your own login and we access your account as a third-party.

Create your MyTax Illinois login

After Sidr Tax finishes the registration for you, we will provide you with the sales tax ID. You can access that information by going to the registration page and clicking the details button. You will then need to create a login at MyTax Illinois to access your sales tax account. If your application status shows applied, please wait for another few days, and you will see your sales tax ID.









You should be able to see your new tax accounts after logging in.

Income Tax Account

For Illinois, they always automatically create an income tax account when a sales tax account is created. There is no need to file anything if you are not required to submit income tax.
It's optional to close the income tax account. If you would like to close the account. Please follow these steps:

Login to MyTax Illinois
Find the income tax account, and click View more account options
Account maintenance > Request to Close Account

Want to setup Autofile?

Learn more about the Autofile feature here.
Learn more about Illinois-specific Autofile requirements here.

Updated on: 09/27/2024