IL HB5919

Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to prohibit income tax return preparers and software companies from charging separate fees for electronic filing of state income tax returns.

Prohibits software companies from offering multiple versions of the same tax software where one version charges an e-filing fee and another does not.

Violators are subject to civil penalties of $500 for the first violation and $1,000 for each subsequent violation.

Each individual fee charged in violation of the law constitutes a separate violation for return preparers, and each fee charged through non-compliant tax software offered after the effective date constitutes a separate violation for software companies.