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                                                                                   *77612211W*
      Illinois Department of Revenue

      IL-56             Notice of Fiduciary Relationship

Step 1:  Identify the fiduciary and taxpayer
Fiduciary information                                                       Taxpayer information (Required)

___________________________________                                         ___________________________________
Name of fiduciary                                                           Name of individual, estate or trust 

___________________________________                                         ___________________________________
Mailing address                                                             Mailing address 

___________________________________                                         ___________________________________
City                    State          ZIP                                  City                                State                     ZIP 
(_____)_____________________________                                        ___________________________________
Phone                                                                       Taxpayer’s identification number (SSN or FEIN)
___________________________________                                         If an estate, enter the decedent’s date of death ______/______/_______
Email address                                                                                                                             Month   Day      Year

Step 2:  Describe the satisfactory evidence of authority
Describe what you have attached as satisfactory evidence of authority to act in a fiduciary capacity.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 3:  List the nature and extent of liabilities
Enter all applicable years for which you are acting as a fiduciary. Enter the type of tax (e.g., income tax or retailers’ occupation tax), whether 
or not additional tax or a refund is due, and whether or not a return or payment is required.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
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Step 4:  Complete this step when you terminate a prior fiduciary relationship
___________________________________                                         Date of termination: ______/______/_______
Name of prior fiduciary                                                                                       Month    Day      Year 
___________________________________                                         (_____)_____________________________ 
Mailing address                                                             Phone 
___________________________________                                         ___________________________________
City                    State          ZIP                                  Email address

Step 5:  Sign below
I have examined this notice and, to the best of my knowledge, it is true, correct, and complete.

_______________________________________________________                     _______________________________                          ____  ____  ________
Signature of fiduciary                                                      Title (e.g., guardian, trustee, or executor)             Month  Day      Year

                        This form is authorized as outlined by the Illinois Income Tax Act. Disclosure of this  Printed by the authority of the S tate 
      IL-56 (R-12/21)   information is REQUIRED. Failure to provide information could result in a penalty.      of Illinois - web only  - one copy.
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