2023 Illinois personal exemption allowance update

Effective June 7, 2023, Public Act 103-0009 maintained the 2022 Individual Income Tax personal exemption allowance at $2,425 for 2023.
The original 2023 Illinois Withholding Tax Tables from the state estimated the personal exemption allowance at $2,625 for 2023.
Note: The Illinois individual income tax rate has not changed. The rate remains 4.95 percent.

What does this mean for you?
If you have personal exemptions reported on your IL W-4 on file with WIU Payroll, you may be underwithheld for the first half of 2023.

Employees and payees who are concerned with their withholding amounts for 2023 may complete a new Form IL-W-4, Employee’s and other Payee’s Illinois Withholding Allowance Certificate to update their exemption allowances and Illinois withholding.

If you decide to revise your IL W-4, please deliver it to Payroll in Sherman 221.
If emailing to payroll@wiu.edu, please only provide the last 4 digits of your SSN number for security reasons.

If you have any questions, please see tax.illinois.gov or contact Payroll at 309-298-1867 or payroll@wiu.edu.