The University is correcting calendar year 2013 to exclude the value of same-sex health coverage for employees that have the required documentation on file. To be eligible to exclude the value of same-sex health coverage for calendar year 2013, employees married prior to September 16, 2013 must have a Group Insurance Enrollment form and marriage certificate on file with UPB Benefits Services as of November 14, 2013. This is the date required by the State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services (“CMS”). Employees married on or after September 16, 2013 have 60 days to submit an enrollment change.
Employees who wish to file a refund claim for income taxes should use Form 1040X , Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
Employees who wish to file a refund claim for gift or estate taxes should file Form 843 , Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement. Attach a statement to your Form 843 stating that your employer is not refunding your portion of the FICA tax.
For information on filing an amended return, see Tax Topic 308, Amended Returns, available on IRS.gov, or the Instructions to Forms 1040X and 843. Information on where to file your amended returns is available in the instructions to the form. Please contact your tax advisor for additional information.
FAQs from the IRS are available. The IRS is preparing an additional series of questions and answers to these situations. The University will post the updated link as soon as it is available.
Employees with questions about insurance enrollment may contact their campus UPB Benefits Services office by email at benefits@uillinois.edu or use the campus contact information:
Urbana Campus – 217-333-3111
506 S. Wright, Room 177 HAB MC-318, Urbana, IL 61801
Chicago Campus – 312-996-6471
809 S. Marshfield Ave, 1st Floor MC-547, Chicago, IL 60612
Springfield Campus – 217-206-7144
One University Plaza, HRB 18, Springfield, IL 62703
