Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Formatter
JLGold 15.0
Installation Instructions
Installing the CD-ROM:
The media contains an Installshield script to guide you through the installation process.
To begin installation:
Insert the CD-ROM into its respective drive.
Find the file Setup.exe on the CD-ROM drive and open it by double clicking
on it. This will start the installation process.
IMPORTANT NOTE
You SHOULD NOT uninstall any previous JLGold programs. All screens have been set up for you during installation. The only change you may need to make is the destination screen (which drive you are installing to).
And you do not have to create a Desktop Icon if you already have one. (If you are using a drive other than the C: drive for your program, you should not create a new icon.)
Assistance with the Installation:
If you have any difficulty installing the program, please call us at
(248) 528-0250
The update includes the following changes:
1. Schedule DD-1: add code “G” for generator
2. Schedule GA-1: add tax rate codes
3. Schedules C, DC, LC. SC: add federal id #
4. All schedules: implement IDOR new prod code changes
The changes to the schedules are data entry changes, you will see the changes when you make your entries.
See the attached on the new data entry options available for each schedule.
The update to the RMFT will now allow you to print the actual form to send to the Illinois Department of Revenue from the worksheet menu. You will need to check your system defaults to make sure your screens are set up right in order for the print to work.
On the toolbar, click on “System” and then click on “System Defaults”. On the third screen, “Set Tax Information”, you will need to check that your company phone is listed as XXX-XXX-XXXX and that your check digits are included (you can find your check digits on your preprinted RMFT from the Illinois Department of Revenue.
Example of how the screen should look:
If you use the automatic 1% MFT fuel variance Line 16 should be “N”, if you use any other amount to figure your variance, then you should change it to “Y”.
The next screen “Set Filing Agent” should look like this (with your information in lines 1 – 6):
To use the RMFT worksheets and print the forms, answer Y when you make your IDR File and the program asks “Send totals to MFT Worksheets?”
After that you will use the “Worksheets” button on the toolbar to edit and print your RMFT worksheets and forms.
A screen with a list of available months will show when you click on “Worksheets”, then on the RMFT form you wish to work on (MFT5-DS or MFT5-US)
The features of the worksheet are the same as in the previous programs except for the “Print” feature. When you click on “Print” now, you will get this screen:
To print the Worksheet, highlight it and press “Exit”, the program will store it for printing and will print it when you leave this application.
To print the RMFT form, highlight “Bitmapped Image” and hit [ENTER]
Your screen will change to look like this:
The first time you print, you will not know if you need to change your left/right or up/down shift, but if you do, this is where you will do that.
Finish following the screen directions to print your forms.
Because all printers are different and also print differently, you may find that your lines are not coming out exactly right. If this is a problem, please email a sample of your form to support@birdata.com along with your company name and an email address so that we can customize your print program and send it back to you via email. If you don’t have email, we will have to send it to you via disk.
If you experience any problems with the JLGold program, please contact us. Our office hours are Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. / 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Following is our phone number:
(248) 528-0250
Or you may Email us any time at support@birdata.com
JLGold 15.0
Transfer IDR file to a CD-ROM (replaces Send to Disk)
DO AFTER Make IDR File
1. Right click on Start
2. Left click on explore
3. Find drive C: (or drive your data is on)
4. Find Miame folder and open
5. Open DSK0 folder
6. Open 225001 folder
7. Find file for current month (I.E., If working on July 2015 file name would be 1507.TXT) (MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE TXT FILE)
8. Right click on file
9. “Send To” CD-ROM
10. Follow the computer’s instructions to finish Burning CD-ROM
Transfer IDR file to IL-DOR My Tax website (replaces Send to Disk)
1. Start your web browser and login to IL-DOR My Tax website
2. Click on import file and browse to your C: drive or Network drive
3. Find Miame folder and open
4. Open DSK0 folder
5. Open 225001 folder
6. Find file for current month (I.E., If working on February 2022 file name would be 2202.TXT) (Make sure to you select the TXT file)
7. Check that your totals match