Jesse White’s Latest Money Grab

Jesse White’s Latest Money Grab

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has instituted a new policy that

 

• Increases fees to businesses
• Discourages efficiency in his office and
• Wastes paper

Jesse White’s office has instituted an additional $50.00 fee for the convenience of filing annual reports online.  This new fee is in addition to the existing $5.00 processing fee.  So, the total fee for filing online is now $55.00.

This is 55% of the existing fees.  That is pretty heavy “juice” for the convenience of online filing.

With businesses watching every penny to keep their doors open, now is not the time for a 50% increase in fees.

With a state government budget that is deeply in the red, now is not the time to encourage staff intensive procedures such as handling documents and payments by hand.

With a heightened concern for the environment including saving paper, now is not the time to discourage people from filing documents online.

If you think Jesse White’s new fees are not the kind of change for which you were hoping and voting, click on the e-mail link below.

In red, is a portion of Secretary of State Jesse White’s web site regarding the new fees.

Please Note: The pilot promotional program (with no expedited fee charges) for Web site filing of Certificates of Good Standing and Annual Reports expired November 30, 2008. Expedited processing fees will now be assessed on these transactions effective December 1, 2008. If you have any questions you may contact the Department of Business Services at 217-782-6961 or via email.

Below is a table of the annual report filing fees with the new online fee highlighted.

Annual Report Filings

Your Fee For This Transaction Franchise Tax: $25.00 Filing Fee: $75.00 Penalty: $0.00 Interest: $0.00 Payment Processor Fee: $5.00 Expedited Fee: $50.00 Total Fee: $155.00