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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 15.10. Fees for filing documents. The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for:
(a) Filing articles of incorporation, $150.
(b) Filing articles of amendment, $50, unless the amendment is a restatement of the articles of incorporation, in which case the fee shall be $150.
(c) Filing articles of merger or consolidation, $100, but if the merger or consolidation involves more than 2 corporations, $50 for each additional corporation.
(d) Filing articles of share exchange, $100.
(e) Filing articles of dissolution, $5.
(f) Filing application to reserve a corporate name, $25.
(g) Filing a notice of transfer of a reserved corporate name, $25.
(h) Filing statement of change of address of registered office or change of registered agent, or both, $25.
(i) Filing statement of the establishment of a series of shares, $25.
(j) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for authority to transact business in this State, $150.
(k) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for amended authority to transact business in this State, $25.
(l) Filing a copy of amendment to the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation holding authority to transact business in this State, $50, unless the amendment is a restatement of the articles of incorporation, in which case the fee shall be $150.
(m) Filing a copy of articles of merger of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to transact business in this State, $100, but if the merger involves more than 2 corporations, $50 for each additional corporation.
(n) Filing an application for withdrawal and final report or a copy of articles of dissolution of a foreign corporation, $25.
(o) Filing an annual report, interim annual report, or final transition annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation, $75.
(p) Filing an application for reinstatement of a domestic or a foreign corporation, $200.
(q) Filing an application for use of an assumed corporate name, $150 for each year or part thereof ending in 0 or 5, $120 for each year or part thereof ending in 1 or 6, $90 for each year or part thereof ending in 2 or 7, $60 for each year or part thereof ending in 3 or 8, $30 for each year or part thereof ending in 4 or 9, between the date of filing the application and the date of the renewal of the assumed corporate name; and a renewal fee for each assumed corporate name, $150.
(r) To change an assumed corporate name for the period remaining until the renewal date of the original assumed name, $25.
(s) Filing an application for cancellation of an assumed corporate name, $5.
(t) Filing an application to register the corporate name of a foreign corporation, $50; and an annual renewal fee for the registered name, $50.
(u) Filing an application for cancellation of a registered name of a foreign corporation, $25.
(v) Filing a statement of correction, $50.
(w) Filing a petition for refund or adjustment, $5.
(x) Filing a statement of election of an extended filing month, $25.
(y) Filing a report of interim changes, $50.
(z) Filing any other statement or report, $5.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 805. Business Organizations § 5/15.10. Fees for filing documents - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-805-business-organizations/il-st-sect-805-5-15-10/
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