Illinois liquor license bonds.
$100 flat. Any amount.
The financial-responsibility bond the Illinois Department of Revenue can require so a liquor licensee guarantees the gallonage tax it owes. The amount is generally twice your average monthly tax liability — $1,000 minimum, $100,000 maximum — and we issue it at $100 flat, no matter that amount. No credit check.
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How much does an Illinois liquor license bond cost?
$100, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard liquor tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond to satisfy your liquor financial-responsibility requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the liquor bond actually covers
Illinois taxes alcoholic liquor by the gallon, and the Department of Revenue can require a licensee to post a financial-responsibility bond guaranteeing the gallonage tax under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (235 ILCS 5). The bond stands behind the tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the State can recover against it.
The bond amount is generally twice the company's average monthly tax liability, subject to a $1,000 minimum and a $100,000 maximum. Most small retailers land near the minimum; high-volume distributors and importers carry more.
Note this is the Department of Revenue tax bond, which is distinct from any local liquor license a city or county requires. We issue the amount the Department set at $100 flat, no matter the amount — enter the figure on your notice; no credit check.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond to satisfy your liquor financial-responsibility requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Liquor tax bond, issued today.
$100 flat, short application. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.