IL motor fuel distributor bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
To hold a motor fuel distributor license in Illinois, you file a bond with the Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law. The Department sets the amount from your expected fuel tax — the bond prices at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, set by the amount you need, not a credit tier. Enter the figure on your notice and see your exact price.
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No underwriting queue for the standard distributor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the Department required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay, priced at 1% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel distributor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the distributor bond actually covers
Illinois taxes motor fuel through the Motor Fuel Tax Law (35 ILCS 505), administered by the Department of Revenue. A licensed distributor sells, distributes, or uses motor fuel and is responsible for the tax — so the license is conditioned on a surety bond standing behind that tax.
The Department fixes the bond amount case by case, taking into account the fuel the applicant expects to sell, distribute, export, and use. By statute the penalty cannot exceed twice the monthly amount that would be collectible as tax on all of that fuel.
The bond backs the motor fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set, with premiums starting from $100 and no credit information collected in the application, on the form the Department names.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set — no credit fields, and the executed bond is generated instantly for most applicants, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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From $100. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.