Corporations

Credit Card and E-check Processing Instructions

Overview:

All online and fax filings require payment by credit card or e-check. For online filings, the payment process will automatically be started when you submit a filing. Fax filings use a secure site to make credit card and e-check payments with the use of a Fax Voucher Coversheet application.

You pay with credit card or e-check for online and fax filings. If you file online, the payment page comes up automatically when you submit your filing. If you file by fax, you will go to a secure payment site.

Security Method:

Your credit card and banking information is processed at a secure website. The Secretary of the Commonwealth doesn’t keep any payment information.

Credit Card or E-Check Payment Fees:

You will have to pay two fees: the filing fee and an expedited fee. The expedited fee covers the cost of processing and maintaining online data.

The fees will be paid separately. They will appear individually on your bill or statement. Payment authorization can take 30 seconds per fee. Both need to be authorized or both will be canceled.

Payment Information Entry:

The system will automatically start the payment process and display the information form..

Required information for paying with a credit card:

Credit card number
Expiration date
Billing address zip code

We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.

Required information for paying with E-check:

Billing zip code
Checking account number
Bank routing number

The filing fee and expedited fees are internally calculated. You cannot change these amounts. Once you have filled in your information, click the ‘submit’ button.

Review Screen

When you submit the payment information, there will be a review screen. Check the information. If the information is correct, submit it. If the information is incorrect, edit it.

Authorization

The payment is authorized through a secured line. If the transaction is successfully authorized, the system will display your Fax Voucher Coversheet/Payment Confirmation screen.

NOTE: The credit card transaction is authorized directly to the card issuer. This process may take 30 seconds or more. Online authorization is necessary for the successful submission of a filing.

If the payment system detects any types of errors with the credit card, (i.e., card reported stolen, fraud detected, incorrect billing address zip code or incorrect expiration date), the system will not allow the transaction to continue. If the credit card is declined, please contact your credit card company for their reason for the decline.