More than 60,000 Georgia nonprofits and out-of-state limited liability partnerships are due refunds totaling $1.8 million because of a programming error.
The Georgia Secretary of State's Office said organizations that filed an annual registration between Aug. 12, 2010, and April 13, 2012, may be eligible for a partial refund.
The General Assembly approved House Bill 1055 in 2010 to raise the annual registration fee for corporations, partnerships, associations, domestic limited partnerships and limited liability companies from $30 to $50. An internal review, however, discovered that while putting the measure in place, the system used for setting the fees for corporations was inadvertently reprogrammed to charge nonprofits and out-of-state LLPs $50 as well.
Nonprofits usually pay a $30 annual registration fee, and out-of-state LLPs pay $25.
"It was just an error that we caught after the fact," said Vincent Russo, general counsel for the agency.
Those charged are being notified by email or first-class mail and can visit https://secure.sos.state.ga.us/refund for information. They may also email pecorprefund@sos.ga.gov or call 404-602-9120.
The amount of the refund will vary based on how many annual filings were made and the type of organization.
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