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Illinois Sends 1,900 Mistaken Late Tax Fee Letters
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Department of Revenue has mistakenly sent notices to about 1,900 Illinois businesses informing them that they owe a late tax fee.

WJBC radio in Bloomington reports Friday that the businesses were told they didn't pay their corporate income taxes and were charged a late fee. Department spokeswoman Sue Hofer says a computer glitch is to blame.

Hofer says the late fees are deleted. However the department won't send out any follow-up letters informing businesses of the mistake. Instead, Hofer says businesses can request a written response.

Hofer says the department has ``tens of thousands'' of corporate accounts. She said the 1,900 affected businesses ``got put in the wrong batch'' or were affected by another computer mishap.

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05 13 11 by Newsroom
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