Florida Businesses Now Able to File 2001 Uniform - Business Report Online

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2001--Florida businesses can now file their 2001 Uniform Business Reports (UBR) via the Internet at www.sunbiz.org. The online service is available for profit and non-profit corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies in Florida. Implemented by the State of Florida and Link2Gov Corporation, the site has already served several thousand businesses in the first three weeks of January 2001.

Notices have been mailed to Florida businesses informing them of this service as well as reminding them that the filing deadline is May 1, 2001. By filing over the Internet, organizations can save time and can file any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"We are happy to be able to make it easier and more efficient for Florida organizations of wide scope to file their Uniform Business Reports via the Internet," said Katherine Harris, Florida Secretary of State. "We encourage Florida businesses to take advantage of this electronic filing process. It is our goal to make it easier for businesses to interact with the government."

To file the 2001 UBR online:

• Go to www.sunbiz.org
• Click on "Electronic Filing"
• Select the "UBR filing"
• Follow the simple instructions

Payment can be made by credit card or electronic checking payment (e-check).

For the past five years, the state of Florida, through Link2Gov's technology, has provided other services that simplify various government-related transactions, including:

* Driver's License renewal via the telephone;
* Ability to pay child support and traffic citations over the Internet or telephone; and
• Florida Motor Vehicle Registration renewal via the telephone.

Link2Gov Corporation is a leading provider of technologically advanced electronic government solutions that enable businesses and citizens to complete easy, convenient and timely transactions with government entities over the Internet and telephone. These include transactions like driver's license renewal, vehicle registration renewals and paying utilities...activities that allow governments to enhance operating efficiencies. Currently, the company is operating multiple Internet or interactive voice response (IVR) applications with local or state agencies in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Texas and Tennessee, as well as the District of Columbia.