# Filing Fee Disclosure and Payment Methods Modernization
> **US Securities and Exchange Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2021-12-09 · Effective 2022-01-31 · 86 FR 70166
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-22756
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Securities and Exchange Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 70166
- **CFR reference:** 17 CFR 202
- **Publication date:** 2021-12-09
- **Effective date:** 2022-01-31
- **Docket:** Release Nos. 33-10997
## Abstract

We are adopting amendments that will modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods. We are amending most fee-bearing forms, schedules, statements, and related rules to require each filing fee table and accompanying disclosure to include all required information for fee calculation in a structured format. The amendments will add options for fee payment via Automated Clearing House ("ACH") and debit and credit cards, and eliminate options for fee payment via paper checks and money orders. The amendments are intended to improve filing fee preparation and payment processing by facilitating both enhanced validation through filing fee structuring and lower-cost, easily routable payments through the ACH and debit and credit card payment options. Finally, the Commission is adopting other amendments to enhance the efficiency of the fee process.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/09/2021-22756/filing-fee-disclosure-and-payment-methods-modernization)
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