Section 210.10  Fiscal Year for Annual Reports

 

All public utilities, as that term is defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act (Act) [220 ILCS 5/3-105], and all telecommunications carriers, as that term is defined in Section 13-202 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/13-202] shall report on a calendar year basis, ending on December 31 of each year, for purposes of the annual reports required by Section 5-109 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/5-109], except that this requirement shall apply to the services of an electing provider and to competitive telecommunications rates and services only to the extent that the Commission requires annual reports authorized by Section 5-109, provided the telecommunications provider may use the most recent version of generally accepted accounting practices or accounting systems it uses for financial reporting purposes in the annual report [220 ILCS 5/13-101].

 

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 15900, effective July 11, 2014)

 

Section 210.20  Annual Report Forms

 

a)         The Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) shall notify each public utility or telecommunications carrier by United States mail in December of each calendar year that an annual report shall be submitted to the Commission with instructions on how to obtain the form.  Such form can be provided electronically to public utilities or telecommunication carriers.

 

b)         Any public utility or telecommunications carrier that requires a printed copy of the annual report form to be filed by that entity shall request the printed copy by contacting the Chief Clerk of the Commission in accordance with instructions provided by the Commission in the annual mailing required by subsection (a).

 

(Source:  Added at 28 Ill. Reg. 15469, effective December 1, 2004)

 

Section 210.30  Filing Instructions

 

a)         Pursuant to Section 5-109 of the Act, a completed annual report form shall be filed with the Commission at its Springfield office within three months after the end of the year for which the report is made. [220 ILCS 5/5-109]

 

b)         The annual report form shall be filed in accordance with the instructions on the form.

 

Source:  Added at 28 Ill. Reg. 15469, effective December 1, 2004)