The tool prompts users to enter data based on the type of filing and the applicable fee rules and provides suggestions for completing required
fee tables based on the data entered.
While the tool will help filers estimate filing fees and provide general guidance on completing the related
fee tables, the SEC's Office of Financial Management reminds users that "the tool should not be relied upon as an official SEC calculation or verification of these filing fees."
The financial sector was the main driver, contributing 57 percent of activity with the Central Bank of Libya dominating the
fee tables.
The prospectus begins with mandated
fee tables. Within the first few pages are fund expenses for the most recent fiscal year broken out into management fees, distribution expenses (sometimes called 12b-1 fees, service fees, or asset based sales charges), and "other" expenses.
The system can also audit against usual and customary
fee tables. The system then displays the fee-schedule amount for the bill auditor, who decides whether to pay this amount or override the system to enter a different amount.