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TTB Offer in Compromise
TTB accepted an offer in compromise from Crown Imports in the amount of $420,000. TTB alleges that Crown violated 27 USC 205(b) by entering into “agreements or understandings with retailers, directly or indirectly through (1) an ostensibly independent third-party, or...
With Government Shutdown and Limited Guidance From TTB and Customs, Importers Struggle to Properly Submit Claims to Receive Reduced Tax Rates on Alcohol
On October 16th, 2018, U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) issued additional guidance for importers which revised previous CBP guidance on the implementation of the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) and provided importers with general guidelines on how to...
TTB Suspends Operations Due to Government Shutdown
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has announced that they have officially closed due to a lapse in government funding. The TTB has advised industry members that only websites supporting excepted functions will be updated unless otherwise funded. The...
Craft Beverage Modernization Act Guidance From Customs
On October 16th, 2018, the CBP issued additional guidance for importers which revised previous CBP guidance on the implementation of the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) and provided importers with pointed specifics on how to take advantage of reduced tax rates...
Importers Will Soon Have Clarity Regarding the Implementation of CBMA
Domestic alcohol producers are reaping the tax benefits from the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMA), which took effect January 1, 2018. Importers, who are also eligible for the tax cuts through appointment by foreign producers, have not received...
TTB Trade Enforcement – License Suspension Issued
According to TTB, Modus Operandi Cellars, LLC, a bonded winery in St. Helena, California, was served a one day suspension of its basic permit. In its press release, TTB said, “over the course of almost two years, Modus Operandi Cellars, LLC, engaged in consignment...
Clarity for Wine Producers on Tax Credits
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) released Industry Circular 2018-1A, which clarified the new law authorizing tax cuts on wine announcing that, for a limited time, producing wineries can take full advantage of the value of the new federal excise tax...
Just as Craft Brewers Catch a Temporary Break on Federal Excise Taxes, Trump Administration Announces Steep New Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports
Just as craft distillers did in May, the brewers association also went to Washington D.C. to lobby Congress to make permanent the two-year reduction in federal excise taxes that went into effect January 1, 2018, cutting tax rates for craft brewers from $7 to $3.50 per...
TTB Violations Continue – $900,000 offer in compromise
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) continues to make its presence known in the unfair trade practice arena. The TTB has accepted a $900,000 offer in compromise from Warsteiner Importers Agency Inc. for alleged violations of the trade practice...