Category: Taxes

Out-state Illinois Winery Shipper’s licensees’ must remit state and local taxes on direct-to-consumer wine sales come January 1. Note: collecting local taxes proves taxation is not a reason to argue against retailers’ interstate commerce in alcohol.

Illinois Liquor Control Commission / Taxes / Vineyard / Wine
December 8, 2020

The country-spanning impact of South Dakota v. Wayfair just hit the Illinois direct-to-consumer wine...

Kentucky’s new law allowing breweries, distilleries and wineries to ship direct to consumers all over the U.S. should be the model for the country. But special interests that want to keep consumers paying more for alcohol and limit choice to protect their fiefdoms will try to stop people from achieving this freedom.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Statutes / Taxes / Vineyard / Wine
April 14, 2020

Kentucky HB 415 became law last week following passage by the Kentucky General Assembly...

Chicago liquor lawyer TTB postpones tax payments

Relief on alcohol tax payments – TTB announces postponement of tax payments and other filing deadlines

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Circulars / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Import / Export / Mead / Taxes / TTB / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
April 1, 2020

Yesterday, the TTB announced the postponement of tax payment and other filing due...

Illinois Department of Revenue issues emergency rules on cannabis taxation for cultivators and dispensaries

Cannabis / Cultivators / Dispensaries / Regulations / Taxes
January 13, 2020

In the Friday January 10, 2020 edition of the Illinois Register, the Illinois Department...

Trade group files challenge to rule that would effectively end tax substitution drawback benefit for wineries/wine importers. Bonus: We’ve got the complaint for you.

Beer / Distilled Spirits / Import / Export / Regulations / Statutes / Taxes / Wine
April 18, 2019

Richard Rubin reported on a new wine tax case in The Wall Street Journal...

Initial briefs filed in Mississippi direct wine shipping case. BONUS – we’ve got the briefs for you.

Beer / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits / Taxes / Wine
April 3, 2019

The ongoing dispute in Mississippi between the state’s Attorney General and several companies that...

When is cleaning your beer lines not really cleaning? When it’s in Ohio, of course.

Beer / Brewery / Craft Beer / Freshness / Retailers / Statutes / Suits / Taxes / Warehousing
January 16, 2019

Decent semantic debates translate to crappy court rulings. And you know something odd is...

Customs and Border Protection finalizes regulations for drawback claims on taxes paid on exported wine and spirits

Distilled Spirits / Import / Export / Taxes / Wine
December 18, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has adopted final regulations on the new drawback process...

Barrel-aging or conditioning craft beer in barrels from wineries or distilleries? TTB reminds brewers not to accept barrels containing discernible amounts of wine or spirits.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Circulars / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Labeling / Regulations / Taxes / Vineyard / Wine
November 15, 2018

With the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild’s Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beer this weekend...

Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejects equal protection argument for premixed cocktails to be taxed on alcohol volume not on full volume. Arty’s Part 2.

Beer / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Opinions / Regulations / Sales / Statutes / Taxes / Wine
November 14, 2018

Yesterday we detailed the facts and the holding by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals...

Wisconsin Appeals Court rules premixed cocktails are taxed on the full amount of liquid in the bottle and not solely on the amount of alcohol in the bottle. Arty’s Part 1.

Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Opinions / Regulations / Sales / Statutes / Taxes
November 13, 2018

Arty’s Legendary Cocktails makes premixed cocktails like Old Fashioneds and Bloody Marys. They don’t...

Customs and Border Protection provides further guidance for the tax rates and credits importers can achieve under the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

Beer / Brewery / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distilling / Import / Export / Taxes / Vineyard / Wine
November 12, 2018

The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 didn’t just help domestic...

Category: Taxes

Out-state Illinois Winery Shipper’s licensees’ must remit state and local taxes on direct-to-consumer wine sales come January 1. Note: collecting local taxes proves taxation is not a reason to argue against retailers’ interstate commerce in alcohol.

Relief on alcohol tax payments – TTB announces postponement of tax payments and other filing deadlines

Illinois Department of Revenue issues emergency rules on cannabis taxation for cultivators and dispensaries

Trade group files challenge to rule that would effectively end tax substitution drawback benefit for wineries/wine importers. Bonus: We’ve got the complaint for you.

Initial briefs filed in Mississippi direct wine shipping case. BONUS – we’ve got the briefs for you.

When is cleaning your beer lines not really cleaning? When it’s in Ohio, of course.

Customs and Border Protection finalizes regulations for drawback claims on taxes paid on exported wine and spirits

Barrel-aging or conditioning craft beer in barrels from wineries or distilleries? TTB reminds brewers not to accept barrels containing discernible amounts of wine or spirits.

Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejects equal protection argument for premixed cocktails to be taxed on alcohol volume not on full volume. Arty’s Part 2.

Wisconsin Appeals Court rules premixed cocktails are taxed on the full amount of liquid in the bottle and not solely on the amount of alcohol in the bottle. Arty’s Part 1.

Customs and Border Protection provides further guidance for the tax rates and credits importers can achieve under the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

Liquor and Cannabis Law and News From @AshleyWBrandt

Subscribe to LIbation and get our content via Email

Liquor and Cannabis Law and News From @AshleyWBrandt

Contact Ashley W. Brandt

Archives

Categories

Get Libation’s RSS

Proud Member of: