This post does not constitute tax advice. It summarizes changes in alcohol beverage excise tax laws to assist industry members in planning to implement the changes. Excise tax calculations and liability must be determined for each taxpayer based on numerous variables.
Last week in its regular newsletter, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced updates to the Fall edition of the semi-annual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Regulatory Agenda). Like other federal agencies, TTB uses the Regulatory Agenda to report on its current rulemaking projects.
Shares of Kweichow Moutai Co. gained the most since mid-2015 after the world’s most valuable spirits maker said it will raise the price for its signature drink for the first time in five years.
PRNewswire/ -- Harrison Vickers', Attitude Beer Holding Company subsidiary, announced today that it has reached an agreement with the operating and marketing units of the chain of World of Beer taverns, to manage its taverns in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Editor’s Note: Andrew Zender is the founder of ‘The Beer Label Guy,’ a compliance management consultancy that helps streamline regulatory approvals for breweries. As a former marketing manager for a mid-sized craft brewery, Zender helped to develop and launch new brands, redesign labels, change packaging formats and gain state approval as the company expanded its distribution.
Irish whiskey led strong growth in the value of spirits exports from the Republic to almost €650 million, industry figures show. A new analysis of the drinks industry from the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland shows that the sector exports €1.1 billion a year to 130 countries.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sauvignon blanc boasts brassy citrus notes, but with one whiff, it’s apparent this is no normal Sonoma County wine. It’s infused with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that provides the high.
UTAH -- Lighter beers may soon be harder to find in some states out west, as big breweries phase them out.
"Starting probably early to mid-2018, you're going to see many of the products in the grocery and convenience stores today will begin to disappear," Jim Olsen with the Utah Beer Wholesalers Association said.
A beer so strong it’s illegal across America is being re-released for its 10th anniversary.
Described by its creator as “the craft beer community’s most renowned and sought-after extreme barrel-aged beer,” Utopias is not just any beer.
Alcohol brands like Heineken and William Grant & Sons have concerns about using Snapchat as a marketing platform because they don’t think the app’s age-filtering feature is effective. But that’s not a hurdle for Moët.