TTB E-newsletter for Could 7, 2021

IN THIS ISSUE

Greetings! This week we’re highlighting our TTB Bootcamp for Brewers to be presented at the 2021 Craft Brewers Conference, a Federal Register Notice published by CBP regarding changes to their tax collection process for optional deferred tax payments, and a TTB job opening for a tax auditor.

TTB TO PRESENT BOOTCAMP FOR BREWERS

In partnership with the Brewers Association, a trade association representing craft brewers, we will once again present our popular TTB Bootcamp for Brewers at the 2021 Craft Brewers Conference,* on September 9, 2021, in Denver, Colorado.

This year’s Bootcamp includes five sessions:

• Introduction to TTB Bootcamp: The Basics
• Low and No Alcohol Beers and Malt Beverages
• Taxes, Returns, and Operational Reports
• Formulas
• Labeling

Whether you are an existing brewery or a brewery in planning, these bootcamp sessions will provide a wealth of information about TTB brewery operational requirements.
Education and outreach are priorities for us, and we hope you’ll bookmark the TTB Outreach Program web page and take advantage of upcoming opportunities to meet and learn from TTB employees.

*Conference registration fee and session sign-up required; TTB participation dependent on federal employee travel policies in place in September.

MODIFICATIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS PROCESS FOR DEFERRED TAX PAYMENTS ON CONSUMPTION ENTRIES OF DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES

This Federal Register Notice, published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announces changes to CBP’s tax collection process for certain alcohol beverage importers who pay taxes to CBP on a semi-monthly basis..

SOURCE: Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 81 / Thursday, April 29, 2021 / Notices

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is modifying the collections process for deferred payments of internal revenue taxes owed on consumption entries of distilled spirits, wines, and beer imported into the United States (other than in bulk containers). The primary modification announced in this notice is the harmonization of the determination of the due date for deferred tax payments with the entry summary date. Another modification is the consolidation of all deferred tax entry bills from all ports of entry for one semi-monthly period into consolidated bill(s) viewable in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). CBP is further facilitating deferred tax payments by removing current policy restrictions on the filing of entries with deferred taxes and eliminating the now unnecessary Semi-Monthly Excise Tax Form (Greater than 50) for importers who pay deferred taxes through Pay.gov. Lastly, CBP is adding a new payment method for deferred taxes in ACE while also eliminating a current, but lesser-used payment method available through Fedwire.

DATES: The modifications to the collections process for deferred taxes that are announced in this notice will become operational on May 1, 2021, except for the elimination of the current payment method using Fedwire. To allow Fedwire users time to convert to a different payment method, CBP is granting a longer transition period through June 30, 2021. As of July 1, 2021, CBP will no longer accept payments of deferred taxes through Fedwire.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this CBP notice may be submitted at any time via email to the ACE Collections Team, Investment Analysis Office, Office of Finance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at [email protected], with a subject line identifier reading ‘Processing of Deferred Tax Payments.’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven J. Grayson, Program Manager, Investment Analysis Office, Office of Finance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, at (202) 579-4400, or [email protected].

TTB CAREER OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for candidates to fill one auditor position in the Tax Audit Division. Among other things, TTB auditors conduct excise tax audits of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and ammunition industry members.

For more details about this opportunity, view the vacancy announcement: 21-TTB-44-P

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U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published this content on 07 May 2021 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 07 May 2021 14:51:01 UTC.