(a)Filing Periods. - The excise tax imposed by this Article is payable when a report is due. A report is due annually or monthly, as specified in this section, and must be filed regardless of whether alcoholic beverages were sold or otherwise disposed of in this State. A report covers liabilities that accrue in the reporting period. Liabilities accrue in the reporting period in which the alcoholic beverage is first sold or otherwise disposed of in this State. A return must be in the form prescribed by, and contain information required by, the Secretary.
(a1) Liquor. - The excise tax on liquor levied under G.S. 105-113.80(c) is payable monthly by the local ABC board and by a distillery. The local ABC board and distillery must file a monthly report, and the report is due on or before the fi
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(a) Filing Periods. - The excise tax imposed by this Article is payable when a report is due. A report is due annually or monthly, as specified in this section, and must be filed regardless of whether alcoholic beverages were sold or otherwise disposed of in this State. A report covers liabilities that accrue in the reporting period. Liabilities accrue in the reporting period in which the alcoholic beverage is first sold or otherwise disposed of in this State. A return must be in the form prescribed by, and contain information required by, the Secretary.
(a1) Liquor. - The excise tax on liquor levied under G.S. 105-113.80(c) is payable monthly by the local ABC board and by a distillery. The local ABC board and distillery must file a monthly report, and the report is due on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month covered by the report.
(b) Malt Beverage and Wine. - The excise taxes on malt beverages and wine levied under G.S. 105-113.80(a) and (b), respectively, are payable by the resident wholesaler or importer who first handles the beverages in this State. The taxes on malt beverages and wine are payable only once on the same beverages. The wholesaler or importer must file a monthly report, and the report is due on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month covered by the report. The report must include the sales records for the month for which the taxes are paid, indicate the amount of excise tax due, and indicate separately any transactions to which the excise tax does not apply.
(b1) Brewery and Winery Option. - A brewery or winery may be relieved of paying the tax levied under G.S. 105-113.80(a) and (b) if all of the following apply:
(1) The brewery or winery holds a permit issued under G.S. 18B-1101, 18B-1102, or 18B-1104.
(2) The brewery or winery transfers malt beverages or wine to a wholesaler permitted under G.S. 18B-1107 or G.S. 18B-1109.
(3) The wholesaler agrees in writing to be responsible for the tax due on the transferred malt beverages or wine and provides the Secretary a copy of the agreement upon request.
(4) The brewery or winery files a monthly report reporting the transfer of malt beverages or wine to the wholesaler.
(b2) Backup Tax Liability. - If a brewery or winery is relieved of paying the excise tax as provided under subsection (b1) of this section, the wholesaler receiving the malt beverages or wine is liable for any tax due under this section.
(b3) Wine Shipper Permittee. - A wine shipper permittee must pay the excise tax levied under G.S. 105-113.80(b) on wine shipped directly to consumers in this State pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001.1. A wine shipper permittee must file reports once a year detailing sales records for the year taxes are paid. The report is due on or before the fifteenth day of the first month of the following calendar year.
(c) Railroad Sales. - Each person operating a railroad train in this State on which alcoholic beverages are sold must file monthly reports of the amount of alcoholic beverages sold in this State. The report is due on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month covered by the report. (1985, c. 114, s. 1; 1998-95, s. 23; 2003-402, s. 10; 2004-170, s. 7; 2005-435, s. 26; 2015-98, s. 4(e); 2016-5, s. 4.3; 2019-6, s. 4.8; 2021-180, s. 42.13E(g); 2024-28, s. 3.1; 2024-41, s. 35.)
§ 105-113.83A. Registration and discontinuance requirements; penalties.
(a) Registration Required. - A person who holds a wine shipper permit issued under G.S. 18B-1001.1 or one or more of the following ABC permits issued under Article 11 of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes must register with the Secretary:
(1) Unfortified winery.
(2) Fortified winery.
(3) Brewery.
(4) Distillery.
(5) Wine importer.
(6) Wine wholesaler.
(7) Malt beverages importer.
(8) Malt beverages wholesaler.
(9) Nonresident malt beverage vendor.
(10) Nonresident wine vendor.
(11) Wine Producer.
(12) Nonresident spirituous liquor vendor.
(b) Registration Form. - Registration must be in a form required by the Secretary and include all information requested. If a permittee fails to register, the Secretary must notify the ABC Commission of the violation.
(c) Discontinuance of Authorized Activities. - A permittee required to be registered, who changes ownership or stops engaging in the activities authorized by an issued ABC permit, must notify the Secretary in writing of the change. The permittee is responsible for maintaining a bond or irrevocable letter of credit as required by G.S. 105-113.86 and submitting all returns and the payment of all taxes for which the permittee is liable under this Article while the issued ABC permit is active.
(d) Penalty. - The Secretary must notify the ABC Commission when a permittee required to register is not eligible to hold an ABC permit for failure to satisfy G.S. 18B-900(a)(8). Upon notification, the ABC Commission must impose any penalty permitted under G.S. 18B-104. (2018-5, s. 38.6(c); 2021-150, s. 6.2(d).)