Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-2-2-.05 - Monthly Report; Remittance of Taxes

(1) Taxes imposed on all Alcohol manufactured, imported, sold, possessed, delivered, purchased, used, consumed, handled, or offered for sale within Georgia shall be collected from Wholesalers by use of a reporting system.

(a) Every Wholesaler shall file a monthly report with the Commissioner, through the Georgia Tax Center or in such format or manner as the Commissioner may reasonably prescribe setting forth Alcoholic Beverage purchases for each calendar month, beginning and ending inventories for each calendar month, and such other information as the Commissioner may require to describe the complete transactions;

(b) Each Wholesaler shall file the report for all Alcoholic Beverages, no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of each month for the preceding calendar month's transactions;

(c) The report shall indicate the total disposition of Alcoholic Beverages during the report period; and

(d) The proper tax remittance for all transactions shall be paid to the Department simultaneously with the filing of the report.

(2) When one Wholesaler sells or transfers Alcoholic Beverages to another Wholesaler, the Wholesaler that sells or transfers Alcoholic Beverages is responsible for the payment of taxes and shall indicate on the sales invoice that the Alcoholic Beverages are tax-paid by the seller.

(a) The seller shall include the transaction on the seller's monthly report and shall remit the proper tax with that report.

(3) Breweries, brewpubs, distilleries, wineries, and farm wineries that make retail sales to individuals or act as a Wholesaler shall be responsible for monthly reporting and the remittance of taxes.

(4) No licensed Wholesaler shall accept or take from any municipality or county any fee, discount, rebate, or compensation of any nature for the collection or reporting of the city and/or county excise taxes as required.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-2-2-.05

O.C.G.A. §§ 3-2-2, 3-2-6, 48-2-12.

Original Rule entitled "Description of Premises" adopted. F. and eff. June 30, 1965. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Description of Premises, Storage of Distilled Spirits" adopted. F. Oct. 23, 1969; eff. Nov. 1, 1969, as specified by the Agency. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Consuls" adopted. F. May 5, 1982; eff. May 25, 1982. Amended: F. Nov. 8, 2006; eff. Nov. 28, 2006. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Monthly Report; Remittance of Taxes" adopted. F. Oct. 1, 2010; eff. Oct. 21, 2010. Amended: F. Sept. 9, 2011; eff. Sept. 29, 2011. Amended: F. May 31, 2023; eff. June 20, 2023.