TTB Invites Comments to Simplify Booze and Tobacco Paperwork
Published Date: 2/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau wants your thoughts on their paperwork rules to make things easier and less time-consuming. If you’re involved in alcohol or tobacco businesses, these changes could affect how you report info. You’ve got until April 13, 2026, to share your comments—so don’t miss out on shaping the process and possibly saving time and money!
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 5 costs, 0 mixed.
Personnel Questionnaire Requirement Remains
People seeking certain alcohol or tobacco permits must continue to use TTB Form F 5000.9 (Personnel Questionnaire) to give identity, business history, and criminal record information. TTB estimates 8,400 annual respondents, one response each, 50 minutes per response, totaling 7,000 burden hours, and is submitting the collection for extension.
Denatured Spirits Letterhead Notices Continue
SDS dealers and manufacturers using or recovering specially denatured spirits must submit letterhead applications or notices to TTB for permit changes, alternate methods, formulas, losses in transit, and related matters. TTB estimates 3,800 respondents, one response each, 30 minutes per response, totaling 1,900 hours annually; the collection is being extended.
Comment Window for Paperwork Rules
TTB is asking for public comments on its information collections and paperwork burden, and you must submit comments on or before April 13, 2026. TTB says this outreach is part of a continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Wine Exporters Must File Drawback Claims
Exporters of taxpaid domestic wine must use TTB Form F 5120.24 to document exportation and claim drawback of excise tax. TTB reports 5 respondents, averaging 6 responses each, 67 minutes per response, and a total burden of 33.5 hours annually; the collection is being submitted for extension.
Bonds Required for Tax-Free Transfers
Manufacturing bonded warehouse proprietors must file either a specific transportation bond (TTB F 5100.12) or a continuing transportation bond (TTB F 5110.67) to cover tax-free transfers of distilled spirits or wine to a manufacturing bonded warehouse. TTB estimates 50 respondents, one response each, 1 hour per response, totaling 50 hours per year; this collection is being extended.
Distilled Spirits Plants Recordkeeping Rule
Distilled spirits plant (DSP) proprietors must keep usual and customary transaction and supporting records under 27 CFR (for production, storage, denaturing, and processing). TTB estimates 5,800 respondents and states this information collection imposes no additional hourly burden because the records are kept in the normal course of business, though TTB reports increasing the number of respondents due to growth in DSPs.
COLAs Online Access Registration Required
Bottlers and importers who want to use TTB's COLAs Online system must submit a COLAs Online Access Request (TTB F 5013.2) to get approval; TTB estimates 5,100 respondents, one response each, 18 minutes per response, totaling 1,530 hours annually, and is extending the collection.
Surveys to Improve Online Application Systems
TTB will continue customer satisfaction surveys for its Permits Online (PONL), Formulas Online (FONL), and COLAs Online systems to identify needs and improve services. TTB estimates 18,000 respondents, one response each, 12 minutes per response, totaling 3,600 hours annually; the collection is being extended.
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