tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post4421933193834524246..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: State-by-state wine tax ratesW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-54745616200461310062012-06-04T12:06:42.959-07:002012-06-04T12:06:42.959-07:00I think there is still some confusion here. State...I think there is still some confusion here. State excise taxes are paid to the state by a licensed entity when it enters commerce. In the case of California wine, a wine producer would pay the Federal excise tax and the California excise tax if the wine was to be sold in California. If the wine was exported to Florida, the California winery would not pay the California excise tax. The FloridaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823241611651788970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-37848680502944097502012-05-29T19:22:56.227-07:002012-05-29T19:22:56.227-07:00By the way, let me take the opportunity to give al...By the way, let me take the opportunity to give all y'all the right to say, "Hey, I paid $25 to you to help maintain this website. You need to put more work into it, slacker."<br /><br />Please see the donation box on the right side of the blog. Thanks!W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-62245141378407795362012-05-29T16:16:40.456-07:002012-05-29T16:16:40.456-07:00Tim: Please explain to me the direction in which I...Tim: Please explain to me the direction in which I have "bent" this map.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-36629161487504171622012-05-29T09:25:32.432-07:002012-05-29T09:25:32.432-07:00Blake, I was the first unknown post and like the o...Blake, I was the first unknown post and like the others, I didn't realize it would come up as Unknown until it posted. I'm not used to commenting and the registration process was less than straightforward, just like our tax system. As a winemaker, the compliance and tax part of the wine business is one of my least favorite parts... <br /><br />There are some informative comments here and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769308576675870290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-66086135425706754032012-05-29T07:51:50.232-07:002012-05-29T07:51:50.232-07:00All right Drea, thank you, and thanks for reading....All right Drea, thank you, and thanks for reading. Can you do me a favor and answer Justin's question? How much would Florida's excise tax, for example, add to the cost of a bottle of, let's say, standard supermarket 100,000-case wine?<br /><br />Journalism by comment string! Another evolution. Thanks.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-48188021437229862332012-05-28T21:22:49.632-07:002012-05-28T21:22:49.632-07:00My apologies. I was unaware that I would come up a...My apologies. I was unaware that I would come up at anonymous. I am a blog reader, not a blog commenter.<br />My name is Drea Helfer (certainly not as impressive as Rick Tigner). I am a compliance consultant and have been for almost a decade.<br /><br />Compliance is complex and difficult to explain without writing volumes. I think the map is helpful. Quite helpful actually, but like all Drea Helferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674763282088571250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-50178369490518377252012-05-28T19:52:54.290-07:002012-05-28T19:52:54.290-07:00I studied accounting in College, and i still don&#...I studied accounting in College, and i still don't get it. Can anyone break it down into real world, I'm the consumer paying $10.00 retail for my wine example?<br /><br />Justin<br /><br />PS - don't know how to unmark me as 'unknown' and/or mark me as "justin".Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078973723267809046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33582660245247721482012-05-28T15:21:50.407-07:002012-05-28T15:21:50.407-07:00BTW, can I ask, if you know you're right about...BTW, can I ask, if you know you're right about this, why do you have to be anonymous?<br /><br />I appreciate that you're essentially praising, not insulting, me. But I'll come clean here -- I don't know whether you're right or not. Excise taxes aren't my specialty, and it's not something easily researched on the Internet, I discovered Saturday. To clear it up, I'W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-56194508213810424502012-05-28T14:57:58.502-07:002012-05-28T14:57:58.502-07:00Sigh. Look, excise taxes aren't my specialty. ...Sigh. Look, excise taxes aren't my specialty. I don't really know what the laws are. I got a cool map from what appears to be a reputable third party and ran it on my blog on a day when I caught two flights across the country. <br /><br />If there's some confusion here, I'm sorry for it. It's a holiday weekend and I checked the tax facts as well as I could on the Internet in W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33884064865035846402012-05-28T13:43:45.976-07:002012-05-28T13:43:45.976-07:00It appears that there is a bit of confusion....
Wi...It appears that there is a bit of confusion....<br />Wine is taxed on the Federal level by the TTB when it is removed from bond ($1.07 and $1.57 per gallon not including the $0.90 tax credit for applicable wineries). At the same time the state of California (or home state) charges their version of excise tax (here in California $0.20 per gallon). However, if and when the wine is shipped out of Drea Helferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674763282088571250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-34899193018748822692012-05-27T18:10:35.268-07:002012-05-27T18:10:35.268-07:00Excise tax is the tax levied on the winery when it...Excise tax is the tax levied on the winery when it removes wine from bond. In California I pay .20 to the state and then 1.07 or 1.47 to the Feds depending on alcohol level, minus the .90 small producer tax credit (which would apply to all wineries in all states). The rate of excise tax I, as a winery pay, is not conditional upon which state I end up selling the wine to. However, if I were to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639190361540169404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-6723154541075157602012-05-26T21:39:04.616-07:002012-05-26T21:39:04.616-07:00Unknown: I don't understand what you're ta...Unknown: I don't understand what you're talking about. Excise taxes are charged to producers trying to sell wines in Florida; of course they're passed on to the consumer.<br /><br />And I can't believe you're hitting me with the old "just trying to attract readers" complaint. Geez. Is there anything LESS attractive to readers than an excise tax map? Not that there&#W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21917512540032710222012-05-26T12:11:08.491-07:002012-05-26T12:11:08.491-07:00Blake, I usually really enjoy your posts but in th...Blake, I usually really enjoy your posts but in this case, I have to say that not only is the title a bit misleading but so is the article. I understand you want to attract readers and titles have to sell but the article didn't paint the picture correctly. <br /><br />Excise taxes are paid by the producer as the wine is brought out of bond. The Federal rate is $1.07, with a small producer Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769308576675870290noreply@blogger.com