Posts from the Missouri Category
Is the Marketplace Fairness Act Fair for Wineries?
In short, yes, for a couple of reasons: 1. Wineries already pay sales tax in most states 2. The vast majority of wineries will likely be exempt from the law So what is it, exactly? Senate Bill S. 743, more commonly known as the “Marketplace Fairness Act“, is a pretty simple bill that would give [...]
May 7th, 2013
Wine Retailers Can Only Ship to 14 States
Since the 2005 Granholm v. Heald Supreme Court decision addressing the interstate direct shipment of wine, the number of states allowing out-of-state wineries to ship directly to consumers has increased from 31 states to 40. The experience for licensed wine retailers (for example: brick and mortar wine shops, California Type 85 or 20 licensees and [...]
February 6th, 2013
Missouri: Beware the yellow highlighter!
The Missouri Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Control is being extremely thorough in enforcing accurate reporting and excise tax payments. We’ve heard from a number of wineries that filed the Wine Direct Shipper Annual Report and Tax Computation report with the associated Sales to Missouri Residents by Wine Direct Shipper (form 40) schedule on time, [...]
February 5th, 2008
New Missouri Law Takes Effect Today
Just a reminder… Effective today, August 28, 2007, Missouri is requiring all wineries to have an approved direct shipping permit. There is no fee and the application is only 1 page! Wineries must have the application notarized and provide copies of its current state alcoholic beverage license and a copy of its winery license from [...]
August 28th, 2007
Free the Grapes! Legislation and Litigation Update
From Jeremy Benson at Free the Grapes! : Free the Grapes! Media Update August 2007 Now that we’re at the end of most state legislative sessions, we thought it timely to provide an update on direct-to-consumer (DTC) wine direct shipping as of month-end July 2007. Here are some highlights, followed by a more detailed description. [...]
