The Internal Revenue Code, at 26
U.S.C. 5111–5114, authorizes "drawback" (similar to a refund) of
all but $1.00 per gallon of the Federal excise tax already paid on
distilled spirits, if the spirits are subsequently used in the
manufacture of certain nonbeverage products such as medicines, food
products, flavors, and perfumes. Persons making such products must
file claims proving their eligibility for drawback. Claims may be
filed on either a monthly or a quarterly basis, and 26 U.S.C.
5114(b) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require persons
filing monthly claims to file a bond in order to protect the
revenue. Monthly claimants file their bond using TTB F
5154.3.
US Code:
26
USC 5111 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
US Code: 26
USC 5112 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
US Code: 26
USC 5113 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
US Code: 26
USC 5114 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
Based on recent experience, we
are decreasing the number of annual respondents to this information
from 52 to 20. However, we are increasing the estimated burden per
response from 12 minutes to 24 minutes to more accurately reflect
the time it takes a respondent to complete the form. With the
decrease in the number of respondents, and the increase in the
response time per form, the resulting annual burden is 8 hours, an
overall decrease of 2.4 hours from previous estimates. This
reduction in the annual number of respondents and burden hours is
due to the number of respondents who formerly filed drawback claims
on a monthly basis, which requires a bond, who are now filing such
claims on a quarterly basis, which does not require a bond.
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