Subject to the exemption in IRC at 26
U.S.C. 5551(d) for brewers eligible to pay excise taxes on an
annual or quarterly basis, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5401(b) requires
brewers to provide a bond to protect the revenue. The Brewer’s
Bond, TTB F 5130.22, is a contract between the brewer and an
authorized surety company to provide such a bond. In lieu of a
surety bond, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 7101, brewers may furnish
certain United States securities, cash, or cash equivalent as
collateral to protect the revenue. The Brewer’s Collateral Bond,
TTB F 5130.25, is the form used to file such collateral bonds. Also
under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5401(b), brewers’ bonds expire every
four years. Instead of filing a new bond, a brewer may furnish a
continuation certificate to extend the term of the bond, using the
Brewer’s Bond Continuation Certificate, TTB F 5130.23, or the
Brewer’s Collateral Bond Continuation Certificate, TTB F 5130.27,
as appropriate.
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the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
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