The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26
U.S.C. 5214 allows the tax-free withdrawal of denatured distilled
spirits from a distilled spirits plant (DSP), and, at 26 U.S.C.
5275, it requires persons procuring, dealing in, or using specially
denatured (SDS), or recovering specially denatured or completely
denatured distilled spirits, to maintain records and file reports
as the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) may prescribe by
regulation. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
regulations in 27 CFR part 20 require persons who use or recover
SDS or articles, or who use recovered completely denatured spirits
or articles, to file a report once annually using TTB F 5150.18 to
account for their use of such denatured spirits in specific
approved formulas during the period July 1 through June 30. The
regulations also require such persons to file a final report when
discontinuing business. The collected information is necessary to
protect the revenue as it allows TTB to detect diversion of
tax-free denatured spirits to taxable proposes by users of such
spirits. TTB also uses the required information to ensure users of
such spirits comply with Federal law and regulations.
US Code:
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USC 5275 Name of Law: Internal Revenue Code
As for adjustments, due to a
change in agency estimates, we are reporting an increase in the
number of annual respondents, responses, and total burden hours
associated with this information collection, from 3,577 annual
respondents and responses to 3,600, and from 1,073 annual burden
hours to 1,080.
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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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