Information Collected in Support of Wine Producer Tax Credit Transfers (TTB REC 5120/11)

Under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5041(c), certain small wine producers are eligible for a tax credit which may be taken to reduce the Federal excise tax they pay on wines (including hard ciders) removed from their premises during a calendar year. In addition, small producers can transfer their tax credit to other bonded wineries and bonded warehouses ("transferees") that store their wine and ship it on their instructions. Under the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations, a transferee uses information provided by the small wine producer to take the appropriate tax credit on behalf of the producer, and the producer uses the information to monitor its own tax payments to ensure it does not exceed the authorized annual credit. TTB uses the collected information to protect the revenue and ensure compliance with Federal law and regulations. During field audits, TTB uses the collected information to verify excise tax computations, and to ensure that wines claimed for this credit were lawfully produced, stored, shipped, and transferred.

The latest form for Information Collected in Support of Wine Producer Tax Credit Transfers (TTB REC 5120/11) expires 2022-07-31 and can be found here.