1 / 10

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau U.S. Dept. of the Treasury

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau U.S. Dept. of the Treasury. Perky Ramroth TTB Wine Industry Analyst Persis.Ramroth@ttb.gov (415) 947-5193.

colm
Download Presentation

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau U.S. Dept. of the Treasury

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauU.S. Dept. of the Treasury Perky Ramroth TTB Wine Industry Analyst Persis.Ramroth@ttb.gov (415) 947-5193

  2. Perky Ramroth is the Wine Industry Analyst for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (formerly the Bureau of ATF), U.S. Department of Treasury. Perky joined ATF in 1974 and was promoted to her current position in 1999. Perky was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in English. She is a member of ASEV. Perky now works with industry and government about wine industry trends, patterns and current issues.

  3. Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) • Created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, effective January 24, 2003 • TTB remains in Treasury Department • ATF moved to Justice Department • Firearms, Explosives, Arson; Criminal Activity related to Alcohol and Tobacco

  4. TTB’s Responsibilities • Collection of Excise Tax • Alcohol, Tobacco used in U.S. • Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax • Collection of Special Occupational Tax • Enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (Labeling, Advertising)

  5. Organization of TTB • Administrator Art Libertucci • Deputy Administrator John Manfreda • Headquarters Operations • Field Operations • Administration/Management

  6. Headquarters Operations • Advertising, Labeling, Formulation Division • Regulations and Procedures Division • International Trade Division • Alcohol and Tobacco Laboratory

  7. Field Operations • Tax Audit Division Revenue Audits of Major Industry Members • Trade Investigations Division Qualification, Product Integrity Investigations • National Revenue Center - Cincinnati Processing of Applications, Reports, Returns

  8. U.S. Wine Industry • 3,000+ wine premises • Producing wineries in every state • +/- $500 million excise tax collected annually (4% of total)

  9. Wine Industry Matters • Directional (Health) Statements • Placement of HWS • Organic Labeling Laws • American Viticultural Areas • New Wine Grape Names • Direct Shipping Restrictions • COLAs On-Line

  10. Resources www.ttb.gov • Regulations, Rulings, Procedures • Notices of Proposed Rulemaking • Frequently Asked Questions • Telephone Numbers

More Related