Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

1. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Beer Manufacturer’s Monthly Report

2. Logging Into EDS Log in with the user id and password provided through the EDS registration process and click on the Login button. If you have not registered, click on the New User? link. If you cannot remember password, click on Forgot Password?

3. Filing a New Report Click on the link under File a New Report.

4. Differences from Paper Reporting The Beer Manufacturer’s Monthly Report combines the three pages of the paper report. The mass data entered into the different tabs automatically calculate on the Computation of Tax screen.

5. Completing the General Information Tab The General Information tab will auto populate with information provided during the registration process. A Reporting Period month and year must be selected. A selection from the Amended? pull down menu is also required. Only if the report gets amended, should “Yes” be selected from the dropdown box. Add the Report Submitted By name, which is the person verifying the submitted information. Once completed, click on the Save button.

6. Report Detail Overview In the Report Detail there is a drop down box for Transaction Type. Select the appropriate transaction and complete the required fields, designated by the asterisks.Add Transaction should be selected. After each entry has been added, they will be listed individually. Under Product Transaction Summary the entries will be summed up.

7. Using the Lookup Feature There are two ways to search for licenses via the Lookup feature. If the license number is known, enter in the Florida License/Permit # field and select the Lookup button. If the name of the company is known, enter the entire or part of the name in the Name of Supplier/Purchaser field and select Lookup. If neither option produces the needed results, a list of licenses can found using the following link: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/auditing/ABTLicensesandPermits.html If you still do not find what you need, contact the EDS Help desk at eds.support@dbpr.state.fl.us .

8. Multiple Lookup Results In the event of multiple returns from using the Lookup feature, select the appropriate Business Name using the radio button to the left of the name and select OK at the bottom of the Select your license screen. If you do not see your license, select Cancel and contact the EDS Help Desk at EDS.SUPPORT@DBPR.STATE.FL.US. Supply the name and address of the business if possible.

9. No Results Using the Lookup Feature If an invalid or unrecognized license number is entered, a red error message displays, “Invalid License # for this report!” or “No matching record found for this License Number!”.

10. Adding a Transaction After a transaction has been entered, EDS will display a message stating, “Successfully added beer transaction.”. Additionally, the transactions will appear individually as well as totaled under the Product Transaction Summary section.

11. Deleting Entries An entry cannot be changed; it can only be deleted using the red radio button at the far right of the entries. After an entry has been deleted, EDS will display a message stating that the deletion was successful.

12. Taxable Sales On the Taxable Sales tab, enter the figures for any Taxable Consumption, Gifts to Employees and/or Shortage on Inbound Transfers. EDS will automatically calculate and display the total taxable sales.

13. Summary On the Summary tab enter applicable data into the white, editable fields. Select Save when done. EDS will display a message if the save was successful.

14. Computation of Tax The data from the previous screens will automatically be calculated on the Computation of Tax tab. Additionally, on this screen any authorized credit and its amount should be entered in the white, editable fields. The total tax due will be displayed in the Net Amount fields. Select Save when done.

15. Saving Your Report When the Save button is selected, EDS will display a red “Data has been saved successfully.” message. If exiting the report do so only after you see this message!

16. HelpfulHints! Save your report often. This helps guard against data loss and is considered a “best practice”. TIP: If you are going to pause the report activity for more than ten minutes, save the report and close out of EDS altogether.

17. Accessing a Saved Report Screen shot of home page showing Saved Work link. To access a saved report, select this link.

18. Review & Confirm Verify that the information is accurate. Select Save and the click Submit Report.

19. Successful Submission After Submit Report is selected, a confirmation message will display - “You have successfully submitted the report.”

20. Accessing a Submitted Report Accessing a submitted report can be done either through selecting the Home or My Reports link at the top of the screen.

21. Amending a Submitted Report To amend a submitted report, open the link under Submitted Work. On the General Information tab, change the Amended? field to “Yes” and proceed to make the necessary report changes before saving again and then resubmitting.

22. Resources You may research license/permit numbers from the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco’s webpage. http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/auditing/ABTLicensesandPermits.html For more information on filing electronically: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/eds/

23. Technical Support EDS.SUPPORT@DBPR.STATE.FL.US Contact EDS Support for technical questions or to report a problem. If you need assistance filling out a report, contact your district office.