Requirements for Tax-Free Registration Holders
TTB has approved your application to engage in the tax-free transaction categories for which you applied and qualified. Your tax-free registration number is reflected in Item 10 and is effective on the date that your application is signed by the Director of the National Revenue Center (NRC) in Item 10(b).
The following information explains the requirements you must meet to maintain your business.
Tax-Free Sales- How to Report Tax-Free Sales
If you make tax-free sales during any calendar quarter, you must report these tax-free sales on a TTB Form 5300.26, Federal Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Return. You must first show these sales in Item 8 – The sales price of all articles sold. You must then show these sales in Item 10 – The sales prices of all articles sold tax-free along with your TTB Tax-Free Registration Number. We prefer that you file your TTB Form 5300.26 electronically through Pay.gov Download TTB F 5300.26 [PDF].
- Where to File using a Paper Form:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Excise Tax
P. O. Box 979055
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
If you filed your original application on paper, and haven't requested that your data be migrated to our Permits Online system, you should file these amendments on the TTB forms described in the applicable regulations. If you filed your original application through Permits Online, you should also electronically file your amendments in Permits Online. For more information about changes see the regulations at 27 CFR 53.1-187.
- How to Change the Category or Categories on your Approved Registration
If you want to add or drop a category listed in Item 6, send your current registration and a new, complete application on TTB Form 5300.28 to TTB via Permits Online or to the below address. Changes are effective when TTB approves the application.
- How to Change your Name or Principal Place of Business
Send a letter to report any change in your name or principal place of business to TTB at the below address within 30 days. Include your registration number.
- How to Report Changes in Business Ownership or Control
Send a letter to report any change in business ownership or control to TTB at the below address within 30 days. Include your registration number and the details of the change.
- How to Cancel your Certificate
Send your approved certificate of registry along with a written request for cancellation to TTB at the below address.
- Where to Send the above Notifications
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
National Revenue Center
8002 Federal Office Building
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 53.24(a) In general – (1) Form of records – provides that the records required by the regulations in this part shall be kept accurately, but no particular form is required for keeping the records. Such forms and systems of accounting shall be used as will enable appropriate TTB officers to ascertain whether liability for tax is incurred and, if so, the amount thereof.
Your tax-free registration approval mandates that you adhere to federal laws governing tax-free transactions under Title 26, United States Code, Section 4221, and federal regulations under Title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 53, Subpart K.
You can find additional information regarding tax-free transactions under the Firearms and Ammunition section of our website at https://www.ttb.gov/firearms.
CONTACT US
Questions? For permits, filing, or taxes, contact the National Revenue Center using our online form or at 877-882-3277. For questions about label approval, contact the Alcohol Labeling and Formulation Division using this online form or at 866-927-2533.For a complete list of TTB contact information see our Contact Us page.