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2018
- 12/06/2018 - TTB Proposes Establishment of the West Sonoma Coast Viticultural Area
- 12/06/2018 - TTB Proposes Establishment of the Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson County Viticultural Area
- 12/06/2018 - TTB Establishes the Upper Hudson Viticultural Area
- 12/06/2018 - TTB Accepts $1.5 Million Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 11/15/2018 - TTB Accepts $325,000 Offer in Compromise for Tied House Violations
- 11/13/2018 - New Craft Beverage Modernization Act FAQ for Wine, TR-W16
- 11/08/2018 - New Industry Circular 2018-7, Industry Compliance with Trade Practice Laws and Regulations
- 10/29/2018 - TTB Investigation Results in Permit Suspension for MarcoWine
- 09/05/2018 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Identifies Wholesaler Operating Without a Permit
- 08/23/2018 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Results in Permit Suspension
- 08/22/2018 - TTB Investigation Results in Prison for Customs Broker
- 08/13/2018 - Unlicensed Cigarette Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to pay $3.5 Million
- 08/02/2018 - What's New In Permits Online v5.0
- 08/01/2018 - NEW Permits Online Help Center Launched
- 07/10/2018 - Coming Soon - The NEW Permits Online
- 06/28/2017 - Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Cigarette Smuggling Charges
- 06/27/2017 - TTB Establishes the Dahlonega Plateau Viticultural Area
- 06/22/2018 - Using TTB's Public COLA Registry to Search Certificates of Label Approval (COLA)
- 06/01/2018 - TTB's 2018 Satisfaction Survey Is Now Open!
- 05/23/2018 - TTB Issues new FAQ that Clarifies our Hemp Policy
- 05/18/2018 - Register Now for TTB's Remaining Trade Practice Seminars
- 05/17/2018 - TTB Issues New Public Guidance Relating to Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform
- 05/08/2017 - Individual Sentenced for Role in Cigarette Tax Evasion Scheme
- 05/02/2017 - TTB Accepts Record $900,000 Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 04/24/2018 - TTB is Holding a Whisky Webinar on May 9
- 04/11/2018 - Three Individuals Indicted for Bribing Naval Employee to Allow Them to Make Unauthorized Liquor Purchases
- 04/05/2018 - TTB Proposes Multiple Viticultural Area Actions
- 04/05/2018 - TTB Establishes the Cape May Peninsula Viticultural Area
- 03/07/2018 - Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 03/02/2018 - New Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Guidance Available
- 03/01/2018 - TTB Releases its FY 2017 Annual Report
- 03/01/2018 - TTB and California Authorities Conduct Joint Trade Practice Investigations
- 02/26/2018 - Arrests in Scheme to Defraud U.S. of Federal Excise Taxes on Cigarettes
- 02/23/2018 - Registration is Open for TTB Trade Practice Seminars
- 02/15/2018 - TTB Investigation Results in Guilty Plea to Contraband Cigarette Charges
- 02/15/2018 - New Versions of the Report of Wine Premises Operations Now Available
- 02/14/2018 - Save the Date: TTB Trade Practices Seminars Coming this Spring
- 02/06/2018 - Call for Applications for the Spring 2018 Certification for Export Analysis Program
- 01/23/2018 - Sign Up for Automated Reminders for Filing Tax Returns and Operational Reports
- 01/12/2018 - Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment
2017
- 12/14/2017 - Permits Online Upgrade Delayed
- 10/23/2017 - Waiver of Excise Tax Penalties for Businesses Affected by California Wildfires
- 10/11/2017 - TTB Reopens Comment Periods for Notice Nos. 160, 164, and 165
- 10/04/2017 - Two Virginia Companies and Three Individuals Indicted on Cigarette Smuggling Charges
- 10/04/2017 - TTB Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Conspiring to Defraud the United States by Diverting Millions of Untaxed Cigarettes
- 09/21/2017 - TTB and Illinois Authorities Conduct Joint Trade Practice Investigations
- 09/20/2017 - TTB Partners with Other Federal Agencies through CTAC
- 09/08/2017 - Waiver of Excise Tax Penalties for Businesses Affected by Hurricane Irma
- 08/30/2017 - Waiver of Excise Tax Penalties for Businesses Affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey
- 08/02/2017 - Naval Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting More Than $250,000 in Cash Bribes From Unauthorized Liquor Buyer
- 07/28/2017 – Call for Applications for the Fall 2017 Round of Certification for Export Analysis Program
- 07/20/2017 - TTB and Florida Authorities Conduct Joint Trade Practice Investigations
- 07/19/2017 – Contacting TTB: Skip the Emails and Just Hit 'Submit'
- 06/29/2017 - Dominican Man Indicted For Federal Tobacco Excise Tax Fraud
- 06/29/2017 - Two Men Convicted of Cigarette Smuggling Charge
- 06/01/2017 - TTB's 2017 Satisfaction Survey Is Now Open
- 05/31/2017 – TTB Denies Petition for Use of Health Claims for Alcohol Beverages Infused with NTX®
- 05/31/2017 – Thirty-five People Indicted on Federal Conspiracy Charges for Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes, Distributing Synthetic Drugs, and Money Laundering
- 05/17/2017 – TTB Publishes Industry Circular Explaining Changes to Criteria for Hard Cider Tax Rate
- 05/10/2017 - Virginia Company and Five Individuals Indicted on Cigarette Smuggling Charges
- 04/26/2017 - Let Us Know About Our Website – Take Our Survey
- 04/18/2017 - Illegal Importer of Cigarettes Sentenced to Prison
- 04/14/2017 - Upcoming Change to COLAs Online Regarding Acceptable File Types for Label Images
- 03/30/2017 - Important Web Browser and Operating System Compatibility Notice
- 03/01/2017 - Call for Spring 2017 Applications for Export Analysis Certification Program
- 02/28/2017 - Tobacco Importer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
- 02/06/2017 – TTB Implements Changes to Definition of Hard Cider; Solicits Comments
- 01/31/2017 - Guilty Plea in Case Involving Illegal Importation of Chinese Cigarettes
- 01/30/2017 - Announcing Revamped Alcohol Beverage Formula Approval Web Page
- 01/13/2017 - Assistance for Industry Members Impacted by Recent Storms and Relate Events
- 01/10/2017 – Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment—Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act
- 01/09/2017 – TTB Cancels ITDS Pilot Test
- 01/04/2017 - Changes to Certain Alcohol-Related Regulations Governing Bond Requirements and Tax Return Filing Periods
2016
- 12/30/2016 - Statutory Changes to Criteria for "Hard Cider" Tax Rate Become Effective; TTB Regulations and Guidance to Be Published Soon
- 12/30/2016 - Statutory Amendments Affecting Excise Tax Due Dates and Bond Requirements for Eligible Taxpayers Become Effective; TTB Regulations to Be Published Soon
- 12/02/2016 - TTB Proposes the Dahlonega Plateau Viticultural Area
- 11/22/2016 - Proposed Amendments to Wine Treating Materials and Related Regulations
- 11/17/2016 - TTB Proposes New Grape Variety Names for American Wines
- 11/09/2016 - Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Cigarette Smuggling
- 11/07/2016 - Elimination of Bond Requirement for Small Breweries/Brewpubs, Distilled Plants, and Wineries
- 11/03/2016 - TTB Issues Guidance on the Elimination of Bond Requirement for Small Breweries/Brewpubs, Distilled Spirits Plants, and Wineries
- 11/03/2016 - Napa Winemaker Charged with Mislabeling Wine
- 10/28/2016 - TTB Proposes to Establish Petaluma Gap Viticultural Area
- 10/27/2016 - TTB Establishes the Appalachian High Country Viticultural Area
- 10/27/2016 - Proposed Establishment of the "Petaluma Gap" Viticultural Area
- 10/26/2016 - Tips for Using the Newest Features in COLAs Online
- 10/21/2016 - Tobacco Importer Charged with Failure to Pay Federal Excise Taxes
- 10/12/2016 - Announcing New Hours of Operation for the National Revenue Center Call Center
- 09/29/2016 - TTB Takes Action to Reduce Regulatory Burden and Improve Formula and Label Processing Times
- 09/29/2016 - TTB Issues Two Rulings and an Industry Circular Reducing the Need to Submit Formulas and Samples for Analysis for Certain Wines and Distilled Spirits
- 09/27/2016 - Formulas Online 2.2 Is Live - See What's New!
- 09/20/2016 - TTB Proposes Expansion of the Outer Coastal Plain Viticultural Area
- 09/13/2016 - Call for Fall 2016 Applications for Export Analysis Certification Program
- 09/12/2016 - TTB Establishes the Willcox Viticultural Area
- 09/08/2016 - TTB Reopens Comment Period for Wine Labeling and Recordkeeping Proposal
- 09/01/2016 - Locked Out of Your Permits Online Account?
- 08/30/2016 - Formulas Rule To Reduce Regulatory Burden on Industrial Alcohol Industry
- 08/22/2016 - TTB Establishes the Champlain Valley of New York Viticultural Area
- 08/22/2016 - TTB Expands the Sta. Rita Hills Viticultural Area
- 07/21/2016 - TTB Establishes the "Tip of the Mitt" Viticultural Area
- 07/01/2016 - TTB Increases Civil Monetary Penalty for Violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act
- 06/29/2016 - It's All About Customer Service …. TTB's Updated "Contact Us" Page and New Online Help Center
- 06/10/2016 – Forget Your Permits Online Password?
- 06/01/2016 - TTB's 2016 Satisfaction Survey
- 05/25/2016 - Liquor Wholesaler and Three Employees Indicted for $9 Million Liquor Smuggling Scheme
- 04/25/2016 - Help Us Improve Formulas Online by Participating in a Usability Study
- 04/14/2016 - TTB Introduces a More Secure Website
- 04/05/2016 - Registration Requirement Under Korea's Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management
- 03/16/2016 - TTB Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Category Management and "Tied House"
- 03/04/2016 - TTB Accepts $300,000 from Anheuser-Busch, LLC to Settle Violations of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
- 03/03/2016 - TTB Establishes the Loess Hills District Viticultural Area
- 03/03/2016 - TTB Expands the Willamette Valley Viticultural Area
- 03/01/2016 - Call for Spring 2016 Applications for Export Analysis Certification Program
- 02/24/2016 - TTB Establishes the "Lamorinda" Viticultural Area
- 02/24/2016 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 58)
- 02/24/2016 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 57)
- 02/12/2016 - Guilty Plea in Conspiracy to Traffic in Contraband Cigarettes
- 02/11/2016 - TTB Issues Guidance on Category Management and "Tied House"
- 01/21/2016 - TTB Establishes the "Los Olivos District" Viticultural Area
- 01/21/2016 - TTB Proposes the "Willcox" Viticultural Area
- 01/15/2016 - New Ruling Exempts Certain Beers and Malt Beverages from Formula Approval
- 01/14/2016 - IRC Amendments Affecting Excise Tax Due Dates and Bond Requirements for Eligible Taxpayers and Revision of Hard Cider Definition
- 01/13/2016 - Former President of Cherokee Tobacco and Firebird Manufacturing Sentenced to 5 Years for Tax Evasion and Ordered to Pay $3.6 Million to TTB
2015
- 12/17/2015 - TTB Issues Update to List of Ingredients Used in Production of Beer Not Subject to Formula Requirements
- 12/11/2015 - TTB Participates In International Wine Trade Meetings
- 11/23/2015 - Press Release Announces Establishment of Eagle Foothills AVA
- 10/27/2015 - Comment Period for Lewis-Clark Valley Reopened
- 10/21/2015 - TTB Criminal Investigation Results in Guilty Plea for Illegal Wholesaler
- 10/20/2015 - COLAs Online and Formulas Online Password Reset Issues
- 10/16/2015 - Interested in Helping Us Improve Formulas Online?
- 10/14/2015 - TTB Criminal Investigation Results in Guilty Plea for Ammunition Manufacturer
- 09/30/2015 - Liquor Store Owner Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
- 09/23/2015 - Wildfires: Frequently Asked Questions
- 09/22/2015 - New Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) Qualification
- 09/15/2015 - Wine Returned to Bonded Premises Final Rule
- 09/15/2015 - TTB Accepts $450,000 from MillerCoors, LLC to Settle Violations of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
- 09/10/2015 - TTB's Public Room Temporary Closure
- 09/02/2015 - Call for Fall 2015 Applications for Export Analysis Certification Program
- 08/31/2015 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 55)
- 08/27/2015 - The Numbers Game – TTB Stats
- 08/25/2015 - TTB's 2015 Customer Satisfaction Survey
- 08/07/2015 - TTB Announces ITDS Pilot Test; Seeks Comments on Import Filing Instructions
- 08/07/2015 - TTB Establishes the "Squaw Valley–Miramonte" Viticultural Area
- 08/06/2015 - TTB Proposes Tip of the Mitt Viticultural Area
- 07/17/2015 - TTB Introduces Smart Form 5120.17sm, Report of Wine Premises Operations
- 07/09/2015 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 54)
- 07/02/2015 - TTB Proposes the Champlain Valley of New York Viticultural Area
- 06/18/2015 - TTB Proposes "Loess Hills District" Viticultural Area
- 06/18/2015 - TTB Proposes Expansion of the Willamette Valley Viticultural Area
- 06/17/2015 - Secure Email Communication with TTB
- 06/15/2015 - Secure Communications - Encrypted Emails from TTB
- 05/29/2015 - TTB Announces New Malt Beverage Lead Specialist
- 05/28/2015 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No.53)
- 05/21/2015 - Chrome and Safari No Longer Compatible Browsers for Permits Online
- 04/27/2015 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No.52)
- 04/14/2015 - TTB Proposes Establishment of Three New Viticultural Areas
- 04/07/2015 - Former President of Cherokee Tobacco and Firebird Manufacturing Indicted
- 03/30/2015 - TTB Launches New Business Central Web Tool
- 03/25/2015 - New Guidance Explains Annual Filing Requirements for Wineries
- 03/17/2015 - TTB Releases an Advisory on the Underwater Aging of Wine
- 03/12/2015 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No.51)
- 03/03/2015 - TTB Proposes the Los Olivos District Viticultural Area
- 03/02/2015 - Call for Applications for the Spring 2015 Round of Certification for Export Analysis Program
- 02/23/2015 - TTB Issues New Guidance on Annual Filing Requirements for Wineries
- 02/18/2015 - Final Rule: Establishment of Fountaingrove District AVA
- 02/18/2015 - TTB Establishes Fountaingrove District Viticultural Area
- 02/17/2015 - TTB Publishes New FAQs on Honey Wine (Mead)
- 02/17/2015 - TTB Publishes Updated COLAs Online FAQS
- 02/12/2015 - TTB Upgrades Permits Online
- 02/09/2015 - TTB Selects Amy Greenberg as Director of the Regulations and Rulings Division
- 02/09/2015 - TTB Proposes Change to Use of AVA Names Regulations
- 02/09/2015 - TTB Establishes "The Rocks District of Milton–Freewater" AVA
- 02/04/2015 - Technical Difficulties with Frequently Requested FOIA Documents Listings
- 02/03/2015 - TTB Publishes New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Cider
- 01/28/2015 - TTB Proposes Squaw Valley–Miramonte Viticultural Area
- 01/26/2015 - TTB Announces 2014 Sampling Program Results for Distilled Spirits, Malt Beverages, Wine
- 01/09/2015 - New Year, New Look: Enhanced TTB.gov Homepage Offers Business Tools Section for Industry