TTB Newsletter 
The TTB Newsletter is our weekly electronic news source. Each edition contains the top TTB news of the week and other helpful information about TTB and the federal alcohol and tobacco laws and regulations we enforce. It is a great way to keep up to date with the latest from TTB!
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- TTB To Extend Comment Period for the Trade Practices Regulations ANPRM Until July 7
- New Malt Beverage Labeling Guidance at TTB.gov
- Common Errors on Alcohol Beverage Formulas: Missing Supporting Documentation
- Memorial Day Observance
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Meeting
- TTB Career Opportunity: Physical Science Technician
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CBMA Spotlight Series: Upcoming Importer Claims Webinar and New Import Claims System Walkthrough Video
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Boot Camp for Brewers 2023 Slides Available
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Frequently Asked Question: 'The person who used to file our COLAs left the company. How do I cancel their account so they can no longer access COLAs Online?'
May 17, 2023 Special Edition
- CBMA Updates: Register for Upcoming Webinar and Tour Importer Claims System in Walkthrough Video
- Greco Bianco Grape Variety Name Approved
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee Meeting
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- Reminder – Consideration of Updates to Trade Practices Regulations Comment Period Closes on June 7
- Clarion Grape Variety Name Approved
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise for Alleged Failure to Pay Taxes
- CBMA Spotlight Series: New FAQs for Importer Claims and Foreign Producer Registration
- TTB Extends Comment Period for Proposed Crystal Springs of Napa Valley Viticultural Area
- Visit Us at Craft Brewers Conference!
- TTB Career Opportunities: Auditor (Financial) and Investigator
- CBMA Import Resources
- Muscardin Grape Variety Name Approved
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise for Permit Violations
- Department of Agriculture: National Organic Program: 2023 and 2024 Sunset Review and Substance Renewals
- Food and Drug Administration: Proposed Collection of Information; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Information Collection; Entry Summary
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Overview on Getting Started with Importer Claims Webinar Recording Now Available
- Catarratto Grape Variety Name Approved
- Greg Greeley Appointed as TTB’s Chief Information Officer
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- TTB Career Opportunity: Alcohol and Tobacco Regulations Specialist
- TTB’s CBMA Importer Claims System is Live
- Cinsault Grape Variety Name Approved
- TTB Requests Comments on 6 Existing Information Collections and New Pilot Test Collection
- TTB Announces Selection of New Director of Alcohol Labeling and Formulation Division
- TTB Announces Selection of New Field Operations District Director
- Treasury Department Announces Belarus Sanctions Rules - Includes Tobacco Sector
- TTB Career Opportunity: Labeling Specialist
April 3, 2023 Special Edition
- TTB’s CBMA Importer Claims System is Now Available
- CBMA Spotlight: Importer Claims System Coming Monday, April 3
- Distilled Spirits Specialty Products: Label Must be Consistent with TTB-Approved Formula
- TTB Proposes 2 New American Viticultural Areas
- Visit Us at WSWA 2023 Access Live!
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit 2023
- TTB Career Opportunities: Chemist, Statistician, and Tax and Trade Formula Specialist
- CBMA Import Claims System is Almost Here: Create Your Account
- Industrial Alcohol Presentation Now Available
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- Upcoming Webinar ‘CBMA Imports Update: Preparing for Importer Claims’
- Formulas and COLAs Online: A New Option Available to Receive Verification Code
- Visit Us at the California Craft Beer Summit!
- Difficulty Paying Your Taxes? Check Out Our Taxpayer Relief Payment Options
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- TTB Career Opportunity: Management and Program Analyst
- Reminder: TTB Encourages Updating Key Contact Information by March 17 to Prepare for CBMA Import Claims
- Want to Get Your Product to Market Faster? Double-Check that the Ingredients are Allowed for Use in Alcohol Beverages
- TTB to Present at National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) Legal Symposium
- Visit Us at Eastern Winery Exposition!
- TTB Career Opportunities: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Specialist and Auditor (Financial)
- Action Needed: Update Key Contact Information to Prepare for CBMA Import Claims
- FY22 TTB Annual Report Now Available
- TTB Proposes Crystal Springs of Napa Valley AVA
- Gouais Blanc Grape Variety Name Approved
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Foreign Producer System Walkthrough Webinar Video
- Avoiding Common Errors On Label Applications – Providing Translations of Foreign Text
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- Visit Our Presentations Page at TTB.gov
- Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Marketing Service
- TTB Career Opportunities: Clerk and Investigator
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Translations and New FAQs on the Importer Claims Process Now Available
- Problem with Inbound Messages to TTB Identified and Corrected
- Visit Us at ACSA Distillers’ Convention and Vendor Trade Show!
- Visit Us at Oregon Wine Symposium!
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- TTB Career Opportunity: Attorney-Advisor
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Foreign Producer System Update Allows Flexibility to Increase Existing Assignment to Importer
- TTB Laboratory Services
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise
- Department of Agriculture: U.S. Codex Office
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- Visit Us at CiderCon!
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Avoiding Errors in ACE Entries and Foreign Producer Registrations
- TTB’s Compliance Lab Closes its Doors on January 31
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise for Failure to Pay Taxes
- Department of Agriculture: National Organic Program; Strengthening Organic Enforcement
- Scheduled Maintenance to TTB Systems
January 23, 2023 Special Edition
- New CBMA Training Opportunities
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Foreign Producers Registration Webinar and New FAQs
- Visit Us at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium
- 2022 Year in Review: Best of TTB.gov
- TTB Career Opportunity: Attorney-Advisor
- TTB Extends Time to Submit Comments on Updating Trade Practice Regulations
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Foreign Producers Registration Webinar and Important Information for Importers
- 2023 Tax Return and Report Due Dates Now Available
- ABLA Civil Penalty Adjusted for Inflation
- TTB Adds ‘Singani’ to the Distilled Spirits Standards of Identity as a Product of Bolivia
- Upcoming FAET Presentation at SHOT Show
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- Semiannual Unified Regulatory Agenda Now Available
- CBMA Spotlight Series: TTB Now Has Responsibility for CBMA Tax Provisions for Imported Alcohol
- Upcoming FAET Presentation at SHOT Show
- Scheduled Maintenance to TTB Systems
- TTB Career Opportunity: Investigator
- TTB Issues Industry Circular on Calculating Tax Rates for Distilled Spirits
- CBMA Spotlight Series: New FAQs Added
- Goodbye 2022. Hello 2023!
- CBMA Spotlight Series: 'May a foreign producer reduce the quantity of CBMA tax benefits assigned to an importer or reassign CBMA tax benefits to a different importer?'
- Announcing TTB Retirements
- Office of the United States Trade Representative: Request for Comments and Notice of a Public Hearing
- Happy Holidays!
- CBMA Spotlight Series: CBMA Import Provisions Webinar Slides Available
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise for Failure to Pay Taxes
- TTB Career Opportunity: Intelligence Research Specialist
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Training Opportunities and ACE CBMA Tax Rates Table
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- International Trade Commission: White Grape Juice Concentrate from Argentina
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Computer)
December 7, 2022 Special Edition
- New CBMA Training Opportunities
- CBMA Spotlight Series: ‘What does a person acting on behalf of a foreign producer need to have as proof of their authorization?’
- TTB Proposes 2 New AVAs and Expansion of Existing AVA
- TTB Accepts 2 Offers in Compromise
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- Department of Commerce and Library of Congress: Study on Non-Fungible Tokens
- Food and Drug Administration: Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements; Delayed Effective Date
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Foreign Producers Should Register Now to Make Importer Assignments
- TTB Boot Camp for Distillers Webinar Series: What to Expect in a Distilled Spirits Plant Excise Tax Audit
- Proposed Information Collections: Time to Comment
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Meeting
- TTB Career Opportunity: Supervisory International Affairs Specialist (Director, International Affairs Division)
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- TTB Issues Industry Circular on the Use of Social Media in the Advertising of Alcohol Beverages
- CBMA Spotlight Series: Comment Period Closing for Temporary Regulations to Implement CBMA Import Refund
- Federal Trade Commission: Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Reviews and Endorsements
- Federal Trade Commission: Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule Commission
- TTB Wants Your Input on Trade Practices
- Reminder: Statutory Requirements for Industry Members
- TTB Boot Camp for Distillers Webinar Series: What to Expect in a Distilled Spirits Plant Product Integrity Investigation
- Veterans Day Observance
- Food and Drug Administration: Proposed Collection of Information; Tobacco Retailer Training Programs
- TTB Career Opportunity: Management Analyst
November 9, 2022 Special Edition
- TTB Wants Your Input on Trade Practices
- Frequently Asked Question: How Do I Obtain an Export Certificate for Wines, Malt Beverages, or Distilled Spirits Being Shipped to a Foreign Country?
- TTB Accepts Offer in Compromise for Failure to Pay Taxes
- Passing of Retired TTB Employee Charlie Bacon
- TTB Career Opportunities: Chemist and Auditor (Financial/Excise Tax Auditor)
- TTB Launches myTTB System for CBMA Foreign Producer Registrations
- Frequently Asked Question: When are Frozen Dessert Products Containing Spirits Regulated as Alcohol Beverages?
- TTB Boot Camp for Distillers Webinar Series: Labeling
October 25, 2022 CBMA Special Edition
- TTB Launches myTTB System for CBMA Foreign Producer Registrations
- Frequently Asked Question: Boot Camp Series Schedule
- Office of the United States Trade Representative: Request for Comments
- TTB Career Opportunities: Auditor (Financial—Excise Tax Auditor) and Investigator
- TTB Boot Camp for Distillers Webinar Series: Formulas
- Planning for Fiscal Year 2023 Outreach is Underway!
- Understanding the Label and Formula Application Processing Times Pages
- Visit Us at the NBWA Annual Convention!
- Department of Health and Human Services: FDA Request for Nominations
- Department of Health and Human Services: FDA Food Labeling Proposed Rule
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- TTB Boot Camp for Distillers Webinar Series: Records, Reports, & Returns
- Disaster Relief
- TTB Career Opportunity: Investigators
September 23, 2022 Special Edition
- TTB Publishes Temporary Regulations to Implement CBMA Import Refunds
- TTB Publishes Temporary Regulations to Implement CBMA Import Refund
- Comment Period closing for ‘American Single Malt Whisky’ Standard of Identity
- Proposed Establishment of the Yucaipa Valley AVA
- Introducing Enhanced Security Measures to Formulas and COLAs Online
- Office of the United States Trade Representative: Request for Comments
- TTB Updates Regulations and Guidance on Authorized Wine Treating Materials
- Introducing TTB Boot Camp for Distillers Webinar Series
- Reminder: Enhanced Security Measures Coming to Formulas and COLAs Online
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- Visit Us at ADI 2022 Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo
- Introducing Enhanced Security for Permits Online with New Sign-in Process
- Department of Agriculture: Inert Ingredients in Pesticides for Organic Production
- TTB Career Opportunity: Regulations Specialist (Project Coordinator)
- Reminder: Enhanced Security Measures Coming to Permits Online
- Does Your Malt Beverage Require TTB Formula Approval?
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial)
- TTB Updates Its Wine Treating Materials and Related Regulations
- TTB Enhances Security of Formulas and COLAs Online with New Login Process
- We Want to Hear From You! Please Tell Us What You Think of TTB
- TTB Employees Win United States Attorney’s Awards
- New Login Process Coming to Permits Online Sept. 8
- TTB Establishes the Gabilan Mountains Viticultural Area
- Visit Us at MeadCon!
- TTB Career Opportunity: Chemist
- TTB Enhances Security of Permits Online with New Login Process
- Scheduled Maintenance to Upgrade TTB’s Call Center Systems
- TTB Career Opportunity: Investigator
- Comment Period Closing for Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices
- Comment Period Closing for Labeling Wines Containing Added Distilled Spirits
- TTB Announces Selection of New Field Operations District Directors and Audit Director
- TTB Presents on Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax (FAET)
- TTB Proposes ‘American Single Malt Whisky’ Standard of Identity
- TTB Boot Camp for Distillers: Formulas and Labels
- What to Include to Get Your Formula Approved Faster
- Federal Trade Commission Request for Comments
- TTB Issues Chemist Certifications for Spring 2022
- Spanish-Language Presentation Available on Requirements for Importing Distilled Spirits into the United States
- Open Data at TTB: Public COLA Registry
- Frequently Asked Question: Can I Buy and Use a Small Still for Home Distilling?
- Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
- TTB Career Opportunity: Tax and Trade Formula Specialist
- TTB Resources for Alcohol Labeling Compliance
- Transferring Unlabeled Bottled Wine (Shiners) Between Two Winery Premises
- TTB Career Opportunity: Auditor (Financial/Forensic)
- Visit Our Presentations Page at TTB.gov
- Contract Brewing & Alternating Proprietors: Who Gets the COLA?
- USDA: National Organic Standards Board Meeting
- Announcing New Appointments at TTB
- TTB’s Regulatory Agenda Update Now Available
- TTB Proposes Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices
- Tobacco Industry: Special Occupational Tax Due July 1
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: National Organic Standards Board Call for Nominations
- TTB Proposes Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices
- Tobacco Industry: Special Occupational Tax Due July 1
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: National Organic Standards Board Call for Nominations
- TTB Establishes 4 American Viticultural Areas
- TTB Joins White House in Celebrating Pride Month
- TTB Career Opportunities: Attorney-Advisors and Supervisory Investigator
- TTB Proposes Changes to Standards of Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits
- TTB Establishes West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area
- TTB Career Opportunity: Alcohol and Tobacco Regulations Specialist
- Access All TTB’s Online Services at MyTTB.gov
- Koshu Grape Variety Name Approved
- Help Improve Our Formula Approval Tool: Volunteer for User Experience Testing!
- TTB Career Opportunity: Attorney-Advisor
- Another Step Towards the New myTTB Experience
- Schioppettino Grape Variety Name Approved
- Trade Practices Video Series
- Recent Changes to Pay.gov
- Proposed Information Collections: Time to Comment
- TTB Career Opportunity: Physical Science Technician
- Changes Coming for TTB Forms on Pay.gov
- Visit Us at Craft Brewers Conference!
- Dobricic Grape Variety Name Approved
- New Deputy Assistant Administrator for Permitting and Taxation
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Rulemaking: Definition of Frame or Receiver and Identification of Firearms
- Health Claims in Advertising - Advertising Compliance
- Presentation Now Available: Requirements for Importing Wine into the United States (Requisitos Para Importar Vino a los Estados Unidos)
- Food and Drug Administration: Evaluating the Public Health Importance of Food Allergens Other Than Major Food Allergens
- TTB Career Opportunity: Industry Outreach Program Manager
- Health Claims in Advertising – Regulations
- Avoiding Common Errors on Label Applications – Providing Translations of Foreign Text
- Request for Nominations for the Industry Trade Advisory Committees
- Use of the Word ‘Clean’ in Alcohol Beverage Labeling and Advertising
- TTB Presents at KombuchaKon
- Health Claims in Advertising - Suggesting Health Benefits
- TTB Participates in Panel at National Alcohol Beverage Control Association Legal Conference
- Due Date for Quarterly Filers is Coming Soon
- Taxpayer Relief Payment Options: Are You Eligible?
- Health Claims in Advertising – Mitigating Health Consequences
- 2 New Wine Treating Materials Approved
- Importation of Alcohol Beverages of Russian Federation Origin and Export of Alcohol Beverages and Tobacco to Russia and Belarus
- Visit Us at Eastern Winery Exposition
- Expanded List of Devices for Proofing Spirits
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Meeting
- TTB Career Opportunities: Supervisory Investigator and Technical Assistant Specialist
- Establishment of San Luis Obispo Coast and Expansion of Clarksburg AVAs
- Proposed Establishment of Long Valley-Lake County AVA and Modification of High Valley and North Coast AVAs
- TTB Career Opportunity: Investigator
- TTB Issues Additional Guidance on Trade Practices
- Visit Us at Oregon Wine Symposium LIVE!
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances
- Food and Drug Administration: Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements; Delayed Effective Date
- New Grape Variety Names Approved
- Proposed Information Collections: Time to Comment
- System Outage Notice
- ABLA Civil Penalty Adjusted for Inflation
- Avoiding Common Errors on Your Labels – Government Health Warning Statement
- Treasury Releases Competition Report for Alcohol Market
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Public Meeting & Comment Request National Organic Program Standards
- TTB Career Opportunity: Formula Specialist
Febuary 9, 2022 Special Edition
- Distilled Spirits and Malt Beverage Labeling and Advertising Regulations Final Rule
- New Guidance on ‘Ethiopian Hops’
- Do I Need a Formula? Speed Up Label Approval by Knowing the Answer
- TTB Career Opportunity
- Visit Us at CiderCon!
- FY21 TTB Annual Report Now Available
- Reminder – Comment Period for DSP Permit Modernization Proposal Set To Close
January 25, 2022 Special Edition
- Updates on Permitting and Taxation Leadership
- Visit Us at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium!
- New Deputy Director, Application Services Division Joining TTB!
- TTB Trade Practice Investigations into Sponsorship Results in a $305,000 Offer in Compromise
- TTB to Present on Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax at SHOT Show
- Office of the United States Trade Representative: Request for Nominations to Trade Advisory Committee on Africa
- TTB Trade Practice Investigations into Sponsorships Result in Two $225,000 Offers in Compromise
- Janelle Christian Selected as Outreach Director
- Submitting Claim Forms to TTB Online
- TTB Accepts 3 Offers in Compromise for Failure to Pay Taxes
- System Outage Notice
- Hand Sanitizer Guidance Expires on December 31, 2021
- TTB Career Opportunities
- Upcoming TTB Outreach Activities
- New CBMA Guidance on Distilled Spirits
- Disaster Relief—Tornado Outbreaks
- TTB Outreach at Recent ACSA Convention
- Semiannual Unified Regulatory Agenda Now Available
- Department of Agriculture: Notice of Funding Opportunity for Biofuel Producer Program for Fiscal Year 2021
- System Outages Notice
- Annual Filers: 2021 Tax Returns, Payments, and Operational Reports Due Soon
- Alcohol Industry December Deadlines
- Upcoming TTB Outreach Events
- TTB to Simplify Distilled Spirits Permit Applications
- Distilled Spirits Label Tips
- Proofing Resources for Distilled Spirits Plants
- Tobacco Executive Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Evade Federal Excise Taxes on Cigars
- Alcohol Industry December Deadlines
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- 2022 Tax Return and Operational Report Due Dates Now Available
- Susan Evans Announces Her Retirement
- Malt Beverage Label Tips
- Proposed Information Collections – Time to Comment
- Alcohol Industry November Deadlines
- AVA Activity in Oregon, Arizona, and California
- Want Speedy Approval of Your Wine Labels? 6 Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls
- Alcohol Industry November Deadlines
- We’re Taking Another Step Towards ‘myTTB’
- Tobacco Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Evade Federal Excise Taxes on Cigars
- TTB Career Opportunities
- System Outage Notices
- Alcohol Industry November Deadlines
- Expansion of Allowable Revisions to Approved Alcohol Beverage Labels
- Personal Importation of Beverage Alcohol Products
- 2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey is Now Open
- Lists of TTB Industry Members Available Online
- Anatomy of a Wine Label Tool
- Submitting Claim Forms Online
- Alcohol Industry October Deadlines for Returns and Reports
- TTB at Annual DISCUS Conference
- Anatomy of a Distilled Spirits Label Tool
- May I Produce Spirits for My Personal or Family Use?
- System Outage Notice
- 2021 Customer Satisfaction Survey is Now Open
- ‘Hard Seltzers’ – What are the TTB Rules?
- TTB Online Service Options Available to You
- Seattle Distillery Settles Tax Liability with $900K Offer in Compromise
- Deputy Administrator David Wulf Speaks at Beer Institute Event
- TTB Hand Sanitizer Guidance Expiration Date Extended
- Tobacco Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Evade Federal Excise Taxes on Cigars
- TTB Career Opportunities
- We Want to Hear From You! Please Tell Us What You Think of TTB
- September Has Three Excise Tax Return Periods
- “How long will it take to get my label or formula approved?”
- TTB Assists Hundreds of Brewers at Craft Brewers Conference
- Opportunity to Comment on TTB Information Collections
- System Outage Notices
- Fall Application Period for Chemist Certification Program Now Open
- Christina McMahon Appointed Acting Deputy Chief Counsel
- Offers in Compromise Accepted in Tax and Trade Practice Cases
- Improved Email Security in TTB Online Applications
- Puerto Rico District Office Receives Pro Patria Award
- Torrontés Riojano Varietal Approved
- Our Newsletter Has a New Look!
August 31, 2021 - Special Edition
- TTB Disaster Relief--Hurricane Ida and Wildfires
August 27, 2021
This week's headlines:
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- American Viticultural Area News
- Proposed Addition of Singani to Standards of Identity
- TTB Labs Successfully Achieve ISO 17025 Re-Accreditation
- Assistance for New Industry Members
August 20, 2021
This week's headlines:
- Take Our Newsletter Survey
- Want Us to be Part of Your 2022 Event?
- Treasury Still Accepting Comments for Report on Competition
- Two Recent Offers in Compromise
August 13, 2021
This week we’re highlighting tips for avoiding the top 3 errors we see on beer/malt beverage labels, and announcing 2 student intern opportunities at TTB.
August 6, 2021
This week we’re highlighting information for industry members impacted by natural disasters, 2 student intern opportunities, and a Federal Register Notice published by USDA about their National Organic Program.
July 30, 2021
This week we're highlighting a Treasury request for information on the current market structure and competition in the U.S. beer, wine, and spirits markets, the appointment of Greg Greeley as TTB's Deputy CIO, tips for getting answers to your labeling, formula, permits, and tax questions while we're upgrading our call center software, and 2 auditor job openings.
July 23, 2021
This week we’re highlighting upcoming opportunities to receive TTB training, an expansion of the use and limits for a previously-approved wine treating material, and information for industry members impacted by natural disasters.
July 16, 2021
This week we’re highlighting three upcoming TTB webinars, two newly proposed AVAs, and a new grape variety approved for use on American wine labels.
July 9, 2021
This week we’re highlighting some tips for making calorie, carb, and sugar content claims on alcohol beverage labels and in advertisements, the upcoming due date for quarterly filers, two offers in compromise accepted to resolve tax liabilities, an upcoming CODEX meeting where alcohol beverage labels will be discussed, and a system outage notice.
July 2, 2021
This week we’re highlighting Treasury’s Report to Congress on the implementation of the CBMA import provisions that are effective in 2023, two new AVAs, and a new distilled spirits labeling guidance homepage.
June 25, 2021
This week we’re highlighting the selection of Andrew Malone as Deputy Director of ALFD, the extension of our hand sanitizer guidance, the SOT due date for tobacco companies, some information collections that are open for comments, 2 firearms and ammunition conferences where we’ll present training, and 2 TTB job postings.
June 11, 2021
This week we’re highlighting the publication of the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda, some new outreach activities where you can learn from TTB, a meeting of the National Organics Standards Board, and a TTB job posting for a statistician.
June 4, 2021
This week we’re highlighting a webinar on tobacco import requirements that we are participating in and three offers in compromise that we recently accepted to settle tax liabilities.
May 28, 2021
This week we’re highlighting some tips for speedier approval of your malt beverage labels and alcohol beverage formulas, and a job posting for a security specialist position.
May 21, 2021
This week we’re highlighting information for distilleries about when a COLA is and is not required, and how to access and file TTB forms.
May 14, 2021
This week we’re highlighting two leadership rotational assignments, an offer in compromise recently accepted from a California firm, how to sign up for email reminders of tax and reporting due dates, and a TTB job opening for a program analyst.
May 7, 2021
This week we’re highlighting our TTB Bootcamp for Brewers to be presented at the 2021 Craft Brewers Conference, a Federal Register Notice published by CBP regarding changes to their tax collection process for optional deferred tax payments, and a TTB job opening for a tax auditor.
April 30, 2021
This week we’re highlighting our label and formula processing times pages, the inflation adjustment for the civil penalties associated with the Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act, and a TTB job opening for a tax auditor.
April 23, 2021
This week we’re highlighting our Anatomy of a Wine Label interactive tool, and announcing a recent change to COLAs Online and a TTB job opening.
April 16, 2021
This week’s TTB Newsletter includes announcements about a new ruling on how members of foreign missions can purchase tax-exempt domestic tobacco products in the U.S., the proposal of a new American Viticultural Area, an offer in compromise stemming from a trade practice investigation, a TTB job opening, as well as some advice on how to speed up the label approval process if your labels contain foreign text.
April 9, 2021
This week we’re highlighting our fiscal year 2020 annual report, we’re recruiting for the number two position in the Alcohol Labeling and Formulation Division, and announcing an upcoming system outage.
April 2, 2021
This week we’re announcing that we posted the slide deck from our recent Alcohol Beverage Export Certificate webinar, the return due date for quarterly filers is just around the corner, and we’re recruiting for the number two position in the Alcohol Labeling and Formulation Division.
March 26, 2021
This week we’re announcing the approval of two grape varieties that may be used as type designations for American wine, welcoming you to invite us to participate in your events, and recruiting for three alcohol labeling and formula specialist positions.
March 19, 2021
This week we’re announcing an upcoming TTB webinar on export certificates, an offer in compromise we accepted from a California brewery, a vacancy announcement for a management position in our Office of Analytics, as well as providing an update on recently announced COLAs Online upgrades.
March 12, 2021
This week we’re announcing two new grape variety names that can be used as a type designation on American wine labels, and the spring cycle of the Chemist Certification Program is now open. We also provide some tips for avoiding problems with the Government Health Warning on alcohol labels.
March 5, 2021
This week we’re announcing the publication of three additional wine labeling pages on TTB.gov, reminding alcohol beverage advertisers to include a statement of average analysis or Serving Fact panel when making claims about calories, and inviting you to apply for an auditor position at TTB.
February 26, 2021
This week we’re announcing the release of our 2020 Annual Report, upcoming improvements to COLAs Online, and the availability of our wine labeling presentation from a recent wine industry conference.
February 19, 2021
This week we’re highlighting some TTB.gov resources for the distilled spirits industry and sharing a Federal Register notice from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that may be of interest.
February 12, 2021
This week we’re announcing Gracie Joy’s selection as the Director of ALFD, the most recent CiderCon presentations now available at TTB.gov, and a job opportunity in Cincinnati, Ohio.
February 5, 2021
This week we’re highlighting how to determine if you need to get your formula approved before sending us your labels, a notice regarding using Pay.gov to file wine operational reports, and an upcoming TTB system outage.
January 29, 2021
This week we’re highlighting the 2021 excise tax return and operational report due dates and announcing a job opportunity in our Applications Services Branch located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
January 22, 2021
This week we're highlighting three upcoming opportunities for TTB training and announcing a job opportunity in our Tax Audit Division.
January 15, 2021
This week we’re highlighting how to file claims online, a job opportunity in Cincinnati, Ohio, and details about a recently-accepted OIC.
January 8, 2021
This week's top news includes a summary of recent Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) changes, and Janet Scalese’s retirement.
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