§ 105‑113.83. Payment of excise taxes.
(a) Liquor. – The excise tax on liquor levied under G.S. 105‑113.80(c) is payable monthly by the local ABC board and by a distillery permittee to the Secretary. The tax shall be paid on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the tax was collected.
(b) Malt Beverage and Wine. – The excise taxes on malt beverages and wine levied under G.S. 105‑113.80(a) and (b), respectively, are payable to the Secretary by the resident wholesaler or importer who first handles the beverages in this State. The taxes on malt beverages and wine are payable only once on the same beverages. Unless otherwise provided, the tax is due on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the beverage is first sold or otherwise disposed of in this State by the wholesaler or importer. When excise taxes are paid on wine or malt beverages, the wholesaler or importer must submit to the Secretary verified reports on forms provided by the Secretary detailing sales records for the month for which the taxes are paid. The report must indicate the amount of excise tax due, contain the information required by the Secretary, and indicate separately any transactions to which the excise tax does not apply.
(b1) Brewery and Winery Option. – A brewery or winery may be relieved of paying the tax levied under G.S. 105‑113.80(a) and (b) if all of the following apply:
(1) The brewery or winery holds a permit issued under G.S. 18B‑1101, 18B‑1102, or 18B‑1104.
(2) The brewery or winery transfers malt beverages or wine to a wholesaler permitted under G.S. 18B‑1107 or G.S. 18B‑1109.
(3) The wholesaler agrees in writing to be responsible for the tax due on the transferred malt beverages or wine.
(4) The brewery or winery files a report when the tax would otherwise be due reporting the transfer of malt beverages or wine to the wholesaler.
(b2) Backup Tax Liability. – If a brewery or winery is relieved of paying the excise tax as provided under subsection (b1) of this section, the wholesaler receiving the malt beverages or wine is liable for any tax due under this section.
(b3) Wine Shipper Permittee. – A wine shipper permittee must pay the excise tax levied under G.S. 105‑113.80(b) on wine shipped directly to consumers in this State pursuant to G.S. 18B‑1001.1. A wine shipper permittee must submit verified reports once a year on forms provided by the Secretary detailing sales records for the year taxes are paid. The verified report is due on or before the fifteenth day of the first month of the following calendar year.
(c) Railroad Sales. – Each person operating a railroad train in this State on which alcoholic beverages are sold must submit monthly reports of the amount of alcoholic beverages sold in this State and must remit the applicable excise tax due on the sale of these beverages when the report is submitted. The report is due on or before the 15th day of the month following the month in which the beverages are sold. The report must be made on a form prescribed by the Secretary. (1985, c. 114, s. 1; 1998‑95, s. 23; 2003‑402, s. 10; 2004‑170, s. 7; 2005‑435, s. 26; 2015‑98, s. 4(e); 2016‑5, s. 4.3; 2019‑6, s. 4.8; 2021‑180, s. 42.13E(g).)