ABC’s of Hard Cider Records
Hard Cider records must be separately maintained as a fruit wine in the hard cider tax class. If you also produce beer, you’ll need a separate file folder or binder for each beverage.
When must the records be filled out?
- At the time the operation takes place if handwritten; 3 days to enter handwritten notes into the computer.
How long do they have to be kept?
- 3 years
Where must they be kept?
- At premises is best. Cloud storage and internet based software will give you access anywhere there is an internet connection.
Failure to maintain records is the number one violation found by the TTB. Avoid fines and penalties with a habit of recording your daily operations. You’ll welcome audits because they are pain-free and get you compliments for accuracy and completeness.
If you want an internet based “app” that allows you to do your daily record keeping from your smart phone or mobile device in minutes per day, check out BootleggerJournals.com.
About Tracy Jong
Tracy Jong has been an attorney for more than 20 years, representing restaurants, bars, and craft beverage manufacturers in a wide array of legal matters. She is also a licensed patent attorney.
Her book Everything You Need To Know About Obtaining and Maintaining a New York Retail Liquor License: The Definitive Guide to Navigating the State Liquor Authority will be available next month on Amazon.com as a softcover and Kindle e-book.
Her legal column is available in The Equipped Brewer, a publication giving business advice, trends, and vendor reviews to help craft breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries build brands and succeed financially.
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