City of Arab alcohol tax bond.
From $100.
The City of Arab requires a bond guaranteeing payment of its alcohol ordinance tax or license fee from licensed alcohol sellers. The city sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your amount and the exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a City of Arab alcohol tax bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard alcohol tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000.
File with the City of Arab
Submit the executed bond to the City of Arab with your alcohol license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the alcohol tax bond actually covers
Cities that levy a local alcohol tax or license fee often require a bond to secure it. The City of Arab conditions its alcohol license on a bond guaranteeing that you remit the alcohol ordinance tax or fee the city is owed.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Arab (the obligee). If you fail to pay the city's alcohol tax or fee, the city can recover against the bond up to its amount.
The amount is set by the city, usually tied to your expected tax or fee liability. The premium is 1% of that amount, $100 minimum — enter your figure and the exact price appears at the application; if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety — so remitting on time keeps the bond a license formality.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Arab. Submit the executed bond to the City of Arab with your alcohol license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the city set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the City of Arab.
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Alcohol tax bond, issued today.
Priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the city set and file with your license the same day.