City of Athens alcohol tax bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Athens requires a $10,000 bond to guarantee the alcohol ordinance taxes and fees a licensed seller owes the city. Ours is $100 flat — the rate our carrier’s rate book sets for this bond, the same for every licensee. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a City of Athens alcohol tax bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City tax bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License and tax bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Athens
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Athens revenue / business license office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Athens conditions alcohol sales licensing on a $10,000 surety bond that guarantees the taxes and fees the city’s alcohol ordinance imposes. The bond is a tax-payment guarantee: it stands behind the alcohol-related tax or fee a licensed seller collects or owes to the city.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the City of Athens (the obligee). If a licensee fails to remit the alcohol ordinance taxes or fees it owes, the city can recover the shortfall against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. Sellers who file and pay on time treat the bond as a licensing formality, and we keep your $10,000 filing continuous with renewal reminders 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Athens. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Athens revenue / business license office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.