CT alcoholic beverage distributor bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The tax bond a Connecticut alcoholic beverage distributor files with the Department of Revenue Services on Form OR-131, guaranteeing the alcoholic beverages tax you owe under CGS 12-446. The DRS sizes the bond to your liability, and the premium is 1% of that bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price shows at the 60-second application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard alcohol tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the DRS. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting for most applicants — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. The application collects no credit information; larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the DRS
Submit the executed bond on Form OR-131 with your alcoholic beverages tax registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the alcohol tax bond actually covers
Connecticut taxes alcoholic beverages under Title 12, Chapter 220, administered by the Department of Revenue Services. A distributor that ships, transports, or imports alcoholic beverages must post a surety bond under CGS 12-446 as a financial guarantee that the tax it owes will be paid on time.
The bond is filed on Form OR-131, the DRS surety tax bond, and the amount is set to the tax owed — commonly in the $500 to $10,000 range, scaled to your production or import volume. Wholesale distributors, manufacturers, and certain out-of-state shippers all post bonds before operating.
The bond guarantees the tax, interest, and penalties — if you fail to remit, the state recovers against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Distributors who have paid all alcoholic beverage taxes for at least 20 years may, at the DRS’s discretion, be excused from the bond. Whatever amount applies, we price it at 1% of that amount, $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information, and on the rare bond where a check does run, it is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the DRS set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, from $100. Enter the amount the DRS required and file the same day.