GA distilled spirits tax bonds.
$275 flat. Five minutes.
Georgia conditions a distilled spirits wholesaler license on a fixed $5,000 performance and tax liability bond filed with the Department of Revenue Alcohol & Tobacco Division under O.C.G.A. 3-4-22. At a flat 3% that math lands below our floor, so the price is our $275 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Alcohol tax bonds at this amount are simple surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount tax bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Alcohol & Tobacco Division
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your distilled spirits wholesaler license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 floor, so the price is $275 one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia’s Alcoholic Beverage Code conditions a distilled spirits wholesaler (or manufacturer) license on a performance and tax liability bond filed with the Department of Revenue Alcohol & Tobacco Division. The standard wholesaler tax bond amount is $5,000 under O.C.G.A. 3-4-22.
The bond guarantees prompt payment of the excise taxes, license fees, penalties, and interest you owe on the spirits you handle. It runs to the benefit of the State Revenue Commissioner: if a licensee fails to remit what it owes, the state can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state on your behalf, you repay the surety. Wholesalers who file and pay on time treat the bond as a licensing formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.