GA distillery tax bonds.
$300 flat. Five minutes.
Georgia requires a distilled-spirits manufacturer to file a $10,000 tax bond with the Department of Revenue before being licensed, under O.C.G.A. § 3-4-22. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every distillery. No credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Tax bonds like this are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your distilled-spirits manufacturer license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia licenses distilled-spirits manufacturers and distilleries through the Department of Revenue's Alcohol & Tobacco Division, and conditions the license on a $10,000 tax bond under O.C.G.A. § 3-4-22. The bond is a tax guarantee, not a consumer bond.
It guarantees you pay all taxes, license fees, rental charges, interest, and penalties the Department assesses, and that you comply with Georgia's alcoholic beverage laws and regulations. It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Georgia (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state on your behalf, you repay the surety. Distilleries that file and pay on time treat the bond as a license formality. The bond renews on its own term; the state license runs on its own calendar (distilled-spirits bonds commonly align to a December 31 year-end).
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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.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Distillery license, one document done.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.