Indiana cigarette tax stamp bonds.
From $100.
A licensed Indiana cigarette distributor must file a bond with the Department of Revenue securing payment for the tax stamps it buys on account. The penal sum is tied to your stamp purchases under IC 6-7-1 — the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, priced by the amount you enter in the on-page calculator.
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How much does an Indiana cigarette tax stamp 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 cigarette bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department of Revenue required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your distributor registration (Form CIG-1). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the cigarette bond actually covers
Indiana licenses cigarette distributors through the Department of Revenue under IC 6-7-1. A distributor buys revenue stamps to affix to each pack, and the state wants a bond (or letter of credit) standing behind the stamps purchased on account before the tax is fully settled.
When a distributor buys stamps, a bond satisfactory to the Department, in an amount not less than the sales price of the stamps, must be on file — conditioned to secure payment for those stamps. The registration application (Form CIG-1) generally also carries a minimum bond requirement.
The bond stands behind the tax on every stamp. If you fail to pay for stamps bought on account, the state can recover against it — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue whatever penal sum the Department set; pricing starts from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000.
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 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 Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your distributor registration (Form CIG-1). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
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 your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Cigarette bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Revenue the same day.