Indiana e-cigarette tax bonds.
$125 flat.
To get an electronic cigarette tax registration certificate from the Indiana Department of Revenue, a vapor products distributor files a $1,000 bond under IC 6-7-4. Ours is $125 flat — set by our carrier for this bond.
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How much does an Indiana e-cigarette tax bond cost?
$125 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Tax registration bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your county, and an effective date, plus the mailing address for the original bond — that is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount tax bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives ready to file with your e-cigarette tax registration. The original must be signed by you (the principal) before filing — wet-ink original mailed to the address you give.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Indiana taxes electronic cigarettes and vapor products under IC 6-7-4, administered by the Department of Revenue (DOR). A distributor or seller must hold a tax registration certificate to sell, distribute, or wholesale these products — and the DOR conditions that certificate on a $1,000 surety bond.
The bond guarantees payment of the excise tax owed on the vapor products the registrant handles. It is a financial guarantee to the state that you will accurately report and remit the e-cigarette tax — a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the Department of Revenue (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays unremitted tax, you repay the surety. The $1,000 bond is among the smallest tax bonds we write; it must stay on file for as long as your registration is active.
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 $1,000 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 Department of Revenue. Your executed bond arrives ready to file with your e-cigarette tax registration. The original must be signed by you (the principal) before filing — wet-ink original mailed to the address you give.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $1,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields — including the mailing address for the original bond, which you must sign before filing. No credit check.
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E-cigarette tax bond, today.
$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.