Louisiana alcoholic beverage tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond a Louisiana alcoholic beverage manufacturer or wholesaler files with the Department of Revenue to guarantee the excise tax it owes. The statutory minimum is $10,000 per permit type; the Department can set it higher. The premium is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your figure and the exact price appears in the on-page calculator.
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How much does a Louisiana alcoholic beverage tax 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 alcoholic beverage tax bond — enter your amount, see your price, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your permit requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly and the executed bond generates as soon as you pay.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond (Form ABT-SURETY) with your alcoholic beverage tax registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the alcoholic beverage tax bond covers
Louisiana taxes alcoholic beverages under the Alcoholic Beverage Tax Law (La. R.S. 26:341 et seq.), collected by the Department of Revenue. A manufacturer or wholesale dealer that owes this excise tax must post a financial guarantee so the state is protected on the tax due before it is remitted.
Under La. R.S. 26:348 and 26:350, the guarantee — a surety bond, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit — must be at least $10,000 for each type of permit held. The bond (Form ABT-SURETY) obligates you to perform the conditions of the tax law and pay all taxes, penalties, and costs.
The bond stands behind the tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. It is a continuing bond, terminable on thirty days' notice. We issue the amount the Department set, with pricing from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000 for most filers.
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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 (Form ABT-SURETY) with your alcoholic beverage tax registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
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 for most.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — most applications generate the executed bond instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.