MD beer tax bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Maryland requires a beer licensee to post a $1,000 alcoholic beverage tax bond with the Comptroller as security for the beer tax. Three percent of $1,000 is $30, so this one lands at our $275 minimum — the same floor for everyone. The application is five minutes, and tax bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.
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Alcohol tax bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
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 Comptroller
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Comptroller of Maryland alongside your beer license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is below our $275 minimum — so it is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Maryland taxes beer at the wholesale level, and the Comptroller requires a licensee who sells or delivers beer to post security for that tax. This bond is a tax-payment guarantee: it stands behind the beer tax you collect and owe, plus any penalties and interest.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Maryland through the Comptroller (the obligee). If you file late, fail to remit the tax, or violate the alcoholic beverage tax laws, the Comptroller can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state, you repay the surety. Licensees who file on time and remit the tax treat the bond as a licensing formality. We track it and notify you ahead of expiration so your $1,000 filing stays continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this small fixed-amount tax bond doesn't have one.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.