MD wine tax bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Maryland requires a wine manufacturer or wholesaler to post a $1,000 alcoholic beverage tax bond with the Comptroller as security for the wine 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, no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
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.
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's Field Enforcement Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$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 wine, and the Comptroller requires a manufacturer or wholesaler who sells or delivers wine to post security for that tax. This bond is a tax-payment guarantee: it stands behind the wine 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). The bond is conditioned on prompt filing of returns and payment of all alcoholic beverage taxes due — if you fall short, the Comptroller can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the state, you repay the surety. The required security for wine is generally not less than $1,000. We track the filing and notify you ahead of expiration so your bond 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.