Missouri cigarette & tobacco tax bonds.
From $100.
Missouri requires anyone making the first sale of tobacco products in the state without a wholesaler's license to file a bond with the Director of Revenue under RSMo 149.035. The Director sets the amount at three times your average tax liability, $500 minimum — the premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Missouri cigarette & tobacco tax bond cost?
1.2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard tobacco tax 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 Director of Revenue set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued
Most tobacco tax bonds clear, and pricing lands at 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your tobacco tax license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tobacco tax bond covers
Missouri taxes cigarettes and other tobacco products under Chapter 149. A person making the first sale of tobacco products in the state who does not hold a wholesaler's license must file a bond with the Director of Revenue before that first sale — RSMo 149.035 conditions the license on it.
The Director sets the bond at three times your average tax liability, estimated for a new applicant, with a $500 statutory minimum. If the Director later judges the bond insufficient to cover your liability, the statute lets the Director require it adjusted upward.
It is not insurance for you — the bond backs your obligation to remit the tobacco tax you collect. If the state pays a claim on the bond, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Director of Revenue set, from a $100 minimum, at 1.2% of the bond amount.
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 term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
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 tobacco tax license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. 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, no credit check up to $25,000.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Director of Revenue set. No credit check up to $25,000.
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Tobacco tax bond, filed today.
From $100, with your exact price at the application. Enter the amount the Director of Revenue set and file the same day.