Missouri liquor & beer tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond a Missouri alcohol licensee files with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control under RSMo 311.181 — a guarantee for the intoxicating liquor, wine, and 5% beer taxes the business owes. The Division sets the amount; pricing is variable, from $100. Your premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Missouri liquor & beer 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 alcohol tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Division set, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $10,000; your exact price appears before you pay.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Division of ATC
Submit the executed corporate bond with your liquor license application or renewal. This bond carries statutory renewal dates (a June 30 cycle) — your term is set accordingly. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the alcohol tax bond actually covers
Missouri licenses businesses that sell, manufacture, import, or warehouse alcohol through the Department of Public Safety's Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Under RSMo 311.181, the license is conditioned on a tax bond that guarantees the intoxicating liquor, wine, and 5% beer taxes the business owes the state.
The bond is filed on the Division's corporate bond form, executed by the surety and signed by the owner, partners, or managing officer. The amount is set by the Division based on your expected tax liability, and the statutory minimum is generally $1,000 — many licensees are written above that depending on volume.
Because alcohol tax bonds run on a statutory cycle, this bond renews on a June 30 schedule and your term is set accordingly. If you fail to remit the taxes you collect, the state can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Division set with pricing from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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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 term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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 Division of ATC. Submit the executed corporate bond with your liquor license application or renewal. This bond carries statutory renewal dates (a June 30 cycle) — your term is set accordingly. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Division of ATC set — the executed corporate bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your license.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Division set, see your exact price, and file with your license the same day.