Missouri other tobacco products tax bonds.
From $100.
A Missouri wholesaler making the first sale of tobacco products other than cigarettes must file a bond with the Department of Revenue under §149.035 RSMo, guaranteeing the OTP tax it owes. The amount is three times your average tax liability ($500 statutory minimum); the premium is 1.2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Missouri other tobacco products 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 underwriting queue for the standard OTP 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 Department required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your tobacco-products tax registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the OTP tax bond actually covers
Missouri taxes tobacco products other than cigarettes — cigars, smokeless, pipe tobacco, and the like — and licenses the wholesalers who make the first sale of them in the state. Under §149.035 RSMo, a person making a first sale must file a bond with the Department of Revenue guaranteeing the tax.
The instrument can be a cash bond, surety bond, letter of credit, or other approved security, in an amount equal to three times the average tax liability — estimated for a new applicant — with a $500 statutory minimum. If the Director later deems the amount insufficient, the bond can be adjusted upward to cover the liability.
The bond stands behind the OTP tax you collect or owe; if you fail to remit, the state recovers against it. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set; pricing starts from $100.
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 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 with your tobacco-products tax registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
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 $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 Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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OTP tax bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.