Tennessee beer wholesalers tax bonds.
$100 flat.
Tennessee requires every beer wholesaler to furnish a bond to the Department of Revenue for the wholesale beer tax. By statute the bond cannot exceed $10,000 — at the $10,000 cap, ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the price you pay.
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How much does a Tennessee beer wholesalers tax bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Tax bonds at the statutory cap are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
No credit check. That is the application.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount tax bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Tennessee levies a wholesale beer tax, and the wholesaler collects and remits it. Under TCA 57-6-107, every wholesaler must furnish an indemnity or personal bond, payable to the Department of Revenue, as security for the tax it owes.
The amount is tied to your tax: it equals the gross tax on your highest month's sales in the preceding twelve months (or an estimate for a new business) — but the statute is explicit that no bond in excess of $10,000 may be required. So $10,000 is the ceiling, and we quote it at that cap.
The bond stands behind the tax you collect — if you fail to remit, the Department can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. (A wholesaler newly commencing business files a larger short-term initial bond, which the Department later adjusts; ask us if that's you.) Multi-year terms keep your filing continuous.
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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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
Common questions.
Other Tennessee bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
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Beer tax bond, filed today.
$100 flat at the statutory cap, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.