Tennessee wine on-premises bonds.
$100 flat.
Looking for the Tennessee full liquor consumption bond?
A Tennessee wine-only consumption-on-premises licensee files a liquor-by-the-drink tax bond with the Department of Revenue. As of July 1, 2024, the initial amount is $10,000 — the same floor as a full license. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book.
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How much does a Tennessee wine on-premises bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Liquor-by-the-drink tax bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount tax bonds like this often issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file on the Department’s tax bond form with your liquor-by-the-drink account. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Tennessee charges a liquor-by-the-drink tax on alcoholic beverages sold for consumption on the premises, and the Department of Revenue requires each on-premises licensee to post a tax bond securing that tax. A wine-only license — one that authorizes wine but not full liquor service — carries the same bond requirement.
Effective July 1, 2024, the law set a $10,000 minimum for these tax bonds, and that floor now applies to wine-only licensees too. (Before that date, the wine-only initial bond was $2,000.) The bond amount can be set higher — generally around three times the average monthly tax liability — for higher-volume accounts.
The bond is for the benefit of the state. If you fail to remit the liquor-by-the-drink tax you collect, the Department can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the $10,000 bond at $100 flat.
You need this bond if you're
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 arrives by email, ready to file on the Department’s tax bond form with your liquor-by-the-drink account. 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?
Price and requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Wine tax bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.