Virginia malt beverage tax bonds.
From $100.
Every Virginia malt beverage manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler files a bond with the ABC Authority to secure the beer excise tax. The amount is proportioned to your volume — $1,000 to $100,000 — and pricing starts from $100, with your exact premium shown in the application. No credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does a Virginia malt beverage 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 malt beverage bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the ABC Authority. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount ABC 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 ABC Authority
Submit the executed bond with your malt beverage license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever ABC insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the malt beverage bond actually covers
Virginia imposes an excise tax on beer and malt beverages, and the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Authority requires every manufacturer, bottler, and wholesaler to bond that tax. The bond is conditioned on payment of the excise tax imposed by § 4.1-236 and runs to the benefit of the Commonwealth.
Under Code of Virginia § 4.1-238, the bond amount is proportioned to your volume of business, but never less than $1,000 or more than $100,000. Licensees file monthly reports of the beer they manufactured, bottled, or sold, and the tax due — the bond stands behind that obligation.
If you fail to remit the beer excise tax, the ABC Authority can recover against the bond. Enter the amount ABC set for your volume; pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000 — and if the surety ever pays, you repay the surety.
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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 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 ABC Authority. Submit the executed bond with your malt beverage license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever ABC insists on them.
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 ABC set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount ABC set and file the same day.