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HR 716 106th Congress House

Distilled Spirits Tax Payment Simplification Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the method of payment of taxes on distilled spirits.

Introduced: March 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 11, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E226)
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 Latest action February 11, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Distilled Spirits Tax Payment Simplification Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify or impose requirements regarding: (1) the transfer of distilled spirits (including imported distilled spirits) between bonded premises; (2) operations as a bonded dealer conducted on the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant; (3) establishment and operation of such a plant by a bonded dealer; (4) election to be treated as a bonded dealer; (5) the time at which the tax on distilled spirits is determined; (6) distilled spirits lost or destroyed in bond or returned to bonded premises; (7) the time for tax payment and payment by electronic transfer; and (8) application to a plant used by a bonded dealer of provisions relating to sales by proprietors of controlled premises.

Directs the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to assess and collect registration fees to defray costs resulting from the enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to the Congress concerning cooperative agreements regarding the collection of distilled spirits excise taxes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 716: Distilled Spirits Tax Payment Simplification Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-716/
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