US: Olympia Tries to Cut Wine Red Tape
US: Olympia Tries to Cut Wine Red Tape
Jan 12, 2012 6
(Wines&Vines) - Washington state legislators returned to work in Olympia this week and revived a bill that could provide welcome relief to smaller wineries grappling with the state’s liquor tax-reporting requirements. Existing rules require wineries that do business in the state, regardless of size, to report and pay liquor taxes quarterly. But the paperwork required to comply with the regulations is onerous, according to the Family Wineries of Washington State, which has asked that smaller producers be allowed to report and remit taxes annually rather than quarterly.
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