TTB Reporting for Australian Spirit Exporters
Exporting to the US adds another tax authority. What Australian distillers should know about TTB and proof gallons.
ATO excise, remission and record-keeping for Australian distillers.
Exporting to the US adds another tax authority. What Australian distillers should know about TTB and proof gallons.
Evaporation during maturation reduces your spirit — but how does it affect excise? Here's how to treat the angel's share.
Two different taxes that distillers often conflate. Here's how GST and excise differ, with a simple example.
What 'under bond' actually means, the moment excise is triggered, and how to keep clean records of bonded stock.
The five excise errors we see most often — from stale duty rates to forgotten samples — and how to avoid each one.
Older guides mention a 60% refund capped at $100,000 — that's been superseded. Here's what the current remission scheme actually offers.
How the per-LAL excise rate on spirits is set, why it changes twice a year, and how to budget for indexation rises.
A step-by-step walkthrough of preparing and lodging your monthly excise return — and the common pitfalls that trip distillers up.
A practical checklist of the records the ATO expects — production, stock on hand, movements and excise calculations — so you stay audit-ready.