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Lawmakers Seek Delay of Alcohol Excise Tax Deadlines

MAY 18, 2020

Lawmakers Seek Delay of Alcohol Excise Tax Deadlines

DATED MAY 18, 2020
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Blumenauer, Rep. Earl
    Reed, Rep. Tom
    Quigley, Rep. Mike
    Wagner, Rep. Ann
  • Institutional Authors
    U.S. House of Representatives
  • Code Sections
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Jurisdictions
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    2020-19217
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2020 TNTF 97-18

May 18, 2020

The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220

Dear Secretary Mnuchin,

Thank you for the Treasury Department's March announcement to delay the federal excise tax filing and payment due dates for beverage alcohol for 90 days. We write to respectfully ask you to again use your authority under 26 U.S.C. 7508A(a) to delay all domestic beer, wine, and distilled spirits federal excise tax deadlines for the remainder of calendar year 2020, including any interest and penalties accrued.

As you know, producers pay the federal excise tax on a semimonthly, quarterly, or annual basis, depending on the quantity of beer, wine, or distilled spirits produced. By delaying payment of the federal excise tax for the remainder of calendar year 2020, you can provide immediate liquidity to alcoholic beverage producers around the country while also ensuring that the liabilities are paid back when the economy is more stable.

Today, the alcohol industry's workers, supply chain, and consumers face unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 health crisis. From farmers and truck drivers to restaurant workers and consumers, the alcohol beverage industry is inextricably linked to every facet of the American economy. The industry also heavily relies on sectors that are some of the most severely impacted today, including hospitality, restaurant, tourism, agriculture, and retail.

In total, the industry supports a workforce of more than 5.4 million people and generates more than half a trillion dollars to the American economy annually. But without appropriate temporary relief, hardworking Americans who depend on the beer, wine, and spirits industries to feed their families will struggle to make ends meet.

Thank you for your consideration of provided needed relief to the alcohol beverage industry. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Earl Blumenauer
Member of Congress

Tom Reed
Member of Congress

Mike Quigley
Member of Congress

Ann Wagner
Member of Congress

Other signatories

Pete Aguilar
Member of Congress

Colin Allred
Member of Congress

Jodey C. Arrington
Member of Congress

Andy Barr
Member of Congress

Joyce Beatty
Member of Congress

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Member of Congress

Suzanne Bonamici
Member of Congress

Mike Bost
Member of Congress

Brendan F. Boyle
Member of Congress

Anthony Brindisi
Member of Congress

Julia Brownley
Member of Congress

Ken Buck
Member of Congress

Ken Calvert
Member of Congress

Tony Cárdenas
Member of Congress

Steve Chabot
Member of Congress

Ben Cline
Member of Congress

Steve Cohen
Member of Congress

Tom Cole
Member of Congress

James Comer
Member of Congress

J. Luis Correa
Member of Congress

Jim Costa
Member of Congress

TJ Cox
Member of Congress

Angie Craig
Member of Congress

Rick Crawford
Member of Congress

Jason Crow
Member of Congress

Joe Cunningham
Member of Congress

Warren Davidson
Member of Congress

Danny K. Davis
Member of Congress

Rodney Davis
Member of Congress

Peter A. DeFazio
Member of Congress

Diana DeGette
Member of Congress

Suzan K. DelBene
Member of Congress

Scott DesJarlais
Member of Congress

Mike Doyle
Member of Congress

Tom Emmer
Member of Congress

A. Drew Ferguson, IV
Member of Congress

Brian Fitzpatrick
Member of Congress

Russ Fulcher
Member of Congress

John Garamendi
Member of Congress

Bob Gibbs
Member of Congress

Jimmy Gomez
Member of Congress

Anthony Gonzalez
Member of Congress

Josh Gottheimer
Member of Congress

Sam Graves
Member of Congress

Tom Graves
Member of Congress

Brett Guthrie
Member of Congress

Deb Haaland
Member of Congress

Josh Harder
Member of Congress

Brian Higgins
Member of Congress

Jim Himes
Member of Congress

George Holding
Member of Congress

Chrissy Houlahan
Member of Congress

Sheila Jackson
Member of Congress

Lee Bill Johnson
Member of Congress

David P. Joyce
Member of Congress

John Joyce
Member of Congress

John Katko
Member of Congress

Mike Kelly
Member of Congress

Derek Kilmer
Member of Congress

Andy Kim
Member of Congress

Ron Kind
Member of Congress

Ann Kirkpatrick
Member of Congress

Raja Krishnamoorthi
Member of Congress

Ann McLane Kuster
Member of Congress

Darin LaHood
Member of Congress

Doug Lamborn
Member of Congress

Al Lawson
Member of Congress

Debbie Lesko
Member of Congress

Ted W. Lieu
Member of Congress

Billy Long
Member of Congress

Alan Lowenthal
Member of Congress

Blaine Luetkemeyer
Member of Congress

Stephen Lynch
Member of Congress

Kenny Marchant
Member of Congress

Thomas Massie
Member of Congress

Lucy McBath
Member of Congress

Betty McCollum
Member of Congress

James P. McGovern
Member of Congress

Joseph D. Morelle
Member of Congress

Joe Neguse
Member of Congress

Dan Newhouse
Member of Congress

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Member of Congress

Devin Nunes
Member of Congress

Ilhan Omar
Member of Congress

Frank Pallone
Member of Congress

Jimmy Panetta
Member of Congress

Chris Pappas
Member of Congress

Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Member of Congress

Ed Perlmutter
Member of Congress

Scott Perry
Member of Congress

Phil Roe, M.D.
Member of Congress

David Rouzer
Member of Congress

John H. Rutherford
Member of Congress

Linda T. Sanchez
Member of Congress

Jan Schakowsky
Member of Congress

Kurt Schrader
Member of Congress

Mike Simpson
Member of Congress

Albio Sires
Member of Congress

Adrian Smith
Member of Congress

Christopher H. Smith
Member of Congress

Jason Smith
Member of Congress

Darren Soto
Member of Congress

Greg Stanton
Member of Congress

Elise Stefanik
Member of Congress

W. Gregory Steube
Member of Congress

Steve Stivers
Member of Congress

Eric Swalwell
Member of Congress

Bennie G. Thompson
Member of Congress

Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson
Member of Congress

Scott Tipton
Member of Congress

Xochitl Torres Small
Member of Congress

Norma J. Torres
Member of Congress

Michael R. Turner
Member of Congress

Fred Upton
Member of Congress

Jeff Van Drew
Member of Congress

Nydia M. Velázquez
Member of Congress

Greg Walden
Member of Congress

Jackie Walorski
Member of Congress

Peter Welch
Member of Congress

Bruce Westerman
Member of Congress

Roger Williams
Member of Congress

Joe Wilson
Member of Congress

Steve Womack
Member of Congress

John Yarmuth
Member of Congress

Ted S. Yoho, D.V.M.
Member of Congress

Lee Zeldin
Member of Congress

Cc:
Mary G. Ryan, Acting Administrator for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Authors
    Blumenauer, Rep. Earl
    Reed, Rep. Tom
    Quigley, Rep. Mike
    Wagner, Rep. Ann
  • Institutional Authors
    U.S. House of Representatives
  • Code Sections
  • Subject Area/Tax Topics
  • Jurisdictions
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    2020-19217
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    2020 TNTF 97-18
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