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26 U.S.C. § 5054 — Determination and collection of tax on beer
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**(a) Time of determination**
(1) **Beer produced in the United States; certain imported beer** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the tax imposed by section 5051 on beer produced in the United States, or imported into the United States and transferred to a brewery free of tax under section 5418, shall be determined at the time it is removed for consumption or sale, and shall be paid by the brewer thereof in accordance with section 5061.
(2) **Beer imported into the United States** — Except as provided in paragraph (4), the tax imposed by section 5051 on beer imported into the United States and not transferred to a brewery free of tax under section 5418 shall be determined at the time of the importation thereof, or, if entered for warehousing, at the time of removal from the 1st such warehouse.
(3) **Illegally produced beer** — The tax on any beer produced in the United States shall be due and payable immediately upon production unless—
(A) such beer is produced in a brewery qualified under the provisions of subchapter G, or
(B) such production is exempt from tax under section 5053(e) (relating to beer for personal or family use).
(4) **Unlawfully imported beer** — Beer smuggled or brought into the United States unlawfully shall, for purposes of this chapter, be held to be imported into the United States, and the internal revenue tax shall be due and payable at the time of such importation.
**(b) Tax on returned beer** Beer which has been removed for consumption or sale and is thereafter returned to the brewery shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter relating to beer prior to removal for consumption or sale, including the tax imposed by section 5051. The tax on any such returned beer which is again removed for consumption or sale shall be deter
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**(a) Time of determination**
(1) **Beer produced in the United States; certain imported beer** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the tax imposed by section 5051 on beer produced in the United States, or imported into the United States and transferred to a brewery free of tax under section 5418, shall be determined at the time it is removed for consumption or sale, and shall be paid by the brewer thereof in accordance with section 5061.
(2) **Beer imported into the United States** — Except as provided in paragraph (4), the tax imposed by section 5051 on beer imported into the United States and not transferred to a brewery free of tax under section 5418 shall be determined at the time of the importation thereof, or, if entered for warehousing, at the time of removal from the 1st such warehouse.
(3) **Illegally produced beer** — The tax on any beer produced in the United States shall be due and payable immediately upon production unless—
(A) such beer is produced in a brewery qualified under the provisions of subchapter G, or
(B) such production is exempt from tax under section 5053(e) (relating to beer for personal or family use).
(4) **Unlawfully imported beer** — Beer smuggled or brought into the United States unlawfully shall, for purposes of this chapter, be held to be imported into the United States, and the internal revenue tax shall be due and payable at the time of such importation.
**(b) Tax on returned beer** Beer which has been removed for consumption or sale and is thereafter returned to the brewery shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter relating to beer prior to removal for consumption or sale, including the tax imposed by section 5051. The tax on any such returned beer which is again removed for consumption or sale shall be determined and paid without respect to the tax which was determined at the time of prior removal of the beer for consumption or sale.
**(c) Applicability of other provisions of law** All administrative and penal provisions of this title, insofar as applicable, shall apply to any tax imposed by section 5051.
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**(a) Tax-free production**
(1) **Cider** — Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the noneffervescent product of the normal alcoholic fermentation of apple juice only, which is produced at a place other than a bonded wine cellar and without the use of preservative methods or materials, and which is sold or offered for sale as cider and not as wine or as a substitute for wine, shall not be subject to tax as wine nor to the provisions of subchapter F.
(2) **Wine for personal or family use** — Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary—
(A) *Exemption* — Any adult may, without payment of tax, produce wine for personal or family use and not for sale.
(B) *Limitation* — The aggregate amount of wine exempt from tax under this paragraph with respect to any household shall not exceed—
(i) 200 gallons per calendar year if there are 2 or more adults in such household, or
(ii) 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only 1 adult in such household.
(C) *Adults* — For purposes of this paragraph, the term “adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age, or the minimum age (if any) established by law applicable in the locality in which the household is situated at which wine may be sold to individuals, whichever is greater.
(3) **Experimental wine** — Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any scientific university, college of learning, or institution of scientific research may produce, receive, blend, treat, and store wine, without payment of tax, for experimental or research use but not for consumption (other than organoleptical tests) or sale, and may receive such wine spirits without payment of tax as may be necessary for such production.
**(b) Cross references**
(1) For provisions relating to exemption of t
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**(a) General** The distiller or importer of distilled spirits shall be liable for the taxes imposed thereon by section 5001(a)(1).
**(b) Domestic distilled spirits**
(1) **Liability of persons interested in distilling** — Every proprietor or possessor of, and every person in any manner interested in the use of, any still, distilling apparatus, or distillery, shall be jointly and severally liable for the taxes imposed by law on the distilled spirits produced therefrom.
(2) **Exception** — A person owning or having the right of control of not more than 10 percent of any class of stock of a corporate proprietor of a distilled spirits plant shall not be deemed to be a person liable for the tax for which such proprietor is liable under the provisions of paragraph (1). This exception shall not apply to an officer or director of such corporate proprietor.
**(c) Proprietors of distilled spirits plants**
(1) **Bonded storage** — Every person operating bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant shall be liable for the internal revenue tax on all distilled spirits while the distilled spirits are stored on such premises, and on all distilled spirits which are in transit to such premises (from the time of removal from the transferor’s bonded premises) pursuant to application made by him. Such liability for the tax on distilled spirits shall continue until the distilled spirits are transferred or withdrawn from bonded premises as authorized by law, or until such liability for tax is relieved by reason of the provisions of section 5008(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall relieve any person from any liability imposed by subsection (a) or (b).
(2) **Transfers in bond** — When distilled spirits are transferred in bond in accordance with the provisions of section 5212, persons li
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**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of—
(1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and
(2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)),
a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000.
**(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000.
**(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50
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Beer imported or brought into the United States in bulk containers may, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, be withdrawn from customs custody and transferred in such bulk containers to the premises of a brewery without payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on such beer. The proprietor of a brewery to which such beer is transferred shall become liable for the tax on the beer withdrawn from customs custody under this section upon release of the beer from customs custody, and the importer, or the person bringing such beer into the United States, shall thereupon be relieved of the liability for such tax.
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**(a) Collection by return** The taxes on distilled spirits, wines, and beer shall be collected on the basis of a return. The Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe the period or event for which such return shall be filed, the time for filing such return, the information to be shown in such return, and the time for payment of such tax.
**(b) Exceptions** Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any taxes imposed on, or amounts to be paid or collected in respect of, distilled spirits, wines, and beer under—
(1) section 5001(a)(4), (5), or (6),
(2) section 5006(c) or (d),
(3) section 5041(f),
(4) section 5043(a)(3),
(5) section 5054(a)(3) or (4), or
(6) section 5505(a),
shall be immediately due and payable at the time provided by such provisions (or if no specific time for payment is provided, at the time the event referred to in such provision occurs). Such taxes and amounts shall be assessed and collected by the Secretary on the basis of the information available to him in the same manner as taxes payable by return but with respect to which no return has been filed.
**(c) Import duties** The internal revenue taxes imposed by this part shall be in addition to any import duties unless such duties are specifically designated as being in lieu of internal revenue tax.
**(d) Time for collecting tax on distilled spirits, wines, and beer**
(1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in the case of distilled spirits, wines, and beer to which this part applies (other than subsection (b) of this section) which are withdrawn under bond for deferred payment of tax, the last day for payment of such tax shall be the 14th day after the last day of the semimonthly period during which the withdrawal occurs.
(2) **Imported articles** — In t
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TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
§ 5054
under such regulations and bonds as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, and may be withdrawn
therefrom by such governments, organiza-
tions, and individuals free of tax under the
same conditions and procedures as imported
beer.
(2) Other rules to apply
Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2)
and (3) of section 5362(e) shall apply for pur-
poses of this subsection.
(h) Removals for destruction
Subject to such regulations as the Secretary
may prescribe, beer may be removed from the
brewery without payment of tax for destruction.
(i) Removal as supplies for certain vessels and
aircraft
For exemption as to supplies for certain vessels
and aircraft, see section 309 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1309).
(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958,
72 Stat. 1334; amended Pub. L. 89–44, title VIII,
§ 807(b), June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 164; Pub. L. 91–673,
§ 2, Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 94–455,
title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat.
1834; Pub. L. 95–458, § 2(b)(1), Oct. 14, 1978, 92 Stat.
1255; Pub. L. 105–34, title XIV, §§ 1414(b), 1418(a),
1419(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1047–1049.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 5053, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A
Stat. 612, consisted of provisions similar to those com-
prising this section, prior to the general revision of this
chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
AMENDMENTS
1997—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1414(b), added sub-
sec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1418(a), added subsec. (g).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1419(a), added subsec. (h).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 105–34, § 1414(b), redesignated sub-
sec. (f) as (i).
1978—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 95–45
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