27 C.F.R. § 19.682 Receipt and gauge of returned taxpaid spirits.
Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
(a) Dump. Unless returned in the sealed metal drums in which they were withdrawn, spirits returned to bonded premises shall be immediately dumped. (b) Gauge. Spirits returned under §19.681 shall be gauged upon receipt on bonded premises. Such gauge may be established on the basis of case markings and label information, as provided in §19.91. (c) Supporting documents. (1) Proprietors must have on file at the plant where spirits are returned to bond such documentation as is necessary to establish the amount of tax for which a claim for credit or refund may be allowed. Proprietors shall maintain credit memoranda or comparable financial records evidencing the return of each lot of spirits. (2) If the spirits contain eligible wine or eligible flavors, the proprietor shall also have on file a copy of the record of tax determination prescribed by §19.761, or other documentation which establishes the amount of tax for which a claim for credit or refund may be allowed. In lieu of establishing the actual effective tax rate of a product, the proprietor may claim refund or credit based on the lowest effective tax rate applied to the product. (Sec. 807, Pub. L. 96–39, 93 Stat. 285 (26 U.S.C. 5215); Sec. 807, Pub. L. 96–39, 93 Stat. 284 (26 U.S.C. 5207); Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1356, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5201); Sec. 6, Pub. L. 96–598, 94 Stat. 3488, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5010)) [T.D. ATF–198, 50 FR 8464, Mar. 1, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF–297, 55 FR 18064, Apr. 30, 1990]
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 19—DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
Subpart U—Return of Spirits to Bonded Premises and Voluntary Destruction
Returns
§ 19.682 Receipt and gauge of returned taxpaid spirits.
