Frequently asked questions

Yes. TTB charges no fee for a Brewer’s Notice, COLAs or formulas, and you can file reports and returns yourself. Our fee covers preparation, checks, tracking and follow-up.

We’re taking waitlist and quote requests now and will confirm your start date in your quote. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when we open; no newsletter.

Not always. Under 27 CFR 7.21, beer sold only in the state where it’s bottled needs no COLA; beer shipped into a state that requires federal label conformity does. Some states also ask for a COLA for their own registration. We check before you pay for a filing.

Not if you pay tax on a deferred basis and qualify for quarterly or annual returns, generally $50,000 or less in beer tax a year (27 CFR 25.91(e)). Otherwise, a bond is required before you start.

Cider and mead are wine under TTB rules, so our sister desk Vintners Desk handles them.

Yes, one. We prefill a limited TTB F 5000.8; you sign it before a notary or two witnesses (a remote online notary works, or two witnesses at your office). It lets us prepare and submit your permits and amendments, COLAs and formulas, and Pay.gov returns and reports, and receive TTB notices. It excludes conferences, hearings and offers in compromise, and you can revoke it any time. Prefer to submit permits yourself? You can, from your own Permits Online account.

No. We prepare and file your paperwork. We aren’t attorneys, CPAs or practitioners enrolled before TTB, so we don’t give legal or tax advice or take part in conferences or hearings, and our correspondence with TTB is factual, with you copied. For structure, trade-practice or dispute questions, please consult a beverage attorney.

No. Brewers Desk is a private company, not affiliated with or endorsed by TTB, FDA or any state agency.

You are. We prepare filings from your records, you review and approve each one, and you pay any tax directly to TTB or the state.