Excise guidelines for the alcohol industry
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide is intended to be a reference tool for the alcohol industry to assist its members to meet their Excise obligations. It contains information about the excise system and how it applies to alcohol and alcohol products that are manufactured or produced (hereafter the reference to 'manufacture' or 'manufactured' is a reference to 'manufactured or produced', 'manufacture or produce' or 'manufacture or production' having regard to the relevant context unless otherwise specified) in Australia.
The guide will provide you with a broad outline of excise law and your compliance obligations - it does not cover every aspect of how excise law applies to every situation.
Throughout this guide you will find important notes (look for the
You will also find 'more information' boxes (look for the
The 'danger' notes (look for the
If this guide does not fully cover your circumstances, please seek help from us or a professional adviser.
You can contact us via:
the Business Portal
phone on 1300 137 290
fax at 1300 130 916 ,
email at alcohol@ato.gov.au , or
mail toAustralian Taxation OfficePO Box 3514ALBURY NSW 2640
We will ordinarily respond to written information requests within 28 days. If we cannot respond within 28 days, we will contact you within 14 days to obtain more information or negotiate an extended response date.
TERMS WE USE
When we say you , we mean you as a member of the alcohol industry who is either registered or wishes to register for excise.
Some technical terms used in this guide may be new to you - some are defined in the legislation, others are not. They are shown in bold when first used and are explained at the end of that chapter.
The terms CEO, Collector, and Commissioner are all used in the legislation in reference to various officers. In most instances in this guide we have not used these specific terms and simply refer to 'us' or 'we'.
OUR COMMITMENT
The information in this publication is current at July 2015.
This publication is an expression of the Commissioner's opinion on the operation of the Excise Act 1901 and Excise Tariff Act 1921 as they relate to alcohol (alcohol excise legislation). This publication is not legally or administratively binding on the Commissioner and is not a 'public ruling' for the purposes of Division 358 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .
Since we regularly revise our publications to take account of any changes to the law, you should make sure this edition is the latest. The easiest way to do this is by checking for a more recent version on our website at www.ato.gov.au
Date: | Version: | |
1 July 2013 | Original document | |
You are here | 1 July 2015 | Updated document |
7 September 2017 | Updated document | |
21 February 2018 | Updated document | |
5 August 2019 | Updated document | |
4 June 2021 | Updated document | |
9 July 2021 | Updated document | |
23 December 2021 | Updated document | |
25 February 2022 | Updated document | |
1 July 2024 | Current document |