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TTB Newsletter January 22, 2021

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TTB NEWSLETTER | Weekly News

January 22, 2021

IN THIS ISSUE

Greetings! This week we're highlighting three upcoming opportunities for TTB training and announcing a job opportunity in our Tax Audit Division.

UPCOMING TTB OUTREACH ACTIVITIES - WINE AND CIDER

In the coming weeks, you'll have the chance to learn from TTB wine and cider experts as we participate in three virtual industry conferences.* TTB employees will make presentations at all three events, and will be available throughout each conference to answer your questions at our virtual trade show booths. These events offer great opportunities to expand your understanding of TTB requirements, and to ask TTB wine and cider questions.

DATE/TIME

EVENT/HOST

SESSION DESCRIPTION

January 26-29

2021 Virtual Unified Symposium
American Society for Enology and Viticulture and California Association of Winegrape Growers

TTB will provide updates on several wine-related hot topics including implementation of CBMA

February 3-5

2021 CiderCon
American Cider Association

TTB will present on four cider topics:

  • Intro to TTB's Legal Framework for Cider
  • Labeling of Hard Ciders Under TTB Jurisdiction
  • Formulas
  • Records, Reports, and Returns

February 16-17

Oregon Wine Symposium
Oregon Wine Board and Oregon Winegrowers Association

TTB will give a presentation on wine labeling requirements

*conference organizers charge a registration fee to attend these events.

Visit our Outreach Program page to stay informed about upcoming opportunities to learn from TTB employees. If you can't make it to an event, you can always view our presentations on the TTB Presentations page. 

TTB CAREER OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for qualified applicants to fill one auditor position in either Tampa, Florida or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Among other things, TTB auditors conduct excise tax audits of manufacturers and importers of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition.

Position

Auditor

Location

Tampa, Florida or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pay Scale & Grade

GS - 9-11

Salary

$53,433 to $91,363 per year

Application Deadline

January 28, 2021

For more details, view the vacancy announcement: 21-TTB-20-P.

OFFER IN COMPROMISE ACCEPTED FROM FABRIZIA SPIRITS, LLC

On December 16, 2020, TTB accepted a $75,000 Offer in Compromise (OIC) from Fabrizia Spirits, LLC, located in Salem, New Hampshire, for failing to timely file tax returns and pay taxes owed.  To see this and other OICs, please visit our Administrative Actions page.

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