Render Unto Caesar: Impacts of Federal Tax Reform on the Distilling Community
As originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of Artisan Spirit. On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1 — a sweeping tax reform law that changes…
Category: Excise Taxes
The Dangers of Cohabitation
Much has been made of the benefits to smaller beer, wine and spirits companies of the recently enacted tax reforms. And rightfully so, as the reduction in federal excise tax…
Resolutions – 2018
Today is New Year’s Day. And that means that in my family we spend the evening meal going around the table and talking with one another about our resolutions for…
Progress?
In last week’s installment, I lamented the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate had included some version of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act…
Legislating Disappointment
On November 2, the House of Representatives released its proposed tax bill – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. A few days later, the Senate released its own version. Both…
Higher Ground
This week I’m sending a lot of thoughts (and what charitable assistance I can) to people displaced by flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey. Here in Seattle, many of…
Fighting the good fight
Regular readers will know that I’ve several times mentioned the fight to reduce federal excise taxes on small spirits producers. That fight continues, and with the recent withdrawal before passage…
Agony of de-FET
I’m in Nashville this week, attending the annual convention of the American Craft Spirits Association. It is a great event, filled with informative classes, a plethora of booths for vendors…
