Karen,

Formerly, compliance reporting and respective taxes were based on each individual business's "honesty" in reporting to each respective State exactly what was sold and shipped into the State. If the winery chose not to report the sales it was not difficult for shipments to fly "under the radar".

These days, shippers are required to report to each State the items (wine in your case) that are shipped into the State as well as the details. This makes it possible for each State to track sales tax and permits back to the wineries.

Why the fear? It is a sales tactic and there is money to be made by people who sell compliance services.

Don't be afraid. You can start by shipping to States that do not require complicated compliance requirements and expand into other States as they become profitable for you.

We have also spoken with the team at www.WineryComplaincePro.com. They actually have a calculator on their website that can help you estimate costs and break even points for when a outsourced solution would make sense.

There are a lot of options for compliance -
Good Luck!
Theresa
Active Club Management
925-447-CLUB (2582)

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