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n7qvu · July 24, 2010, 09:54 PM

Just for the record, BATF does not collect or have anything to do with excise tax.

TTB.gov collects excise tax for the US Treasury Dept.
TTB=Tax & Trade Bureau.
They collect excise tax also for Alcohol and Tobacco sales.

One of the most recent issues with TTB was that they want it paid every two weeks. Many folks were complaining that NO other tax agency collects this often, thus creating a hardship on manufacturers.

They only collect from manufacturers on complete items(firearms & ammo), so I've heard of people buying parts(no tax) and assembling a rifle w/o paying any excise tax.

BTW: They want their excise tax, even if the firearm isn't sold but kept in-house...

July 24, 2010, 09:54 PM	#29
n7qvu Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2009 Location: Overgaard, AZ USA Posts: 153	TTB Just for the record, BATF does not collect or have anything to do with excise tax. TTB.gov collects excise tax for the US Treasury Dept. TTB=Tax & Trade Bureau. They collect excise tax also for Alcohol and Tobacco sales. One of the most recent issues with TTB was that they want it paid every two weeks. Many folks were complaining that NO other tax agency collects this often, thus creating a hardship on manufacturers. They only collect from manufacturers on complete items(firearms & ammo), so I've heard of people buying parts(no tax) and assembling a rifle w/o paying any excise tax. BTW: They want their excise tax, even if the firearm isn't sold but kept in-house... __________________ Jerry W. NRA Instructor: Pistol, Home Safety, Personal Protection, RSO, Reloading. NRA Life Member, NRA-ILA Sustaining Member, AZ CCW training org. & instructor, AZ HE instructor. JWsGUNs.com FFL-07, NFA SOT-C2.