I need some experienced industry advice here...
I recently received a call from the TTB informing me that we have overpaid our excise tax according to the BROP since 2003! While this might seem like a great thing to be told we're getting money back, resubmitting every excise tax and brewer's report of operations is an extremely time consuming endeavor. Being that this is my first time dealing with the brewer's report, and I'm looking at other people's mistakes, I find it very difficult not to pull out all my hair. With that said I've spent enough time helping out in the brewery to understand that this is a very simple form. However, our records in the beginning-2003 denote only what beer was produced without the exact finished volume recorded. Now, I understand we are (supposed to be) producing 40bbls each batch, but my loss numbers are perplexing! According to what's been documented, 35% of what we are producing is going down the drain or out the door as samples?!!! Is it just me or does this seem extraordinarily high? Does anyone have an industry standard for percent of loss per bbl? Can anyone offer advice to minimize loss? Please help. Thanks.
I recently received a call from the TTB informing me that we have overpaid our excise tax according to the BROP since 2003! While this might seem like a great thing to be told we're getting money back, resubmitting every excise tax and brewer's report of operations is an extremely time consuming endeavor. Being that this is my first time dealing with the brewer's report, and I'm looking at other people's mistakes, I find it very difficult not to pull out all my hair. With that said I've spent enough time helping out in the brewery to understand that this is a very simple form. However, our records in the beginning-2003 denote only what beer was produced without the exact finished volume recorded. Now, I understand we are (supposed to be) producing 40bbls each batch, but my loss numbers are perplexing! According to what's been documented, 35% of what we are producing is going down the drain or out the door as samples?!!! Is it just me or does this seem extraordinarily high? Does anyone have an industry standard for percent of loss per bbl? Can anyone offer advice to minimize loss? Please help. Thanks.
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