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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>With the imminent changes coming for Excise Tax make sure that your winery/cidery is ready.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Any post-2006 winery/cidery needs to apply for a Excise Warehouse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Having an Excise Warehouse allows you to defer the excise tax on the bottles to the month in which the bottles are sold. If you do not have an Excise Warehouse license, excise tax will be due the month you bottle your wine/cider.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>The WineryPOS software is expecting you to have an Excise Warehouse that allows you to deter Excise Tax. After the final announcements are made, the software will be modified to handle the changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>To apply for an Excise Warehouse, use the same form (L63 – which I attached) as you would to renew your regular Excise license and fill it out with the same information BUT with the following changes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA>Section A - Check the New Application checkbox<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA>Section B - In the Excise duty account number, just put in your Business Number – leave the 4 digits following the RD blank<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-CA><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-CA>Section F - Check the Excise Warehouse checkbox<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-CA>If you have questions phone: 1-866-330-3304<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-CA>They are busy, but if you leave your contact info they will phone you back. It took about 1 hour for them to return my call.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>