California wineries may now use the Live Scan fingerprint service to obtain criminal record background checks for Missouri Alcohol & Tobacco Control (ATC) Wine Direct Shipper and Out-of-State Solicitor license applications. For more details, go here. A criminal record check issued from the individual’s home state are required for the 1) sole owner, all partners, […]
2023 Brings DTC Sales Tax Changes in Missouri
A new Missouri law requires any out-of-state business, including a California winery, with no physical presence in the state to register with the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) to collect and remit state and local use taxes on DTC sales into Missouri. This applies if gross receipts from taxable sales of tangible personal property delivered […]
Missouri Sales Tax Changes for DTC; Reminder on Monthly Shipment Limitation
Missouri Gov. Michael Parson signed legislation that will require out-of-state businesses, including California wineries that ship DTC wine sales into Missouri, to collect and remit sales tax if taxable sales from delivery of tangible personal property into Missouri in the previous calendar year or current calendar year exceeds $100,000 beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Until then, wineries with […]
Impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s Sales Tax Ruling on DTC Wine Shipping
On June 21, 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Wayfair v. South Dakota that states may require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes even if those retailers do not have a physical presence in that state. This ruling marks a victory for states, which can now tax remote sellers. Each state will […]
Missouri Transitions From Reciprocal To Permit State
The Governor of Missouri has signed SB 299 transitioning Missouri from a reciprocal state to a permit state. The new permit law requires all wineries to obtain a direct shipping permit before shipping wine to Missouri consumers. There is no fee for the direct shipping permit and it must be renewed annually. Wineries with an […]
