Permits Online Required Documents – What to Gather Before You Apply

If you are leasing the property/premises where you will be conducting your operations, you must submit a copy of your signed and dated lease agreement. 

This agreement must show that the property owner knows how you intend to use the property and gives consent for you to use the building/land for this purpose. 

We need this information even if the owners or officers of the company own the property and are leasing to the company. 

If you own the property/premises then you must provide proof of ownership, such as a deed.

You must supply proof that any person who will sign documents, forms, reports, etc., or who will correspond with TTB about this business, has legal authority to do so.  Proof of signing authority includes such things as:

• An excerpt from the Articles of Incorporation (Corporations)
• An excerpt from the Articles of Organization (LLCs)
• An excerpt from the Partnership Agreement (Partnerships)
• Copies of a relevant resolution
• Official company meeting minutes
• TTB Form 5100.1, Signing Authority for Corporate and LLC Officials
• TTB Form 5000.8, Power of Attorney, if someone other than an employee, such as a consultant, will act on behalf of the business entity.

The diagram of the premises must:   

• Indicate the dimensions of the premises in feet and inches
• Identify which areas are bonded
• Show where all doors are located
• If applicable, identify any areas used for tax-paid storage

TTB F 5120.36, Wine Bond.  A bond is an insurance agreement pledging security for payment of taxes, including penalties and interest, for which you may become liable.

A winery must provide a bond if:

• Your tax liability for wine under one employer identification number (EIN) will exceed $50,000.00 this calendar year.
• Your tax liability for wine under one EIN exceeded $50,000.00 last calendar year.
• You will not pay excise taxes on a deferral basis (i.e., semi-monthly, quarterly or annually).
• You will be removing wine for industrial use

A variance request is letterhead notice (a statement written on company letterhead) requesting permission to use an alternate method or procedure in lieu of one outlined in the regulations. 

You will need to describe, in detail, the proposed alternate method or procedure and the existing regulation to which it relates. 

You must also provide “good cause” for your request, such as when changing circumstances create a need for a different approach.  

NOTE: TTB does not have the authority to waive a regulatory requirement. 

When the same proprietor desires to alternate part of the premises to conduct another TTB- regulated business, such as a brewery or distilled spirits plant, you need a TTB Form 5000.18, Change in Bond (Consent of Surety)

NOTE:  If you are not required to obtain a bond, a Change in Bond (Consent of Surety) form is not required either.