ARTICLE 2. Presumptions and Exemptions [32171. - 32179.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 2.
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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 32171. Section 32171.

It shall be presumed, for the purposes of this part, that all beer removed from the internal revenue bonded premises of a beer manufacturer has been sold in this State by the manufacturer, unless one of the following is proved to the satisfaction of the board, in reports on forms prescribed by the board: (a) That the beer has been sold and delivered in internal revenue bond to another beer manufacturer in this State. (b) That the beer has been exported without this State or sold for export by the beer manufacturer making the report and actually exported from this State. (c) That the beer is beer otherwise exempted from taxation under this part.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 32173. Section 32173.

It shall be presumed, for the purposes of this part, that all wine removed from a winery or wine cellar bonded under the internal revenue laws of the United States on payment of the internal revenue tax by a wine grower has been sold in this State by the wine grower, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the board, in reports on forms prescribed by the board, that the wine has been exported from this State or sold for export by the wine grower making the report and actually exported from this State or that the wine is otherwise exempt from taxation under this part.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 32175. Section 32175.

It shall be presumed, for the purposes of this part, that all beer and wine imported into this State by a beer manufacturer or wine grower or importer has been sold in this State at the time it is received by the licensee, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the board, on forms prescribed by the board, that the beer or wine is still in the possession of the beer manufacturer or the wine grower in internal revenue bond within this State, or has been exported from this State by the licensee making the report or has been sold by him for export and actually exported from this State, or is otherwise exempt under this part.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 32176. Section 32176.

(a) If taxes have been paid on beer or wine subsequently exported from the state or sold for export and actually thereafter exported from this state, or on beer or wine subsequently destroyed under the supervision of a board representative, a taxpayer may claim and shall be allowed credit with respect to the taxes in any report filed or assessment made under this part. (b) A beer manufacturer located in this state may claim and shall be allowed a credit for excise taxes paid on tax paid beer returned by a licensed wholesaler and subsequently destroyed by the beer manufacturer under the supervision of a board representative. The credit shall be allowed only if the beer manufacturer has credited the licensed wholesaler the amount of the tax. If the credit is allowed to the beer manufacturer, a credit shall not be allowed to the licensed wholesaler with respect to the destruction of the same product. (c) A winegrower may claim credit with respect to excise taxes on wine purchased state tax paid from another winegrower and subsequently exported or sold for export and actually exported. (d) A beer manufacturer or a beer and wine wholesaler may claim credit for excise taxes on beer purchased state tax paid and subsequently exported or sold for export and actually exported.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 32177.5. Section 32177.5.

No tax shall be imposed upon the sale of distilled spirits by brandy manufacturers, distilled spirits manufacturers, rectifiers, importers, and distilled spirits wholesalers to the following listed instrumentalities of the armed forces of the United States organized under Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard regulations and located upon territory within the geographical boundaries of the state: (a) Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard exchanges. (b) Officers’, noncommissioned officers’, and enlisted persons’ clubs or messes. If any manufacturer, rectifier, importer or wholesaler has paid the tax on alcoholic beverages, except beer and wine, thereafter sold to an instrumentality of the Armed Forces so located, the taxpayer may claim and shall be allowed credit with respect to the tax so paid in any report filed or assessment paid under this part.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 32178. Section 32178.

Any wine grower may claim and shall be allowed credit in any tax report filed or assessment made under this part with respect to the tax paid by him on wine sold to a wine rectifier and which has been exported from this State by the wine rectifier or sold for export by the wine rectifier and thereafter actually exported from this State. The board shall make rules prescribing the procedure for claiming and allowance of the credit.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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