Both federal and South Carolina alcohol permitting laws involve a complex tangle of alcohol licensing and regulation processes. Many business owners enlist the help of a South Carolina alcohol federal permitting lawyer to help them get and keep all of the permits and licenses they need to keep their businesses afloat. Attorney Lauren Acquaviva founded Viva Beverage Law to help individuals navigate the complexities of alcohol licensing and, in general, alleviate the stress of these issues from clients' shoulders, allowing them to focus on running their businesses. Contact us today to see how we can help you.
Help For Your Alcohol Permitting Issues
If you need help with getting any one of the many federal alcohol licenses available to business owners, need help retaining one, or have been charged with violations and want to defend your right to it, an alcohol-permitting lawyer can help you with these things. The federal agency, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), is the one that issues various types of permits that allow businesses that manufacture, import, export, and wholesale alcoholic beverages to do so legally. They issue specific licenses for specific types of businesses that involve activities such as distilling hard alcohol and spirits, and making beer and wine. The bureau also offers permits for specialized activities such as serving alcohol on cruise ships. If you are trying to get, keep, or defend your right to run your business that serves alcohol, a South Carolina alcohol federal permitting lawyer can help you with these matters.
If your business changes, a lawyer can help you to amend your federal permit. If you change the name of your business, ownership changes, expand or relocate production facilities, or need to make changes to production processes, an alcohol licensing lawyer can help by filing the amendments and notifications you need to satisfy TTB requirements.
When you have a permit from the TTB, you need to file regular excise tax returns with them, file operational reports, and maintain accurate production, storage, and shipping records. A federal permitting lawyer, often referred to as a compliance consultant, can help you set up reporting systems to help you stay compliant and avoid costly penalties that may be imposed if you don’t do this.
Why Experience Matters In An Alcohol Federal Permitting Lawyer
When you have an experienced lawyer in your corner watching out for you and your business interests so that you don’t have to, you can avoid delays, noncompliance pitfalls, and someone who already knows the ins and outs of your business if any issues arise. When you hire Attorney Lauren, you know that you are hiring someone who:
- Has argued appeals before South Carolina’s Appellate Courts.
- Has tried over 100 tax and alcohol license cases at the South Carolina Administrative Law Court.
- Worked for six years for the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) litigating alcohol licensing and tax matters on behalf of the Department.
To learn more about how Viva Beverage Law and our experienced South Carolina alcohol federal permitting lawyer Lauren may be able to help you, contact us today.