Could I Get In Trouble With The ATF?

It's never cool to leave Uncle Sam out of the equation. Technically, you're even supposed to pay taxes on garage sale profits. Now, could you? Sure. I doubt there would be any huge consequences, as long as you aren't making tons of money off of it.

Depends on how much you're selling. There is an occasional sale exemption that isn't very clear, but if you are setting up and selling a decent amount you should probably remit tax. You can buy it tax free with a resale certificate though.

Louisiana doesn't have laws regarding selling altered liquor?

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More so than taxes I think you need a liquor license to sell it.

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And that is where I think the ATF would like to have a word with me.

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All that only matters if someone rats you out or a agent happens to be there.

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Seems like a farmers market would be a prime place to see if people are complying with sales tax laws since most probably aren't.

As long as you are not brewery beer, the ATF will leave you alone.

Depending on the state the answer is this would most likely not be allowed. Now some states may allow a person to sell alcoholic beverages at a farmers market, but I am 99% sure Louisiana isn’t one of them.

The issue isn’t that you are cutting out Uncle Sam per se, it’s that the sale of alcohol is regulated on a state by state basis and you must be licensed by that states ATC to sell alcohol. Uncle Sam and Aunt State ATC get their money in permits and sales tax if you are licensed.

i vend at a local market. We have a couple of occasional vendors who sell fruit wines, but they are the producers, and their product is commercially bottled and labeled. Unless you’ve got all the permits and paperwork in place, most markets will not allow you to sell alcohol. And some markets categorically disallow alcohol sales. A decently organized market will carry an umbrella liability policy, as well as requiring all vendors t carry product liability insurance. I sure as hell wouldn’t sell alcohol without being insured.

Re sales taxes, it’s all on the vendor. Most everyone files electronically these days, so it takes all of 2 minutes to do either a monthly or quarterly filing w state and local agencies. They suck the cash right out of your bank account. But markets ask you to report your gross sales so they can determine booth pricing, fees, etc.

What you are doing is against the law. First thing you need to do is get a license to sell alcohol, just like any bar or liquor store. And then pay the Taxman.



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You are a bootlegger! One of a select breed. Might as well set up a still and cook off your own spirits.

I wasn’t directing my reply at you sorry.

Also something else is double taxation. You can’t buy Liquor at retail and pay taxes on it and then turn around and resell it and charge taxes on it. I have a lic to sell and the ATF will come in and check my invoices and make sure I’m buying from a distributor for that reason.