Form LB123 Instrucons
General Informaon
Every licensed manufacturer or wholesaler
selling distilled spirits in Minnesota is re-
quired to collect and remit the tax from the
sale of distilled spirits to the Department of
Revenue.
A common carrier engaged in interstate
transportation of passengers must le
monthly reports together with the tax pay-
ment on the sale of alcoholic beverages
sold in Minnesota. The report and payment
must be led by the 18th day of the month
following the month in which the sale took
place. A common carrier is permitted to
use a formula for the allocation of the total
sales of alcoholic beverages among states
on the basis of passenger miles in each state
or some other method of allocation if writ-
ten approval is received from the commis-
sioner.(M.S. 297G.09, subd. 3)
Monthly ling is mandatory if your tax
averages $500 or more per month.
You must request, in writing, authorization
to le annually or quarterly. The authoriza-
tion remains in effect as long as the tax
remains within the limits stated below.
• Annually ling. Tax must average less
than $100 per month.
• Quarterly ling. Tax must average less
than $500 per month.
• Monthly ling. Tax must average $500
or more per month.
Due Dates
Tax returns and payments must be led and
paid as follows:
Annual lers: File and pay by January 18
following the calendar year in which the
sales were made.
Quarterly lers: File and pay by:
• April 18 for the quarter ending March 31;
• July 18 for the quarter ending June 30;
• Oct. 18 for the quarter ending Sept. 30;
and
• Jan. 18 for the quarter ending Dec. 31.
Monthly lers: File and pay by the 18th
day of the month following the month in
which the sales were made:
If the due date lands on a weekend or holi-
day, returns led and payments made the
next business day are considered timely.
Penales and Interest
A 5 percent late-payment penalty will be
assessed on any unpaid tax for the rst
30 days. The penalty increases 5 percent
for each additional 30-day period (or any
part thereof) to a maximum of 15 percent.
Returns led after the due date will be
assessed a 5 percent late-ling penalty on
any unpaid tax, or if no tax is due a penalty
of $25 is assessed for each unled return.
Interest will accrue on any unpaid tax and
penalty.
Payment Opons
Electronic Payments
If you paid more than $10,000 in Minne-
sota excise taxes during the last 12-month
period ending June 30, you are required to
make your payments electronically.
You must also pay electronically if you’re
required to pay any Minnesota business tax
electronically, such as sales and withhold-
ing taxes.
Go to www.revenue.state.mn.us and login
to e-Services. If you don’t have Internet ac-
cess, call 1-800-570-3329 to pay by phone.
You’ll need your bank routing and account
numbers. You must use an account not asso-
ciated with any foreign bank.
Note: If you’re currently paying electroni-
cally using the ACH credit method, con-
tinue to call your bank as usual. If you wish
to make payments using the ACH credit
method, visit www.revenue.state.mn.us for
instructions.
Paying by Check
Go to at www.revenue.state.mn.us and
choose Make a Payment and then Pay
with a Check and click on e-Services Pay-
ment Voucher System to create a voucher.
Print the voucher and mail with a check
made payable to Minnesota Revenue.
Fermented Malt Beverages
Schedule A
Complete Schedule A to determine the
amounts to enter on Form LB123.
The Minnesota tax rate for beer is based on
the 31-gallon barrel and the alcohol content
of beer. You must convert all measurement
of kegs and cases into barrels or percent-
ages of a barrel.
To convert kegs and cases into barrels,
divide the total ounces of beer in the kegs
or cases by 3,968.
1 barrel = 31 gallons
1 gallon = 128 uid ounces
1 liter = 0.264172 gallon
Below is a conversion table for the most
commonly used sizes of kegs and cases.
Multiply the number you have of each size
by the decimal shown.
Conversion table
Mulply the quanty
If you have: you have by:
50 ltr bbl .42608
30 ltr bbl .25565
6/64 oz. case .09677
12/40 oz. case .12097
12/32 oz. case .09677
24/22 oz. case .13306
15/22 oz. case .08317
12/22 oz. case .06653
24/16 oz. case .09677
12/16 oz. case .04839
30/12 oz. case .09073
24/12 oz. case .07258
20/12 oz. case .06048
18/12 oz. case .05444
12/12 oz. case .03629
6/12 oz. case .01815
24/11.2 oz. case .06774
35/7 oz. case .06174
12/21.3 oz. case .06441