27 CFR 26.79
§ 26.79 Inspection or gauge and computation of tax.
United States · 27 CFR — Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms · Status: effective
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- 27 CFR 26.79, § 26.79 Inspection or gauge and computation of tax, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/117243
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On receipt of permit to compute the tax on TTB Form 5110.51, the revenue agent shall:
(a) In the case of spirits in packages, prepare a gauge record as provided in § 26.164a in quadruplicate, compute the tax thereon, and attach all copies of the gauge record to TTB Form 5110.51;
(b) In the instance of spirits in cases, verify by inspection the quantity of spirits described on the form; or
(c) In the case of spirits in a bulk conveyance, verify by gauge or inspection the quantity of spirits described on the form.
If the revenue agent determines any variation between his gauge and the quantity of spirits described on Form 5110.51, he shall amend and initial the data in part I of the form. The revenue agent shall deliver all copies of Form 5110.51 and any accompanying package gauge record to the proprietor. The proprietor shall then compute and enter the amount of tax on all copies of Form 5110.51.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.