It seems that we’ve got the AtlantaCuisine.com forums talking about the Liquor License Non-Renewal too. And these are some knowledgeable folks!

Read the thread here or at least check out the comment below from the thread that gives the best explanation I’ve seen on how one could potentially get tripped up by the endlessly bureaucratic liquor license process.

“For those unaware, it takes two alcohol permits to be in business: a state license in order to purchase from a wholeslaer and a city (or county if you are in an unincorporated area) to sell to customers. Plus, the local license is wortheless unles you also have the state permit.

Well, lets see here. Most companies with more than a handfull of employees use a payroll service and they automatically take out state payroll taxes each pay period. The cost to renew the STATE permit is $200 (L,B,&W) and could be done online this year and paid with a credit card. So if the state is refusing to renew permits because these businesses owe money to the state, it almost certainly has to be because they are not remitting the sales and use tax due the 20th of each month for the previous month.

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