27 CFR § 22.31 - Persons liable for tax.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s22.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 22.31 - Persons liable for tax."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "22.31"
section_name: "Persons liable for tax."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "22"
part_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF TAX-FREE ALCOHOL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "26 U.S.C. 5001, 5121, 5123, 5206, 5214, 5271-5275, 5311, 5552, 5555, 6056, 6061, 6065, 6109, 6151, 6806, 7805; 31 U.S.C. 9304, 9306."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9183, Mar. 6, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 22.31 Persons liable for tax.

All tax-free alcohol removed, sold, transported, or used in violation of law or regulations in this part, is subject to all provisions of law relating to taxable alcohol, including the requirement for payment of tax on the alcohol. The person removing, selling, transporting, or using tax-free alcohol in violation of law or regulations pertaining to tax-free alcohol shall be required to pay the distilled spirits tax on the alcohol.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1314, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5001))