27 CFR § 26.265 - Determination of tax on articles.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s26.265"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 26.265 - Determination of tax on articles."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "26.265"
section_name: "Determination of tax on articles."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "26"
part_name: "LIQUORS AND ARTICLES FROM PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "19 U.S.C. 81c; 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5007, 5008, 5010, 5041, 5051, 5061, 5111-5114, 5121, 5122-5124, 5131-5132, 5207, 5232, 5271, 5275, 5301, 5314, 5555, 6001, 6038E, 6065, 6109, 6301, 6302, 6804, 7101, 7102, 7651, 7652, 7805; 27 U.S.C. 203, 205; 31 U.S.C. 9301, 9303, 9304, 9306."
regulatory_source: "20 FR 6077, Aug. 20, 1955, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. ATF-459, 66 FR 38550, July 25, 2001."
cfr_part: "26"
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# 26.265 Determination of tax on articles.

Where articles contain distilled spirits, the tax will be collected at the rate prescribed by 26 U.S.C. 5001(a)(1) on all alcohol contained therein, regardless of the source. Articles containing only wine and/or beer will be taxed at the rates prescribed by 26 U.S.C. 5041 and/or 5051, respectively. The quantities and kinds of liquors will be shown on the certificate prescribed in § 26.205.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1314, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5001, 5007))

[T.D. ATF-62, 44 FR 71717, Dec. 11, 1979. Redesignated and amended by T.D. ATF-459, 66 FR 38550, 38552, July 25, 2001]