Advancing the Standards of Tax Administration
Each year, the alcohol section holds four regional meetings, three uniformity meetings, and one annual meeting.
Cigars Sales MODEL LEGISLATION OUTLINE — May 2021
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE REVISED PACT ACT FORMS. Updated March, 2021
The FTA Tobacco Uniformity Committee has developed the revised PACT Act forms, State Cigarette PACT Act report (PA-1) and State Tobacco PACT Act report (PA-2), effective March, 2021. The Tobacco Uniformity Committee has approved these revised PDF and Excel versions of the forms. These are forms for the states that accept paper filing and have not yet fully adopted the electronic reporting using the FTA Tobacco Uniformity electronic XML filing schema.
Note: The FTA Tobacco Uniformity electronic XML filing schema captures all data a state may need for all reports/files/returns (such as PACT, MSA, etc.).
- PACT Act 21 summary
- PA-1 & PA-2 PACT Act reports
- PA-1 & PA-2 excel spreadsheet
- Tobacco Tax brochure
- Tobacco Tax Information by State. Last updated August 2022
- Tobacco Tax Section Uniformity Guide, which includes the uniformity forms. Last updated November 2022
Brand Code Table
Brand Code Table
This Brand Code Table is prepared based on information provided to the Federation of Tax Administrators’ (FTA) Workgroup by the tobacco manufacturers (except where noted). FTA does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this information. This list should not and cannot be used to determine whether particular tobacco products are legal for sale in any particular State or which manufacturer is the fabricator of listed tobacco products. Persons using this table should consult specific State laws and directories in determining which brand families, or brand styles are legal for sale.
- Download the latest brand code table (version 1.4). Last updated October 30, 2019
Electronic Filing Information
- Tobacco uniformity electronic filing guide. Last updated January 2023
- State cigarette and tobacco schemas
The Leaf Sheet – Uniformity Newsletter
Uniformity Co-Chairs
- State Co-Chair: Jason Kraemer (State of Wisconsin)
- Industry Co-Chair: Tim Harris (Eby Brown)
Uniformity Subcommittees
Communication and Legislation
- State Co-Chair: JD Daniels (Texas)
- Industry Co-Chair: Cheyanne Still (McLane)
Compliance
- State Co-Chair: Justin Scott (Texas)
- Industry Co-Chair: Jim Pulsifer (Altria )
Forms
- State Co-Chair: Marci Rosencutter (Kansas)
- Industry Co-Chair: Casey Anders (Associated Wholesaler Grocers Inc.)
Technology
- State Co-Chair: Mike Hanson (California)
- Industry Co-Chair: Raymond Chu (Core-Mark)
Cannabis
- State Co-Chair: Emily Joorfelz (Mississippi)
- Industry Co-Chair: Alberta DeLaSerna (SICPA)
