Free Cigarette and Tobacco Products Excise Tax Return - California

BOE-501-CI (FRONT) REV. 8 (1-08)

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
BOARD USE ONLY
RA-B/A RR-QS AUD FILE REG REF

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS EXCISE TAX RETURN

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YOUR ACCOUNT NO. EFF

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION EXCISE TAXES DIVISION PO BOX 942879 SACRAMENTO CA 94279-2074
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PURCHASE INFORMATION (Attach a separate page if necessary)
BRAND NAME NAME OF SELLER INTERNET ADDRESS (http) OR PHONE NO. OF SELLER DATE RECEIVED NO. OF CARTONS OR COST OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

CIGARETTE TAX CALCULATIONS (Round cents to the nearest whole dollar)
1. Total number of cartons of cigarettes purchased (use the figures entered in the Purchase Information section) 2. Tax rate per carton of cigarettes 3. Total excise tax due on purchase of cigarettes (multiply line 1 by line 2) 4. Total cigarette tax due (add columns A and B on line 3) 1. 2. $ 3. $ 4. $

COLUMN A 20 STICK PACKS

COLUMN B 25 STICK PACKS

$ .00 $ .00 .00

TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX CALCULATIONS (If only cigarettes purchased, skip to line 8)
5. Total cost of Tobacco Products purchased (other than cigarettes or small cigars) 6. Tobacco Products Tax Rate 7. Total excise tax due on cost of tobacco products (multiply line 5 by line 6) 5. 6. 7. $ .00 $ .00

TOTALS
8. Total excise tax due for all cigarettes and tobacco products (add lines 4 and 7) 9. Penalty [multiply line 8 by 10% (0.10) if payment made after due date shown above] 10. Interest: One month's interest is due on tax for each month or fraction of a month that payment
is delayed after the due date. The adjusted monthly interest rate is

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9. $ 10. $ 11. $

11. TOTAL AMOUNT DUE AND PAYABLE (add lines 8, 9, and 10)

IF PAID BY CREDIT CARD, CHECK HERE (Mandatory EFT accounts MUST pay by EFT). [

I hereby certify that this return, including any accompanying schedules and statements, has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct, and complete return.
YOUR SIGNATURE AND TITLE TELEPHONE NUMBER DATE

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BOE-501-CI (BACK) REV. 8 (1-08)

INSTRUCTIONS - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS EXCISE TAX RETURN
Credit Card Payments. You can use a Discover/Novus, Master Card, VISA, or American Express credit card to pay your taxes. Other credit cards cannot be accepted. EFT accounts are not eligible for credit card payments. Credit card payments can be made by calling 800-272-9829 or through our website at www.boe.ca.gov. After authorizing your payment, check the box on your return indicating you have paid with a credit card. Be sure to sign and mail your return. The California State Board of Equalization (Board) is responsible for administering the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law. The taxes are imposed on the distribution of untaxed cigarettes and tobacco products in this state. Distribution is defined to include the consumption or use of untaxed cigarettes and tobacco products in this state. Tobacco products include, but are not limited to, all forms of cigars, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, and other articles or products made of, or containing at least 50 percent tobacco. This does not include cigarettes labeled as little or small cigars that are considered cigarettes for tax purposes. A cigarette is defined as a rolled product of any size or shape, intended for smoking that includes any tobacco, flavored or not, and is wrapped in paper or another material. Exception: Products wrapped in tobacco or with a wrapper made mostly of tobacco are not cigarettes when they weigh over three pounds per thousand. FILING REQUIREMENTS Everyone who purchases untaxed cigarettes or untaxed tobacco products must file with the Board a return reporting the amount of cigarettes and tobacco products received. The return is due and must be postmarked on or before the last day of the month following the quarter in which the product was received and must be submitted with the amount of tax due, pursuant to Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law sections 30008, 30107, and 30181. The tax applies to any quantity of untaxed cigarettes shipped to a user or consumer in California from a seller outside of California. RETURN PREPARATION For both cigarettes and tobacco products - "Purchase Information." Enter the brand name, name of the seller, Internet address (http) or phone number of seller, the date you received the items purchased and the number of cigarette cartons purchased or cost of tobacco products. CIGARETTE TAX CALCULATIONS Line 1. Line 2. Line 3. Total number of cartons. Enter the number of cigarette cartons you purchased from all distributors. This information should be listed in the "Purchase Information" section on the return. This is the current excise tax rate per carton of cigarettes. Total excise tax due on purchase of cigarettes. Multiply line 1 by the tax rate on line 2. Round to the nearest whole dollar.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX CALCULATIONS Line 5. Cost. Enter the total purchase price of tobacco products. This information should be listed in the "Purchase Information" section of the return. Do not include shipping charges if they are separately stated on your invoice. Do not include the cost of cigarettes or small cigars reported on line 1. This is the current tobacco products tax rate. Total excise tax due on purchases of tobacco products. Multiply line 5 by the tax rate on line 6. Total excise tax due on cigarette and tobacco products. Add lines 4 and 7. Penalty. If your return and/or tax payment is filed after the due date shown at the top of this return, a 10 percent penalty is due. Multiply line 8 by 10% (0.10) and enter the result.

Line 6. Line 7. Line 8. Line 9.

Line 10. Interest. If your return and/or tax payment is filed after the due date shown at the top of the return, you must pay interest charges in addition to penalty charges. (You owe one month's interest for each month or portion of a month the payment is overdue. For example, if your payment is one month and two weeks overdue, you owe two months' interest.) Multiply line 8 by the interest rate shown on line 10 for one month's interest. Then multiply your result by the number of months the return is late. Enter the result on line 10. Line 11. Total amount due and payable. Add lines 8, 9, and 10.

If you wish additional information, please contact the State Board of Equalization, Excise Taxes Division, 450 N Street, P.O. Box 942879, Sacramento, CA 94279-0056, Telephone 800-400-7115.