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Monday, August 6, 2007

California State Board of Equalization Meeting on Taxation and Classification of Flavored Malt Beverages



Enclosed are the Agenda, Issue Paper, and Revenue Estimate for the August 14, 2007, Business Taxes Committee meeting. This meeting will address the taxation and classification of flavored malt beverages (FMB) with respect to the Alcoholic Beverage Tax Law. In December 2006, the Board voted to initiate the rulemaking process on this matter. Interested parties meetings were held on February 22, 2007, and June 6, 2007, to identify and discuss issues relating to this subject. Staff and interested parties have provided draft regulatory language that, if adopted, would tax FMB as distilled spirits. The attached Formal Issue Paper sets forth three alternatives and discusses various issues raised by interested parties and pros and cons of the alternatives.
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