Release Notes

November 1, 2024

🎉 Market Ready workflow changes and report updates

We've added a Select all option to the Market Ready registration workflow, so when you're working on a registration, you can quickly add or exclude all products associated with a COLA.

We've also made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant:

• Nebraska: We've updated the state Schedule I- Local Sales and Use Tax Return to include 3 new cities added (Adams, Grafton, and Kenesaw), rate changes, and updates to reporting districts.
• North Dakota: We've updated the state Sales and Use Tax Return - Local Schedule with rate changes, including Burleigh County (1%) and the City of Grafton (2.75%).
• Virginia: We've updated brand registrations for low-ABV spirits (<7.5%) so that they use the Wine Importer's License.

We've also updated tax jurisdictions in MO, LA, and TX.

 

September 19, 2024

🐞 Regulatory updates and bug fixes

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• Nevada: We've updated the Supplier Designation of Importer-Wholesaler form with minor changes.
• North Carolina: We've updated state brand registration forms for Malt and Wine products.
• Oklahoma: Oklahoma has a new state fee for spirits registrations. If you intend to distribute more than 53 gallons of spirits in the state, the fee per brand registration is now $375, or $75 for less than 53 gallons.

We've also:

• fixed a problem where the Taxes Paid by State analytics report was not loading
• added new TTB label types for Flavored Tequila and Virgin Islands Rum (White)
• fixed a problem where the Submit button was not showing up on the TTB One-Time Verification code pop-up.

 

August 29, 2024

🎉 Feature enhancements and regulatory updates

AutoFile clients can now view state eFile passwords directly in your ShipCompliant account! Email our Support team to request this feature. Once enabled, on the AutoFile Settings page, click Show passwords to see your state credentials. You can enable or disable this separately for each user in your account.

In the Web Service Log, you can now search REST API calls by order number, city and state.

We've also made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant:

• Indiana: We've updated the state ALC-PS Primary Source Suppliers Monthly Report and ALC-DWS Direct Wine Shipper Report with minor changes.
• New Hampshire: We've changed the format of the New Hampshire Form 258 and 334 Monthly Report of Sales to Wholesalers and Form 259 and 335 Monthly Report of Sales to Wholesalers for suppliers with orders using multiple licenses. For these returns, you can download a zip file with a spreadsheet for each license.
• Missouri: We've updated the state Sales Tax Return Form 53-1 with minor changes.
• Washington: We've updated the state Combined Excise Tax Return with minor changes.
   

July 22, 2024

🐞 Regulatory updates and bug fixes

On July 1, 2024, Florida HB 583 came into effect, removing the state's prohibition on the sale of wine in containers larger than 1 gallon. Accordingly, we have disabled the "Per Bottle Volume Limit" rule in ShipCompliant accounts and will no longer flag direct shipments to Florida that include larger format wines. No action is needed on your part.

We've also:

• fixed a problem where the Chicago Annual Liquor Tax Report was being marked as Filed when there was no sales activity during the filing period. The Annual return still needs to be submitted to the state in these cases.
• removed unnecessary HTML markup from the Ohio Distributor Shipments Notice and Invoices emails sent to the state.
• updated the CO Retail Delivery Fee to its new amount ($0.29 per delivery), and made minor changes to the associated report.

 

June 13, 2024

📄 Report changes and new features

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant:

• Nebraska: We've updated the due date for state forms 35-7080 Spirit and Wine Monthly Report and 35-7099 Beer Monthly Report in line with state changes. The reports are now due on the 25th of the month. We've also added Nebraska wine and spirits registrations to MarketReady.
• New Jersey: For MarketReady, we've added UPC information to New Jersey brand registration packets.
• New York: We've updated state form ST-810 and ST-100 State and Local Quarterly Sales and Use Tax Return with minor changes.
• South Carolina: We've added cider products with ABVs less than 6% to the L-BW-I-4 Report of Wine Shipments.
• Vermont: We've added cider products to the Semi-Annual Reporting Form - Malt or Vinous Beverages Shipped to Consumers.

We've also fixed a problem where container types were not showing on product exports.

 

 

May 23, 2024

🐞 Report changes and bug fixes

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant:

• Alaska: We've updated the state Remote Seller Report with jurisdiction changes to Shungnak, Skagway, and White Mountain.
• California: We've fixed a problem with the state Beverage Manufacturer Report where pickup orders were being excluded from the report. We also added upload functionality for the CDTFA-401-A2 Sales and Use Tax Return - Schedule A & B and fixed a problem with calculations on the CDTFA-531 Schedule A2.
• Maryland: We've updated the state Beer Franchise Registration form.
• Nebraska: We've updated the state Sales and Use Tax Return - Form 10 and Schedule I (Local Schedule) with minor changes.
• North Carolina: We've updated state forms associated with wine, beer, and malt beverage registrations through Market Ready.

We also fixed a problem causing the Pending Temperature Analysis functionality to return an error message.

 

April 26, 2024

⬆️ Improvements and bug fixes

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant:

• California: We now support direct uploads of the state Sales and Use Tax Return, so you can import your return instead of manually inputting information on the state site.
• Kansas: You'll now be notified if you're missing tracking numbers when filing state ABC-1040 returns.
• Maryland: You'll now see Zip+4 data directly on the PDF for the state Excise Tax DWS 315: Direct Wine Shipper Tax Return.
• North Carolina: When you submit MarketReady brand registrations, they'll now be sent directly to the state email.
• Rhode Island: We've updated the email address for the state Distributor Shipments Notice and Invoices.

We've also fixed a bug causing the Market Ready workflow to sometimes crash when loading Distributor selection for Arkansas.

Also, when you're missing tracking numbers for a report, you'll now see the total number of missing tracking numbers instead of just 50, and you can export all tracking numbers at once.

 

March 27, 2024

📄 Report updates and bug fixes

 

 

March 14, 2024

📄 Report updates and bug fixes

 

 

March 4, 2024

📄 Report updates

 

 

February 7, 2024

📄 Report updates

 

February 1, 2024

📄 Report updates

 

January 12, 2024

📄 Report changes and performance improvements

 

December 5, 2023

ShipCompliant has completed work to provide support for the California Beverage Container Recycling Program starting January 1, 2024, including collection and remittance of the redemption value on direct sales of wine, and the manufacturer processing fee for distribution of beer, wine and spirits.

For collection of the CRV, we'll return the total amount of the fee per order via API. While the manufacturer processing fee can't be collected directly from consumers, we will support the required reporting for both DtC wine shipments to California residents and for all wholesale distributions.

To prepare for fee collection and reporting, make sure that all your products in ShipCompliant are set up with the proper container type/size and read more about the bill here.

Summary of Fee Breakdown

Type	< 24 oz	> or = 24 oz
Bottle	.05	.10
Can	.05	.10
Plastic Bottle	.05	.10
Long Neck Non Refundable	0	0
Aluminum Long Neck	.05	.10
Keg	0	0
PET	.05	.10
Traveller	.05	.10
Long Neck	.05	.10
Aluminum Short Neck	.05	.10
No Neck Non Refundable	0	0
Box	.25	.25
Cask	0	0
Growler	.10	.10
Pouch	.25	.25
Pack	.25	.25
Jug	.10	.10
Sleeve	.25	.25

These fees pertain to consumable beverages and have a tax rate based on the underlying goods.

Fees are based on product information, specifically Container Type and Container Size.  Make sure to include this information in product API syncs or add it manually in your ShipCompliant account.

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• Alabama: When registering products with the same COLA that have a difference in ABV of > 0.5%, we'll now generate separate registration packets for each product, per state guidelines.
• Colorado: We've updated the state DR-0173 Retailer's Use Tax Return and DR-0100 Retail Sales and Use Tax Return with minor changes.
• Hawaii: We've updated the state Annual County Report with minor changes. We've also updated the state email address for return submission.
• Minnesota: We now support the state's 2 new tax jurisdictions (Metro Area for Housing and Metro Area Transportation).
• Nebraska: We've fixed a problem with the State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return where total rates were not showing correctly.
• New York: We've updated the state ST-100 State and Local Quarterly Sales and Use Tax Return with minor changes.
• Oklahoma: We've updated the state email address for return submission.
• Rhode Island: We've updated the state Sales and Use Tax Return - Annual Reconciliation with minor changes.

 

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• Connecticut: We've updated the O-255 Wholesale Alcoholic Beverage Tax Return to reflect decreased excise tax rates for beer and wine. The new rates are $6 per barrel for beer (decreased from $7.20) and $0.20 per gallon for wine (decreased from $0.24).
• Georgia: We've updated the ST-3 Sales and Use Tax Report with minor changes, including a rate decrease from 3% to 2% in Rockdale.
• Maryland: We've updated the 330 - Beer Franchise Form with state changes.
• North Dakota: We've updated the Sales, Use, And Gross Receipts Tax Return - Local Schedule with minor changes, including a rate increase to 2.5% in the city of Forman.

We also fixed a problem where Harris County, Texas was not available as an option on the Distributor setup map.

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• We fixed a problem with distributors not populating on the Product Registration Analysis (List View) analytics report.
• We fixed a problem with two-step verification emails sometimes not sending when applying for a new product with the TTB.
• When exporting orders from the Reports page, you'll now see the correct number of orders ready to be exported.
• We updated the Nebraska Sales and Use Tax Return - Schedule I with minor changes.

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• Florida: We fixed a problem with the state Direct Wine Shipper Report and Excise Tax Return where the amount due was showing as a negative number.
• Missouri: We've updated state forms 53-I and 53-V Sales and Use Tax Return with minor changes.
• South Dakota: We've fixed a problem with the state Sales and Use Tax Return where Line 6 - Net State Sales was not calculating correctly.
• Tennessee: We've updated state form SLS 450 State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return to make sure timely filing discounts are calculated correctly.
• Vermont: We've updated the state MVB-612 Malt and Vinous Beverage Tax Return with minor changes, including two new lines for taxes on hard cider over 7% ABV.
• Washington: The state forms LIQ-308 Beer Certificate of Approval Holder Summary Tax Report, LIQ-318 Wine Authorized Representative Certificate of Approval Holder, LIQ-319 Beer Authorized Representative Certificate of Approval Holder, and Combined Tax Return have been updated with minor changes.
• Wisconsin: We've updated the state ST-12 Sales and Use Tax Return with minor changes.

We also fixed a problem with our Licenses workflow where licenses were showing as required for some states even though shipping had not been enabled for those states. Now, you'll only see required licenses for states you ship to.

 

Market Ready: When you search by Product Code for previous approval numbers, you'll now see line extensions, renewals, and revisions included in the results.

• Florida: We changed the due date for the state DR-15 Sales and Use Tax Return from the 20th to the 15th, since payment is due before the 20th.
• Hawaii: The state M-18 Monthly Return of Liquor Tax has been updated with minor changes.
• Louisiana: The state Sales and Use Tax Return has been updated with minor changes, including page number changes, date changes, and a wording change to the manufacturing exemption fields.
• Michigan: We fixed a problem with the state Annual Sales Tax Reconciliation Report and Form 5080 Sales, Use, and Withholding Taxes Return where lines 5A and 5K were not calculating correctly. We also fixed a problem with the state LCC-3023 Out State Seller Monthly Report where product descriptions were not showing up.
• Nevada: The state LIQ-STC Supplier Liquor Excise Tax Return - Sales to Consumers and TXR 01.01a Combined Sales and Use Tax Return have been updated with minor changes.
• Wisconsin: The state has changed its retailers discount on the ST-12 Sales and Use Tax Return from 0.5% to 0.75% for returns due after September. We've updated the return with this change.

We also fixed 2 bugs where:

• Price posting lists weren't able to be printed; and
• Account Summary analytics reports were not showing accurate registration counts for some users.

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• California: We fixed a bug with the state CDTFA 401-A2 Sales and Use Tax (With District) Return where the City of Belmont, San Mateo County, and subtotal 11A were not populating.
• Colorado: We've fixed a bug that was incorrectly placing the address 600 Park Ave, West Denver in Lakewood. The address now reflects the correct tax rate.
• New York: The state ST-100 State and Local Quarterly Sales and Use Tax Return has been updated with minor changes.
• Ohio: We now support accelerated return payments for state form UST-1 Data File Upload. Also, in MarketReady, we fixed a problem with Line Extension registrations that prevented the allocation of distributors for wholesale products.

 

We've made some minor changes to keep you fully compliant.

• California: We updated state forms CDTFA 401-A2 Sales and Use Tax Return and Sales and Use Tax Return for Retailers with rate changes.
• Nebraska: We updated state Form 10: State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return. Jurisdictions Halsey, Hallam, Emerson, and Wynot were added.
• Nevada: We updated the LTD-04 Report of Shipments of Alcoholic Beverages and LIQ-STC Supplier Liquor Excise Tax Return with minor changes, including the form names.
• New York: We updated the ST-809 State and Local Sales and Use Tax Return for Part-Quarterly (Monthly) Filers with minor changes.
• North Dakota: We updated the state Sales, Use, and Gross Receipts Tax Return - Local Schedule. The city of Max increased its rate from 1.0% to 2.5%, and the city of Wishek added a vendor's compensation rate and a maximum allowed vendor's compensation.
• Ohio: We added an email option for the Ohio Distributor Shipments Notice and Invoices report. We also refined the state MarketReady registration process so that you can register a product or label as Direct-to-Consumer only.
• Texas: We removed a HAL address for FedEx shipments after being advised that it was a privately owned location which charges customers to pick up their packages. This location (The Mailing Point, Plano TX 75075) will no longer be an option for customers to select.
• Virginia: We fixed a problem with the state Excise Tax Direct Shipper's Report and Excise Tax Payment (Single Permit) that was preventing download and recalculation.