division of alcoholic beverages and tobacco beer manufacturer’s monthly report
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Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Beer Manufacturer’s
Monthly Report
Log in with the user id and password provided through the EDSregistration process and click on the Login button.If you have not registered, click on the New User? link.If you cannot remember password, click on Forgot Password?
Logging Into EDS
Click on the link under File a New Report.
Filing a New Report
The Beer Manufacturer’s Monthly Report combines the three pages of the paper report. The mass data entered into the different tabs automatically calculate on the Computation of Tax screen.
Differences from Paper Reporting
The General Information tab will auto populate with information provided during the registration process. A Reporting Period month and year must be selected. A selection from the Amended? pull down menu is also required. Only if the report gets amended, should “Yes” be selected from the dropdown box. Add the Report Submitted By name, which is the person verifying the submitted information. Once completed, click on the Save button.
Completing the General Information Tab
Detail Screens
Information needed:
•Transaction type•Florida license number or…•Name of supplier/purchaser•Invoice number•Invoice date•Quantity of product
•Beer: Report per individual units(cans/bottles). Do not enter per case.•Wine & Liquor: Report per volume (gallonage).
In the Report Detail there is a drop down box for Transaction Type. Select the appropriate transaction and complete the required fields, designated by the asterisks. Add Transaction should be selected. After each entry has been added, they will be listed individually. Under Product Transaction Summary the entries will be summed up.
Report Detail Overview
Using the Lookup Feature
There are two ways to search for licenses via the Lookup feature. If the license number is known, enter in the Florida License/Permit # field and select the Lookup button. If the name of the company is known, enter the entire or part of the name in the Name of Supplier/Purchaser field and select Lookup. If neither option produces the needed results, a list of licenses can found using the following link: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/auditing/ABTLicensesandPermits.htmlIf you still do not find what you need, contact the EDS Help desk at [email protected] .
Multiple Lookup Results
In the event of multiple returns from using the Lookup feature, select the appropriate Business Name using the radio button to the left of the name and select OK at the bottom of the Select your license screen. If you do not see your license, select Cancel and contact the EDS Help Desk at [email protected]. Supply the name and address of the business if possible.
No Results Using the Lookup Feature
If an invalid or unrecognized license number is entered, a red error message displays, “Invalid License # for this report!” or “No matching record found for this License Number!”.
Adding a Transaction
After a transaction has been entered, EDS will display a message stating, “Successfully added beer transaction.”. Additionally, the transactions will appear individually as well as totaled under the Product Transaction Summary section.
Deleting Entries
An entry cannot be changed; it can only be deleted using the red radio button at the far right of the entries. After an entry has been deleted, EDS will display a message stating that the deletion was successful.
Taxable Sales
On the Taxable Sales tab, enter the figures for any Taxable Consumption, Gifts to Employees and/or Shortage on Inbound Transfers. EDS will automatically calculate and display the total taxable sales.
On the Summary tab enter applicable data into the white, editable fields. Select Save when done. EDS will display a message if the save was successful.
Summary
Computation of Tax
The data from the previous screens will automatically be calculated on the Computation of Tax tab. Additionally, on this screen any authorized credit and its amount should be entered in the white, editable fields. The total tax due will be displayed in the Net Amount fields. Select Save when done.
Saving Your Report
When the Save button is selected, EDS will display a red “Data has been saved successfully.” message. If exiting the report do so only after you see this message!
Helpful Hints!
Save your report often.
This helps guard against data loss and is considered a “best practice”.
TIP: If you are going to pause the report activity for more than ten minutes, save the report and close out of EDS altogether.
Screen shot of home page showing Saved Work link. To access a saved report, select this link.
Accessing a Saved Report
Review & Confirm
Verify that the information is accurate. Select Save and the click Submit Report.
After Submit Report is selected, a confirmation message will display - “You have successfully submitted the report.”
Successful Submission
Accessing a Submitted Report
Accessing a submitted report can be done either through selecting the Home or My Reports link at the top of the screen.
Amending a Submitted Report
To amend a submitted report, open the link under Submitted Work. On the General Information tab, change the Amended? field to “Yes” and proceed to make the necessary report changes before saving again and then resubmitting.
Resources
You may research license/permit numbers from the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco’s webpage.
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/auditing/ABTLicensesandPermits.html
For more information on filing electronically:
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/eds/
Technical Support
[email protected] EDS Support for technical questions or to report a problem. If you need assistance filling out a report, contact your district office.