Comptroller of Maryland. Serving the People. Peter Franchot, Comptroller
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Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Reports

The Comptroller's Office is responsible for monitoring the manufacture, storage, transportation, sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and tobacco in Maryland. While collecting state taxes on beer, wine, distilled spirits, cigarettes and other tobacco products, the agency issues licenses and permits, maintains automated credit control information for the alcohol industry, and promotes fair trade practices in accordance with the law.

The following reports detail collection of various alcohol and tobacco tax, sales of the products and amount of deliveries.

  • Alcohol Tax Annual Report - (FY 2011) / Archive: In compliance with provisions of Section 14-203 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland, this report reviews the agency's activities and details revenue collections and comparisons, license information, consumption figures and other statistics.


  • Alcohol Comparative Deliveries - (November 2011) / Archive: This monthly report details the compares the delivery of alcoholic beverages and cigarette tax stamp sales to the same month of the previous year. The information provided is detailed by jurisdiction and type of product.


  • Alcohol Receipts and Refunds (December 2011) / Archive: This report lists the amount collected in tax receipts, license and permit fees along with other miscellaneous charges for alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and other tobacco products on a monthly basis. The report also shows the percent change over the last 10 months.