FORM MB-605 INSTRUCTIONS
LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS
Account Information
Please enter your account information at the top of the form. Enter the name of the entity which is the licensed
distributor, and its FEIN. Also, enter the Vermont Department of Liquor Control license number for this
distributor. If the licensed distributor is a sole proprietorship, and the Vermont Distributor License is in the name
of an individual, then enter that individual’s Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial in the “Licensed Distributor”
box, and any d/b/a in the “d/b/a” box.
Please enter the month ending date for which you are reporting sales. This return is due on or before the 10th of
each month following the date you enter here.
Line 1
Check this box if you are filing an amended return.
Line 2
If you are no longer in business, enter the final day of business here.
Line 3
Enter the taxable malt gallons sold, where the alcohol content is 6% or less. Malt gallons are computed as 128
US fluid ounces per gallon. The tax is calculated by multiplying the total taxable gallons sold by the tax rate of
$0.265 per gallon.
Line 4
Enter the taxable malt gallons sold, where the alcohol content is over 6%. Malt gallons are computed as 128
US fluid ounces per gallon. The tax is calculated by multiplying the total taxable gallons sold by the tax rate of
$0.55 per gallon.
Line 5
Enter the total amount due (sum of Column D, Lines 3 and 4).
Instructions for Form MB-605
(formerly MB-1)
Rev. 09/14