Bottler’s Tax
Calculation of Credit for F&E Tax Paid
1) Divide the taxpayer’s total Tennessee taxable soft drink sales by the total Tennessee
gross receipts.
2) Multiply the amount of franchise tax actually paid from the F&E tax return, Schedule A,
Line 3, by the decimal number calculated in step one. This is the amount of franchise
tax credit available. This amount should be entered on Line 6 of the Gross Receipts Tax
Return.
3) Multiply the amount of excise tax actually paid from the F&E tax return, Schedule B,
Line 7, by the decimal number calculated in step one. This is the amount of excise tax
credit available. This amount should be entered on Line 7 of the Gross Receipts Tax
Return.
Note: The total amount of credit may not exceed 78.95% of the total bottler’s tax liability.