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North Carolina law requires alcohol vendors, such as beer and wine wholesalers and ABC Boards, as well as occupational license boards to file annual information reports electronically.

Type of Reporter Report by Beer and Wine Wholesalers of Wholesale Sales of Alcohol, 
NCIR-BW		 Report by ABC Board of Wholesale Sales of Alcohol, 
NCIR-ABC		 Report by Occupational Licensing Boards of their Licensees, 
NCIR-OL
Wine Wholesaler   ✓       
Wholesaler ✓    
Unfortified Winery permit holder ✓    
Fortified Winery permit holder ✓    
Brewery permit holder ✓    
ABC store in the ABC system   ✓  
Occupational Licensing Board     ✓

 

For more information, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. 

 

You have several options for filing your information report electronically.

Web file upload using the Information Reporting Application

File NCIR-BW, NCIR-ABC, and NCIR-OL reports

Upload .txt, .csv, or Excel files in the web application. You can access the file specifications on the File Specifications page.


Email or ShareFile

To file by email, email your report to InfoReporting@ncdor.gov. This email address is unsecure. Do not submit confidential tax information by email. To file by ShareFile, email the Department at InfoReporting@ncdor.gov to request ShareFile access. For step-by-step help, see the Email and ShareFile Instructions.

With both of these options, your report must be in the correct format and you must send all parts of the report as shown below. You can access the file specifications on the File Specifications page.

Important: Beginning in 2024, the email and ShareFile options will no longer be available.  You will be required to file the annual report using the Information Reporting Application.


NCIR-BW, Report by Beer and Wine Wholesalers of Wholesale Sales of Alcohol

Report Part Made sales for resale Did not make sales for resale 
Beer_Wine_Submitter Required Required
Beer_Wine_Customer Required  
Beer_Wine_Invoice Required  
Beer_Wine_Product Required  

NCIR-ABC, Report by ABC Board of Wholesale Sales of Alcohol

Report Part Made sales for resale Did not make sales for resale
ABC_Submitter Required Required
ABC_Data Required  

NCIR-OL, Report by Occupational Licensing Boards of their Licensees

Report Part Requirement
Occ_Lic_Board_Submitter Required
Occ_Lic_Board_Data Required

 

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