This article outlines how each section of the TTB report is populated by specific actions in InnoVint.
- Part I - Summary of Wines in Bond
- Part III - Summary of Distilled Spirits
- Part IV - Summary of Materials Received and Used
- Part VII - In Fermenters End of Period
- Frequently Asked Questions
PART I - SUMMARY OF WINES IN BOND (GALLONS)
SECTION A - BULK WINES
Each line of Section A is segmented by declared tax class.
1. ON HAND BEGINNING OF PERIOD
Should match Line 31 ON HAND END OF PERIOD from the last submitted TTB report. This line is populated by 1) onboarded volume (Volume Adjustment with reason: Onboarding), and/or 2) any movement action that results in volume change and is backdated prior to the report start date.
2. PRODUCED BY FERMENTATION
Volume declared to a tax class from tax class Fermenting Juice, within the date range of the report.
3. PRODUCED BY SWEETENING
The amount of wine that has had sweetening materials added to it via Volume Adjustment with reason: Produced by sweetening. This number should be equal to the number in Line 18 USED FOR SWEETENING plus the volume of sweetening material added.
4. PRODUCED BY ADDITION OF WINE SPIRITS
The amount of wine that has had spirits added to it via Volume Adjustment with reason: Produced by addition of wine spirit. This number should be equal to the number in Line 19 USED FOR ADDITION OF WINE SPIRITS plus the volume of spirits added.
5. PRODUCED BY BLENDING
Volume that was transferred into a different tax class via any movement action. The volume inherits the tax class of the lot that it is blended into. e.g. Topping wine volume inherits the tax class of the topped lot and blended wines inherit the tax class of the blend lot.
There is a warning message that pops up any time you are blending across tax classes:
6. PRODUCED BY AMELIORATION
The amount of wine which has had ameliorating materials added to it via Volume Adjustment with reason: Produced by amelioration. This number should be equal to the number in Line 21 USED FOR AMELIORATION plus the volume of the ameliorating material.
7. RECEIVED IN BOND
The volume of untaxpaid wine received in bond via 1) Bond to Bond transfer action, and/or 2) any movement action involving multiple bonds. There is a warning message that pops up any time you are blending across bonds:
8. BOTTLED WINE DUMPED TO BULK
Volume added due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Bottled wine dumped to bulk
9. INVENTORY GAINS
Any increase in volume due to 1) movement actions - e.g. a Barrel Down action that results in a total volume that is greater than what was originally in the lot - and 2) Volume Adjustment with reason: Inventory Gains.
Inventory gains only include gains on declared wine lots (i.e. lots in tax class Fermenting Juice, Sweetening Juice, etc. are not included). Any gains due to Bottling can be viewed in the Bottling report.
10. Write-in: CHANGE OF TAX CLASS
The volume of wine that has been transferred from a declared tax class into another tax class via a tax class change. (Note: Volume that starts as Fermenting Juice that is declared to tax class - eg. <16%, 16-24%, etc - will display the volume as Produced by Fermentation on Line 2.)
12. TOTAL
Calculated: Sum of Line 1 + the amounts recorded in Lines 2-11
13. BOTTLED
The total volume bottled within the reporting period. You can review Bottling actions in the Bottling report.
14. REMOVED TAXPAID
Volume removed due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Removed tax paid.
15. TRANSFERS IN BOND
The volume of untaxpaid wine transferred in bond via 1) Bond to Bond transfer action, and/or 2) any movement action involving multiple bonds.
16. REMOVED FOR DISTILLING MATERIAL
Volume removed via Volume Adjustment with reason: Removed to distilled spirits plant
17. REMOVED TO VINEGAR PLANT
Volume removed via Volume Adjustment with reason: Removed to vinegar plant
18. USED FOR SWEETENING
The amount of wine that has had sweetening materials added to it via Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for sweetening. This is the volume before the addition of sweetening material.
19. USED FOR ADDITION OF WINE SPIRITS
The amount of wine that has had spirits added to it via Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for addition of wine spirit. This is the volume before the addition of wine spirits.
20. USED FOR BLENDING
Volume that was transferred into a lot with a different tax class via any movement action. The volume inherits the tax class of the lot that it is blended into. E.g. Topping wine volume inherits the tax class of the topped lot and blended wines inherit the tax class of the blend lot.
21. USED FOR AMELIORATION
The amount of wine which has had ameliorating materials added to it via Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for amelioration. This number should be equal to the volume in Line 6 PRODUCED BY AMELIORATION minus the volume of the ameliorating material.
22. USED FOR EFFERVESCENT WINE
The amount of wine which removed via Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for effervescent.
23. USED FOR TESTING
The amount of wine which removed via Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for testing.
24. Write-in: CHANGE OF TAX CLASS
The volume of wine that has been transferred out of tax class via a tax class change.
25. Write-in: RETURNED TO FERMENTERS
1) Any change of tax class to Fermenting Juice and/or 2) the volume of declared wine transferred via movement action into a lot in tax class Fermenting Juice, Sweetening Juice, or Concentrate, and any associated gains or losses. There is a pop-up warning any time you record an action between a juice/concentrate lot and declared wine lot:
29. LOSSES (OTHER THAN INVENTORY)
Casualty losses recorded as a Volume Adjustment with reason: Losses other than inventory. These losses must be reported to the TTB and a claim may need to be submitted.
30. INVENTORY LOSSES
Any decrease in volume due to 1) movement action, and/or 2) Volume Adjustment with reason: Inventory Losses. Most commonly we see inventory losses from Topping, Racking and any movement action where there is a potential for volume loss.
Inventory losses only include losses on declared wine lots (i.e. lots in tax class Fermenting Juice, Sweetening Juice, etc. are not included). Any losses due to Bottling can be viewed in the Bottling report.
31. ON HAND END OF PERIOD
Calculated. Sum of Line 12 TOTAL minus the amounts given in Lines 13-30.
32. TOTAL
Sum of Lines 13-31. Should be equal to Line 12.
SECTION B - BOTTLED WINES
- ON HAND BEGINNING OF PERIOD
Should match Section B, Line 20 ON HAND END OF PERIOD from the last submitted TTB report. This line is populated by 1) onboarded volume (Volume Adjustment with reason: Onboarding), and/or 2) any movement action that results in volume change to case goods inventory and is backdated prior to the report start date. - BOTTLED
The total volume bottled within the reporting period. This value matches Part 1, Section A, Line 13 - BOTTLED. You can review Bottling actions in the Bottling report. - RECEIVED IN BOND
The volume of case goods inventory received in bond within the reporting period. Case goods inventory is received in bond via a B2B Transfer In action. - TAXPAID WINE RETURNED TO BOND
The volume of taxpaid case goods inventory returned to bond within the reporting period. Taxpaid case goods inventory is returned to bond via a Volume Adjustment action with reason: Taxpaid wine returned to bond. - Write-in: INVENTORY GAINS
Any case goods inventory increase in volume due to 1) movement actions - e.g. a Transfer action that results in a total volume that is greater than what was originally in the case goods lot - and 2) Volume Adjustment with reason: Inventory Gains.
NOTE - PER TTB: Do not report bottled inventory gains unless a complete inventory of all bulk and bottled wine is taken (i.e., during your annual physical inventory). - Write-in: (blank line)
InnoVint does not populate this write-in field at this time. - TOTAL
Calculated: Sum of Line 1 plus the amounts recorded in Lines 2-6 - REMOVED TAXPAID
The volume of case goods inventory removed taxpaid within the reporting period. This removal is logged using the Remove Taxpaid action. - TRANSFERRED IN BOND
The volume of case goods inventory transferred in bond within the reporting period. Case goods inventory is transferred in bond via a B2B Transfer Out action. - DUMPED TO BULK (coming soon)
- USED FOR TASTING
Any case goods inventory decrease in volume due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for tasting. - REMOVED FOR EXPORT
Any case goods inventory decrease in volume due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Removed for export. - REMOVED FOR FAMILY USE
Any case goods inventory decrease in volume due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Removed for family use. - USED FOR TESTING
Any case goods inventory decrease in volume due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Used for testing. - Write-in: DESTROYED
After receiving approval from the TTB, show the amount of bottled wine destroyed. InnoVint does not populate this write-in field at this time. - Write-in: (blank line)
InnoVint does not populate this write-in field at this time. - Write-in: (blank line)
InnoVint does not populate this write-in field at this time. - BREAKAGE
Any case goods inventory decrease in volume due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Breakage. - INVENTORY SHORTAGE
Any case goods inventory decrease in volume due to Volume Adjustment with reason: Inventory shortage.
NOTE - PER TTB: Do not report bottled inventory shortages unless a complete inventory of all bulk and bottled wine is taken (i.e., during your annual physical inventory).
- ON HAND END OF PERIOD
Calculated. Sum of Line 7 TOTAL minus the amounts given in Lines 8-19.
- TOTAL
Sum of Lines 8-20. Should be equal to Line 7.
PART III- SUMMARY OF DISTILLED SPIRITS (Proof Gallons)
InnoVint uses the TTB-recommended calculation (see S2) to convert gallons to proof gallons. Since our system does not know the proof of the spirit we assume 50% ABV. If you wish to calculate this section based on actual proof or ABV you are able to change the exported values by editing the generated report. Re-calculation of proof gallons will not impact other sections of the report.
PART IV - SUMMARY OF MATERIALS RECEIVED AND USED
2. RECEIVED
- Column (a): UNCRUSHED (Pounds)
Weight of fruit, in pounds, 1) received via Receive Fruit action, and/or 2) amended via Fruit Weight Adjustment.
NOTE: Any unprocessed weight remaining in Fruit Lots will populate this cell until the tonnage is removed either by Processing action or Fruit Weight Adjustment.
- Column (c): JUICE (Gallons)
Any volume increase in tax class Sweetening Juice due to 1) a movement action into a lot with tax class Sweetening Juice, 2) any changes via Volume Adjustment action with reason: Inventory gains, and/or 3) any Bond to Bond transfer with reason: Received in bond into tax class Sweetening Juice. Also, 4) any change of tax class to Sweetening Juice.
5. USED IN WINE PRODUCTION
- Column (a): UNCRUSHED (Pounds)
Weight of fruit that is Processed from a fruit lot into a juice/wine lot.
- Column (c): JUICE (Gallons)
Volume change from tax class Sweetening Juice to Fermenting Juice or any declared tax class via 1) tax class change, or 2) movement action into a tax class that is not Sweetening Juice.
8. REMOVED
- Column (a): UNCRUSHED (Pounds)
Decrease in weight of fruit lot via Fruit Weight Adjustment.
- Column (c): JUICE (Gallons)
Volume change from tax class Sweetening Juice via 1) Volume Adjustment or 2) Bond to Bond transfer out. Also 3) any net losses from movement actions in tax class Sweetening Juice.
PART VII - IN FERMENTERS END OF PERIOD (Gallons)
1. IN FERMENTERS (ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF LIQUID)
1) The volume of all inventory in tax class Fermenting Juice. 2) The estimated volume of all lots currently in weight. InnoVint uses an expected yield of the lot (calculated at 150 gal/ton) to convert to estimated volume. Any remaining tonnage in Fruit Lots contributes to this line of the report.
FAQ
Q. What is a "movement action"?
A movement action is any action or task recorded in InnoVint that receives or transfers volume or weight. These actions include, but are not limited to: Process, Bleed, Drain & Press, Blend, Barrel Down, Rack, Topping, Transfer, Filter, Bottle, Weight and Volume Adjustment, etc.
You can view a list of movement actions in the Winery Activity Feed by filtering for "all movement actions" in the dropdown, or clicking on Show only movements in the top left.
Note: Bottling actions displayed in the Winery Activity Feed will include total volumes. To view the difference between the bottled volume and the gains/losses in the action, go to the Bottling report.
Q. How do I find an action that is contributing to an error in the TTB report?
Check the Audit Report!
Also, it might help to narrow down when the action was recorded.
For example, if you run the TTB report for the first quarter of the year (Jan 1 - Mar 31) and find an unexpected error, we recommend running the report for shorter intervals, i.e. from Jan 1-31, Feb 1-28, and Mar 1 -31. Try to find in which month the action took place that resulted in the error on the TTB report. Then narrow your search even more by running the report by week, and if necessary day-by-day within the week. You are looking for the specific time period when the error displays on the TTB report.
Once you know when the action was recorded, you can reference the Winery Activity Feed and/or Audit Report for actions that were recorded in the same time frame.