Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

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Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
Liquor Distillers and Rectifiers Monthly Report
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Logging Into EDS
Log in with the user id and password provided
through the EDS registration process and click on
the Login button. If you have not registered,
click on the New User? link. If you cannot
remember password, click on Forgot Password?
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Filing a New Report
Click on the link under File a New Report.
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Differences from Paper Reporting
The Liquor Distillers and Rectifiers Monthly
Report combines the two paper reports within one
report in EDS through the use of tabs. This way,
only one report need be saved or submitted.
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Completing the General Information Tab
The General Information tab will auto populate
with information provided during the registration
process. A Reporting Period month and year must
be selected. A selection from the Amended? pull
down menu is also required. Only if the report
gets amended, should Yes be selected from the
dropdown box. Add the Report Submitted By name,
which is the person verifying the submitted
information. Once completed, click on the Save
button.
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Detail Screens

• Information needed
• Transaction type
• Florida license number or
• Name of supplier/purchaser
• Invoice number
• Invoice date
• Quantity of product
• Liquor Report per volume (gallonage).
• Proof of Product

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Report Detail Overview

• Both the Case Goods and Bulk Spirits tabs have a
  drop down box for Transaction Type. Once you
  complete the required fields, designated by the
  asterisks, Add Transaction should be selected.
  After each entry has been added, they will be
  listed individually. Under Product Transaction
  Summary the entries will be summed up.

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Using the Lookup Feature

• There are two ways to search for licenses via the
  Lookup feature. If the license number is known,
  enter in the Florida License/Permit field and
  select the Lookup button. If the name of the
  company is known, enter the entire or part of the
  name in the Name of Supplier/Purchaser field and
  select Lookup. If neither option produces the
  needed results, a list of licenses can found
  using the following link http//www.myfloridalice
  nse.com/dbpr/abt/auditing/ABTLicensesandPermits.ht
  ml
• If you still do not find what you need, contact
  the EDS Help desk at eds.support_at_myfloridalicense.
  com .

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No Results Using the Lookup Feature

• If an invalid license number is entered, a red
  error message displays, Invalid License for
  this report!.

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Multiple Lookup Results

• In the event of multiple returns from using the
  Lookup feature, select the appropriate Business
  Name using the radio button to the left of the
  name and select OK at the bottom of the Select
  your license screen. If you do not see your
  license, select Cancel and contact the EDS Help
  Desk at EDS.SUPPORT_at_MYFLORIDALICENSE.COM. Supply
  the name and address of the business if possible.

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Deleting Entries

• An entry cannot be changed it can only be
  deleted using the red radio button at the far
  right of the entries. After an entry has been
  deleted, EDS will display a message stating that
  the deletion was successful.

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Summary
On the summary tabs for Case Goods, Bulk
Activity, and Bottling Activity, fill in any of
the white, editable fields for the corresponding
report type. Click on Save.

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Computation of Tax

• The data from the previous screens will
  automatically be calculated on the Computation of
  Tax tab. Additionally, on this screen any
  authorized credit and its amount should be
  entered in the white, editable fields. The total
  tax due will be displayed in the Net Amount
  fields.

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Saving Your Report
When the Save button is selected, EDS will
display a red Data has been saved successfully.
message. If exiting the report do so only after
you see this message!
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Helpful Hints
Save
your report often. This helps guard against data
loss and is considered a best practice. TIP If
you are going to pause the report activity for
more than ten minutes, save the report and close
out of EDS altogether. To resume your report, log
back in and open the report from the Saved Work
link.
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Accessing a Saved Report
Screen shot of home page showing Saved Work link.
To access a saved report, select this link.
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Review and Confirm

• Verify that the information is accurate. Select
  Save and the click Submit Report.

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Successful Submission
After Submit Report is selected, a confirmation
message will display - You have successfully
submitted the report.
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Amending a Submitted Report

• To amend a submitted report, open the link under
  Submitted Work. On the General Information tab,
  change the Amended? field to Yes and proceed to
  make the necessary report changes before saving
  again and then resubmitting.

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Resources
You may research license/permit numbers from the
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobaccos
webpage http//www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/
auditing/ABTLicensesandPermits.html
For more information on filing
electronically http//www.myfloridalicense.com
/dbpr/abt/eds/
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Technical Support
EDS.SUPPORT_at_MYFLORIDALICENSE.COM
Contact EDS Support for technical questions or to
report a problem. If you need assistance filling
out a report, contact your district office.