Application for Beverage License – Guilford County, NC

The Application for Beverage License is the Guilford County Tax Department form on which a business identifies itself and its location and names the type of beer or wine license it needs, together with its state ABC permit number.

The form asks for the business name and trade name, the mailing and location addresses, a business telephone number and the type of business. It also asks whether the application is a renewal and who owns the premises. On line 9 you mark the license type: Beer On, Unfortified Wine On, Fortified Wine On, Beer Off, Unfortified Wine Off or Fortified Wine Off.

Two lines depend on where the business sits. A business inside a city gives the city and the status of its city license, Issued or In process of Issuance (line 10). A business outside a city gives its distance from the nearest school or church (line 11). Line 12 asks for the STATE ABC PERMIT NUMBER for beer, unfortified wine and fortified wine, and the form marks it as required information.

A separate application must be completed for each location. The form is signed and dated by the applicant, and payment is mailed to the Tax Department with it. The Tax Department also sets the yearly renewal date for beer and wine licenses (see When to file).

Businesses that need a beer, unfortified wine or fortified wine license for a location in Guilford County complete this application. Line 9 separates the six license types, depending on whether the beverage is sold for consumption on the premises (On) or off the premises (Off).

• New applicants and renewals. Line 7 asks whether the application is a renewal, so the same form serves both.
• One form per location. The form states that a separate application must be completed for each location, so a business with several locations completes several applications.
• Businesses with a state ABC permit. Line 12 asks for the STATE ABC PERMIT NUMBER for each beverage type and labels it required information.
• Businesses inside or outside a city. A business inside a city gives the city and whether its city license is issued or in process (line 10). A business outside a city gives its distance from the nearest school or church (line 11).

The applicant signs and dates the form. The form does not describe who may sign for an applicant, so questions about signature authority go to the Tax Department.

Beer and/or wine licenses must be renewed each year by April 30, according to the Guilford County Tax Department's list of important tax dates. If you are renewing, mark Yes on line 7 and send the application so that it reaches the department by that date.

The form itself prints no separate deadline for a first-time application. It is submitted whenever you apply for a license for a location, and it must be accompanied by payment. A new location needs its own application, because the form requires a separate one for each location.

Mail is the channel the form prints: send the signed application with your payment to the Guilford County Tax Department.

• By mail: Guilford County Tax Department, 400 West Market Street, PO Box 3138, Greensboro, NC 27402.

The form says to mail your payment with the application, so do not send the two separately. It does not state the amount or the accepted payment methods; for the amount, contact the Tax Department. The department lists its Collections / Payments line as 336-641-3363, and its offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The form also prints the department's website, www.guilfordcountync.gov.

Complete one application for each location, and include your state ABC permit number on line 12. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the mail channel above.