Indiana DOR to accept only XML schema E-file for Tobacco Tax filling
Starting the October 2014 filing period, all Indiana OTP taxpayers who submit the Other Tobacco Product Distributor Excise Tax Return (OTP-M), Monthly Report of Cigarettes Stamped and Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Purchased (CT-19), and Other Tobacco Products PACT Act Report (Schedule OTP-PACT) must begin to file electronically.
Cigarette excise taxes must file returns electronically and submit payments electronically. Any informational returns that do not require a tax payment also must be filed electronically. There are two methods for creating files. The first method involves extracting the data from your record keeping system and utilizing the XML schema definitions to format your data correctly. The other method for creating the file uses a converter tool. Under this methodology, you download an Excel template, input your data, and export the data to XML. Before a file can be submitted, filers must have a 10-digit tax identification (TID) number with a 3-digit location number.
In order to register with the department, email Bulkfiler@dor.in.gov and provide your 13-digit number along with the form type you will be filing. You then will be sent a vendor code, username, and password.
There are two methods for submitting files.
- File Upload - for files smaller than 2 MB.
- Bulk upload - for files larger than 2 MB.
For more information about cigarette excise taxes, click here. For more information about other tobacco products excise taxes, click here.
