Cider Investment and Development through Excise Tax Reduction (CIDER) Act 2015-04-14 Reported to Senate without amendment (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Cider Investment and Development through Excise Tax Reduction (CIDER) Act

(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue to revise the definition of "hard cider," for purposes of the excise tax on distilled spirits, wines, and beer, to mean a wine: (1) containing not more than .64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine (subject to necessary tolerances); (2) which is derived primarily from apples, apple juice concentrate, pears, or pear juice concentrate, and water; (3) which contains no fruit product or fruit flavoring other than apple or pear; and (4) which contains at least one-half of 1% and less than 8.5% alcohol by volume.

(Sec. 3) Increases from 30% to 35% the rate of the continuous levy on payments to Medicare providers or suppliers for unpaid taxes.

]]> 2015-04-14 Introduced in Senate Cider Investment and Development through Excise Tax Reduction (CIDER) Act

Amends the Internal Revenue to revise the definition of "hard cider," for purposes of the excise tax on distilled spirits, wines, and beer, to mean a wine: (1) containing not more than .64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine (subject to necessary tolerances); (2) which is derived primarily from apples, apple juice concentrate, pears, or pear juice concentrate, and water; (3) which contains no fruit product or fruit flavoring other than apple or pear; and (4) which contains at least one-half of 1% and less than 8.5% alcohol by volume.

Increases from 30% to 35% the rate of the continuous levy on payments to Medicare providers or suppliers for unpaid taxes.

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