Alcoholic Beverage Distributor’s Monthly Report

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?

Filing a New Report Click on the link under File a New Report

Differences from Paper Reporting The Alcoholic Beverage Distributor’s Monthly Report contains each report type within one report through the use of tabs. This way, only one report need be saved or submitted.

Filling Out the General Information Page The General Information page 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. Add the Report Submitted By name, which is the person verifying the submitted information. Once completed, click on the Licensed Sales Persons tab.

Licensed Sales Persons will auto populate if in the database. Add or delete sales persons as needed by using the delete buttons or the Add Sales Person button. Sales person data can be further manipulated by using the pull down Status menus. When complete, click on the Summary tab. Licensed Sales Persons Tab

Summary Fill in any of the white, editable fields noted above for the corresponding report type. Click on Save.

A Data has been saved successfully message will appear.

Helpful Hint 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.

Screen shot of home page showing Saved Work link.

Report Detail

Detail Screens Information needed: Transaction type Florida license number or… Name of supplier/purchaser Invoice number Invoice date Quantity of product Beer: Report per individual units(cans/bottles). Do not enter per case. Wine & Liquor: Report per volume (gallonage).

Entering the Report Detail The Alcoholic Beverage Distributor’s Monthly Report contains each report type (beer, wine, liquor) within one report through the use of tabs.

Screen Shot of Report Detail page for beer. Notice that there is a tab/page for each reporting type. The required fields are denoted by *.

Transaction Type Overview In State Purchases- A purchase from a licensed supplier located in Florida; This includes manufacturers, importers, distillers, brokers, rectifiers, and distributors. Out of State Purchases- A purchase from a supplier located outside of Florida; It is possible that a permit/license number does not exist for an entity outside of Florida. Please contact for assistance. Include the name and address of the supplier in question with your request. Sales to other Florida Distributors- A sale to a licensed Florida distributor Return to Stock- The return of product sold to a licensed distributor Out of State Sales- A sale to an entity outside of Florida; A permit/license number is not required for this transaction type, but a specific name and address must be included. Sales to Government- The sale of product to an entity that is part of a military base. These transactions are recorded using the permit/license number for the applicable base name only.

Transaction Type Overview Continued Sales to Passenger Carriers- A sale to a licensed Passenger Carrier Other in- A return from a non taxed entity. Does not require a permit/license number. Other out- An extraordinary loss (must also be recorded in the “other deductions” field on the Summary tab. Does not require a permit/license number. Note: If you are having difficulty looking up or finding a permit/license number within EDS, please consult the webpage at the link below. Assistance can also be provided through the EDS support mailbox.

Select a Transaction Type from the pull down menu, put in the license number and click on Lookup. If the license number is not available, a Lookup can be accomplished by typing in the Name of the Supplier/Purchaser field and clicking on Lookup.

If a pop up window appears when looking up a licensee, make the correct selection by clicking on the radio button and then clicking on the OK button.

The Name of Supplier/Purchaser and Address will populate.

If a supplier/purchaser license cannot be found through the Lookup feature, contact EDS Support for assistance. Please provide the supplier name and address (if possible). Contact EDS Support via

After filling out the other required fields, click on Add Transaction. If added successfully, a confirmation message will appear and the transaction will be recorded in the summary window. Transaction type totals will appear at the bottom of the page. If a transaction is added in error, it may be removed through the red delete button to the right of the entry.

Helpful Hint Save your report often. If you are keying in a large amount of data, save 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.

Key in all Transaction Types on your report. Totals will show at the bottom. These totals will also show on the corresponding Summary tab. Make sure to key all of the report types (Beer, Wine, Liquor) necessary to complete the report.

Example of Summary with transaction totals carried over. Note there is a tab for each report type (Beer, Wine, Liquor). After reviewing for all report types and no more transactions are to be added, click on the Computation of Tax tab.

The Computation of Tax tab shows both the amount owed if submitted by due date and submitted after the due date. Each report type is also represented through tabs. Click through the tabs to see the calculations page for each report type.

If the computation of tax pages have been reviewed sufficiently click on the Review & Confirm tab.

The Review & Confirm page shows the tax breakdown for each report type. Review this information one more time and then save the report. Access the saved report through the My Reports tab or the Saved Work link from the Home tab. Go to the Review & Confirm tab and click on Submit Report.

If the submission has been successful a confirmation page will appear. If you do not receive this confirmation page contact the EDS Support mailbox immediately. Once you receive the confirmation page the report can be viewed by clicking the My Reports tab or the Home tab and clicking on the link under Submitted Work.

Resources You may research license/permit numbers from AB&T’s webpage. More information on filing electronically

Technical Support Contact EDS Support for technical questions or to report a problem. If you need assistance filling out a report, contact your district office.