{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-73.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 73.31","heading":"May I submit forms electronically to TTB?","body":"Yes; to satisfy any requirement to submit forms in this chapter (including a requirement to submit an original form or copies), you may submit an electronic form or you may submit, by electronic means, a copy of an original form, but only if:\n(a) You submit the form through an electronic document receiving system that TTB has designated for the receipt of that specific form and for which you have registered if so required; and\n(b) The conditions in any one of the following paragraphs apply:\n(1) It is an electronic form that bears valid electronic signatures, as provided in subpart B of this part, to the same extent that the paper submission for which it substitutes would bear handwritten signatures;\n(2) It is a copy of an original form that requires the signature of a third party who is not the person required to submit the form (such as a bond form or a power of attorney form) or a corporate seal; you submit the copy of the form electronically along with a certification that the copy is an exact copy of the original; the original bears all signatures of all required parties and any required corporate seal; and you maintain the original along with any other records required by TTB and make it available or submit it to TTB upon request; or\n(3) It is a copy of a TTB form that is not available in an electronic format or it is a document other than a TTB form (that is, other than a document issued by TTB that bears an Office of Management and Budget control number) that is required to be submitted to TTB; you submit the copy electronically along with a certification that the copy is an exact copy of the original; and you maintain the original along with any other records required by TTB and make it available or submit it to TTB upon request.","path":["Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms","CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER F—PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES","PART 73—ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES; ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS","Subpart C—Electronic Filing of Documents with TTB"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-27.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"568b169cc62bd80b9aa5976d281576dc8b236abebcc00f167b0fba61ae4354bb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-73.30","next":"us/27-cfr-73.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}