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About TTB – Who We Are

Mission | Who We Are | The TTB Story | Our Responsibilities

Mission

Our mission is to collect Federal excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition and to assure compliance with Federal tobacco permitting and alcohol permitting, labeling, and marketing requirements to protect consumers. Read more.

Who We Are

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is a bureau under the Department of the Treasury. We employ some 470 people across the country, including our Headquarters Offices in Washington, D.C., and the National Revenue Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our staff are highly educated and technically trained; more than half are analysts, chemists, investigators and auditors. In addition, a large number of employees serve as financial, legal, information management, and computer specialists.

• TTB Leaders
• Organization Chart
• TTB Locations and Offices
• Career Opportunities
• Plans and Reports

The TTB Story

Our Responsibilities

Our main responsibilities are protecting the public and collecting the revenue. We carry out these responsibilities by developing regulations, analyzing products, and ensuring tax and trade compliance with the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the Internal Revenue Code.

• See TTB's Responsibilities - What We Do for a more in-depth look at what we do at TTB.
• See Statutory Authorities and Responsibilities to learn more about TTB's statutory authorities and responsibilities.