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Can I have my accountant or bookkeeper contact the Department of Revenue about my Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program assessment?	WRAP
What if I do not agree with the Retail Accountability assessment?	WRAP
What if I change my business structure, and the Alabama Department of Revenue sent me a new sales tax certificate?	WRAP
Can I transfer product between multiple locations that I own?	WRAP
What if I make a payment now, then later I discover an error or locate additional buydowns?	WRAP
How do I know if I participate in a cigarette buydown program?	WRAP
I received a Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program assessment. Should I amend my sales tax returns?	WRAP
What if the wholesaler data is incorrect?	WRAP
For the Retail Accountability Program, what username do I use to download the wholesaler data or recover my password?	WRAP
There are items other than beer, wine, alcohol, and tobacco included in my Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program (WRAP) purchase data. Are non-beer, non-wine, non-alcohol and non-tobacco purchases used in the WRAP calculation? If not, why are they showing up in my data?	WRAP
What is the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program (WRAP)?	WRAP
What if I have read these questions, and I still have questions about my Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program assessment?	WRAP
Does the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program assessment close the period, or can I still be selected for a full audit?	WRAP
I have monthly or quarterly inventories that show I have more product at the end of the quarter than I had at the beginning of the quarter. Will this change the WRAP assessment?	WRAP
I sold my store but I still received a Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program assessment. How do I get the assessment resolved?	WRAP
What should I do if I sell my business?	WRAP
I sold cigarettes to other retailers, and those sales are not reported on line 7 of the monthly sales tax return. How do I get credit for those sales to reduce my assessment?	WRAP
What if I can’t pay my Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program assessment right now, and I need to pay in installments?	WRAP
Are manufacturer coupons and manufacturer buydowns for tobacco treated the same?	WRAP
What can I submit as documentation/proof of cigarette buydowns for the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program?	WRAP
Can I get credit for cigarette buydowns?	WRAP
What can I do differently to avoid an assessment from the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program?	WRAP
My Notice of Proposed Assessment says that I can access the wholesaler data used to make this assessment online, but I am having difficulty. How can I get the data?	WRAP
How does the Alabama Department of Revenue know what I purchased through the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program?	WRAP
How are assessments calculated for the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program?	WRAP
I received an assessment from the Wholesale to Retail Accountability Program. Why do I owe money?	WRAP