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Compliance Reporting FAQs

This FAQ covers commonly asked questions about compliance reporting. 

A compliance report is the required self-inspection that TABC-licensed businesses with locations in Texas must complete each year between Jan. 1 and June 30.

Holders of the following licenses and permits are required to submit an annual compliance report for each of their licensed locations between Jan. 1 and June 30:

  • Brewer’s License (BW)
  • General Distributor’s License (BB)
  • Branch Distributor’s License (BC)
  • Retail Dealer’s On-Premise License (BE)
  • Retail Dealer’s Off-Premise License (BF)
  • Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer’s Permit (BG)
  • Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer’s Off-Premise Permit (BQ)
  • Distiller’s and Rectifier’s Permit (D)
  • Winery Permit (G)
  • Mixed Beverage Permit (MB)
  • Private Club Registration Permit (N)
  • Private Club Malt Beverage and Wine Permit (NB)
  • Private Club Exemption Permit (NE)
  • Package Store Permit (P)
  • Wine-Only Package Store Permit (Q)
  • Wholesaler’s Permit (W)
  • General Class B Wholesaler’s Permit (X)

You must file a compliance report for each of these licenses and permits if they were issued one or more years before the reporting period that starts every Jan. 1. For example: In the 2025 reporting period, you must file a compliance report for licenses originally issued by TABC in 2023 or before.

You don't have to file for licenses and permits originally issued the year before or during the reporting period. That means nothing is due in 2025 for any license that was originally issued by TABC in 2024 or 2025.

You may complete the steps below on a desktop or mobile device on either the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browser apps. AIMS will not work on other web browsers. Visit your device's app store to download either of those browser apps onto your device for free before logging in to AIMS.

  • Join AIMS. If you do not already have an AIMS account, you must first create one. Learn how on the How To Use AIMS page.
    • License holders who are first-time users of AIMS must also claim their business within the system — visit How To Use AIMS.
  • Make sure you can access your business in AIMS: License holders and those managing compliance reports for the business should log in to AIMS and confirm they can access each AIMS account associated with each business they represent.
  • Assign the correct user permissions in AIMS: License holders should ensure that they or the person(s) managing compliance reports for the business are labeled as a "Prime" or "Administrator" user.
  • Designate other users to file compliance reports on your behalf: “Prime” and “Administrator” users may choose to designate others to file compliance reports on their behalf. To do this, identify the name and email address of each person who will complete a compliance report for your business(es) and then add these individuals as users with compliance reporting permissions for each of their assigned locations. The video tutorial below guides you through the process.
  • Ensure all AIMS contact information is correct: To make sure you get notices from TABC, log in to your AIMS account and verify the accuracy of all contact information for your account and for all employees responsible for filing compliance reports.
  • Verify that each licensed or permitted location has all required signs posted on the premises before filing a compliance report: Your business must display its license and other required signs on the premises in the proper locations. This is a common mistake that causes non-compliance. You can print your license from your AIMS account and you can review and print your other required signs from TABC’s Sign Requirements page.

Follow the steps below to file a compliance report in the Alcohol Industry Management System (AIMS).

  1. Use an Android or Apple mobile device and open the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browser app. 

    • Download them for free from your device's app store.
    • Do not use Apple’s Safari app — AIMS is not compatible.
    • Do not use any TABC mobile app — they are discontinued.
  2. Log in to AIMS.
  3. Select the business entity for which you need to file a report.
  4. Click on the Compliance Reporting tile and select the reporting year 2025.
  5. Answer the questions about your business’s operations. This part of the report may be completed at or away from the premises. 
  6. Take the required photos when asked. You must be physically present at the premises for which you are conducting a report and take the required photos in real time to complete this step. AIMS will not allow you to add photos that were previously taken.

Yes. The video tutorial below will guide you through the steps to file a compliance report.

First, license holders should ensure that the person(s) managing compliance reports for the business are labeled as a Prime or Administrator user in AIMS.

Prime and Administrator users may then choose to designate others to file compliance reports on their behalf. To do this, identify the name and email address of each person who will complete a compliance report for your business(es) and then add these individuals as users with Compliance Reporting permissions for each of their assigned locations. The video tutorial below guides you through the process.

Contact TABC's Audit and Investigations Department at audit@tabc.texas.gov or (512) 206-3300.

Failing to file a report on time could cause a visit from TABC, an administrative warning, or suspension or cancellation of the license or permit.