Bumming Cigarettes is a short film about a brief and intimate meeting between a young Black lesbian woman who is in the process of taking an HIV test and a middle aged Black Gay HIV Positive man. Coming off of the devastation of a bad breakup with a girlfriend, Vee musters up the courage to go and take an HIV test to put her worst fears to rest. What she experiences during her trip to a local clinic is much more than she expects while sharing a cigarette with a stranger, Jimmy, during the 10 minutes that she awaits her test results.

Alia Hatch makes a strong debut in this short film, as a young Black lesbian woman looking to discover her status. This is a breakthrough performance for James Tolbert, a native Philadelphian and professional actor living with HIV for 21 years. Alia and James deliver a moving performance in this film that explores complex issues surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic including the loss of intimacy and stigma that persons living with HIV/AIDS may encounter, while also encouraging awareness around HIV/AIDS testing and the way we treat persons living with the disease.

Starring Alia Hatch, James Tolbert, Gerloni Cotton, Vincent Du, Zerandrian Morris, Kaamilah Milton, Gary Kramer, Peaches Jones, Katrina Clark, Johnny Rans

CREW
Executive Producer/Director/Writer tiona.m.
Cinematographer Sienna Pinderhughes
Sound Recordist Richard Hamilton
Original Music & Film Score Rucyl Mills
Line Producer Gala P. Goodwin

Film Festival Screenings

2012 Philadelphia QFest Philadelphia, PA

2012 BlackStar Film Festival Philadelphia, PA

2012 Corona Cork Film Festival Cork, Ireland

2013 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival

2013 Sistah Sinema Screening Tour Atlanta, Greensboro, Portland, Cleveland, Chicago,

2013 frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

2013 Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

2013 Fresno Reel Pride Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

2013 GFest Gaywise Fesitival London

2013 Queer Film Festival MEZIPATRA Prague & Brno, Czech Republic

Cigarette and tobacco products tax

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Important Developments
 Change in Policy Regarding the Filing of Quarterly Informational Returns by Wholesale Dealers of Cigarettes N 14 1 Informational Return Filing Requirements for Wholesale Dealers of Cigarettes CG 89 online filing instructions
Determining a Distributor’s Wholesale Price of Cigars Using the Industry Standard Adjustment Ratio TSB M 13(12)M Indian tax exemption coupons / prior approval system View/Report Indian Tax Exempt Cigarette Sales

New York State imposes an excise tax on cigarettes at the rate of $4.35 per package of twenty cigarettes. New York City imposes a local excise tax at the rate of $1.50 per package of twenty cigarettes, bringing the combined tax rate in New York City to $5.85.

A tax stamp affixed to the bottom of each pack of cigarettes sold in the State provides evidence that the taxes were paid. A state tax stamp is evidence that the state excise tax was paid. A joint state/city tax stamp is evidence that both the state and city taxes were paid.

New York State also imposes an excise tax on tobacco products at the following rates

  • 75% of the wholesale price on cigars and tobacco products (other than little cigars and snuff)
  • $4.35 per twenty little cigars
  • $2 per container of snuff one ounce or less, and $2 per ounce and a proportionate rate on any fractional amount thereof for containers with more than one ounce.

Licensing requirements for cigarette agents and wholesalers

You must be licensed as a cigarette agent to purchase and affix New York State cigarette tax stamps. Cigarette agent licenses may be issued to

  • dealers (wholesalers or retailers) who
    • maintain separate warehousing facilities for receiving and distributing cigarettes and conducting their business, and
    • who have received commitments from at least two cigarette manufacturers whose aggregate market share is at least 40% of the New York State market
      importers, exporters, or manufacturers of cigarettes
  • certain other businesses dealing in unstamped cigarettes.

You must be licensed as a wholesale dealer of cigarettes if you intend to sell to a retail dealer or other persons for the purpose of resale.

For additional information regarding cigarette agent or wholesaler licenses, see Form CG 100 A, Application for License as a Cigarette Agent or Agent/Wholesaler.

Tobacco product distributor and wholesaler license

You must be appointed as a tobacco products distributor if you

  • import or cause to be imported into this state any tobacco products (other than cigarettes) for sale
  • manufacture any tobacco products in this state
  • want to be authorized to file returns and pay the tax due on any tobacco products that you sell, ship, or deliver from outside the state to any person in the state

You must be licensed as a tobacco product wholesaler if you sell tobacco products for resale or own, operate, or maintain one or more tobacco products vending machines in New York State.

For additional information, see Form MT 202, Application for a License as a Wholesale Dealer of Tobacco Products or an Appointment as a Distributor of Tobacco Products.

Registration requirements for retailers

Every retail dealer of cigarettes or tobacco products in New York State, and every owner or operator of vending machines through which cigarettes or tobacco products are sold, must separately register each business location or vending machine.

Registration fees are

  • $300 for each retail location
  • $100 for each vending machine

To register a retail business, see Form DTF 716, Application for Registration of Retail Dealers and Vending Machines for Sales of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products.

To renew your current registration, see Form DTF 719 MN, Renewal Application for Registration of Retail Dealers and Vending Machines for Sales of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products.

Returns

Type of distrubutor

Tax formsFiling periodDue date Cigarette stamping Agent CG 5 for Non Resident Agents & CG 6 for Resident Agents Monthly On or before the 15th day of the following month Cigarette wholesaler CG 89 Quarterly On or before the 20th day of the month following the end of the previous quarter Tobacco product distributor MT 203 Monthly On or before the 20th day of the following month Tobacco product wholesaler MT 203 W Quarterly On or before the 20th day of the month following the end of the previous quarter Retail registration DTF 716 for New Applications DTF 719 for Renewal Applications Annually New Applications must be filed at least 30 days prior to anticipated start date. Registration Renewal Applications must be filed on or before September 20.

For more information

  • Cigarette and tobacco product tax forms and instructions (current year) or (prior years and periods)
  • Cigarette and tobacco product tax TSB M’s
  • Cigarette and tobacco product publications
  • Cigarette and tobacco product online services