Compliance that stops at checkout isn't compliance
Checking orders is the easy half of beverage alcohol compliance. The hard half — returns, licenses and deadlines — is where legacy tools leave you on your own.
2 min read · Slingstone
Two halves of the job
Shipping compliance has a front half and a back half. The front half decides whether an order can ship. The back half reports and pays what's owed, keeps licenses current and responds to the agencies that regulate you.
Many tools handle the front half well and hand you a spreadsheet for the rest, or send you to a separate service for filing.
One application, both halves
Slingstone Compliance checks every order in real time and builds returns from the same data, so what you shipped and what you report never drift apart. When a return is ready, you review and approve it, and payment is scheduled automatically.
Licenses drive behavior
Licenses aren't just documents in a folder. If a permit lapses, Slingstone holds orders to that state automatically until it's renewed — and it reminds you at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days so it rarely gets that far.
Correspondence included
Agency letters and emails are captured, matched to the right license and deadline, and answered with AI-drafted responses for your review.
Legacy tools vs. Slingstone
| Legacy tools | Slingstone |
|---|---|
| Checkout checks only | Checks, returns, licenses and correspondence |
| Separate vendor or service for filing | Filing and payment in the same application |
| Licenses stored, not enforced | Lapsed licenses hold orders automatically |
| Reports rebuilt from exports | Returns built from the same order data |