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President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4th, 2025. SEC. 70436. REDUCTION OF TRANSFER AND MANUFACTURING TAXES FOR CERTAIN DEVICES of the OBBB has an efffective date of 90 days after the end of this quarter. That puts the law going into effect on January 1, 2026, shown below. However, there are no details on when the ATF Forms will be revised and the timeline for January 1, 2026. We will keep updating this page when updates are available.
CURRENT UPDATES
JULY 20TH, 2025
- President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4th, 2025.
- SEC. 70436. REDUCTION OF TRANSFER AND MANUFACTURING TAXES FOR CERTAIN DEVICES - Effective Date - January 1, 2025.
JULY 22TH, 2025
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE S4543 - Senator Murphy submits a proposed amendment to bill H.R. 3944 to effectively raise the tax for making or trasnferring an NFA firearm to be $4,709, instead of the $200 current tax stamp cost. According to Senate Vote History on H.R. 3944, on August 1st, 2-25, the overall bill H.R. 3944 passed with a vote of 87-9. But the S.Amdt.2973 of concern were submitted but not sent to the floor to vote or debate on. They were tabled. That means that S.Amdt.2973 apparently will not be voted on or submitted in their current form. More information can be found here.
JULY 31, 2025
- Guam Makes History by Legalizing Firearm Suppressors. Guam became the first U.S. Territory to legalize suppressors, also know as silencers. This decision came by overriding Governor Lou Leon Guerrero's veto on July 31, 2025, when the legislature passed the Hearing Protection Act of 2025 - Bill No. 27-38.
NO KNOWN TIMELINES FOR THE BELOW ITEMS
- ATF Form 1, ATF Form 4 and ATF Form 4 Revisions - Possible ATF 5320.20 and ATF 5320.23 Revisions.
- ATF eFORM website updates to reflect the new costs for making and transferring NFA firearms.
January 1, 2026 Countdown Timer
Last Updated August 11, 2025
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