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If your vehicle weighs 55,000 pounds or more, you may need to file a Form 2290 and pay heavy vehicle use taxes (HVUT) before you can register your vehicle and drive it on public roadways.

While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) won’t forgive the tax due, it is important to understand what penalties and interest may be assessed against your company for late filing. You may also be granted an extension in certain circumstances.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires motor carriers to retain certain documents as part of the Form 2290 filing. Learn which records to keep and the requirements for those records.

As part of filing your Form 2290 Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) return, a Form 2290 Schedule 1 must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While it might not be complicated, Schedule 1 is a very important part of the HVUT filing.

The dog days of summer are a reminder that it’s time to file your Form 2290 heavy vehicle use tax (HVUT) for the upcoming tax year. The HVUT applies to trucks and buses used on the highway with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. Any vehicles registered in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are subject to the tax.

Many of you know you can claim a tax suspension from the federal heavy vehicle use tax (HVUT) if you expect taxable vehicles to operate 5,000 miles or fewer during the tax year. You still need to file the HVUT, but you aren’t required to pay any tax. If later in the year you end up operating the vehicle more than 5,000 miles, you file an amendment and pay the entire tax due.

Motor carriers operating vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more must file the United States federal heavy vehicle use tax (HVUT). The tax period runs from July 1 through June 30, and the tax must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annually by August 31.

The United States federal heavy vehicle use tax (HVUT) must be filed by motor carriers operating vehicles that have a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. To register, Form 2290 must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Following the five steps below can make quick work of filing your returns.