Note: The form, instructions, or publication you are looking for begins after this coversheet. Please review the information below. This July 2024 revision is for the tax period beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025. Don’t use this revision if you need to file a return for a tax period that began on or before June 30, 2024. To obtain a prior revision of Form 2290 and its separate instructions, visit www.irs.gov/Form2290. Nota: El formulario, las instrucciones o la publicación que busca se encuentra luego de esta portada. Por favor lea la información a continuación. Esta revisión de julio de 2024 es para el período tributario que comienza el 1 de julio de 2024 y termina el 30 de junio de 2025. No use esta revisión si necesita presentar una declaración para un período tributario que haya comenzado en o antes del 30 de junio de 2024. Para obtener una revisión anterior del Formulario 2290 (sp) y sus instrucciones por separado, visite www.irs.gov/Form2290SP. |
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Userid: CPM Schema: Leadpct: 100% Pt. size: 9.5 Draft Ok to Print instrx AH XSL/XML Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source (Init. & Date) _______ Page 1 of 14 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. July 2024) Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless Schedule 1. You should complete and file both copies of otherwise noted. Schedule 1. The second copy will be stamped and returned Contents Page to you for use as proof of payment. Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Electronic filing. Electronic filing is required for each return Who Must File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 reporting and paying tax on 25 or more vehicles that you file Taxable Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 during the tax period. Tax-suspended vehicles (designated by category W) aren’t included in the electronic filing When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 requirement for 25 or more vehicles since you aren’t paying How To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 tax on them. However, you are encouraged to file Where To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 electronically regardless of the number of vehicles being Form 2290 Call Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 reported. File Form 2290 electronically through a provider Penalties and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 participating in the IRS e-file program for excise taxes. Once your return is accepted by the IRS, your stamped Schedule 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 can be available within minutes. For more information on Employer Identification Number (EIN) . . . . . . . . . . 4 e-file, visit IRS.gov/e-File-Providers/e-File-Form-2290 or visit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IRS.gov/Trucker. Taxable Gross Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Name and Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Instructions Part I. Figuring the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Purpose of Form How To Pay the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Use Form 2290 for the following actions. Schedule 1 (Form 2290) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure and pay the tax due on highway motor vehicles • Schedule 1 (Form 2290), Consent to used during the period with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 Disclosure of Tax Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 pounds or more. Third Party Designee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 • Figure and pay the tax due on a vehicle for which you Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 completed the suspension statement on another Form 2290 Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 if that vehicle later exceeded the mileage use limit during the period. See Suspended vehicles exceeding the mileage use How To Get Tax Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 limit, later. Partial-Period Tax Tables (for vehicles first used • Figure and pay the tax due if, during the period, the taxable after July of the period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 gross weight of a vehicle increases and the vehicle falls into a new category. See Line 3, later. Future Developments • Claim suspension from the tax when a vehicle is expected to be used 5,000 miles or less (7,500 miles or less for For the latest information about developments related to agricultural vehicles) during the period. Form 2290 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted • Claim a credit for tax paid on vehicles that were destroyed, after they were published, go to IRS.gov/Form2290. stolen, sold, or used 5,000 miles or less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles). Reminders • Report acquisition of a used taxable vehicle for which the tax has been suspended. Payment through credit or debit card. Form 2290 filers • Figure and pay the tax due on a used taxable vehicle are able to pay their Form 2290 tax liability with either a credit acquired and used during the period. See Used vehicle, later. or debit card. See Credit or debit card under How To Pay the Tax, later, for more information. Use Schedule 1 (Form 2290) for the following actions. Schedule 1 (Form 2290)—Month of first use. Form 2290 • To report all vehicles for which you are reporting tax filers must enter the month of first use in Schedule 1 to (including an increase in taxable gross weight) and those that indicate when the vehicles included in Schedule 1 were first you are reporting suspension of the tax by category and used during the tax period. See Month of first use under vehicle identification number (VIN). Schedule 1 (Form 2290), later, for more information. • As proof of payment to register your vehicle(s) (unless U.S. Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Customs and specifically exempted) in any state. Use the copy of Schedule Border Protection requires proof of payment for entering a 1 stamped and returned to you by the IRS for this purpose. Canadian or Mexican vehicle into the United States. See Proof of payment for state registration and entry into the Use Form 2290-V, Payment Voucher, to accompany your United States under Schedule 1 (Form 2290), later. check or money order. Form 2290-V is used to credit your heavy highway vehicle use tax payment to your account. If filing electronically, see How To Pay the Tax, later. Apr 11, 2024 Cat. No. 27231L |
Page 2 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Logging vehicles are taxed at reduced rates. See Who Must File TIP Table II, later. You must file Form 2290 and Schedule 1 for the tax period beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025, if a taxable highway motor vehicle (defined later) is registered, or Taxable Vehicles required to be registered, in your name under state, District of Highway motor vehicles that have a taxable gross weight of Columbia, Canadian, or Mexican law at the time of its first 55,000 pounds or more are taxable. use during the tax period and the vehicle has a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. See the examples under A highway motor vehicle includes any self-propelled When To File, later. vehicle designed to carry a load over public highways, You may be an individual, limited liability company (LLC), whether or not also designed to perform other functions. corporation, partnership, or any other type of organization Examples of vehicles that are designed to carry a load over (including nonprofit, charitable, educational, etc.). public highways include trucks, truck tractors, and buses. Generally, vans, pickup trucks, panel trucks, and similar Disregarded entities and qualified subchapter S subsid- trucks aren’t subject to this tax because they have a taxable iaries. Qualified subchapter S subsidiaries (QSubs) and gross weight less than 55,000 pounds. eligible single-owner disregarded entities are treated as separate entities for most excise tax and reporting purposes. A vehicle consists of a chassis, or a chassis and body, but QSubs and eligible single-owner disregarded entities must doesn’t include the load. It doesn’t matter if the vehicle is pay and report excise taxes; register for excise tax activities; designed to perform a highway transportation function for and claim any refunds, credits, and payments under the only a particular type of load, such as passengers, entity’s employer identification number (EIN). These actions furnishings, and personal effects (as in a house, office, or can’t take place under the owner’s taxpayer identification utility trailer), or a special kind of cargo, goods, supplies, or number (TIN). Some QSubs and disregarded entities may materials. It doesn’t matter if machinery or equipment is already have an EIN. However, if you are unsure, please call specially designed (and permanently mounted) to perform the IRS Business and Specialty Tax line at 800-829-4933. For some off-highway task unrelated to highway transportation more information on applying for an EIN, see Employer except to the extent discussed later under Vehicles not Identification Number (EIN), later. considered highway motor vehicles. Generally, QSubs and eligible single-owner disregarded Use means the use of a vehicle with power from its own entities will continue to be treated as disregarded entities for motor on any public highway in the United States. other federal tax purposes (other than employment taxes). For more information, see Regulations section 301.7701-2(c) A public highway is any road in the United States that (2)(v). isn’t a private roadway. This includes federal, state, county, and city roads. Dual registration. If a taxable vehicle is registered in the Example. You purchased your heavy truck from the name of both the owner and another person, the owner is dealer and drove it over the public highways to your home. liable for the tax. This rule also applies to dual registration of The drive home was your first taxable use of the vehicle. a leased vehicle. Exemptions. The use of certain highway motor vehicles is Dealers. Any vehicle operated under a dealer’s tag, license, exempt from the tax (and thus not required to be reported on or permit is considered registered in the name of the dealer. a Form 2290) if certain requirements are met. The use of a Used vehicle. See Used vehicles and Tax computation for highway motor vehicle isn’t subject to the tax if it is used and privately purchased used vehicles and required claim actually operated by: information for sold used vehicles, later. • The federal government; Logging vehicles. A vehicle qualifies as a logging vehicle if: • The District of Columbia; • A state or local government; 1. It is used exclusively for the transportation of products • The American National Red Cross; harvested from the forested site, or it exclusively transports • A nonprofit volunteer fire department, ambulance the products harvested from the forested site to and from association, or rescue squad; locations on a forested site (public highways may be used • An Indian tribal government but only if the vehicle’s use between the forested site locations); and involves the exercise of an essential tribal government 2. It is registered (under the laws of the state or states in function; or which the vehicle is required to be registered) as a highway • A mass transportation authority if it is created under a motor vehicle used exclusively in the transportation of statute that gives it certain powers normally exercised by the harvested forest products. A vehicle will be considered to be state. registered under the laws of a state as a highway motor Also exempt from tax (and thus not required to be reported vehicle used exclusively in the transportation of harvested on a Form 2290) is the use of: forest products if the vehicle is so registered under a state • Qualified blood collector vehicles (see below) used by statute or legally valid regulations. In addition, no special tag qualified blood collector organizations; and or license plate identifying a vehicle as being used in the • Mobile machinery that meets the specifications for a transportation of harvested forest products is required. chassis as described under Specially designed mobile Products harvested from the forested site may include machinery for nontransportation functions, later. timber that has been processed for commercial use by Qualified blood collector vehicle. A qualified blood sawing into lumber, chipping, or other milling operations if the collector vehicle is a vehicle at least 80% of the use of which processing occurs before transportation from the forested during the prior tax period was by a qualified blood collector site. organization for the collection, storage, or transportation of blood. A vehicle first placed in service in a tax period will be 2 Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) |
Page 3 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. treated as a qualified blood collector vehicle for the tax period the public highway by driving it home from the dealership if the qualified blood collector organization certifies that the after purchasing it in November. Trucker A must file another organization reasonably expects at least 80% of the use of Form 2290 reporting the new vehicle by December 31, 2024, the vehicle by the organization during the tax period will be in for the period beginning November 1, 2024, through June 30, the collection, storage, or transportation of blood. 2025. To figure the tax, Trucker A would use Table I. Vehicles not considered highway motor vehicles. Example 3. Trucker A first uses vehicles on the public Generally, the following kinds of vehicles aren’t considered highway in July and August. The vehicles are required to be highway vehicles. registered in Trucker A’s name. Trucker A must report the 1. Specially designed mobile machinery for vehicles first used in July by September 3, 2024, and the nontransportation functions. A self-propelled vehicle isn’t vehicles first used in August on a separate return filed by a highway vehicle if all the following apply. September 30, 2024. Because August 31, 2024, falls on a Saturday, Trucker A doesn't have to file until the next a. The chassis has permanently mounted to it machinery business day, September 3, 2024. or equipment used to perform certain operations (construction, manufacturing, drilling, mining, timbering, and enter processing, farming, or similar operations) if the operation of IF, in this period, the this date on the machinery or equipment is unrelated to transportation on vehicle is first used THEN, file Form 2290 and Form 2290, or off the public highways. during... make your payment by...* line 1** b. The chassis has been specially designed to serve only as a mobile carriage and mount (and power source, if July 2024 September 3, 2024 202407 applicable) for the machinery or equipment, whether or not August 2024 September 30, 2024 202408 the machinery or equipment is in operation. September 2024 October 31, 2024 202409 c. The chassis couldn’t, because of its special design October 2024 December 2, 2024 202410 and without substantial structural modification, be used as part of a vehicle designed to carry any other load. November 2024 December 31, 2024 202411 2. Vehicles specially designed for off-highway December 2024 January 31, 2025 202412 transportation. A vehicle isn’t treated as a highway vehicle if January 2025 February 28, 2025 202501 the vehicle is specially designed for the primary function of February 2025 March 31, 2025 202502 transporting a particular type of load other than over the public highway and because of this special design, the March 2025 April 30, 2025 202503 vehicle’s capability to transport a load over a public highway April 2025 June 2, 2025 202504 is substantially limited or impaired. May 2025 June 30, 2025 202505 To make this determination, you can take into account the June 2025 July 31, 2025 202506 vehicle’s size; whether the vehicle is subject to licensing, safety, or other requirements; and whether the vehicle can * File by this date regardless of when the state registration for the vehicle is due. If transport a load at a sustained speed of at least 25 miles per any due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, file by the next business hour. It doesn’t matter that the vehicle can carry heavier loads day. ** This date may not apply for privately purchased used vehicles. See Tax off highway than it is allowed to carry over the highway. computation for privately purchased used vehicles and required claim information for sold used vehicles, later. When To File Form 2290 must be filed for the month the taxable vehicle is first used on public highways during the current period. The The filing deadline isn’t tied to the vehicle registration current period begins July 1, 2024, and ends June 30, 2025. ! date. Regardless of the vehicle’s registration renewal Form 2290 must be filed by the last day of the month CAUTION date, you must file Form 2290 by the last day of the following the month of first use (as shown in the chart, later). month following the month in which you first use the vehicle Note. If any due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal on a public highway during the tax period. holiday, file by the next business day. If you first use multiple vehicles in more than 1 month, then Extension of time to file. Before the due date of the return, a separate Form 2290 must be filed for each month, as you may request an extension of time to file your return by shown in Example 3, later. writing to: The filing rules apply whether you are paying the tax or Internal Revenue Service reporting suspension of the tax. The following examples 7940 Kentucky Drive demonstrate these rules. Florence, KY 41042-2915 Example 1. Trucker A uses a taxable vehicle on a public In your letter, you must fully explain the cause of the delay. highway by driving it home from the dealership on July 2, Except for taxpayers abroad, the extension may be for no 2024, after purchasing it. The vehicle is required to be more than 6 months. An extension of time to file doesn’t registered in Trucker A’s name. Trucker A must file Form 2290 extend the time to pay the tax. If you want an extension of by August 31, 2024, for the period beginning July 1, 2024, time to pay, you must request that separately. through June 30, 2025. To figure the tax, Trucker A would use the amounts on Form 2290, page 2, column (1). Example 2. Trucker A purchases a new taxable vehicle on November 2, 2024. The vehicle is required to be registered in Trucker A’s name. The vehicle is first used on Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) 3 |
Page 4 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. How To File Form 2290 Call Site Electronic filing is required for each return reporting You can get immediate help with your Form 2290 questions by calling the Form 2290 call site. The hours of operation are ! and paying tax on 25 or more vehicles. Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. CAUTION Tax-suspended vehicles (designated by category W) aren’t included in the electronic filing requirement for 25 or more vehicles because you aren’t paying tax on them. IF you are calling from... THEN use... However, all taxpayers are encouraged to file electronically. the United States 866-699-4096 (toll free). Electronic filing generally allows for quicker processing of your return. A stamped Schedule 1 can be available within Canada or Mexico 859-320-3581 (not toll free). minutes after filing and acceptance by the IRS. Electronically. File Form 2290 electronically through any The assistor will have access to your Form 2290 account electronic return originator (ERO), transmitter, and/or information. Spanish-speaking assistors are available. Have intermediate service provider (ISP) participating in the IRS your Form 2290 and information about your filing available e-file program for excise taxes. For more information on e-file, when you call. For help with other returns filed, taxes paid, visit the IRS website at IRS.gov/e-File-Providers/e-File- etc., visit IRS.gov/Help/Tax-Law-Questions for individual Form-2290 or visit IRS.gov/Trucker. returns or call 800-829-4933 for business returns. Paper. Mail Form 2290 to the address shown under Where To File next. If you didn’t pay the tax using the Electronic Penalties and Interest Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) or using a credit or If you receive a penalty for filing your return late or paying debit card, mail Form 2290-V and your check or money order your tax late and believe you have reasonable cause for with Form 2290. For more information on payments, see How doing so, send a letter to the IRS explaining why you believe To Pay the Tax, later. you have reasonable cause for filing late or paying late. Alternatively, you may visit IRS.gov/PenaltyRelief for more Where To File information on how to request penalty relief, or call the If you are filing a paper return, mail Form 2290 to: number on the notice you received from the IRS informing you of the penalty and/or interest assessed. Don’t attach an Form 2290 with full payment and Internal Revenue Service explanation when you file your return. that payment is not drawn from an P.O. Box 932500 international financial institution Louisville, KY 40293-2500 Specific Instructions Form 2290 without payment due Department of the Treasury or if payment is made through Internal Revenue Service Getting Started EFTPS or by credit/debit card Ogden, UT 84201-0031 To complete Form 2290, have the following information available. Form 2290 with a check or Internal Revenue Service 1. Your employer identification number (EIN). You must money order drawn from an International Accounts have an EIN to file Form 2290. You can’t use your social international financial institution 1973 Rulon White Blvd. security number. Ogden, UT 84201-0038 2. The vehicle identification number (VIN) of each vehicle. See When To File, earlier, to determine the due date of your 3. The taxable gross weight of each vehicle to determine return. its category. If you are using or sending a payment that is drawn Employer Identification Number (EIN) CAUTION International payments, later. ! from an international financial institution, see Enter the correct EIN. If you don’t have an EIN, apply for one online at IRS.gov/EIN. Only persons with an address in a foreign country, for example, Canada, may apply for an EIN Private Delivery Services by calling 267-941-1099 (not a toll-free call). You may also You can use certain private delivery services (PDSs) apply for an EIN by faxing or mailing Form SS-4, Application designated by the IRS to meet the “timely mailing as timely for Employer Identification Number, to the IRS. filing/paying” rule for tax returns and payments. Go to IRS.gov/PDS for the current list of designated services. If you Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) are using a PDS, use the address for the Ogden Processing The VIN of your vehicle can be obtained from the registration, Center found at IRS.gov/PDSstreetAddresses. title, or actual vehicle. Generally, the VIN is 17 characters The PDS can tell you how to get written proof of the made up of numbers and letters. Be sure to use the VIN for mailing date. the vehicle and not from the trailer. PDSs can’t deliver items to P.O. boxes. You must use Taxable Gross Weight ! the U.S. Postal Service to mail any item to an IRS The taxable gross weight of a vehicle (other than a bus) is the CAUTION P.O. box address. total of: 1. The actual unloaded weight of the vehicle fully equipped for service, 4 Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) |
Page 5 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. 2. The actual unloaded weight of any trailers or 3. At more than the weight at which it is registered in the semitrailers fully equipped for service customarily used in state. combination with the vehicle, and However, special temporary travel permits don’t include 3. The weight of the maximum load customarily carried permits that are issued for your vehicle if the total amount of on the vehicle and on any trailers or semitrailers customarily time covered by those permits is more than 60 days or (if used in combination with the vehicle. issued on a monthly basis) more than 2 months during a tax Actual unloaded weight of a vehicle is the empty (tare) year. weight of the vehicle fully equipped for service. Name and Address A trailer or semitrailer is treated as customarily used in Enter your name and address. Include the suite, room, or connection with a vehicle if the vehicle is equipped to tow the other unit number after the street address. If your address trailer or semitrailer. has changed, check the Address Change box on Form 2290. Fully equipped for service includes the body (whether P.O. box. If the post office doesn’t deliver mail to the street or not designed for transporting cargo, such as a concrete address and you have a P.O. box, show the box number mixer); all accessories; all equipment attached to or carried instead of the street address. on the vehicle for use in its operation or maintenance; and a full supply of fuel, oil, and water. For buses, this includes Canadian or Mexican address. Follow the country’s equipment for the accommodation of passengers or others practice for entering the postal code. Don’t abbreviate the (such as air conditioning equipment and sanitation facilities, country name. etc.). The term doesn’t include the driver; any equipment (not Final return. If you no longer have vehicles to report, file a including the body) mounted on, or attached to, the vehicle, final return. Check the Final Return box on Form 2290, sign for use in handling, protecting, or preserving cargo; or any the return, and mail it to the IRS. special equipment (such as an air compressor, crane, or Amended return. Check the Amended Return box only if specialized oilfield equipment). reporting (a) additional tax from an increase in taxable gross vehicle weight, or (b) suspended vehicles exceeding the Buses mileage use limit. Don’t check the box for any other reason. For more information, see Line 3 or Suspended vehicles The taxable gross weight of a bus is its actual unloaded exceeding the mileage use limit, later. weight fully equipped for service plus 150 pounds for each seat provided for passengers and driver. VIN correction. Check the VIN Correction box if you are correcting a VIN listed on a previously filed Schedule 1 (Form Determining Taxable Gross Weight 2290). List the corrected VIN or VINs on Schedule 1. Be sure to use the Form 2290 for the tax period you are correcting. The weight declared for registering a vehicle in a Attach a statement with an explanation for the VIN ! state may affect the taxable gross weight used to correction. Don’t check this box for any other reason. CAUTION figure the tax. Part I. Figuring the Tax State registration by specific gross weight. If the vehicle is registered in any state that requires a declaration of gross Line 1 weight in a specific amount, including proportional or Enter the date for the month of first use during the tax period. prorated registration or payment of any other fees or taxes, See the chart under When To File, earlier, for the then the vehicle’s taxable gross weight must be no less than corresponding date and format. the highest gross weight declared for the vehicle in any state. If the vehicle is a tractor-trailer or truck-trailer combination, For used vehicles purchased from a private seller during the taxable gross weight must be no less than the highest the period, see Used vehicles, later. combined gross weight declared. Line 2 State registration by gross weight category. If the To figure the tax on line 2, complete the Tax Computation vehicle is registered in any state that requires vehicles to be table on Form 2290, page 2. Don’t use line 2 to report registered on the basis of gross weight, and the vehicle isn’t additional tax from an increase in taxable gross weight. registered in any state that requires a declaration of specific Instead, report the additional tax on line 3. gross weight, then the vehicle’s taxable gross weight must fall within the highest gross weight category for which the vehicle Column (1)—Annual tax. Use the tax amounts listed in is registered in that state. column (1)(a) for a vehicle used during July. State registration by actual unloaded weight. If the Logging vehicles. Use the tax amounts listed in column vehicle is registered only in a state or states that base (1)(b) for logging vehicles used in July. For more information registration on actual unloaded weight, then the taxable gross on these vehicles, see Logging vehicles under Who Must weight is the total of the three items listed under Taxable File, earlier. Gross Weight, earlier. Column (2)—Partial-period tax. For used vehicles Special permits. In determining a vehicle’s taxable gross purchased from a private seller during the period, see Used weight, don’t consider weights declared to obtain special vehicles, later. For all other vehicles, if the vehicle is first used temporary travel permits. These are permits that allow a after July, the tax is based on the number of months vehicle to operate: remaining in the period. See Table I Table II ( for logging vehicles) for the partial-period tax table. Enter the tax in 1. In a state in which it isn’t registered, column (2)(a) for the applicable category; use column (2)(b) 2. At more than a state’s maximum weight limit, or for logging vehicles. Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) 5 |
Page 6 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Used vehicles. If you acquire and register or are required Full tax period tax: $550 to register a used taxable vehicle in your name during the tax period, you must keep as part of your records proof showing Numerator: 9 (number of months from October through whether there was a use of the vehicle or a suspension of the June) tax during the period before the vehicle was registered in your Denominator: 12 (full 12-month tax period, July through name. The evidence may be a written statement signed and June) dated by the person (or dealer) from whom you purchased Prorated tax: 9/12 of $550 = $412.50 the vehicle. John should enter “202410” on line 1 and $412.50 in Tax computation for privately purchased used column (2)(a) on the category V line. vehicles and required claim information for sold used vehicles. 1. For vehicles purchased from a seller who has paid the Logging vehicles. For logging vehicles, see Table II for tax for the current period: If a vehicle is purchased on or after the partial-period tax table. Enter the tax in column (2)(b) for July 1, 2024, but before June 1, 2025, and the buyer’s first the applicable category. use (such as driving it from the purchase location to the buyer’s home or business location) is in the month of sale, Column (3)—Number of vehicles. Enter the number of the buyer’s total tax for the tax period doesn’t include the tax vehicles for categories A–V in the applicable column. Add the for the month of sale. number of vehicles in columns (3)(a) and (3)(b), categories Note. The due date of Form 2290 doesn’t change. The A–V, and enter the combined number on the total line in buyer should enter the month after the sale on Form 2290, column (3). For category W, enter the number of suspended line 1 (Example: November 2024 is entered as “202411”). vehicles in the applicable column. 2. If a vehicle is sold, the name and address of the Column (4)—Amount of tax. Multiply the applicable tax purchaser (along with previously required information) must amount times the number of vehicles. Add all amounts in a be included with the seller’s claim for a credit or refund of tax category and enter the result in column (4). Then, add the tax paid for the remaining months of the current period. amounts in column (4) for categories A–V, and enter the total tax amount. For vehicle purchases from a seller who has paid the tax for the current period: Buyer’s tax computation for a Line 3 used vehicle privately purchased on or after July 1, Complete line 3 only if the taxable gross weight of a vehicle 2024, but before June 1, 2025, when the buyer’s first increases during the period and the vehicle falls in a new use is in the month of sale. The tax on the buyer’s use of a category. For instance, an increase in maximum load vehicle after the purchase is prorated by multiplying a full tax customarily carried may change the taxable gross weight. period’s tax by a fraction. 1. The numerator is the number of months in the period Report the additional tax for the remainder of the period on from the first day of the month after the month of sale through Form 2290, line 3. Don’t report any tax on line 2 unless other the end of the tax period. taxable vehicles are being reported in addition to the vehicle(s) with the increased taxable gross weight. Check the 2. The denominator is the number of months in the entire Amended Return box and to the right of “Amended Return” tax period. write the month the taxable gross weight increased. File Form 2290 and Schedule 1 by the last day of the month following The buyer MUST also do the following. the month in which the taxable gross weight increased. • Determine that the seller has paid the tax for the current period. A Figure the additional tax using the following worksheet. copy of the seller’s stamped Schedule 1 is one way to make this determination. Attach a copy of the worksheet for each vehicle. • Enter the month after the sale on line 1. • Enter the prorated tax in column (2) of page 2. 1. Enter the month the taxable gross weight increased. Enter the month here and in the space next to the Amended Return box on Form 2290, page 1 . . . . Example. On July 2, 2024, Linda paid the full tax period 2. From Form 2290, page 2, determine the new taxable gross weight category. Next, go to the Partial-Period tax of $550 for the use of her 80,000-pound taxable gross Tax Tables, later. Find the month entered on line 1 weight vehicle. John purchased the used truck from Linda on above. Read down the column to the new category; September 9, 2024, and drove it on the public highway from this is the new tax. Enter the amount here . . . . . . $ Linda’s home to his own home the next day. Linda, the seller, 3. On the Partial-Period Tax Tables, later, find the tax can claim a credit or refund of the tax she paid for the 9 under that month for the previous category reported. months after the sale. Because of that, and that John’s first Enter the amount here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ taxable use was to drive the truck to his home in the month of 4. Additional tax. Subtract line 3 from line 2. Enter the sale (September), his prorated tax is figured from the first day additional tax here and on Form 2290, line 3 . . . . $ of the next month (October) through the end of the tax period, June 30, 2025. The due date of John’s Form 2290 doesn’t change, so he must file by October 31, 2024. If the increase in taxable gross weight occurs in July ! after you have filed your return, use the amounts on CAUTION Form 2290, page 2, for the new category instead of the Partial-Period Tax Tables. 6 Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) |
Page 7 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Line 5 claimed on the next Form 2290 filed or a refund of tax paid Complete line 5 only if you are claiming a credit for tax paid can be claimed on Form 8849. on a vehicle that was: For a vehicle that was used 5,000 miles or less (7,500 • Sold before June 1 and not used during the remainder of miles or less for agricultural vehicles) during the period, a the period, credit for tax paid can be claimed on the first Form 2290 filed • Destroyed (so damaged by accident or other casualty it for the next period. Likewise, a refund for tax paid can’t be isn’t economical to rebuild it) or stolen before June 1 and not claimed on Form 8849 until the end of the Form 2290 tax used during the remainder of the period, or period. For example, if the tax was paid for the period July 1, • Used during the prior period 5,000 miles or less (7,500 2024, through June 30, 2025, for a vehicle used 5,000 miles miles or less for agricultural vehicles). or less during the period, a credit on Form 2290 (or refund on Form 8849) can’t be claimed until after June 30, 2025. A credit, lower tax, exemption, or refund isn’t allowed for an occasional light or decreased load or a discontinued or Part II. Statement in Support of changed use of the vehicle. Suspension The amount claimed on line 5 can’t exceed the tax Electronic filing is required for each return reporting reported on line 4. Any excess credit must be claimed as a ! and paying tax on 25 or more vehicles that you file refund using Form 8849, Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes, CAUTION during the tax period. Tax-suspended vehicles and Schedule 6 (Form 8849), Other Claims. Also use (designated by category W) aren’t included in the electronic Schedule 6 (Form 8849) to make a claim for an overpayment filing requirement for 25 or more vehicles because you aren’t due to a mistake in tax liability previously reported on Form paying tax on them. However, you are encouraged to file 2290. See When to make a claim, later. electronically regardless of the number of vehicles being Information to be submitted. On a separate sheet of reported. File Form 2290 electronically through a provider paper, provide an explanation detailing the facts for each participating in the IRS e-file program for excise taxes. Once credit. your return is accepted by the IRS, your stamped Schedule 1 For vehicles destroyed, stolen, or sold, include: can be available within minutes. 1. The VIN; Line 7 2. The taxable gross weight category; Complete line 7 to suspend the tax on vehicles expected to 3. The date of destruction, theft, or sale; be used less than the mileage use limit during a period. 4. A copy of the worksheet under Figuring the credit below; and You must also: 5. If the vehicle was sold on or after July 1, 2015, the • List the vehicles on which the tax is suspended on name and address of the purchaser of the vehicle. Schedule 1 (see Schedule 1 (Form 2290), later); and • Count the number of tax-suspended vehicles (designated Your claim for credit may be disallowed if you don’t by category W) listed on Schedule 1, Part I, and enter the ! provide all of the required information. number on Schedule 1, Part II, line .b CAUTION Figuring the credit. Figure the number of months of use Line 8 and find the taxable gross weight category of the vehicle You must verify that vehicles listed as suspended on the before you complete the worksheet below. To figure the Form 2290 for the prior tax period and used 5,000 miles or number of months of use, start counting from the first day of less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles) were not the month in the period in which the vehicle was first used to subject to the tax for that period. To verify that vehicles listed the last day of the month in which it was destroyed, stolen, or as suspended in the prior period did not exceed the mileage sold. Find the number of months of use in the Partial-Period use limit, except for any vehicles listed on line 8b, check Tax Tables, later (the number of months is shown in box 8a. parentheses at the top of the table next to each month). If you checked box 8a and vehicles that you previously 1. For the vehicle that was destroyed, stolen, or sold, listed as suspended on the prior tax period’s Form 2290 enter the tax previously reported on Form 2290, exceeded the mileage use limit, you must list on line 8b the line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ VINs of the vehicles listed as suspended in the prior period 2. Partial-period tax. On the Partial-Period Tax Tables, and then used for 5,000 miles or more during the period later, find where the taxable gross weight category (7,500 miles or more for agricultural vehicles). You must and months of use meet and enter the tax here . . $ report the tax for these vehicles on a separate Form 2290 for 3. Credit. Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter here and on the prior tax period and pay the tax. For more information, Form 2290, line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ see Suspended vehicles exceeding the mileage use limit, later. Attach a separate sheet if needed to list the VINs for line 8b. The credit for each vehicle must be calculated separately. Vehicle used less than the mileage use limit. If the tax Line 9 has been paid for a period on a vehicle that is used 5,000 If in the prior period, Form 2290, line 7, was completed and miles or less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles), the the tax-suspended vehicles were sold or otherwise person who paid the tax may make a claim for the credit. transferred, complete line 9. When to make a claim. For a vehicle that was destroyed, Sales. If you sell a vehicle while under suspension, a stolen, or sold before June 1, a credit for tax paid can be statement must be given to the buyer and must show: Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) 7 |
Page 8 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. • The seller’s name, address, and EIN; Example. Juice extracted from fruits or vegetables isn’t a • VIN; farm commodity for purposes of the suspension of tax on • Date of the sale; agricultural vehicles. • Odometer reading at the beginning of the period; A vehicle is considered used for farming purposes if it is • Odometer reading at the time of sale; and used in an activity that contributes to direct agricultural • The buyer’s name, address, and EIN. production or in any way to the conduct of a farm. Activities The buyer must attach this statement to Form 2290 and file that qualify include cultivating the soil, raising or harvesting the return by the date shown in the table under When To File, any agricultural or horticultural commodity, clearing land, earlier. repairing fences and farm buildings, building terraces or If, after the sale, the use of the vehicle exceeds the irrigation ditches, cleaning tools or farm machinery, and mileage use limit (including the highway mileage recorded on painting. But a vehicle will not be considered used for farming the vehicle by the former owner) for the period, and the purposes if used in connection with operations such as former owner has provided the required statement, the new canning, freezing, packaging, or other processing operations. owner is liable for the tax on the vehicle. If the former owner hasn’t furnished the required statement to the new owner, the How To Pay the Tax former owner is also liable for the tax for that period. See Suspended vehicles exceeding the mileage use limit below. There are four methods to pay the tax. Also see Used vehicles, earlier. • Electronic funds withdrawal (direct debit) if filing electronically. Suspended vehicles exceeding the mileage use limit. • Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). Once a suspended vehicle exceeds the mileage use limit, the • Credit or debit card payment. tax becomes due. Mileage use limit means the use of a • Check or money order using the payment voucher. vehicle on public highways 5,000 miles or less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles). The mileage use limit applies You must pay the tax in full with your Form 2290. to the total mileage a vehicle is used during a period, Electronic funds withdrawal (direct debit). If you are regardless of the number of owners. filing Form 2290 electronically, you can authorize a direct Figure the tax on Form 2290, page 2, based on the month debit to make your payment. For more information on e-file, the vehicle was first used in the tax period. Report the tax on visit the IRS website at IRS.gov/e-File-Providers/e-File- Form 2290, line 2. Check the Amended Return box on page 1 Form-2290. and to the right of “Amended Return” write the month in which If you make your payment using direct debit, don’t include the mileage use limit was exceeded. Don’t complete Form the payment voucher. 2290, Part II, unless you are reporting other tax-suspended vehicles (designated by category W) in addition to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). Using previously tax-suspended vehicle(s) that exceeded the EFTPS is voluntary, but you must enroll in EFTPS before you mileage use limit. File the amended Form 2290 and Schedule can use it. To get more information or to enroll in EFTPS, visit 1 by the last day of the month following the month in which the EFTPS website at EFTPS.gov or call 800-555-4477 (24 the mileage use limit was exceeded. hours a day, 7 days a week). Agricultural vehicles. An agricultural vehicle is any If you make your payment using EFTPS, don’t include the highway motor vehicle that is: payment voucher and make sure to check the EFTPS box on line 6 of Form 2290. If filing a paper Form 2290, mail Form 1. Used (or expected to be used) primarily for farming 2290 to the address for filing returns without payment due purposes, and under Where To File, earlier. 2. Registered (under state laws) as a highway motor EFTPS does not process payments from vehicle used for farming purposes for the entire period. A ! international financial institutions. For checks or special tag or license plate identifying the vehicle as used for CAUTION money orders drawn from an international financial farming isn’t required for it to be considered an agricultural institution, see International payments under Check or money vehicle. order, later. A vehicle is used primarily for farming purposes if more Paying on time. For EFTPS payments to be on time, you than half of the vehicle’s use (based on mileage) during the must submit the payment by 8:00 p.m. Eastern time the day period is for farming purposes (defined below). before the date the payment is due. Don’t take into account the number of miles the vehicle is used on the farm when determining if the 7,500-mile limit on Credit or debit card. To pay with a credit or debit card, go the public highways has been exceeded. Keep accurate to IRS.gov/PayByCard. A convenience fee is charged by records of the miles that a vehicle is used on a farm. these service providers. Farming purposes means the transporting of any farm If you make your payment using a credit or debit card, commodity to or from a farm, or the use directly in agricultural don’t include the payment voucher and make sure to check production. the Credit or debit card box on line 6 of Form 2290. If filing a paper Form 2290, mail Form 2290 to the address for filing Farm commodity means any agricultural or horticultural returns without payment due under Where To File, earlier. commodity, feed, seed, fertilizer, livestock, bees, poultry, fur-bearing animals, or wildlife. A farm commodity doesn’t Check or money order. If you use this method, you must include a commodity that has been changed by a processing also complete the payment voucher. See Payment voucher, operation from its raw or natural state. later. • Don’t send cash. Make your check or money order payable to “United States Treasury.” Write your name, address, EIN, 8 Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) |
Page 9 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. “Form 2290,” and the date (as entered in box 3 of the Proof of payment for state registration and entry into payment voucher) on your payment. the United States. Generally, states will require verification • Detach the voucher and send it with the Form 2290, both of payment of the tax for any taxable vehicle before they will copies of Schedule 1, and your payment. If you filed register the vehicle. Use the stamped copy of Schedule 1 as electronically, don’t send Form 2290 and Schedule 1 with the proof of payment when registering vehicles with the state. payment voucher. See Where To File, earlier. • Don’t staple your payment to the voucher or Form 2290. U.S. Customs and Border Protection also requires this proof of payment for entering a Canadian or Mexican vehicle International payments. If you are sending a check or into the United States. money order drawn from an international financial institution, see Where To File, earlier. If you don’t have the stamped copy, you may use a photocopy of the Form 2290 (with the Schedule 1 attached) If you are using a PDS, use the address of the Ogden filed with the IRS and a photocopy of both sides of the ! Processing Center found at IRS.gov/ canceled check as proof of payment. CAUTION PDSstreetAddresses. Note. If the state receives your application for registration of Payment voucher. Complete Form 2290-V, Payment your highway motor vehicle during the months of July, Voucher. If you have your Form 2290 prepared by a third August, or September, you may provide the immediately party, provide this payment voucher to the return preparer. previous tax period’s approved Schedule 1 that was returned Box 1. Enter your EIN. If you don’t have an EIN, see to you by the IRS as proof of payment. Remember to file Employer Identification Number (EIN), earlier. Form 2290 for the current period by the due date of the return. See Regulations section 41.6001-2(b)(4). Box 2. Enter the amount you are paying with Form 2290. No proof of payment is required for a recently purchased Box 3. Enter the same date that you entered on Form 2290, new or used vehicle if you present the state a copy of the bill Part I, line 1. of sale showing that the vehicle was purchased within the last Box 4. Enter your name and address exactly as shown on 60 days. However, you must file a return and pay any tax due. Form 2290. Print your name clearly. See When To File, earlier. A limited number of states have agreed to participate in an alternate proof of payment program with the IRS. In those Schedule 1 (Form 2290) states, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may forward Complete and file both copies of Schedule 1. The second your return to the IRS if certain requirements are met. If you copy will be stamped and returned to you for use as proof of give your Form 2290 (with voucher and payment) to your payment. Your return may be rejected if Schedule 1 isn’t DMV to be forwarded to the IRS, no further proof of payment attached to Form 2290. is needed to register your vehicle. Contact your local DMV to E-file. If Form 2290 is filed electronically, a copy of see if your state participates in this program. Schedule 1 with an IRS watermark will be sent to the ERO, transmitter, and/or ISP electronically. Ask the ERO, If you give the DMV your Form 2290 to forward, your return transmitter, and/or ISP for the original electronic copy of isn’t considered filed until the IRS receives it. You are Schedule 1. responsible for any penalties or interest if the return is filed late or lost by the DMV. Note. If you want a copy of a prior-period Schedule 1 returned, you must send a written request to: Schedule 1 (Form 2290), Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information Internal Revenue Service The IRS will share information reported on Form 2290 and 7940 Kentucky Drive Schedule 1. The information shared includes the VINs for all Florence, KY 41042-2915 vehicles reported on Schedule 1 and verification that you paid the tax reported on Form 2290, line 6. This information Name and address. Enter your name and address on will be shared with the Department of Transportation, U.S. Schedule 1 exactly as shown on Form 2290. See Name and Customs and Border Protection, and state DMVs. The IRS Address, earlier. Make sure the EIN is also the same as that needs your consent to release this information. If you agree entered on page 1 of Form 2290. to have the information released, please sign and date the Month of first use. Enter the same date as that entered consent. on Form 2290, Part I, line 1, in the space for Month of first use. Third Party Designee Part I. Enter by category the VIN of each vehicle for which If you want to allow an employee of your business, a return you are reporting tax. Failure to include the full VIN may preparer, or other third party to discuss your Form 2290 with prevent you from registering your vehicle with the state. the IRS, check the Yes box in the Third Party Designee Part II. Complete as follows. section of Form 2290. Also, enter the designee’s name, • Enter on line the total number of vehicles reported on a phone number, and any five digits that person chooses as Form 2290, page 2. their personal identification number (PIN). The authorization • Enter on line the total number of taxable vehicles on b applies only to the tax return on which it appears. which the tax is suspended, reported on Form 2290, page 2, By checking the Yes box, you are authorizing the IRS to column (3), category W. speak with the designee to answer any questions relating to • Enter on line the total number of taxable vehicles c the information reported on Form 2290. You are also (subtract line from line ).b a authorizing the designee to: • Exchange information concerning Form 2290 with the IRS; and Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) 9 |
Page 10 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. • Request and receive written tax return information relating in the period while registered in your name, with proof that the to Form 2290, including copies of notices, correspondence, prior use wasn’t a taxable use. and account transcripts. 5. The date the vehicle was sold or transferred and the name and address of the purchaser or transferee. If it wasn’t You aren’t authorizing the designee to bind you to anything sold, the records must show how and when you disposed of (including additional tax liability) or otherwise represent you it. before the IRS. If you want to expand the designee’s authority, see Pub. 947, Practice Before the IRS and Power of 6. If the tax is suspended for a vehicle, keep a record of Attorney. actual highway mileage. For an agricultural vehicle, keep accurate records of the number of miles it is driven on a farm. The authorization will automatically expire 1 year from the See Part II. Statement in Support of Suspension, earlier. due date (without regard to extensions) for filing your Form 2290. If you or your designee wants to revoke this authorization, send a written statement of revocation to: How To Get Tax Help Please note that the information below is general tax Internal Revenue Service information and doesn’t necessarily apply to Form 2290 but 7940 Kentucky Drive may still be helpful to you. Florence, KY 41042-2915 Preparing and filing your tax return. After receiving all your wage and earnings statements (Forms W-2, W-2G, See Pub. 947 for more information. 1099-R, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, etc.); unemployment compensation statements (by mail or in a digital format) or Signature other government payment statements (Form 1099-G); and Sign the return. Returns filed without a signature will be sent interest, dividend, and retirement statements from banks and back to you for signing. An unsigned return isn’t considered investment firms (Forms 1099), you have several options to filed. choose from to prepare and file your tax return. You can prepare the tax return yourself, see if you qualify for free tax Paid Preparer Use Only preparation, or hire a tax professional to prepare your return. A paid preparer must sign Form 2290 and provide the information in the Paid Preparer Use Only section at the end Free options for tax preparation. Your options for of the form if the preparer was paid to prepare the form and preparing and filing your return online or in your local isn’t an employee of the filing entity. The preparer must give community, if you qualify, include the following. you a copy of the form in addition to the copy to be filed with • Free File. This program lets you prepare and file your the IRS. If you are a paid preparer, enter your preparer tax federal individual income tax return for free using identification number (PTIN) in the space provided. Include brand-name tax-preparation-and-filing software or Free File your complete address. If you work for a firm, you must also fillable forms. However, state tax preparation may not be enter the firm’s name and the EIN of the firm. However, you available through Free File. Go to IRS.gov/FreeFile to see if can’t use the PTIN of the tax preparation firm in place of your you qualify for free online federal tax preparation, e-filing, and PTIN. You can apply for a PTIN online or by filing Form W-12, direct deposit or payment options. IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) • VITA. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Application and Renewal. For more information about program offers free tax help to people with low-to-moderate applying for a PTIN online, visit the IRS website at IRS.gov/ incomes, persons with disabilities, and PTIN. limited-English-speaking taxpayers who need help preparing their own tax returns. Go to IRS.gov/VITA, download the free Recordkeeping IRS2Go app, or call 800-906-9887 for information on free tax Keep records for all taxable highway vehicles registered in return preparation. your name for at least 3 years after the date the tax is due or • TCE. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program paid, whichever is later. They must be available at all times offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly those who for inspection by the IRS. Also keep copies of all returns and are 60 years of age and older. TCE volunteers specialize in schedules you have filed. Keep your records even if a vehicle answering questions about pensions and retirement-related is registered in your name for only a portion of a period. If the issues unique to seniors. Go to IRS.gov/TCE, download the tax is suspended on a highway motor vehicle for a period free IRS2Go app, or call 888-227-7669 for information on free because its use on public highways during the period didn’t tax return preparation. exceed 5,000 miles (7,500 miles for agricultural vehicles), the • MilTax. Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and qualified registrant must keep the records at least 3 years after the end veterans may use MilTax, a free tax service offered by the of the period to which the suspension applies. Department of Defense through Military OneSource. For more information, go to MilitaryOneSource Records for each vehicle should show all of the following (MilitaryOneSource.mil/MilTax). information. Also, the IRS offers Free File Fillable Forms, which can be 1. A detailed description of the vehicle, including the VIN. completed online and then filed electronically regardless of 2. The weight of loads carried by the vehicle in the same income. form as required by any state in which the vehicle is Using online tools to help prepare your return. Go to registered or required to be registered. IRS.gov/Tools for the following. 3. The date you acquired the vehicle and the name and • The Earned Income Tax Credit Assistant IRS.gov/ ( address of the person from whom you acquired it. EITCAssistant) determines if you’re eligible for the earned 4. The first month of each period in which a taxable use income credit (EIC). occurred and any prior month in which the vehicle was used 10 Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) |
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers online IRS eBooks have been tested using Apple's iBooks for service at SSA.gov/employer for fast, free, and secure online iPad. Our eBooks haven’t been tested on other dedicated W-2 filing options to CPAs, accountants, enrolled agents, and eBook readers, and eBook functionality may not operate as individuals who process Forms W-2, Wage and Tax intended. Statement, and Forms W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Access your online account (individual taxpayers only). Statement. Go to IRS.gov/Account to securely access information about IRS social media. Go to IRS.gov/SocialMedia to see the your federal tax account. various social media tools the IRS uses to share the latest • View the amount you owe and a breakdown by tax year. information on tax changes, scam alerts, initiatives, products, • See payment plan details or apply for a new payment plan. and services. At the IRS, privacy and security are our highest • Make a payment or view 5 years of payment history and priority. We use these tools to share public information with any pending or scheduled payments. you. Don’t post your social security number (SSN) or other • Access your tax records including key data from your most confidential information on social media sites. Always protect recent tax return, and transcripts. your identity when using any social networking site. • View digital copies of select notices from the IRS. The following IRS YouTube channels provide short, • Approve or reject authorization requests from tax professionals. informative videos on various tax-related topics in English, Spanish, and ASL. • View your address on file or manage your communication preferences. Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) 11 |
Page 12 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Get a transcript of your tax return. With an online • Electronic Funds Withdrawal: Schedule a payment when account, you can access a variety of information to help you filing your federal taxes using tax return preparation software during the filing season. You can get a transcript, review your or through a tax professional. most recently filed tax return, and get your adjusted gross • Electronic Federal Tax Payment System: Best option for income. Create or access your online account at IRS.gov/ businesses. Enrollment is required. Account. • Check or Money Order: Mail your payment to the address listed on the notice or instructions. Tax Pro Account. This tool lets your tax professional submit • Cash: You may be able to pay your taxes with cash at a an authorization request to access your individual taxpayer participating retail store. IRS online account. For more information, go to IRS.gov/ • Same-Day Wire: You may be able to do same-day wire TaxProAccount. from your financial institution. Contact your financial Using direct deposit. The safest and easiest way to receive institution for availability, cost, and time frames. a tax refund is to e-file and choose direct deposit, which securely and electronically transfers your refund directly into Note. The IRS uses the latest encryption technology to your financial account. Direct deposit also avoids the ensure that the electronic payments you make online, by possibility that your check could be lost, stolen, destroyed, or phone, or from a mobile device using the IRS2Go app are returned undeliverable to the IRS. Eight in 10 taxpayers use safe and secure. Paying electronically is quick, easy, and direct deposit to receive their refunds. If you don’t have a faster than mailing in a check or money order. bank account, go to IRS.gov/DirectDeposit for more What if I can’t pay now? Go to IRS.gov/Payments for more information on where to find a bank or credit union that can information about your options. open an account online. • Apply for an online payment agreement IRS.gov/OPA ( ) to Reporting and resolving tax-related identity theft is- meet your tax obligation in monthly installments if you can’t sues. pay your taxes in full today. Once you complete the online • Tax-related identity theft happens when someone steals process, you will receive immediate notification of whether your personal information to commit tax fraud. Your taxes can your agreement has been approved. be affected if your SSN is used to file a fraudulent return or to • Use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier to see if you claim a refund or credit. can settle your tax debt for less than the full amount you owe. • The IRS doesn’t initiate contact with taxpayers by email, For more information on the Offer in Compromise program, text messages (including shortened links), telephone calls, or go to IRS.gov/OIC. social media channels to request or verify personal or Filing an amended return. Go to IRS.gov/Form1040X for financial information. This includes requests for personal information and updates. identification numbers (PINs), passwords, or similar information for credit cards, banks, or other financial Checking the status of your amended return. Go to accounts. IRS.gov/WMAR to track the status of Form 1040-X amended • Go to IRS.gov/IdentityTheft, the IRS Identity Theft Central returns. webpage, for information on identity theft and data security It can take up to 3 weeks from the date you filed your protection for taxpayers, tax professionals, and businesses. If ! amended return for it to show up in our system, and your SSN has been lost or stolen or you suspect you’re a CAUTION processing it can take up to 16 weeks. victim of tax-related identity theft, you can learn what steps you should take. Understanding an IRS notice or letter you’ve received. • Get an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN). IP PINs are Go to IRS.gov/Notices to find additional information about six-digit numbers assigned to taxpayers to help prevent the responding to an IRS notice or letter. misuse of their SSNs on fraudulent federal income tax Responding to an IRS notice or letter. You can now returns. When you have an IP PIN, it prevents someone else upload responses to all notices and letters using the from filing a tax return with your SSN. To learn more, go to Document Upload Tool. For notices that require additional IRS.gov/IPPIN. action, taxpayers will be redirected appropriately on IRS.gov Ways to check on the status of your refund. to take further action. To learn more about the tool, go to • Go to IRS.gov/Refunds. IRS.gov/Upload. • Download the official IRS2Go app to your mobile device to check your refund status. Note. You can use Schedule LEP (Form 1040), Request for • Call the automated refund hotline at 800-829-1954. Change in Language Preference, to state a preference to receive notices, letters, or other written communications from The IRS can’t issue refunds before mid-February for the IRS in an alternative language. You may not immediately ! returns that claimed the EIC or the additional child receive written communications in the requested language. CAUTION tax credit (ACTC). This applies to the entire refund, The IRS’s commitment to LEP taxpayers is part of a not just the portion associated with these credits. multi-year timeline that is scheduled to begin providing translations in 2023. You will continue to receive Making a tax payment. Payments of U.S. tax must be communications, including notices and letters in English until remitted to the IRS in U.S. dollars. Digital assets are not they are translated to your preferred language. accepted. Go to IRS.gov/Payments to make a payment using any of the following options. Contacting your local IRS office. Keep in mind, many • IRS Direct Pay: Pay your individual tax bill or estimated tax questions can be answered on IRS.gov without visiting a payment directly from your checking or savings account at no TAC. Go to IRS.gov/LetUsHelp for the topics people ask cost to you. about most. If you still need help, TACs provide tax help when • Debit or Credit Card or Digital Wallet: Choose an approved a tax issue can’t be handled online or by phone. All TACs payment processor to pay online or by phone. now provide service by appointment so you’ll know in 12 Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) |
Page 13 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. advance that you can get the service you need without long and tax collection disputes. In addition, LITCs can provide wait times. Before you visit, go to IRS.gov/TACLocator to find information about taxpayer rights and responsibilities in the nearest TAC and to check hours, available services, and different languages for individuals who speak English as a appointment options. Or, on the IRS2Go app, under the Stay second language. Services are offered for free or a small fee Connected tab, choose the Contact Us option and click on for eligible taxpayers. To find an LITC near you, go to “Local Offices.” TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov/about-us/Low-Income-Taxpayer- Clinics-LITC or see IRS Pub. 4134, Low Income Taxpayer The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) Is Here To Clinic List. Help You Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We What Is TAS? ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. Section 4481 requires TAS is an independent organization within the IRS that that the use of certain types of highway motor vehicles be helps taxpayers and protects taxpayer rights. Their job is to taxed. Form 2290 is used to determine the amount of tax you ensure that every taxpayer is treated fairly and that you know owe. Sections 6011 and 6109 require you to provide the and understand your rights under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. requested information, including your identifying number. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the How Can You Learn About Your Taxpayer Rights? Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights describes 10 basic rights that all commonwealths and territories for use in administering their taxpayers have when dealing with the IRS. Go to tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov to help you understand what countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to these rights mean to you and how they apply. These are your enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law rights. Know them. Use them. enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. Failure to provide this information in a timely manner, or What Can TAS Do for You? providing false information, may subject you to penalties. TAS can help you resolve problems that you can’t resolve You aren’t required to provide the information requested with the IRS. And their service is free. If you qualify for their on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act assistance, you will be assigned to one advocate who will unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books work with you throughout the process and will do everything or records relating to a form or its instructions must be possible to resolve your issue. TAS can help you if: retained as long as their contents may become material in the • Your problem is causing financial difficulty for you, your administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax family, or your business; returns and return information are confidential, as required by • You face (or your business is facing) an immediate threat section 6103. of adverse action; or The time needed to complete and file Form 2290 and • You’ve tried repeatedly to contact the IRS but no one has Schedule 1 will vary depending on individual circumstances. responded, or the IRS hasn’t responded by the date The estimated average time is Recordkeeping, 41 hr., 22 promised. min.; Learning about the law or the form, 24 min.; Preparing, copying, assembling, and sending the form How Can You Reach TAS? to the IRS, 1 hr., 5 min. TAS has offices in every state, the District of Columbia, and We welcome your comments and suggestions. You can Puerto Rico. Your local advocate’s number is in your local send us comments through IRS.gov/FormComments. Or you directory and at TaxpayerAdvocate.IRS.gov/Contact-Us. You can write to: can also call them at 877-777-4778. Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms and Publications How Else Does TAS Help Taxpayers? 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526 Washington, DC 20224 TAS works to resolve large-scale problems that affect many taxpayers. If you know of one of these broad issues, report it Don’t send Form 2290 to this address. Instead, see Where To to them at IRS.gov/SAMS. Be sure to not include any File, earlier. personal taxpayer information. Although we can’t respond individually to each comment Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) received, we do appreciate your feedback and will consider LITCs are independent from the IRS. LITCs represent your comments as we revise our tax forms, instructions, and individuals whose income is below a certain level and need publications. to resolve tax problems with the IRS, such as audits, appeals, Instructions for Form 2290 (Rev. 7-2024) 13 |
Page 14 of 14 Fileid: … ns/i2290/202407/a/xml/cycle05/source 14:23 - 11-Apr-2024 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. Partial-Period Tax Tables (for vehicles first used after July of the period) • Find the category line for the vehicle in Table I or Table II. The categories are listed in the Tax Computation table on Form 2290, page 2. • Find the month the vehicle was first used on public highways. • Read down the column. The amount where the category line and the month column meet is the tax due. • Enter the amount on Form 2290, page 2, column (2). Table I Vehicles Except Logging (enter in column (2)(a)) CATEGORY AUG (11) SEP (10) OCT (9) NOV (8) DEC (7) JAN (6) FEB (5) MAR (4) APR (3) MAY (2) JUNE (1) A $ 91.67 $ 83.33 $ 75.00 $ 66.67 $ 58.33 $ 50.00 $ 41.67 $ 33.33 $ 25.00 $ 16.67 $ 8.33 B 111.83 101.67 91.50 81.33 71.17 61.00 50.83 40.67 30.50 20.33 10.17 C 132.00 120.00 108.00 96.00 84.00 72.00 60.00 48.00 36.00 24.00 12.00 D 152.17 138.33 124.50 110.67 96.83 83.00 69.17 55.33 41.50 27.67 13.83 E 172.33 156.67 141.00 125.33 109.67 94.00 78.33 62.67 47.00 31.33 15.67 F 192.50 175.00 157.50 140.00 122.50 105.00 87.50 70.00 52.50 35.00 17.50 G 212.67 193.33 174.00 154.67 135.33 116.00 96.67 77.33 58.00 38.67 19.33 H 232.83 211.67 190.50 169.33 148.17 127.00 105.83 84.67 63.50 42.33 21.17 I 253.00 230.00 207.00 184.00 161.00 138.00 115.00 92.00 69.00 46.00 23.00 J 273.17 248.33 223.50 198.67 173.83 149.00 124.17 99.33 74.50 49.67 24.83 K 293.33 266.67 240.00 213.33 186.67 160.00 133.33 106.67 80.00 53.33 26.67 L 313.50 285.00 256.50 228.00 199.50 171.00 142.50 114.00 85.50 57.00 28.50 M 333.67 303.33 273.00 242.67 212.33 182.00 151.67 121.33 91.00 60.67 30.33 N 353.83 321.67 289.50 257.33 225.17 193.00 160.83 128.67 96.50 64.33 32.17 O 374.00 340.00 306.00 272.00 238.00 204.00 170.00 136.00 102.00 68.00 34.00 P 394.17 358.33 322.50 286.67 250.83 215.00 179.17 143.33 107.50 71.67 35.83 Q 414.33 376.67 339.00 301.33 263.67 226.00 188.33 150.67 113.00 75.33 37.67 R 434.50 395.00 355.50 316.00 276.50 237.00 197.50 158.00 118.50 79.00 39.50 S 454.67 413.33 372.00 330.67 289.33 248.00 206.67 165.33 124.00 82.67 41.33 T 474.83 431.67 388.50 345.33 302.17 259.00 215.83 172.67 129.50 86.33 43.17 U 495.00 450.00 405.00 360.00 315.00 270.00 225.00 180.00 135.00 90.00 45.00 V 504.17 458.33 412.50 366.67 320.83 275.00 229.17 183.33 137.50 91.67 45.83 Table II Logging Vehicles (enter in column (2)(b)) A $ 68.75 $ 62.49 $ 56.25 $ 50.00 $ 43.74 $ 37.50 $ 31.25 $ 24.99 $ 18.75 $ 12.50 $ 6.24 B 83.87 76.25 68.62 60.99 53.37 45.75 38.12 30.50 22.87 15.24 7.62 C 99.00 90.00 81.00 72.00 63.00 54.00 45.00 36.00 27.00 18.00 9.00 D 114.12 103.74 93.37 83.00 72.62 62.25 51.87 41.49 31.12 20.75 10.37 E 129.24 117.50 105.75 93.99 82.25 70.50 58.74 47.00 35.25 23.49 11.75 F 144.37 131.25 118.12 105.00 91.87 78.75 65.62 52.50 39.37 26.25 13.12 G 159.50 144.99 130.50 116.00 101.49 87.00 72.50 57.99 43.50 29.00 14.49 H 174.62 158.75 142.87 126.99 111.12 95.25 79.37 63.50 47.62 31.74 15.87 I 189.75 172.50 155.25 138.00 120.75 103.50 86.25 69.00 51.75 34.50 17.25 J 204.87 186.24 167.62 149.00 130.37 111.75 93.12 74.49 55.87 37.25 18.62 K 219.99 200.00 180.00 159.99 140.00 120.00 99.99 80.00 60.00 39.99 20.00 L 235.12 213.75 192.37 171.00 149.62 128.25 106.87 85.50 64.12 42.75 21.37 M 250.25 227.49 204.75 182.00 159.24 136.50 113.75 90.99 68.25 45.50 22.74 N 265.37 241.25 217.12 192.99 168.87 144.75 120.62 96.50 72.37 48.24 24.12 O 280.50 255.00 229.50 204.00 178.50 153.00 127.50 102.00 76.50 51.00 25.50 P 295.62 268.74 241.87 215.00 188.12 161.25 134.37 107.49 80.62 53.75 26.87 Q 310.74 282.50 254.25 225.99 197.75 169.50 141.24 113.00 84.75 56.49 28.25 R 325.87 296.25 266.62 237.00 207.37 177.75 148.12 118.50 88.87 59.25 29.62 S 341.00 309.99 279.00 248.00 216.99 186.00 155.00 123.99 93.00 62.00 30.99 T 356.12 323.75 291.37 258.99 226.62 194.25 161.87 129.50 97.12 64.74 32.37 U 371.25 337.50 303.75 270.00 236.25 202.50 168.75 135.00 101.25 67.50 33.75 V 378.12 343.74 309.37 275.00 240.62 206.25 171.87 137.49 103.12 68.75 34.37 14 |