What is Form 2290?
Form 2290 is an IRS tax form for the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT). This tax needs to be filed by drivers of vehicles weighing 55,000 pounds or more. If a qualifying vehicle drives less than 5,000 miles a year, or less than 7,500 miles a year if the vehicle is used for agricultural purposes, IRS Form 2290 must still be filed for this vehicle. In this case, the vehicle is considered suspended by the IRS. When it is considered suspended, no tax will be owed to the IRS for this vehicle. If a qualifying vehicle is not suspended the tax amount owed will depend on the vehicle’s Taxable Gross Weight and the vehicle’s First Used Month (FUM). Filing Form 2290 guarantees that the driver will receive a Stamped Schedule 1, which is required when getting the vehicle’s registration and tags.
When is the Form 2290 Due?
When Form 2290 is due depends on the vehicle’s First Used Month, especially if the vehicle has been on the road for less than a year. In this case, the payment for the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax will be due on the last day of the following month. For example, if you put your vehicle on the road in September, you should file your Form 2290 in September but you will have until the last day of October to pay the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax to the IRS.
If the vehicle has been on the road for more than a year or is being put on the road for the first time in July, the vehicle’s First Used Month will be July. This means that the deadline to pay the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax to the IRS will be August 31st. The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is always paid for the upcoming tax year. The tax year for Form 2290 goes from July 1st to June 30th. This means that the Form 2290 due date 2022 is August 31st, 2022 for the 2022-23 tax year.
What Information is Required to E-file Form 2290?
When going to file the 2290 Form, the IRS recommends that it is filed online through an authorized e-filer. This is because if you paper file with the IRS, it will take several weeks before you get your Stamped Schedule 1.
Instead of spending a lot of time finding a place to e-file your Form 2290 online, look no further than ExpressTruckTax, the market-leading Form 2290 e-file provider. When filing Form 2290 online with ExpressTruckTax, there is some information that you will need in order to file the form correctly.
You will need to know your business name, the type of business it is, and the Employer Identification Number (EIN). You will also need to know information about the vehicle or vehicles you are filing for. You will need to know the type of vehicle, the vehicle’s Taxable Gross Weight or weight class it falls under, and whether or not it is used for logging. You will also be asked if this vehicle is suspended or not.
Paying your HVUT to the IRS
Once you enter this information, you will be asked to enter any credit vehicles that you may have. This means any vehicles that were sold, destroyed, stolen, or did not exceed the mileage limit the previous year. You will then be asked to select your payment method.
There are four payment options to choose from. These payment methods include credit or debit card, electronic funds withdrawal (EFW), EFTPS, or check or money order. When you use a credit or debit card you are able to either make your payment on the ExpressTruckTax website or go to another IRS-authorized payment processor to make your payment.
When you select to pay with a credit or debit card, you now have the option to pay straight through ExpressTruckTax. You also have the option to choose another IRS-approved payment processor, but this requires extra steps such as entering a lot of your information a second time. For this payment method, all you have to do is enter in your credit card information and you will pay your tax amount plus your filing fee along with a 4% processing fee. Once this is complete your tax will be paid.
Another option you are able to choose from is electronic funds withdrawal (EFW). For this option, you will be required to enter your checking or savings account information and your tax amount will be withdrawn from your account within a couple of days of the IRS accepting your Form 2290.
If you select EFTPS as your payment method, you will need to go to EFTPS.gov and make your payment there. In order to utilize this payment method, you will either need an existing account with EFTPS or create one. Please note that it may take up to 15 business days for your account to become active.
Lastly, you are able to send in your payment via check or money order. You will receive a voucher with the information on where to send your payment to. Include this voucher with your payment when you mail it in. With this option, you are able to send in the payment at your convenience as long as it is postmarked before or by August 31st.
Once you select the payment method your filing is complete. ExpressTruckTax makes it easy to file your Form 2290 as long as you have the information required to file. It only takes a few simple steps and a few minutes to file. What are you waiting for? File your Form 2290 with ExpressTruckTax before the August 31st Form 2290 due date today!
