Step 1: Gather Your Information. Employer Identification Number. ... Step 2: Choose a 2290 E-file Provider and File. ... Step 3: Choose a Payment Option.

IRS form 2290 is a Federal Excise Tax that is imposed by the IRS on heavy vehicles. Owners of vehicles that have an estimated weight of 55,000 pounds or more need to file and pay the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT). This tax is paid annually and is used for the maintenance and construction of highways.

Create your FREE account with ExpressTruckTax. Enter your basic business details. Enter your EIN (Employer Identification Number) Enter your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) Enter the gross weight of your vehicle (Combined gross weight) Choose your IRS payment method.

The purpose of Form 2290 is to: Claim: A credit for tax paid on vehicles that were destroyed, sold, stolen, or used 5,000 miles or less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles)

Anyone who registers a heavy highway motor vehicle in their name with a gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more must file Form 2290 and pay the tax. Typically, owners of vans, pickup trucks, panel trucks, etc., are not required to file or pay tax on these smaller trucks.

Use Form 2290 to: Figure and pay the tax due on highway motor vehicles used during the period with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more; ... Report acquisition of a used taxable vehicle for which the tax has been suspended; Figure and pay the tax due on a used taxable vehicle acquired and used during the period.

If you paper-file your Form 2290 return and mail it to the IRS, it might take up to 6 weeks to receive the stamped Schedule 1. The e-filing method is much faster. The IRS recommends its filers to e-file their Form 2290 return for quick processing and to get their stamped Schedule 1 in minutes.