Filing Process for IRS Form 2290 in November 2011-2012
In order to file the IRS Form 2290 for Heavy Vehicle Use Taxes (HVUT), Express Truck
Tax has made the process Quick, Simple, and Easy-to-use. When you use Express
Truck Tax to E-File a Form 2290, the process takes just a few minutes. Choosing to E-
File this return is much simpler than paper filing. Instead of using a confusing form full of
tax jargon, Express Truck Tax has simplified the form to plain English. It is just a series
of questions, mostly pertaining to basic business information. The process is broken
down into several short and to-the-point sections.
The first step to Filing the Form 2290 Online is to go to ExpressTruckTax.com an IRS
Authorized E-File Provider for Heavy Vehicle Use Taxes. From this page, you can get
started on a Form 2290, IFTA filing, or sign up as a service provider. To login, just click
on the Sign-Up button. From here, just enter some basic information to set up you
Express Truck Tax account. (Please note: it is totally free to create an account. You
only pay per return)
After signing up, you will be taken to the Dashboard of your account. This page displays
your basic business information as well as the status of your most recent returns. From
here, you can add new businesses to file for, as well as create new returns. To File a
new 2290, just click on Create New Return at the bottom of the page.
The first thing that will be asked is the First Use Month of the vehicle as well as the year
that you are filing for. If the vehicle has been on the road since last year, then select
July 2011 as the first use month because that is the first month of the tax period.
On the next section, you can add heavy vehicles. There are several categories to add
them to. They can be Taxable Vehicles, Suspended Vehicles, Prior Year Suspended
Vehicles, Sold/Destroyed/Stolen Vehicles, or Low Mileage Credit Vehicles. Taxable
Vehicles are normal heavy vehicles that travel a minimum of 5,000 miles per year.
Suspended Vehicles fall below the 5,000 mile threshold (7,500 if agricultural) and no
taxes are due for these, but they must still be filed for. Prior Year Suspended Vehicles
are vehicle that were filed for previously, but they either exceeded the mileage threshold
or the vehicle was sold. Sold/Destroyed/Stolen Vehicles are just as they sound - sold,
destroyed, or stolen before June 1. Low Mileage Credit Vehicles are recorded if taxes
were paid for a vehicle in the previous year, but the vehicle never exceeded the mileage
threshold.
After selecting the type of payment for the taxes due, the system performs an internal
audit of the information that was submitted. This audit checks for any basic errors that
may have been made.
You can then select how you would like to pay the IRS. The IRS accepts Electronic
Funds Withdrawal, EFTPS, and check or money order. An electronic funds withdrawal
would instantly withdraw the payment from a bank account within 5 business days.
EFTPS stands for the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. It is a government
program, but in order to use it you must already have an EFTPS account (this can take
at least 2 weeks to create). A check or money order can also be used to pay the taxes
due. In order to use this method, you will need to print a payment voucher from the
Express Truck Tax website then mail that to your local IRS office.
Before you finish, ExpressTruckTax.com offers many additional services such as an
automated text message to your cell phone as soon as the Schedule 1 is available. You
can also have the form faxed to anyone including your leasing company, trucking
association, or yourself.