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Things to know/do after filing form 2290

It’s always a great thing to have filed and paid your taxes on time. By filing form 2290 and paying the applicable heavy vehicle use tax due amounts to the IRS, you have done your part in helping the Federal government maintain good highway roads for your use as well as for the public. The IRS will now perform its duty to forward the collected amounts to the treasury and from there to the respective states for road maintenance activities. While you take your vehicle for official or unofficial outing through the highways from now on, you can be proud of travelling on healthy roads, constructed with your important contribution.

The highway roads will definitely pay off well in return to your tax returns with reduced number of accidents, time and money savings, increased mobility, congestion ease, decreased energy consumption, boosted air quality and so on and on. So, dear filers who have paved way for such a contribution by filing your returns through our IRS authorized e-file software, taxexcise, it was indeed a great pleasure for us to have served you!

You are introduced to two more things now, after having filed and paid your HVUT returns. They are,

Filing Amendments

If you have to make any corrections on the VIN for which you have filed your returns already or if you fall into a new category of increased gross weight from what you had mentioned or if your suspended vehicle increased from the specified mileage numbers, you have to file form 2290 amendment with the IRS. It’s a cake walk, if you are doing it all through us. Choose the option you are entitled to and make the necessary changes, make payments if applicable, transmit to the IRS out of a button click and get your schedule 1 copy within minutes. Otherwise, you will have to experience the difficulties and headaches in paper filing when compared to e-filing.

Claiming refunds

“I have overpaid my tax due to a silly mistake that I have done while filing form 2290“

“Someone has destroyed my vehicle out of vengeance or I don’t know why”

“Who the hell stole my vehicle?”

“What next? I have sold my vehicle off to him!”

“I have used my vehicle less than 5000 miles last year”,

If you hear your mind whispering or screaming any of these or any such kind, it’s high time you proceed to claiming refunds. The IRS is so considerate and understanding of its countrymen that they have such options to support with refunds for the above inferred conditions. For more details related to form 2290 refund claims and when they can be claimed, click here. Thanks to them! And, not to forget, for claiming refunds that you acquire out of filed form 2290s, you have to use our tax8849 schedule 6 (Other claims). You go to tax8849.com and it will guide your pockets to getting filled with your refunded as soon as possible after approval from the IRS.

Uses of IRS form 2290 & schedule 1 copy

Have you ever wondered what this form 2290 is used for? We congratulate your eyesight for choosing this blog of tax2290.com amidst thousands on the World Wide Web to know the same. Here are the uses of form 2290 or the form closely related to the heavy vehicles use tax.

Tax liability for heavy vehicles

July 1st, 2012 – June 30, 2013 is a taxable period for the year 2012-2013. If you proudly own a heavy vehicle weighing 55, 000 pounds or more in your name during this period and have first used it on public highway in the month of July, you have to file form 2290 & pay the tax due amounts to the IRS before the 31st of August, 2012. For this, you don’t have to go to the IRS and wait in cycles of times to get it done. Use our e-file tax software application at tax2290.com to complete the entire process within minutes of login.

Suspended vehicles exceeding limits

If you had files a suspended vehicle for the year and it exceeds its mileage limit due to unexpected excessive travel, you need to file form 2290 under amendments. Filing amendments has been made much simpler on tax2290.com with all supporting features to get you done with in no time. Why do you want to waste your time and money in waiting and postages when you have e-file amendments option with which you can save a lot of both these resources?

Vehicle falls into new weight category

If your vehicle had been within and around the non-taxable weight category until recently and now due to many physical reasons, it has gained some weight and has fallen into new weight category that is heavy vehicle use taxable, you have to figure out the tax due amounts, file form 2290 and pay the due amounts to the IRS. Don’t worry, we will calculate all the tax amounts part for you. You just have to choose our amendment services (we will get the information from you through simple question-answer format) and file your return in such a case on tax 2290.com.

Claim suspension from tax

You have to report suspension from tax to the IRS through form 2290 that you have a taxable heavy vehicle but you will be using it during the period 5,000 miles or less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles). You can later claim the credits from the IRS after the period through form 8849 for the prior filing. Both are available at their best of safe online filing functionalities at tax 2290.com.

Acquisition of used taxable vehicle

If you have been sold or transferred with a vehicle from someone else, using form 2290, as the responsible new owner you have to declare if it is still suspended or figure and pay the taxes applicable on the used vehicle put to use during the period. If you get a form 2290 paper copy from the IRS, you might get confused with the tax jargons in it. That’s why we have come up with easily comprehendible interview type questions that can be understood even by your kids to get you completed with filing form 2290 comfortably like never before.

Schedule 1 copy that will be IRS stamped once accepted by them the moment you transmit your return (within minutes on tax2290.com e-file), is used

  • To report all the vehicles using their VINs (Vehicle Identification Number) for which you are reporting your tax. The very purpose of filing form 2290 in simple words.
  • As a proof of payment to register / renew your vehicles with the states or to run safely on legal roads in other words.

If you require support when you e-file form 2290 in addition to the quick helps and other easily self-understandable features available, we are more than happy to hear from you on 866-245 3918 or support@taxexcise.com.

 

4 more days left to file the IRS form 2290

There are 125 more days for the year to end but only 4 more days for the time to file HVUT returns to come to a halt. This means that if you own a taxable vehicle of gross weight 55, 000 pounds or more, you need to file form 2290 on the same for the tax year 2012-2013 to the IRS before the 31st of August, 2012. It usually is the end of the day. But this time, the IRS has announced that it will be shutting down its e-file system for maintenance activities by 1.00 PM EDT on 31st August, 2012.

The last minute filing heat has already started spreading and the deadline has come further down from the EOD of August 31 to 1.00 PM of the same day. So, compile details about your vehicle(s) like VIN, date first used on public highway, gross taxable weight etc and sit before a computer connected to the internet. Key in ‘www.tax2290.com’ in the address bar of your internet explorer and you will be routed to a safe on-line tax filing center. Continue reading

What happens when you file your tax returns late?

Be it form 2290 or any other tax form, IRS considers late filing with an implied penalty. Here’s a 1985 case that I recently read which educates the importance of filing taxes on time and the danger of doing it late.

George’s mother Mary (names changed) died for some reason and had previously appointed her son as the executor of her will. George, involved in his business all the time, retained John (name changed again) as to serve as the attorney for the estate in his hands. John responsibly informed George about the federal estate tax return that he had to file but missed to mention the due date. The return was due within nine months of the decedent’s death as per law. Having the experience of only being the executor of the will and not any bit about federal estate taxation, he completely relied on John for instructions and guidance. He also provided John with all relevant information and records required for the return filing. George’s family was in constant touch with John and enquired about the proceedings of the return preparation while every time they were assured that everything would be done well before time. Apparently, John had overlooked the matter because of a clerical oversight in omitting the filing date from his calendar. After a brief meeting between the two, the return was finally filed, three months late. Continue reading

Form 2290 is also vital to safe truck operations!

In order to prevent commercial motor vehicle related accidents and their effects and to contribute to their operational safety through enforcement of safety regulations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established in the year 2000 within the U.S. Department of Transportation. It works in sync with Federal, State, local enforcement agencies, the trucking industry and others to accomplish their core vision. They have recently launched a Facebook page which can be accessed at www.facebook.com/FMCSA, in order to further create awareness of their safety programs, encourage collaboration, stimulate innovation and engage people to share ideas on improvising nation’s highway safety. Continue reading