Category Archives: Federal Excise Tax

Stay compliant with the clearinghouse and the upcoming Tax Deadlines for Form 2290, IFTA and Form 720!

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The start of the New Year naturally brings with it new responsibilities that make us pause and tread with caution. The Trucking Industry has an unstable market and makes us all wonder what the government will do next since New Laws and Regulations are quite common in the trucking business.

A new transportation bill was passed by Congress which will allow the trucking industry to create more jobs and strengthen our transportation system by monitoring and improving highway safety.

The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that will give employers, FMCSA, State Driver Licensing Agencies, and State law enforcement personnel real-time information about CDL driver drug and alcohol program violations, thereby enhancing safety on our Nation’s roadways. This new rule will allow employers as well as the FMCSA mandate drug and alcohol testing programs. This will allow employers to know if the hired driver is capable of performing functions safely while operating a vehicle.

As per the new bill the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse has come into effect from January 6, 2020. Employers, drivers, medical review officers (MROs), substance abuse professionals (SAPs), and consortia/third-party administrators (C/TPAs) must register to access the Clearinghouse. Registration are available at https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register.

Spoiler Alert !!!

That being said, let’s get back to business, we would also like to keep you reminded about the upcoming tax form deadlines. The following tax forms are due by 31^st January 2020.

HVUT Form 2290

Any vehicle used after July in a tax period would only pay a pro-rated tax amount due by the last day of the month following the month the vehicle was first used on public highways. Form 2290 is due for vehicles first put into service in the month of December 2019, January 31st will be the last day to file Tax Form 2290 on those units.

Tax Form 720

Form 720 is used to pay the quarterly Federal Excise Tax that is prepared by any business that deals with goods and services subject to excise tax. Excise Tax Form 720 for the 4^th is due on or before January 31, 2020, do have this completed on time to avoid any penalties with interest for late filing.

Tax Form IFTA

The International Fuel Tax Agreement is also due Quarterly for drivers who travel between two or more member jurisdictions (48 states and 10 Canadians Provinces) this report needs to be filed and taken to their respective Local Jurisdictions for renewing their IFTA license. Tax Form IFTA for the 4^th Quarter of 2019 is also due by January 31, 2020.

You might also be wondering about how to get these forms completed as soon as possible and most importantly before the deadline. We at www.taxexcise.com / www.tax2290.com are here to make your filing experience as easy as possible. If you are already a customer, just click on the above link to log in to your account and report the tax returns. But if you are not a customer yet, it is never too late to start on a smooth and easy path that will make your filing experience less complicated and convenient. Just click on the link and join thousands of businesses and owner-operators that are currently using our E-file services.

Do not miss out on the January 31^st deadline to report these forms as failure to report or file on time will result in penalties and interest. In order to assist you better, we are one of the few providers that has a three way line of communication, this allows our users to reach out to us for any tax related questions or advice. You can reach our Tax Experts @ 866-245-3918 or you can also email us @ support@taxexcise.com, do also try out our newly upgraded Live Chat Option available on the website.

IRS Form 720 Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return is Due January 31 for Q4 of 2019!

Greetings from taxexcise.com your trusted e-file partner and the first IRS authorized electronic filing service provider, in fact, the only website that supports Efile for all excise tax forms at one place.

We would like to keep you reminded that Federal Excise Tax form 720 for the 4^th Quarter of 2019 is due on or before January 31st, 2020, pay it on time to avoid any late filing charges with penalties.

Reporting Federal Excise Tax form 720 is perhaps one of the most complicated and complex processes with owning a business. Our online platform makes filing of form 720 less tedious and much simpler by saving you time, money and unwanted mistakes that are quite common with manual filing.

We are the only IRS authorized service provider that allows the user to login from any computer, laptop or mobile device by just visiting our website Taxexcise.com. And that being said, you are liable to file Form 720, the federal excise taxes every quarter when you offer specific goods or services that are manufactured or imported into the U.S.

It is quite easy for anyone to prepare the excise taxes here at TaxExcise.com.

New to TaxExcise:

Create your free user account by completing the simple form by telling us your name, email and phone number.

Returning User:

Just log in at www.TaxExcise.com to access your account dashboard.

Complete Your Business Information:

Add the complete physical address of your business, Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the tax related information.

Review Your Return:

Choose the tax form, filing period and the filing quarter. Start entering your tax information, review the information in the consolidated summary.

Submit Your Return:

Choose e-file, pay the processing fee with your credit/debit card and submit your Quarterly Federal Excise Tax return for processing.

Acknowledgment in Inbox:

IRS acknowledgment would be sent to your registered email inbox. If you have subscribed for Text Alert, a message will be shared to the cell number. You may print a copy of your Form 720 PDF any time by accessing your user account.

Never miss out on the upcoming January 31 deadline, act fast and file your returns on time to avoid paying extra on top of your tax as penalties and interests along with late filing charges.

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It’s Fresh year and time to be responsible! Federal Excise Taxes are due January 31, 2020

“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” —Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Yet another year to start as time passes by, like an instant we forget to remember things that we ought to do. One of those things is taxes! Yeah, the taxes you hear it right. Amongst the busiest of jobs is what you do constantly on the road to deliver your goods, your prime focus will be on your job but not on anything else. “You need to get it done!” Not to worry, we are here to remind you of anything relating to your trucking needs.

We hope you had a great start of the year and spending time with your families after months-long trips. It’s time to renew your taxes and a total of three things need to be done before the month-end. Do you have a new truck that you bought in the month of December? Well your prorated HVUT Form 2290 taxes are due by January 31st, 2020. And so the Q4 season to renew your IFTA’s and 720 taxes, for the 4th quarter of October 2019 to December 2019 is due by the same date as well. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and report them now instead of rushing up at the last moment. E-file through www.Taxexcise.com / www.Tax2290.com to avoid complicated tax calculations and confusing tax Jargon’s that comes with these Tax Forms.

Also, the IRS servers are still under shutdown for server maintenance since December 26, 2019, but they will resume services starting January 7^th, 2020. And any returns filed during the time break and in the next couple of days, your schedule-1 copies will be processed on January 7^th, 2020. We hope these reminders would help you kick start your trucking for this year ahead.

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We wish you all a Happy New Year and a great year ahead!

Tax2290.com Wishes you all a very Happy New Year 2020!

With just a day away from 2020, its time to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the New Year with brightness and joy.

In honor of the New Year 2020, we want to take a moment and thank you all for your continued support. With a journey of a decade behind us, you have helped make each year better than the last. We look forward to continue doing business with you in the year ahead. At the end of the day our customers are the single most important part of everything we do, we value your business and wish you..

Happy New Year to all our customers, partners, friends and families. Here’s to 2020!!! 🍾🥂

New Year promises to be an exciting and busy time for all of us. With so much going on this holiday season, there is just too little time for us to be prepared for the upcoming tax deadlines that begins from January 2020. So we bring you this blog to help you get organized for the month in advance:

Form 2290: January 31st, 2020 is the Deadline to E-file your Federal Excise Tax Form 2290 for Vehicles first used in the Month of December 2019 since July 2019.
Form 720: Federal Excise Tax Form 720 for the Fourth Quarter of 2019 is due by January 31^st.
IFTA: International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA), for the Fourth Quarter of 2019 is also due by January 31^st.

E-file through www.Taxexcise.com / www.Tax2290.com to avoid complicated tax calculations and confusing tax Jargon’s.

Important E-filing Notice: The IRS e-file system is currently shut down beginning Thursday, December 26, 2019 for year-end maintenance and will not be available until they open for e-filing in January 2020. The IRS hasn’t announced the opening day for e-filings but they are usually operational from early-to mid-January.

You can still e-file your tax returns using our website during the Business shut down, we’ll hold your return and transmit it to the IRS when they open for e-filing. But if you need the acknowledgments during the shutdown, we suggest you to paper file your tax returns instead.

The IRS may not be available to assist you during the shutdown period but Taxexcise.com and its Tax Experts will be available to assist you even during the Production cutover time. Feel free to reach our Team @ 1-866-245-3918 or write to us in support@taxexcise.com or ping them using the LIVE CHAT option available on the website.

Important information for all our CPA customers:

Preparer tax identification number (PTIN) applications and renewals for 2020 are now being processed by the IRS.

All the CPAs who are e-filing federal tax returns for clients must have a valid 2020 PTIN before preparing returns. All enrolled agents must also have a valid PTIN.

PTIN Renewal or First-time PTIN applicants can obtain a PTIN online from the link https://rpr.irs.gov/. But if you prefer to use the paper option, use Form W-12, IRS Paid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) Application (PDF). Contact the PTIN helpline for PTIN related questions.

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Happy and Safe Trucking!

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With the Christmas holiday season upon us, it’s about time to register your vehicles and renew the license plates to hit back to the public highway doing what you really best at, delivering America all they need to celebrate Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is always a time of family and we wish every trucker out there gets some family time this Christmas eve.

To register the vehicle at the DMV, one needs to be up to date on the Form 2290 sch.1 which can be obtained by filing HVUT Form 2290 and the best way to do it is electronically that’s fast, accurate and very simple. If you’re a returning user to TaxExcise.com, you would attest to the fact but if you’re setting yourself up for the first time with us, you will know e-filing is the right approach from your firsthand experience.

Now the question is whether your taxes should be paid in full or pro-rated? This depends on the first used month of your vehicle, if you have used your vehicle on the public highway for the first time in the month of November 2019, you would only be paying the partial taxes also known as pro-rated tax for the period November 2019 – June 2020. The deadline to pay this pro-rated tax due to the IRS is the last day of the following month from the first month of use. Meaning, December 31^st is the deadline to report your November used vehicles on the Form 2290 and pay the pro-rated tax due. And it is also advisable to have these vehicles reported before the long holidays so you could beat the holiday rush and also avoid any last-minute hiccups.

If you had missed your Form 2290 annual renewal by August 31^st for your existing fleet, you’re already past due the deadline and should be paying your tax due in full to the IRS at the earliest possible for the tax period July 2019 – June 2020 to avoid hefty penalties levied by the IRS for late filing and late payment.

We at www.TaxExcise.com / www.Tax2290.com have constantly kept introducing new features that allow our users to have a less time consuming and user-friendly experience while using our website to e-file their HVUT Form 2290. One such feature newly introduced is the “Clone Return” option that allows you to duplicate your previously filed tax return and saves you the hassle of re-entering the same information all over again. Now e-filing Form2290 is even simpler with cloning option that lets you complete your filing in just one click.

We understand our customer’s needs and we work through it to reach our every customer’s level of satisfaction, there is no Full Stop in serving you with our best high standards. Feel free to reach us @ 866-245-3918 or write to us @ support@taxexcise.com or Ping our Tax Experts using the LIVE CHAT Option on the Website.