Category Archives: Tax Form 2290

Authenticate Your Journey On A Highway With Unified Carrier Registration

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Unified Carrier Registration is a program controlled by the government bodies (federal & state) along with the motor carrier industry to regulate the collection of fees imposed on motor carriers and the related entities. In simple words, the UCR agreement is applicable on interstate carriers, freight forwarders, leasing companies, etc. who have to register and file the assigned fees annually. Therefore, if you are a truck owner operator running your business both interstate and internationally, then the UCR system is applicable to your business. This ‘Federally-mandated, State-administrated program’ came into effect on September 10, 2007, and since then, UCR has made its permanent place in the trucking industry. Continue reading →

Last day under extension to file Form 2290 & pay HVUT

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For the little time (just more than half a day may be!) the IRS shut its Form 2290 e-file system on the 31st of August, 2012, they wished that their HVUT return filers and taxpayers shouldn’t face much of an inconvenience. And, extended the due date for filing form 2290 and payment of HVUT 3 days further from the time they got back in action. Half a day has been compensated by 3 days. This has to be appreciated since they want to collect as much as tax possible from the nation’s heavy vehicle user group and give America back the best of roads. It’s not that they don’t have any other work to do or it is the primary source of income for them. We have to see it as ultimately the revenue collected by the IRS is going to be distributed to the states to maintain our nation’s highways, for the convenient & safe running of trucks and other vehicles on them. After all, the IRS officials have to put in more efforts in their daily official chores for the after-filing procedures, as a result of the three days extension period. Like how a trucker will have loads of goods to be delivered in case he takes off for three days. Continue reading →

A letter from Tax Form 2290

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From

Form 2290

Internal Revenue Service

U.S. Department of Treasury

Washington, D.C.

 

To

Heavy Vehicle Taxpayers

United States of America

 

Dear taxpayers,

SUBJECT: Extension of HVUT return filing & Payment due date

If you have already written about your heavy vehicles on me and dropped me safely at my home through post or the internet before noon on August 31, 2012, thanks a ton. You can now happily drive your trucks until next June without any legal troubles.

The e-file system at my home in the IRS was shut down for some maintenance activity from 1.00 p.m. on August 31 through September 4, 2012. In order to minimize the impact of inconvenience on affected e-file taxpayers alone, the heads of my family have decided to extend the time for filing me to my home until September 7, 2012. So, for those of you who missed to file me before 1.00 p.m. on August 31, can now do so and pay the applicable HVUT amounts due to my family without any penalty or late fee until the 7th of September, 2012. You can do so at tax 2290 for convenient, easy and fast filing and get your stamped schedule 1 copy within minutes. If you don’t, you have to face the appropriate penalties and interests after the 7th.

I sincerely hope that there are no confusions pertaining to filing me on time now.

 

Yours truly,

Form 2290

P.S. Oh dear paper filers, this isn’t for you. Your deadline was August 31, 2012.

 

4 more days left to file the IRS form 2290

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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?

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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 →