Tax Credit for Form 2290 Heavy Vehicle Use Tax payers

If you are paying the Heavy Use Tax (IRS Form 2290) and plan to sell your truck during the tax period, you can apply for a credit – meaning you’ll get a pro-rated portion of the tax back.

Sold Truck Credit:

In previous years, you had to pay the $550 tax and if you sold your truck during the tax period, you did not get anything back. You could provide the form to the person you sold the truck to so that they didn’t have to pay the tax in addition to what you already paid. But once you paid the tax, your money was gone. Continue reading →

Tax credits for Hydrogen fuel from IRS.

IRS Updates Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Forms

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated several tax forms used to claim the Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Credit. As a result of these updates, taxpayers claiming a rebate or payment for the $0.50 per gallon credit mustfile Form 8849, Schedule 3 (PDF 189 KB). Additionally, corporations and businesses may use Form 8849, Schedule 3 to claim a quarterly credit instead of using Form 4136 (PDF 263 KB) to claim an annual credit. According to the IRS, claimants that intend to file Form 8849, Schedule 3 must file no later than the end of the quarter following the quarter in which the fuel was used or sold.

Do You Need to Make the Switch to EFTPS?

IRS has issued proposed regs designed to expand the making of electronic tax deposits. The regs would eliminate the use of paper-based federal tax deposit (FTD) coupons after 2010. The existing rules for making electronic deposits would otherwise generally remain unchanged.

Currently, taxpayers whose aggregate annual deposits of certain taxes exceed $200,000 are generally required to use Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to make FTDs. Taxes taken into account in determining whether the $200,000 threshold has been met include withheld income and FICA taxes, corporate income and estimated taxes, certain taxes imposed on tax-exempt organizations, taxes withheld on nonresident aliens and foreign corporations, estimated taxes of certain trusts, FUTA taxes, and excise taxes, as well as others. Once taxpayers exceed the $200,000 threshold, they have a one–year grace period before being required to use EFT, and then they are required to use EFT in all later years even if their deposits fall below the threshold. The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is the EFT system currently used by IRS to collect FTDs. Continue reading →

Quarterly Excise Tax Return, Form 720

Form 720 is a quarterly excise tax return that some, but not all, businesses must file with the Internal Revenue Service. According to the IRS, “Excise taxes are taxes paid when purchases are made on a specific good, such as gasoline. Excise taxes are often included in the price of the product. There are also excise taxes on activities, such as on wagering or on highway usage by trucks.” If you accrue excise taxes in the course of doing business, you should know the rules on filing 720 taxes. Continue reading →

10-PERCENT EXCISE TAX FOR INDOOR TANNING SERVICES

IF YOUR BUSINESS OFFERS ULTRAVIOLET TANNING SERVICES… WE HAVE A REMINDER FOR YOU.

THE FIRST QUARTERLY PAYMENT FOR THE NEW 10-PERCENT EXCISE TAX FOR INDOOR TANNING SERVICES IS DUE NOVEMBER 1ST.

THIS IS BECAUSE OF A NEW LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST, 2010

NOW… THERE IS A LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITIES THAT OFFER INDOOR TANNING SERVICES.

THE TAX DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PAID ON MEMBERSHIP FEES TO QUALIFIED PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITIES THAT OFFER INDOOR TANNING SERVICES AS AN INCIDENTAL SERVICE TO MEMBERS… PROVIDED THE FACILITY DOESN’T SELL TANNING SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Continue reading →