Hello, truckers! IRS mandates e-filing form 2290 HVUT for all truckers with 25 or more vehicles in their fleet, and they encourage every other trucker, including owner-operators, to e-file their form 2290 truck taxes online. So, it is best to e-file your Form 2290, even for partial period taxes, to continue the truck operation on the public highways without any troubles from the authorities.
IRS charges partial period or pro-rated taxes for the vehicle which operates or is newly purchased away from the general tax period (July to next June, every year). They charge the form 2290 truck taxes based on the vehicle’s first used month. As your first used month is March, you should estimate and pay the form 2290 from March to June, which is the end of the current tax period within May 2nd 2022. And then, you can file and pay form 2290 for the next year from July as the general tax period starts.
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