HVUT Form 2290 May Due-Date, Mid-Month Alert!

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort – Paul J. Meyer

We are ready again to act as your monthly planner & also to gently remind you about the fast approaching federal Excise tax Form 2290 Deadline. Yes! You read that right, those who think that Form 2290’s is due only in the month of July & August are absolutely wrong. It’s partially true that the Form 2290 is due in the month of July & August; it has to be renewed every year in those months for vehicles that are in service in the month of July.

But what about vehicles that went into after July? Continue reading →

Form 2290: Reasons for Rejection!

Reasons and circumstances may vary but what makes you a great human being is how you react when you face a rejection. First and foremost accept the fact that what you tired did not work and you have a temporary setback.  If rejected the next thing you should analyze is the reason for rejection, once you identified the reason for rejection try correcting it at the earliest possible. E-filing Federal Excise Tax Form 2290 is no exception to the thumb rule that, if furnished information does not meet the requirement then it leads to rejection.

Below is the list of possible rejections when you E-file your Federal Excise Tax Form 2290: Continue reading →

E-File an Amendment to Correct your VIN instantly!

When you have Vehicle identification numbers (VIN) of up to 17 characters with mixed numbers and letters, mistakes happen. For example, you type 5 instead of S. Let’s say that you file form 2290 and pay $550 to IRS and get your Schedule 1 you take it to the DMV or the Carrier, and then you realize that the Schedule 1 has the wrong VIN. What do you do?  Continue reading →

HVUT Form 2290 Due Date: An Overview!

When a new vehicle is put into service, the Form 2290 must be filed by the last day of the following month. If a vehicle was used during any part of a month, the tax will be calculated for that month as a whole. For example, if a vehicle was first used on the road on April 15th, it will be taxed as though it was used the entire month. If you first placed your vehicle on the road anytime in April, you must file your Form 2290 any time before May 31st, 2018.   Continue reading →

Done with Your Income Taxes? Get Ready for Excise Taxes & IFTA!

The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to us they find their own order the continuous thread of revelation. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Only a couple of days before, that is on April 17th we all either filed our Personal Income Taxes or we did file for an Extension.

So any Tax payer thinks that they are done for the month of April with the Taxes, they are absolutely wrong. There are a series of Excise taxes and IFTA that are due in April by the End of the month.

Taxes that is due in April:

  • Form 2290: Federal Excise tax Form 2290 (HVUT), is due by the end of April for Heavy Vehicles that are first used in the Month of March 2018, since July 2017.
  • Form 720: Federal Quarterly Excise Tax Form 720 is due by End of April for the First Quarter of 2018.
  • IFTA: International Fuel tax Agreement report for the First Quarter of 2018 is also due by the End of the Month. Continue reading →