Federal Excise Tax Form 2290 also known as Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax
If you're a trucker with a heavy motor vehicle that has a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more, you are required to report and pay HVUT Form 2290 to get a stamped copy of your Schedule 1. You must file for any taxable highway motor vehicles that are required to be registered in your name under state, District of Columbia, Canadian, or Mexican law at the time of its first use during the tax period. You must e-file your Form 2290 if you are filing for 25 or more motor vehicles, but IRS encourage e-filing for anyone required to file Form 2290 and who wants to receive quick delivery of their watermarked Schedule 1. With e-file, you’ll get it almost immediately after IRS accepts your e-filed Form 2290. Form 2290 is used to: Figure and pay the tax due on highway motor vehicles used during the period with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more; Figure and pay the tax due on a vehicle for which you completed the suspension statement on another