It takes practically no time to file Form 2290 and receive your IRS-Stamped Schedule 1. We ensure all compliance for truck owners and fleet operations by facilitating the filing process. The program guides you through Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) return, ensuring all information is accurate while qualifying for the needed paperwork for vehicle registration immediately.

Commence Filing: Checklist of Required Information

For your initiation to e-filing, amass the following very important documents and information for accelerated and error-free submission:

• Employer Identification Number (EIN): This business tax ID is unique to you and cannot be substituted with Social Security Number (SSN) for filing 2290.
• Business Information: The legal and exact name and address for the business must match IRS records.
• Vehicle Identification Number: The 17-digit VIN for each and every heavy highway motor vehicle with a weight limit of more than 55,000 pounds.
• Taxable Gross Weight: The structured calculation weight (highest load applied) for each truck during the year to decide the category of tax it falls into.

E-Filing Process: Stepwise Annotation in Five

A few steps, five precisely, suffice to guide you from a clean start to an accomplished submission (linecase step.

Step 1: Business and Filing Details

One establishes credentials and purposefulness in this step about forthcoming return filing. EIN, Legal Business Name, Mailing address. Returning users may opt for importing previously saved business information. Tax Year in the form of dates (e.g. July 1st, 2025 ending June 30th, 2026) and filing type will be chosen: Annual Return, Amendment (mostly in case of weight increase, mileage exceeded), or a VIN Correction.

Step 2: Add Vehicle Information (Schedule 1)

This is a section where all trucks liable to HVUT will be listed. We provide three simple options for inputting data to the program:

• Manual Entry: For single-truck owners or small fleets. This feature prompts them to input the VIN, select the appropriate gross weight category, and enter the First Used Month for vehicles put into service after July.
• Bulk Upload: Fleet managers may download the template, fill in their vehicle data, and upload the document, which is instantly processed
• Import Data: In this case, returning users conveniently retrieve and update vehicle lists from their previous year's filing.

The Suspended Vehicles category is put to use in this section—vehicles expected to travel 5,000 miles or less (7,500 for agricultural vehicles)—for them to claim the tax exemption.

Step 3: Calculate Tax and Apply Credits

All the calculations that are needed are done automatically in line with the IRS Form 2290. This stage provides a detailed summary: the total tax liability of all the taxable vehicles; any Additional Tax per previous amendment; and then a couple of sections for claiming Credits, for vehicles sold, destroyed, or stolen during the tax period. The final figure is what you owe to the IRS as Total Tax Due (Line 6).

Step 4: Payment Selection and Service Fees

In this, your much-needed payment section splits into these two vital things:

• IRS Tax Payment: Pay the Total Tax Due (Line 6) to the IRS through the preferred mode of your choice. You can pay it using the Electronic Funds Withdrawal (EFW) facility, in which monies shall be taken out at your request when e-filing, respectively; EFTPS; or a payment via Check/Money Order mailed in.
• Service Fee: This fee is charged for the e-filing services and will necessitate payment via credit card or one of the other supported options.

Step 5: Final Review, E-Sign, and Transmit

Go through your entire return yet again and confirm that everything is accurate on the lowest possible error. To sign the submission in actual fact, see the declaration and provide the 5-digit E-File PIN as your e-signature. After that, the other option is to click on Submit to IRS to have your Form 2290 data safely sent to the IRS Modernized e-File (MeF) system.

Confirmation and Instant Schedule 1 Access

Upon submission, you immediately are directed to a confirmation page displaying the instantaneous filing status.

Real-Time Filing Status

The status initially said "Pending IRS Acceptance"; within minutes it will either be "IRS Accepted" or "IRS Rejected." In case of rejection, explanations will be given, along with the error code and the link for Free Correction and Resubmission.

Your Schedule 1

Once it is displayed and listed as "IRS Accepted," the IRS-Stamped Schedule 1 (Form 2290) will be ready as a PDF in an instant. The document will be sent to you via email immediately. The Schedule 1 acts as proof of payment to motivate individual states' Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to register or renew your heavy vehicle.

Need Help?

Our in-house, US-based customer support team is always available to provide help for any queries about our e-filing.