If you use
highway motor vehicles weighing around 55,000 pounds or more, you should have
to file 2290 forms. Form 2290 requires a bit information from a given taxpayer
such as the employer identification number, vehicle identification number, and
taxable gross weight of the vehicle. As for your vehicle identification number,
you can obtain information from the actual vehicle, its title or registration.
During the
current tax period, when your taxable vehicle is first used on the public
highway, you have to file form 2290. To determine the tax, you have to
accomplish the tax computation part of the 2290 form. You cannot use line 2 in the form to indicate
additional tax. You can report any additional tax using line 3 of the form.
Those who file
electronically have many advantages including that most e file providers hold a
database of the filer vehicle info. It means filers only need to enter
information a single time and then recall the information upon the date of the
next filing period. The IRS recommends and encourages all taxpayers to file the
form electronically. Filling electronically improves excise tax processing,
saves personal resources like time and money spent on postage and reduce
preparation and processing errors. While filling the e file form 2290, the
vehicle owner should retain a copy of the stamped schedule 1 for state vehicle
registration functions.
