Time is Running Out to File Form 2290!

Last week, we gave you a friendly reminder about the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) Form 2290 deadline so you could get your things in order and file.

Well, today, we have a much more frantic reminder that time is running out to get your Form 2290 filing complete! Your Form 2290 must be submitted to the IRS by midnight tomorrow, August 31, 2017, to be considered on time. If you file late, you risk paying a penalty to the IRS.

E-file Form 2290 with ExpressTruckTax
As we mentioned last week, our sister product, ExpressTruckTax, is the best in the 2290 e-filing biz. Their program allows you to complete your HVUT Form in under five minutes and transmit it directly to the IRS. You’ll even have the option to pay any taxes owed with your 2290 Form when you complete and e-file it with ExpressTruckTax.

ExpressTruckTax’s expert customer support team is also on standby for extended hours over the next few days to help you get your form correctly filled out and filed. Their US-based support team members offer assistance in English and Spanish and by phone, live chat, and email.

Form 2290 FAQs
But before you head over and start filing, we’ve got a few FAQs the ExpressTruckTax support team has been getting this year to help you be as prepared as possible for your 2290 filing:

• What is my first use month?
• The first month that you use your heavy vehicle during the tax period.
• The current tax period, for which you’ll be filing your Form 2290, runs from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.
• So if you operated your heavy vehicle in July this year, that’ll be your first use month.
• Can I pay the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax I owe with a credit card?
• No, that would just be a little too easy, wouldn’t it?
• Unfortunately, the IRS doesn’t accept credit cards.
• To make a payment, you’ll need to
• Authorize a direct debit or electronic fund withdrawal,
• Pay with the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS),
• Mail a check or money order to the IRS along with your completed 2290-V (payment voucher).
• What is an EIN?
• EIN stands for Employer Identification Number. It’s like a Social Security Number for business entities.
• You may only use an EIN on Form 2290 and cannot use a Social Security Number.
• How do I file?
• With ExpressTruckTax, of course!
• Just follow their step-by-step e-filing guide to complete your Form 2290 in 5 minutes or less.
• They’ll send you a stamped Schedule 1 via email within 15 minutes of you e-filing your Form 2290 with the IRS.
• Not near a computer? Check out their 2290 mobile app, free in the Apple Store and on Google Play.

Now the clock’s tickin’ so it’s time to get filin’!

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Truckers: The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Form 2290 is Due Soon!

If you own and operate a heavy use vehicle, you’re running out of time to file this year’s Form 2290!

Form 2290 and Schedule 1
Truck drivers and owner-operators who have vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more are required to file Form 2290, the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) Return each year by August 31st. This includes any and all taxable highway motor vehicles that are registered (or required to be registered) under state, federal, Canadian, or Mexican law.

Filing Form 2290 is the only way to get the IRS’s stamp of approval on the Schedule 1 each driver or owner-operator is supposed to have for each vehicle. A stamped Schedule 1 is basically the driver or owner’s receipt for the vehicle’s tax payment and is needed for the vehicle to continue operating for the year.

Where to E-file Fast
If you or someone you know still needs to file Form 2290, it’s not too late. In fact, it just so happens we know of a place where you can get in done in under five minutes: ExpressTruckTax! You may notice from the similar name that ExpressTruckTax is indeed a sister product of ExpressIRSForms, so you know you can trust their program’s user friendliness and customer support.

When you e-file Form 2290 with ExpressTruckTax, they guarantee you’ll get your stamped Schedule 1 back the same day you file, sometimes within 15 minutes! Of course, it really all depends on IRS filing volumes at the time you file, but since you’ll be e-filing with an IRS-authorized provider, your Form 2290 will be given top priority. You can also pay any taxes you currently owe from your ExpressTruckTax account, so it really is a one-stop-shop for your HVUT filing!

If you’re really on the go until August 31st, you can download the free ExpressTruckTax app and e-file your Form 2290 from anywhere with a cell signal!


However you file, you can learn more at www.ExpressTruckTax.com! And if you have any questions, the friendly, US-based TruckTax support team is happy to help in English and Spanish by phone, live chat, or email.

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It's Time to File Your Form 2290 (HVUT)!

Do you know a truck driver? Are you a truck driver? Well, then have we got some info for you!

Truckers & Their Taxes
Chances are, you or someone you know is a part of the trucking industry. The Department of Transportation registers over 40,000 commercial drivers licenses each month, and there are roughly 350,000 owner-operators up and running in the US. While this means that technically only about 7% of traffic on highways is made up of big trucks, truckers pay around 36% of the taxes and fees that go into the Highway Trust Fund.

In this way, truckers are the backbone of our highways as well as the circulatory system of our economy. Basically every commodity you can think of - particularly those that require special handling - is transported to different locations around the country by truck drivers.

It’s no surprise, then, that truckers getting their taxes filed is quite a big deal.

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT), Form 2290, & Schedule 1
Form 2290, the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return, is filed by truck drivers and owner-operators whose vehicles have a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more. This is applicable for any and all taxable highway motor vehicles required to be registered under state, federal, Canadian, or Mexican law. The main function of Form 2290 is to figure and pay any tax due for these vehicles, but it can be used to report a variety of other information as well.

Form 2290 must be filed with a Schedule 1 which, once the return has been approved by the IRS, will be sent back stamped to the trucker who filed. This Schedule 1 is especially important because it’s used as proof that the vehicle’s taxes were paid and it can, therefore, continue operating until it’s time to file again a year later.

E-filing Form 2290
It’s no surprise one of the easiest ways to file Form 2290 is e-filing, but did you know ExpressIRSForms’s sister product, ExpressTruckTax, is the #1 IRS-authorized e-filer for HVUT Form 2290?? Thousands of truckers and owner-operators e-file through ExpressTruckTax each year not only because it’s fast, simple, and cost-effective, but also because they have the fastest return time for that stamped Schedule 1! Now, during 2290 pre-filing, you can get your Schedule 1 back in as little as just a few minutes after you pay and e-file. And with ExpressTruckTax, you can also pay any heavy vehicle taxes directly from your account through an electronic funds withdrawal (or direct debit).

But don’t dawdle: the time to file is now! The official filing season for 2290 forms due August 1, 2017, begins July 1 and the longer you wait now, the busier the IRS gets, and the longer you’ll have to wait later for your stamped Schedule 1.


So head on over to ExpressTruckTax to get started or download their 2290 e-filing app to file on the go! And if you need any help or have any questions, the ExpressTruckTax US-based customer support team is more than happy to help by phone, live chat, or e-mail!

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