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–  Cynthia Danford

–  BC Trucking Inc

–  We have owned this 2009 Peterbilt and have had no problems at all. We polish every year to make it look the best. We are proud of our truck.

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What is IRS Form 2290 Heavy Vehicle Use Tax?

 What is IRS Form 2290 Heavy Vehicle Use Tax?


IRS Form 2290 is used to file Heavy Vehicle Use Taxes, or HVUT. This Form must be filed on an annual basis for every Heavy Highway Vehicles weighing 55,000 pounds.

All you need to e-file Form 2290 is your basic vehicle information, Vehicle Identification Number or VIN, and Vehicle Gross weight.

The best way to e-file IRS Form 2290 is through www.ExpressTruckTax.com which is an IRS approved authorized e-file provider. With ExpressTruckTax HVUT Form can be completed and submitted in less than 10 minutes.

If you have any questions about e-filing Form 2290, you can contact the Truck Tax team at 704.234.6005 or email us at support@expresstrucktax.com.

IRS is shut down for year end maintenance

Due to year end system maintenance, the IRS will not be accepting efiled 2290 or 8849 forms from December 27th (10:00am EST) until January 9th (9:00am EST). During this time, you will not be able to eFile your Form 2290 and get your Schedule 1 in minutes. Please click here for IRS notice about the shut down.
While the IRS Efile System is shut down we are offering another method to file your Form 2290 and obtain your Stamped Schedule 1. Please call our support team at 704-234-6005 or support@expresstrucktax.com as soon as possible to take care of your filing.

File The IRS Form 2290 Amendment for VIN Corrections Free Online

It is easy to mistakenly enter an incorrect VIN on the Form 2290. Correcting a VIN(Vehicle Identification Number) is very easy in our system. Typically the IRS processing time is the same as a standard 2290 form. In order to file a VIN correction, the taxpayer simply needs to file a IRS 2290 Amendment.
If they already have an account with us,they will need to click the orange ‘Create New Return’ button from the ‘Dashboard’ page inside their account. Once they click this button, they will be asked what form they would like to file. They will need to choose 2290 Amendment and then select the VIN correction option. The system will then walk them through the VIN correction filing process. The drivers can e-file a VIN correction through us even if the original 2290 was not filed through ExpressTruckTax.
There is no charge to e-file a VINcorrection however they will need to enter a valid credit card in order to authenticate the filing. The card will not be charged.
We hope this helps. Please let us know if there is anything else we may do to be of assistance. If any of your drivers have additional questions about the VIN correction,they are more than welcome to contact our customer support line at 704-234-6005 and we will gladly assist.