Business name, EIN, address, VIN, gross weight, and the month the truck first hit the road this tax year. That's the whole form.
The IRS rate depends on weight and first-use month. We calculate it and show you the number before you decide anything.
Download the PDF and mail it free, or choose e-file and we transmit it. Either way you get a stamped Schedule 1. E-file gets it to you in minutes.Download the PDF, sign it, and mail it with your payment. The IRS mails the stamped Schedule 1 back in about six weeks. E-file opens for the 2027 season.
Any truck with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more that uses public highways. If your rig has plates, you file.
One truck, one EIN, once a year. Most people on this page. Takes five minutes.
File every VIN on one return. Add trucks mid-year as you buy them.
Under 7,500 miles a year (5,000 for everyone else) means you file but pay nothing. We handle the suspended-vehicle box.
The tax year runs July 1 to June 30. If your truck was on the road in July, you file by August 31. Buy a truck later in the year and your deadline is the last day of the following month.
| Truck first used in | File by | Truck first used in | File by |
|---|---|---|---|
| July | August 31 | January | February 28 |
| August | September 30 | February | March 31 |
| September | October 31 | March | April 30 |
| October | November 30 | April | May 31 |
| November | December 31 | May | June 30 |
| December | January 31 | June | July 31 |
If the date lands on a weekend or federal holiday, it moves to the next business day.
One 80,000 lb truck owes $550 for the year. File it four months late and the IRS adds about $99 in failure-to-file penalty, $11 in failure-to-pay, and interest. Roughly $660 instead of $550, and your plates were held up the whole time.
Filing now stops the penalty clock. Even late, filing is better than not filing.
Schedule 1 is the second page of Form 2290. It lists your VINs. When the IRS accepts your return, they stamp it (a watermark if you e-file) and that stamped copy is your proof of payment. Your state DMV asks for it before they'll give you plates or renew your registration. Keep a copy in the cab; DOT officers ask for it too.
The stamp is the whole point of the form. Everything on this site is built to get it into your hands.
Yes. You fill out the form, we generate the PDF with everything filled in, and you print it and mail it to the IRS with your payment. We don't charge for that. We make money when people choose to e-file because they need the stamp fast.
Time. Paper filing takes the IRS about six weeks to stamp and mail back. If plates are due or you're at the DMV, you can't wait six weeks. E-file gets the stamped Schedule 1 to you in minutes. Our e-file opens for the 2027 season.
No. The IRS requires an EIN on Form 2290. If you don't have one, you can get one free from the IRS online, but a brand-new EIN takes about two weeks to work in the e-file system. We'll show you how.
File a VIN correction. It's free here, whether you mailed your original or e-filed it. You'll get a corrected Schedule 1.File a new Form 2290 with the VIN correction box checked and the right VIN on Schedule 1. Our VIN correction flow opens with e-file for the 2027 season. Until then, send us a message and we'll walk you through the paper version.
Yes, but you owe nothing. You file as a suspended vehicle. Farm and logging trucks get 7,500 miles. We handle the suspended box for you and it's free either way.
If you mail it: check or money order with the voucher we print, or pay by EFTPS or card and mail the return without a check. If you e-file: bank withdrawal, EFTPS, or card. Our fee is for e-filing only; the tax goes straight to the IRS.
Yes. If you're filing another truck, the credit goes on line 5 of the new 2290 and comes off what you owe. If not, we prepare Form 8849 Schedule 6 free and the IRS mails you a check. How it works.
Yes. The whole site is in Spanish at 2290expert.com/es, and help is answered in both languages.
Chat or send a message. We'll walk you through the form if you want.
