subject: What Is The Heavy Vehicle Use Tax(hvut) And Who Must File Tax Form 2290 For 2012 [print this page] Heavy Vehicle Use Tax [HVUT] Form 2290 has to be used to report heavy truck tax to the IRS. When reporting tax on a highway motor vehicle using Form 2290, the IRS stamped Schedul-1 copy will be issued as proof for the payment.By e-filing your IRS Form 2290, you can get your IRS stamped Schedule 1 copy in minutes. Maximum on the same day of filing, this may be case if IRS receives huge volume of returns for processing. Normally it won't happen; you'll be getting your IRS stamped Schedule 1 copy in 60 minutes
The heavy vehicle use tax or HVUT is a fee assessed annually on heavy vehicles operating on public highways at registered gross weights equal to or exceeding 55,000 pounds. The gross taxable weight of a vehicle is determined by adding:
The actual unloaded weight of the vehicle fully equipped for service
The actual unloaded weight of any trailers or semitrailers fully equipped for service customarily used in combination with the vehicle, and
The weight of the maximum load customarily carried on the vehicle and on any trailers or semitrailers customarily used in combination with the vehicle
If the gross taxable weight is from 55,000 to 75,000 pounds, the HVUT is $100, plus $22 per 1,000 pounds over 55,000 pounds. For over 75,000-pound vehicles, the maximum HVUT is $550 per year. The table below illustrates these categories.
Gross Taxable Weight Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Rates Below 55,000 lbs No tax 55,000-75,000 lbs $100 plus $22 per 1,000 pounds over 55,000 lbs Over 75,000 lbs $550
There are a number of groups that receive exemptions from the HVUT, including:
The Federal Government
State or local governments, including the District of Columbia
The American Red Cross
Nonprofit volunteer fire departments, ambulance associations or rescue squads
Indian tribal governments (for vehicles used in essential tribal government functions)
Mass transportation authorities
There are also a number of vehicles exempted from the HVUT:
Commercial vehicles traveling fewer than 5,000 miles annually
Agriculture vehicles traveling fewer than 7,500 miles annually
Vehicle not considered highway motor vehicles e.g., mobile machinery for non-transportation functions, vehicles specifically designed for off-highway transportation, and non-transportation trailers and semi-trailers
Qualified blood collector vehicles used by qualified blood collector organizations
Exempt carriers may be required to file tax forms with the IRS or notify the local department of motor vehicles (DMV) of the exempt status being claimed.
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