Is Form 2290 needed on an Exempt Vehicle?
IRS Form 2290 is used to pay Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT). IRS Form 2290 payment is set up to help provide funding to federal states to repair the roads damaged due to running of Heavy highway vehicles. Extensive running of Heavy highway vehicles weighing more than 55,000 pounds can cause repairs on the road. Thus the taxes collected through IRS Form 2290 helps for the maintenance and repair as well as a variety of other programs to keep the roads to function properly. Any vehicle that has a gross weight of 55,000 lbs or more requires a Form 2290 to be filed with the IRS. And the taxes are paid on vehicles which runs 5,000 miles or above. We receive a many of calls inquiring If the Form 2290 is required on a vehicle runs less than 5,000 miles or mainly used for farming purposes ? Here is the answer : A highway motor vehicle which runs 5,000 miles or less (7,500 miles or less for agricultural vehicles) is exempt from tax but still requires a Form 2290 filed on