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For trucks and other taxable vehicles in use during July, payments are due on August 31. The tax is based on weight and normally ranges from $100 to $550 per vehicle. A variety of special rules, discussed in
instructions for Form 2290, apply to vehicles with minimal road use, logging or agricultural vehicles, vehicles transferred during
year and those first used on
road after July.
State governments are required to receive proof of payment of
federal highway use tax as a condition of vehicle registration. Schedule 1 of
Form 2290 is stamped and returned to filers for this purpose. This process remains unchanged.
The Jobs Act also eliminated reduced tax rates for vehicles registered in Canada and Mexico. For vehicles with a base registration in either country,
tax rate was 25% below
regular rate.
In addition,
Jobs Act made electronic filing mandatory for taxpayers who file highway use tax returns for 25 or more vehicles. The availability of electronic filing for Forms 2290 is pending. Taxpayers should continue to file paper returns. The IRS will notify taxpayers when
electronic filing program is available.

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