(Rev. July 2026)
0726 Inst 2290 (PDF) · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
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Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return
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Contents Page Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Who Must File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Taxable Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Where To File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Form 2290 Call Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Penalties and Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Employer Identification Number (EIN) . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Taxable Gross Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Name and Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Part I. Figuring the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How To Pay the Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Schedule 1 (Form 2290) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Schedule 1 (Form 2290), Consent to
Disclosure of Tax Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Third Party Designee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 How To Get Tax Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Partial-Period Tax Tables (for vehicles first used
after July of the period) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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