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Instruction 720 — Instructions for Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

You may find the following products helpful when preparing Form 720 and any attachments.

  • Pub. 510, Excise Taxes, contains definitions and examples that will help you prepare Form 720. Pub. 510 also contains information on fuel tax credits and refunds.

2 Instructions for Form 720 (Rev. 06-2026)

• Notice 2005-62 (biodiesel and aviation-grade kerosene), 2005-35 I.R.B. 443, at IRS.gov/IRB/2005-35_IRB#NOT-2005-62 .

• Notice 2005-80 (LUST, kerosene, claims by credit card issuers, and mechanical dye injection), 2005-46 I.R.B. 953, at IRS.gov/IRB/2005-46_IRB#NOT-2005-80 .

• Notice 2007-97 (alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixtures), 2007-49 I.R.B. 1092, at IRS.gov/IRB/2007-49_IRB#NOT-2007-97 .

• Notice 2008-110 (biodiesel and cellulosic biofuel), 2008-51 I.R.B. 1298, at IRS.gov/IRB/2008-51_IRB#NOT-2008-110 .

• Notice 2010-68 (Alaska dyed diesel exemption), 2010-44 I.R.B. 576, at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2010-44_IRB#NOT-2010-68 .

• Notice 2012-27 (fractional aircraft), 2012-17 I.R.B. 849, at IRS.gov/IRB/2012-17_IRB#NOT-2012-27 .

• T.D. 9621 (indoor tanning), 2013-28 I.R.B. 49, at IRS.gov/IRB/2013-28_IRB#TD-9621 .

• Rev. Rul. 2016-03 (foreign reinsurance), 2016-3 I.R.B. 282, at IRS.gov/IRB/2016-03_IRB#RR-2016-03 .

• Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (inflation adjustments), 2025-45 I.R.B. 695, at IRS.gov/IRB/2025-45_IRB#REV- PROC-2025-32 .

• Notice 2025-61 (patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) fee), 2025-45 I.R.B. 693, at IRS.gov/ 2025-45_IRB#NOT-2025-61 .

• T.D. 9948 (exemption for amounts paid for certain aircraft management services) at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2021-06_IRB#TD-9948 .

• Notice 2023-52 (sales of a designated drug during statutory period) at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2023-35_IRB#NOT-2023-52 .

• Notice 2023-28 (reinstatement of the Superfund excise taxes) at IRS.gov/IRB/2023-15_IRB#NOT-2023-28 .

• Rev. Proc. 2023-20 (modifies the effective date of additions to the list of taxable substances) at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2023-15_IRB#REV-PROC-2023-20 .

• T.D. 10002, Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock at IRS.gov/IRB/2024-29_IRB#TD-10002 .

• Notice 2025-55 (relief from penalty for failure to deposit remittance excise tax) at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2025-43_IRB#NOT-2025-55 .

• REG 114499-25 (excise tax on remittance transfers) at IRS.gov/IRB/2026-18_IRB#REG-114499-25 .

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