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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 2005-24 (sales of gasoline on oil company credit cards), 2005-12 I.R.B. 757, at IRS.gov/IRB/2005-12_IRB#NOT-2005-24 .
• 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 2006-92 (alternative fuels and mixtures), 2006-43 I.R.B. 774, at IRS.gov/IRB/2006-43_IRB#NOT-2006-92 .
• 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. 9670 (tanning tax), 2014-29 I.R.B. 121, at IRS.gov/IRB/2014-29_IRB#TD-9670 .
• 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. Rul. 2018-02 (butane mixture) at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2018-02_IRB#RR-2018-02 .
• 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. 2022-26 (request a determination that a substance be added to or removed from the list of taxable substances) at IRS.gov/IRB/2022-29_IRB#REV- PROC-2022-26 .
• 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 .
- T.D. 10003, Excise Tax on Designated Drugs; Procedural Requirements at IRS.gov/IRB/ 2024-32_IRB#TD-10003 .
• 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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