Free Tool Form 2290 Tax Calculator
Heavy vehicle use tax for trucks 55,000 lbs and over — by weight and the month you first used the truck.
Your trucks
Tax period July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
First used on public roads in Taxable gross weight Trucks Logging Under 5,000 mi Category V · full year $550.00 per truck · this period $550.00How the tax is figured
- Under 55,000 lbs: no tax (no Form 2290 needed).
- 55,000 lbs: $100, plus $22 for each 1,000 lbs over 55,000.
- Over 75,000 lbs: $550 a year (the most for one truck).
- Logging trucks pay 75% of these amounts.
- Trucks used 5,000 miles or less (7,500 for farm trucks) pay $0 but still file (category W).
- First used after July: tax × months left in the period ÷ 12.
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File your 2290 online with us and get your stamped Schedule 1 by email.
Instant 2290 e-file888-700-5704An estimate from the IRS rates (26 U.S.C. 4481 and the Form 2290 instructions). Your return is due by the last day of the month after the month of first use. It doesn't include penalties, credits or sold/stolen trucks.
Questions truckers ask
Who has to file Form 2290?
Anyone who registers a truck with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 lbs or more in their name and uses it on public highways. You need the stamped Schedule 1 to register or renew your plates.When is Form 2290 due?
For trucks used in July, by August 31. For a truck first used later, by the last day of the month after the month you first used it.What if I drive less than 5,000 miles?
You still file, as a suspended vehicle (category W), and pay no tax. Farm trucks get 7,500 miles.How do I get my Schedule 1 fast?
E-filed returns usually get the stamped Schedule 1 back within minutes to hours. File with us.More free trucking tools
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