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2290 Tax Calculator (2026–27 Tax Period)
Reviewed by Korey Sharp-Paar · Updated
The heavy vehicle use tax on Form 2290 runs $100 to $550 per truck per year, set by taxable gross weight categories A through V under 26 USC §4481. Pick your category, logging status, and first-use month and this calculator returns the exact amount from the IRS Form 2290 (Rev. July 2026) tables — annual for July, the IRS partial-period amount for any later month.
HVUT owed to the IRS
$100.00
Full annual rate for Category A (55,000 lbs) first used in July. Return due August 31, 2026.
A vehicle first used in July 2026 is due by the last day of the following month, or the next business day when that day is a weekend or holiday. First-use-month deadline examples.
E-file transmission and IRS acceptance are two different steps. The prepared Form 2290 is transmitted to the IRS once the return has been checked. The IRS then accepts or rejects the return on its own, and the stamped Schedule 1 is emailed only after the IRS accepts it.
Expect 5,000 highway miles or less (7,500 agricultural)? The truck is tax-suspended - Category W, $0, but it still goes on Schedule 1. This is the tax itself; a Fast Trucking Compliance filing is a flat service fee per return on top (set by fleet size), and the full A–V table lives in the vehicle categories guide.
How the math works
The statute sets $100 for a 55,000-pound truck (Category A) plus $22 for each extra 1,000 pounds, capping at $550.00 once the truck is over 75,000 pounds (Category V) — which is where a loaded 80,000-lb tractor-trailer lands. Logging vehicles pay 75% of each rate. A truck first used after July owes a prorated share: the annual rate times the months from first use through June, divided by 12. The amounts here reproduce the IRS Partial-Period Tax Tables (Table I, and Table II for logging) to the cent — including the IRS's own rounding on logging amounts, which is why a September logging truck in Category A shows $62.49 rather than $62.50.
Full weight-band table with band-picking rules: the Form 2290 vehicle categories guide. Every 2026–27 filing deadline: due dates by first-use month. Missed yours? Start with the late-penalty math.
This tool shows the tax owed to the IRS with your return. It is separate from Fast Trucking Compliance's preparation fee (a flat service fee per return, set by fleet size), and it isn't tax advice — confirm your category against your registered weight before filing.