Instructions For Form 2290 - Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return - 2004 Page 8
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Keep records for all taxable highway vehicles registered in
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period did not exceed 5,000 miles (7,500 miles for
If you need a Form 2290 for a period prior to July 2004,
agricultural vehicles), the registrant must keep the records at
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least 3 years after the end of the period to which the
a taxable vehicle first used in January 2003, specify the
suspension applies.
return for the period ‘‘July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.’’
Records for each vehicle should show:
Form 2290 Call Site
1. A detailed description of the vehicle, including the VIN.
2. The weight of loads carried by the vehicle in the same
You can get immediate help with your Form 2290 questions
form as required by any state in which the vehicle is
by calling the Form 2290 call site. The hours of operation
registered or required to be registered.
are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST.
3. The date you acquired the vehicle and the name and
address of the person from whom you acquired it.
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4. The first month of each period in which a taxable use
The United States
866-699-4096 (toll free)
occurred and any prior month in which the vehicle was used
in the period while registered in your name, with proof that
Canada or Mexico
859-669-5733 (not toll free)
the prior use was not a taxable use.
5. The date the vehicle was sold or transferred and the
The assistor will have access to your Form 2290 account
name and address of the purchaser or transferee. If it was
information. Have your Form 2290 and information about
not sold, the records must show how and when you
your filing available when you call. For help with other
disposed of it.
returns filed, taxes paid, etc., call 1-800-829-1040 for
6. If the tax is suspended for a vehicle, keep a record of
individual returns or 1-800-829-4933 for business returns.
actual highway mileage. For an agricultural vehicle, keep
accurate records of the number of miles it is driven on a
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farm. See Part II. Statement in Support of Suspension on
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