Reg. § 41.6011(a)-1 Returns.
(a) In general
(1) A person that is liable for tax under , , or must file a return for the taxable period with respect to the tax imposed by section .
(2) A person that is liable for tax under must file a return for a taxable period with respect to the tax imposed by section if the Commissioner notifies the person that the tax for the taxable period has not been paid in full.
(3) A transferee of a vehicle that receives a statement described in the first sentence of must file a return with the statement attached.
(4) A person that is liable for tax under , , , or , after taking into account the modification required under , is treated as liable for tax by the same provision of for purposes of this section and must file a return.
(b) Form 2290 The return required under of this section is Form 2290, “Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return,” or such other return as the Commissioner may prescribe. The return is made in accordance with the instructions applicable to the form.
(c) Required use of electronic filing
(1) In general A person that files any return reporting 25 or more vehicles must file the return electronically, as prescribed by the Commissioner. For this purpose, the number of vehicles reported on a return is the total number of vehicles for which tax is reported and does not include vehicles for which a suspension of tax is claimed.
(2) Examples The application of this may be illustrated by the following examples:
Example 1. A has 100 vehicles registered in its name, all of which have a taxable gross weight in excess of 55,000 pounds. Seventy-five of the vehicles are in use on July 1. Twenty-five are in dead storage as described in . The vehicles in dead storage are not in use and they are not listed on the Schedule 1. A files Form 2290 electronically for the 75 vehicles in use on July 1 and receives a receipted Schedule 1. On August 23 of the same calendar year, A uses the remaining 25 vehicles. A does not file Form 2290 electronically but uses a paper Form 2290. A has failed to meet the requirements of section for the remaining 25 vehicles.
Example 2. Assume the same facts as in Example 1 except that on August 23, A uses 15 of the vehicles that were not used in July. The remaining 10 vehicles are not used in August. A does not file Form 2290 electronically but uses a paper Form 2290. A has correctly filed a return as required by section .
(d) Effective/applicability date and of this section apply to returns filed on and after July 1, 2015. For rules applicable before that date, see (revised as of April 1, 2014).
[T.D. 8879, 65 FR 17154, Mar. 31, 2000, as amended by T.D. 9698, 79 FR 64317, Oct. 29, 2014]