2290 cheap and easy

So by the time you find a place to drop your trailer, bobtail to the office, spend 30minutes to 3 hours to do it, and then have to go hook up again, that is cheaper than paying $9.99 to a service????? I don't understand the logic behind that. Of course I also don't understand the logic of avoiding a toll road when the OOR miles and the extra fuel by itself adds up to more than the toll, but people do that everyday too. The ONLY way it is cheaper than $10 to do a 2290 is if you mail it and wait for them to mail the schedule back to you.

 

30 minutes??? you must not have ever been to the irs in savannah,ga. that broke me from going straight to the office. I agree with everything you said, especially with toll roads.

 

That was a response to the folks that say there is never a line at their IRS office. Trust me I've been to the Orlando office and I've never been there under 2 hours. One year I waited until the last day, and I was there with 40 other truckers plus the normal traffic. That was a complete day I lost.

 

Some IRS offices have enough room to park a truck with a trailer. My local office could accommodate several 18 wheelers, but I always take my 4 wheeler to their office. It usually doesn't take but a few minutes for me to run in give them the filled out form and check and have them stamp it. It can take extra time if you don't have the form filled out. I have rarely had much of a wait to speak with someone with a 2290. Most other issues may take longer and there could be a wait.

As far as tolls are concerned, I refuse to pay twice to use the roads. You can't usually deduct the IFTA taxes by taking a toll road. Those who charge a toll also want you to pay their fuel tax rates for all those toll road miles. It is basically double taxation. With me it is also a matter of principle. In addition, tolls in many places are through the roof. Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey are insanely high. I go around toll roads unless there is no other way to get to a pick up or delivery.

 

This is going to be my last reply to this silly ### thread(unless I decide to reply again) If I had to go more than a couple of miles out of the way to get my truck to an IRS office it would cost more than$10 in fuel. I pull a flat out of steel mills and NORMALLY that aint where IRS offices are located. Plus the time it would take inside the office, it is not worth it to me. To each his own.....I will use the computer and be finished in about the same amount of time it takes me to type this response.............And I can drink a cold beer as I do it! On top of that my parole officer said I wasn't supposed to associate with criminals so I will stay away from the IRS office.....

 

I like the ones that suggest doing it online or by mail. Pretty easy to download and print the form, fill it out, write a check and throw the stuff in an envelope and put it in the mail. Takes all of what, 5 minutes some time when you are home, before it's due. I did our LLC registration online, did our Fed ID number online, do our taxes online, and will do the other stuff online as much as possible when we get our own numbers instead of running under their numbers. Why pay someone to do something that you can do for yourself?