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What Is Federal Excise Tax and Who Needs to File Form 720?
Filing Form 720 is a tax imposed by the U.S. government on specific goods, services, and activities such as fuel, air transportation, environmental products and indoor tanning services. Businesses that manufacture, sell, or are responsible for collecting these taxes must report them to the IRS using Form 720, the Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return. Companies with excise tax liability are required to file Form 720 each quarter to report and pay these taxes. Using our online filing platform can make the process faster, more accurate, and easier for businesses to stay compliant with IRS excise tax regulations.
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If your business deals in fuel, manufacturing, air transport, health plans, environmental taxes, or tanning services - you likely need to file Form 720 every quarter.
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Form 720 is filed quarterly. Stay on top of your federal excise tax obligations.
Form 8849 - Claim Your Fuel Tax Refund
File for refunds on nontaxable fuel usage with our supported schedules
Schedule 1
Nontaxable Use of Fuels
Schedule 2
Sales by Registered Ultimate Vendors
Schedule 3
Certain Fuel Mixtures and Alternative Fuel Credit
Schedule 5
Section 4081(e) Claims
Schedule 6
Other Claims
Schedule 8
Registered Credit Card Issuers
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Recent Blogs
How to Amend Form 8849 : The Complete Guide to Correcting Excise Tax Refund Claims
This guide provides a complete, practical walkthrough on how to amend IRS Form 8849 (Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes). It begins by clarifying the key distinction between correcting a Form 8849 refund claim and amending a Form 720 via Form 720-X, including a decision table to help filers choose the right path. The guide then covers pre-amendment essentials such as confirming you are within the refund claim window and rebuilding an audit-ready support file. A five-step amendment process walks through identifying the error type, determining the refund impact, preparing the corrected form and schedule, reconciling to Form 720, and tracking the filing like a project. The article also shares real-world lessons from sophisticated filers, including variance controls, PCORI workflow separation, and treating repeated amendments as a signal of upstream process issues.
Read MoreWhat Are Common Mistakes to Avoid on IRS Form 8849?
This guide identifies the seven most common mistakes made when filing IRS Form 8849 (Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes) and provides practical strategies to avoid them. Key errors covered include using Form 8849 when Form 720-X is required, selecting the wrong schedule, missing claim windows, failing to reconcile with Form 720 reporting, weak documentation, entity identification mismatches, and treating the process as a one-person task rather than a controlled workflow. The article also compares two real-world operating approaches and explains how to evaluate IRS-authorized e-file providers for excise compliance support.
Read MoreWhat Is Remittance Tax and Who Needs to Pay It?
Remittance tax in the U.S. refers to taxes businesses must collect or incur and pay to the IRS, commonly through Form 720. This guide explains who is responsible, key taxable triggers, and how excise tax obligations arise across industries like fuel, transportation, and health plans. It also covers refund opportunities through Form 8849 and highlights the importance of structured compliance processes to avoid costly errors
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