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I Sold a Truck — What Do I Need to Do?
✦ The quick answer
After selling a heavy truck: claim a credit for the Form 2290 tax you prepaid for the rest of the period (if it was sold, destroyed or stolen before June 1), remove it from your IRP account and handle the plate and cab card as your base state requires, update your IFTA fleet, take it off your insurance, and update your MCS-150 power units if your fleet size changed.
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What to do
- 1Claim the HVUT credit. When a taxed truck is sold, destroyed or stolen before June 1, you can take a credit for the unused months on your next Form 2290. If the credit is more than you owe, the excess is refunded through Form 8849, Schedule 6. Keep the bill of sale.
- 2Remove it from IRP. File a supplement with your base state to delete the truck. Return the plate and cab card — or ask about transferring the plate to a replacement truck.
- 3Update IFTA. Remove or destroy the truck's decals as your base state instructs, and keep reporting the miles it ran up to the sale on the quarterly return.
- 4Call your insurer. Remove the unit from your policies and ask for any unearned premium.
- 5Update your MCS-150. If your power-unit count changed, update it in Motus — it can lower next year's UCR bracket.
Watch out
The buyer may need a copy of your stamped Schedule 1 to register the truck. And don't stop filing IFTA for the quarter — the miles the truck ran before the sale still belong on your return.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I get a refund of the 2290 I paid?+
You get credit for the months after the sale if the truck was sold, destroyed or stolen before June 1. It's applied on your next Form 2290; anything left over is refunded through Form 8849, Schedule 6.
What if I sold it before filing 2290 for the period?+
If the truck was used on public highways during the period, the tax is generally still owed for that period. See our guide on selling a truck before filing.
Does selling a truck lower my UCR fee?+
It can lower next year's bracket if your power-unit count drops below a threshold. UCR fees already paid for the year aren't refunded.
How this works: QuickTruckTax helps you understand, prepare, and validate your filing. We are not a filing service and never submit forms on your behalf — you always do the final review and submission. Figures here are estimates for guidance only and are not legal or tax advice. Confirm current rules, fees, and deadlines with the IRS, FMCSA, or your state agency.