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Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
                
    
		
		Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
   		
     
    
        
    
Funding Our Nation's Highway Programs and Leveling the Playing Field
Section 4 Questions
Answer the following questions by writing the answers on a piece of paper.
  When done, review the answers on the next page.
  - Which of the following is NOT an HVUT evasion method?
    
      - Registering a vehicle at a weight lower than its actual operating weight.
 
      - Continuous re-titling of vehicles.
 
      - Bribery.
 
      - Failure to file HVUT electronically.
 
      - Failure to remit.
 
    
   
  - What detection method is recommended for verifying the exempt status for
    an interstate vehicle reporting travel of fewer than 7,500 miles annually?
    
      - Extended sampling at a local registration office.
 
      - Cross-checking with IRS HVUT tax records.
 
      - Cross-checking with IFTA data.
 
      - Careful analysis of the IRS Form 2290.
 
      - Cross-checking with company business records.
 
    
   
  - What are some of the flags that can be used to detect a falsified or forged
    IRS Form 2290?
    
      - Date on IRS stamp doesn't match the date the record was filed with
        the state.
 
      - Information is input by hand.
 
      - Sloppy presentation.
 
      - Multiple forms with identical photocopy marks.
 
      - Both C and D.
 
    
   
  - How much will an HVUT liability of $550 climb to by the end of a five-month
    period of delinquency (after adding in all penalties and interest)?
    
      - $550 (no penalties or interest for first five months).
 
      - $1,000.
 
      - $895.
 
      - $600.
 
      - $700.
 
    
   
  - HVUT evasion is a criminal offense that can be punishable by prison time
    
      - True.
 
      - False.
 
    
   
  - When a state fails an HVUT compliance review, it is given 120 days to request
    and prepare for a meeting to present evidence to overturn the nonconformity
    finding or to identify steps taken to bring the registration program into
    conformity.
    
      - True.
 
      - False.
 
    
   
     
    
        
    
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