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No. permits.agency is a private compliance services company. We are not the IRS, the FMCSA, the DMV, or any other government agency, and we don't charge on their behalf. We are an IRS-authorized e-file provider for Form 2290, and we prepare and submit filings to federal and state agencies for our clients. Government filing fees, where they apply, go directly to that agency, not to us.
Form 2290 (HVUT) e-filing, new USDOT number registration, MC Authority (new operating authority), BOC-3 process agent filing, UCR registration, MCS-150 biennial updates, IFTA licensing and quarterly filing, and related state fuel-tax and weight-distance permits. We also offer bundled packages for new carriers and ongoing fleet compliance, plus optional business-formation and branding add-ons. See the full service catalog for current pricing on everything we offer.
It depends on your operation, and we'd rather tell you honestly than sell you something you don't need. As a general guide: a USDOT number is required for most vehicles used in interstate commerce; MC Authority is required if you're for-hire (transporting someone else's freight for payment) across state lines; BOC-3 is required before MC Authority can activate; and Form 2290 is required annually for most trucks over 55,000 lbs. If you're not sure, call us before you buy anything. We'll tell you what actually applies to you.
No, and we call this out separately on every service. Our price is what we charge for preparing, reviewing, and filing your paperwork. Government and agency fees (FMCSA's $300 operating authority fee, state UCR fees based on fleet size, state DMV or DOT fees, and similar) are set by that agency, paid to that agency, and never marked up by us. Where a government fee applies, it's shown on the service page before you pay.
Before anything is transmitted to the IRS or filed with a state or federal agency, a member of our team reviews what you submitted: the VIN, weight category, tax period, entity details, whatever the specific filing requires. If something looks off, we contact you to fix it before filing rather than after. Form 2290 is filed electronically through our IRS-authorized e-file connection; other services are prepared and submitted by our compliance team after purchase.
Yes. Call 732-634-9800 or send a message from our contact page and we'll get back to you within one business day. You don't need an account or a payment method to ask a question first.
Form 2290 is typically the fastest: once reviewed, most returns are accepted by the IRS and the stamped Schedule 1 is returned the same day. Registrations and applications that depend on a federal or state agency (new USDOT numbers, MC Authority, UCR) take as long as that agency takes to process them, which varies and is outside our control. We track the status of every filing and let you know as soon as it changes.
Your intake goes to a compliance professional for review, not straight to a government system. If everything checks out, we file it and you're notified once it's submitted and again once it's accepted or completed. If we spot an issue first, we reach out to you to resolve it before anything is filed, so a mistake doesn't turn into an IRS or FMCSA rejection.
We review every return before it's transmitted specifically to keep this from happening, and our filings are accepted by the IRS at a high rate as a result. If the IRS does reject a return, we correct the issue and refile it at no additional charge.
Generally, yes, if you operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce above the FMCSA's weight and passenger thresholds, or you're required to have one under your state's intrastate rules. If you already have a USDOT number, FMCSA requires it to be updated (an MCS-150 filing) every two years on a schedule tied to your number, whether anything about your business changed or not. Not sure where you stand? Use the carrier lookup at the top of our homepage, or call us.
You need MC Authority (an FMCSA operating authority, separate from your USDOT number) if you're a for-hire interstate carrier: transporting regulated freight, passengers, or property that belongs to someone else, for payment, across state lines. If you only ever haul your own company's freight, you generally don't need it. This is exactly the kind of question worth a quick call before you file anything.
A BOC-3 designates process agents, people or companies who can legally accept court paperwork on your behalf, in every state you operate in. The FMCSA requires a BOC-3 on file before new operating authority (MC Authority) is granted, so if you're applying for authority, you'll need this too.
Yes. If a VIN needs correcting on a Form 2290 we filed, we correct and refile it at no charge.
Filings are submitted through our IRS-authorized e-file connection, and payment is processed by our payment provider rather than stored on our own servers. We collect what each specific filing legally requires and nothing more, and we don't share your information beyond what's needed to complete the filing you asked for. See our Privacy Policy for the full detail on what we collect and why.