Form 2290 in Georgia: Schedule 1 & Heavy Truck Registration
What Georgia requires when you register a vehicle at 55,000 pounds or more — who checks your Schedule 1, where, and what else the state wants alongside it.
Registering agency
Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division
You register at
County offices
Federal threshold
55,000 pounds
Where Georgia wants your Schedule 1
Georgia requires an IRS-receipted Schedule 1 as proof of payment prior to, and as a condition of, registration for vehicles at 55,000 pounds taxable gross weight or greater. Every page must carry the IRS watermark or e-file stamp and matching VINs — and tax-suspended vehicles must still file and provide proof of suspension. A bill of sale dated within 60 days substitutes for a new purchase.
Whichever counter you end up at, the document is the same: the Schedule 1 the IRS returns after processing your Form 2290, either manually stamped or carrying the e-file watermark. E-filing returns it within minutes, which matters when registration or a plate renewal is waiting on it.
Where you register depends on your weight
Georgia splits the counter: intrastate commercial vehicles under 26,000 pounds register at the county tag office where the business is located, while vehicles at 26,001 pounds or more — or any vehicle crossing state lines — must register online through the Georgia Trucking Portal. The DOR states plainly that IRP registrations cannot be processed at county tag offices.
Apportioned (IRP) registration in Georgia
If you run in two or more jurisdictions, you register through the International Registration Plan rather than as a purely intrastate vehicle. In Georgia that is handled by Georgia Trucking Portal, DOR Commercial Registrations Unit. Proof of HVUT payment is part of the IRP application and renewal — an apportioned account cannot add a taxable vehicle whose Form 2290 is unpaid.
The federal side, unchanged by state
| Tax period | July 1 – June 30 |
| Deadline | August 31 for vehicles in service in July; otherwise the last day of the month after first use |
| E-file required | When reporting 25 or more taxed vehicles |
| Suspended vehicles | 5,000 miles or less (7,500 agricultural) — no tax, but you still file and still get a Schedule 1 |
Georgia Form 2290 questions
Where do I show my stamped Schedule 1 in Georgia?⌄
Do intrastate-only trucks in Georgia need Form 2290?⌄
Who handles apportioned (IRP) plates in Georgia?⌄
Official Georgia sources
- Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division — commercial vehicle registration
- Georgia guidance referencing Form 2290 / Schedule 1
- IRS Trucking Tax Center
State registration rules and fees change — confirm current requirements with Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division before filing or registering. This page covers the federal Form 2290 as it applies to Georgia registration and is not tax or legal advice.
File once, register anywhere
E-file Form 2290 with Send 2290 and get the IRS-watermarked Schedule 1 Georgia accepts — usually within minutes of IRS acceptance.