Form 8849 Refund Claims

IRS grants refunds on federal excise taxes under specific conditions. If you are eligible for your paid federal excise tax refunds, you must apply for refund claims to the IRS using form 8849. This IRS form 8849 has schedules 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8, in which refund claims can be made for various federal excise taxes. You need to choose your appropriate schedule and attach it with the refund claims form 8849 while applying it to the IRS.

Schedule 1 - Non-Taxable Use of Fuels

Ultimate purchasers of gasoline, gasohol, aviation gasoline, diesel fuel, undyed kerosene, kerosene, aviation fuel, liquified gas (LPG), alternative fuel, diesel-water fuel emission, exported dyed fuels, and gasoline blendstocks should use the form 8849 schedule 1 to claim for the refunds of their federal excise taxes from the IRS.

You can claim refunds on the federal excise taxes on the non-taxable use of fuels. The categories that come under the form 8849 schedule 1 are,

  • Non-taxable use of gasoline.
  • Non-taxable use of aviation gasoline.
  • Non-taxable use of undyed diesel fuel.
  • Non-taxable use of undyed kerosene (other than kerosene used in aviation).
  • Kerosene used in aviation.
  • Non-taxable use of alternative fuel.
  • Non-taxable use of diesel-water fuel emulsion.
  • Exported dyed fuels and gasoline blendstocks.

All the categories mentioned above have several subcategories. So, you should check the appropriate option or column based on your refund claims and file form 8849 schedule 1 to the IRS properly.

Form 8849 Schedule 1 Refund Claims

As per the IRS regulations, you can claim this schedule 1 refund only once per quarter, and the claim amount must be at least $750. You cannot claim any refund amount under $750 for form 8849 schedule 1. It would be best if you waited till the refund credit due reaches $750, and then you can file for the non-taxable use of fuels refund claim using the form 8849 schedule 1 from the IRS.

The form 8849 schedule 1 refund claim must be filed during the first quarter following the last quarter included in the claim. For example, a claim for the quarters consisting of July through September and October through December must field between January 1st and March 31st.

IRS will process your form 8849 schedule 1 refund claims once they accept it and send the refund check to your registered address through the mail after 45 days of processing.

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FAQs

How to file federal excise tax refund claims form 8849 schedule 1?

You can paper file form 8849 schedule 1 refund claims by directly visiting the IRS office or mailing the filled form 8849 with the attached schedule to Internal Revenue Service Cincinnati, OH 45999-0002. Or you can simply e-file your tax refund claims form 8849 at TaxExcise.com from the comfort of your home or office using your PCs or smartphones. 

No, you can only file one refund claim per quarter. Since the refund claims form 8849 schedule 1 is for the quarterly federal excise taxes, it works on a quarterly basis. So, you have to file refund claims for one quarter at a time. 

The Ultimate purchasers of gasoline, gasohol, aviation gasoline, diesel fuel, undyed kerosene, kerosene, aviation fuel, liquified gas (LPG), alternative fuel, diesel-water fuel emission, exported dyed fuels, and gasoline blendstocks should use the form 8849 schedule 1 to claim for the refunds of their federal excise taxes from the IRS. 

The minimum refund amount for form 8849 schedule 1 refund claims is $750. If your refund claim is less than this amount, IRS will not accept your request or process the refund amount. 

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