About Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return

Use Form 720 and attachments to:

Report liability by IRS number.
Pay the excise taxes listed on the form.

Current revision

Instructions for Form 720 (Print version PDF)

Recent developments

Extension of relief from penalty for failure to deposit remittance excise tax – 1-OCT-2026

When to File Form 7208 to report the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock -- 11-AUG-2026

New options for businesses to make payments -- 18-MAR-2025

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