Colorado mileage & fuel tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Colorado Department of Revenue can require from an IFTA licensee or fuel distributor as a financial guarantee for the tax it collects. The state sets the amount — file it on form DR 0300 — and the premium is 2% of that amount, with a $100 minimum; your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Colorado mileage & fuel tax bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued fast
Most applications approve instantly and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond on form DR 0300 to satisfy the Department of Revenue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Colorado participates in the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) under C.R.S. 39-27-301 et seq., which lets interstate motor carriers report and pay fuel-use tax through a single base-state license. Most carriers never need a bond — but the Department of Revenue can require one as a financial guarantee.
A bond is typically required when a licensee files late, fails to remit tax, or an account review indicates a guarantee is warranted. The same applies to gasoline and special fuel distributors. When required, the bond is generally twice the estimated average net tax liability for the quarterly reporting period.
The bond stands behind the fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it. We issue the amount the Department of Revenue set, with pricing from $100 and the application collecting no credit check up to $10,000, on the form the state names (DR 0300 for IFTA, DR 7065 for distributors).
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond on form DR 0300 to satisfy the Department of Revenue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, priced fast.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — your exact price is confirmed there, and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
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Fuel tax bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.