IL IFTA fuel tax bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The bond the Illinois Department of Revenue can require from an IFTA-licensed motor carrier as a financial guarantee for the fuel-use tax it owes. Most carriers never need one — but when the Department asks, we issue the amount it set at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond to satisfy your IFTA financial-responsibility requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Department of Revenue notice and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Illinois participates in the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA), which lets interstate motor carriers report and pay fuel-use tax through a single base-state license administered by the Department of Revenue. Most carriers never post a bond.
The Department does not require first-time IFTA applicants to post a bond, but it can require one at any time as a financial guarantee — typically after a compliance issue such as a late filing or unremitted tax. When required, the amount is set by the Department on your notice.
The bond stands behind the fuel-use tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the State can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.