MI IFTA & fuel tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Michigan Department of Treasury can require from an IFTA licensee or motor carrier as a financial guarantee for the fuel tax it owes. Treasury sets the amount; premiums start from $100, and most applicants qualify at or near the minimum. The application collects no credit information — enter the figure on your notice and apply.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Treasury. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount Treasury required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, 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 Treasury
Submit the executed bond to satisfy Treasury for your IFTA license or motor carrier fuel tax account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Michigan 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. Most carriers never need a bond — but the Department of Treasury can require one as a financial guarantee under the Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Act.
A bond is typically required when a licensee files late, fails to remit tax, or an account review indicates a guarantee is warranted. The bond guarantees that the carrier files returns and makes timely fuel tax payments; if the carrier fails to pay, the surety pays Treasury and the carrier reimburses the surety.
Treasury sets the amount — commonly between $500 and $10,000, scaled to the carrier's tax liability. We issue whatever amount Treasury named; premiums start from $100 and the application collects no credit information. If you are unsure of the figure, send us your notice and we will confirm.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Treasury set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Fuel tax bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, premiums from $100. Enter the amount Treasury required and file the same day.