Ohio motor fuel dealer bonds.
From $100.
Ohio requires a licensed motor vehicle fuel dealer to file a tax bond with the Department of Taxation under ORC 5735.03. The minimum bond is $5,000 and the amount scales with your tax liability — pricing is 0.5% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does an Ohio motor fuel dealer bond cost?
0.5% 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 Taxation. 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 for most applicants
Most applicants clear underwriting instantly and the executed bond generates as soon as you pay. May get a quick review.
File with the Department of Taxation
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel dealer license application (form MF 201). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Ohio licenses motor vehicle fuel dealers through the Department of Taxation under Chapter 5735 of the Revised Code. A dealer collects the motor fuel excise tax, and ORC 5735.03 conditions the license on a surety bond so the state has a financial guarantee behind the tax you collect and remit.
The bond is at least $5,000, and the Department of Taxation can set it higher in proportion to your tax liability — typically tied to your average monthly fuel tax. If your volume changes, the Department can adjust the required amount.
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 set, with pricing at 0.5% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, ready to file with your motor fuel dealer license application (form MF 201).
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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 Taxation. Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel dealer license application (form MF 201). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% 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, most issued fast.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Taxation set — your exact price appears in the application, and most applicants clear underwriting quickly.
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Fuel tax bond, issued today.
0.5% of bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the state required and see your exact price.