Ohio requires a licensed motor vehicle fuel dealer to file a tax bond with the Department of Taxation under ORC 5735.03. The minimum is $5,000 and the amount scales with your tax liability — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















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:
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your motor fuel dealer license application (form MF 201). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Department of Taxation notice and the premium updates.
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, at a flat 3% with no credit check, ready to file with your motor fuel dealer license application (form MF 201).
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Taxation set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.