Vermont fuel tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles can require from a diesel or motor fuel distributor as a financial guarantee for the fuel tax it collects, under Title 23, Chapter 27. The Commissioner sets the amount from your estimated tax liability — pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does a Vermont fuel tax bond cost?
0.75% 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 DMV. 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 on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $10,000. Larger amounts may get a quick review, and if a check ever runs it is a that will not touch your score.
File with the DMV
Submit the executed bond to the Vermont DMV to satisfy your fuel tax license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Vermont taxes diesel and other motor fuels under Title 23, Chapter 27, and licenses the distributors and dealers who handle them through the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner may require a licensee to file a surety bond as a financial guarantee for the fuel tax it collects and owes.
When required, the bond is in a sum the Commissioner fixes from your estimated tax liability — generally tied to roughly a two-month period — and is conditioned on filing your fuel tax reports and paying the tax, penalties, and fines. The statute caps the bond at a high ceiling, so most distributors land well below the maximum. The amount is reviewed annually each September.
The bond stands behind the fuel tax you collect or owe — if you fail to remit, the State can recover against it, and the carrier must be approved as to solvency before the bond is accepted. We issue the amount the DMV set; pricing starts from $100 and no credit check up to $10,000. If you are unsure of your figure, send us your DMV notice and we'll confirm it.
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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 bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 DMV. Submit the executed bond to the Vermont DMV to satisfy your fuel tax license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% 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, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the DMV set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.