Instructions for Forms 720-TO and 720-CS (11/2007)

Instructions for Forms 720-TO and 720-CS - Notices


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We ask for the information on these forms in order to carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. Section 4101 and its regulations require you to file an information return with the IRS. Forms 720-TO and 720-CS are used to report the information. Section 6109 requires you to provide your taxpayer identification number. Routine uses of tax information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia for use in administering their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws and to combat terrorism. If you fail to provide this information in a timely manner, you may be subject to penalties.

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The time needed to complete and file these forms will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated average times are:

Learning about Preparing and
Form Recordkeeping the law or sending the
the form form to the IRS
720-TO 19 hr., 21 min. 30 min. 49 min.
720-CS 16 hr., 2 min. 30 min. 45 min.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the tax form to this address. Instead, see Where to File on page 1.

Table 2. Product Codes

Product Product Code Product Product Code
Additive Miscellaneous 090 Diesel Fuel Dyed (continued):
Alcohol: Diesel Fuel Low Sulfur Dyed 227
Ethanol Mixture E00-E99 1 Diesel Fuel # 1 Dyed 231
Methanol Mixture M00 - M99 1 Diesel Fuel # 4 Dyed 153
Aviation Gasoline 125 Ethane 052
Benzene 248 Ethylene 196
BioDiesel: Gasoline 065
BioDiesel Mixture B00-B99 1 Isobutane 058
Dyed Biodiesel Mixture D00-D99 1 Kerosene Undyed:
Blending Components: Kerosene Low Sulfur Undyed 145
Blending Components Other 122 2 Kerosene High Sulfur Undyed 147
Butane, including Butane Propane Mix 055 Kerosene Dyed:
ETBE 249 Kerosene Low Sulfur Dyed 073
MTBE 093 Kerosene High Sulfur Dyed 074
Napthas 126 Mineral Spirits:
Pentanes, including Isopentane 059 Jet Fuel 130
Raffinates 223 Excluded Liquid (Mineral Oil) 077
TAME 121 Liquefied Natural Gas 225
Toluene 199 Marine Diesel Oil 279
Transmix 100 Marine Gas Oil 280
Xylene 076 Methane 265
Butylene 198 Mineral Oils 281
Compressed Natural Gas 224 Propane 054
Diesel Fuel Undyed: Propylene 075
Diesel Fuel # 1 Low Sulfur Undyed 161 Undefined (Other) Product 092 3
Diesel Fuel # 2 Low Sulfur Undyed 167 Crude (any) 001 4
Fuel Oil # 1 Undyed 150 Condensate (not Crude) 049 4
Diesel Fuel # 4 Undyed 154 Asphalt 188 4
Diesel Fuel High Sulfur # 1 Undyed 282 Food 960 4
Diesel Fuel High Sulfur # 2 Undyed 283 Soy Oil 285 4
Diesel Fuel Dyed: Waste Oil 091
Diesel Fuel High Sulfur Dyed 226
100-99 indicates the percentage of fuel or fuel mixture (for example, a fuel composed of 79% ethanol would be E79, 100% dyed biodiesel would be D00)
2Blending Components Other (122) does not include product codes 155, 249, 093, 076, 126, 059, 223, 121, 199, or 100.
3Undefined (Other) 092 does not include product codes 001, 049, 188, or 960.
4Generally, these codes are not intended to expand reporting to these categories. However, if these products go into or out of an approved terminal (TCN facility), they must be reported to allow full accountability of liquids at an approved terminal.

Table 3. Abbreviations

United States (US) Abbreviation
Alabama AL
Alaska AK
Arizona AZ
Arkansas AR
California CA
Colorado CO
Connecticut CT
Delaware DE
District of Columbia DC
Florida FL
Georgia GA
Hawaii HI
Idaho ID
Illinois IL
Indiana IN
Iowa IA
Kansas KS
Kentucky KY
Louisiana LA
Maine ME
Maryland MD
Massachusetts MA
Michigan MI
Minnesota MN
Mississippi MS
Missouri MO
Montana MT
Nebraska NE
Nevada NV
New Hampshire NH
New Jersey NJ
New Mexico NM
New York NY
North Carolina NC
North Dakota ND
Ohio OH
Oklahoma OK
Oregon OR
Pennsylvania PA
Rhode Island RI
South Carolina SC
South Dakota SD
Tennessee TN
Texas TX
Utah UT
Vermont VT
Virginia VA
Washington WA
West Virginia WV
Wisconsin WI
Wyoming WY
Canadian (CA) Province/Territory Abbreviation
Alberta AB
British Columbia BC
Manitoba MB
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland NF
Northwest Territory NT
Nova Scotia NS
Nunavat NU
Ontario ON
Prince Edward Island PE
Quebec QC
Saskatchewan SK
Yukon Territory YT
Mexican (MX) State Abbreviation
Aguascalientes AG
Baja California BJ
Baja California Sur BS
Campeche CP
Chiapas CH
Chihuahua CI
Coahuila CU
Colima CL
Distrito Federal DF
Durango DG
Guanajuato GJ
Guerrero GR
Hildago HG
Jalisco JA
Mexico EM
Michoacan MH
Morelos MR
Nayarit NA
Nuevo Leon NL
Oaxaca OA
Puebla PU
Queretaro QA
Quintana Roo QR
San Luis Potosi SL
Sinaloa SI
Sonora SO
Tabasco TA
Tamaulipas TM
Tlaxcala TL
Veracruz VZ
Yucatan YC
Zacatecas ZT

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