-=> Quoting Jack Yates to Ben Carpenter <=-

 BC>  What would be the difference between transferring the tag or letting
 BC> it expire then in a few years putting it back on the road.  I
 BC> have transferred tags then later put new tags on and put it back on
 BC> the road with only paying the cost of the new tag.  If we transfer to
 BC> a vehicle with the same or lower tag cost it is a small paper
 BC> shuffling fee but if to a vehicle that has a higher tag fee the we
 BC> must pay a prorated difference.
 
 BC>  What is the "ad valorem taxes"?

 JY> Each year, they go to the Blue Book and ascertain the value of the
 JY> vehicle, then tax the vehicle at 40% of the value at the current
 JY> city/county millage rate, then sell the tag to the owner.  If I don't
 JY> register the car for a year, they don't get the tax.  If I fix the car
 JY> and, three years downb the road register it, th4ey have to go back and
 JY> charge me the tax for those years. 

 JY> For vehicles under 14000 lbs, a tag is twenty dollars.

 Do you have a sales tax?  If so does it apply to vehicles?  If so how
 about when a used vehicle is purchased?

 We have a sales tax on vehicles when new and every time it is sold.
 You can't get title and plate till the sales tax is paid.  If purchased
 from dealer he takes care of all the details and figures in the tax as
 part of the sale price.  If you purchased from an individual you pay
 the sales tax when you get the tag.  Tage does not stay with vehicle.
 Sales between close relatives are exempt on used vehicles.  Tags for an
 89 Ply Horizon $29, 98 Ply Voyager $88, 76 F250 2WD $37, 82 F250 4WD
 $43, semi trailers $39, 3 axle tag along like a lot of back hoes are
 hauled on $39,  smaller utility trailers are less.  Semi tractors for
 farm use $100 to $150, for commercial use $1000 and up.  No other tax
 on vehicles.

 Does the as valorem tax apply to personal property such as furniture,
 boats, ATV's, farm machinery, tools of a trades man, etc.

... Ben    

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