DMV Help?

[Pete Masterson]

Ok... I'll take your word for it. I spent a whole bunch of time on
the DMV web site reading sections from the Vehicle Code and the Tax
and Revenue Code to try to figure this stuff out.... I guess I was
well confused by it all...

Thanks for your list, it will actually help me with a related situation.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
El Sobrante CA
aeonix1@...



On Jul 13, 2007, at 7:36 PM, Don Bradner wrote:

> Hate to argue with you Pete, but the primary fee, called Vehicle
> License Fee, is the same 2 percent on both new, and used. The thing
> is that 2/3 of that, on both new, and used, has been "offset" since
> early in the Gray Davis years, so for all vehicles it starts at .66%.
>
> That is the one they were hitting the original poster with.
>
> The transfer fee is NOT based on value. It is a flat $15, and only
> applies for purchases from another California resident. If you
> purchase from a Non-Resident, there is a $17 Original Service Fee
> instead.
>
> The registration fee is $31
>
> Here's what it looks like today, for a used $160,000 vehicle
> purchased from an out-of-state party, resident of a 7.25% sales
> tax area:
>
> Current Registration: 31.00
> Current California Highway Patrol: 10.00
> Current Vehicle License Fee: 1,041.00
> Current County Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies Fee: 1.00
> Current Fingerprint ID Fee: 1.00
> Current Auto Theft and/or DUI Crime Deterrence Program: 1.00
> Current Abandoned Vehicle Fee: 1.00
> Current Air Quality Management District: 4.00
> Use/Sales Tax: 11,600.00
> Non-Resident Original Service Fee: 17.00
> Reflectorized License Plate Fee: 1.00
> Grand Total Registration Fees: $12,708.00
>
> If the vehicle were a brand new one, from a California Dealer,
> every number above would be identical except there is no transfer
> or original service fee, making the total $12,691.00.
>
> For any question on variables, use the online calculator at https://
> mv.dmv.ca.gov/FeeCalculatorWeb/index.jsp
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Eureka, CA
>
> On 7/13/2007 at 6:43 PM Pete Masterson wrote:
>
>> The $1000 appears to be the "vehicle transfer fee" rather than the
>> sales/use tax.
>>
>> If you register a vehicle in California, you have three basic fees:
>> Registration -- that's based on the value and age of the vehicle. It
>> starts at 2% for a new vehicle and through a rather complex formula
>> works its way down to .69% (about 2/3 of 1 percent) for an older
>> vehicle. The value (may be) based on the depreciated new cost of the
>> vehicle.
>>
>> Vehicle Transfer Fee -- a one-time fee based roughly on the market
>> value of the vehicle at the time of the transfer. It the case that
>> was being discussed, the vehicle transfer fee should probably have
>> been in the range of $300 to $400 or so as the "market value" was
>> incorrectly set at $160,000 or so (for an 84 FC).
>>
>> Sales/Use Tax -- this is a minimum of 7.25% ranging up to 8.25%
>> depending on the county where the registered owner lives or where the
>> vehicle was delivered if purchased in the state. If purchased from an
>> in-state dealer, the dealer will collect the Sales Tax based on the
>> net purchase price. If purchased out of state, then the use tax will
>> be collected by the DMV when you register the vehicle, unless the
>> transaction is subject to one of the (few) exceptions. You may also
>> get credit for any sales tax paid to another jurisdiction. For
>> example, if you simply move from another state to California -- and
>> didn't buy the vehicle recently -- then you may be exempt from paying
>> the use tax.
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