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On 22 Feb 2007 06:00:27 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
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On Feb 21, 6:52?pm, wrote:


Yiu are not paying "sales tax" on a car. It is excise taxes and impact
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The discussion began with references to use tax, which is a form of
sales tax
charged to people who purchase items out of state and then register
them in their home state. License fees are a different issue.

"Excise tax" is collected annually in most states, as part of the
license tab fee.
I would agree completely that states do not give any credit for
license fees paid in any other state, but even the Florida DMV's web
site says that it gives full credit for sales tax (or use tax) paid in
the original state of purchase.


All I know is when you go to the tax collectors office to title an out
of state car you better bring your checkbook. I had to pay 6% of the
bluebook on a 10 year old truck I brought here from Md.

What year?

When I moved to Florida in 1992 I had to pay an Impact Fee. As I recall it
was not based on the value of the car, but a set fee, around $500 if I
remember correctly.

A year or two later the fee was found unconstitutional(?). I received a
full refund.