Tennesse car tags (Kingsport: house, rent, business)

[williboy]

Do you have to pass an emissions test and,if so, where do you go to do this?

[mbmouse]

Originally Posted by williboy

Do you have to pass an emissions test and,if so, where do you go to do this?

Nope.
I think Nashville has something similar, but not here in North East TN.

[williboy]

I'm liking this area better all the time.

[JerseyShore]

Hope I'm posting correctly....don't want to seem dumb, but what is a wheel tax?

[williboy]

So much for the 24 dollar wheel tax. It just got voted up to 50 dollars which is more than I was paying annually in Florida. That is $50.00 per vehicle.

[mbmouse]

Originally Posted by williboy

So much for the 24 dollar wheel tax. It just got voted up to 50 dollars which is more than I was paying annually in Florida. That is $50.00 per vehicle.

Yes, that does kinda stink, but on the other hand, because they increased the wheel tax by $26 they then in turn REDUCED the property tax by $0.11 per 100 so the average 200k home used to pay county tax of $1,230 will now pay $1,175 which is a difference of $55.00 a year, so in essence, property owners get free wheel tax and renters will feel the burden more heavily. I think it is just a switching of pots of money and where they go to.

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Commissioners also set the property tax rate for property owners at 2.35 cents per $100 of accessed value. Commissioners say that number should come down by eleven cents on July 1, 2008 when the wheel tax kicks in.

[ljay42]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

... should come down by eleven cents on July 1, 2008 when the wheel tax kicks in.

the word "should" is always the problem

[mbmouse]

Originally Posted by ljay42

the word "should" is always the problem

Your right, there is always that wonder hahahaah
I guess we will have to just wait and see on that one. SO FAR, it looks good on paper.

[williboy]

My understanding of the new wheel tax is that the new 50.00 will be added to the old 24.00 making the new fee $74.00.

[kamoshika]

Originally Posted by mbmouse

Yes, that does kinda stink, but on the other hand, because they increased the wheel tax by $26 they then in turn REDUCED the property tax by $0.11 per 100 so the average 200k home used to pay county tax of $1,230 will now pay $1,175 which is a difference of $55.00 a year, so in essence, property owners get free wheel tax and renters will feel the burden more heavily. I think it is just a switching of pots of money and where they go to.

Here is a clip from the article:
Commissioners also set the property tax rate for property owners at 2.35 cents per $100 of accessed value. Commissioners say that number should come down by eleven cents on July 1, 2008 when the wheel tax kicks in.

Unless the article linked below got it wrong or I simply misunderstood it (which is highly probable ), the commissioners voted to hike both the wheel tax and the property tax (from $2.00 to $2.35 per $100 assessed value). So the owner of a home appraised at $200K will now pay $1,175, an increase of $175. If they roll back the property tax to $2.24 then the tax payment will be $1,120.

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