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Hawaii's yearly registration fee is based entirely upon vehicle weight.
For instance, an old Toyota mini pickup would cost about $180.00. So, it looks to be one of the highest in the nation, up there with California.
There is also a $20 annual safety check fee, where they typically just make sure all lights are working. I think the point of it is to verify that drivers have insurance.
Colorado probably is still one of the highest ones I believe.
Basically take 85% of MSRP and multiply that by .021 and add $90 in additional fees to get your first year registration amount.
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How much does it cost to register/inspect your car annually in your state?
In Georgia, a few counties require emissions testing every year until a vehicle is 25 years old, most of those counties in the Atlanta metro. Emissions testing is $20 or $25 (depends on where you get it done -- there are no testing stations, so you go to a private testing station or a place like Jiffy Lube).
New tabs (stickers) are $20, and older cars still require the payment of an Ad Valorem tax based on the value of the vehicle. This can vary from less than $20 all the way up to several hundred $$ per year. My Ad Valorem on my 94 Accord EX was less than $20 last year.
That law was recently changed (2013), however, and car owners in GA who purchase a vehicle now pay a tax up front and no Ad Valorem.
In Georgia, a few counties require emissions testing every year until a vehicle is 25 years old, most of those counties in the Atlanta metro. Emissions testing is $20 or $25 (depends on where you get it done -- there are no testing stations, so you go to a private testing station or a place like Jiffy Lube).
New tabs (stickers) are $20, and older cars still require the payment of an Ad Valorem tax based on the value of the vehicle. This can vary from less than $20 all the way up to several hundred $$ per year. My Ad Valorem on my 94 Accord EX was less than $20 last year.
That law was recently changed (2013), however, and car owners in GA who purchase a vehicle now pay a tax up front and no Ad Valorem.
That Ad Valorem tax in Georgia is a killer. It's also pretty crummy because the state essentially gets to double dip. If you sell your new car, and two years later get another one, you are stuck paying $1000+ in taxes again.
How much does it cost to register/inspect your car annually in your state?
Two most recent states I've lived in:
Texas: $25 for inspection, $50 for annual registration
Missouri: $12 for inspection (slightly more in St Louis), $25 for annual registration, property tax (was around $300 for a 1yr old Toyota Corolla, but depends on county/school district)
Can't imagine how much a $40,000 vehicle would cost in property tax in Missouri. Probably somewhere around $500!
In Georgia, we had to pay sales tax on vehicle purchases (6-7% in most counties), then pay a $20 tag fee and ad-valorem tax based on the value of the vehicle. When my mom's 2008 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer (sticker price of $39k) was new, the ad-valorem tax was $638 for the first year! The next year it was still over $500. Adding insult to injury, tag fees and ad-valorem tax were due on the birthday of the registered owner. It was nicknamed the "Birthday Tax" and everyone despised it.
Effective March 1, 2013, car sales were no longer subject to GA Sales Tax. Instead, we have a Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) on car purchases (started at 6.5% in 2013, 6.75% for 2014 and has been at 7% since 2015 and will stay there thru 2019). It's basically the same as paying 7% sales tax on the car, but you NEVER pay a penny of tax on the car again! We simply pay a $20 tag renewal fee each year and cars more than three years old require a $25 emissions test, but that's it.
Ouch. That is high. So this applies to new and older cars, and is there a change in subsequent years?
Sounds like it could be somewhat of a hassle, determining the MSRP of a 20 yr old vehicle.
The percentage goes down each year. So for first year it is 2.1%, second is 1.5%, third 1.2%, fourth 0.9%, fifth 0.045%. After that it stays at that rate until you get to the tenth year where it is a flat rate (something cheap like $80 or so)
So yes, if you purchase a 2014 car in 2016 it is 2 years old so the first time you register it would be 1.2% (third year because 2014 is 1st, 2015 is 2nd, 2016 is 3rd)
And that is why leasing can get real expensive if that is all you do.
And that is why leasing can get real expensive if that is all you do.
The TAVT (Title Ad Valorem Tax) in Georgia that I mentioned earlier also makes leasing expensive here. They didn't include a provision in the law for leasing. So when a car is leased, it is "sold" to the leasing company and they must pay the 7% TAVT on the full MSRP of the car. In most states (and in Georgia prior to the TAVT), you simply paid sales tax (6-7%) on the amount of your lease payments.
For example, if you lease a car with a sticker price of $22,000 and the residual value (purchase price at lease end) is $14,000, you would be paying the $8000 difference in monthly payments. Under most state laws, if it was a 36 month lease, that would be $222 per month (plus interest and tax). Assuming the sales tax rate is 7%, you'd pay $560 over the 36 months in sales tax (about $15.50/month). But under the Georgia TAVT, you'd have to pay 7% of the full $22k, which is $1,540 (or $42.78/month). That's almost $30 more per month on a $22k car. Imagine how much it would add to a $50k car!
To add insult to injury, if you decided to buy the car at the end of the lease, you would have to pay 7% of the car's value because you'd be purchasing it from the leasing company.
The TAVT (Title Ad Valorem Tax) in Georgia that I mentioned earlier also makes leasing expensive here. They didn't include a provision in the law for leasing. So when a car is leased, it is "sold" to the leasing company and they must pay the 7% TAVT on the full MSRP of the car. In most states (and in Georgia prior to the TAVT), you simply paid sales tax (6-7%) on the amount of your lease payments.
For example, if you lease a car with a sticker price of $22,000 and the residual value (purchase price at lease end) is $14,000, you would be paying the $8000 difference in monthly payments. Under most state laws, if it was a 36 month lease, that would be $222 per month (plus interest and tax). Assuming the sales tax rate is 7%, you'd pay $560 over the 36 months in sales tax (about $15.50/month). But under the Georgia TAVT, you'd have to pay 7% of the full $22k, which is $1,540 (or $42.78/month). That's almost $30 more per month on a $22k car. Imagine how much it would add to a $50k car!
To add insult to injury, if you decided to buy the car at the end of the lease, you would have to pay 7% of the car's value because you'd be purchasing it from the leasing company.
Double dipping. Somehow they make it legal there huh
It missed smog NOx by 1 point... so $250 was for the new converter... the $234 for California State and the rest for test and retest...
Did I say I just paid $574 to renew my 31 year old van... I drive it 3k miles annually as it is my rolling tool box for property repair...
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