New York Registration Process

[1ntCobra]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

Wow! That's great! Every place else I know of taxes cars, boats, etc. I won't mention it again in case they get any ideas

Pennsylvania does not have property tax on cars either. Hearing that other states have property taxes on cars sounds strange to me. I should be looking out for all of the taxes that other states have in case I decide to move to another state when I retire.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

Pennsylvania does not have property tax on cars either. Hearing that other states have property taxes on cars sounds strange to me. I should be looking out for all of the taxes that other states have in case I decide to move to another state when I retire.

How much does it cost to register? Here's the breakdown of our Honda registration:

Registration 33.00
Gov (prop tax) 196.99
Supl Gov Svcs Tax 49.00
Tech fee 1.00

The "Gov" and "Supl Gov Svcs Tax" are deductible as personal property taxes on Fed income tax.

Both here and in CO, the tax portion is depreciated - it goes down every year until it reaches a minimum and then stays there. I don't recall what the time period is.

[1ntCobra]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

How much does it cost to register? Here's the breakdown of our Honda registration:

Registration 33.00
Gov (prop tax) 196.99
Supl Gov Svcs Tax 49.00
Tech fee 1.00

The "Gov" and "Supl Gov Svcs Tax" are deductible as personal property taxes on Fed income tax.

Both here and in CO, the tax portion is depreciated - it goes down every year until it reaches a minimum and then stays there. I don't recall what the time period is.

My son just got his drivers license a couple of months ago and last week my parents decided to give him one of their old cars as a gift for free. I put the car in my name for insurance purposes. I went to a tags place and paid $139 total to get the car in my name and registered for the first year, reusing my parent's old license plate (we only have rear plates in PA). I did not save the receipt so I don't know the break down of what the fees were.

Once you own a car, the annual fee to renew registration is $43, regardless of the age, mileage or value of the car.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

Pennsylvania does not have property tax on cars either. Hearing that other states have property taxes on cars sounds strange to me. I should be looking out for all of the taxes that other states have in case I decide to move to another state when I retire.

SC is one of those states that has a personal property tax on vehicles. When I moved down from PA to SC, I was concerned about the 69 GT500. Thankfully unfounded, as my annual property tax is $35.00 My daily drivers cost 3x that much and are not worth anywhere near what the Shelby is, go figure.

Bill S.