Hugger

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I just moved here from Alabama. Do any of y'all know what the sales tax is on vehicles bought in FL. I will be buying the vehicle in Tallahassee if that makes any difference. Thanks

-Josh

Jpr5690

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I Think Its Just The Normal 6.5%

Hugger

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Man that hurts. In AL it's only 3-4%, I think.

WS6nJAX

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be glad we dont still have the automobile impact fee or what ever it was. there used to be a fee the state charged when you registered a car here from out of state.

DSG

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The sales tax is 6% on all cars in Florida. Some counties like Pinellas and Hillsborough have a 1% tax on the First $5,000. So think of it like 6% plus $50....

DSG

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That still depends on what state you are transferring from....Not all states are reciprical when it comes to taxes.

gator's 99TA

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you pay the tax where you register the car. not where you buy the car. if you buy the car in tallahassee but then register the car in AL, you pay AL county property tax. same goes if you register the car in any other FL county.

most countys here in FL are tiered tax rates. usually something like 7% on the first 5K then 6% after that. i am almost positive leon county is 7.5% for the first 5K then 6% after that 5K amount.

gator's 99TA

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http://www.leontaxcollector.net/vehicles.htm

scroll down to sales tax

LT Malice

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Riddle me this-

I'm about to buy a car from indiana, and then register it in escambia county FL. Would I be out of line if I asked the seller to write a sale price on the title less than what I actually paid for the vehicle? FL sales tax is gonna crush me.

Are there any legal repurcussions for this act?

I'm not a crook, I'm just curious. Does this happen often? I've never really bought a car from a private seller before.

Hugger

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Thanks for all the info Gator. You're the man

gator's 99TA

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its not legal. its not uncommon. its your choice. i have bought and sold a bunch of cars (dont do it for a lving just by chance). if you write a silly price the tax collector/tag office will investigate. i wouldnt do it but its your choice. its fraud.

justav6iswear

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youll need a bill of sale if you want to pay less tax than blue book, and they will investigate if you do something ridiculously low too...

LT Malice

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I figured they would, I was just curious if its done a lot since it's so easy to pull off.

01-6spdZ

I'm always selling cars. If the price on the title isn't way out of wack from the normal price, there wont be any problems. I've sold some cheap cars, no motors etc.. and have actually had calls on them from the state. I just had to tell them why they were cheap. Personally I feel its ridiculous. Why should they get sales tax on something thats already been taxed??

LT Malice

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My car has all it's parts(I hope), so that prolly won't work for me.

VSGLS1

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I agree about the retaxing.

MustangEater82

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at least we don't have a income tax

blacktransam

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i buy and sell cars on the side.. 6 of them so far this year.. all of them between 200 and 1k on the title.. no calls yet..

Mike