Originally Posted by
FObangah
So what's the link between the DMV and Department of Taxation? (The connection that lets each other know whether someone has paid or not) Do you guys share a system or do you guys just pass notes in class?
I don't see how it could be broken to where I straighten everything out at DMV, yet the Tax man thinks I still own the car, when obviously there is direct communication between the two departments... I mean how else would the tax man even know I have the car without DMV? (I sure as hell didn't tell him
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I'm not really a collector, I just never through them out.
As far as I know, the DMV sends a report to the Commissioner of the Revenue (or tax assessor, depending on how the county is set up) and they consolidate it with their records to see if a vehicle was bought, sold, or destroyed in the last year. They are not always correct, which is why when you get your personal property tax declaration, you have a dispute box on the bill where you can show the car was sold or destroyed.
I bought half a dozen cars for salvage last year, and had to write a notarized statement for each of the owners to have the vehicle removed from their tax bills.
Originally Posted by
Jenkinsal2
I just want to clarify something. I purchased and registered a car for a few months. Then decided to use the car only for track duty. The insurance has been canceled and tags returned. Is there any way that I can get out of paying the property tax on the vehicle every year or am I stuck with it even though It is no longer even being driven?
If you own a vehicle, you are required to pay personal property tax on it.