Refunds are not common but some states do/did issue them. On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 5:54 AM, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No refunds here that I know of. If you sell the car before the > registration expires, you simply lose the value of what you paid. > > Some states, like Indiana, had a system where the cost of your annual > registration was based on the value of the vehicle, rather than a flat fee. > If you had a new or fairly new car, you might have to pay thousands of > dollars each year for your registration. Fees leveled off after 12 years. > > I am not sure if they still do it this way or not. I don't think they do. > > Dan > > Hendrik & Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > > >No, car rego is controlled by the states, however there is a memorandum > >of understanding to enable people to buy cars interstate. Within the > >federal law there is a section that states that a state cannot hamper > >free trade, this is a simplification of the law but it's purpose is to > >stop a state from imposing a tax/duty on products from another state. > >Further they way it works here is that the old rego is cancelled in the > >respective state, you can even get a refund for the unused portion and > >then you get new rego and have to pay tax on the purchase price, which > >is stated on the ownership transfer form. > > > >Hendrik > >who hates paying tax but it's the price of civilisation > > > >On 08/04/12 12:06, Dan Penoff wrote: > >> Hendrik, > >> > >> The problem exists because of the separation of federal and state > governments here when it comes to regulating commerce within their > respective state. You have federal laws governing such things, where in > our case they are controlled by the individual states. > >> > >> Each state has different laws regarding titling and registration of > vehicles, and it's a very complex thing. Part of the problem originates > from the fact that registrations and titles are a revenue stream for each > state, so they guard their individual processes very closely. > >> > >> For example, in Florida and Wisconsin, two states I have been a legal > resident of, if you purchase a vehicle out of state within six months of > becoming a state resident, you have to pay sales tax on the vehicle equal > to what would be charged by the respective state. > >> > >> For example, if I bought a car while living in Wisconsin and moved to > Florida within six months of buying the car in Wisconsin, when I go to > register the car in Florida as a legal resident I would have to pay the > difference (if any) between the sales tax I paid on it in Wisconsin and the > sales tax in Florida. If Wisconsin's sales tax is 4% and Florida's is 6%, > I would have to pay Florida the 2% difference when I register the car there. > >> > >> This is an example of how convoluted our state regulations can be.... > >> > >> Dan > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
