Allan, So Indiana still does the excise tax thing based on value on a sliding scale - for what, 12 years, I believe? At that point the car’s value is to the point where it’s a fixed fee, right?
-D > On Sep 29, 2020, at 7:20 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> Actually now that I think of it I realize some of the scumbags across >> the street are driving cars on VT plates. I wonder if they're avoiding >> MA taxes by doing that... > > People in IN used to do that with IL plates. Maybe still do. IL charged > a flat fee for registration, whereas in IN there's an excise tax based > on the value of the car. So registering a new or valuable car in IN can > be hundreds of dollars, every year. In IL it was like $35 flat fee last > I knew. No idea if they've changed that, but given the financial > disaster that is the state of IL finances, I would not be surprised. > > Reminds me I need to renew all my plates in October. Since all my cars > are old and not worth much, it's not too bad. > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
