U.S Car Tax Info Please

[o00scorpion00o]

Hi Guys,

Apologies if i shouldn't be posting this here!

I'm trying to find out for a form here why the Nissan leaf costs 17,000 Dollars more here in Europe than the U.S, before incentives are applied!

I want to know please what you call tax over there on goods.

In Ireland we call it V.A.T (value added tax) which is 21% on everything you bye except certain foods!

Here the Leaf costs 50,000 Dollars before incentives! It's exempt from vehicle registration tax (V.R.T)

We have multiple taxes on cars fuel etc, so the leaf would probably cost 60,000 only it's exempt from certain taxes!

So If anyone over there in the U.S can help me out it would be great!


Mark

[o00scorpion00o]

Anybody?

[o00scorpion00o]

Come on, does nobody know waht tax is applied on cars over there?

[neptronix]

Depends on where you live.

In Oregon, there is no sales tax, so you pay nothing for a new car..
Generally any state that doesn't have sales tax, won't have a sales tax on cars.

Some parts of California are gonna have ~10% sales tax on a new car. I think that would be the highest rate.

It really depends on the state.

[o00scorpion00o]

Depends on where you live.

In Oregon, there is no sales tax, so you pay nothing for a new car..
Generally any state that doesn't have sales tax, won't have a sales tax on cars.

Some parts of California are gonna have ~10% sales tax on a new car. I think that would be the highest rate.

It really depends on the state.

Thanks for the reply David,

When you say no sales tax, do you mean no tax on anything you buy or just cars?

[neptronix]

When i say no tax on anything, i mean that is the overriding rule..

However there is one city that seems to have a 5% sales tax on prepared food.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon#Taxes_and_budgets

[o00scorpion00o]

Ah that is interesting stuff!

I was thinking to myself, how in the hell does the government get money there?

But after reading wiki I guess the government takes it out of you wages instead?

Which makes sense because the money has to be got from somewhere!

They just get it from us here in every way possible, income, sales, anything you can think of LOL

[neptronix]

yup..

Paid 9% income tax to the state this year.
Something like 10% to the feds, i forger..
Then social security / etc..

There goes 25% of my income.

[o00scorpion00o]

Well if it makes you feel better, the income standard rate of tax is 20% up to 41% before levies. And remember 21% sales tax on most things here.

Cars get landed with 21% sales tax + Registration tax up to 36% based on stupid Co2 emissions, then road tax and then tax on fuel!

Even Electricity has 21% tax + public service levy + yes you guessed it, C02 tax!