Viper Tax in Arizona and Nevada

[MichaelThurston]

I'm considering moving to Arizona but it seems that they have a tax on cars. Does anyone know what this tax is, exactly, for a Viper. Do they have this tax in Nevada? Is this tax also on boats and other vehicles, or is it only cars? Thanks.

 

[RedEnuf93]

I dont know about Arizona, but anywhere I show up with a Viper I get taxed more..

 

[Marv S]

There is no sales tax on private party vehicle sales in Arizona.

The annual vehicle registration fee is based on the msrp of the vehicle and goes down a bit each year. The fee is higher than most states. $400 for a '97

 

[Vipera Russelli]

From what I just read, in AZ the car tax on a used car is the value of the car times 0.01734. So if the value is $80K, then tax owed is $1387.20. AZ values a car at MSRP new, less 16.25% each year.

Here is the long version which gets you to the same place:

[In Arizona there] . . . is a $4.00 title fee; an $8.00 registration fee; plus an air quality research fee of $1.50; and a vehicle license tax (VLT) assessed in place of a personal property tax charged by other states. There may also be a weight fee for commercial vehicles and other fees. The VLT is based on an assessed value of 60% of the manufacturer's base retail price reduced by 16.25% for each year since the vehicle was first registered in Arizona (15% before 8/1/98). Then, as of the Dec 1, 2000 reduction, the rate is calculated as $2.80 (new vehicles)/$2.89 (used vehicles) for each $100 of the assessed value. For example, for a new vehicle that costs $25,000, the first year assessed value would be $15,000 and the VLT would be $420.00. The second year the assessed value would be $12,562.50 and the VLT would be $363.06.

Here is the source:

http://phoenix.about.com/cs/govt/a/ArizonaTax.htm

http://phoenix.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=phoenix&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dot.state.az.us%2Fmvd%2Ffaqs%2Fscripts%2Ffaqs.asp%3Fsection%3Dtr%232