Saturday, December 22, 2018

We're trying to figure out effective tax rates on cars in arlington county.

We're trying to figure out effective tax rates on cars in arlington county.

Pulling from two websites, it is:
5% of the value over 20,000 plus 28% of 5% of the value between 3,000 and 20,000 plus 0% of the value under 3,000.

I can't find a calculator for it. The county doesn't seem to provide one.

Being me, I can figure that out. I can build a spreadsheet.

A $20,000 car an effective rate ~3%; a $10,000 car ~2.5%, and a $5,000 car right around 1.44%.

The average car-owner should not need to do this math.

I've aid it before: The average citizen should not need a spreadsheet to figure out there taxes.

Business, millionaires, etc? Sure. But not, like, 90% of us.

5 comments:

  1. Is this sales tax you're talking about, or registration taxes?

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  2. Update: It is a reduction of 28%, not 28% of. So, it is 78% of 5% of ...

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  3. Also it’s the tax rate for the amount the county thinks your car is worth, not the KBB value. 🙄

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