When did online orders start including an Austin city tax?
Is sales tax not %8.5?
Attention Anyone who Works with Sales Tax around the Austin Area
Out of state car sales tax
The tax is $90 if you are a new Texas resident who is bringing a vehicle that was previously registered in a different state. Here is the statute:
Sec. 152.023. TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLE BROUGHT INTO STATE BY NEW TEXAS RESIDENT. (a) A use tax is imposed on a new resident of this state who brings into this state a motor vehicle: (1) that has been registered previously in the new resident's name in any other state or foreign country; or (2) that the person leased in another state or foreign country.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the tax is $90 for each vehicle.
(b-1) The tax on a motor vehicle eligible to be issued exhibition vehicle specialty license plates under Section 504.502, Transportation Code, is equal to the lesser of $90 or 6.25 percent of the total consideration.
(c) The tax imposed by this section is in lieu of the tax imposed by Section 152.022.
The 6.25% tax applies to Texas residents who buy a vehicle out of state (i.e., bought vehicle when they were a resident of this state). Here is that statute:
Sec. 152.022. TAX ON MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASED OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) A use tax is imposed on a motor vehicle purchased at retail sale outside this state and used on the public highways of this state by a Texas resident or other person who is domiciled or doing business in this state.
(b) The tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the total consideration.
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