Pay attn to your tax value!-Trailer

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77GreenMachine

Phillip Talton
Joined
Mar 30, 2010
Location
Mayodan, NC.
So I finally got the title switched and tagged my trailer. I may or may not have been using it illegally for a while....

Anyway, it’s a 2010 model Quality Trailer 18’ wooden deck dove tail. It was less than $3k new if I remeber right. Just now at the DMV the fee for title transfer and stuff was $127!! I said wow I was expecting less. The lady said the taxes were $44 and some change because the value was $4,910. I was like “shoot I couldn’t sell this thing for more than $2k now, I could buy a brand new one for half or a little more than that value”
Well this lady was real nice so she gave me a temporary sticker, told me to call a number and tell them the value was wrong and they would adjust it. I usually procrastinate on things like this, but I walked out and called, within 5 minutes this nice gal had the value adjusted to $980 and said I now owe $8.78!

Just thought I’d share, I usually never pay attention to things like this and thought those values were set in stone. So if you are about to register a trailer or used vehicle, make sure the value they determine is in line.
 
Cabarrus valued my 6X10 open utility trailer at $12,600 when I first got it. It took a few rounds of letters and photos and receipts to fix.
 
Here in Cleveland County, they see “trailer” and think RV. My Dad and I have gotten used to it and have pictures and receipts handy at the tag and tax office. The lady up there says it’s a default setting to catch the scammers.
 
same rules for any "older" vehicles. got a letter that my son's 1980 D100 was a "classic" and would be valued accordingly. wrote them back with a dealer's bill of sale and value dropped to $800. guess they're looking for tax dollars from "restored" vehicles to add to the coffers. found it funny they thought an 85 dodge d100 was "classic" :confused:
 
Lady on the phone said it’s an automatically generated number because trailer values are so across the board.
I wonder how many folks just pay it and don’t question it.
 
Loudmouthbass said:
same rules for any "older" vehicles. got a letter that my son's 1980 D100 was a "classic" and would be valued accordingly. wrote them back with a dealer's bill of sale and value dropped to $800. guess they're looking for tax dollars from "restored" vehicles to add to the coffers. found it funny they thought an 85 dodge d100 was "classic" :confused:
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And in 2 or 3 years you get to do it again. Just got a notification that my 67 fairlane is worth 18k again. Had to send in a bunch of pics showing I haven't restored it so they will only value it at 8k. [emoji849]

3 years back the property tax was higher on the fairlane than my 03 f250.

They tried to bump my 78 f150 crawler to 10k, I sent them pics of it all dented and said it doesn't even have a bed they put it back at 800.

I have permanent tags on my trailer, just have to declare it's value with the house property taxes each year.

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I got the tax value for my 2015 deckover tag trailer last month...

$9,800 tax value :eek:

I sure wish it was worth that much. Closer to $4000 is more realistic.
 
Same thing happened to my dad a few years ago...they valued a 400 dollar boat trailer at 1300 bucks.

What really hurt my feelings was putting tags on my new trailer. Permanent trailer tags went up to 100 bucks and then I had to pay sales tax on it so there was no disputing that amount. 350 bucks later, I was limping back to my truck with a sore ass.
 
Phillip, you Lucky dog! I've posted this before, but when I Up-dated to a 2006 trailer, DMV hit me with $3600 value! That was in 2015. Hell yes I protested, as I paid $1600 for it, & Could have bought a Really nice New one for $3600. They won't honor a bill of sale from an individual, but they told me to send pictures & a full description. I Also sent a couple of Trailer dealer adds, showing the NEW prices. The Friendly tax people say their stuck using the books, & quotes that the State Authorizes. They also said my trailer looked really nice! It was hard to make it look Bad, but I sure tried to run it down. They did agree to drop my value to $2800. Anything less would have only been 5-10 $ difference, so I sucked it up & settled. Just a F-----g Rip Off!
 
And people wonder why so many people that own trailers dont have tags on them, or do like my friend does, and use the tag i originally had on a norther tool trailer , and have used on many subsequent trailers....

I mean my friend does.....
 
junkxj said:
And people wonder why so many people that own trailers dont have tags on them, or do like my friend does, and use the tag i originally had on a norther tool trailer , and have used on many subsequent trailers....

I mean my friend does.....
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I thought about using my Boat trailer tag, but it had a Big Ol, "BT" on it!
 
rodney eppes said:
I thought about using my Boat trailer tag, but it had a Big Ol, "BT" on it!
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I would interpret the BT as big trailer!!!!
And I have convinced many a cop of way more outlandish things than that....
They are usually easy on you when they figure out your not all there in the head... .
 
jeepinmatt said:
I'm that case you should look in to South Carolina trailer tags. They are like an honest politician.
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wait, so you're saying trailer tags are a myth in SC?
 
Maine doesn't require you to be a resident to tag in their state. Even better you can do it by mail, 5 years for $100.
There are tons of companies that will handle it for you.
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It works both ways. I was talking to a Ferrari customer of mine last week. He said state values his mid 80s 308 at 6000 dollars. And he's happy to write a check for that. Lol.


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When I’m first bought my 2012 18’ equipment trailer tax value was $10,500. I had to call several times and even fax them a bill of sale to have them change it
 
I just sold mine last night (an unusually smooth Craigslist transaction). I think I'll write the county and tell them I want them to prorate my $6.30 tax bill.
 
Croatan_Kid said:
What really hurt my feelings was putting tags on my new trailer. Permanent trailer tags went up to 100 bucks and then I had to pay sales tax on it so there was no disputing that amount. 350 bucks later, I was limping back to my truck with a sore ass.
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SC permanent tag is $89, no annual property tax. The kicker is, as you said, sales tax. I bought my trailer in NC and didn't pay tax. SC upped their tax cap from $300 to $500 along with the gas tax increase. With the permanent tag, title transfer fee, sales tax, and the credit card use fee, I was over $500...
 
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