Georgia Private Party Car Tax Calculator
Calculate your true first-year out-of-pocket costs for a private vehicle sale in Georgia. Accurately accounts for 7% excise/sales tax, $18.00 certificate of title fee, 1-year tag registration, and state-specific regulations.
Vehicle & Transaction Details
Enter purchase information to calculate true out-of-pocket costs in Georgia.
Georgia Notice: Georgia taxes the full agreed vehicle price. Trade-ins do not reduce the tax base on private-party sales.
Estimates only, not tax or legal advice. Verify with the Georgia Department of Revenue or your County Tag Office.
Georgia taxes a private sale on the fair market value from the state assessment manual, which can be more or less than the price you paid. The estimate uses the price you enter. To match the Department of Revenue, look up the value with its TAVT estimator and enter that value as the price.
A trade-in lowers TAVT only on a dealer sale. Private sales get no trade-in reduction.
New Georgia residents pay 3% instead of 7%. A transfer between immediate family members can pay 0.5% if the previous owner paid TAVT (Form MV-16).
Registration shown is the $20 annual plate fee. All-electric vehicles add the $238.59 alternative fuel fee. Plug-in hybrids pay it only if they choose the alternative fuel plate.
County & Local Tax Note: Georgia charges a one-time Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) of 7.0% in place of sales tax and annual property tax. The rate is the same in every county.
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Estimated taxes & fees
Georgia
Sales/Excise Tax + Title Certificate + Tags & Registration
7% assessed on vehicle Fair Market Value
Standard state title certificate issuance
Unfinanced / cash purchase (waived $0.00)
Base license plates & tags
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Estimates only, not tax or legal advice. Verify with the Georgia Department of Revenue or your County Tag Office.
Georgia taxes a private sale on the fair market value from the state assessment manual, which can be more or less than the price you paid. The estimate uses the price you enter. To match the Department of Revenue, look up the value with its TAVT estimator and enter that value as the price.
A trade-in lowers TAVT only on a dealer sale. Private sales get no trade-in reduction.
New Georgia residents pay 3% instead of 7%. A transfer between immediate family members can pay 0.5% if the previous owner paid TAVT (Form MV-16).
Registration shown is the $20 annual plate fee. All-electric vehicles add the $238.59 alternative fuel fee. Plug-in hybrids pay it only if they choose the alternative fuel plate.
County & Local Tax Note: Georgia charges a one-time Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) of 7.0% in place of sales tax and annual property tax. The rate is the same in every county.
Frequently Asked Questions: Georgia Vehicle Taxes & Fees
Essential statutory answers regarding Georgia vehicle sales taxes, titling requirements, and registration fees.
A one-time 7.0% tax paid when you title a vehicle, in place of sales tax and annual property tax. It is due with the title application at the County Tag Office in the county where you live.
Georgia Guides
Step-by-step help for titling and tagging a vehicle in Georgia:
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