Illinois Private Party Car Tax Calculator
Calculate your true first-year out-of-pocket costs for a private vehicle sale in Illinois. Accurately accounts for Form RUT-50 statutory use tax tables, $165.00 certificate of title fee, 1-year tag registration, and state-specific regulations.
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Illinois Notice: Illinois 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 Illinois Department of Revenue or the Illinois Secretary of State.
Illinois taxes private-party purchases on Form RUT-50 with flat amounts: Table A by vehicle age under $15,000, Table B by price at $15,000 and up, and $25 for motorcycles.
Purchases from a spouse or civil union partner, parent, brother, sister, or child are taxed $15 instead.
Passenger registration is $151 a year; electric vehicles pay $100 more.
County & Local Tax Note: Illinois taxes private-party purchases with the flat amounts on Form RUT-50: Table A by vehicle age under $15,000, Table B by price at $15,000 and up. Chicago and Cook County residents also owe local vehicle use taxes based on the vehicle’s age: Chicago $50 to $80 (none at 15 years or older), Cook County $90 to $225. For motorcycles, Chicago charges $15 and Cook County $90.
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Estimated taxes & fees
Illinois
Sales/Excise Tax + Title Certificate + Tags & Registration
Form RUT-50 Table B flat tax ($15,000–$19,999.99 bracket)
Standard state title certificate issuance
Unfinanced / cash purchase (waived $0.00)
Base license plates & tags
Estimates only, not tax or legal advice. Verify with the Illinois Department of Revenue or the Illinois Secretary of State.
Illinois taxes private-party purchases on Form RUT-50 with flat amounts: Table A by vehicle age under $15,000, Table B by price at $15,000 and up, and $25 for motorcycles.
Purchases from a spouse or civil union partner, parent, brother, sister, or child are taxed $15 instead.
Passenger registration is $151 a year; electric vehicles pay $100 more.
County & Local Tax Note: Illinois taxes private-party purchases with the flat amounts on Form RUT-50: Table A by vehicle age under $15,000, Table B by price at $15,000 and up. Chicago and Cook County residents also owe local vehicle use taxes based on the vehicle’s age: Chicago $50 to $80 (none at 15 years or older), Cook County $90 to $225. For motorcycles, Chicago charges $15 and Cook County $90.
Frequently Asked Questions: Illinois Vehicle Taxes & Fees
Essential statutory answers regarding Illinois vehicle sales taxes, titling requirements, and registration fees.
Illinois taxes private-party purchases on Form RUT-50 with flat amounts, not a percentage. Under $15,000, the tax depends on the vehicle’s age (Table A, from $465 for a vehicle up to 1 year old down to $100 for one over 10 years old). At $15,000 and up, it depends on the price (Table B, from $850 for $15,000 to $19,999.99 up to $10,100 at $1,000,000 or more). Motorcycles pay a flat $25.
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