Indiana Private Party Car Tax Calculator
Calculate your true first-year out-of-pocket costs for a private vehicle sale in Indiana. Accurately accounts for 7% sales tax, $15.00 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 Indiana.
The Indiana vehicle excise tax is figured from the price when new and drops as the vehicle ages. Blank uses $30,000.
Indiana Notice: Indiana 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 Indiana BMV or Department of Revenue.
County and municipal vehicle excise and wheel taxes are not included, and motorcycles are shown without the excise tax. A motorcycle’s registration is $26.35 plus the $15 fee. The BMV’s Quick Quote tool gives your exact total.
Registration shown is the BMV fee chart revised January 1, 2026.
The estimate shows a full year of the excise tax. Registering partway through your registration year, or a credit for excise paid on a vehicle you sold, can change the amount due (IC 6-6-5-7.2).
County & Local Tax Note: Indiana has no local sales tax on vehicles. The BMV collects a yearly vehicle excise tax with registration, set by the original retail price and the vehicle’s age; the estimate includes it. Some counties and cities add their own vehicle excise or wheel tax, which is not included.
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Estimated taxes & fees
Indiana
Sales Tax + Title Certificate + Tags & Registration
Calculated at 7% on taxable base of $15,000
Standard state title certificate issuance
Unfinanced / cash purchase (waived $0.00)
Base license plates & tags + $91.00 Indiana vehicle excise tax for a $30,000.00 list price
Estimates only, not tax or legal advice. Verify with the Indiana BMV or Department of Revenue.
County and municipal vehicle excise and wheel taxes are not included, and motorcycles are shown without the excise tax. A motorcycle’s registration is $26.35 plus the $15 fee. The BMV’s Quick Quote tool gives your exact total.
Registration shown is the BMV fee chart revised January 1, 2026.
The estimate shows a full year of the excise tax. Registering partway through your registration year, or a credit for excise paid on a vehicle you sold, can change the amount due (IC 6-6-5-7.2).
County & Local Tax Note: Indiana has no local sales tax on vehicles. The BMV collects a yearly vehicle excise tax with registration, set by the original retail price and the vehicle’s age; the estimate includes it. Some counties and cities add their own vehicle excise or wheel tax, which is not included.
Frequently Asked Questions: Indiana Vehicle Taxes & Fees
Essential statutory answers regarding Indiana vehicle sales taxes, titling requirements, and registration fees.
Indiana charges 7% of the purchase price. On a private sale you pay it at a BMV branch when you apply for the title.
Indiana Guides
Step-by-step help for titling and tagging a vehicle in Indiana:
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