New York Private Party Car Tax Calculator

The title certificate fee is $50. If the vehicle is financed, recording the lien costs $5.

A private sale has no trade-in, so sales tax is figured on the full purchase price you report on Form DTF-802.

Passenger registrations run for 2 years. The fee depends on the vehicle’s weight: for example, $56.50 for 3,451 to 3,550 lbs, $69 for 3,951 to 4,050 lbs, and $140 for 6,951 lbs or more. There is a $32.50 minimum for vehicles with 6 or more cylinders and electric vehicles. A new registration also costs $25 for plates, plus county use tax and, in the downstate commuter district, a $50 supplemental fee.

If you live in New York, you pay New York sales tax when you register the vehicle here. Form DTF-804 gives credit for sales tax already paid to another state only if that state allows the same credit for New York tax. If you were not a New York resident when you bought the vehicle, Form DTF-803 claims the non-resident exemption.

No sales tax is due on a gift, or on a purchase from your spouse, parent, child, stepparent, or stepchild. Claim the exemption on Form DTF-802. For a gift from anyone else, the person giving the vehicle completes section 6 of the form.

Register and title the vehicle at a DMV office before you drive it. Bring the signed title, a bill of sale, Form DTF-802, Form MV-82, and New York insurance, and register within 180 days of the effective date on your insurance card. Get an inspection within 10 days of registering. New residents must register within 30 days of moving to New York.