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by jamisjockey
Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:45 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: So on the radio today...
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sjfcontrol wrote:Is this new? I don't remember any newcomer taxes when we moved here in 2004. Though coming from California (don't tell anybody!), the registration fees plus that tax would have still been less than we were paying for registration in that foreign country.

Or is this something that only comes up when you sell the out-ot-state car?
Maybe its new(er). We moved here last year. Registration actually cost more here than it did in VA, however, we were paying property tax on our vehicles in the county we lived in. First year we had the Escalade it was about $1300 in taxes. My truck about $800. :grumble
Part of why we moved out of VA. At least in Texas, you can move around to find a county with low taxes.
by jamisjockey
Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:10 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: So on the radio today...
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Salty1 wrote:"We traded in the wife's Escalade in October and got hit with a couple grand in sales taxes. We already paid tax on the darn thing in Virigina. We didn't buy it here. But because we were trading it in, we got whacked anyways"

sounds to me that you were duped by the salesman, when a car is traded in the value of that car is deducted from the purchase price of the new vehicle and you only pay sales tax on the net difference.... if you still have the paperwork I would go back to the dealership and demand a refund

Thats actually what we paid tax on, but it was still a chunk.

Getting the paperwork in order to register my boat. New Resident tax on both the boat and motor, seperately. $15 each.


And yes, we also paid the $90 new resident tax on each of our (2) vehicles.
by jamisjockey
Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:38 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: So on the radio today...
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Views: 3729

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Grog wrote:
PBratton wrote: So, when did they stop the program of handing pistols to new folks at the border? :biggrinjester:

When I moved here last year, I got hit with the "Welcome to Texas!" New Resident Tax of $90. Not a good way to attract people to move here when you nickel and dime them to death.

We traded in the wife's Escalade in October and got hit with a couple grand in sales taxes. We already paid tax on the damn thing in Virigina. We didn't buy it here. But because we were trading it in, we got whacked anyways. :banghead:
Don't get me wrong, I love my new home. Few places I'd choose to live besides here.
But I wish Texas was as free as everyone pretends it is.

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