California license plates

[JON]

Are the plates issue based on the car value that would be deductible on Schedule A???

[Y2KEA]

The renewal form has an item called "Vehicle License Fee". This is deductible on the A. All other junk fees are not.

[S T]

Tip - if your client can not provide you with the CA DMV renewal form that will list out all of the charges

Ca DMV has a website http://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/home/dmv.htm go to online services, Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator, Determine Vehicle License Fee (vlf) paid for Tax Purposes

You will need the Vehicle License number, and the last 5 #'s of the Vehicle ID Number (VIN)

Sandy

[FEDUKE404]

Cannot deduct fees of any kind

The renewal form has an item called "Vehicle License Fee". This is deductible on the A. All other junk fees are not.

I did not think you could EVER deduct "fees" but only taxes which are in some way, shape, or form based upon the ad valorem value of the vehicle.

In NC we have city "fees" and county "fees" and they all show up on the annual vehicle "tax bill" but, in accordance with IRS regs, those separate fees cannot be treated as deductible property taxes.

Maybe CA sees things in a different perspective??

FE

[JON]

California

They sent there bills for the licenses for their two cars. There is not any breakout, but just one amount and it sure looks like something is based on value!!

[FEDUKE404]

Doesn't change the question

They sent there bills for the licenses for their two cars. There is not any breakout, but just one amount and it sure looks like something is based on value!!

"Something" is not everything.

As mentioned earlier, locally the annual "fees" run from $10/vehicle to $35/vehicle dependent upon garaging location. And they use the same mentality for real property by adding on such cutesy things as "$50 recycling fee" for each homeowner. Some are even adding "stormwater runoff fees" to the annual tax bill.

You cannot make this stuff up! ! !

FE

[Y2KEA]

I did not think you could EVER deduct "fees" but only taxes which are in some way, shape, or form based upon the ad valorem value of the vehicle.

In NC we have city "fees" and county "fees" and they all show up on the annual vehicle "tax bill" but, in accordance with IRS regs, those separate fees cannot be treated as deductible property taxes.

Maybe CA sees things in a different perspective??

FE

In CA the VLF is deductible. They call it a fee but it is the ad valorum tax part of the total charges. It even says so on the renewal notice.