How do you contest auto registration "tax value"?

[theGinsue]

I did some digging..here ya go.
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Thats the % of charge based on the vehicles original value.

joe

full page if you want it....

http://www.denvergov.org/MotorVehicl...7/Default.aspx

joe

THanks for the research Joe!

Was it around $318?

joe

We don't know yet - she has until just before mid January to get it registered. Given it will officially be 1 yr older in January, I think we'll wait until just after the first of the year to register it - it might save her a few bucks!

This is how it works.
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Ownership tax is in lieu of personal property tax. Vehicles do not need to be operated in order to be assessed this tax..
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But the tax is based off of the original value.

Thanks for doing some research on this too Bowtie!

I love how the state differentiates between "ownership" and "personal property" taxes. As a person having to pay the taxes I really don't care what they call them - it's still a tax. I suspect they have two different names for the taxes so they can come in at a later time and charge BOTH taxes. Of course, they'll say "Ownership tax is in lieu of personal property tax. Vehicles do not need to be operated in order to be assessed this tax." - If you HAD to operate it to be taxed for it they'd lose all of the tax revenue for cars folks bought as junk an are restoring, or cars that have broken down and the owners can't afford to get them fixed for 2 years.

I especially love how they base the tax off of the "original value" of the car instead of it's true value today. Again, just another way to increase their revenue. Thieving buggers!

Well that info is wrong. When I registered my 97 Cavalier in February 2007, it cost me well over $3....about $140~ more...

Keep in mind that the registration includes not just the ownership tax, but the severely increased "registration FEES" (note: not taxes, but fees).

I paid less than $15 to register my 1992 Integra. I just put $1.00 as the sale price. The real amount paid was recorded on my Bill of Sale.

That's cr@p. Not that I don't believe you; I totally do. I mean that I'm getting raped for $45/yr now for a '97 single axle 6'x12' utility trailer that only cost me $14 to register in '08. I realize that your Integra is 5 yrs older, but how can they justify charging 3x more for a single axle utility trailer that they are charging for a powered 2 axle vehicle? THIEVES! (For the record, the trailer is only for personal use [ATV hauling, taking stuff to the landfill, etc.] - not for commercial purposes. I know that they charge more for commercial vehicles.)