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Posted: 9/14/2017 6:23:49 PM EDT

Hey guys, I know I have to do this (eventually) and eat the poo sammich of TAVT. But I don't believe, from what I can tell, that I need to register it here immediately.

There is a requirement to get my license within 30 days, which we have done. But I don't see any requirement to register your vehicle, as long as it is still valid from my previous state.

Right now our Alaska tags are good through May 2018, so if I can avoid having to pay TAVT for almost a year, I'll take it.

Am I wrong/mistaken about the lack of requirement?

Thanks!

Posted: 9/14/2017 6:34:24 PM EDT

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Hey guys, I know I have to do this (eventually) and eat the poo sammich of TAVT. But I don't believe, from what I can tell, that I need to register it here immediately.

There is a requirement to get my license within 30 days, which we have done. But I don't see any requirement to register your vehicle, as long as it is still valid from my previous state.

Right now our Alaska tags are good through May 2018, so if I can avoid having to pay TAVT for almost a year, I'll take it.

Am I wrong/mistaken about the lack of requirement?

Thanks!

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Per the Georgia Department of Revenue, you have thirty days from the date of moving to the state.

https://dor.georgia.gov/motor-vehicle-titles-and-registration

Posted: 9/14/2017 7:31:56 PM EDT

[#2]

It's really not that bad anymore. You pay the 6% tax and you are done for good. No yearly raping with the Ad Velorum tax. I still have an older vehicle that I have pay ad velorum tax on each year and it sucks.

Posted: 9/14/2017 7:40:46 PM EDT

[#3]

Actually it's 7%. We had to pay about $5,500 for all our vehicles...painful and yes you only get 30 days or you pay a late penalty.

Posted: 9/15/2017 6:44:34 AM EDT

[#4]

Perfect, thanks guys.

Posted: 9/16/2017 5:23:18 PM EDT

[#5]

TAVT is a scam. i wish someone would sue over it but i dont think anyone has standing. its complete and utter bullshit. fuck you up front, you have to keep a car for 7 years to break even on the tax. fuck the ga .gov.

Posted: 9/16/2017 7:10:49 PM EDT

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TAVT is a scam. i wish someone would sue over it but i dont think anyone has standing. its complete and utter bullshit. fuck you up front, you have to keep a car for 7 years to break even on the tax. fuck the ga .gov.

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Well at least if you trade a car in you only pay tax on the difference of the value of the car you're buying and the car you're trading. Still sucks big time.

Posted: 9/19/2017 9:38:33 AM EDT

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Well at least if you trade a car in you only pay tax on the difference of the value of the car you're buying and the car you're trading. Still sucks big time.

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Then the buyer of your old car has to pay tax on it (again). I keep my cars until they are prohibitively expensive to keep on the road, so it actually works out for me, to some degree, but it really is nothing more than a money grab by the state, sanctioned by dealers, who were losing some % of sales to private parties because no tax was charged.

Posted: 9/20/2017 8:32:21 PM EDT

[#8]

TAVT is a product of car dealers and government love for taxes. The combined effort of feeling like they were missing out on money from private sales of vehicles.

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