is there a set price the illinois dmv has for sales tax on a used car? the car in question is a 2006. i am debating driving to florida to pick it up or have it shipped. if i pick it up i have to pay the florida 7% sales tax- if i have it shipped- i don't. they are telling me that if i pay the florida sales tax- all i have to do is show my paperwork to the illinois dmv- and i won't have to pay the illinois tax. for some reason i was thinking illinois had a flat rate for used vehicles? any ideas if that's the case or what the charge is?

the charge is 300+ for title transfer for an 06 car i believe.

i am kinda curious to see how this all pans out. my bank tells me one thing and the dmv tells me another. either way-even if i do have to pay a percentage- illinois is cheaper than florida- so that's where i am paying it. i would rather pay the flat rate- but i don't know if that's going to happen or not.

just so you know i beleive pre 95 cars(im not really sure the cut off year though) are like 25 bucks to register in IL.

If the purchase price or fair market value is 15.000 or less

Model year Vehicle age (years) Tax due ($)
2005 or newer . . . . . . . . . . 1 or newer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 or older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25




Use the table below when the purchase price (or fair market value) of a vehicle is
$15,000 or more. The tax due is determined by the purchase price (or fair
market value) of the vehicle.
Purchase price (or fair market value) ($) Tax due ($)
15,000 to 19,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
20,000 to 24,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
25,000 to 29,999.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250
30,000 or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500

is that for private party or dealer? where did you get this info? i keep talking to wackos at the dmv who don't seem to know what they are talking about. i get a different story every time i call.

those schedules above are correct.
Above 15K is a different scale, and based on precentage.
Below is a flat rate.

ain't that a b!tch. $30k on a 2006- looks like "the man" is gonna cost me another $40/mo because of the sales tax. what a crock of shat. i even get taxed on the money I am putting down.

welcome to the land of taxes dorothy...
A gov for the people my butt... a gov to take is more like it...

When you go to transfer the title and get your plates or transfer your plates is when you pay the tax. If you get this done at a currency exchange or bank you will pay them a service fee to take your paperwork to the secretary of states office(some banks do it for free for their own customers). You can go to the SOS yourself and save a few bucks,usually around $20-25 depending where you are.

Last car I did was $196 for title,plates and the minimum $25 tax thru the local currency exchange.


If you buy your car through a dealership,expect to pay county sales tax also.

The Official Web site for Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White