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In <1470@airgun.wg.waii.com> miller@hmsp04.wg3.waii.com (Griff Miller) writes:

>In article <drice.716446650@ponder> drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Keith Rice) writes:
>>In <1992Sep12.202703.19925@cactus.org> mhk@cactus.org (M. H. Khan) writes:
>>
>>>What, if any, taxes are due when buying a used car from an individual,
>>>and what is the minimum procedure/paperwork-requirements for such a
>>>transaction?
>>
>>The amount of taxes due depends on the price you paid for the car.
>>As far as the paperwork, you need to (1) get the title from the seller
>>with the odometer reading filled in on the back of the title, have the
>>seller sign the back and have it notarized, (2) take the title to the
>>tax assessor/collector's office for the county you live in with the amount
>>of taxes and fees due (get this info by calling the office ahead of time).
>>

>I think it's 6.25% of the price you paid for the car, plus a few small 
>fees. 
> 
>Be sure it's the blue title (not a red one). Also, it is no longer 
>necessary to get anything notarized (it was the affidavit for the tax-collector's
>purposes that used to get notarized, not the title, right?). Just get the
>affidavit from a bank somewhere (a white form) and get it all filled out. Then
>take that and the title to a tax collector's office and prepare to stand in line 
>a little bit. They don't take checks, incidentally.

I just sold a car and it is the title that gets notarized.  BTW, Dallas
County Tax Assessor/Collectors office took a check when I bought that car.

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