Cash Before Payday - Counties oppose plan for auto registration at dealers (Ralston Recorder)
Instead of waiting a payday or two to scrape up the cash to go to the courthouse, car buyers could cough up the extra two grand or more for sales taxes and licensing at the same time they buy — or finance — their new wheels. With new cars averaging about $25,000, a buyer needs about $2,750 to pay sales taxes and other taxes and fees before getting a set of license plates, said A. Some dealers already provide messenger service to some customers — delivering their checks to the courthouse so their license plates can be ready when they pick up their cars. They said that Nebraska’s motor vehicle tax system is too complicated, that car titles ought to be issued by government entities, and that Nebraska’s county-specific license plates would make it difficult and expensive to provide dealers with an inventory of plates. Jean Sidwell, the Buffalo County treasurer, said car taxes are calculated based not only on the make and model of car, but also on where a person lives, in that sales tax rates and property tax distributions vary. Learn more
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