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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

427.0. "deductible M.V. taxes" by SMAUG::ZOLFONOON () Wed Mar 24 1993 11:56

I live in Mass. Could someone answer the following questions for me.

Which of the following taxes are deductible on your federal return:

	1- Motor Vehicle registration
	2- Motor Vehicle Title
	3- Excise tax

I believe #3 is but the other two are not. Any comments...

Riaz
	
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427.1NICCTR::BURTONWed Mar 24 1993 12:175
Only #3 is.

	3- Excise tax

Jim
427.2NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Wed Mar 24 1993 16:562
The reason that Mass Motor Vehicle Excise Tax is deductible is that it's not
an excise tax -- it's a personal property tax.
427.3only if based on vehicle's supposed valueCADSYS::HECTOR::RICHARDSONTue Mar 30 1993 15:0810
    The excise tax is deductible on the federal tax return, but only if it
    is based on the value of the vehicle rather than something else (like
    its weight).  If the excise tax is based on some combination of the
    vehicle's value and other things, then you have to compute the
    percentage of it that is deductible.
    
    /Charlotte, who thinks there is something wrong with any taxation
    system where the average working person would benefit by hiring a
    professional to figure their taxes!  (I don't, though; I'm too
    cheap/stubborn!)
427.4NH `PERMIT FEES'?VMSDEV::HAMMONDCharlie Hammond -- ZKO3-04/S23 -- dtn 381-2684Wed Mar 31 1993 17:3225
re: .3

>    The excise tax is deductible on the federal tax return, but only if it
>    is based on the value of the vehicle rather than something else (like
>    its weight).  If the excise tax is based on some combination of the
>    vehicle's value and other things, then you have to compute the
>    percentage of it that is deductible.

      Hmmm... New Hampshire charges an amount that show up under "permit
      fees" on the registration.  It is based  on  a  millage  (sic--not
      "mileage")  that  decline based on the age of the vehicle which is
      multiplied by the "list price", which is also on the registration.
      ("List  price" come from an official list of the new vehicle's lit
      price; it is not necessarily the figure that  was  on  the  window
      sticker.)
      
      Are these fees deductible?
    
>    /Charlotte, who thinks there is something wrong with any taxation
>    system where the average working person would benefit by hiring a
>    professional to figure their taxes!  (I don't, though; I'm too
>    cheap/stubborn!)

      Charlotte  -- I agree -- its like writing a serious DCL procedure.
      Every time you do it you learn something new and useful.
427.5NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Wed Mar 31 1993 20:453
re .4:

That sounds a lot like the Mass tax, which seems to be deductible.
427.6VMSDEV::HAMMONDCharlie Hammond -- ZKO3-04/S23 -- dtn 381-2684Thu Apr 01 1993 13:146
RE: .3 and .4

>That sounds a lot like the Mass tax, which seems to be deductible.

    Which is why I asked the question.  Anybody out there who has
    claimed this [successfully]?