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Originally Posted by doug_999

Looks like 7 states (and DC) are on the naughty list (unless this changed since 2011)
http://www.realcartips.com/selling/0...x-credit.shtml

PS - and California has to be bad since Prop 13 kills their income

There are some weird, fishy, numbers in the linked page. For example, it says that Idaho has a "Maximum Tax Rate" of 8.5%, but our sales tax rate is 6%. Some municipalities do have local option taxes (like where I live) however those are in recreational areas and are for promoting tourism, and generally limited to taxes on lodging, restaurants, and retail (non-motor vehicle) sales. There are of course other fees that one pays when one registers a car, but those are generally the same as you would pay to renew a car registration, like road and bridge tax, etc.

Also, Montana is listed as a state that doesn't give credit for trade-ins, but the last time I checked Montana doesn't have a sales tax at all, and no tax on vehicle purchases. I don't see how a trade in credit would get you anything.