motorcycles?

Question

do you have to pay tax on a new motorcycle? like here in iowa its 6 cents on the dollar... do i have to pay that on a new motorcycle?

Answer 1

Yes, you have to pay sales tax to register a vehicle.
Most places the rate is less than the sales tax rate.

Answer 2

i jsut had to pay about $100 at the DMV to transfer ownership. they wouldnt' tell me which percent of that was fees and which percent was tax. but i put the purchase price as $1000 so it was like 10%. but i bet there were also some fees in there too so i dont' know.

i'm in california btw.