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From: mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.auto
Subject: Re: Paying Sales Tax Twice..funny
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 07:53:11 EST
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> 
>   About 4 years ago I decided to transfer the registration from
>   my mothers name (under her because of cheaper insurance rates)
>   because I decided to get my oun auto policy.
> 
In Michigan, you would benefit because of an allowance for a
multiple car discount. (ie. whether you or mommy owned the cars!)
> 
>   There is no way in hell I was going to repay sales tax on my
>   own car.  What annoyed me was way right does the state have
>   (if, let's say, some relative or otherwise decided to GIVE
>   ME a CAR for the legal transfer sum of $1.00), to tell you
>   the market value of the car and attempt to get you to pay
>   appropriate sales tax on it.
> Donna

In Michigan, you don't have to pay sales tax on a transfer of title
within the family lines.  (I'm not sure how close you have to be.)

		   Mark Reina