How do I calculate tax & registration fees when buying a used car?

Perry Deshazior: well i live in r.i and i just bought my car for 19,566 so to figure out the taxes i do 19,566 x 1.07 (my sales tax is 7%) and that gives me my total and then you add 200 for registration fees and it = 21,135.62so basically you take the price of the car times 1.0? (what ever your sales tax % number is you add where the ? is) and then add registration fees....Show more

Elissa Curlin: hi, first element is you will could pay the N.J. sales tax and registration expenditures, then once you get to California, you've 30 Days to flow the call. yet beware!! California calls for various emmisions attempt than N.J. !! Your new motor vehicle won't pass !! examine into it earlier you purchase this motor vehicle. stable success !