I bought a 98 Jeep Cherokee Sport from a friend and we put the purchase price at $400. I called the DMV and they said registration costs in SL County are $100 plus 6.8% of purchase price. My question is... will they go off of the $400 I put as the purchase price or do they go by book value?
Registering Jeep at UT DMV
- Thread starter andrew
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Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
- Location
- Saratoga Springs, UT
purchase price. 
they should go off of what you paid.. $400
Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
- Location
- Hiding behind a camera
Just make sure you take a recipt.
good point, proof of purchase is key.. they'll send you packin without a bill of sale
projektdotnet
Cruiserhead
- Location
- Layton
I've never had a problem with just taking a properly filled out title.
Kiel
Formerly WJ ZUK
Ditto the title is all I have ever needed
wally
Registered User
Man yall must be some shady looking people. I have never had to show anything but a signed title.
skybob
Active Member
- Location
- West Haven, Utard
I think the only time they use book value is if you put "gift" I have heard of people writing trade and then having a bill of sale saying the vehicle was traded for parts and they didn't have to pay any tax. Cheap bastards
projektdotnet
Cruiserhead
- Location
- Layton
Not true. Gifts valued under $10,000 are tax exempt. I got my last car for the registration price cause the guy was gonna scrap it so he put gift on the title and I didn't pay sales tax.
soda blaster
Active Member
- Location
- Saratoga Springs
The only time I have ever needed the bill of sale was for out of state titles other than that title only.
lady made me get a bill of sale... so i forged it
Read the title, says right on it in plain English that you do not need a bill of sale.
If the sale section on the title has been filled out and then altered you will need a bill of sale from the seller that explains why the title was altered.
They HAVE TO go by the sale amount, just because something is worth X doesn't mean you can't sell/buy it for x