sales tax in michigan

hondaking38 · Mar 17, 2008

i think it was dave kc who in a previous thread (which i cant find) said something about we need to show a lease or something, and take it to secretary of state, to show its a commercial vehicle and we dont need to pay sales tax...when purchasing a new vehicle...any info would be appreciated!!! thanks

terryandrene · Mar 17, 2008

Check this thread
http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/29669-sales-tax-exemption.html

hondaking38 · Mar 17, 2008

thats the one thank you very much, i guess it wasnt dave (sorry) must be getting the ole alzheimers thingy

greg334 · Mar 17, 2008

Hondaking, what type of vehicle is it?

I was talking to my dad's neighbor when I got back home and he just bought a new ford van and the canton SS office refused to give him the exemption because it was not a truck. He ended up going to lansing to straighten it up and it took him most of the day to find someone to talk to. But they warned him that if he does not use it for commercial purposes anymore, the taxes will be applied to the original purchase price - they are getting greedy again.

Make sure that you have your original copy of your lease and a copy for them to keep.

OntarioVanMan · Mar 17, 2008

Greg..wasn't it last year that Mi changed the official truck designation to 5,000 gvrw? To make them scale? Hence a van is now a truck?

greg334 · Mar 17, 2008

OntarioVanMan said:
Greg..wasn't it last year that Mi changed the official truck designation to 5,000 gvrw? To make them scale? Hence a van is now a truck?

Different statutes cover taxes and definitions of what is a truck. Beside the SS office interprets things to their liking.

The taxes are not really sales tax - if someone like a dealer or SS says sales tax, they are not truthful. The Michigan supreme court ruled that our state is not allowed to levy sales tax, but it is a use tax.

hondaking38 · Mar 17, 2008

its a chevy van ya it might be a pain, in my other business i had to pay taxes on any portion of the vehicle that was appreciated over the years when i sold it....i think they got ya anyway ya look at it....