State dealer research
Comparison tables built from the rules DMS Apex uses to work out each deal in every state and the District of Columbia.
- State dealer tax index: sales tax, trade-ins and fees in all 50 states and DC
One table for all 50 states and DC: the state tax on a used-car sale, who pays it, trade-in treatment, dealer fee and service contract treatment, and the starting title fee.
- Trade-in tax credit by state: where a trade-in lowers the sales tax
See which states reduce the taxable amount by the trade-in allowance and which do not, for every state and DC.
- Dealer fee and service contract tax treatment by state
Whether the dealer documentary fee and a service contract are taxed on a used-car sale, for every state and DC.
- Required dealer fee and as-is notices by state
Which states require specific wording beside the dealer fee, on an as-is sale, or on the buyer's order.
- Title fees by state: starting amounts for a used-car sale
The starting title fee DMS Apex puts on a new sale in every state and DC, as a reference for dealers.
- Buy here pay here rules by state: licenses, rate limits, late fees and notices
A state-by-state summary of what a dealer who finances its own used cars needs to check: licensing, rate and late fee limits, right to cure, and repossession notices, with how sure each entry is.
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