Tag and Registration Fee Question

[MartandMillie]

Perhaps someone here can help me out with an answer before I sit on the phone with the state for a few hours on hold. I bought my fifth wheel last month, and due to some unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to register it in Florida and get a license tag until today. The county office charged me $196.32 for the tag. If that is correct, fine, but when I go on the Florida DHSMV website it says $27 for a 5th wheel, plus some miscellaneous fees. I think they are charging me based on the weight (12800) but I believe that is incorrect - does anybody here in Florida know?

[georam1]

Well I'm not from Florida so I'm not sure it's the same as it is here in Alabama. If you purchased the RV used from a private individual then they are most likely charging you sales tax. Here we are taxed each year based on a percentage of the apprised value of the RV. That value is decreased each year by some percentage that only the DMV knowns.

[MartandMillie]

No this is all separate from sales tax, title fees, and anything else. I'm only talking about registration and tag. I called a Jayco dealer this am and according to the lady in their office who handles this kind of stuff, I was overcharged about $160 so I am heading back downtown to the tax collector's office. Fourth trip.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by MartandMillie

No this is all separate from sales tax, title fees, and anything else. I'm only talking about registration and tag. I called a Jayco dealer this am and according to the lady in their office who handles this kind of stuff, I was overcharged about $160 so I am heading back downtown to the tax collector's office. Fourth trip.

If you bought it out of State there is an additional $85 fee to get a FL title plus a $20 late fee if past 30 days.

[norty1]

In SC the DMV collects the personal Property tax along with the registration fees. Florida is probably different.

[MartandMillie]

No had nothing to do with sales tax or title fees, I paid all that already. As I suspected they were just doing the registration wrong and charging me like it was a semi trailer or something. It plainly says in the Florida DHSMV handbook that RV's are charged by length (under 35' or over). Now they have to process a $130 refund for me, and the supervisor I spoke to said it was a good thing I caught it or I would have gotten overcharged every year. I wonder how many people are being overcharged?

[norty1]

Watching it closely is what you did and it payed off.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by norty1

In SC the DMV collects the personal Property tax along with the registration fees. Florida is probably different.

Yep no PPT or income tax.