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New automobile tax in Cook County

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I'm not sure why I am having trouble finding up to date information about the sales tax rate, but does anyone know how much a new vehicle is taxed at its sale in Cook County?

This is the best that I could find:
http://tax.illinois.gov/taxforms/Sales/VehicleUseTax/RUT-25-Instr.pdf

Use 6.25 percent (.0625) unless listed below
Cook County = 7.25 percent (.0725) except for Bensenville, Elmhurst,
Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Roselle, or Woodridge = 7.50 percent (.075)
DuPage County = 7.25 percent (.0725) except for outside of DuPage
Water Commission = 7.0 percent (.07) or West Chicago = 7.0 percent (.07)
Will County = 7.0 percent (.07) except for Naperville or
Woodridge = 7.25 percent (.0725)
Kane, Lake, and McHenry counties = 7.0 percent (.07)
Madison and St. Clair counties = 6.5 percent (.065) except for outside
the Metro East Transit District = 6.25 percent (.0625)
 
You will need to pay three taxes in Cook County: (i) vehicle sales tax for your area (look up here), (ii) Cook County Use Tax of 1% (Ordinance here), and (iii) $15.00 New Motor Vehicle Tax (Ordinance here).

These three items will all be listed on your MVPA.

Time to move out of Cook County! ! !

A "use" tax?? ? ?

We get taxed when buying it and then taxed when using it? Amazing.....

Definitely gotta consider this....
 
This is the best that I could find:
http://tax.illinois.gov/taxforms/Sales/VehicleUseTax/RUT-25-Instr.pdf
Cook County = 7.25 percent (.0725) except for Bensenville, Elmhurst,

Thanks.

You will need to pay three taxes in Cook County: (i) vehicle sales tax for your area (look up here), (ii) Cook County Use Tax of 1% (Ordinance here), and (iii) $15.00 New Motor Vehicle Tax (Ordinance here). These three items will all be listed on your MVPA.

I've heard of the Use Tax, but I had also heard that it was loosely enforced. I guess not. Shameful that it exists. What's another grand? :cursing:

I assume this is enforced based on your own MVPA (or others) or word directly from Tesla?