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6,000 Pound Vehicle List – Special IRS Depreciation Tax Benefit

Special IRS Depreciation Tax Benefit of Buying 6,000 lb Cars and Trucks. The informational guide and list in this article are updated for 2023. List of Vehicles with GVWR exceeding 6,000 lbs. Under the current tax law, vehicles with a GVWR of 6,000 lbs or more are exempt from annual depreciation

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Diminished Value and Taxes, IRS form 4684

As tax season approaches and with all the advertising about tax savings one wonders about all the tax forms and deductions available for ordinary citizens. Today, we’re looking at IRS form 4684, casualties and thefts. IRS Tax Form 4684 (pdf) IRS Tax Form 4684 Instructions The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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2013 Vehicle Valuation Manual –Title Ad Valorem Tax

2013 Vehicle Valuation Manual –Title Ad Valorem Tax   Fair Market Value is the value listed in the Department of Revenue assessment manual minus trade-in for dealer sales. If not listed in the assessment manual, use the greater of the value from the bill of sale or the “clean retail”

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States requiring sales tax be paid for total loss settlements

Below is a list that shows which states require insurance companies to pay sales tax above and beyond the vehicle’s actual cash value. A third party claim is a claim filed against another carrier (at fault carrier). A first party claim is a claim filed against your own carrier, regardless

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Georgia’s New Ad-Valorem Tax

STATE OF GEORGIA GEORGIA HOUSE BILL 386 New Ad Valorem Title Tax (“TAVT”) HB 386 (O.C.G.A. § 48-5B-1) The motor vehicle portions of this bill provide as follows: # For motor vehicles titled in Georgia on or after March 1, 2013, this bill will: Exempt purchases of such vehicles from

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