Departments » Assessor » Motor Vehicle Taxation
Print page Email page

Motor Vehicle Taxation

THE MILL RATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES IS 32.46

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §12-71 motor vehicles are considered chattels that “…shall be listed for purposes of property tax in the town where such person resides..."or where businesses have “…established site for conducting the purposes for which it was created.” In other words the town your motor vehicle most frequently leaves from and returns to is the town in which your vehicle will be assessed for property tax purposes.

There are two different motor vehicle Grand Lists (Regular and Supplemental). Any vehicle registered with Connecticut DMV on October 1st of any given year will be valued on the Regular Grand List for a full year. A full year is from October 1st of one year through September 30th of the following year. Any vehicle registered with Connecticut DMV after October 1st will be valued on the Supplemental Grand List beginning the month in which the vehicle was acquired through September 30st.

WHAT IF I NO LONGER OWN MY VEHICLE?

If a vehicle is no longer in your possession or is registered out-of-state and documentation is provided within 27 months of the October 1st. Grand List date, your vehicle assessment may be adjusted. 


TWO FORMS OF PROOF REQUIRED

NOTE: All information must be DATED and the VEHICLE ID NUMBER must be on all documentation.

  1. PLATE CANCELLATION RECEIPT from DMV indicating that the registration has been CANCELLED, LOST or STOLEN.  
  • Need to Cancel Your Registration?  Click Here to be redirected to the CT DMV website.

      2. ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGIN ADDITION TO # 1:

1. A copy of the bill of sale:

  • The bill of sale is now on the bottom of vehicle owners registration form and transfer information must be recorded on the back of the registration form before being submitted to DMV - therefore the seller's obligation is to provide a copy of the signed registration form along with the plate receipt to the Assessor.
  • Click Here for a blank bill of sale.

                   2. A copy of the Transfer of Title:

  • The seller must provide the Assessor with a copy of the signed title and the plate cancellation receipt.

   3. Out of State registration:

  • Proof of residency and a copy of registration showing the date the vehicle was registered outside the State of Connecticut along with the CT DMV plate cancellation receipt.

   4. Stolen vehicle:

  • A statement from the insurance company indicating that the vehicle was stolen and NOT RECOVERED.
  • Owner must file a lost or stolen plate form with the DMV.  Click here to be redirected to the CT DMV website.

    5. Totaled vehicle:

  • A statement from the insurance company indicating that the vehicle was totaled.
  • If owner did not return plate than he/she must file a lost or stolen plate form with the DMV.  Click here to be redirected to the CT DMV website.

    6. Junked vehicle:

  • A notarized receipt from junkyard in addition to the plate cancellation receipt.

7. Trade-in vehicle:

  • A copy of the purchase agreement identifying the trade-in vehicle and a plate cancellation receipt.

what iF MY LICENSE PLATES WERE TRANSFERRED TO MY NEW VEHICLE?

If you transferred your plates to a new vehicle, you are not entitled to an adjustment. In essence, the adjustment follows the license plate. The original bill for the old vehicle should be paid. A supplemental list will generate a bill for the new vehicle with a credit for the period that the old vehicle was no longer owned. 

 

WHAT IF I REGISTERED MY VEHICLE AFTER OCTOBER 1ST? 

Vehicles registered after October 1, 2021 and before August 1, 2022 will be on the supplemental motor vehicle list.  Supplemental motor vehicle tax bills are due January 1st, 2023.  

Additional Links

documents