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Each application subject to use tax must<\/strong> show the purchase price on the back of the Certificate of Title or<\/strong> include a bill of sale. A CDTFA 1138 is required for commercial vehicles, as specified under the Use Fuel Tax Law, showing the amount of use tax due. Applications subject to use tax received in the mail without<\/strong> a purchase price must<\/strong> be returned to the applicant for the purchase price on the certificate of title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The applicant must<\/strong> complete a Statement of Facts (REG 256) (PDF)<\/a> form explaining any purchase price discrepancies in the application or the use tax will be based on the higher amount. If a selling price is not<\/strong> expressed between the seller and buyer and the buyer is unsure of the value, the midpoint between the low and high values shown in a current vehicle value guidebook may be used only to establish the taxable value for the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commercial Vehicles\u2014<\/strong>Do not<\/strong> include the federal retail excise tax in the purchase price to calculate any use tax due on the first retail sale of a truck or truck chassis with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 33,001 pounds or more or a trailer or trailer chassis with a GVW of 26,001 pounds or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disabled Person Vehicles\u2014<\/strong>Do not<\/strong> include the cost of any items or materials used to modify a vehicle for a physically disabled person to calculate any use tax due (CR&TC \u00a76369.4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trailer Coaches (CCH)\u2014<\/strong>Do not<\/strong> include the value of the in-place location, awning(s), skirting, carport, patio, landscaping, shrubs, or unattached furnishings in the taxable price. If these values are not readily known to the new owner, the owner may pay the use tax on the known total and request a refund or contact the nearest CDTFA office to clarify the amount of use tax due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specially Constructed Vehicles (SPCNS)\u2014Use tax is due<\/strong> on the complete vehicle. Include the value from new or used parts, a combination of new and used parts, including the cost of labor to reconstruct the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vehicle Purchased as Cab\/Chassis or Chassis\/Cowl<\/strong>\u2014Calculate use tax as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n

If<\/span><\/strong><\/th>And<\/span><\/strong><\/th>Then Calculate the Use Tax on the<\/span><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
If<\/span>Sales tax was paid on the items installed as a body<\/td>And<\/span>Evidence of payment is presented


Evidence of payment\u00a0is not<\/strong>\u00a0presented<\/td>		Then Calculate the Use Tax on the<\/span>Value of only the cab\/chassis\u00a0or<\/strong>\u00a0the chassis\/cowl, as appropriate.

Entire vehicle\u00a0y<\/strong>\u00a0instruct the applicant to apply for a refund of sales tax from CDTFA.<\/td><\/tr>
If<\/span>The cab\/chassis or chassis\/cowl was purchased from an out-of-state dealer<\/td>And<\/span>The body was purchased separately from someone other than a dealer<\/td>Then Calculate the Use Tax on the<\/span>Total cost of the vehicle as shown on
the application.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>\n\n\n
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Vessel and Trailer Combinations<\/strong>\u2014Determine use tax as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n

If the Applicant Knows the<\/span><\/strong><\/th>Then Calculate the Use Tax on the<\/span><\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
If the Applicant Knows the<\/span>Separate values of the vessel and the trailer<\/td>Then Calculate the Use Tax on the<\/span>Separate values.<\/td><\/tr>
If the Applicant Knows the<\/span>Total combined price only for both the vessel and the trailer<\/td>Then Calculate the Use Tax on the<\/span>$1 cost\/value on the trailer application (for $1 use tax) and the remaining cost\/value on the vessel application.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>\n\n\n

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