IF YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER STATE RETURN YOUR PLATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT OR CANCEL REGISTRATION.  WE WILL PRORATE FROM DATE OF REGISTRATION IN THE OTHER STATE - FAXED OR MAIL A COPY OF REGISTRATION AND PRORATION WILL BE COMPLETED 

IF YOU MOVE ON OCTOBER 2nd, 2009 you will be billed for the full amount in July 2010.  As soon as you register send copy to the Assessor's Office so that the tax bill can be pro-rated

http://www.ct.gov/dmv/site

www.ctpersonalpropertytax.com

use the above website to report motor vehicles registered out of State but garaged here

(Do not have to leave name)

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES

Under Connecticut state law, all motor vehicles are subject to a local property tax whether registered or not.  The local property Tax is computed and issued by the Assessor's Office

GRAND LIST TAX JURISDICTION

The Tax jurisdiction is considered to be the town in which you reside on October 1st of the previous year

IF YOUR TAX BILL COMES FROM ANOTHER TOWN

One of the errors attributed to a missing tax bill is the TOWN CODE (New Milford 096). If you have not received your tax bill look at the registration card to see if the Town Code was entered correctly.  Motor Vehicles sends information to the towns according to this code.  If the Town Code is different please contact the Motor Vehicle Department to correct the problem so that future bills can be mailed correctly.  Also contact the Assessor's, in which you were taxes, so that corrections can be made.  They will need proof of where you lived on October 1st of the Grand List Year. If you purchased property you can obtain a field card of your property showing the date bought, from the Assessor's Office.

MOTOR VEHICLE ASSESSMENTS

Assessments are calculated on a 70% basis of the average retail selling price. Pricing Guide used by the Assessor's Office is the NADA New England Edition for October of the Grand List Year.  This is the uniform assessment date for the State of Connecticut.  Mileage and condition are not taken into consideration.

BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS

The Board of Assessment Appeals normally meets in September each year for all Motor Vehicle Taxes that were paid the previous July.  The tax should be paid and your name noted on a list for the Board of Assessment Appeals to set appointments.  This Board can take milage and condition into consideration.  If a remedy is not satisfactory, than you would sue the Town of New Milford.

Board of Assessment Appeals normally meets in February each year for all Motor Vehicle Taxes that were paid the previous January

GRAND LIST TAX BILL

Motor Vehicles registered ON October 1st should be billed in July of the following year.  It will be a full year tax bill from October 1st through September 30th of the following year. When you have done something close to the October 1st date, such as junked your vehicle, it sometimes appears on the list.  Below you will find what to do in that case.  For Example:

    A vehicle registered ON October 1st 2009 will be billed in full in July 2010

SUPPLEMENTAL TAX BILL

A MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED AFTER October 1st will be billed as a partial bill.  The bill will cover a period from the month it was registered in Connecticut until the end of September the following year.  For example:
    In November 2009 you register a new vehicle in Connecticut.  You will not receive a partial bill until January 2011.

Another example of Supplemental bill is when you trade in a vehicle after October 1st 2009, transferring the plates to a newer vehicle:

OCTOBER 1st 2009 you owned the old vehicle so you will be billed for the entire year in July 2010.  This bill should be paid in full.  A Supplemental Bill will be issued in January 2011 for the new vehicle with the previous vehicle also listed.  In the right hand lower corner it will show the adjustments that were made for a credit being issued towards the new vehicle from the July payment.

WHEN PLATES ARE TRANFERRED ALL ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN THE BILLING PROCESS - IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR PROOF TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

TAX CREDITS FOR VEHICLES SOLD, REPLACED, TOTALED, JUNKED, REGISTERED OUT OF STATE

• REPLACED - plates transferred: See above Supplemental Motor Vehicle Tax's
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• PLATES - not transferred- We will need a copy of the Trade In papers or if sold a State Bill of Sale with  copy of plate receipt.
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• JUNKED - a receipt for the Auto Wrecking Company - identifying the Vehicle and the date taken plus a copy of the plate receipt
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• REGISTERED OUT OF STATE - The only proof accepted is the new registration from the State moved to.  Bills will be prorated to the date of re-registration not date moved
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• TOTALED - information from the insurance company stating date totaled, vehicle identified and date insurance canceled.  A receipt from the Garage that took possession of the vehicle when totaled.
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• DONATED - A letter from the Charitable Organization stating the date they took possession of the vehicle noting the identification numbers etc.
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• ALL PROOF MUST HAVE A COPY OF THE CANCELLED PLATE RECEIPT FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT WHEN RETURNED.  THE DMV DOES NOT SUPPLY US WITH THIS INFORMATION.  IF THEY SAY YOU DON'T NEED TO RETURN THEM, THEN MAIL TO:

            State of Connecticut
         Department of Motor Vehicles
         60 State St
         Wethersfield, Ct. 06109  Send a self addressed, stamped envelope and ask that a receipt be sent to you.

IT IS THE TAXPAYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE PROBLEMS CLEARED UP WITH THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT.  THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INFORM US OF ANY TRANSACTIONS, SUCH AS RETURNING PLATES.