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If you sold the vehicle to anyone and received cash or other compensation you have a sale. If your traded it in to a dealer for another car, you have an exchange.
Report the sale as a sale, recording original purchase price, depreciation taken and sales price. If it is a trade-in, follow that set of instructions.
Trade-in. When you trade in an old car for a new one, the transaction is considered a like-kind exchange. Generally, no gain or loss is recognized. (For exceptions, see chapter 1 of Pub. 544.) In a trade-in situation, your basis in the new property is generally your adjusted basis in the old property plus any additional amount you pay. (Pre-TCJA rules)
For additional information (including how to figure depreciation suing the satandard mileage method, see the link below at IRS.gov. Disposition of a vehicle starts on pages 19-24.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf
Also the below link at Turbotax may be helpful.
This is actually no longer true. When you trade-in a vehicle it is considered a disposition of that car and you must report the gain or loss. Like-Kind exchanges were no longer available for personal property (not real-estate and a few exceptions) when performed after December 31, 2017.
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