@wdeatrick
I haven’t prepared my Virginia tax return yet for this year, so I don’t know how the program words things. It is always clear in the tax code that a car registration fee for the privilege of driving on the road is never tax-deductible. In some states, the registration fee is variable and is partly based on the value of the car. In those states, the registration fee is partly deductible to the extent of the portion that is determined by the value of the car.
In Virginia, there is an annual or biannual registration fee payable to the DMV and a separate personal property tax which is assessed by the county. The registration fee is not tax deductible but the personal property tax is. Separately, when you register a car for the first time in Virginia, you may pay a registration fee that includes sales tax for the value of the car (mostly on used car sales). In that case, the sales tax portion would be deductible as state sales tax. But, since most Virginia taxpayers will deduct their state income tax instead, the sales tax portion of the registration fee is not deductible.
if I recall correctly, TurboTax may ask for car registration fees but only from listed states where the registration fee is based on the value of the car. That does not apply to Virginia. Separately, TurboTax will ask about personal property taxes, and you have to be aware that your county car tax is a personal property tax. (Other states may tax other forms of personal property besides vehicles.)
