Is there a deduction for taxes paid on my vehicle besides sales tax?

[susannahf8]

I do not see a place where I can include the taxes I paid on my vehicle.

[Vanessa A]

No.  If you bought a vehicle, there is not another place to deduct the taxes paid on your vehicle besides sales tax on an itemized return.

If you are talking about the ad Valorem taxes that you pay for state registration, this would be considered personal property taxes.  To enter them as personal property taxes select the following:

1. Deductions and Credits
2. Cars and Other things you own
3. Personal property taxes

To take the deduction either way, you would need to itemize your return instead of taking the standard deduction. 

Itemized expenses include mortgage interest, gambling losses within limitations,  charitable contributions, state and local taxes up to $40,000, medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI and federally declared casualty and losses.  

Then your total itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction below in order to benefit from your expenses. 

The 2025 Standard Deductions are as follows:

• Married Filing Joint (MFJ)              $31,500
• Married Filing Separate (MFS)      $15,750
• Head of Household (HOH)             $23,625 
• Single                                                 $15,750                                

Blind or over 65 and MFJ or MFS add $1,600

Single or HOH if blind or over 65 add $2,000

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If you deduct sales tax (not all taxpayers do this), you can add the sales tax from a vehicle, but only at the general rate.  For example, if your state and local sales tax for general purchases is 5% but vehicle purchases are taxed at 6%, you can deduct 5%.

If you live in a state that charges personal property taxes based on the value of your vehicle (ad valorem), you can list those taxes a personal property taxes.  You can't deduct any fee or tax that is not based on the value of the vehicle.  For example, in my county, every vehicle owner is charged a flat tax of $20 plus a variable tax based on the value of my car.  Only the variable tax is deductible.

In some states, this value-based tax is assessed as part of your registration fee instead of a separate tax bill from the county.  You can deduct the portion of the registration fee that is based on the value of the vehicle, but not any portion that is charged the same to everyone with a similar vehicle.