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posted Jun 1, 2019 11:04:03 AM

MA car registration deductions

There are 4 line items listed on my MA car registration certificate: Registration, Title, SPecial Plates and Sales tax. which of these line items can i deduct?

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Level 7
Jun 1, 2019 11:04:04 AM

Other than sales tax, none of these MA registration fees are eligible for a deduction. Your annual MA auto excise tax could be deducted as a Personal Property Tax. But as noted, new limits due to Tax Reform may make it a non-issue.

Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 11:04:04 AM

This is for a regular passenger car registered in MA. From the DMV..... 

You may be able to take an itemized deduction on Schedule A for any tax related portion of the registration fee. To be deductible, the tax portion must be based on the value of the vehicle and be charged on a yearly basis.

But I would not worry about this too much since the SALT restrictions in this section is capped at $10K .. so if your RE taxes and state taxes already exceed that amount just skip this item.