if I, a cook county resident, buy a new car in lake county, what do I pay in sales tax?

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Old 01-09-2008, 01:16 PM
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Or for tearing up the old Meigs field too, but don't get me started on that.
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With used cars it's not county-dependent. Is it different for new cars?
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ok... what would that tax rate be?
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Default 7%? 6.25% state + 0.75% for cook county

Let's see... I just spent 15 minutes looking that up. That'll be $50, please.

Note: that's assuming you purchased from a dealer. If you purchased from a private party, the tax varies with vehicle age and purchase price.
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no ****, it is like hidden on the net...
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Actually I think it's 8.25% for a Chicago address and bought in Cook cty.
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Default And 7.75% if bought in Lake and registered in Chicago.

Wtf, that's confusing.<ul><li><a href="https://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/trii/">Illinois tax rate finder</a></li></ul>
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ah, I was looking at the wrong form. 7% if you purchased the vehicle out-of-state
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Shepardize!
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It's different for vehicles. Bizarrely complicated.


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