Wyoming Taxes and Fees
County Clerk's Office
When your temporary registration is about to expire, or it's time to go pay sales tax and get plates/tags, you'll be heading to your local county clerk's office, If you've recently purchased a vehicle and walk into the county clerk's office to get plates, this article will help you calculate the fees before you go to the office so there's no surprise.
Sales Tax
The sales tax will be collected at the county clerk's office when you go to get plates. The amount of sales tax you'll pay will be determined by 4 possible factors; Your purchase price, whether you traded a vehicle, whether there are factory rebates, and the county tax rate of where you live. So, for example, if you live in Platte County, this would be 6%. County tax rates can be found here.
If you trade a vehicle, your sales tax amount is the difference between the purchase price of the new vehicle less the trade allowance offered by the dealer, and then less any applicable rebates.
Example
With No Trade:
vehicle purchase price is $30,000, Platte County 6% sales tax, so sales tax for vehicle is = $1,800.00.
With Trade:
vehicle purchase price is $30,000, Platte County 6% sales tax, trade allowance is $10,000, $30,000 - $10,000 = $20,000, so sales tax for vehicle is 6% of $20,000 which = $1,200.
Registration Fees
County Fee
The factory cost is the amount determined by the vehicle manufacturer, it's not the amount you paid the dealership or financed. This figure can be found on the vehicle title or a previous year's registration. The Registration/License figure is a little more complex. It is determined by vehicle base MSRP, and vehicle years of service (ie. how many years the vehicle has been registered for use), then multiplied by 0.03.
The year of service rate is calculated like the following;
| Service | Rate |
|---|---|
| 1st year | 60% |
| 2nd year | 50% |
| 3rd year | 40% |
| 4th year | 30% |
| 5th year | 20% |
| 6th year + | 15% |
Factory cost * years of service rate * 0.03 = County Fee.
Therefore, if a vehicle with a factory cost of $30,000 registered in it's 2nd year, the calculation would be; $30,000 * 50% * 0.03 = $450
State Fees
The State fee is $30 for cars (went up from $15.00 on July 1st, 2017). For trucks, it's based on gross vehicle weight up to a maximum of $90 for over 6,001lbs. Commercial vehicle state fees are also calculated based on weight. There is also a lien fee of $20.00 if there is a loan on the vehicle.
Licensing Fee Estimators/County
Natrona County Licence Fee Estimator
Laramie County Registration Fee Calculator
Fremont County info
Converse County Registration Fee Calculator
Park County Motor Vehicle Fee Calculator
Scottsbluff NE, Auto Registration info
Sheridan County Vehicle Registration info