Quick tax question

pudzey101

looking at buying a run around either today or tomorrow , its been out of tax and sitting up since December 2015 , if i buy it am i liable for the taxed owed , or if i hang on a week untill march will i start off on a clean slate ?

The Undecided One

pudzey101 wrote: »

looking at buying a run around either today or tomorrow , its been out of tax and sitting up since December 2015 , if i buy it am i liable for the taxed owed , or if i hang on a week untill march will i start off on a clean slate ?

If it wasn't declared off the road you are liable for the tax from December 2015. If it was I'd wait till the first of March and pay it then.

Once the owner changes the tax is due for the new owner only from the new ownership date.

So March would be preferable!

Supergurrier

You are liable from date on logbook when you both sign it. It will take afew days for logbook to go from seller to shannon to you.

Just sign date of sale as 1st march.

Get seller to take a pic of completed form if they are worried about being caught with possible speeding fines/toll charges between now and then.

Park it up once home if possible.

pudzey101

Dónal wrote: »

Once the owner changes the tax is due for the new owner only from the new ownership date.

So March would be preferable!

have heard this off one or two people just wanted to make 100% sure il hang on for a week so

no point in paying 6 months taxed owed and up untill may on a 2 litre it be more than the car is worth lol

mickdw

The Undecided One wrote: »

If it wasn't declared off the road you are liable for the tax from December 2015. If it was I'd wait till the first of March and pay it then.

Why give wrong advice?
Whether it was declared off or not makes no difference to a new owner.
New owner pays from start of month that they took ownership so you will pay from start of Feb if bought today or stay of march If bought early in march.

savagethegoat

mickdw wrote: »

Why give wrong advice?
Whether it was declared off or not makes no difference to a new owner.
New owner pays from start of month that they took ownership so you will pay from start of Feb if bought today or stay of march If bought early in march.

What's more, you get 21 days to declare it off the road should it be out of use and you wish to tax it from March but buy now.

Henry Ford III

How many times does this same question get asked?

grogi

Supergurrier wrote: »

You are liable from date on logbook when you both sign it. It will take afew days for logbook to go from seller to shannon to you.

Just sign date of sale as 1st march.

Get seller to take a pic of completed form if they are worried about being caught with possible speeding fines/toll charges between now and then.

Park it up once home if possible.

That would be a fraud - a criminal offence... Encouraging one is a criminal offence as well...

Be aware...

GM228

savagethegoat wrote: »

What's more, you get 21 days to declare it off the road should it be out of use and you wish to tax it from March but buy now.

Minimum off the road declaration is 3 months, so that isn't an option if the OP wanted to tax from March., but car can still be taxed at any time during the off-road declaration.

savagethegoat

GM228 wrote: »

Minimum off the road declaration is 3 months, so that isn't an option if the OP wanted to tax from March.

More incorrect info. You can declare for 3 or 12 months, but you can retax at anytime which cancels the SORD.

NickDunne

How some people on here seriously present their 100% wrong opinions as facts is beyond me

punisher5112

1. New owner only pays from date of purchase.

2. New owner not liable for any arrears.

3. Previous owner is not liable for any arrears once car is sold.

4. Car can be taxed online once ownership has changed and can be checked on motortax.ie

5. If you purchase a new car and for whatever reason decide you wont be using it you have 10 days from purchase (change of ownership)...

All info available on citizens info and motortax.ie.

GM228

savagethegoat wrote: »

More incorrect info. You can declare for 3 or 12 months, but you can retax at anytime which cancels the SORD.

NickDunne wrote: »

How some people on here seriously present their 100% wrong opinions as facts is beyond me

Apologies, not thinking straight (tired after the pub head ) you are indeed correct and I stand corrected! Post edited, thanks for the quick clarification.

Anytime I've declared a car off road (twice) I never considered the re-tax option within the timeframe.

savagethegoat

punisher5112 wrote: »

1. New owner only pays from date of purchase.

2. New owner not liable for any arrears.

3. Previous owner is not liable for any arrears once car is sold.

4. Car can be taxed online once ownership has changed and can be checked on motortax.ie

5. If you purchase a new car and for whatever reason decide you wont be using it you have 10 days from purchase (change of ownership)...

All info available on citizens info and motortax.ie.

it's 21 days now, changed a few months back

Bruthal

NickDunne wrote: »

How some people on here seriously present their 100% wrong opinions as facts is beyond me

Never "knew"anything that was incorrect?

NickDunne

Bruthal wrote: »

Never "knew"anything that was incorrect?

Of course I have. But never presented it to someone as fact.

Bruthal

NickDunne wrote: »

Of course I have. But never presented it to someone as fact.

You believed they were facts though. So how do you know which ones to present :P

punisher5112

savagethegoat wrote: »

it's 21 days now, changed a few months back

sorry missed that hadn't noticed.

JohnBoy26

grogi wrote: »

That would be a fraud - a criminal offence... Encouraging one is a criminal offence as well...

Be aware...

I can't see anything in his post that is fraud. Care to explain?

grogi

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

I can't see anything in his post that is fraud. Care to explain?

Signing an official document dated in future - that is fraud.

JohnBoy26

grogi wrote: »

Signing an official document dated in future - that is fraud.

Put Emmet brown as the signature. Be grand

savagethegoat

grogi wrote: »

Signing an official document dated in future - that is fraud.

not really, car could be on approval for those few days.