Mississippi Private Party Car Tax Calculator
Calculate your true first-year out-of-pocket costs for a private vehicle sale in Mississippi. Accurately accounts for 5% excise/sales tax, $9.00 certificate of title fee, 1-year tag registration, and state-specific regulations.
Vehicle & Transaction Details
Enter purchase information to calculate true out-of-pocket costs in Mississippi.
Mississippi Notice: Mississippi taxes the full agreed vehicle price. Trade-ins do not reduce the tax base on private-party sales.
Estimates only — not tax or legal advice. Verify with Mississippi Department of Revenue and county tax collector.
Mississippi taxes private sales at 5% based on DOR true value schedules.
Counties levy annual ad valorem property taxes at registration based on local county millage rates.
The estimate uses Mississippi’s base amounts of $150 for an electric vehicle and $75 for a hybrid. The law raises them each July for inflation, and the county figure may be higher, so confirm with your county tax collector.
Mississippi’s sources do not say whether its electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid fees apply to motorcycles, so the estimate leaves them out for a motorcycle. Confirm with your county tax collector.
County & Local Tax Note: Mississippi levies a 5% casual sales tax statewide on private vehicle sales, but counties assess substantial annual ad valorem personal property taxes at registration based on local millage rates.
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Estimated taxes & fees
Mississippi
Sales/Excise Tax + Title Certificate + Tags & Registration
5% assessed on vehicle Fair Market Value
Standard state title certificate issuance
Unfinanced / cash purchase (waived $0.00)
Base license plates & tags
Estimates only — not tax or legal advice. Verify with Mississippi Department of Revenue and county tax collector.
Mississippi taxes private sales at 5% based on DOR true value schedules.
Counties levy annual ad valorem property taxes at registration based on local county millage rates.
The estimate uses Mississippi’s base amounts of $150 for an electric vehicle and $75 for a hybrid. The law raises them each July for inflation, and the county figure may be higher, so confirm with your county tax collector.
Mississippi’s sources do not say whether its electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid fees apply to motorcycles, so the estimate leaves them out for a motorcycle. Confirm with your county tax collector.
County & Local Tax Note: Mississippi levies a 5% casual sales tax statewide on private vehicle sales, but counties assess substantial annual ad valorem personal property taxes at registration based on local millage rates.
Frequently Asked Questions: Mississippi Vehicle Taxes & Fees
Essential statutory answers regarding Mississippi vehicle sales taxes, titling requirements, and registration fees.
Mississippi imposes a 5.0% Casual Sales Tax on private-party motor vehicle transfers under Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-201, payable at the county tax collector's office upon registration.
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