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Vehicle Excise Tax

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A $20 vehicle excise tax applies to sales of motor vehicles in applicable cities or counties. Any person in the retail business of selling new or used motor vehicles must collect and remit the $20 vehicle excise tax. The vehicle excise tax is reported on your Sales and Use Tax return. For more information, see Motor Vehicle.

We administer a $20 vehicle excise tax in these areas:

City or CountyEffective Date
Anoka County10/1/2017
Beltrami County4/1/2014
Carlton County4/1/2015
Carver County10/1/2017
Dakota County10/1/2017
Goodhue County1/1/2019
Hennepin County10/1/2017
Kandiyohi County4/1/2018
Otter Tail County1/1/2016
Ramsey County10/1/2017
Rogers10/1/2019
St. Louis County4/1/2015
Sauk Centre1/1/2020
Scott County10/1/2015
Transit Improvement Area7/1/2008 – 9/30/2017
Washington County10/1/2017
Willmar10/1/2019

Note: There are some cities or counties that have a $20 Vehicle Excise Tax that we do not administer. For more information, contact the local government.