{
  "id": "v20-ca-vehicle-tax",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Vehicle Purchase Tax and Fees Calculator — Canada",
  "shortName": "Vehicle Purchase Tax and Fees",
  "description": "Keep the cash trade-in allowance separate from the portion legally reducing the tax base. Dealer fee taxability is not assumed. CAD planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "vehicle-tax",
    "ca",
    "tax-authority"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-ca-vehicle-tax.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/ca/vehicle-tax/",
    "definition": "/ca/vehicle-tax/definition.json",
    "schema": "/ca/vehicle-tax/schema.json",
    "llms": "/ca/vehicle-tax/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/ca/vehicle-tax/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/ca/vehicle-tax/?price=30000&trade=0&tradeCredit=0&taxRate=0&title=0&registration=0&other=0&rulesConfirmed=0",
  "queryParameters": {
    "price": {
      "label": "Vehicle purchase price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30000
    },
    "trade": {
      "label": "Eligible trade-in value",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "tradeCredit": {
      "label": "Verified share of trade-in deductible from tax base",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "taxRate": {
      "label": "Verified purchase tax rate",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "title": {
      "label": "Title/transfer fee",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "registration": {
      "label": "Registration fee",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "other": {
      "label": "Other non-taxable fees",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "rulesConfirmed": {
      "label": "Purchase location, tax base and all fees verified",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": false,
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "price",
      "label": "Vehicle purchase price",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 30000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "trade",
      "label": "Eligible trade-in value",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "tradeCredit",
      "label": "Verified share of trade-in deductible from tax base",
      "type": "percent",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "taxRate",
      "label": "Verified purchase tax rate",
      "type": "percent",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "title",
      "label": "Title/transfer fee",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "registration",
      "label": "Registration fee",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "other",
      "label": "Other non-taxable fees",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "CAD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "rulesConfirmed",
      "label": "Purchase location, tax base and all fees verified",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "defaultValue": false
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "taxable",
      "label": "Modeled taxable vehicle price",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "tax",
      "label": "Purchase tax",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "CAD"
    },
    {
      "id": "cash",
      "label": "Cash after trade-in, tax and entered fees",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "CAD"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Taxable price = max(0, price − trade × eligible fraction). Cash = price − trade + tax + fees.",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "metric",
        "price": 30000,
        "trade": 0,
        "tradeCredit": 0,
        "taxRate": 0,
        "title": 0,
        "registration": 0,
        "other": 0,
        "rulesConfirmed": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "CA income authority",
      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/tax-rates-brackets/current-year.html"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "vehicle-tax",
  "namespace": "ca",
  "countries": [
    "us",
    "ca"
  ]
}