# Vehicle Purchase Tax and Fees Calculator — Canada

> 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.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/ca/vehicle-tax/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/ca/vehicle-tax/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/ca/vehicle-tax/schema.json
Version: 20.16.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
Qualified review: pending. Automated checks do not establish professional approval.
Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/ca/vehicle-tax/?price=30000&trade=0&tradeCredit=0&taxRate=0&title=0&registration=0&other=0&rulesConfirmed=0

## Inputs
- price: Vehicle purchase price; type=money; required; default=30000; min=0; max=1000000000000
- trade: Eligible trade-in value; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- tradeCredit: Verified share of trade-in deductible from tax base; type=percent; required; default=0; min=0; max=100
- taxRate: Verified purchase tax rate; type=percent; required; default=0; min=0; max=100
- title: Title/transfer fee; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- registration: Registration fee; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- other: Other non-taxable fees; type=money; required; default=0; min=0; max=1000000000000
- rulesConfirmed: Purchase location, tax base and all fees verified; type=checkbox; optional; default=false

## Outputs
- taxable: Modeled taxable vehicle price; format=currency
- tax: Purchase tax; format=currency
- cash: Cash after trade-in, tax and entered fees; format=currency; primary

## Formula
Taxable price = max(0, price − trade × eligible fraction). Cash = price − trade + tax + fees.

Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.

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.