| Assessment of Motor Vehicles |
Adjustments and Proof |
The basis of automobile assessments is the pricing procedure recommended by the Office of Policy and Management as required by State Law. The values are based on average retail values which are derived from the October issue of the NADA price guides. We must value approximately 25,000+ motor vehicles yearly. Therefore, we can not appraise according to individual condition, mileage or specific features of a given vehicle. We can not vary from that price nor change an assessment.
You may be entitled to an adjusted assessment because the vehicle for which you are currently being taxed has been sold, totaled, stolen or removed and now registered in another state during the time from OCTOBER 1st through August 31st and not replaced by another vehicle.
ADJUSTMENTS can only be provided for these four reasons listed. The adjustment is not automatic. The taxpayer MUST provide proof to the Assessor’s Office that the vehicle was sold, totaled, stolen or removed and now registered in another state. This is NOT provided to the towns by the Motor Vehicle Department.
The documentation must be official and specific, stating Make, Model, Year and most importantly the Vehicle Identification Number. Insurance cancellation will not be accepted.
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Acceptable Forms of Proof |
NOTE: All forms of proof must specifically identify the vehicle in question by make,year, vehicle identification number and date of occurrence.
(A) SOLD VEHICLE
(1) Proof that the person to whom you sold the vehicle is listed on the October 1st Supplement Motor Vehicle Grand List in a CT Town.
(2) A copy of the original registration to whom you sold the vehicle to.
(3) A copy of the cancelled title.
(4) A letter from the junk dealer.
(5) A dealer sales document which shows you traded in the vehicle.
(6) Return of plate receipt issued by the Motor Vehicle Department.
(7) A letter from the place the vehicle was DONATED
(B) STOLEN
(1) A statement from your insurance agent or company which states you were compensated for the stolen vehicle.
(2) A larceny report from the Police Dept. which must state that the vehicle was stolen and never recovered.
(C) VEHICLE TOTALLY DEMOLISHED
(1) A statement from the insurance company that you were compensated for the total loss of the vehicle.
(2) For a vehicle that is not insured for collision you must supply one of the following proofs:
(a) Copy of the accident report stating the vehicle was totaled.
(b) A letter from the junk dealer to whom this vehicle was sold.
(D) VEHICLE REMOVED AND REGISTERED IN ANOTHER STATE
(1) A copy of the out of state registration showing when car was first registered there.
(2) A copy of the out of state Title information showing when car was first registered there.
(3) Return of plate receipt issued by the CT Motor Vehicle Department.
(E) LIVED IN CT BUT DID NOT LIVE IN CHESHIRE OCTOBER 1.
(1) A copy of your towns field card showing you lived in that town as of OCTOBER 1.
(2) A copy of your rent/lease agreement showing that you lived in your town as of OCTOBER 1.
(F) VEHICLE REPOSSESSED
(1) A letter from the bank stating the date the repossession occurred.
(2) A letter from the Repossession company stating the date they repossessed the car.
NOTE: If bill was paid and adjustments are made based on submitted proof, a rebate of taxes paid will be made, upon written request
CONN STATE STATUTE: Sec. 12-71c Sub Sect (b)
(b) Any person claiming a property tax credit with respect to a motor vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) of this section for any assessment year shall, not later than the thirty-first day of December immediately following the end of the assessment year which next follows the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is so sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered, file with the assessor in the town in which such person is entitled to such tax credit, documentation satisfactory to the assessor concerning the sale, total damage, theft or removal and registration or such motor vehicle. Failure to file such claim and documentation as prescribed herein shall constitute a waiver of the right to such property tax credit.
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