# NY DMV Question: Claiming tax exemption for a gift vehicle
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608
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**Created:** [August 4, 2012, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608 "2012-08-04T09:22:12Z")
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### Author:  [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/1 "2012-08-04T09:22:12Z")
My boss had a 20+ year old beat up scooter that he is giving it to me as a gift, just want to know if all I need to do is have him fill out section 6 of [**_DTF-802_**](http://www.dmv.ny.gov/forms/dtf802.pdf) and write $0 in “cash payment received” for it to be tax exempted.
Thanks ahead!
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### Author:  [@weirdchris555](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/weirdchris555)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/2 "2012-08-04T09:33:09Z")
I don’t know how it works here in NY since I’m from MA, but I’ve been at the dmv before and the guy in front of me tried to swap the registration to his name on his “gift” car. It failed to the point where the lady basically said he was going to get a letter from the tax people.
Now take this with a grain of salt because its a different state and I only overheard the conversation. Never saw for how much the gift was declared.
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/3 "2012-08-04T10:06:59Z")
> [@Anyone smoke the Hookah?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-smoke-the-hookah/50348/8):
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> My boss had a 20+ year old beat up scooter that he is giving it to me as a gift, just want to know if all I need to do is have him fill out section 6 of [**_DTF-802_**](http://www.dmv.ny.gov/forms/dtf802.pdf) and write $0 in “cash payment received” for it to be tax exempted.
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> Thanks ahead!
Should be good to go!
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### Author:  [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/4 "2012-08-04T10:27:36Z")
> [@NHL Draft \*\*now the official NHL OFFSEASON thread\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/2):
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> Should be good to go!
Thanks for the confirmation! :number1
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/5 "2012-08-04T11:20:49Z")
I was always told to pay tax on $1
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/6 "2012-08-04T16:58:07Z")
Actually hold off til I can check for sure on Monday I’m second guessing myself now. you may need to pay tax if the person gifting it to you is not related to you.
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### Author:  [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/7 "2012-08-04T17:01:29Z")
> [@5.0 guys come in](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-guys-come-in/50351/8):
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> Actually hold off til I can check for sure on Monday I’m second guessing myself now. you may need to pay tax if the person gifting it to you is not related to you.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/8 "2012-08-05T11:16:55Z")
> [@5.0 guys come in](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-guys-come-in/50351/8):
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> Actually hold off til I can check for sure on Monday I’m second guessing myself now. you may need to pay tax if the person gifting it to you is not related to you.
Thats what I always thought, just from what it says on the form. Its a scooter, say you paid $1 for it like Pjbizzle says lol
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2012, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/9 "2012-08-05T12:40:29Z")
and be nice to the DMV rep so they don’t charge fair market value for tax. I’m pretty sure you will be liable for tax, but I’ll know for sure tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@TonyJ124](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyJ124)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/10 "2012-08-05T13:19:50Z")
Just say it was a gift. It’s an old scooter. They’re not going to take away your birthday over a scooter.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/11 "2012-08-05T14:12:00Z")
> [@Mark's SRT re-do -- no traction at all slight\_smile page 5](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/marks-srt-re-do-no-traction-at-all-page-5/49901/76):
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> and be nice to the DMV rep so they don’t charge fair market value for tax. I’m pretty sure you will be liable for tax, but I’ll know for sure tomorrow.
That and be organized they like when people come in with paperwork filled out and in order, but yes you have to be family (I think immediate family if Im not mistaken) to be exempt from tax, it should say that on the DMV bill of sale form. Thats how I reg’d the Harley from my father in law without paying tax. They were going to charge me tax but we put it under my name and my wifes name so they couldn’t.
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/12 "2012-08-07T05:32:55Z")
Put $1 like others said and don’t mention it’s a gift. As long as the seller signed the tax form they have to charge tax on the $1 and that’s it.
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ny-dmv-question-claiming-tax-exemption-for-a-gift-vehicle/264608/13 "2012-08-07T07:43:54Z")
> [@fs:1985 camaro (parting out)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1985-camaro-parting-out/36365/33):
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> Just say it was a gift. It’s an old scooter. They’re not going to take away your birthday over a scooter.
roflmao +rep if i can.