[WSBAPT] Inherited vehicles- sales tax exemption

Tue Aug 27 00:03:45 PDT 2024

Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva 
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August 26, 2024

Alexis,

I ordinarily have the PR transfer the title directly to the beneficiary. Since it is inherited, they do not pay  sales tax.

If the beneficiary then tries to transfer it to a different beneficiary, then it is true, that second transfer will trigger sales tax.
A vehicle can only be gifted and/ or inherited ONCE.  For purposes of Dept. of License, they do not distinguish between receiving a GIFT or receiving an INHERITANCE. 

 If you do this twice in a row, the second transfer incurs a sales tax.

So, its not clear what you mean when you say that the RV was transferred to his son in 2023.
Do you mean the PR transferred the title into son's name?

If PR transferred the title into son's name in 2023, what is it that son is trying to do now? 
Again, if son is trying to transfer title to a different beneficiary, that second transfer incurs an assessment of taxes.

Andrekita Silva 
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva 
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940 
Seattle, Washington 98101-2509 
206-224-8288 
ak at seattle-silvalaw.com

On 2024-08-26 22:09, Alexis Singletary wrote: 

> I have a Decedent who passed in 2024 but had inherited an RV from his
> dad in 2023 - transfer all fine to son in 2023. No sales tax due since
> inherited.  Now, Decedent's heir ready to put the RV into his name
> and Dept of Licensing wants about $12,000 in sales tax "because you
> cannot transfer a vehicle without sales tax two times in a row." 
> 
> I guess I have never experienced this in any probate and cannot seem
> to put my hand on the cite. 
> 
> Thank you! 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> Alexis 
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> RCW 11.12.260 - does not prohibit the use of a Personal property
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