Important questions about registration in California

CJ428CJ · #1 (**permalink**) 01-17-2020, 07:30 AM

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But taxing labor? I'll do this all myself... what then?

The DMV is trying to establish the value of the car since your annual registration fee is based on that value. As a result, they want you to include the value of the labor to build the car even if that labor is done by you. In reality, I'm sure most people take a great deal of liberty when making that estimate.

coach36 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-17-2020, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ428CJ

The DMV is trying to establish the value of the car since your annual registration fee is based on that value. As a result, they want you to include the value of the labor to build the car even if that labor is done by you. In reality, I'm sure most people take a great deal of liberty when making that estimate.

Gee. I wouldn't even know to calculate that one

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2020, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ428CJ

The DMV is trying to establish the value of the car since your annual registration fee is based on that value. As a result, they want you to include the value of the labor to build the car even if that labor is done by you. In reality, I'm sure most people take a great deal of liberty when making that estimate.

So do the surgeon and the schoolteacher both value their labor hours the same?