Alaska car sales tax calculator
Alaska has no statewide sales tax rate on a car; any sales tax is set locally, so it depends on the place. That point is not confirmed.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
By Mr. Voltage · Data checked Oct 13, 2026 · Page changed Oct 30, 2026
Where will you register the car?
Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
Example quotes. Pick your place and type yours. Example: three quotes on one car in Harris County, Alaska. Pick your own place and type your quotes.
Your deals at a glance
| Deal | Payment | All-in |
|---|---|---|
| $539.63a month | $37,377.90so far | |
| $487.50a month | $40,100.45so far | |
| $527.61a month | $36,656.43so far |
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
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$539.63 a month · 60 payments
All-in $37,377.90 so far
$487.50 a month · 72 payments
All-in $40,100.45 so far
$527.61 a month · 60 payments
All-in $36,656.43 so far
Out-the-door $32,980.00 so far
so far: not including a doc fee yet. Enter your dealer’s.
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
Out-the-door $33,675.00 so far
so far: not including a doc fee yet. Enter your dealer’s.
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
Out-the-door $33,530.00 so far
so far: not including a doc fee yet. Enter your dealer’s.
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
New · 2026 · change
New or used
The sheet starts with a new car; each deal sets its own
Model year
A new car is the current or next model year: the MVRT’s 1st year
New · 2026 · change
New or used
The sheet starts with a new car; each deal sets its own
Model year
A new car is the current or next model year: the MVRT’s 1st year
New · 2026 · change
New or used
The sheet starts with a new car; each deal sets its own
Model year
A new car is the current or next model year: the MVRT’s 1st year
Alaska law sets no figure for this fee.
Alaska calls it a dealer document preparation fee.
It must be the same whether you pay cash or finance.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Alaska law sets no figure for this fee.
Alaska calls it a dealer document preparation fee.
It must be the same whether you pay cash or finance.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Alaska law sets no figure for this fee.
Alaska calls it a dealer document preparation fee.
It must be the same whether you pay cash or finance.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Outside Anchorage, assumes your town’s sales tax is worked on the car’s price alone, destination included, up to the town’s cap on a vehicle sale. Each town’s code sets what is taxed, and they weren’t read one by one. If your town also taxes the doc fee or the dealer’s add-ons, the tax is its rate times them, until the price reaches the town’s cap.
- No state sales or use tax in Alaska.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No sales tax in Anchorage: the Municipality’s taxes are on rooms, tobacco, rental cars, marijuana, motor fuel and alcohol.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No yearly property tax on the car: the MVRT replaces it.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No plate fee: one plate comes with the registration and stays with the car.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No emissions test in Anchorage since 2012, so no inspection fee.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No electric or hybrid registration fee.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No state sales or use tax in Alaska.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No sales tax in Anchorage: the Municipality’s taxes are on rooms, tobacco, rental cars, marijuana, motor fuel and alcohol.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No yearly property tax on the car: the MVRT replaces it.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No plate fee: one plate comes with the registration and stays with the car.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No emissions test in Anchorage since 2012, so no inspection fee.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No electric or hybrid registration fee.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No state sales or use tax in Alaska.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No sales tax in Anchorage: the Municipality’s taxes are on rooms, tobacco, rental cars, marijuana, motor fuel and alcohol.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No yearly property tax on the car: the MVRT replaces it.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No plate fee: one plate comes with the registration and stays with the car.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No emissions test in Anchorage since 2012, so no inspection fee.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
- No electric or hybrid registration fee.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Your $5,000.00 down covers the $280.00 in tax and fees first; $4,720.00 goes toward the price.
Your $5,000.00 down covers the $280.00 in tax and fees first; $4,720.00 goes toward the price.
Your $5,000.00 down covers the $280.00 in tax and fees first; $4,720.00 goes toward the price.
Illustrative rate, not a quote. Your APR depends on your credit, the term, the vehicle and the lender.
Illustrative rate, not a quote. Your APR depends on your credit, the term, the vehicle and the lender.
Illustrative rate, not a quote. Your APR depends on your credit, the term, the vehicle and the lender.
60 payments, last $539.73
72 payments, last $487.95
60 payments, last $527.44
cash down plus every payment
cash down plus every payment
cash down plus every payment
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
Estimate. Your dealer’s buyer’s order and your lender’s disclosures are the numbers that count. Check them against this.
2 charges this total leaves out
2 charges this total leaves out
2 charges this total leaves out
What’s different in Alaska
Alaska calls it the motor vehicle registration tax. That point is not confirmed.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
A trade-in does not lower the amount taxed. That point is not confirmed.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Negative equity rolled into the new loan is not taxed.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Alaska’s law sets no figure for the dealer document preparation fee.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Juneau taxes a car sold for $50,000 or less on its first $15,000 only, $750 at 5%. A car sold for more is taxed on its first $50,000, $2,500.
juneau.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Worked examples
Each line below is worked by the same engine as the calculator, on the day this page was built (Nov 11, 2026).
A new car with a trade-in and negative equity
A new car at $32,700.00, with a trade-in allowed at $10,000.00 and $13,000.00 still owed, $5,000.00 down, financed at 5.90% for 60 months, bought from a dealer and registered in Alaska’s example market.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Price | $32,700.00 |
| Trade-in allowance | $10,000.00 |
| Still owed on the trade-in | $13,000.00 |
| Equity (negative if you owe more than it is worth) | −$3,000.00 |
| Price taxed by a local sales tax akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $32,700.00 |
| Title fee akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $15.00 |
| Lien filing fee akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $15.00 |
| Registration (two years) akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $100.00 |
| Anchorage motor vehicle registration tax (two years) ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $150.00 |
| Out-the-door price | $32,980.00 |
| Cash down | $5,000.00 |
| Amount financed | $30,980.00 |
| Monthly payment | $597.49 |
| Interest over the loan | $4,869.50 |
| Total paid, interest included | $40,849.50 |
A used car from a dealer
A used car, model year 2022, at $21,500.00, $5,000.00 down, financed at 5.90% for 60 months, bought from a dealer and registered in Alaska’s example market.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Price | $21,500.00 |
| Price taxed by a local sales tax akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $21,500.00 |
| Title fee akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $15.00 |
| Lien filing fee akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $15.00 |
| Registration (two years) akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $100.00 |
| Anchorage motor vehicle registration tax (two years) ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026 | $110.00 |
| Out-the-door price | $21,740.00 |
| Cash down | $5,000.00 |
| Amount financed | $16,740.00 |
| Monthly payment | $322.85 |
| Interest over the loan | $2,631.23 |
| Total paid, interest included | $24,371.23 |
The rules in Alaska
| Rule | What it says |
|---|---|
| Name of the tax | motor vehicle registration tax. That point is not confirmed. ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Borough sales tax | a local rate set by the dealer’s place, on the taxable amount. That point is not confirmed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Borough sales tax, on a car sold for more than $50,000 | a local rate set by the dealer’s place, on the taxable amount, in some deals juneau.org · checked Oct 13, 2026 |
| City sales tax | a local rate set by the dealer’s place, on the taxable amount. That point is not confirmed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| What is taxed | Taxed: the vehicle price. Not taxed: the doc fee, other dealer fees on the order, accessories fitted before delivery, protection packages, loose items sold with the car, service contracts, prepaid maintenance, GAP and government fees. That point is not confirmed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Trade-in | A trade-in does not lower the amount taxed. That point is not confirmed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Maker’s rebate | A maker’s rebate does not lower the amount taxed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Dealer discount | A dealer discount does not lower the amount taxed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Negative equity | Negative equity rolled into the loan is not taxed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Doc fee | The law sets no figure for the dealer document preparation fee. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Title fee | $15.00 akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Registration (two years) | $100.00 akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Private-party purchase | No tax in Anchorage. The buyer pays title, lien, registration and the registration tax at DMV within 30 days. Whether a town with a sales tax taxes a private sale is not confirmed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Tax paid to another place | A borough with a use tax must credit sales tax paid in any other taxing place, inside or outside Alaska. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| New resident | No tax on bringing a car in. Register within 10 days of starting work or showing that you mean to live in Alaska; pay the $15 title, $100 registration and the registration tax by age. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Owners 65 and older | An owner 65 or older, or with a qualifying disability, pays no registration fee for one vehicle. The registration tax still applies. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Electric and hybrid fees | None. No electric or hybrid registration surcharge is in the law, and none was enacted in the 2026 session. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Emissions test | None in Anchorage: its inspection and maintenance program ended on March 1, 2012. ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
| Finance rate ceiling | On $25,000 or less, the greater of 10% or 5 points above the Federal Reserve rate; over $25,000, no cap. Whether a dealer’s retail installment contract counts is not confirmed. akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026 |
What has changed
· Watching: A proposed state sales and use tax (HB 284 / SB 227: 4% April to September, 2% October to March), to be paid at vehicle registration, Not law; it takes effect only if three companion measures pass, and the bills die when the 34th Legislature ends in January 2027.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
· Watching: Anchorage may change its MVRT schedule, at most once every two years, with notice to DMV by January 1 of the year before, No change filed was found; the earliest a change could start is 2027-01-01.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
· The rules on this page start here. Nothing earlier is loaded.
Questions people ask
Does Alaska have a sales tax on cars?
Alaska has no state sales or use tax. A bill to create one, HB 284, has not passed. Some boroughs and cities levy their own sales tax: about 56 that belong to the state’s remote-seller commission, from 2% to 9.5% combined, many with a cap on a single vehicle sale. A borough taxes sales provided in the borough, so the tax is read at the dealer’s place, not your home. Anchorage levies no general sales tax. Each town’s own code sets what it taxes, and those codes were not researched one by one, so the count of taxing towns and what each one taxes are not confirmed.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
What is the Anchorage motor vehicle registration tax?
It is a flat tax by the car’s age that the Municipality of Anchorage charges every two years, collected by DMV with the registration. It goes to the place you live, not where the dealer is. For a passenger car it is $150 in the first year, then $140, $130, $120, $110, $100 and $90, and $70 from the eighth year on. A car is 1 year old during its model year and a year older each January 1, so a 2022 car in 2026 is in its 5th year and pays $110. The tax is not prorated. Mat-Su Borough uses the same schedule. Paying it replaces local use taxes and yearly property taxes on the car. Other towns have their own schedules. Our sheet works Anchorage’s only, and says when another home’s tax is not worked.
ecode360.com · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is the Alaska dealer doc fee capped?
No. We found no dollar limit in Alaska law, and no amount presumed reasonable, for the dealer document preparation fee. A dealer “may not represent the dealer document preparation fee as a government fee”. Its advertised price must include all dealer fees and costs. Only fees actually paid to a government agency, such as licensing, registration and title transfer fees, and sales taxes, may be left out. To get advertised credit terms, a buyer may not be made to pay more for the car and related goods or services than the cash price. That this covers the doc fee is our reading. Complaints go to the Alaska Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Unit.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
law.alaska.gov · checked Oct 14, 2026
How do Juneau and other Alaska towns cap sales tax on a car?
Many local sales taxes stop at a cap on a single vehicle sale. Of the 54 vehicle-sale rows on the commission’s rate sheet, 29 are capped, at amounts such as the first $500, $1,000, $3,000, $5,000, $10,000, $12,000 or $15,000. Aniak exempts vehicle sales. Juneau’s cap depends on the price from October 1, 2026. A car sold for $50,000 or less is taxed on its first $15,000, $750 at 5%. A car sold for more is taxed on its first $50,000, $2,500. Rates and caps can change each month: the commission’s sheet takes effect on the 1st.
arsstc.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
juneau.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
arsstc.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Does a trade-in lower the tax on a car in Alaska?
In Anchorage there is nothing for it to lower. The only tax is flat by age, so the price, the doc fee, a trade-in and rebates never change it, and negative equity only adds to the loan. In a town with a sales tax, its own code decides whether a trade-in lowers the tax. That was not researched, so it is not confirmed; our sheet assumes a trade-in does not lower a town’s tax. Separately, a dealer may not transfer title to your trade-in, or repair or recondition it, before the sale is complete.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
I bought a car out of state. What do I pay in Alaska?
Alaska charges no use tax at registration. Whether the selling state collects its own tax is that state’s rule, which is not confirmed here. Bring the title and register within 30 days. A borough with a use tax must credit sales tax paid in any other place, inside or outside Alaska. A new resident pays no tax on bringing a car in. Register within 10 days of starting work or showing that you mean to live in Alaska, and pay the $15 title, the $100 registration and the registration tax by age where you live.
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026
akleg.gov · checked Oct 3, 2026