Automobile Tax Exemption
The Workplace of Foreign Missions (OFM) enforces the exemption of eligible foreign missions and their members from payment of any taxes when acquiring, leasing, registering or titling a automobile. The following procedures are related with requesting and getting a tax exemption on purchases or leases of official or personalized motor vehicles by eligible foreign missions and their members inside the United states of america. A “motor vehicle” is defined as any self-propelled motor vehicle, which includes but not constrained to vehicles, motorcycles, boats, and aircraft.
The exemption of sales and use taxes imposed on purchases or leases of motor vehicles in the Usa within the basis of your diplomatic or consular standing or accreditation within the paying for foreign mission or accredited mission member and their dependents is solely authorized by way of the issuance of a Motor Motor vehicle Tax-Exemption Letter by the Department’s Workplace of Foreign Missions (OFM) for the vendor or lessor of this kind of motor car. Note that Diplomatic Tax Exemption Cards are not legitimate for exemption from taxes imposed on purchases of motor autos.
For this reason, before finalizing a get or lease of a motor motor vehicle, all foreign missions and their accredited members must instruct the seller/lessor to directly get in touch with OFM while in ordinary enterprise hours to request the issuance of a Motor Automobile Tax-Exemption Letter.
Motor car sellers/lessors could make this kind of requests by electronic mail or phone.
Sellers/lessors in Maryland, Virginia, or even the District of Columbia really should direct requests to [email protected] or (202) 895-3500, x2. Sellers/lessors outside this spot ought to direct requests for the nearest OFM Regional Workplace:
• Chicago: [email protected] or (312) 353-5762
• Houston: [email protected] or (713) 272-2865
• Los Angeles: [email protected] or (310) 235-6292
• Miami: [email protected] or (305) 442-4943
• New York: [email protected] or (646) 282-2825
• San Francisco: [email protected] or (415) 744-2910
Sellers/lessors must give the following data to OFM:
one. The seller/lessor’s name, mailing handle, and telephone and fax numbers;
two. The shade, 12 months, make, and model with the motor automobile the mission or accredited mission member is organizing to acquire; and
3. For official motor cars: the name on the foreign mission that's buying or leasing a motor motor vehicle; or
4. For personalized motor motor vehicles: the identify (since it appears on their present “A or G series” visa) in the accredited mission member or their dependent that is getting or leasing a motor vehicle, the name from the foreign mission to which the individual is assigned, as well as the individual’s Department-issued Private Identification Amount (PID). (Note that individuals will need to current proof of accreditation on the seller/lessor - i.e., valid passport which contains their existing “A or G series” visa, or Department-issued protocol identification card, or Department-issued driver’s license, or Department-issued Diplomatic Tax Exemption Card.)
OFM strives to transmit Motor Car Tax-Exemption Letters on the requesting seller/lessor by either electronic mail or facsimile inside of two hrs of obtaining the request.
Sellers/lessors are needed to send all original ownership documents immediately to OFM to ensure that the motor car will be effectively registered and titled. Car dealerships and state motor car administrations will need to deal with this transaction as an out of state registration. OFM will issue a registration card and federal license plates once adequate documentation is received. Also, a title will likely be sent for the indicated lien holder to protect the curiosity on the loan company.