# Connecticut — Vehicle trade-in sales tax credit rules by state -- full price taxed, or only the difference

For Connecticut, trade-in credit allowed is full credit, recorded from its source on 2026-08-20.

- **State:** Connecticut _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Trade-in credit allowed:** full credit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If your vehicle was purchased from a licensed dealership, the 6.35% (or 7.75% for vehicles over $50,000) sales and use tax is based on the purchase price. We allow full trade-in credit when computing the Connecticut Sales and Use tax if the vehicle was purchased from a licensed dealership.

## Source

- https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/vehicle-services/sales-tax-registrations

Last verified: 2026-08-20. Review by: 2027-08-20.
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