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

For Georgia, trade-in credit allowed is capped credit; credit cap, if any is when the sale was made by a dealer, but not when the sale was made by a private individual, recorded from its source on 2026-08-20.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Trade-in credit allowed:** capped credit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Credit cap, if any:** when the sale was made by a dealer, but not when the sale was made by a private individual _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The TAVT is calculated by multiplying the fair market value by the rate in effect on the date of purchase. A reduction is made for the trade-in when the sale was made by a dealer, but not when the sale was made by a private individual.

## Source

- https://dor.georgia.gov/title-ad-valorem-tax-tavt-faq

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