{
 "state": "Tennessee",
 "code": "TN",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/tennessee/",
 "summary": "Tennessee has no yearly car tax based on value. Owners pay registration and, in many counties, a flat wheel tax. A car purchase is taxed at 7% state, plus local tax on the first $1,600 and a state single-article tax on the next $1,600.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No yearly value-based tax. Many counties charge a flat wheel tax with registration."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 7,
  "name": "Tennessee sales/use tax",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "The local option rate (up to 2.75%) applies to the first $1,600. A state single-article tax of 2.75% applies to $1,600–$3,200. Trade-in credit applies (like-kind)."
 },
 "registration": "Registration is about $26.50–$29 a year plus any county wheel tax. A title costs about $14.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every year.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Tennessee DOR – Single article special tax rates",
   "url": "https://www.tn.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-and-use-tax/single-article-special-tax-rates.html"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}