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Must I pay back tax on a repaired car?
car is broke down last 3 mths,,tax expired,,I'm putting it back on road now that it's fixed,,must I back pay tax
Our answer:
Hi Don,
I'm afraid there's no way to avoid the back tax unless you declared the car off the road ahead of time.
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