2026 Texas tax and title
Estimate the tax and title fee for a purchased vehicle, qualifying gift or even exchange. Your transfer type, purchase price, county and applicable private-party SPV rules determine the estimate.
Title and transaction tax only. No registration details needed.
Estimate date: 2026-10-07. Change it in Advanced options.
Choose your transfer type and county to estimate the applicable tax and title fee. Registration and related charges are not included.
Transferring ownership is not necessarily the complete cost to register and operate the vehicle. Registration, inspection-related charges, EV fees, emissions-related charges and other government costs may apply separately.
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The title fee alone is not always the full transfer cost. A purchased vehicle can also owe motor-vehicle tax; a qualifying gift or even exchange uses its applicable special tax. This estimate adds only that transaction tax and the title fee. Other transaction-specific charges, registration costs or penalties may require separate handling.
The verified combined title fee is $28.00 or $33.00, based on the purchaser’s or owner’s county of residence. The calculator uses the existing county-based title rules and charges the fee once. It does not add county registration fees.
Ordinary vehicle purchases are subject to the verified 6.25% motor-vehicle tax. A dealer purchase can include qualifying trade-in and rebate deductions and taxable accessories. A separately stated documentary fee does not increase taxable consideration and is not included in this government-cost estimate.
For ordinary used private-party purchases subject to SPV, taxable value is the greater of the actual purchase price or 80% of full Standard Presumptive Value. A qualifying certified appraisal may apply when price is below that threshold, but cannot be below the purchase price. Enter the full SPV yourself; the official value may change by the time title is processed.
A qualifying gift uses the $10.00 Texas gift tax instead of normal percentage tax, plus the applicable title fee. Not every transfer called a gift qualifies. You must explicitly confirm eligibility; a zero price does not establish it.
A qualifying even exchange uses the $5.00 special tax plus the applicable title fee. SPV does not apply to this branch. Confirm the transaction qualifies with the appropriate Texas authority before relying on this estimate.
Inheritance, divorce-related transfers, lien-only changes, bonded titles and salvage/rebuilt titles need special handling and are not estimated here. Review official TxDMV title guidance and contact the county for those cases.
It depends on the transfer type, county title fee and applicable transaction tax. Enter your details above for a tax-and-title estimate; registration and related charges are separate.
The combined title fee is $28.00 or $33.00 under the verified county rules used by this calculator.
Yes. The verified rules select the title fee using the purchaser’s or owner’s county of residence. Choose that county rather than relying on a generic fee.
Ordinary purchased vehicles generally owe 6.25% motor-vehicle tax on the applicable taxable value. Qualifying gifts and even exchanges use their special tax instead. This page does not model every exemption or special transfer.
When SPV applies, the higher of the purchase price or 80% of full SPV is generally used. A valid certified appraisal may apply when price is below the threshold. Vehicle age and certain qualifying sale types can exclude SPV.
The qualifying gift tax is $10.00. The title fee is additional. Eligibility must be affirmatively confirmed; a free vehicle is not automatically an eligible gift.
A qualifying even exchange uses $5.00 tax, plus the applicable county-based title fee. Confirm eligibility with the appropriate Texas authority.
No. It includes only applicable transaction tax and the title fee. Use the full Texas TTL calculator for registration, inspection-related, EV, emissions-related and other government fees.
Start with your Texas county tax assessor-collector and the official TxDMV title guidance linked below. Confirm the application process and any special requirements for your transaction before submitting it.