Motorcycle ownership

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Feb 10th, 2021 9:58 pm

irishinontario [OP]: Newbie; Feb 9, 2021; 1 posts

Feb 10th, 2021 9:58 pm

Motorcycle ownership

Hi all,
last Fall, my girlfriend bought a used motorcycle. it was never registered, and she bought a different bike, and i am going to keep the 1st bike. the Bill of Sale, and green slip were in her name.

my questions are:
1: how will we register the bike in my name, without paying tax?
2: will the fact that it was not registered at all be a problem?

thanks.....

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Feb 10th, 2021 11:38 pm

AlicW93740: Sr. Member; Sep 25, 2018; 958 posts; 1957 upvotes

Feb 10th, 2021 11:38 pm

If she never registered the first bike, then she never paid tax on it, right? So I don't think you can avoid paying tax upon registration.

Don't think it'll be a problem.

But I'm speaking in terms of cars. Never had experience with bikes.

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Feb 11th, 2021 9:12 am

michelb: Deal Fanatic; Jul 4, 2004; 7365 posts; 4540 upvotes; Ottawa

Feb 11th, 2021 9:12 am

You don't say which province but in Ontario, I don't think you can "re-assign" a registration (you have to register it in your name before you can sell it. So I believe she'll have register it in her name (paying tax) and then "sell" it to you and you'll have to register it in your name (paying tax).

I believe the only way around the double-tax is to find the previous owner, get them to go to Service Ontario and say they lost their ownership and get a new one and then have them transfer the new one to you.

Feb 11th, 2021 9:46 am

AtticGoo: Deal Addict; May 21, 2018; 1011 posts; 925 upvotes

Feb 11th, 2021 9:46 am

michelb wrote: ↑ You don't say which province but in Ontario, I don't think you can "re-assign" a registration (you have to register it in your name before you can sell it. So I believe she'll have register it in her name (paying tax) and then "sell" it to you and you'll have to register it in your name (paying tax).

I believe the only way around the double-tax is to find the previous owner, get them to go to Service Ontario and say they lost their ownership and get a new one and then have them transfer the new one to you.

Read his username.

Get your girlfriend to register it in her name, she will pay tax on the bill of sale that the previous owner wrote on it.

Then she can sell it to you for $1. There is no book value on motorcycles. I paid tax on $0.01 when I bought my bike.

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