{"id":55,"date":"2000-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/blog\/faq\/what-if-i-dont-own-the-vehicle-for-the-entire-year\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T13:41:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:41:15","slug":"what-if-i-dont-own-the-vehicle-for-the-entire-year","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/faq\/what-if-i-dont-own-the-vehicle-for-the-entire-year\/","title":{"rendered":"What if I don&#8217;t own the vehicle for the entire year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excises are prorated on a monthly basis. If you register a motor vehicle after the beginning of any calendar year, no excise will be imposed for those months, if any, which have fully elapsed before the vehicle is registered. If a vehicle is registered for any part of a month, however, the excise will be due for all of that month. If you sell or trade a vehicle or move during the year, you should generally pay the full excise tax when billed to avoid any penalties. You should then contact the Assessor&#8217;s office to determine your eligibility for an abatement or refund and the documentation required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excises are prorated on a monthly basis. If you register a motor vehicle after the beginning of any calendar year, no excise will be imposed for those months, if any, which have fully elapsed before &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/faq\/what-if-i-dont-own-the-vehicle-for-the-entire-year\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about What if I don&#8217;t own the vehicle for the entire year?\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/55"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/treasurer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}