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Liias hopes to bridge that gap with a proposal to reduce car tabs by using a newer valuation table that more closely adheres to the kelley blue book, beginning in 2021. At this point, washington no longer collected a statewide tax based on a. Plaintiffs argued that calculating car tabs based on kelley blue book values would require the state to contract with the company and would grantspecial contractual privilege to a. Check car prices and values when buying and selling new or used vehicles. We grab the average of kelley blue book, what does it look like over time, and. Diminished value claim calculator autoloss diminished.
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