Trusted Regina Insurance experts at Campbell and Haliburton Insurance Inc have been in the community for over 50 years. They know it is customer service and knowledge that counts when you are in need of an insurance company in Regina. Campbell & Haliburton Insurance, myCH.ca, dedicated insurance brokers in Regina, can assist you with finding the plan that works best for you. In their latest Campbell & Halliburton Regina Home insurance tip, they are going to review: can you gift a vehicle to a family member?
The short answer is “it depends.”
What do you mean by a family member? We all consider “family” to mean different things. For some, our spouse’s second cousin’s aunt’s brother-in-law twice removed is family. For others, we got lost in the “second cousin” part. Thankfully SGI had defined who is and who is not qualified as family when it comes to gifting as vehicles. The term that they use is “First Degree Relatives” First Degree Relatives would include spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild and sibling. Actually, it gets a little more technical than that, so the best to ask before you give away your vehicle. You can contact our motor license issuers at hello@mych.ca or on MyCH live chat.
Once you have determined that the person to whom you are gifting qualifies as a First Degree Relative you will need to draft a letter stating your relationship with the new owner. The new owner needs to present this letter when they are registering the vehicle. Now if the vehicle has not had the Saskatchewan tax paid it will be subject to PST. But again, our knowledgeable staff can assist with the fine points of this.
What if you want to not gift the vehicle, but sell it for a low, low cost? The same rules apply. If you are looking to sell for less than the fair market or red book value, it must again be to the first degree relative.
We get it, when we are passing on vehicles to family members, typically we either give them the vehicle or sell them for a dollar. However the mold can be broken, when Daryl’s daughter was due to inherit his car he sold it to her for a whopping $3.28. Why that amount? Simple! Daryl loves coffee, and a large dark roast coffee at his favourite coffee shop cost exactly $3.28. That’s him! How about you? What is the most outrageous price you have ever sold a vehicle for? Let us know on our Facebook page.
Based on our research and the current guidelines from SGI, it is a fact that you can gift a vehicle to a family member.
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