Tax rate change on private purchases of motor vehicles and other designated tangible personal property: tax bulletin 5088

Nova Scotia Sales Tax (NSST) rate for private purchases of motor vehicles and other designated tangible personal property, like boats, vessels, aircraft and vehicles.

This tax information bulletin provides the NSST rate for private purchases of motor vehicles and other designated tangible personal property.

Information includes:

• new tax rate
• date new tax rate came into effect
• examples of designated tangible personal property

The tax is a provincial tax on private purchases of motor vehicles and other designated tangible personal property payable by the purchaser at the time of registration. The tax is referred to as the Nova Scotia sales tax.