Nebraska charges sales and use tax (collected by county treasurer at registration) of 5.5% at the state level, and local jurisdictions add their own, which brings a typical vehicle to about 7%. A trade-in does reduce the taxable price, which is real money on the deal.
Type your own numbers and see the same car priced as cash and as a loan, with the taxes and state fees for Nebraska. Nothing you type leaves this page.
To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.
An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for Nebraska; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.
Sales tax is paid to the county treasurer at registration at the state 5.5% plus the local rate of the registration address (street address, not PO box). Omaha 1.5%, Lincoln 1.75%; city rates run 0.5%-2.0%, and Dakota County adds a 0.5% county tax, so the maximum local is 2.5%.
Manufacturer rebates assigned to the dealer and applied at the time of sale reduce the tax base; rebates paid to the buyer after the sale do not.
Nebraska's motor vehicle tax (not a sales tax) is the large annual charge on newer vehicles.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Omaha, no trade-in: the same figures the calculator above uses. The dealership's documentary fee is its own and is not included.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Title fee | $10.00 |
| Registration (est., mixed based) | $730.00 |
| License plate fee | $8.20 |
| Tire fee ($1 per tire including spare on a new vehicle) | $5.00 |
| In all | $753.20 |
Nebraska taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
Nebraska charges 5.5% at the state level and local jurisdictions add more, so a typical combined rate on a vehicle is about 7% and can reach 8% at the high end. The rate is set by the address you register the car to, so pick your city above for the exact figure.
Dealers may deduct the value of a motor vehicle, motorboat or ATV/UTV taken in trade at the time of sale (Form 6).
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Omaha: Title fee $10.00, Registration (est., mixed based) $730.00, License plate fee $8.20, Tire fee ($1 per tire including spare on a new vehicle) $5.00, about $753.20 in all. First-year cost for a $38,000-$39,999 MSRP car: registration fee $15 + DMV cash fund $2 + recreation road $1.50 + county $1.50 + EMS $0.50 + plates $4.10 x 2 + motor vehicle tax $660 (statutory base tax for the MSRP bracket, 100% in year 1, 90% year 2, declining to $0 at 14+ years) + motor vehicle fee (about $30 for a higher-value vehicle). Tire fee $1 per tire on new vehicles.
No. Nebraska sets no statutory cap. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.
Nebraska taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.