I received my tag renewal in the mail today. The renewal fee is $21.50. No problem.
There is also a $2.50 "issuance" fee. Wonder what that is? I thought the $21.50 was to reissue the tag.
There is also $2.00 for postage. The envelope says the postage was $ .48. Wonder what the other $1.52 was for?
Jim Roberts
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Sounds like a Verizon cell phone bill. Fee, fee, fee, fee.
Michael Mansfield
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I did a little digging to see what's up.
The cost to renew a standard vehicle tag in Tennessee is $24. The state breaks the cost down into a $21.50 “renewal fee” and $2.50 “issuance fee.” The distinction is one of accounting. The state keeps the $21.50 renewal fee, and the county keeps the $2.50 issuance fee. This is what funds the local County Clerk office instead of Hamilton County property taxes.
Why doesn't the state just state it as $24 and do the accounting behind the scenes to cut down on confusion? I don't know.
Rob Smith