Build your Florida title transfer kit

Five short steps. We fill the official HSMV 82040 and HSMV 82050 with your answers, add the fee total for your county and a counter checklist, and you download one PDF ready to print and sign. Nothing is stored on our servers.

1 Situation2 New owner3 Vehicle4 Transaction5 Your kit

What is happening with the car?

This decides which boxes get checked on the 82040 and whether sales tax applies.

I bought it from a private sellerSale: 6% tax + county surtax on the first $5,000
It was a giftNo money, no loan taken over: no sales tax
Spouse / family transferBetween spouses, or adding a spouse or child
The owner passed awayHeir or surviving spouse, F.S. 319.28
I moved to Florida with an out-of-state titleOriginal Florida title + VIN verification

New owner (the applicant)

Exactly as it appears on your Florida driver license. This goes in Section 2 of the 82040.

The vehicle

Copy from the title. The VIN is 17 characters on cars from 1981 on.

The transaction

Price and date go on both forms. The date starts the 30-day clock.

Seller / current owner

Deceased owner

Without probate, Florida lets heirs apply with an affidavit that the estate is not indebted and all heirs agree (F.S. 319.28). Bring a certified death certificate. Surviving spouse: HSMV 82152.

Your kit

This preview carries a watermark. The final kit (no watermark, signature names filled) is $15, with a money-back guarantee if the tax collector rejects the paperwork because of an error in the kit.

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