When selling anything you will be required to provide the buyer with a bill of sale form which is used to substantiate the transaction the bill of sale form should be kept for your records in many cases you will be required to include this in your tax documentation oftentimes Bills of sale are available through your local government department that handles cars trucks boats or whatever vehicle you have chosen to sell in this case we will be addressing how to fill out a bill of sale form for the sale of a car so let's get started with this guide to filling out a bill of sale form first you should be able to obtain information with regard to the car that you are selling the following information is vital to the completion of a bill of sale this is what you'll need the vehicle identification number or VIN number can be obtained upon review of the cars title as well as on the vehicle itself typically the VI n number can be found at the base of the lower right-hand corner of the windshield the model make manufacturer and the year of the car are necessary to include in the bill of sale this can be found on the title or the registration belonging to the vehicle in the event that you are selling a motorcycle you will be required to include the engine number this can be located on the engine of the motorcycle a reading of the mileage must be provided this number can be found under the base of the needle on the odometer in many cars this is the same compartment as the gauge for reading miles per hour include your name as well as the name of the buyer or buyers in addition include the date of the sale which includes the month day and year include the buyers contact information in addition to any other information upon which both the seller and buyer can agree is pertinent you will also be required to list the total purchase price of the car in the event that the bill of sale is used with regard to a gift a dollar amount will still be required finally duplicate the bill of sale and retain a record for yourself while giving one to the buyer to watch more videos please make sure to visit laws calm
