 The raise in the car tax assessment rate would be accompanied by a planned shift in how cars are valued for the purposes of taxation. Assessors will move from using Blue Book values, which fluctuated during the pandemic-era used car market, to using MSRP values tied to a standardized depreciation schedule. Democrats say that will make the car tax more predictable and possibly lower for some, but the question still remains. Will the average taxpayer see a higher bill?