Anyone ever bought a car from another state.. and have to pay sales tax in that state.. especially when buying from a dealership or auction...
Then bring the title and vehicle to their residential state, and have to pay tax on the vehicle all over again?
What's up with that bs? Tell me your war stories...
2007-01-23 13:53:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Some car dealers who get a lot of other state buyers will have a notice that says, "out of state buyers no sales tax owed".
Other dealers also said, "only if loading the vehicle for hauling away to another state no sales tax owed or paid", but if driving it off the lot they still collect their state taxes.
2007-01-23 14:22:24 · update #1
When you buy a car in one state but live in another, you do NOT pay the sales tax in the state where you purchased it. You pay it in the state where you reside. Dealers now how to do this, they do it all the time in border areas.
The tax is paid to the DMV office when you get your tags although some dealers do collect if from you and pay it to the DMV on your behalf when they get your tags for you. Since you do not reside in the state of purchase, it cannot be registered there so the tax cannot be collected from you.
If you do pay the tax in the state of purchase, virtually all states will credit what you paid to the other state against your liability to your home state. This only happens if you are moving from one state to another, however.
2007-01-23 14:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd love to hear that phone call to the police. The car is sold as is when two individuals do a deal. Unless you're a dealer, you have no obligations other than to deliver the car and the title. Now, they could take you to court and sue you but have little chance of winning. As long as you didn't say anything stupid like "I guarantee this car will not give you any problems for the next 10 years" or something similar, you should be OK. Hopefully the buyer is not a psycho who starts stalking you. This is another reason I'd rather trade a car in and lose money than deal with idiots who experience buyer's remorse.
2016-05-24 02:46:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure of purchasing a car, but I've had that happen with a boat. It made us realize the truth of the statement, "The 2 happiest days in the life of a boat owner are the day you buy a boat and the day you sell it."
2007-01-29 13:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by J in VA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋