What tax do I pay when living in a state without a sales tax?

Question

If I live in NH which does not have a sales tax and buy an auto in MA which does have a sales tax do I pay MA sales tax or would there be no sales tax due to the fact the car would be registered in NH?

Answer 1

Since the sales tax is paid to the registering authority not the dealer, you'd only pay MA sales tax if you registered it in MA. MA doesn't have a temp tag system so you'll need to get your tags in NH first before you take delivery. If you tag it in MA for the trip back to NH, you will have to pay the MA tax.

Answer 2

You would have to pay sales tax for MA if the car was physically in MA when it was sold or, likely also, if it was simply registered in MA at the time of purchase.

The tax should be included in the price. If you're buying it from a private owner rather than a dealer than I doubt sales tax will be an issue even though the person should still "legally" collect it, I doubt they will.

Answer 3

The worse that can happen is you'll get a bill for the tax. The DMV can't take money if there's no way to charge the tax or record the fact that you paid it. Just sit and wait. MO bases the sales tax on the price you paid for the vehicle. This is what I think may have happened. Probably since you received the title, it's possible that the tax was recorded as paid on the WI title. You can't be charged sales tax on a purchase by more than one state. Since the title showed you paid the tax, MO can't charge you again.

Answer 4

You would be paying the MA sales tax becuse the sale originated in MA. Not until after the purchase would you be registering it in NH

Answer 5

The tax goes to the state of MA.

Answer 6

It is up to the state. The dealers know the rules. Typically, the tax is paid where the car is registered.

Answer 7

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JUST PAY IT