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oversteerdawg · 08-05-2007, 10:15 AM

You will be charged a "use tax." It is based on whatever the sale amount on the bill of sale says. It is collected upon vehicle registration. As others have said, you can fudge it a bit, but don't get too greedy.

The tax assessed it that of the county in which the car is registered. If you have multiple addresses, you can save up to a bit on the tax by registering it at the address with the lower sales tax rate.

It is a bit absurd, but yes, in essence tax is being collected twice on the vehicle. Perhaps that's why they call it a "use tax" rather than sales tax.

-Tom
'01 986S

08-05-2007, 10:15 AM	#5
oversteerdawg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 34	You will be charged a "use tax." It is based on whatever the sale amount on the bill of sale says. It is collected upon vehicle registration. As others have said, you can fudge it a bit, but don't get too greedy. The tax assessed it that of the county in which the car is registered. If you have multiple addresses, you can save up to a bit on the tax by registering it at the address with the lower sales tax rate. It is a bit absurd, but yes, in essence tax is being collected twice on the vehicle. Perhaps that's why they call it a "use tax" rather than sales tax. -Tom '01 986S Last edited by oversteerdawg; 08-05-2007 at 10:18 AM.