Avoiding CA Sales Tax

Originally Posted by TorpedoZone

Is this true for all states? (Sorry if this is a dumb question).

If you buy a car out of state, you aren't required to pay sales tax on it? Do you ever have to pay tax in your home state for an out of state car purchase?

Thanks,

Joe

Pretty much. Yes, you have to pay sales tax for the state you reside in. For example, I purchased my car in Ohio, then broght it back to Illinois and paid the proper sales tax for my county.

[8 Ball]

You are right, you are supposed to pay sales tax in the state that you register your car in and not the car you purchase your car in. There are transports that can move your car to your state and you don't pay the sales tax because the car does not touch the ground. I have seen deals with transport companies that will take the car off the lot for you and give it to you a few miles away and you can drive it home from there. Why not make it easy and buy and register your car here in Oregon or in Montana. No sales tax!! and in Oregon your registration is $45 for two years. You may run into other problems if you have Oregon plates and a Texas license or something like that.