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#1060 of 1081 Re: Soon to be resident of AK, want to buy car elsewhere [lovethedeals] by lovethedeals

Feb 01, 2012 (6:09 pm)

Replying to: lovethedeals (Feb 01, 2012 6:05 pm)
Also, what is considered proof that you are "living" in another state? Is a bill good enough or do you have to have a state driver's license too?

#1061 of 1081 Re: Tax on a buy in California for use in Alaska [djunaf] by lovethedeals

Feb 01, 2012 (6:38 pm)

Replying to: djunaf (May 15, 2005 10:44 am)
Did you ever get an answer on this? I am considering doing the same thing with a slight twist: I live in Alabma, want to buy a vehicle in TX, and within 20 days I will be registering it in Alaska. I have a friend in Alaska who will let me use his address for a bank statement or bill so that I don't pay the tax in TX

#1062 of 1081 Re: moving to AZ, buying car elsewhere, ship to AZ. Who gets the tax? [cccompson] by lovethedeals

Feb 01, 2012 (7:19 pm)

Replying to: cccompson (Oct 01, 2006 6:45 am)
"""""Sales tax is owed and due to the state of which you are a resident at the time of the purchase. It has to be paid in order for the title to be issued by your residential state. The selling dealer is responsible for making sure that you get the title. """""
 
So how does the dealer "know" what state you are a resident of? It gets complicated: I have a driver's license, voting, and pay income taxes to CO (residency), but my current vehicle is registered and insured where I live now (Alabama). I am moving to AK and want to buy a car in Texas enroute, thus registering my new car in my new state, Alaska and changing EVERYTHING (voting, license, registration, etc). I am planning on trading my old car in at the Texas dealership. I already checked with AK and they won't charge me any tax on the vehicle, only registration. But how do I get the Texas dealer to let me out the door without paying any sales tax?

#1063 of 1081 Re: moving to AZ, buying car elsewhere, ship to AZ. Who gets the tax? [lovethedeals] by dwynne

Feb 01, 2012 (7:28 pm)

Replying to: lovethedeals (Feb 01, 2012 7:19 pm)
I have purchased or leased from out of state dealers many times (though never from Texas) and I have never had to pay sales tax to the dealer. We pay tax when we title the car and get the tags. Any dealer used to selling to out of state folks should not try to collect any tax from you. It should not matter what state your ID shows as long as it is not Texas.

#1064 of 1081 Re: sales tax [joel0622] by lovethedeals

Feb 01, 2012 (7:40 pm)

Replying to: joel0622 (Feb 24, 2007 1:30 pm)
So how does the dealer "know" what state you are a resident of? It gets complicated: I have a driver's license, voting, and pay income taxes to CO (residency), but my current vehicle is registered and insured where I live now (Alabama). I am moving to AK and want to buy a car in Texas enroute, thus registering my new car in my new state, Alaska and changing EVERYTHING (voting, license, registration, etc). I am planning on trading my old car in at the Texas dealership. I already checked with AK and they won't charge me any tax on the vehicle, only registration. But how do I get the Texas dealer to let me out the door without paying any sales tax?
 
Also, I will be financing the vehicle either through the dealership or through USAA. Please help!

#1065 of 1081 Re: sales tax [lovethedeals] by stickguy

Feb 01, 2012 (8:00 pm)

Replying to: lovethedeals (Feb 01, 2012 7:40 pm)
most likely your driver's license is enough. Plus the registration is out of state. Pick one!
 
but as others noted, as long as you have proof you aren't a Tx resident,you should jsut be given an out of state transport/temp tag.

#1066 of 1081 Dealer claiming they have to collect out of state tax by cabanadan

Mar 20, 2012 (5:39 pm)

I live in NY, and am thinking of buying from a dealer in NJ. The dealer is saying that to obtain financing, I have to finance the purchase price plus NY sales tax, and the dealership will cut me a check for the sales tax so I can pay it myself.
 
The salesman is saying they won't get funding unless he can prove I paid the sales tax. I don't see how me paying additional interest and them cutting me a check helps prove anything.

#1067 of 1081 Re: Dealer claiming they have to collect out of state tax [cabanadan] by qbrozen

Mar 21, 2012 (7:38 am)

Replying to: cabanadan (Mar 20, 2012 5:39 pm)
I've never heard of that.
 
And it is completely ridiculous because what if you wanted to pay a down payment? How would they work that out? It makes no sense.
 
I've only purchase one car out of state that I financed and that dealer (in PA) took the money I paid out of pocket for NJ sales tax and gave it to NJ themselves.

#1068 of 1081 Trade In Sales Tax by zyaaaaa

Mar 28, 2012 (6:30 am)

Florida offers a sales tax credit on the trade-in value when purchasing another vehicle. My question is - if the current vehicle is in my wife's name only and we trade it in for a new car that is only in my name, will we still get credit for the trade-in when the tax is calculated?

#1069 of 1081 Response from DoR by zyaaaaa

Mar 30, 2012 (3:11 pm)

I spoke to the DoR today. They told me that as long as the trade was part of the same transaction the value of the trade in is credited towards price for the sales tax calculation.

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