Do i have to pay state sales tax on a car i bought off the internet?

I also bought this car out of state and purchased it off the internet. A friend of mine told me since i bought the car through the internet and out of state i do not need to pay local state sales tax on the vechicle. If this is true it will literally save me thousands of dollars.
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he claims on the past 3 SPORTS cars he has registered he hasnt paid a time and has gotten new titles on all of them. Said he mails in all the forms vs going to the counter (he said it wont work that way). Last car he did this on was a newer corvette.

mbrcatz

Only if you want to REGISTER the car. You can't title or register a car without paying sales tax on it. Your "friend" is wrong. Taxes are due in the state you want to title or register it, NOT in the "state of purchase".

Lots of people try buying cars in NH and driving them to MA to register, to "avoid sales tax". But it doesn't work.

I'd imagine that your friend didn't pay sales tax (if true) because the cars aren't registered to him. Or maybe he leased them. Anyway, he's wrong.

cardona6969

nope your frind is wrong! you're paying taxes all day on that car...next ?

hsueh010

Nope, unfortunately not, you'll end up paying the taxes when you go and register your vehicle.

Also if you purchased the car from out of state, you'll have the wonderful headache of making sure the car passes the required state inspection requirements (be it a safety inspection, emissions inspection or both)

rockyb

You have to pay sale tax regardless where you buy the car,the only way you can get your license and registration in your name is to pay the tax.

Kiffin # 1

I doubt you'll be able to bypass sales tax. Most States will not register a vehicle unless and until sales tax is collected. The good news is that they usually "low-ball" the value of a vehicle, so you won't have to pay an exorbitant sum. Good luck!

Peedlepup

Tell your friend to lay off the weed. You pay the sales tax when you register the car regardless of where you buy it.

Scott H

You will most likely have to pay the sales tax when you register the vehicle.

Barry auh2o

You're right, there is no state sales tax, but the catch is, you can't register it.

samercer76

YES @ THE COUNTY TAX OFFICE FOR YOUR TAGS AND YOU SHOW TRANSFER OF TITLE THERE IS A SPOT ON THERE WHERE SOMEONE WRITES HOW MUCH THE CAR SOLD FOR, AND THAT WILL BE THE TAX YOU ARE CHARGED

chris m

Yes you have to pay sales tax. By law anything you buy on the internet and are not charged state sales tax you are required to fill out a form and pay state sales tax on the item. Now realistically who does this, no one that I know of. Also there really is no way for someone to figure out you did not pay sales tax on internet purchases unless the website sends a yearly log to all the states with customer information and what the bought and how much the total was, then they can come after you, if you don't pay then they will garnish your wages and possibly freeze your bank accounts. When it comes to unpaid taxes the state can pretty much do what they want to get that tax money.

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