? New Purchase, Save On Sales Tax ?

[Tucson_02Silverado]

With vehicle prices averaging $30K and the average sales tax rate around 8%,

If a new vehicle was purchased at a dealership in one state, would the sales tax be waived if the vehicle was shipped to another state. Another-words, the new vehicle was never given to the buyer to drive off the lot.

 

Of course this is all individual state dependent. I know that in a lot of states that if you are vacationing out of state and you purchase a "bobble" of some kind and had the store ship it to a different state (your home) instead of you walking out with that they didn't charge you the sales tax.

 

Anyone try this or have knowlege?

 

The base savings on $30K with 8% sales tax is $2400. The net would be that minus shipping costs.

 

i.e. GMOutlet.com sells Cadillac and Pontiac; I could get a G8 GT from them for invoice minus 2.5% minus GM Advertising fees. But shipping with FULL insurances would negate the tax savings of shipping from PA to AZ. But if I could find a similar deal in Nevada or New Mexico.............

 

 

>>>After checking with AZ MVD, depending on where in AZ I would have bought a new vehicle compared with buying in another state, I could save nearly 3% just on sales tax.

 

 

>>>If your residence state is...

Arizona, NO, must pay AZ State sales tax of 5.6% or difference up to 5.6% if paid in another state (other state dealer should offer choice to pay or waive their sales tax), $4.00 title fee, registration fee (based of vehicle value), and requires an MSO (Manufacturers Statement of Origin) of MCO (Manufacturers Certificate of Origin), $1.50 emissions fee, no inspections visual nor emissions.

 

Indiana, NO, must pay ???IN state sales tax, ???County sales Tax, ???All local sales tax

[RyanbabZ71]

Example

 

If you buy a car in Illinois and you are an Indiana resident you pay the Indiana sales tax when you register it.

 

No you cannot waive the sales tax

[shocktrp]

You pay sales tax where you live.

 

For instance, if you buy a car in VA where sales tax is 5% but bring it home to Suffolk, NY you would pay 8.625%.

 

Of course, if you had a residence in VA you could title, register, & insure it there at the 5% rate. If you chose to bring it home after that it would just be a NY registration & title fee.

 

If they didn't do it that way, there would probably be no car dealers in many states as no one would buy from them.