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Snomas
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Jul 21, 2020

Buying an RV in CA from private party

If I buy an RV in Caiif from a private party and drive it to AZ where I live, do I still have to pay the CA sales tax? I will obviously pay AZ sales tax when I register it in AZ.
Has anyone done this?

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  • Sales tax is usually paid to the state/county where you register the vehicle. For example, in the past two years, we have purchased a new car (in New Mexico) and a new RV (in Georgia). We are domiciled in Texas and, in both cases, the sales tax was paid to the county in Texas where we are domiciled at the time of title application.

    Rob