Calif. Purchase by Oregon buyer - Sales Tax ?
We just sold our 36 Journey and plan to purchase a new coach, possibly from a CA dealer. One dealer mentioned having to take delivery out of state in order to eliminate the CA sales tax. Is this tru...
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Executive wrote:
If you purchase from a DEALER and take possession of the vehicle WITHIN the State of California, the DEALER is REQUIRED to collect California sales tax. To avoid that, the vehicle must be delivered OUTSIDE California. YOU may NOT drive it from the dealer's lot. If you are going to tag it in Oregon, pay the dealer to have it driven there for delivery. For his protection, he may have the delivery documents notarized inside the Oregon border....Dennis
On the notarization that would be true as it provides the one of the requirements that the Board of Equalization (BOE) needs not the California DMV. I think that there is a form referenced there for the proof of out of state delivery from a California dealer that both you and the dealers delivery person needs to sign and have notarized.
JimR
