Non-Resident RV Registration in New Mexico
My understanding (or misunderstanding--lol!) after talking to Camping World in New Mexico: Even if you're not a resident of New Mexico, you can purchase (take delivery of) a new RV in New Mexico, ...
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I seem to remember a discussion about this and California. If you buy out of state you need to keep the rig out of state for some period of time (1 year I think) or else pay sales tax. Maybe one of the CA lawyer types (Lwiddis) can verify.
Here in Taxachusetts they have it figured out. If you want to register your vehicle here, you pay sales tax regardless of where you bought it. If you already paid sales tax somewhere else, you pay the difference between what you paid and what the Mass tax would be.
Lest you think you'll just leave it registered at a friend's address in New Hampshire (a NO sales tax state right next door), the Dept of Revenue has roaming snitches driving around looking for out of state registered vehicles (and boats) that have been parked or docked in state for more than a few weeks.
Here in Taxachusetts they have it figured out. If you want to register your vehicle here, you pay sales tax regardless of where you bought it. If you already paid sales tax somewhere else, you pay the difference between what you paid and what the Mass tax would be.
Lest you think you'll just leave it registered at a friend's address in New Hampshire (a NO sales tax state right next door), the Dept of Revenue has roaming snitches driving around looking for out of state registered vehicles (and boats) that have been parked or docked in state for more than a few weeks.
