Buying from private party in California
If I buy a MH from a private party in California and drive it to my home in Arizona, do I have to pay CA sales tax? Of course I would have the title papers and bill of sale to provide proof of own...
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time2roll wrote:A1ARealtorRick wrote:Yes if you take delivery in CA.
So you're saying that if I buy a car from a CA dealer, and I live in another state and will register it in that state, I pay CA sales tax as well as tax in my home state??
Dealer would have to ship the vehicle out of CA to avoid CA sales tax.
Usually your home state will give credit for out of state sales tax when you register.
You don't pay sales tax twice, but you may have to pay registration twice if you decide to register the vehicle in your name in CA just to drive it home. As stated before, don't overthink this too much since it's a private party sale. Register the vehicle and pay the sales tax in AZ when you get home.
As someone else stated, if you purchase a new vehicle in CA and don't want to register it in CA or pay the CA sales tax, you must take delivery outside the state. When I purchased my new moho in CA, the dealer hired a driver (the wife and I were passengers) to drive the moho to the AZ stateline, where we were met by notary public arranged by the dealer that notarized documents showing we took possession of the moho outside CA.
In another CA purchase, I bought a new utility trailer in CA but I had to pay the CA sales tax since I took possession of it in CA. When I registered it in AZ I did not have to pay sales tax again since the tax was paid in CA.
