[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by The Champ

Total misinformation...

You pay sales tax on cars in the state and county you REGISTER them, not where you BUY them.

You can't leave the dealership with a newly purchased vehicle without having the dealer apply for registration in the state and county you reside in.

True - this is so every state gets theirs. The state of Oregon has zero sales taxes. All new cars would be sold from there if it were possible to dodge the taxes.

This whole discussion has me shocked that California doesn't have the worst registration fees. (Not a property tax - it's an annual license plate renewal fee.)

[1968GTO421]

Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans

True - this is so every state gets theirs. The state of Oregon has zero sales taxes. All new cars would be sold from there if it were possible to dodge the taxes.

This whole discussion has me shocked that California doesn't have the worst registration fees. (Not a property tax - it's an annual license plate renewal fee.)

Yup, Chris, life is full of surprises. I think many states just get their $$$$ from registrations and license plate (tag) renewal fees and don't do the convoluted property tax things we here in the South do. (I was told years ago this arrangement dated back to when only the well-to-do had cars.)

While the IRS doesn't allow folks to deduct license plate fees, we here can deduct the property tax fees along with the property taxes in our real property.
Win some, lose some I reckon.