Hey Jim Kofron...

[g42guy]

JimIn another post I see where you got a good deal from Woodstock Ill. You say you saved the sales tax? You mean you did not pay sales tax at all?

 

[Jeff396]

That's what happens when you buy across state lines. I got mine at Carver's in NC and saved around $1000+ while only paying $250 for shipping to SC. I'm up $750+ and also got a great price on the rig!!! That and he's only 4 hrs away so if I have any big problem getting it there is possible. You gotta love the internet!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I'm not positive about this but you might have to have it shipped so they can document that it was in fact an out of state transaction. That might just get you that BX2200 or part of a fel./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

Jeff

 

[kofronj]

g42guy,

Yeah, that's correct. Clearly if you buy from someone like Carver, you will save sales tax (well, you're responsible for paying it out of your pocket when you do your taxes, like I did...)

If you go across state lines (like you going over the border to WI), the WI dealer may collect the sales tax on your purchase. I know that one of the IL dealers I talked to would have done that. Woodstock didn't. I'm not really sure of the legal issues---I would assume that if you pick up the unit in the state, you'll owe the tax. If you have it shipped, I would think that you would be responsible for the tax yourself. That's certainly the way a car purchase works.

It's something to consider...

 

[BrokerBob]

Jeff:
I think it would be wise to avoid public discussions describing how one successfully avoided paying sales tax. The fact that the dealer selling the product is not obligated to collect sales tax does not eliminate your legal obligation to pay it. The less said about it the better.

 

[Mike_Dumond]

If you check, you'll find that you can save the sales tax in the state/country where you purchase it. But, you are leaglly liable for the sales tax in your state of residence, if you didn't pay at point of sale.

 

[kyoders]

It's also possible that the other-state where something is purchased could have an agreement with the state you live in to collect it, etc. Lots of permutations, but the bottom line is: you most likely owe sales tax to your resident state, even if the state you purchased it in did not collect any. Some states will give you credit if you payed the tax of the other state, some want you to pay theirs in addition. Here in NC, they are very fussy about this. When I lived in Ohio, they were pretty lax about it, except for mid to large companies. As was pointed out, the less said, the better. I would just assume that anyone who bought out of state without having the sales tax collected is "saving" the tax until they are required to give it to their state tax folks.

Kevin

 

[Jeff396]

Got it....never really thought of it to tell you the truth. Always figured that if they didn't have some overly draconian method of bleeding you at the POS they weren't really worried about it. I'll just chalk it up to having to pay their ridiculous highway tax and special plating of my F350 for towing trailers where as if you have an F150 it's the same as a car. I don't even own a trailer!!!

Jeff

 

[Jeff396]

Here's an interesting tid bit. When I was in AZ and purchased my car just like the one in my spinning signiture. I found out that in AZ if you buy a used car from a private individual you pay no sales tax.....ever. You just gotta love our consistant governments Any other states out there have this benefit?

Jeff

 

[kofronj]

Jeff,

All the states that I've bought cars in have you pay sales tax (if you didn't at the dealers) when you go to title and register it. Hey, in Mass you get to pay "sales tax" year after year after year... there's a deal /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

The time to pay sales tax on out-of-state purchases is usually when you file your income tax return for the year. And you are (in WI) responsible for any out-of-state/internet purchases--clothes, electronics, tractors, etc.---at that time.

But this can let you get a purchase for a $1K less, and then have a year to save up for it...

 

[rdln]

Hey, I just thought of something, In Michigan they waive sales tax if you buy from brother, father, grandma but not uncle, cousin so on, I bought a Jimmy from my uncle last year and had to pay the sales tax /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif WHY DIDN'Y I HAVE MY MOM BUY IT THEN BUY IT FROM MY MOM....DANGIT ALL!!!!/w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif

$900 BUCKS GO BYE BYE!