kantuckid
Platinum Member
Given that a tractor has no title in KY any I buy from a private sale is a tax free purchase-save me 6%. From a dealer it depends on the other states tax laws, not KY's. On road vehicles it becomes a far different senario as I'll pay tax no matter where I buy. Bought in some states they collect then transfer the taxes to my states via reciprocity agreements. Either way I pay. When I re-built wrecks I paid then too as I had no car dealer license to avoid taxes. I typically drove them a short while to gain use from paying taxes.
Each state is different in some ways and to say what fried1765 says is not gonna hold water in all states? but a private sale tractor is not gonna be taxed often anywhere. Some states like MO give their own citizens a break on dealer trade-in senarios that I wouldn't get when I buy there.
I bought a Kawasaki Mule new from a WV dealer who said he wasn't compelled by his state to collect out of state taxes based on my address so I saved by his discount plus the 6% over a KY purchase.
A large factor in road vehicle tax laws and r.e. trade-in regulations is determined by the extremely powerful auto dealer lobby in all states plus the politicians protecting against sales across state lines. I doubt any state I pay sales tax on a private sale tractor or other off-road or non-titled vehicle. A few states don't have titles on motorcycles. Also scooter laws vary even within city & county lines within states.
Generally speaking, if I don't file taxes on my farm I don't get any exemptions. Like I said earlier, i bought a used UTV from a dealer here and when they got audited I was later charged sales tax plus interest! Web sellers like Amazon and ebay you'll pay sales taxes. Some sellers on large ticket items private sales collect the funds themselves after the sale to avoid taxes and fees.
Each state is different in some ways and to say what fried1765 says is not gonna hold water in all states? but a private sale tractor is not gonna be taxed often anywhere. Some states like MO give their own citizens a break on dealer trade-in senarios that I wouldn't get when I buy there.
I bought a Kawasaki Mule new from a WV dealer who said he wasn't compelled by his state to collect out of state taxes based on my address so I saved by his discount plus the 6% over a KY purchase.
A large factor in road vehicle tax laws and r.e. trade-in regulations is determined by the extremely powerful auto dealer lobby in all states plus the politicians protecting against sales across state lines. I doubt any state I pay sales tax on a private sale tractor or other off-road or non-titled vehicle. A few states don't have titles on motorcycles. Also scooter laws vary even within city & county lines within states.
Generally speaking, if I don't file taxes on my farm I don't get any exemptions. Like I said earlier, i bought a used UTV from a dealer here and when they got audited I was later charged sales tax plus interest! Web sellers like Amazon and ebay you'll pay sales taxes. Some sellers on large ticket items private sales collect the funds themselves after the sale to avoid taxes and fees.